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We went down to Kiawah Island wit our friends Graham, Jarrell & Wesley this past week for Coop's first beach vacation. We had such a GREAT time and enjoyed plenty of beach time.



Cooper loved to eat the sand....there was no stopping him.

We had a babysitter one night so the four "adults" went out to dinner.

More fun in the sun...Cooper found everything hilarious.

If you've ever been to the south in the summertime...you know how the thunderstorms roll in every afternoon for about an hour. Jon decided to give Cooper his "bath" one day.

This is after a long day at the beach...Jon, Cooper & Graham played soccer.



Jarrell, Wesley, Cooper & I. I love being able to place
Cooper in front of my post baby belly, it's perfect!!!

Cooper is almost 8 months!!!

Coop is getting up there...next week he'll hit the 8 month mark. We had a fun week and an even better weekend. The weather was amazing all weekend!!!



All smiles....I can't get enough of his smile :)

Jon on the boat...after wake boarding on our new board...which we LOVE!!!!!!!!!

Grandma Melinda on the boat spot checking while Jon is wake boarding.
Hmm...I'm driving the boat & taking pics...probably not super safe!

Melinda just loves her Cooper time. She really is the BEST grandma!!

Another week in the life of Cooper

It was a pretty mellow week...a short one which was great!

Jon & I got a new wake board, which we're anxious to get out on the lake.
Cooper is warming it up for us.

Cooper is all over the place these days crawling & pulling himself up on everything. His favorite thing to do is crawl away and then prop himself up & look at us for approval, it's really cute!

Cooper's favorite playmate is his dad....they're such cute buddies.

Jon...a bride to be?

Jon knocked down a few of the bridesmaids & elbowed a couple other single ladies....just so he could catch the bouquet. WOW...I don't know what to say really....this pic pretty much sums it up. Actually, my favorite part about this pic is Jon's capri tux pants. They evidently screwed up his measurements...it was so much fun to see his ankles all night long :)

Uncle Matt got married!!!!!!!

We spent the past weekend in Connecticut to celebrate Jon's brother's wedding. It was a ton of fun and we got to see a lot of family and meet some wonderful family friends. Uncle Chris drove down from Lake Placid to babysit...it was so great to see him. Below are a few pics...



Uncle Matt LOVED the baby bjorn...I'm pretty sure Matt would like to be carried around in a baby bjorn.

Aunt Jessica is so good with Cooper...he loves her.

At the rehearsal dinner...such a pretty sunset.

Chris is so huge...SO HUGE these days!!!!!

Jessica looked like a princess...she is one of the prettiest brides I've ever seen. Matt didn't look too shabby himself.

Grandma & Grandpa Fogt's Visit

My parents came out for a visit last week and we had a blast! I really wished we lived closer...they just love little Cooper to pieces and enjoy hanging out with him all day.



Grandma Janet and the little guy

My dad is already getting Cooper ready for soccer

This is during their dance party one afternoon. Cooper was laughing so hard he could barely breath. My dad had him moving all over the place, it was hilarious.

I guess they both got the same memo regarding their shirts...

The happy grandmothers....

Happy Mother's Day

My first mother's day was perfect. We spent the day up at the lake with Jon's parents and Melinda & I ate a sinful, blissful chocolate pudding cake all morning and drank mimosas. We then spent the after lounging on the deck & at the pool...dreamy. Jon couldn't have been more thoughtful; he made us fresh lobster rolls & wrote me the sweetest card "from Cooper". My mom arrives on Tuesday for five days, I'm so excited!!!! All I have to say is MOMS ROCK!