first bites

I started Cooper on cereal at about 4.5 months because all the cues were there to start trying. This is how it played out...

uneventful january

January came and went with not much to show but this boy growing like a champ. He was 16 lbs 4 oz at his 4 month appt.

4 months makes one cute boy

A little photoshoot with my little man (mostly to get pics to the gparents).

'CRIBS' - Cooper's Pad

I've been meaning to post Cooper's room for a bit and am finally getting around to it. Come on in!
This is the inspiration for the room - DwellStudio Transportation Crib Bedding - but I wasn't about to shell out $400 for crib bedding alone! So I sought out the look for less.
This is how I recreated the look.
I used FLOR tiles for a rug - finally got the colors to match up after three tries. I really liked the stripes from the inspiration room and wanted to keep that element.
The light is the Knappa Pendant lamp from IKEA, interesting fun shape.
The crib is a hand-me-down from the in-laws, I loved the white and the simple lines. The sheets are DwellStudio, I got the chocolate dots and the gray squares. And his friends are the UglyDolls.
I found some robot illustrations from istockphoto.com and printed them out in frames on the wall to mimic the square idea from the crib bumper inspiration.
The changing dresser is the Malm 3-drawer from IKEA that we added handles to. I bought the changing pad which happened to fit perfectly on top and I made my own pad cover from a free tutorial online.
The ABC poster above the changing area is from Robin Rosenthal.
The shelving bins I found at Target and Bed Bath & Beyond, the futon we picked up from Urban Outfitters a few years back (for guests) and the pillow from TJ Maxx.
And this is the beginning of Cooper's book collection, which is evergrowing. Thanks for taking a peek!

rip passat, hello pilot

My first car I bought (a 2000 Passat in '03) was costing us an arm and a leg every year in expensive fixes so after putting another grand into it in November we put it up for sale and sold it in 5 days on craigslist - which then left us a single car family sporting Steve's 96' Nissan Sentra as the family sedan for a month. Although it can be done, only having one car, it is nice being able to have two again.
It came down to a Nissan Pathfinder or a Honda Pilot and the winning choice for the new mobile was a Honda Pilot. It was so much bigger inside. We got a killer deal on a lease turn in and got an '06 Honda Pilot EXL. Hello sweet ride. Glad to have you join us.

the holi-days

The day after Christmas we went racing with the Valentines.
I LOVED it! I might become a professional driver.
This was seriously a blast, we all had fun.
Steve was a speed-racer, probably the best one.
Our competitors.
Sunday Christmas outfits, yah Christmas!
Kenedee playing with Cooper and Steve
Is she not the cutest?
Playing with Cooper and Kate this time.
Next up, Bowling with the Valentines!
The kids thought it was pretty cool.
Just the girls in pjs, thanks for a great holiday family! Back to Atlanta

it's christmas!

8am rise and shine!
Steve can't even wait.
Cooper found his spot.
Let's do this (how come it seems so early?)
The kids and their loot.
The biggest surprise, all of us going in on a Kitchenaid for my mom.
Cooper loved the whole morning, his first look at goldfish, checking out his toys, hanging with mom and dad.
This was a happy boy on Christmas, I think he knew it was a special day.
Cleaned up ready for Christmas dinner.
My Dad recently has been putting on a de-lish prime rib dinner, it's been something I look forward to at Christmas now. mmmm Thanks for a great Christmas mom and dad.