Sunday, July 27, 2014

He's Four

Somehow this little guy has gone and turned four!  His birthday request was to have a birthday party with bikes and donuts.  Easy. So easy.  Coop is a lot like what I imagine his father was like at this age. Generally easygoing, a people pleaser, and friend to all.  He has his moments where he challenges us to the core - but his public personality is an agreeable and fun one.  He continues to be a "class clown" goofing off and seeing if he can make people laugh.  He loves and adores his big brother and therefore wants to do everything just like him.  He isn't very attached to anything except for Awesome Fox - his fox stuffed animal.  That fox goes everywhere with him and he absolutely loves it.  He likes to be outside playing ball and riding his bike.  He loves batman, pokemon, and all the Mario Bros characters.  Timmy is careful to expose him to ones of those that are appropriate for four year olds and not bigger kids - we know there is a difference :)  He is blessed to have tons of kids his age around church and that means he's never lacking for social interaction.  He enjoys watching Daniel Tiger on PBS with Bo (Bozer as he calls him).  He is a lousy eater right now, but we know that will change...his favorite things are oatmeal, nutella sandwiches, popcorn, and carrots. His absolute favorite thing is Donuts - he will never miss a chance to get a "chocolate with sprinkles" one. He no longer naps but goes to bed early and also wakes up early.  His favorite color is green. He enjoys being read to and it doesn't really matter what the book is, just read.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Oklahoma - Part One

The second part of this vacation was spent in a place we dearly love - Oklahoma.  We only lived there a year but it was a year of learning, great friendships, a first child, and a lot of precious memories.  I got lots of fun pictures so I am going to spread them out over two posts!

Our first night we headed for a hotel - we knew the kids (insert the whole family) needed some time to recoup from the hustle and bustle of family reunion.  I pride myself on finding good hotels and this time was no exception.  We got an awesome suite with actual doors that closed and had two king beds and a sofabed!  Lots of room to spread out!  We also got dinner at one of our favorite places "Ted's" and get some yummy Mexican food.

The kids loved all the "freebies" that come with the meal: tortillas, queso, salsa, chips, and sopapillas.  We left quite full.

After a good nights rest and some downtime we were ready for a fun 4th July!

We started off the day with a little walk at Lake Hefner and then we headed to Pop's!

Pop's is a huge soda shop on Route 66 that has every kind of pop you could want to try! We visited there on our last trip and the oldest two remembered it and were excited to return!  Everyone picked out a flavor and we all tried them and shared whether we liked them or not!
Coop's only requirement was that his soda was green.  He got a green apple one and gave it a thumbs up!

Lucy went with a Blue Cream Soda.  It also got a thumbs up - it was quite yummy!

Timmy and I are pretty much two peas in a pod when it comes to taste buds...so I was quite happy that he picked out the Red Velvet flavored soda.  It was delicious and probably my favorite of the day!

Lucy, Timmy, and I picked out something silly for Bo.  He got Bubblegum flavor because it just sounded interesting :)  I think the bottom picture gives you an idea of his reaction.  We all thought it was pretty gross - but still not the worst of the day!

I got Cookies n Cream Soda.  Hard to go wrong there right!?!

The worst choice of the day goes to Ben!  He picked out a Moxie Cola Elixir.  It tasted like medicine.

We let the kids run around and play for as long as we could tolerate the heat and then made our way through the parking lot looking for different state license plates!  Score - we got Hawaii!
















Thursday, July 3, 2014

Meyer Family Reunion 2014

We were able to make the trek over to the Meyer Family Reunion this year.  We headed to this spacious retreat center in Kansas.  
Two floors, nice and clean, and room to spread out!

This is what Boaz looks like at the end of a very long day of travels.  He was pretty annoyed with us :)

The retreat center was down the road from a small lake.  I went for several walks there -the first was just me, Bo, and....

Uncle Matt!

We weren't expecting Aunt Stephannie to be there so it was a super awesome surprise to get her for our first day there!

This is Grandma & Grandpa with all of their grandkids!  That's a lot of kids folks!

Lucy had fun getting to know her girl cousins a little better this trip.

We were all very excited to meet the newest granddaughter.

On the third day, Ben and I took all the kiddos down to the lake and we threw rocks, played on the dock, and played at the playground.

I also took a little hike with this sweetie and Cooper.

This guy, suffice it to say traveling with a 1 year old is not for the faint of heart (nor is traveling with four kids). He's into something, always.

Happy cousins!

The preschooler version of Trouble

Grandpa and Timmy engaging in a serious conversation

I think we've made dates to see Grandma and Grandpa in September and January - that will make for some happy little Meyers :)

Especially this dude who says Grandma and Grandpa are his best friends.  He did spend at least half of the reunion following Grandpa around!