Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from the cutest little monkey you've ever seen!
Ok, so maybe Mommy enjoyed the costume a little more than Cooper.
Our Halloween festivities started off with a SWA-style Halloween! We met Erin and little Dinosaur Caden at SWA Headquarters for a day of Halloween skits, candy, and lots of playing. Cooper did pretty well...ok, actually as I type that I feel like I'm lying--who am I kidding? He was a handfull! He didn't want to stay in the stroller, didn't want me to hold him, didn't want to sit quietly through a show. He wanted to crawl, touch, squeal, and practice walking. We're ONE!This is Erin and I with the boys for SWA Halloween last year. If you want to see my post from last Halloween at Southwest, click here.
Little Monkey and Dinosaur waiting patiently...for the moment...for the next skit to begin.
Cooper made it through one skit and decided he had had enough of being still. Luckily it was lunch time, so the boys were able to run and play.

The boys this year...

...and the boys last year.

Halloween night! We had a fun, low key night this year. What in the world is it going to be like next year?!

We didn't have much planned for the night. Philip was in Oklahoma for the UT game, so Coop and I camped out at my parents house. We wanted to do a little trick-or-treating, so we went outside at my parents house and waited for Gammi to bring us a treat.

Cooper loved his Gold Fish from Gammi!

Then we headed to Auntie Boo's and Uncle Saleem's house. "Trick-or-Treat, Auntie Boo!"

Cooper kept taking the candy out of his bucket and tried to hand it back to Auntie Boo!

Happy Halloween from Cooper, "Uncle" Andrew, "Auntie" Lisa, Uncle Saleem, and Auntie Boo!

Salt Lick BBQ

In October, we headed down to Austin for a football game and some delicious Salt Lick BBQ.

Don't worry, Coop didn't really eat a rib. He just held one to check it out. However, this little munchkin loved his smoked turkey and beans!

Always a fun time with Uncle Eddie.

And We're Walking!!

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a walker.

First "long" walk.


Getting more confident.


Officially a pro!

A Day in the Life of Cooper

First, I have to practice walking with my favorite red car and my new favorite toy, a popper!

Later that afternoon, I practice walking again with my firetruck and, of course, my popper.

After that, now that I know how to climb things, I have to try to climb this cool orange chair.

I made it!

If I can climb the orange chair, I'm sure I can climb the black and white couch.

Not quite...maybe I'll try again next week.

And THEN, I WALK to Mommy!!!

Yep, we are almost there. It takes a little encouraging, but someone is super proud of himself! He gets huge smile on his face, slowly lets go of whatever he is balancing on, and walks to me! Then, of course, he claps for himself. :) Am I ready for this?!