Birthday Boy!

Cooper turned six on November 1st!  He had a great day and was celebrated all day long!  We began with donuts with his class.  Miss Jennifer is the sweetest teacher and made the classroom celebration so much fun!  All of his classmates went gave him compliments and then- of course- they sang!

Cooper and Miss Jennifer- note the light up Star Wars shoes from Nanie, Sis-sis, and Uncle Eric

with his friends Fox, Sawyer, George, and RA

Legos!  He would get them for every gift if we let him!

The next night, Cooper had six friends (since he turned six) camp out in Edie & G-Chip's backyard!  They had a bonfire, played, watched a movie, ate, and had a great time!  Thankfully, there were lots of dads (who happen to be friends of Dan's) who spent the night, too!

The backyard setup

the boys watching Star Wars on the screen outside

Nan and the sweet dads- Todd, Barry, Josh & Chad

Cooper is such a fun six year old!  He is so expressive and joyful all the time.  He is such a sweet big brother to RA- our favorite is that he walks her into her classroom and gives her a hug and a kiss every morning after they are dropped off at carpool!  We try to remember these sweet times when he aggravates her!  He is doing great in kindergarten and is reading and writing very well!  He loves to be the boss and never wants to miss anything that is going on.  Cooper loves hanging out with his dad- they enjoy doing just about everything together but playing Wii is close to the top of the list!  His favorite toys are- hands-down- Legos.  He got a great cart that organizes them from Edie & G-Chip for his birthday which definitely helps me keep my sanity with the massive amounts of little pieces!   Coop is on the smaller size right now- about 25 percentile for height and weight and has not lost his first tooth yet (although there are a couple starting to get loose)!

We are so thankful for this precious boy and all of the joy that he brings to our family!  I can't believe he is six- time needs to slow down!