9-15-2011 Grandma and Jill

The Cooper girls stopped for dinner on their way back from Ikea.

What a big boy (and a messy face!)

9-10-2011 Baseball Hall of Fame

For Daddy's birthday, Paw Paw and Papa (that's Tris and Fint) took Adam to Cooperstown.  

They also got Daddy a baseball bat with his name on it. It is pretty cool.

Below are some of the pictures Daddy took.

What a cute little town.

 Mommy's not sure who this is, but cool picture.

only 62 years ago.

Tris next to a picture of his namesake.

No kids and a ton of baseball stuff - could Daddy be the luckiest man  in the world?

Here they are outside the Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, are you ready for this much handsomeness?

Mommy thinks it looks like a building at Miami (with more energy efficient windows).

August Videos 2011 Get ready to shake your bootie!

Look how fast Dash crawls.

Sadie dancing at the balloon festival.

Look at Dash walking and holding on to things.

balloons light up at the Marysville Balloon Festvival

Sadie dancing on her stage.

9-4-2011 Dash's First Birthday Party!

We had a grand family party to celebrate Dash's first birthday.

Sadie particularly enjoyed it because, for the most part, she was actually in the center of all the attention.  

I'll see your balloon Uncle Brian and raise you one bird pillow.

Sadie in the middle of the family.

(And Uncle Brian's friend Eric who made a cameo appearance.)

This is Dash's Birthday fruit cookie cake.

He loves his toy school bus, so Mommy thought this would be fun.

Aunt Becky made him this shirt (get it?) Dash - L

 Dash liked talking to grandma through the window.

You mean I have to remove my pacifier to blow out the candle?

Sadie looks like she is ready to pounce.

Dash loved playing with his new ball.

He also liked the new toys and was a little upset when it didn't come fully assembled like the pictures on the box.

He carefully took off the paper - while Sadie was ripping through the other presents, helping him.

It was a little chaotic and difficult to remember what was from whom (so if we messed up a thank you - sorry.)

Dash thought that the presents were so pretty that they probably tasted good too.  Here he is eating the paper.  He didn't just do this one time and learn that it tasted bad - he kept eating the paper.

 Mommy and her Mommy

 Daddy and Aunt Molly (Dash has obviously had enough pictures)

Aunt Jill and Dash in front of the sign that Sadie colored in.

9-1-2011 Makin' cookies with Aunt Jill

Jill came over to make some sugar cookies for her class to teach them geometric shapes.

We also made some fun other shapes for the kids and some inappropriate shapes for Daddy and Paw Paw.

8-31-2011 Happy Birthday Dash!

Since he is one now, we figure Dash ought to start earning his keep.  He can start with sweeping underneath his high chair.

Here he is about to go headfirst down the step. 

Mommy didn't have a cake for his birthday, but she did have cookies and ice cream.

(The cake is for the party later this weekend.)

This was such a good idea!

Senor Dahiell thoroughly enjoyed his special treat.

8-30-2011 Sadie's first day of school

Sadie started Preschool today!

She is this tall at 3.75 years old.

Here she is checking herself out before we leave.

She is starting to get annoyed with having her picture taken.

(Unfortunately, many of the pictures didn't turn out great because of the darkness of the house.)

Finally a smile - well sort of

Sadie's idea of what a smile looks like.

After school I was able to get a few pictures.

Here she is with Lillie, our next door neighbor.

Sutter Park Preschool 2011