Picture Perfect

Reagan and Cooper had pictures made at school last week (just hours before the cast) and today we got to pick them up. I know this is not the best quality, but these are pictures of pictures, so bear with me.

A great picture of the two of them. Both smiling like they really like being near each other.

Such a pretty young lady
A handsome young man

Reagan at Play

Reagan is not letting a little thing like a cast stop her from doing what she wants to do!

She loves to make cakes for all of us

She can jump on the trampoline AND eat M&Ms a the same time
The bag lady taking her baby to WalMart
Now, they're headed to the beach!

Fun Times

Cooper is becoming so much more adventurous since learning to crawl...

He loves to chew on the cord to the paper shredder

He found the mixer from Reagan's kitchen (which Reagan was not too happy about)Such a sweet boy Hmmm, wonder what's in here He needed to stand up to have a better look Won't be long before he's walking ~ then what will I do?

Super Saturday

I know this is a ton of pictures for one entry, but we had so much fun today, I couldn't decide on which pictures to include. Trust me, there are a ton of pictures that didn't get uploaded. We started the day by going to Bojangle's to eat breakfast (after a stop at McDonald's so Reagan could have some pancakes). Then we went to the park for some family fun!

Cooper's 1st time in a restaurant high chair

Cooper was the entertainment at breakfast

Reagan eating her pancakes

She's ready to go to the park

Cooper's 1st time in the swings at the park

My three monkeys

Look at his hair blowing in the wind!
Reagan had a great time showing Cooper how high she could swing
Push me higher, higher
Whee
So much fun!

How do you go from this....


To this?

Reagan wants Cooper to have as much fun as she is


Reagan's turn to push Cooper
Now it's daddy's turn to be pushed
Climbing in the tunnels

Cooper's 1st slide

Friday Fun

TGIF...Today was beach day in Reagan's class. They've been learning about the ocean all week, so today, they all got to bring their bathing suits, sunglasses, hats and towels and play in the ocean at school. She continued the theme at home too!

Ready for the beach...except for the cast

Play time with Cooper
Reagan can make Cooper laugh like no one else

More laughter from Cooper

Let's go play!

Blowing bubbles Drawing with chalk
Ready for his 1st ride in a big boy stroller
Reagan wanted to push her baby just like mommy. And she walked the entire neighborhood!
Checking to make sure her baby is alright.

Boys Will Be Boys

It finally happened at school today...Cooper's teacher, Ms. Sharon, informed me when I came to pick him up, that Cooper has started....BITING! My sweet, sweet boy is the bully at school. To be fair (every good mother makes excuses for her child) he is the only one sitting up unassisted, the only one crawling, and the only one with teeth in his class. I'd say he's pretty advanced for his age!!! Watch out world, Cooper's growing up!

Who wouldn't want to be bitten by this sweet little boy?

No Problem

Reagan seems to be handling her broken wrist like a champion. She's having no trouble doing everything she did before "the accident". She was a rock star at school yesterday, showing off her purple cast to all the kids and teachers. And as you know, she just eats up attention!!

Eating left handed...no problem

Riding her tricycle...no problem
Playing in the secret garden...no problem acting like a baby to get more attention...no problem

Broken

That's exactly how I feel...broken ~ heartbroken to be exact. Reagan was playing and jumping on the couch Monday evening when I heard a loud thump. No big deal, I hear those noises all the time. This time, she cried a little longer than usual and wanted a little extra love. I thought she was just being her dramatic self and thought no more of it. She woke up Tuesday, still saying she had a boo-boo on her arm and it was hurting. We put a band-aid on it and off to school we went. I had noticed that she wasn't using her right hand to eat with, wouldn't use it to climb up in a chair...so I called her doctor. They did an xray, but he wasn't certain if her arm was broken or not, so he sent us to the orthopaedist. Within 2 minutes of seeing her xrays, we were moved to the casting room and my tears began to fall!! Dr. Pekman said she had a fractured wrist and it's common in children her age. Reagan was such a brave little girl and picked out a purple cast because that's her favorite color in the "whole wide world". The cast will have to stay on for at least 3 weeks.

Getting her cast on a the doctor's office (for the record I had my camera with me because of picture day at school, but it came in handy here too!)

Resting after a long day at doctor's offices
Showing her cast to CooperWhat can I do with this on my arm? At least she can still watch movies!

Picture Day at School

Today was picture day at school for Reagan and Cooper. Reagan was gracious enough to let me take her picture at home before getting the "real ones" done at school.

She even got a new dress for the occasion

After the "official" school picture was taken. They had their pictures taken separately and together. They did a great job, I can't wait until we get to see the proofs next week.
Reagan kept wanting to get her picture made, so here she is with her classmates Parvenae and Hayden
Such a great smile!

Secret Garden

Reagan came downstairs this afternoon with her gardening gloves, hat and tool bag in hand. She said she needed to go work in the secret garden and would I come with her. So off we went. I had no idea what she was planning, but she seemed to know exactly what she was doing.

Watering the garden Notice how the tool bag is being carried like a purse
Now, she decided we needed to look for grasshoppers
Reagan even made up a song about her secret garden ~ listen closely