9 months

Cooper is now a nine month old! I can't believe how time flies. He had his check up and was a little over 22 lbs and 29 inches tall. He's so much fun these days! He is into EVERYTHING. He keeps me busy all day long! The picture is from his 9 month photos that the fabulous Jadie Thomas did.

It's (Almost) Football Time in Tennessee

My two Titans
Is that Kyle Vanden Bosch?
Nope, just Cooper Howell

My little Vol
Gotta love the orange :)

Chris was so excited to have matching Titans and UT jerseys with Cooper that we had to do a little photo shoot of my two boys.

Cooper and Maggie

Cooper and Maggie are quickly becoming buddies. They are really cute together. Maggie gets really excited when he starts crawling at her but he's not quite fast enough to play chase with her yet. She has also learned to sit under his his high chair during meals.

More Fun Times with Caroline

Finley Family Reunion

Cousins :)
Coop chillin in the pool
Tired after a long day
Howell family :)

We went to Branson, MO for a Finley Family reunion this past weekend. We had a lot of fun seeing everyone! Wish we lived closer to everybody!

Pool Party with Caroline

Showing off their whisks
Yummy!
Future Martha Stewart
Chillin in the pool with the whisk
Love at first sight :)
Coop
Caroline
Caroline loved the grass outside the pool
Cooper quickly caught on to the grass too

Cooper's friend Caroline came over to play today and they enjoyed pool time together. It was too funny. Caroline's new favorite toy is a whisk so I got mine out for Coop and he loved it. Funny how you get them all these cool baby toys and they like random household objects. Oh well. They had fun and we did too!

Asheville, NC

We stopped at UT on the way there. Cooper is already a Vol!

Cooper and Davis enjoying our dinner out
Cooper in his red, white and blue
This little girl was asleep in the swing, totally cracked me up. Cooper didn't know what was up with her.
Cousins :)
Daddy and Cooper walking around Christ School

Chris' sister Heather just moved to Asheville, NC so we spend the fourth of July weekend there with Chris' other sister, Melissa, and her family. We had so much fun! We had 5 kids under the age of 4 so we didn't get to go to many places since our days revolved around naps, but we still enjoyed each others company.

I spy

I spy one little Howell...
I spy TWO little Howells

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.

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.

On the Move

The Bridge

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

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 :)

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.