Last Day of School May 19,2011

Today was Cooper's final day of school at the WEE Center. He had a great year. His class along with the other 2 year old classes did a short performance for us today. Then each childs name was called and they each walked up shook the directors hand and received a certificate of completion.

Fall 2010

September and October have been full of fall fun. Cooper has been going to school 2 days a week. He really likes his teacher Miss Jill and he talks about some of his classmates. We went to the Kinder Park fall festival, an apple festival, and the pumpkin patch. Cooper is still very interested in sports. He loves to wear his Ravens jerseys.

We celebrated Halloween this weekend at a party at Cooper's friend Cole's house. They had a moonbounce, a swingset, lots of toys and friends, including his cousin Mia and Ryleigh Connell. And we ended the night roasting smores. On Halloween we trick or treated with Mia. Mia and Cooper were super excited. As a shark and a pretty fairy witch they visisted nearly every house in the neighborhood. Both did a great job saying trick or treat and thanking everyone. BUT their favorite part undoubtedly was coming back to our house and tasting nearly every type of candy in their goodie bags.

1st Day of School

Cooper started school today. He will be attending the WEE Center in Severna Park on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. He was super excited to go to school this morning and to meet his teacher, Miss Jill. When we arrived he was a bit timid at first and once he saw a few other children crying he did shed a few tears for about 2 minutes. Once he saw his buddies Brennan Carll and Sal McCome he was off. When I returned he greeted me with a huge smile and yelled "Mommy!" he gave me a hug then just started chatting about all of the the things he had done.

1st MLB game O's vs Rangers Aug 20, 2010

Tonight we went to Oriole Park for Cooper's first major league baseball game. He had fun. We went early for batting practice and showed Cooper around the stadium. Cooper had his ticket signed by Cesar Iztirus and Kevin Millwood. Kevin Millwood gave him not only 1 but 2 high fives and told him to enjoy his first game.

Cooper was super excited to see the Oriole Bird. He cheered and chanted along with the fans. His excitement was heightened by the kid zone area where he was able to pitch and hit balls and play in the moon bounce and on the playset. And on the drive home he used the giant orange hand that Steve and Donna lent him to cheer more and drink his milk before bed.

July 4th in Geneva

We spent July 4th in New York with Grandma and Grandpa Phippen. The five days were packed with fun. We took the boat down the lake for lunch one day. Cooper loved every minute from skipping stones on the dock to driving the boat. On July 4th we went to the Schroeders lake house for a BBQ and watched the fireworks. Cooper had a blast swimming in the lake, playing with his second cousins and staying up late to watch fireworks.

June

Cooper had another fun month. We have been spending alot of time swimming and doing other water activities. AJ Lynch came to visit twice this month. The boys play really well together. We also took a trip to Long Beach Island, NJ to stay at the Szeliga's beach house. The other Phippens came too and Mia, Caroline and Cooper had fun playing on the beach and in the backyard. We took bike rides and went to the rides and for special treats of ice cream and donuts. We have also begun potty training. He is doing well so far and looks adorable in his underpants. Cooper enjoys helping out around the house. He helps us vaccuum and tries to clean windows and always want to help cook. He definitely gets those genes from his dad!

Sweet Dreams for my Little Prince

On the 1st of June Cooper reached another milestone...we removed the toddler bed and replaced it with a full size bed.