Kooper's Helping Hand

One day when my mom and dad were here at the house, Conner was a little fussy. He had just had enough that day with the boys being in his face and was ready for bed. Kooper was really sweet and was trying to soothe him. He kept trying to put his hand in Conner's mouth to let Conner use as a pacifier. It was soo stinkin' cute and Kooper was so patient with Conner and didn't get upset at all. He doesn't get his hand into Conner's mouth until about 2:30-3 minute mark, so just be patient and watch.

I heart macaroni art!!!

The first day of Hunter going to school was really hard because Walker's school didn't start for about two weeks after Hunter's. After Walker went from thing to thing, saying he was bored what seemed like a million times, I pulled out the 5lb container of dried macaroni that my granmda gave me and put it to some good use. I was incharge of the glue, Walker and Kyler were incharge of the macaroni and paint.

Walker made Rikk

Kyler's house and yard

Kyler's smiley face

Walker's apple tree

Walker's house

Walker's smiley face

Walker taught...

Walker has been a thumb sucker since in the womb...something that we REALLY don't like, but that I always when he was a baby it was REALLY cute. Well, one day we noticed Kooper doing this...

Kooper sucking his thumb

(they always snuggle when they sleep, LOVE it!!!)

We ran over and pulled his thumb out and were just floored that he had learned to do this. Then we hear, "I taught him that...hahahaha!" Whether he did or not (pretty sure it's just baby instinct), Walker is taking claim on teaching Kooper to suck his thumb.

My little preschooler!

That's right, Walker is in preschool. I did preschool with Hunter at home, but we decided Walker should go to preschool to have the social interaction. He doesn't go to learn to write/identify numbers or letters, etc, he's got that stuff down (so I guess we already have done preschool at home with Walker!). He really enjoys going and some kids from our ward are there too, which has really made it nice. He goes M-F, 9-11 and on Wednesdays he gets to stay until 11:30 to have lunch there which is the coolest thing in his eyes! I can't believe that next year he will be in kindergarten...my how the time flies!

Kyler's baby time

With Hunter in first grade and Walker off to preschool for a couple hours every day, Kyler has been enjoying some uninterrupted time with his little brothers.

Kyler trying to make himself skinnier than Conner!

Conner and Kyler making the same face

Kooper and Kyler just hanging out
(this outfit makes Kyler look bigger than he really is!)

Father/Son Campout

When our ward's father/son campout was cancelled due to the smoke, our boys were pretty bummed out about it. So they came up with the great idea to have a campout inside!

All comfy in their tent

Enjoying a marshmallow

All the boys

Kooper's Possibilities are Endless

I have never thought that Kooper would be limited by having a prosthetic. I mostly have just worried about what other little kids would think and say about it...kids CAN be mean and hurtful when it comes to other kids who may look a little "different". My mom and dad sent me an email that has pics of a little boy and his prosthetic(s) and I know without a doubt that Kooper will be able to do ANYTHING. We have no idea who this little boy is but I am sure thankful for him and his adorable smile.

Amber and my OB Triage Ladies...

Hey ladies,

Since I know that you all slack off at work and do nothing but check my blog, I thought I would leave you all a message! Amber left a comment on my last post and I just wanted you guys to know that we think of you all the time and are VERY excited for our move to Anchorage. We can't wait to see all of you and for you all to really get to meet and love on the twins! Oh, and we are also looking for volunteers to babysit!!! Amber, I just found your info in the car a couple of weeks ago and I do keep meaning to call you. I promise, one of these days you will be surprised to get a call from me! We are supposed to be in Anchorage next month for Shriner's visit, plus we are going to start moving things into a storage unit and hopefully look at some houses...lots of trips between now and the move in January.

Well, I have taken up enough of your time...now all of you get back to work!!! Have a great day!

Exciting News!!!

Last year around this time, we got what Rikk considers to be three pieces of bad news. All in the same day he didn't get a caribou, we got orders to New Mexico and he didn't make MSgt. Needless to say, Rikk was beyond unhappy about all three. This year has been quite different. It started off with...

Rikk getting a moose!

Us keeping our orders to Elmendorf!

And Rikk made MSgt!

Things around here are looking pretty good for us. We are happy that Rikk was able to kill something, excited about our orders to Elmendorf because we will still be close to family and friends and thrilled that Rikk made MSgt. He studied really hard and deserved it.

Elmendorf said that they would be able to take care of Kooper's leg and that they would more than likely fly us to a Shriner's when needed. Shriner's supposedly goes to Anchorage 3-4 times a year (we are supposed to meet with them next month), but if that doesn't work or isn't enough, then they will fly us to a Shriner's that can meet our needs (we are hoping it's SLC).

Rikk won't sew on his MSgt stripe until this next April, May or June. They do it by time and grade, so they have to do all the older guys first. He made it in 12 years!!! That's pretty awesome! We are all so proud of him, the hard work he put into it and thankful Dad was able to come and give him a blessing the night before.

So, that's our exciting news.

2009 Moose

2009 Moose season is officially over, 0630 on Sep 1st