tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67904625453926167562024-02-07T23:35:36.629-06:00The Coopet FamilyKimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-10573703379777650362012-03-04T09:48:00.000-06:002012-03-04T09:48:56.582-06:00Mustache NailsI have a thing for Mustache's. The sillier the better. I have been having a bad past few days so I painted some cute little Mustache's on my nails.<br />
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So amusing! Now every time I look at my hands I will smile! Great way to start the day!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-71637638814498288812012-01-08T19:58:00.001-06:002012-01-08T19:59:32.623-06:00Poor little Hawk!I haven't posted in a month & a half & I really hate that I have to make this update after being away for so long.<br />
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If we are friends are Facebook you have seen bits & pieces of this. I haven't really posted about exactly what happened. I have been asked a ton of questions about it & I figure this is probably the easiest place to answer them all at one time. For those of you who are not my friend on Facebook or don't know much about my dogs I will start with a little back story.<br />
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We adopted Hawk in the summer of 2005. He was my birthday present. I wanted a dog so badly. Actually, I wanted a cat but since Kyle was allergic he said he'd get me a little dog for my birthday. We drove 3 hours, one way, to adopt Hawk. I searched for months to find the right one. I am not one to buy a puppy or from a breeder. I always say "Dogs who are adopted love their owners more because they took them in when no one wanted them." I think the case has been pretty true with Hawk.<br />
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It didn't start out that way however. Hawk was terrified of us. For 3 days he really didn't come near us. I'll admit it, I cried. I thought for sure this dog hated us & would never come around me. We soon realized that Hawk must have had a rough past but slowly warmed up to us. I became his person. He loved me & I loved him. He was & still is a pretty scared dog. We know that in some point before we adopted him he was treated pretty badly. We were determined to do the exact opposite of that.<br />
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In 2006 we adopted Fox. I don't want this post to be all about him (which it could easily turn into) so I will just give a super quick story on him. We adopted him from the Min Pin rescue. I found his story on Craigslist & decided that he need to be our dog. He had a whole in his heart & wasn't going to live very long. He was living pretty much in a kennel because he needed someone home with him all day. We didn't care what it took & soon he came our dog.<br />
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The two quickly became best friends & did everything together. Hawk was finally learning how to be a dog. We always joked that Hawk didn't realize he was a dog because he didn't interact well with dogs in the past & had no idea how to play.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately Fox died in March of 2007. Hawk was devastated. The picture above is the last family picture we took. He looks so young & healthy but his heart was sick & couldn't make it any long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fast forward to the May of 2010. We were living with my inlaws while we gutted & basically rebuilt our house from the studs up. Not fun. They have a dog, his name is Bondo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He is a goofy Lab who we all love. I also love this picture of him. So so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyways, back to May of 2011. We were at the inlaws house & for some reason Bondo got really mad at Hawk (very very uncommon) and he bit him. All we hear is this high pitched scream come from Hawk. We ran into the dinning room to see Hawk with his leg just...hanging there. Kyle snatched him up & drove to the vet as fast as he could while I stayed home with the kids. A few hours later Hawk came home with a cast on his leg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The vet said without a very expensive surgery he will probably never walk normal again. He'd never jump up like he does when he gets excited. They said eventually he'd get really bad arthritis in his leg & could quite possibly need it amputated. The surgery was too expensive. We said we do the cast for the 4-6 weeks like they said & we'd go from there. Only after a few weeks was Hawk trying to jump with his cast on. After the 6 weeks was up he was 100% back to normal. Running, jumping & playing like nothing happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few months later it was very close to the time when we could move into our house. We had talked about getting a bigger dog when we did. We had been looking for a few months & finally found one that we thought would work. We drove to the local humane society to check him out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kooper. He was sweet, house trained & already knew tricks! He also lived with other dogs too! We put him on hold & the next day he came home with us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kooper & Hawk didn't get along very well at first. Hawk didn't really like many dogs so I didn't expect them to be BFF's right off the bat. Kooper was also still a puppy (they guessed around a year old) so all he wanted to do was play & Hawk didn't want anything to do with that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the past 18 months they slowly became friends. We used to bring Hawk places & leave Kooper home. It came to the point where Kooper would get so stressed without Hawk there he'd chew things. If we left Hawk there he was so much better. Kooper came with issues just like Hawk. He has terrible separation anxiety & even though he is very well trained, I don't think his old owners were very nice to him either. Pretty sad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last few months the dogs have become pretty close. Hawk started to act more like a dog. He started to play with Kooper, eat raw hides, got along better with other dogs & was even nice to people he didn't know! My little dog was becoming a REAL DOG! It was awesome to see the change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Friday the 6th I left in the early afternoon to shoot my first wedding of 2012. I kissed my husband & kids goodbye & left for the day. It was really nice out (almost 50 degrees which is unheard of in Minnesota in January) so I told Kyle he should take the kids to the Zoo. He left a little after me & away they went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Randomly throughout the day I check my phone when I have down time. I got a call (with no Voicemail) and I goggled the number since I didn't know it. It was a pet hospital. Not the one we go to but one not to far away from where we live. I thought it must have been a miss dial & thought nothing of it. A few hours later Kyle text me & asked me to call him as soon as I could. I said I couldn't call but asked whats up. We played the back & fourth game a bit. I freaked & thought something bad happened & begged him to tell me. He said nothing is wrong but to call him when I left the wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few hours later as we were packing our camera gear up & Troy went to get the car I called Kyle. The phone call was pretty much a blur. A combination of the loud music & bad news I don't really remember. All I remember Kyle saying "Hawk is in surgery." I didn't believe it. He said Kooper bit him & that he was at his parents house. He said he isn't sure how Hawk is but he'll know more when the vet calls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I dropped Troy off & called Kyle. The drive home was terrible. I was wearing contacts & couldn't stop crying. I had no idea if my dog was going to die. I couldn't really understand the situation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got home Kyle explained to me what happened. He came home from the Zoo & let the dogs out. He noticed Hawk was walking slow but that was about it. He came inside & noticed that Hawk had pooped in the kitchen & then the kids noticed blood. Kyle saw that Karie's door was open in her room, which we never leave open, and there was blood on her bedskirt. Kyle sent the kids into Kegan's room to play & he ran outside. He saw Hawk was bleeding from his head & had deep bite marks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He called our normal vet but it was already closed & he got the number for the vet they recommend for after hours. Kyle took the kids to my aunts & Hawk to the vet. He was unsure about what was going to happen next. They came out & said he needed surgery. A very expensive surgery. Something that we just couldn't afford. He asked if there was something else that they could do to save him that wasn't going to cost that much. There was & they did it. Hawk had emergency surgery. Kooper bit him in the back of the head. Small dogs have a soft spot back there & Kooper hit it. They said he has some fractures in head & more than likely in the sinus too but they will heal over time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just before midnight we left to pick him up. We were there no longer than 15 minutes but I felt like we were in the waiting room for hours. The instant I saw him I broken down in tears, even more than I already was. He wasn't walking yet, his face was all wrapped up & he just wasn't himself. He was given an antibiotic and pain meds which totally mess him up for a few hours after he takes it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't sleep that night. Every sound he made woke me up. Every movement woke me up. Bad night to not get any sleep since I had a wedding that next morning. Kyle took the day off to stay with the dog. They said they weren't sure if he had brain damage & we'd know in the next 24-48 hours. They gave us a list of things to watch for. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The entire day I worried about him. I told Kyle to lie to me if something bad happened. I didn't want to find out during the wedding. Thankfully nothing bad did happen & I came home to my dog, who was even more swollen that\n when I left that morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was still another issue at hand, Kooper. We have no idea WHY he bit Hawk. This has never happened before. Did they fight over a toy? A chew? Food? They have free run of the house while we are gone & as long as we spray bitter apple on a few things we never have an issues. It's been this way for months. Something happened. We'll never know why.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kyle brought Kooper over to his parents house while Hawk was at the hospital. He thought for sure I'd kill Koop for hurting Hawk. Yes, I was so angry at him but not enough to kill him. Overall, Kooper is a great dog. He is amazing with kids, loves everyone he meets and most importantly HE IS A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY! He is a Coopet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love him. Thank you so much for all the prayers, phone calls, texts & emails. I really appreciate it.</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-13334642404988788492011-11-20T09:09:00.000-06:002011-11-20T09:09:31.340-06:00The Elf on the Shelf - A Christmas TraditionMore than a month later I am FINALLY blogging again. October has been notoriously my busiest month with photoshoots & weddings. Fall color & nice weather has kept my bum working from sun up to sunset every weekend & several days during the week. I can't lie, I am glad that is has significantly slowed down. While I can't figure out what to do on weekends yet, I really like being home with my kiddos & actually being able to see my family. That is really nice.<br />
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So, back to what this blog post is really about. The Elf on the Shelf. You may or may not know what this is. It is pretty awesome so if you don't, get on it. We started ours a few days early but we also have our Christmas tree up & almost all our Christmas decor. lol<br />
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The Elf on the Shelf is a fantastic kids book that comes with an adorable little Elf. According to the book he is YOUR Elf. You get to name him. We named ours Drew. Each night Drew flies back to the North Pole to tell Santa how the kids were each day. Then he comes home early each morning & hides. Apparently Elves really like to play hide & seek. Perfect for Kegan & Karie who are always up for a game. The game is supposed to start after Thanksgiving, but since we got Drew yesterday it was almost impossible to wait! Plus, like I said, we are already well into the Christmas Spirit so why not.<br />
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This is something I have wanted to do with the kids for a few years now. I love having traditions. I am such a sucker for Holidays/Birthday's so this is just perfect for us. Unfortunately a few years ago the kids were too small to really understand what the Elf on the Shelf was. But this year being 5 and almost 4 I thought it was a perfect year to start this tradition!<br />
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Last night was our first night with Drew. We sat in Kegan's bed & read the story with Drew sitting on Kegan's shelf listening to us tell his story. The kids loved the book. They asked 7,000 questions & couldn't wait for the morning to find him!<br />
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Since we have dogs and we have one, Kooper, who likes to chew things I told the kids that Drew likes to hide up high. The last night we'd want is for the kids to wake up & find Drew's head on the floor & his chewed body spread all over the living room! Yikes!<br />
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This morning the kids woke up & had to look for him! I hid him pretty easy (in the Christmas tree) so it took Kegan less than a minute to spot him. He is still currently sitting up there. Why you ask? Well, Kegan said that Drew likes to be up there because he can see everything going on in the living room & kitchen and that it is his job to tell Santa what we do so he can see it better there. lol Smart kiddo!<br />
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Of course what would a blog post be without some pictures! So without further adieu, I'd love to share some pictures of the newest member of our family, Drew!<br />
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Pretty easy hiding spot huh! lol I have lots of ideas on where to hide him & I am sure the internet can help me with some as well. They will only get more creative & more fun as the days past. I hope to document each night as well!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-49265725943592750492011-10-11T11:19:00.000-05:002011-10-11T11:19:46.953-05:00Pinehaven Farm Field TripThe day after the Run Hop Ride Fundraiser was the Field Trip to Pinehaven Farm. They needed parents to volunteer so I did. Kegan wanted me to go. If he didn't, I wouldn't have gone. I don't want to be one of THOSE parents!<br />
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Each parent had their kid & one other kid to keep track of. I had Kegan & Saywer but also had Kegan's friend Stevie tag along with us too.<br />
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Stevie, Saywer & Kegan. Look how cute they are!!!<br />
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Our group went to feed the animals first. There were lots of animals there & the kids loved it. They got all the food that they wanted to keep them which is so nice.<br />
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This makes me want a goat, however I don't want to clean up all their poop. lol<br />
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After feeding the animals they went & got their pumpkins. Parents got them too which was great. I was going to buy one for Karie but this worked great! After that we went to the playground. The kids LOVED this & honestly would have spend the entire trip there.<br />
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There were slides EVERYWHERE! This slide was the first one that most of the kids went on until they found the barn with like 6 different slides in it. They pretty much lived in that thing!<br />
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Of course I had to crawl in here to get some pictures. lol<br />
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They also had these trikes on steroids for the kids to ride around on.<br />
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They were hardcore!<br />
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The place was awesome & we for sure have to go back. Even if it was just for the park. I know Karie would really enjoy it!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-12394567843278806842011-10-11T11:05:00.000-05:002011-10-11T11:05:04.083-05:00Run Hop RideKegan's Pre K school is in desperate need of a new playground. Currently they have a wooden play set that is about 20 years old. They are raising money to buy a new one. A metal one that will last a lot longer. Those things are cheap so they had something fun for the kids to do to raise money. In the past they sold things. AKA the parents had to sell stuff because the kids are far too little to do that. So this was perfect. They have a race. They wanted each kid to raise $100. That way they'd be half way to their goal.<br />
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Kegan raised $125. I bet if he would have asked more people he could have raised more. But $125 is more than the goal so I am proud of him.<br />
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I worked at the race. They needed parents to help out & direct the kids where to go. I helped out at the tunnel. I cheered for kids to run to me & then cheer for them as they crawled through the tunnel. If you know me. you know I probably rocked this. haha I am such a cheery happy dork so just picture me with Pom Poms cheering really loud for these little 4 & 5 year old kids. lol It was fun.<br />
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Kyle was off the day of the race so when it was Kegan time to run he came out with Karie to take a video of it. I forgot to mention too that each kid ran alone. I thought that was awesome so that every kid won!<br />
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First the kids rode on a scooter or a bike.<br />
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They walked on a balance beam (which I didn't get a picture of) and then they ran to me! RUN RUN RUN!<br />
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The then tunnel. It was pretty little but the kids are little. You wouldn't catch me in that thing! lol<br />
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Stepping stones & then the Finish line! I love it! So cute!<br />
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At the end of the race we had all the kiddos pose under the Finish line for some pictures.<br />
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How cute is his class? They all go a little "Winner" ribbon. Kegan wore is ALL day long! He never wanted to take a nap and we had to save it to put it in his school projects box. So fun!!!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-28590495575886207012011-09-26T19:02:00.000-05:002011-09-26T19:02:25.527-05:00Kegan, my little man!Since Kegan started school I have been really lacking in posts. Last week was an emotional one that I will get into another time. So that is why I didn't post at all last week. This week is better...it is only Monday so lets hope it stays on this pace! lol<br />
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If you don't know me very well, you will still probably know my love of my camera. If you have known me for a while you know that I take pictures just about every day. I have been doing that since before my kids were born. It's just something I do. So, Kegan has been in school for 7 days as of today.<br />
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I took his picture the first day of school, then the second & then the third. I then decided I would try & do pictures daily. In the same area if possible...place would be better. Of course when it's 20 below in the winter that isn't going to happen. lol But, the weather has been nice enough to do all his pictures outside. So here are last weeks...and today's pictures!<br />
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All the kids at school got their new bags. Kegan was really excited to get a blue one. If you didn't know already, that is his favorite color. If it's blue, he needs to have it. It doesn't matter what it is, if it's blue, it's his. lol<br />
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This was day 5. This was a hard day for him. He didn't want to go to school. Not sure why but thankfully was easy every day after this. He is also rocking his Halloween tattoos. He was really excited to show them off at school!<br />
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Day 6 & sporting all blue! lol This is one of his favorite shirts. One because it's blue, duh, and the other because it's like his dads. Kyle wears a lot of button up shirts & Keegs likes to be like his dad.<br />
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Then there is today, day 7. Such a handsome little dude. He was excited to go to school today. He also go new school shoes too! That is always fun!<br />
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I am glad he is getting the hang of going to school. He has many many more years of it ahead of him. lol He has a lot of cool stuff coming up soon too! He has a field trip & he also has a fun raiser that is a track & field event! I can't wait to see how that goes! The boy LOVES to run! I am volunteering at that event. I haven't decided if I am going to go to the field trip or not, I have to decide that soon! I liked it so much when my mom came to my field trips.<br />
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I wonder how many days I can get away with taking his pictures until he starts to complain.Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-20440343983465849142011-09-14T16:50:00.000-05:002011-09-14T16:50:10.742-05:00Pre K here we come!Monday Kegan started Pre K at Noah's Ark in Circle Pines. While he is old enough to start Kindergarten (his birthday is in August) we feel that holding him back a year was best. They say boys born around the Kindergarten cut off benefit from an extra year! Funny enough a lot of my friends with boys born around the same time are also holding off until next year. So, Kegan started Pre K this week. I still can't believe that my boy is old enough to be in school. It boggles me mind!<br />
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I was nervous. Kegan was nervous. I play cool. I didn't want him to know just how nervous I was. I was excited, don't get me wrong, but this was the first time Kegan was going to be away from me with anyone other than very close family. I was nervous for him. Before class I dropped Karie off with my aunt Patty. I had no idea how it was going to go & I didn't want Karie there if I had to spend the first 20 minutes of class there with him.<br />
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He was excited to use his new backpack. His school hadn't gotten in their new bags for the kids so Batman was able to make an appearance. Of course wearing his new favorite shirt, Superman. Pretty much anything blue will do these days. It was very warm that day, 90 degrees so shorts it was. His first homework assinment was to fill out this train. The only way it could have been more prefect for my train loving boy is if the train was blue! lol It asked for his birthday, what his favorite food was & what he likes to do. He said his favorite food was Pizz and that he likes to play in his tree house & with his legos. Aww!<br />
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The drop off was emotional. He cried a lot. At first he was okay. We signed him in & checked out his room. He even went to the big table & played at bit.<br />
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When he realized that I wasn't staying he started to cry. I hugged him & I started to cry. I didn't let him see it because I didn't want him to think that I was scared. I wasn't, I was just really sad that he was sad. :( His teacher was really nice & kind of took over. She talked to him & was trying to distract him from being sad. I gave him a hug & a kiss & said I would be back in a few hours. I didn't want to prolong the sad. I knew from my years of helping my aunts teach Sunday School that the longer the parents stay, the harder it is. So I left making sure he knew I'd be back. I walked in the hall & cried. He cried. I collected myself a few minutes later. I peeked around the corner & there he was fine & dandy playing.<br />
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A few hours later, like I told him, I picked him up. He came running to me yelling "MOMMY!" He was so excited. We went to his basket & looked at all the things he got & made. It was pretty neat to see my boy have projects to bring home. He even said he wanted to go back the next day.<br />
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Tuesday was good. While the morning was quite crazy & I thought we were going to be late, we weren't. They are redoing the streets in our neighborhood so we have to park at the end of the block. Kegan was having troubles with his shoes so I was worried. But we weren't!<br />
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Kegan had the sharing bag which means he had to bring something to show off in class. I was really curious about what he'd bring. He has a million toys & everything is his favorite. lol He picked his car. I asked him why the car & he said "Because my dad made it for me." Awwww See Kyle works for Lowes & sometimes the Boy Scouts come in to make these race cars. They asked Kyle to run one of these sessions because he knows the most about tools. So before the kids came in Kyle made a test car knowing that he would be giving it to Kegan. He has loved it since. He is really excited to paint it with Kyle sometime soon.<br />
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School went okay. He tripped at the playground & fell & only cried a little bit. He was okay. He was a lot more tight lipped around what he did in class. However he did spend a majority of the afternoon singing a song he learned. It was cute.<br />
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Wednesday was a rough day. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed & was crabby. We all have those days.<br />
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You can tell by his uber fake smile that he wasn't happy. He was happy however to hug Karie for some reason. Probably because he didn't want to leave & knew that it would make me want to take a picture & delay going to school.<br />
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The drop off was tough & there were tears. :( It was sad. When I picked him he was happy & ready to see me. That lasted all about 3 seconds when he turned back into Crabasourus Rex. He said he cried a lot at school. I am not 100% sure because he wouldn't tell me. I emailed his teacher to ask her what happened to make him so upset. It isn't really like him to be this way but then again, it could be just one of those days.<br />
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I am not going to paint a picture of my family as perfect. We are far from it. lol Kegan is having a less than perfect day & that is okay.<br />
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He is off school now until Monday. Hopefully Monday goes better than today. I know that he will eventually get into a routine & it will be okay. Right now things are just super new for him & it is kind of scary.Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-22324682551672675452011-09-11T10:51:00.002-05:002011-09-11T11:02:49.258-05:009-11-2011 - 10 Years LaterSeptember 11th, 2001 fell on a Tuesday. I was 17 & in my Senior year of High School at Centennial in Circle Pines. I woke up & got ready for school. I wore my favorite pair of jeans, red tank top & my favorite red & gray zip up sweater, which I still have by the way. I drove to school in my blue VW Jetta & went to my first class.<br />
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It was Business Math, a class I really enjoyed. Our teacher was super fun & I had several friends in class. I was early, like always. I sat down in my seat with the few other early birds & our teacher turn on CNN which was something we always did. The click of those buttons changed our lives. We had no idea what was going on. All we saw was panic. It didn't take long to realize that a plane crashed into one of the towers in NYC. It was so early that they didn't know if it was an accident or even any details. We sat there in shock. Little was said while we watched. A huge gasp was heard when the second plane hit.<br />
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While we were thousands of miles away from what was happening we were all scared. We had no idea if something like this was going to happen here. We had no idea who was doing it. It was so new & so scary. I had very little connection personally it. A friend of my dads had many family members in NYC & the place I worked at the time had a store in one of the towers. Besides that, I just knew about the Twin Towers. I remember my teacher saying "Remember this moment. Your children will be asking you where you were when this happened." Little did we know at the moment just how true that was.<br />
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The details we saw were graphic. As the cameras panned up on the buildings we saw people sticking their bodies out the windows above where the plane crashed into the building. They were unsure what was going on but knew that there was no way out for them. And then it happened, people started to jump out the window. My heart was in my stomach & I couldn't believe I was watching this living nightmare.<br />
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We sat in horror in our classrooms as we watched both towers collapse. I felt sick. It was so scary. It was a very unreal feeling as I am sure everyone can relate to. Could this really be happening? The rest of the day was quite a blur. I remember going to my classes but the halls were quiet compared to regular school days. Classrooms weren't filled with teachers teaching but filled with scared kids glued to the TV. I went home that night & watched the news all night with my family. Thankful they were alive & sadden that so many people lost their family members & friends.<br />
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Americans woke up that morning like any other days but went to sleep forever changed.<br />
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I remember towards the end of training our class played a game. We had to be split into 2 teams & Kyle was on my team. He sat next to me. I remember him saying to me "Do my feet smell?" as he shows me that he has no shoes on. Yea...he had game. lol I could barely spit out the word no because I was so nervous. Our team won the game. We won these random fish. Some were blue & some were orange. We traded our fish because he knew I wanted the blue one. Random right?!<br />
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After that we went back to the other office & went home. I was blogging back then too. I have been <span style="font-size: small;">blogging since about 1995 & started my online journal in 2002. So I went back & read my journal from that day. Here are a few highlights:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">"I went to the second half of training with Kyle today. He's adorable. I was so nervous talking to him. I felt like such a dork."</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">lol It is true. I remember thinking how nerdy he must think I am. I was so awkward & shy. He was so handsome & confident. I just couldn't believe he was talking to me. I also said:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">"I have the dumbest smile on my face. It's been there all day."</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">How funny is that? I remember that day so vividly. I had just gotten out of a relationship & wasn't looking for anything serious. I didn't even think that I had a chance with Kyle honestly. lol I was the dorky awkward girl & he was the hot fresh out of college guy. lol Opposites do attract!</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-42454313735669624602011-09-08T22:36:00.001-05:002011-09-08T22:45:03.144-05:00Apple Orchard Round #2So it has been only 2 days since we were last at the Orchard, but we decided to go again. This time without Kyle & adding some friends. My girlfriend Chalayne came along with her two girls, Ally & Kate. We have done this in the past & this will not be the last time we do it this year either!<br />
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The kids were all slightly insane today. But from my feed on Facebook it looks like it wasn't just our kids that were losing their minds. lol It seemed to be a nationwide trend. Either way, we had a good time.<br />
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All the kids checked out the "Apple Factory" but sadly it wasn't on. Doesn't matter though because they liked to see everything.<br />
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I love how they display their apples for people to buy! It is so insanely cute!<br />
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Of course you can't leave the building without your apple treats. On top of our donuts we also bought Apple Syrup. We have never had it before so we thought we'd try it! We had our snacks & the kids ran around like crazy people stopping a few times to play a quick game of "Ring Around the Rosey".<br />
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Such goofballs. Then it was off to the red barn to take a picture of the kids. We did it last year & I knew we had to try it again. We sat the kids down in the same order they were last year. Pretty sure this needs to be a yearly though. I don't think however they will all fit on those steps when they are bigger. lol<br />
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I can't believe in one year how much they have all grown!<br />
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lol I love it! So cute! After that we walked back down to the other red barn to check out all the old apple farming stuff!<br />
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The kids for the most part were being insane. We told them not to run, they ran more. We told them to run, they ran faster. lol Nothing was working. I knew that I had to capture their craziness even though it was driving me nuts!<br />
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Kind of perfect. I love these little munchkins!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-49354115635732259602011-09-08T14:34:00.000-05:002011-09-08T14:34:34.495-05:00Fall is in the air!Now that it is unofficially fall, it means that it is Apple Orchard Season. If you know me...even a little bit...you will know that I have an unhealthy obsession/love with Apple Orchards. I say unhealthy because I have a love for Apple Donuts. I could eat them buy the box full. I eat one or two donuts a year but when it comes to Apple Orchard Season, I don't even want to give you a number! Lets just say it is far to many. lol But they are so good & so hard to say no to. I'd call myself an expert when it comes to all things Apple Orchard related. I have my favorites. Unfortunately my favorites aren't all close. One of my favorites happens to be in Northfield...45 minutes away. That one we only go to once a year...but it is well worth it. They probably the best Apple Donuts. When those suckers come out fresh, it puts any other donut to shame! Yum! They also have the biggest pumpkins I've ever seen & a killer Orchard for pictures. Pretty sure I am going to do family pictures there later this fall.<br />
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For me the season started on Tuesday (always the day after Labor Day in my eyes) so spending a few hours at the Orchard just felt like a great way to kick off the season! It was just the 4 of us that went. Of course it being so early in the season there wasn't many people at all. Plus it was a weekday so that helped. We went to Pine Tree in White Bear Lake. I adore this Orchard. It is a smaller one with not a lot of kid activities but I still really love it. They have a huge barn where they have a billion kinds of apple treats (they have awesome Apple Donuts), a big machine that separates the apples, they have juices, ciders & maple products too. It's fun! Of course samples of the different kids of apples too! You can walk a bit of the Orchard & check out the history of the place too. They have picnic tables to eat lunch at and/or your apple treats as well. Sunday & Monday they have tractor rides (which every kid loves) and come closer to Halloween they have a few kid related things out. Even without that stuff. They kids have a blast. It's big so they can run off their sugar highs from the donuts & us parents can sit back & watch our kids enjoy one of our favorite places.<br />
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Of course what would be trip to the Orchard without pictures?! I went for a more vintage look with the pictures too. Trying something a little different.<br />
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Even though it isn't a pick your own Orchard, Karie always feels the need to do it. She LOVES apples & will scarf them down pretty quickly. Some people may gag at the fact that she picked the apple from the tree & just ate it without washing it. There are such things as good germs ya know. ;)<br />
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I love this little area. Year after year I take pictures in this area. Pretty much the same tree! I love it.<br />
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Kegan was totally rocking the faux hawk & Gingham button down. How cute is that? It's so fally. lol I know it's not a word but whatever. He totally looks like he belongs there!<br />
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While Kegan is the only kid on the planet who doesn't eat fruit (totally broken) he sure likes the look & feel of apples so I couldn't resists getting a picture. Plus, I was planning to take a picture to use on my fanpage on Facebook, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoopetPhotography">Coopet Photography</a>, and that is what I did!<br />
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We headed down the hill to buy our donuts & have a mini picnic!<br />
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Of course you'd think my family was only 3 people as you don't see me very often since I am always taking the pictures. One of these trips though I am forcing the husband to be the picture taker. I need to look like I was there too! lol<br />
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Since it was our first donuts of the year we had to take a few pictures with them. lol They are insanely tasty let me tell ya. If you haven't ever had them, my soul hurts for you. They are delish!<br />
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And finally "Hey Karie, let's smell them." hahahaha Oh geeze! Could they be any cuter? Don't think so!<br />
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Because we love the Orchard so much....we are going there again tonight with some friends...I am sure I will have my camera with tonight too!!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-22601128191535052742011-09-06T14:32:00.000-05:002011-09-06T14:32:50.057-05:00My Week According to InstagramThese last two weeks have been a complete blur for the most part! I have been so busy! With a trip out of town, The State Fair, Valleyfair & 4 weddings I have been a busy lady! Not to mention Kegan starting Preschool next week & having his birthday party too! That is just the stuff I can remember! lol So, I missed last weeks Instagram update. I was SUPPOSED to do it again yesterday...and failed. Instead, I am going to cram the last two weeks into one post! lol<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">1. This is how I found Karie. She passed out on the couch with her tea cup in her hand.<br />
2. Another sleeping picture of Karie. Aww she loves her Hello Kitty she got from our friend Jennifer for Christmas.<br />
3. When we were on vaca the kids collected as many shells as they could. This was just from ONE outing!!<br />
4. I love this picture so much! It is Kegan on my dads shoulders as they walked through Big Island.<br />
5. Karie & Nancy catching some sun at the pool!<br />
6. Me too!!!<br />
7. Karie & I! Aww love her.<br />
8. Karie holding her first fish.<br />
9. This was my first attempt at a french braid.<br />
10. Getting ready to go out. We took the boat to dinner which was so neat!<br />
11. This was the sunset we saw when we were leaving dinner that night. We saw the whole thing from the boat. Amazing.<br />
12. lol Karie holding Hawk. I find this so amusing because Hawk is the biggest crab I know!<br />
13. Watching Transformers in the backyard!<br />
14. CUPCAKE NAILS! This was my first attempt & not so bad.<br />
15. I did Karie's too so we matched!<br />
16. We went to the fair & Karie passed out. She was so tired.<br />
17. Kegan on the ATV!<br />
18. Tyler & I went to Valleyfair & the last time we were on the "Monster" (we call it the Octopus) we did this same picture.<br />
19. My pups! I don't post about them enough!</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-45640429424032874232011-09-02T09:53:00.000-05:002011-09-02T09:53:21.863-05:00The Great Minnesota Get TogetherOn Wednesday afternoon we ventured out to the Minnesota State Fair aka The Great Minnesota Get Together. It is one of the biggest Fair's in the US & the biggest when it comes to daily attendance. Something like 1.5 million people attend the fair. It is only open for something like 10 days. That is crazy! We only have 5.2 million people in our State too! Again, crazy!<br />
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If you live in Minnesota & you don't like the Fair (aka my husband) you are broken. lol The Fair for us however, it very bittersweet. Our State Motto is "The Land of 10,000 Lakes" (although we have more than 12K) so we REALLY enjoy our summers here. They are really short but we really take advantage of it. The Fair has been the unofficial end of summer for as long as I can remember. It ends Labor Day and the next day kids go back to school. We all look forward to the Fair but at the same time we don't. As a kid it is such a huge mix of emotions. The Fair is so much fun & you can spend ALL day there & not see everything. But, as soon as it is over Fall is here & school is here. Urgh!<br />
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As an adult, it isn't as bad but I still am going to miss Summer. lol So besides all the facts about MN & our Fair, it is fun! And we had fun! We went with my dad, step mom & my little brothers. My kids were overjoyed that they got to spend the day with my brothers. They love them!<br />
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We met at my dads house & walked over to the church where we took the bus. It's free & it really gets you there pretty quick. We do that every year. It works grand. The bus we take has the first park & ride spot so we are dropped over literally across the street from the main gates!<br />
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The first thing we did when we go there was check out the John Deere stuff. Normally, this wouldn't be something that I would do but my dad needs to buy something there for work. Plus, kids LOVE that kind of crap.<br />
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The boys loved it. They wanted to climb on EVERY SINGLE thing there. Why not though? It isn't something that they every get to go on and they are allowed to go on it.<br />
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Across the street was Gander Mountain booth and they were givng out these hilarious fish hats! lol<br />
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All the kids wanted them but as soon as I put the hat on Karie she wasn't happy. lol Look at the face...and that HAT! hahahahaha How can you not love that? It is so funny!!!!!!<br />
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If you aren't from MN or if you haven't even been to the Fair here, it is HUGE. There is a lot of space to cover. My kiddos are little & walking the entire time is pretty rough so they got a little help.<br />
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How do you not love that? Check out the Chicken hats too! How cute are those? These hats were a HUGE hit & Kegan pretty much wore his hat the ENTIRE day! They got them at the Golden Plump booth. Another MN Fact, Golden Plump it out of Northern MN. lol<br />
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We went on Kegan's favorite thing next! The Space Needle or what it is really called "Space Tower". Pretty sure I have never heard of anyone call it that. I honestly had no idea that it was called the Space Tower until last year. I thought the real name is The Space Needle. lol It is the tallest thing there & you go to the tippy top & get the see the entire Fair AND both Minneapolis & St. Paul.<br />
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It is so cool. I love that you can see all of us in the middle. It is a slow ride, anyone can ride it. It is grand. I like to do this ride last, but the kids can't wait that long. The second my kiddos see it, they want to ride it, and it is impossible to miss!<br />
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I love how I try to get a cute picture of Kyle & Karie & this is what I end up with! The second however is adorable. Heck, they both are! lol<br />
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While we were up there we saw the Twins Booth along with a bounce house. My kiddos love the bounce how. There was also a kid sized Baseball Field, a place to see how fast you throw & a fun photo op! We had to go there.<br />
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Of course more piggy back rides & my kids failed attempt at High Fives. I love my kids but they fail hard at giving each other high fives. lol They always end up beating each other. lol<br />
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The place was pretty cool. If you are from MN, you know our love for the Twins. Even Tyler sported his Twin tee! Love it!<br />
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Of course you know me & I am always looking for photo ops. I saw the family Guy one & I was able to get 3 of the 4 kids in there for a picture.<br />
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So funny! I adore that show!!!<br />
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The next stop was the Merry Go Round. They love that. I made Kyle go on so that I could get some pictures...of course!<br />
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How cute is my family!? My brothers didn't ride on it & my kids loved being able to wave to my brothers while on the ride!<br />
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I was a bad mom that day too. My kids ate nothing but junk. Karie also had her first soda. We never have soda in the house. We just don't drink it. We buy it for parties & if it isn't all gone, it stays there until the next party. lol<br />
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I enjoy a Root Beer every once in a while. In reality I'd rather have a Root Beer float but it was hot & a Root Beer itself sounded really good. So I let Karie have some, she loved it too! lol<br />
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It was time for another ride. This ride, I HATE! It is the sky ride. It isn't scary really, but it is HIGH & goes from one end of the Fair to the other. My kids LOVE LOVE LOVE this ride so I have to suck it up & do it for them!<br />
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They spend the 5 minutes looking at everything. I spend about 10 seconds getting a good picture and the rest gripping for dear life on the door handle and looking at my feet. lol I hate this ride.<br />
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It was getting late, 5 or so hours in, and the kids were getting really tired. Kegan was on my dads back & just laying there tired.<br />
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See the Chicken hat. Still there. lol He loved that thing. I also love the lighting in these pictures. Karie was also tired. She fell asleep.<br />
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Right on Kyle's head she passed out. How cute is that! lol However it was SO hot! Kyle didn't want to have this sweaty little kid on his back for the next hour. So I took her.<br />
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Forgive my sweaty look, it was hot! lol The first picture is how she is most of the time. The second picture shows just how tired she was. lol It didn't even matter that she tipped backwards she stayed asleep. That only happened then. She normally just cuddles up. I ADORE this carrier. My Mei Tei. I got this when Kegan was a newborn. I have used it so hard the past 5 years. It comes in handy more often than you think. I had both my hands free to eat lots of nummy food!<br />
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I failed at taking pictures of all the food we ate & all the kids we did. We had a blast! Good bye Summer! Welcome Fall!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-79692915156517444782011-08-26T19:59:00.001-05:002011-08-26T20:00:48.451-05:00Mini Vacation is just what I needed!It was about a month ago that my dad invited us up north for their yearly family trip. I didn't know if we could make it work because I am so insanely busy with work. I did everything I could & was able to squeeze two days dry to go! Kyle was orginally supposed to come but with Kegan's birthday party this Sunday & all the work that needed to be done around the he had to stay home.<br />
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Early Wednesday morning I drove 3 hours solo with my two kiddos. Armed with snacks, a DVD player, countless movies, water and ear buds for me we ventured north! I do have to give a shout to <a href="http://www.iheartradio.com/main.html">I Heart Radio</a> and the <a href="http://daveryanshow.com/main.html">Dave Ryan In the Morning</a> channel! It saved me! I love listening to music but I love to listen & sing. Not so easy when two little ones are trying to watch Robots. So I plugged in my iPhone & listened to that show all the way up there. It was grand!<br />
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10:59am we arrived at beautiful Clamshell Beach Resort! The cabin was small & rustic (don't worry we had running water & electricity) but it was RIGHT ON THE BEACH! You walked out the door & it was pretty much right there! It was so awesome! We took no time to settle in & head out on our first adventure of the trip!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took a boat ride to "Big Island". Not sure if that is what it is really called, but that is what we called it. It was a short boat ride which was probably a good thing because the wind was crazy! 20MPH! Darn near blew the kiddos off the dock! It was crazy! We tied the boat off to a tree on shore & hiked around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">O rly?! I see no tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Piggy back rides were a hit with the kids this week. Pretty sure Karie didn't walk anywhere! She was on Tyler's back the entire time. Tyler is my 10 year old brother if you didn't know. Wyatt is another brother of mine who was there as well. He is 7, his birthday is today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY WYATT! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The trees were amazingly tall. You can see in the picture on the right of my dad giving Kegan a piggy back ride just how tall they are. Oh, and sun flare how I love you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the boat ride & hike we hit up the pool. They had two pools. A kiddie pool & a deeper pool for the big kids. I say big kids because any adult that gets into a pool automatically turns into a big kid! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My brothers had a blast being through up in the air over and over and over again! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The girls didn't swim much. We worked on our color. ;) lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see Karie was none too thrilled we had to leave the pool. lol I adore the first picture with the random beam of light coming down on her insanely cute pouty face. Honestly, how am I supposed to be mad at this face?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When night fell the kids stayed inside & read books. My kids, like my brothers, love books so it worked out well. I failed to bring books but the boys had plenty. Uncle Tyler, that still makes me lol, was a great book reader & story teller.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scat Cat was a popular book. I heard those words come out of the kids mouths many many MANY times the past few days!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday was the day I planned to go home. We were having so much fun that we decided to stay another night. We got up & I had to do something with Karie's insane hair so I attempted my first french braid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not so bad if I do say so myself. I need to work on it more but it really helped keep her bangs out of her face. If you don't remember a few months ago Karie took scissors to her bangs. 8 months of growing them out were shot! Boo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we were waiting for the adults to get ready the kids built a sand castle. I can't lie, I really got into it. The littlest ones helped bring water to the lake for our mote.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a nice group effort! It was nice that the resort provided all sorts of sand toys. They had a huge container of every kind of sand castle building thing you could think of and things I wouldn't even think of as well!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally we ventured on another boat ride. This time with the knee board & wake board. My kiddos are too small to do either one but loved watching Tyler, Wyatt & Grandpa John do them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tyler went on the knee board first. He is so good at it. Look at that! I could NEVER turn around completely like that!!!!!! He did take some nice diggers though & I totally thought he would be in pain after but he fine! Tough kid!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next was my dad on the wake board. Now this is impressive. I always tease him that is old, but I could NEVER do this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is just crazy! He makes it look so easy but it isn't. I didn't even attempt it this time. I have only gotten up once on this thing once & I didn't feel like making a fool out of myself this time. Maybe next year! lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we did that we docked & the kids REALLY wanted to go fishing. They have never done it before. Kyle isn't a fisherman & I don't like to touch fish or take them off the hook. I like to fish, but after I catch it I can't do anything else! lol So with the help of Tyler once again, my first had their first fishing trip. Karie loved it more than Kegan. She even held the fish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look that them! How cute?! That is so how I was as a kid. I wasn't afraid to hold the fish or touch it...or whatever. lol Oh to be young & innocent! We then headed to the pool again. The kids swam & my dad & I played horse shoes. I'd never played before. My dad creamed me in the first game, I beat him in the second game & then he beat me by 1 point in the 3rd! Well played!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got cleaned up for dinner. We decided to go out to dinner to a place about a half hour away. There isn't much in up in that area so it was always to drive to go somewhere. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instead of driving we decided to take the boat. How fun right?! Driving the boat to dinner. Pretty sure that is the coolest mode of transpiration in the summer ever. It was a great ride. A far ride, but everyone loved it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The place we ate was of course right on the water. Even better was that we could watch the sunset as we ate dinner. It was an amazing sunset. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took these right off the Pier at the restaurant. It was so pretty!!! The weather was prefect outside & match this perfect sunset! Then it was the boat ride home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids stood on the boat & watched it for a while. They watched the other boats & we even saw a plane flying around the lake as well. It was beautiful end to the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we got home we had a bonfire. It wasn't long before Kegan was passed out on me. lol Not surprising. If he lays in my lap & I touch his head, he is out! Karie was a little harder to put down but I only had to lay in bed with her for a few minutes before she was out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had plans that night. I wanted...NEEDED...to take pictures of the sky. So many people never seen the stars like this. It blows my mind since I have seen them many times. I swear tonight though, it was so much more vivid & beautiful than I remember. The Milky Way was out in full force. I laid on the dock, my dad on boat & we chatted while I took pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I say SUCCESS! I can't wait to do this again next year!!!! I took 532 pictures on my camera & 135 on my phone! As you can see many pictures on here were from my iPhone! Hopefully next year Kyle can come along & so he can join in on all the fun!</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-73327206820726507392011-08-25T17:35:00.001-05:002011-08-25T17:35:58.792-05:00Clamshell BeachYesterday I woke up at 6:30. I showered, drank my coffee & went over my list of things I needed for our over night 3 hours away at Clamshell Beach Resort. I wanted to arrive no later than 11. I showed up at 10:59. lol Pretty good since I drove with the kids by myself & we made 2 stops. One for gas & one for food.<br />
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Day 1 was a blast. Boating, hiking, swimming, gaming & eating ice cream. While it was insanely windy it was fun. I plan to go into more detail on another post.<br />
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Day 2, today & the day we plan to leave has been fantastic as well. Boating, swimming in the pool, grilling & fishing off the dock were just a few things we did. The kids are having so much fun we decided to stay one more night & leave at nap tomorrow. Around 11-12. <br />
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Summer is so short, I need to take advantage of everyday!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-25608318721641364592011-08-24T07:12:00.000-05:002011-08-24T07:12:50.456-05:00So What Wednesday....Time for some SO WHAT Wednesday....<br />
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* I am wrote this post on Tuesday & saved it so I could post it Wednesday since I will be in the middle of nowhere without a laptop on Wednesday.<br />
* My husband is at home doing yard work & house work while I am on a Mini Vacation with my kids & some of my family.<br />
* I downloaded the entire Britney Spears Discography so I could have a Britney Spears Dance Party.<br />
* I haven't painted my finger nails & toe nails in over 3 weeks.<br />
* My daughter has 17 pairs of shoes...that she actually wears.<br />
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</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-29732979217897816702011-08-22T15:51:00.000-05:002011-08-22T15:51:04.819-05:00My Week According to InstagramSo here is my second addtion to My Week According to Instagram. Whitney from <a href="http://weremakinghistory.blogspot.com/">We're Making History</a> does her's on Sunday. I am a crazy & I have to do it Monday. I feel like I can't split up the weekend even though that is how it is on the calendar. That bothers me. lol<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">1. Our streets are now officially under construction. Boo. Monday they bent a gas line that needed to be fixed ASAP. It was loud ALL day!</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Kegan & Kooper sat at the window most of the day to watch if they weren't outside watching. lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. I came home from a client meeting Monday night & found the boys passed out on the couch. It was just after 8pm. lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. I finally got around to hanging up some of my photobooth pictures. Just recently we started going into every photobooth at the weddings we shoot. It's fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Kyle bought a LOT of plants. lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. It has been busy. I sent out 7 sessions!</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Showing off my blog since I was a huge fail before & never had a layout really. lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. My kid LOVES Lego's so much! He was so excited that he was able to build this by himself.</div><div style="text-align: center;">9. Busy busy month!</div><div style="text-align: center;">10. I was cleaning the pantry & found my bottle of BacO's....empty. Thanks Kyle. Did I mention he just eats them from the jar? lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">11. Just for Whitney. ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;">12. A photo of a photo from my Friday wedding! Myself & one of my favorite groomsmen of the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">13. This is a VERY new thing. Karie holding Hawk. I am still shocked he let this happen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">14. If you haven't seen this movie, you should. I was at a party that night & we were talking about that movie. We went inside to use the bathroom & I come out to see Amanda holding that movie. I died. Pretty sure I am going to watch it tonight!</div><div style="text-align: center;">15. Hands down in my top 3 weddings! Mara & Matt ROCKED it! SO SO SO CUTE!</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-34543096840546329612011-08-18T21:48:00.000-05:002011-08-18T21:48:47.924-05:00Sibling LoveWhile cleaning the kitchen this evening I hear laughs & silly screams coming from the living room. I thought they were just being funny & reading books to each other but I was wrong. I peak around the corner & notice the kids have my laptop open & they were taking pictures with my webcam. I normally don't let them play on this computer & they are only allowed on the desktop but I was very curious to see what these pictures would look like. So I let them play & see what happens. They came out pretty awesome. They didn't want to stop but bedtime was already past so I said they could do it another day.<br />
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These two little creatures are amazing. They have so much personality & I am so happy at how amazing they have grown to be! And, of course what would a post about funny pictures be without the funny pictures!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I love them so much!</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-18769111148792001802011-08-17T21:45:00.003-05:002011-08-18T09:23:19.618-05:00So What Wednesday....<div style="text-align: center;">This is my first addition of "So What Wednesday".<br />
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* I am drinking a glass of wine while I do it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lifeafteridew.com/"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">* I danced for hours today in the living room with the kids to Britney Spears, Ke$ha & Lady Gaga. We had a blast doing it.<br />
* Kyle bought 50 plants we don't need but will make our yard super pink come Spring.<br />
* We still have Halloween candy in the pumpkin almost a year later that we still eat.<br />
* I spent 3 hours during nap time playing with my new digital scarpbook papers instead of cleaning the kitchen. That can wait until tomorrow at nap time.<br />
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SO WHAT if.....YOU DO IT TOO!</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-86906235341787897002011-08-17T16:08:00.000-05:002011-08-17T16:08:04.886-05:00FINALLY!!I got my bum in gear & FINALLY designed myself a very simple layout for my blog. If you remember it before it was boring & white. Now, a delicious yellow & gray. I am so obsessed with that color combo. It is all kinds of dreamy. I ended up buying over 100 different digital papers to use for both person & business stuff. So excited that it is FINALLY coming together. I kind of fail when it comes to making final design decisions, only when it comes to myself. I can do it very easily for others. "Silly me" as Karie would say. Love her random little phrases.<br />
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So this is my attempt at blogging more. I want to make it pretty so posting will be fun. I am going to attempt more "theme" related posts as well. Weekly theme stuff that is. I just need to find some stuff I like. So, if you have a few that you love, please share them! So far all I have is "My Week According to Instagram" which my fabulous friend <a href="http://www.weremakinghistory.com/">Whitney</a> just started! It is a fun one, you should join in on that one as well.<br />
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That is all for now. My house is very quite with 2 kids napping, 2 dogs napping and a napping husband upstairs. I am sure this won't last long!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-23520939220902258652011-08-15T11:18:00.003-05:002011-08-18T09:29:31.546-05:00My Week According to InstagramIn attempt to keep my blog updated I am taking a cue from the FABULOUS <a href="http://www.weremakinghistory.com/">Whitney from We're Making History</a> & doing "My Week According to Instagram". If you don't want what Instagram is, you are missing out! It's a fun, free, app to share pictures for the iPhone. I am always taking pictures with my iPhone so it is fun to share them. You can to put fun filters over them too. Nothing fancy but that is okay. So every week I am going to do "My Week According to Instagram" just for the fun of it!<br />
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1. I went to the Zoo with my girlfriend Emily on Monday. Gotta love the lazy Tiger laying right next to the window.<br />
2. Kegan in the Zoo Boo sign!<br />
3. Karie in the Zoo Boo sign! I love these things.<br />
4. My brother, Tyler, and I went to Valleyfair on Tuesday. We are silly.<br />
5. Tyler is a prize winner!<br />
6. For Kegan's 5th Birthday he was given a ton of Lego's. He built them all buy himself with no help! Genuis!<br />
7. I finally got my hair colored!<br />
8. 2 of my 3 favorite people in the world sleeping. This was so sweet to wake up to!<br />
9. This is my job. I had the best bridesmaids EVER at my Friday wedding. They totally rocked it!<br />
10. It has been a while but Kyle & I went to breakfast & had Blood Mary's for Bloody Mary Sunday. It was nice to have a date!<br />
11. My morning cuddly buddy, Kooper. How can you not love that face?!Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-26728717098306464902011-08-10T18:13:00.000-05:002011-08-10T18:13:49.559-05:00So much for July...July was insane. Weddings every weekend, two of which were weekends out of town, constant photoshoots & then all that at home work that comes with being a photographer. I love my job don't get me wrong, but I do get so busy sometimes that I fail at doing anything but being a mom & being a photographer. I am a crappy wife, friend...and just about anything else when I get busy. I just don't have time for it. But, it is worth it so I shouldn't complain too much.<br />
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Besides from work life has been the same expect for one BIG exception. I am no longer the mother of a 4 year old.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">That is just CRAZY! My boy is 5!</span> He is so big & so handsome! I can't get over it! I know all us moms say it, but I can't believe he is 5 already! It seems like it wasn't that long ago I was giving birth & bringing him home. I still remember it like it was yesterday. Giving him baths in the kitchen in his blue tub, napping on the couch together & playing on the floor with all his favorite toys. I still give him baths, just not in a blue tub even though I know he wished he had one. We still nap on the couch together from time to time & we for sure still play with his favorite toys together on the floor. We...I mean KEGAN put together a bunch of his Lego stuff that he got for his birthday. All by himself. I was extremely impressed with his Lego skills because those suckers are not easy to do!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Then we have little sister Karie who I think it finally hitting her terrible twos...or her teenage years. Girl has been quite a Diva lately. Love her of course, but I could really live without the 'tude sometimes. She is pretty funny however. She says the silliest stuff that you can't help but laugh about.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Things at my house are going to be pretty "dirty" for the next month or so. I came home yesterday to my street all torn up. I currently live on a dirt road. It's not awesome, but it does mean we will have drains in our roads, curbs & of course a freshly paved brand new street. It is however pretty bad timing because Kegan's Birthday Party is 3.5 weeks ago. I am hoping they are far enough along that we can drive on the street. I would hate to have all our guests have to park on the block over & walk. We are lucky enough that we aren't in the middle of the road. That would be a huge pain to walk that. We can still drive on it now but it won't be long until we are parking & walking. Not looking forward to that. I shouldn't complain though because it will be awesome once it is all done. Nothing great comes without some sacrifice.</div>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-82662383956964654192011-06-23T15:29:00.000-05:002011-06-23T15:29:36.049-05:00Welcome...Fall?After what seemed to be the worlds longest winter I was over joyed to have Spring arrive. Spring didn't really come. It was warm enough to not start your car 10 minutes before you leave & no need for a winter coat, but still not Spring. Then Summer was supposed to come. We caught 2 days of her with temps in the 90's & 100's. Then came the rain. I swear it has been almost every day for the last few weeks. Not only did the rain come, but today came the cold. Today was so cold in fact that we had to shut all the windows in the house & put the heat on. As I type this I am in a sweatshirt, jeans & socks. It is insanely cold! It is June 23, we should be laying on the beach right now, not dressed in winter gear.<br />
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It isn't so bad for me. It is the kids that have to summer. It isn't fun being stuck inside because the weather is awful. We spent many days out & about but today there was a lot of work that needed to be done around the house so we had to stay in. Normally on days like that I will send them in the backyard with the dogs. It's fully fenced & with the windows open I can pretty much hear them from anywhere in my house but the basement. That couldn't happen today with the rain/mist that was happening. So instead, we decided to make mustaches. I had bought stuff to buy them a month or so ago & today seemed perfect. The kids had a blast & thought it was awesome! How could you not!? They look so cute!!!<br />
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<span id="goog_1518230882"></span><span id="goog_1518230883"></span>Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-83374559241317103012011-06-15T09:16:00.000-05:002011-06-15T09:16:48.896-05:00It is coming....Life gets away from you & things like blogs remain untouched for a month! Eek! While I have been busy, I don't have a ton to report on. Just a lot of work actually. Lots of shoots, but that happens when summer comes. The warm weather brings clients...and weddings. I have 3 this weekend! Not only that but Sunday is also Fathers Day AND my birthday.<br />
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At 2 years old I had no idea what my life was going to be like. I think at that time I wanted to be an astronaut. lol<br />
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I will be 27 on Sunday. Man that sounds so old. I remember as a kid I was looking forward to turning 17. I thought 17 was going to be the best year! I graduated high school when I was 17. While I don't have a ton of great memories from high school I did have an amazing Senior year. I wouldn't say those were the best years of my life, but I did enjoy it. The though of being 27 never crossed my mind then when I turned 17. But, 10 years later it happened. Not quite sure how that happened. Those days of Choir & Cheerleading practice don't really seem that long ago. I am happy with my life at 27. It is different than my young self pictured. As a kid I pictured myself living in Chicago. I loved the city. I still do. I feel like a kid every time I go to Chicago. Not a kid as in I am scared in a big world but like the city is a big dream full of endless possibilities. I wanted to live there & be a set designer for shows & movies. I even went to college for Interior Design. At the end of the day though, I always loved photography & that seemed to fit my life better. So I stuck with that & that is what I have made my life about. As a kid I didn't expect to be married with two kids already. I thought for sure I wouldn't get married until I was 24-25 & have my first kid at 27. Instead I had my first kid at 22 & was married 6 months later. I also didn't expect to meet the love of my life at 19 & have him be 6 years older than me. But, you can't plan life. Life has a plan of it's own.<br />
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You know what though? I couldn't be happier where I am now. I have an amazing husband, 2 healthy beautiful kids, 2 crazy dogs & a house that we are slowly making our own. I have a job that I love. I can't even call if a job or a career. It doesn't seem like either. I get to spend my days doing something that I really truly love & I get paid for it. I am lucky. That really doesn't happen very often.<br />
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So with open arms, I welcome 27 & all that 27 has to offer. As scared as I am to get older, getting older has brought me all the things in my life that I love and all the things in my life that I wouldn't give up for anything in the world. Kimi Coopethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08763861886365664565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790462545392616756.post-44658908255884641772011-05-21T22:17:00.000-05:002011-05-21T22:17:55.947-05:00April Showers Bring May FlowersJust a few pictures of my kiddos to share. I swear if they got any cuter, I'd die!<br />
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