Skating Practice

New skills are tough to learn, but Reagan is determined!  Reagan stayed for the public skating session after her class last night to work on some of the Basic 4 skills that she is learning.

Parent/Child Date Night

The kids had special dates tonight ~ Greg, Cooper and Bubba attended the Monster Truck show, while Reagan and I had dinner and a movie in.

Showing off her necklace Ms Vicki made her for Christmas

(a dolphin and a blue gem - 2 of her favorite things)

 Cooper spent his hard-earned pay on a snow cone

 watching the trucks in action

Game Night

This session of soccer, Cooper has moved up an age bracket.  He now plays with 7-9 year old boys (quite a different pace than the 5-6 year olds!).  He does a great job and enjoys playing goalie more than anything!

waiting for a ball to be kicked his way

 he saved a score

throwing the ball back in

Indoor Practice

Another Thursday evening, another practice on the soccer field (at least it's indoor!)

Cooper is the cute boy in the gray sweatshirt

 awaiting instructions from Coach Chris

Basic 4

Reagan began the new semester of ice skating lessons today...in Basic 4!  

ready to learn new skills

Day of Play

It was a sunny, but cool afternoon so we got outside to enjoy the weather.

first up...soccer

 Cooper, Greg & I played soccer in the back yard using the goal Cooper received for Christmas

 Cooper loooves to be the goalie

 Next, we had a little target practice using Cooper's pellet gun

 Greg showing Cooper how to shoot the gun

 giving safety lessons

 going solo

Cooper shot straight through the milk jug

 see his pellet hole

 aiming again

 Where was Reagan during all this family time?  Playing Lego Friends.  She said she "just isn't an outside person when it's cold or hot"

 Cooper did a little weight liftingC!

 Then, an air hockey match broke out.  These kids are very competitive with each other when it comes to air hockey!

We also played a few rounds of checkers and tic-tac-toe, watched a movie for family night and Greg treated the kids to milkshakes from the Cook-Out!

Dunkin' Day

Today was All-Pro Dad at Reagan's school, so that meant it was Breakfast with Mom Day for Cooper.  He chose Dunkin' Doughnuts - 1 large glazed and 4 munchkins, along with chocolate milk to drink!

Back in the Groove

Back to school for the first time in 2 weeks.  Christmas break sure was fun!!

Sunday Happenings

We had some special guests visit us...Kim & Byrd went to church and then to lunch with us today!  Reagan asked if they were going to start going to our church.  Told her I didn't think so because they lived too far away to make it their home church, but maybe they would join us every once in a while!  And if not for church, we definitely want to get together more often for lunch or dinner (or another girls' day!).  

lunch at the Olive Garden on a sunny but windy day

 sword-wielding Cooper

 Watching "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe"