a visit to chicago

we had so much fun visiting chicago. cooper and i stayed with the stroms and had such a good time!!! thanks for having us....we miss you!!!

here we are hanging out in the front yard....the stroms live on a cauldesac so its so nice to watch the boys ride their bikes and play with other kids....coop enjoyed the grass.....he's really into texture and enjoyed trying to eat everything

cooper loved playing with the boys and caleb and jackson took such good care of coop

cooper and emmett were instant buddies....coop followed emmett around and they seemed to hang out with each other and pass toys and germs back and forth a lot :) coop on a regular basis would take emmett's pacifier and chew on it and then throw it on the ground

riding in the chariot....super cool!!!! again the boys held hands at times and cooper would steal emmett's pacifier

random picture of me and coop at the park

how cute is jackson loving on cooper??? just out of the blue decided he needed to kiss his hand....freakin cute

jackson and caleb...so photogenic!!!!

how adorable is this little buddy? look at those big eyes and all that hair...love him!

out for breakfast at walker brothers with mer....

cooper and emmett held hands on numerous occasions.....finally i was quick enough to capture it on camera.....so precious

having a picnic lunch at the zoo

love these boys!!!!! smooches......

mexico vacation

we had such a great time in mexico...we relaxed and did nothing the whole time...all-inclusive is so great!!!! cooper's first international travel. we had to get him a passport and he did great.

he's such a happy baby so of course everyone loved him.

our hotel lobby had these really cool stars hanging in the this open ginormous tiki type hut

the beach!!!!! there was a private beach we enjoyed...rather small so we spent most of our time at the pool

cooper's first time with sand and ocean between his toes

look at that little smile

our balcony where we had coffee in the morning and drinks in the evening

little gator in the making

first time in the pool...coop loved the water

coop lounging in his little beach tent

cooper enjoying the mexican chair

my favorite beverage...a mojito....sooo good

swing bar....how cool is that? right on the beach

out to dinner with the husband.....baby sleeping in stroller...a nightly affair

coop took great naps by the pool everyday usually around 2 hrs.....yey for mommy....we layed the back of the stroller down and gave him something to cuddle with and he was out

cooper's tent

another nap.....poolside

smith toes....

coop refused to wear the cool shades i bought him