Halloween & Happy 5th!

Ok, I'm a little bit behind, and I'm going to combine the Halloween update with the report on Cooper's birthday because they were so intertwined over several days! It all started with Coop's birthday party at Edie & G-Chip's house the Saturday before Halloween. He had a costume party complete with a hayride and some other fall/halloween themed activities. For five-year-old boys, it was a fun party complete with lots of running around in the woods with light-sabers! Here are some pictures to illustrate:











You can see that Star Wars was a common theme for our costume party, and this picture captures it all- Dan as Darth Vader, Cooper as Anakin Skywalker, and Uncle Rob as Obi Wan Kenobi!



Halloween was a few days later, and we ate dinner and trick-or-treated with our friends the Davenports at their house. Our new neighborhood is not the most developed neighborhood yet, so we loved being with some friends in a hot-spot for trick-or-treating!


The little girls trick-or-treated at every third or fourth house and spent the rest of the time riding in the wagon enjoying the sights!




the big kids had a blast going from house to house!

We had a visit with Nan and with Edie & G-Chip on the trick-or-treating route! Edie was really funny and kind of scary as a witch!



and Nan's house was full of treats and we actually got a family picture!



The next day was Cooper's birthday, and the celebration began with donuts at his school with friends!


Miss Cindy reading the birthday story


Cooper soaking up the birthday love!


Reese Ann taking it all in!


Cooper showing his age!


and finally, our celebration with grandparents the night of Cooper's birthday with his favorite present! Lots and lots of Legos this birthday (especially his favorite-Star Wars)!


and blowing out his candle on his birthday ice cream sundae!

Cooper totally fits the definition of a five-year-old boy. He is into guns and shooting anything that will remotely stand still (including his poor little sister who lately has been shooting him back)! He is the outspoken kid who his teachers absolutely love (but probably get a little bit sick of, too). Cooper's current obsession is Star Wars, and he loves any friend who will play it with him- usually Sam at school and Ryan at church.

Cooper is still a bit of a charmer with the ladies- including his mama. He weighs in at 41 lbs and is 43 inches tall. He is also an open book- I call the time after he gets into the car from school "the confessional." He tells on himself and his every move. We can only hope he will be this honest as he grows up!

We are so thankful for Cooper and his fun, feisty little personality! He is such a loving brother to Reese Ann and a wonderful son. We are so excited to see what this next year has in store for him! We can't believe he is five!