Park

A couple weeks ago Coop, Ryker and met up with Tiffany and Addy at the park. We had a great time! It was nice to be able to visit with Tiffany while Addy and Coop were able to go play together. They play together so well and we got some cute pics!






After the park we headed back to the Simmons house for a sec. Tiffany and I were talking when all of a sudden we look over and here's Coop...



Hopefully he won't get too into this kind of stuff...his dad wouldn't be too happy. :)

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you great moms out there!! My Mother's Day has been more like a Mother's weekend. Brad decided to surprise me with a nights stay at the Zermott Resort in Midway on Friday night. We had a great time together. Thanks to Brad's sis Lori for watching Coop.
Today Brad decided to make me breakfast. He can't do a ton on crutches still, but he was able to whip up some amazing pancakes.
We actually made it to three hours of church this week. I hadn't been to three hours forever because I was on bedrest, then came Ryker and finally Brad's injury. It was so nice to be able to go to all three hours. It's amazing how different two kids can be. Ryker is such a champ. He didn't cry ONCE all three hours. Total opposite of Cooper!!
I love being a mom. It is so challenging and rewarding. I learn more about myself from my little boys then anything else. It definately helps you see the things you need to work on in your life. Whenever I'm feeling far from perfect and down on myself all I need to hear is Coop say, "Mom, I love you mom" or "Mom, you're darling." All I need to see is Ryker and how his face just lights up whenever he sees me. These are the things that make motherhood so worth it!!

A quick pic of me with my boys after church!

Cute & Crazy...

Not a ton has gone on this past week...but I do have two stories worth remembering.

The Cute Story:
Walmart has opened!! I don't know if everyone out here is excited, but I sure am!! It is so nice to have all the conveniences of Walmart just a couple minutes away instead of twenty mintues through construction-ridden roads.
Anyway, Brad was just as excited as I was :) so we decided to take the kids and go have a look on opening night. We were walking around checking out the layout and found the pet aisle. All of a sudden Coop takes off running. We catch up to him and he is so excited. Then when he is about to burst he says, "Mom! Dad!! It's Dorothy! Dorothy is here!!" For those of you that watch Elmo's World you totally know what I'm talking about. Yup, we found the goldfish. So cute!!

The Crazy Story:
This morning I was talking to Brad while he was getting ready for work. He was walking (with crutches) when all of a sudden he tripped. He fell, catching himself with his hurt foot before falling on the floor. I just held my breath and he kneeled down on the floor and was laying on the bed saying it hurt. I kept asking him these questions and he didn't answer when all of a sudden he slumped to the side and and was just kind of sitting there. I hurried over and he was sitting there staring straight ahead and it clicked. He wasn't ignoring me, he was passed out! I started slapping his face and repeating his name but no response. It was the craziest thing because his eyes were opened and he was just staring straight ahead. Then he started jerking a little so I was trying to clear away the crutches behind him so I could lay him down. While I was doing this, all of a sudden he just sat up and asked me what was going on. I asked him if he was in a lot of pain, but he said it wasn't too bad. Who knows why he passed out then...I've seen people pass out before, but not this close up. Also, I thought it was so weird he had his eyes open. It was like he was comatose. Afterwards, I was pretty shaky for a while. He sat in bed for about an hour saying he felt woosy, but apparently is now doing fine. Hopefully this won't happen again!!

Two Months!!

My cute little boy is two months old today. He is such a joy in my life!






Length: 23 3/4 in. - 90%
Weight: 13 lbs 6 oz. - 90%
Head Circ.: 40.7 cm - 75%

He smiles a ton but everytime I try to get a picture and he doesn't see my face he quits smiling. Well, I tried holding the camera and just looking at him and hoping I got him in the picture. As you can see it didn't work out too well...but these pictures still make me laugh!

Sunny Days!!

The weather has been awesome the last few days. I decided to take advantage of it and head to the park with my neighbor Melissa and her kids. We stopped and got takeout at Emmets and Ethels in Lehi (yummy shakes and fries!!) and headed to the park. We had a great time! Hopefully there will be many more days like this coming.



This is our cute neighbor Cooper. Our boys are only a month apart. We had no idea that we were both naming our boys Coop.





While at the park Coop wanted to swing in the swings. He got into the baby swings and wouldn't sit back. It was hilarious.

Cow's go Moo!!

While we were in Vernal we got to see a bunch of cute little calves. Coop loved the calves. The only problem was that they were also branding the calves, giving them shots and doing other unpleasant things to them. We didn't really think of the effect on Cooper until he started crying. Oops!
This morning I told Coop that Ryker had to go to the MD today to get his shots. He got the most scared look on his face and said, "Cows get shots. Cows go MOO!!, Cows go JUMP." I reassured Coop and told him that Ryker was getting people shots and that he would be alright. :)

Red Fleet

This past weekend we headed to Vernal to go camping with family. Yes, I said camping. My husband is on crutches, I have a two month old, it wasn't even warm and I went camping. Now before you think I'm totally crazy, we did have a trailer with heat. The weekend consisted of fishing, dutch-oven cooking, kite-flying and easter egg hunts. Thanks to Susan and her family for planning such a fun weekend!!