Fun around the house

Although Pop Pop left, we are so blessed and lucky to have Grandma G staying with us for the entire month. We've already had tons of fun with her, and she's got the whole house under control these days. Best of all, she's staying with Cooper while Mom and Dad head to Anguilla on vacation!

Playing trains in the living room (trains courtesy of Ben and Jason)


Sitting on our new potty


Eating "nacks" with Grandma

Showing Grandma and Aunt Bebe a football

And now he's showing everyone his airplane

Running around in the backyard

Cheesey boys!

Our nighttime routine...

Starts with brushing teeth

Then rinsing off

Followed by some lotion and then bed

We love you so much, Grandma G. You're the best!!!

Happy 4th!

We were fortunate to have whole Gershman family together to celebrate July 4th. We spent the day helping Scott and Jodi get settled into their new house. The next day, Cooper got to spend time with Pop Pop G.

Swinging together

Peekaboo!

Pop-pop is funny!

I love the sand!


Pop-pop is also busy teaching C how to play tennis.

We miss you already Pop Pop!

The trip to the tri-state area

This past weekend, we stayed at Grandma and Grandpa K's house in NY, went to Charlotte's baptism in CT, and played at a park in NJ. It was a quick trip, but action-packed!

Dada and Cooper at the baptism


An attempt at a picture of great-grandma and the two babies


Relaxing after running around


Chatting with Charlotte over the exersaucer


Smile!

The best of the group pictures

The next day, at the park (a.k.a. a day with Grandpa!)

Waiting for the train to start moving - definitely not sure about this

Wow, there is so much to see!

Now a quick spin on the carousel

Followed by a run to the playground

Jumping on a bridge

And finally, throwing coins in a fountain

A good time was had by all!

One cool kid

Over the past few weeks, Cooper has become very hip. He's always been a fan of the baseball cap, but now he's added sunglasses to the mix. Of course, he doesn't wear them outside...

Chilling over lunch in the kitchen


Getting ready for a day out


Hamming it up for the mirror

Now also with the hat

My two cheeseballs!

Catching up

Let's see, we've been very busy the last few weeks.

After Florida, we went to Nashville for the weekend to meet some of Alex's co-workers. Cooper did not adjust to the new time zone, and we had 2 REALLY early mornings walking around Nashville. We also got to go to a farmer's market, go swimming, and go to the zoo (and Mommy and Daddy got away for dinner to boot!). We only have a few pictures to share, from the bounce house at the zoo:

Jumping...

Resting...

Boo!

Then the following weekend we hosted Lorraine's sorority's summer picnic. Cooper greated enjoyed KFC's mac and cheese, as you can see:

Chowing down with Holden

Mmm...

More, please!

Yay! All done!

Cheese!

Surf and Turf!

The 3 of us took a quick trip down to Florida to visit Grandma G and the family (Pop Pop G was in New York). It was a great time, and Cooper went to the beach for the first time!

Playing with Dada's old Sesame Street playground


At the beach, where he loved the sand...

Hated the ocean...

And loved the showers!

A cranky and tired Cooper on the way home

Enjoying ribs with Grandma

A not so good family portrait

Getting kisses from Aunt Carole

Greatly enjoying his bath in the kitchen sink

Watching Elmo with Dada at the awful hour of 6 am

Visiting with Aunt Mollie

Playing around in Aunt Mollie's wheelchair

All in all, a fun time! And even better, Cooper was an angel for the flight home with just mama!

Next stop - Nashville!