Yay for Copeland!!!

Okay so it's been a good while since my last post, but tonight we have major news to share!!!!!






Copeland went potty like a big boy tonight! He has been taking his diaper off for weeks now and just sitting on the potty, but tonight he really went. I think I was so excited I scared him, so hopefully he will choose to go again! I'll keep you posted!

The New Year

A new year has come and things are going well so far. Copeland is growing each day and it is so awesome to see how much he is learning. He says a new word everyday it seems like. He is also very good about making sure you know what he likes and dislikes. Right now he is in a very lovey mood so whatever you do for him you get a big kiss for it. I'll enjoy that for a little while longer before he decides that not the "cool" thing to do.

I have started back to school and am already somewhat overwhelmed by all there is to do and get done in such a little time. Four books to read in 8 weeks, and that's only one of my two classes for now. It's amazing how you can find time to read when you have to. I never seem to have time to read just for pleasure. I will say the first book for my class is an easy read in that I don't' have to stop and think about what I've read. Now the other three I'm not sure that will be the case. I just keep thinking 12 more months and this master's program will be complete! Luckily I have a wonderful friend that I am working with on the Capstone and we get along really well.

Adam is doing good. Doing little jobs here and there. I know that a big job is waiting out there for him somewhere, we just have to be patient. He's been busy around the house working outside, painting our bathroom, and now is currently working on getting the garage painted. I have to go and pick out a color for Copeland's bathroom so he can do that next. After that the whole house will look new with all the pretty paint!

The day after Christmas our hard drive went out in our computer so I have not downloaded any pictures for a while. I was so made at my self at first because I had only put the pictures until August 1st on CD's. The rest of the pictures, including Copeland's 1st birthday were on our old computer. My mom suggested I take a look at the Kodak website to see if my pictures were saved on there. I hadn't gone there before and didn't think anything about my albums that I send out were actually stored somewhere. All of Copeland's birthday photos are on there and all the albums I have sent since then are on there too. I know there are more that I won't get back, but if I sent them out then most likely those are ones I really liked. Below you will find some pictures that were taken recently.

Playing Wii like daddy!

Mommy and Daddy took me to this cool new place called Imaginations at Play. I think it would be really neat if I could have my birthday party there this year!

Having fun in my cousin Melody's playhouse!

Look at what Santa brought me! A new wagon. (By the way I eat in this thing, watch tv, take a stroll around the house when it's cold, and if mom would let me I would sleep in it too!)

Oh yeah, and Santa also gave me these cool new shades in my stocking!

I love to eat the big carrots just like a bunny rabbit!

December

Well December has come and gone so quickly this year. It was filled with fun and laughter at our house and we enjoyed all the festivities that came with the month. On the fourth we celebrated my birthday with our traditional Santa picture and eating somewhere around the mall. Last year when we took Copeland to see Santa he was asleep by the time we made it to see him. This year he did not have a nap all day long and was not feeling the Christmas spirit. He is on the go all the time now and does not want to stop. Needless to say he was not happy when mommy gave him to Santa to hold. We have a lovely picture of Santa and Copeland. Copeland has a raisin box in his hand and a mouthful of raisins that you can see as he is crying. Daddy ended up taking Copeland to see the doctor the following Monday and we found out he had an ear infection and bad conjestion. A couple weeks later Copeland made another visit to see Santa with his cousin Melody while mommy was at work, and Copeland has a grin from ear to ear.

Christmas Eve we went to church for a family service. I was not sure how that would go seeing Copeland hasn't spent time with us in service since he was only a few months old. But seeing as it was a family service I figured they were expecting little people to carry on as usual. He did pretty good thanks to the animal crackers dad had packed!!! We made it all the way to the last 5 minutes and then I had to walk him out to the main hallway to run. It was wonderful to spend time with him that night at church as a family. We had fun singing Christmas carols and listening to the Christmas story. This night was also a nice time spent with my family (mom, dad, Cooper, mamaw, papaw, and Aunt Diane). We celebrate together every year on the 24th and we had a blast this year. Copeland was very exctied about unwrapping presents this year and he was on the go tearing into any gift he could get his hands on. Next year we will not even worry about putting things in bags for him. If it's not wrapped then he didn't want it.

Christmas morning we were up at 5 in our house. Not because Copeland was mindful that Santa had come, but because it was time for a milk cup and diaper change. Not very thrilled by all the new toys until after a little bit to eat and drink. This year Copeland was spoiled by Santa and all that he left. Santa even made it to Gammie and G's house to leave a really cool kitchen. Now Copeland walks around the house feeding us pretend food and saying he's a good cook. Another awesome thing Santa brought was a new wagon. It was a hit and all morning long he would sit in his wagon and watch disney.

Since the 25th we have spent time playing with all the new toys and I finally got all the Christmas decorations packed up. Before I would have left them out and enjoyed them a little longer, but at this point there are so many other things laying around the house it was kind of nice for some room. We hope that you and your family had a wonderful Christmas too!!!!

Tonight is our traditional chinese dinner and maybe I'll be able to watch the peach drop this year.

Catching up!

We have been so busy around here I haven't sat down to upload pictures in what seems like forever. Here are some pictures from this past month.

Pumpkins, and Apples, and Goats, OH MY!

Here we are again at Burt's Pumpkin farm. Much cooler than the first weekend we went and way more people to manuvor around. I put Copeland in the wheelbarrow when we first got there and he loved it. This way I wouldn't have to chase him around all the other people. Infact he loved it so much he was very upset with mommy when she took him out to go pick a pumpkin for Gammie and G's house. Then Gammie showed him how to put the pumpkin in the wheelbarrow and it was much better! We had a great time looking at all the pumpkins and our little pumpkin himself picked out the couple that we brought home. We even got one of those pumpkins with the warts all over them. I think those are pretty neat looking.

Copeland with G, Gammie, and Aunt Cooper

Afterwards we set up a picnic lunch on the lawn outside of the farm. I've always seen people do this and just could never rememeber to bring lunch when we came. This was Copeland's first picnic and I do believe he thoroughly enjoyed himself. He was more interested in what everyone else was eating, which was the same as what he had on his plate, but that didn't matter. I think what he liked most about the picnic was that he didn't have to sit in his highchair. That by the way is something we are having an issue with now. He will sit and eat for a little while, but he is such a busy little guy he wants to get going quickly. Hmmm. Maybe that's why we can only eat at fast food resturants every so often and not a rea place.

Here is Aunt Cooper chasing Copeland before lunch!

Hey what does she have there?

I love my Aunt Cooper! Muah here's a kiss for you!

After lunch we were off to the Apple Orchards in Elijay. I have never picked apples before so that was a fun experience. Copeland was so tired from the earlier activities that I wasn't sure if he was going to make it through this one. He had a blast and even got to go to the petting zoo.

Would rather pick sticks than apples.

Picking out first apple.

Adam really wanted the apple from the top of the tree.Copeland walking in between the apple trees at the orchard.A rare picture of the entire family.This boy loves his apples! I had never given him a whole apple to chew on before, but he finished every last bite before he fell asleep!Being loved on my some of his goat friends at the petting zoo.Here is a video of Copeland loving on one of the sheep from the petting zoo. It was too cute!

Mommy's Little Bam Bam

Here is a picture of Copeland's Halloween costume for this year. I love it!!!

Burt's Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went with Adam's family to Burt's Pumpkin Patch, next weekend we will make another trip there with my parents and sister, and we will buy a pumpkin this next time around. Last Saturday we took Copeland for his second annual pumpkin patch visit and I must say he loved it! He enjoyed running around and playing with the pumpkins. This was very different from last year when he was 2 months old and could hardly believe his parents would take him to such a place LOL. We went on the hayride for the first time this year and it was a lot of fun. Copeland got a little restless towards the end, because the noise and movement were putting him to sleep, but it was fun.

Then... 10-7-07

Now... 10-4-08

Here is a video from the hayride