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Splish Splash! Sydney, Cooper and Cameron are takin' a bath! This is the before picture...

Cooper with Courtney Dickey (his babysitter) on the hayride.

Enjoying a cracker by the fire.... in his carharts.

This is Cooper's first real boo-boo. It was way worse in person and bled forever, but he's fine! Just has a little shiner now. :-)

We went Muddin'. 'Nuff said.

So Brad and I went to the Badlands in Attica last week in the Rhino. I admit, I was not looking forward to it. It was cold and wet, and I had to wear 4 layers just to stay warm. And the hills were so steep I had already decided I was just going to get off and let him ride up and come back down to pick me up. But low and behold, I had THE BEST time and can't wait to go back! Aside from having Cooper with us, I can't imagine a better day! What a great time we had!
Yeah... we just came through that tunnel. and the drop off is a lot bigger than it appears!

Brad going up and down some hills. I went up and down these too, but wanted to show everybody what I did!

Senior Night, GHS Volleyball and Playing with Papa

Congratulations to Brooke! Senior night for volleyball was Thursday, October 16. They won 3 matches in a row to win the game against Riverton Park! Brooke played awesome!!!! I can't believe she'll be graduating, but excited to watch her blossom even more.
I can't get the pictures moved down, but here are some pcis in the middle of senior night of Cooper playing with Gene (Brad's dad). They had a great time, and Gene was like a jungle gym for Cooper.


Back to senior night.... Cooper had a shirt that said "I love #13" on the front and LEWIS on the back with the number 13. So cute!

Faithful Fans at the game.... dad, mom, Brad, Heather L. and Nathan. Cameron, Sydney, Cooper and Uncle David were also there. We are quite the cheering section.

Fall in Indiana....

Here goes Cooper and Papa to Mansfield! It was hot and crowded, but Cooper as usual did great with the crowds. Thanks to Mike and Kacey for letting us use the wagon. Putting on my shades! It was 85 degrees that day... too hot for Covered Bridge Festival.
Here are some pics of Cooper's play date with Carson and Nolan Wood. We had a great time! Can't wait to get together with our friends again. Carson is 3 and Nolan is almost 6 months. Their mom Holly came also. :-)
Carson was a big help with the babies!
Chowing down on Wheels!
We went to Beasley's Orchard with Courtney, Megan and Emily Dickey. It was beautiful! They had a hayride, pumpkin patch, store with all kinds of goodies, and many many other activities. Next year will be tons of fun with Cooper!

Here is our tractor/hayride driver, Rex, who is Megan and Emily's grandpa. We got special treatment :0)
Look Charlie Brown! Look at my great pumpkin!
What a cute family! Emily, Rex, Courtney, Megan and Cooper.

Cooper hanging out with daddy before bedtime. Look at his big boy PJ's! We've had to drop his crib two notches b/c he now stands up... see below!

Working on eating all by myself. Stop growing so fast!!!

More pictures from the orchard (Beasley's).

Pulling up on everything!

Helping unload pumpkins at the GCC Pumpkin Patch. We unloaded over 1000 pumpkins! Whew!

Yep, this is usually how I find him after nap time and in the morning!

BABY HULK! Here is Cooper's Halloween costume. We're probably going with green hair gel, since he has more than this mask.
Look at my muscles!!!!! I am a big strong baby hulk!
So here is our new trick. We take our toy that he used to use and lay under and he tips it over and plays with it like it's a tent and hides behind it. It's too cute... this is a picture of me sneaking up and taking a picture from above.

Rhino, John Deer, Teeth, and Pumpkins?

Cooper got the little John Deer Gator from his Grandma and Grandpa Grable. It sings the most annoying song about ridin' on the gator, but he seems to really enjoy it! Notice the cap? It's chilly enough now to justify using some of his cute hats, and now they're too small. He's growing so fast. In fact, he got TWO TEETH just today! Last night he had four, today he has six going on eight. We traded in the four wheeler and bought a Yamaha Rhino. It's easier for Cooper to tag along, and he likes to go for rides! He insists on driving, though... what a control freak. Wonder where he gets that?


Pumpking time! We planted lots of mums and got pumpkins this year to decorate the house now that we have our landscaping mostly done. Cooper likes to pick the little flowers off the mums. :-) and he tries to eat the pumpkins.

Cooper helping me decorate for fall last Sunday... what a big helper! :-) Or not....
More Gator and Rhino Pics.....