Thirty Months Old

I can't believe Cooper is 2-1/2!  Everyone told me time would fly, and they were so right!  My only defense is to savor every day and take lots of pictures!

We had a fun Easter all the way around.  Besides having my family come visit, we went to a local egg hunt the day before.  Cooper had a great time hunting eggs, petting baby chicks and ducks, riding a train and playing on bouncy inflatables.

And while we were having fun, we also focused on the meaning of Easter, using books and Resurrection eggs to begin teaching Cooper about Jesus' death and resurrection.  Of course, he doesn't fully understand the concept at this point, but I pray that he is hiding these truths in his heart, and we will be able to build on them.  Our greatest prayer for him is that he will someday come to know Jesus as his Savior.

He also had his first trip to the dentist this month.  He wasn't too receptive initially, but with a little bribery on my part, he did finally let the dentist examine him.  They didn't actually do a cleaning this time, but just examined him to check on something I was concerned about, which turned out to be nothing serious.

 

Afterward, we went to the lake to feed the ducks (the fulfillment of my bribe).

We renewed our zoo membership, and went there one day as a family,

and another day had a play date with one of my MOPS friends who has a little boy his age, as well as 3 other small children.

I saw an example of Cooper's sweet side there when her baby was crying, and he went up to her stroller to check on her, saying gently, "I'm sorry, baby."

Since our snow a few weeks ago, we've had mostly pretty weather, and we've been getting outside a lot to enjoy the sunshine.  I love springtime!

And I love my baby boy!

A Happy Easter

In the years since we've been married, we've had a tradition of having family and friends over after church for homemade pizza and an indoor egg hunt for both adults and children.  Last year we didn't get to have it because my brother and his family had moved out of town and were unable to come, though we did have my parents and some friends from church over for pizza.

This year, we were back in business.  My brother's family came to town for a few days and the egg hunt was on!  I thought his kids might be getting too old for it (ages 7-12), but they seemed to have just as good a time as ever (which may have been helped by the extra challenge of finding hidden $5 bills in the house).  Even Cooper participated this year, though he had his own eggs and didn't compete with everyone else.

He had a blast hanging out with his cousins.

We also had a belated celebration of my brother's 40th birthday

and had mini flute and piano concerts.

We had lots of fun,

good pizza

and lots of silliness.

It was a day I think everyone enjoyed.