Howell Family

Monday, June 30, 2008

Belly Laughs

Sweet potato mustache

Chillin with mommy :)

Here are a couple of pictures and a little video clip of Cooper laughing. He has a belly laugh so I love hearing it.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Dedication

He did great! No crying :)

Not so sure about Jeff

Checking himself out on the monitor

Cooper was dedicated at church on Father's Day. It was a really special moment as parents to give him to God and pledge to raise him up in a Christian home. We are really excited to see what God has in store for Cooper's life.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

On the Move

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Bridge

Here is a quick video of Cooper doing "the bridge." He is so ready to start crawling!

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Playing in the Pool

Pre pool hanging out in his trunks :)

"I love the pool!"

Maggie enjoyed drinking out of the "big dog bowl"

My two kids :)

This is so much fun!

Today I put Cooper in his new baby pool for the first time. He loved it! He was very relaxed by the end, just wanting to kick back and chew on his toys. He was pretty cute in his little swim trunks :)

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Charleston, SC

Richard and Mary, the happy couple :)

The Bury Family

Courtney after too many glasses of wine

We stopped in Asheville to see the Biltmore and....

Our new niece, Betsy Hart!

The nasty fish that Chris ate

Taylor and Courtney

Chris and I

Kristin and Phil

Sarah and Trey, who are getting married this September!

Chris and I went to Charleston, SC this past weekend for our friend Richard's wedding. Cooper stayed in Nashville with my parents so we enjoyed a long weekend with friends. We had such a good time! It was so much fun to see my high school friends and enjoy time with Chris. You don't realize how controlled your day is by naps and feedings! We missed Cooper like crazy though and were ready to get back home to see him.

6 Months Old

Doing the Heisman pose (Chris' favorite picture)

Fun times grilling out on Memorial Day

Cooper in his big boy jammies (he already wears 12 month clothes!)

Coop at the park with Dee

He LOVES his Dee

Daddy and Cooper before church in his UT outfit that my friend Anna made

Swinging with Daddy

Cousin Davis and Cooper, best buds :)

I can't believe Cooper is already six months old! These past months have flown, some of them a blur and some just seem like yesterday. Cooper is truly a blessing to Chris and I. He is so sweet and so much fun these days. He is very active so I know I'll have my hands full as soon as he figures out how to crawl which he is working very hard on. He weighed 19 lbs 2 oz at his check up (75%) and 27 3/4 inches (90%) so he is on his way to being a big boy!

Friday, May 16, 2008

May Days

My little cutie on Mother's Day

Maggie and Cooper

He LOVES Maggie

Cooper and his cousin Eliza

Cousin Davis and Cooper

Cooper is growing and doing so many more things all the time. He loves his feet these days, as you can see from his picture with Davis. We went to the park with some friends and discovered the swing which he laughed so hard while I was pushing him. So cute. I can't believe he'll be six months old in a couple of weeks!

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Update

Enjoying the parade in Missouri

Too much parade

I just thought this picture was funny

He wants to take a picture of mommy for once :)

Sitting in his bed

Cooper, Grandaddy and cousin Davis

Chillin in Missouri at my Aunt LuAnn's house

He loved looking at the baby doll

He's trying to figure out what his Aunt LuAnn is looking at

Sweet boy

Sorry it has been so long since I've updated this. We have been busy! Cooper took his first trip this month to Missouri for the Dogwood Festival. He was so good! He did great in the car and was sweet the whole time we were there. He slept well except for the morning of the earthquake which woke us all up at 4:30am. Pretty crazy to wake up to your entire bed shaking. Cooper loves to get out and see people and new things which is so fun. I'm glad he's social!