The Darleys

Blog Tastic Semi Update

2010-02-27T15:03:00.000-08:00

Yeah so we haven’t blogged in quite a while... I guess you could say we are random bloggers oh well. So to update on the past few months Christmas, Good, New Years, Good, Valentine’s Day, Good. Randomness around our house Always Good!!

Now on with the blog. We moved into our new home in October ( LOVE IT ) and well poor Ladd is having to put up with the decorating talents of me. But don’t you worry secretly he loves to join in. In fact I could point out quite a few additions he has made to the home, besides what he has done in his dead animal room. While I am on the subjects of dead animals…. Everyone please pray that Ladd does not draw an Elk tag this year. I think he is due for one any year now. It’s just that I have this great wall space above our stair case and well let’s just say the moose didn’t make the decorating cut and I know the Elk won’t either, it would just be better if we didn’t have to have that conversation this year. Next year would be better because by then I will have found just what I want to occupy that space. So fingers crossed no big animal tags this year! LOL

Last night we all hung out at the house, Cooper has a bit of a cold so we decided an early bedtime for him and a good movie was the way to go. You would think that having a cold would slow Cooper down just a bit… NOPE. Ladd and I snapped some pictures of our night as we were fiddling around with our cameras. The pictures do a good job of illustrating just how our quiet not so early bedtime night panned out.

Cooper and his bike, he was ridding circles around the kitchen full speed...... Crazy kid!

Doesn't look sick does he?
At least he navigates around the cupbard well.. no dings yet!
Cooper making his way to the top of the counter... he trys to go all slow like we don't see what he is up to.
Cooper pulled his chair ontop of the counter.. in this picture I am trying to listen to him explain just why it is ok for him to be up there, while I am trying to tell him NO!
Cooper literally turned around and ignored me. Cooper One Mom Zero!
Ladd was trying to work out. Cooper had other plans i.e... the slide
So Ladd gave in and well Cooper got to......

SLIDE!!!! SLIDE!!!! SLIDE!!! Over and over again!

After the slide we tried to calm him down a bit with a book.... right after the picture was taken Cooper grabbed the book and threw it.

I am sure this is a smile of victory from him.

The minute we said bedtime.... he ran for his big escape

After that well it was the pj battle which required two of us so no pictures were snapped and the battle to get him down.

I truely believe the look on Max's face sums up our not so quiet friday night!

Fun Times At Home

2009-12-11T13:47:00.001-08:00

Over the Thanksgiving break we watched Hotel for Dogs. Cooper paid a little attention to it and Max loved to watch all the dogs. So much so that it almost made me feel bad for him like we need to get him a friend or something. But there is no way I feel bad enough to to get another dog.

So anyway as we were watching the movie Cooper settled in on Ladds lap and began watching, which in its self is amazing because he doesn’t settle down and well he could really care less about TV.
Toward the end of the show all the dogs are captured by the dog pound and they are taken away and locked up and the girl and her brother who are foster kids are separated. I look over at Ladd and Cooper and Coopers eyes are welling with tears and he begins to whine and slightly cry. At first I thought something was wrong but then you hear him say puppy and point at the TV. He totally knew what was going on. Ladd and I were both in awe that he was comprehending all this. He was so upset and concerned. It made Ladd cry which isn’t hard cause he chocks up pretty easily at sappy moments in movies. Then of course as I am looking at the two of them I tear up cause you can’t help but get tears looking at something so precious. It was honestly the cutest moment.

Ok so I know I haven’t posted pictures of our new house…… but for those of you who have visited us you all know it’s a lot bigger then are old house. So much so that playing hide ‘n’ go seek is a perfect game for the house. Now let me give you a little insight. When I was little playing hide ‘n’ go seek was one of my favorite games. We played it alot especially in the house. When we lived in Hawaii we had these huge rooms with massive closets and you could climb up the little cubby holes and hide in the top of the closets it was the best hiding spot. The house was just full of great hiding places. Then even in Colorado we would play at our house at friends’ houses. I can even remember playing it at the houses I babysat at. One time I let a little boy hide in the dryer by the time they found him he was super sweaty… so note to self the dryer is not I repeat not a good hiding place. Anyway I always loved the game and always always wanted a house big enough to play in.
So now that I have my own big house why not play? The other night my nephews Derek, Christopher, and Anthony were over for a bit and we started up a game of hide ‘n’ go seek. Even Ladd and Cooper played. It was tons of fun there were so many places to hide. The only place off limits was Ladds office too many wires, computers, random antlers, and what not. The game was tons of fun everyone managed to find some great hiding places. This one time I was it and went searching up stairs and honestly couldn’t find anyone then all the sudden I heard this vibrating noise coming from the bathroom closet. Derek had climbed all the way up to the top and was hiding on the shelf, if it had not been for his cell phone I know I would not have found him. Then Anthony he is still small enough that he can squeeze into about anywhere. he was hard to find. Ladd even managed to pull off some pretty good places, and Cooper well he just thought the whole thing was fun. If you weren’t careful when you hid, and he or Max happened to see where you were going well consider yourself caught because they would give you away instantly. The winner of the night was by far Christopher he was never it. He always had the best hiding spaces. His last space was in the top corner of the closet in the upstairs room. It took forever to find him. But eventually with everyones help we were able to find him. We honestly played forever; so long in fact that Cooper was telling us it was time to go to bed so we had to call the game off. The night was so much fun… we will definitely have to plan a repeat!

Cooper's update

2009-11-21T18:52:00.000-08:00

Ok I don't want to brag but since this is my blog I will. My little boy is so stinking cute. A couple of weeks ago I had Ladd take some pictures of Cooper. He was a little monster the whole time of course, until the very end when he got ahold of Ladd's old cowboy hat. He would not let it go. But his pictures turned out so cute that I cannot complain. He has the cutest smile!

Cooper keeps us so busy he is in to everything and always going. He is only 19 months old and already he is climbing up chairs and onto the counters. The other morning I walked into my bathroom and he had climbed up onto the tub edge and was leaning over to the sink brushing his teeth, water full blast with his electric tiger tooth brush spinning tooth paste all over. He has mastered stairs, windows, doors, lights, vacuums, ladders, the dogs shock collar (lucky for Max he has not figured out how to turn it on, he just knows that somehow this mysterious controller goes to the dog collar) and last of all he can start a car. Oh and if we let him he could ruin our garage doors… up down…up down…. This list could go on and on. He is the smartest little guy. I am amazed by him every day. We sure do love him!

Moving....Buying....Moving

2009-09-05T09:44:00.000-07:00

So here is a little up date on the latest happenings. We sold our house about a month ago!!! YEAH!! Time to celebrate! We are officially moved out and living in Ladd’s Mom’s basement! It’s a tight fit but actually a lot of fun. I know I know you are all thinking we are crazy (three of us in one room plus a dog)but living in the basement has always been the plan. We have been hunting for houses and checking out a few different lots, but didn’t want to make a move on anything until we knew just exactly what we were going to make on the sell of our house. So now the real fun has begun!!! We have been going through the list of houses we picked out and driving to a lot of random open lots with building options. About two weeks ago we actually kinda sorta did a little breaking and entering. We had found this house that I really liked and it has been on the market this whole time as we have been waiting to sell our house, so I cannot even tell you how many times I have looked at it on line. Well we did a little drive by just to see it. Nina Lee, Lisa, Ladd and I jumped out of the truck while sweet Sam kept Cooper company (thanks!). As we made our way around the house peeking in all the windows I am sure we looked like fools but I really wanted to see in.
Anyway so Lisa was walking around the house ahead of us and the next thing we know she is waving at us from within the house. She had found an open door (way to go Lisa). I about died and Ladd thought it was her reflection on who knows what. So in we all went. It was beautiful just simply beautiful, and at that moment all I wanted to do was move in LOL. It was a fun night.
This whole house thing is nerve racking, exciting and crazy! But Ladd and I are so ready for a move and something new and bigger. We make a great team and this whole experience has in a sense been fast, but not really looking at houses for 11 months gets old and hard they all start to blend together (we even have all sorts of pictures on our cameras and the houses still blend together). But all our searching has paid off.
So let me end this blog by saying
WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE I LOVE ….
AND HAVE LOVED FOR 11 MONTHS NOW
I can’t wait to get in… and this time do it with a key!

I Know Blog Already

2009-08-20T20:02:00.000-07:00

Ok Ok... I am working on it. I have been slacking big time on our blog. I really have no excuses it has just been busy and I have been lazy. This summer has gone by fast... a few events to remember.
I got my tonsils out
Cooper got molars
Ladd is working on getting ready for a big system upgrade at the hospital
Visit from my parents and sister
Lots of searching for houses and land
Camping with the Wildes
Fishing trips for Ladd
Trip to Colorado Springs (we will blog about that one so stay tuned)

I am sure there are a ton of things I need to put on this list but these are the ones that popped into my head. It has been a good summer I reallly hate that it went by so fast!

Make My Day

2009-06-22T12:31:00.000-07:00

Erica has always been a trooper when it comes to me and all my habits especially my hunting and guns. During our engagement she took the Hunter safety class partly because she figured it might be a good idea to know how to handle all the guns I have, but mostly she took the class because her Grandpa Floyd pushed her into it. I wish I had her practice rabbit target, as a beginner she was a great shot.

The beginning of this year I took a concealed firearms permit class. In fact Erica let me host the class at our house, and she took the class too; mainly I think she took it because it was free for us for hosting it and getting friends to sign up. So now to add to her permits she has a concealed weapons permit! WOW now thats hot if I say so myself!
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A few weeks ago she came with me to a new class taught by one of our good friends. He is on the police force and with another partner they started the Bonneville Firearms Training Academy. The class is designed to give you better marksmanship and confidence with your sidearm. Erica has only shot my handgun once and I can tell you she was nervous going to this class not really knowing much about handguns.

Well to make this long story short DAMN SHE WAS GOOD. I was proud of her watching her handle a Glock 17, 9mm. By the end of the class she could manipulate everything on that gun, from shooting it to clearing a jam she had it down. And as for her target well you can see for yourself.

You do not want to get in her way!
Erica will definitely never be a gun slinging annie which is to bad because she is a great shot and she sure does look hot with a gun on her hip.

Happy Anniversary

2009-06-10T20:35:00.000-07:00

LADD HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

I love you, I love you, I love you
I could never ask for a better husband or best friend!
You are my true love, my one and only!
LOVE YOU MUCH, MORE AND MOST!

PINKY SWEAR

Love Always Me

One Very Quick Month

2009-05-31T19:19:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a busy month with Mother’s Day, my birthday, and Memorial weekend it seems as though the time has just flown by. So to catch up on everything here are a few pictures of what we learned and some things we did!

Cooper is a big fan of bridges! You hold on to him
tight or honestly I think he would jump off.

Mothers Day! The boys sure are good to us! Thanks for a great day!

Apparently mosquito bites make Cooper swell!!!!

Cooper loves Camping and ALWAYS Remember to tie the dog up at night.
Or he might find an old moose hide and drag it all over camp Man did it stink!

Cooper really really
loves TWIX!

Birthdays are always fun

Sam takes good care of Cooper

Good Day! Ladd sporting his hand gun!
He is proud cause his concealed
weapons permit finally came so
he can legally carry!

Cute Family!!!! Cooper does not like the wind!
The Wellsvilles are beautiful!

Cooper can't get enough of the juice! Bad Dad!!!
AHHH the boys!

Ladd takes AMAZING pictures!

New Shoes

2009-05-16T07:59:00.001-07:00

I did it I caved in and got some hiking shoes. From the very first hike that Ladd took me on and to this day he has been bugging me to get a good pair of hiking shoes. But I have a hard time spending money on a pair of shoes that truly are not that cute. So over the years he has begged and every time I dodge his plea and opt for a cuter and what I like to call better accessory. Well AL’s had a great shoe sale and so my justification on spending a lot of money on not so cute shoes became nonexistent. Ladd won and I got shoes….. In fact the whole family got shoe!!!! HAPPY DAY!

With our new shoes we took our first hike of the year. Ladd and I like to get out but for very different reasons. He likes to tote his camera along and take pictures, see the birds, wild animals, rocks, you name it. He is like the slight version of a totally nature boy. Me I just want the exercise. And I tell ya you get your workout when you carry Cooper in his pack... Oh Cooper loves the outdoors too, he takes after his dad. We have a hard time keeping him in the house. He loves the hikes, because there is so much to take in. I should also mention Max loves the hikes too… and out of all of us he needs them the most. With all the food Cooper feeds him he has put on a few LBS! So we hiked the TV Tower Road in Wellsville. It was green, beautiful, and perfect weather. And my new shoes…… they were great! I loved the traction who would have thought it would make such a big difference. So thanks for talking me into my new shoes babe, I actually Love them!

FOR SALE

2009-04-30T15:29:00.001-07:00

Well we are doing it…we have listed our house for sale… AHHHH... It’s exciting, nerve wrecking and emotional all at the same time. Just watching the for sale sign get placed in our front yard I honestly got a little chocked up.…. LOL

I have to admit though; we have been looking for homes for the past six months. So why this is so hard for me to actually sell the house I have no clue.

Anyway we look at it…. it’s time……buy or build we are looking for a new home. It’s not worth it to refinance and well we are out growing our house. Funny thing is even knowing all of this and kind of gradually looking into everything I still have this odd attachment to our house… like I cant give it up or away! I don’t want to sell this house to just anyone I want someone who is going to love it and take care of it as well as we have! Crazy I know!!! I am sure it is because we have put a lot of work into our home and really made it our own. It has been fun and frustrating and we have learned a lot from electrical work, to paint, walls, any kind of flooring you name it we are becoming our own kind of skilled craftsmen! I honestly love our little home. It will be a sad day when we pack the last box.

So as we wait for our house to sell the hunt for a new home continues….We have been pouring through the hundreds of home for sale here in the valley and taking random drives to view them or just hunt them down. I look on the website every day just to see if there is anything new. It is quite the process, there are so many homes out there and I am sooooo picky. I could knock a home off the list for having the wrong entrance way. In fact we have a pile of homes that have been knocked off the list for one thing or another. Poor Ladd all he worries about is a den for his dead animals, a garage and a yard but not me I get to the nitty gritty. So needless to say we may never find a home. Ahh the joys of house hunting!!! Wish us luck this could take awhile!

Hijacked

2009-04-12T13:17:00.000-07:00

After a little outing to the farm yesterday I thought I would hijack Erica’s Blog and do a little posting. Kory, Hayden, Lee, Coal, Max and I headed to the farm fishing. Luck was not on our side this morning, as we walked over to the river we noticed right off that the river was extremely high. Only one of us attempted to cross the river, make that two of us. I made it across but Max didn’t, he was swept down river 40 yards then made his way out. After 10 minutes of whining he decided to make another try for it, this time he had success! Having no success fishing Max and I headed for an old iron foot bridge. After three minutes he built up the courage and crossed the bridge. Lee, Kory and Hayden had already headed for the sheds.
After meeting up with those guys we headed out to the shooting range where Lee managed to hit a milk jug. After that we sat around shooting the bull and headed home. Lets hope next time the fishing is better.

Two Little Hands

2009-04-04T21:46:00.000-07:00

It has taken me a bit to actually sit down and write about Coopers birthday party. It is such a tender moment and so difficult. It turned out to be quite the eventful day….You see at Coopers first birthday party he burned his hands on the Weber grill. As I turned around to check Cooper I saw his little head right by the grill, my heart jumped and I yelled for Ladd to grab him. Within seconds Ladd had him in his arms, but it was too late he had grabbed the grill. It wasn’t until we got him into the house and his hands under cold water that the crying and tears began. I have never seen that look of pain on my child’s face or fear in my husband’s eyes before.

We threw him in his car seat and rushed him to Instacare, and would you believe it when we got there the waiting room was empty. No one there, nothing, empty! It was a miracle, like the room had been cleared for Cooper. They took him right back and began trying to help comfort his little hands and get him all wrapped up. As we sat in the room waiting for the doctor my mind was just spinning. The hardest part…. there was nothing I could do to take away that pain. I felt like I failed him. How could I let my little man get hurt? What was I thinking, I know he is fast on his feet, I know he is determined, I know he is into everything, I should have known he would want to see what all the excitement around that big grill was about. Honestly it was all I could do to keep my mind clear and my eyes from swelling up with tears every two seconds.

As they unwrapped the bandages you could see the blisters, huge blisters, his whole palm was covered. He had 2nd degree burns on his left hand that formed massive blisters all the way up to his finger tips. On his right hand he had 2nd degree burns on the bottom half of his palm with big blisters and third degree burns on his wrist. As they looked over his hands my mind again was racing on how long was he at the grill, how many time did he touch it or try to push himself away before Ladd got to him. What happened to my little guy?

The doctor looked him over then had him wrapped back up and gave him a little pain medicine THANK GOODNESS from the moment they got him to swallow the medicine my eyes were glued to the clock watching the minutes and waiting for the time when the medication would give him some relief. The doctor told us that over the next 5 days we going to have a rough go of it, that Cooper would be uncomfortable and in considerable pain. Now I don’t mention much about my feelings or my faith, but Cooper was blessed that day and I know our Father in Heaven was watching over him.

I cannot express how grateful I am for the blessings the Lord has given me and my family. From the beginning of our relationship Ladd and I have been blessed. The Lord has removed road blocks, cleared paths, opened doors and has given us every opportunity to grow. He blessed us with a healthy little boy, a happy home, and wonderful family and friends. There are so many things He has blessed us with, that there is no way we could lose track of just how mindful He is of us.

The night that Cooper burned his hands again the Lord offered strength, and blessings. Ladd and his brother Layne gave Cooper a blessing of health; every word of that blessing has been fulfilled. Coopers hands are healing so quickly and perfectly. He has slept through the night and played hard all day. The five rough days we were supposed to go threw were nonexistent. He giggles and smiles and plays as if nothing were wrong. In fact if it weren’t for the bandages on his hands you would have no clue that he had been hurt. It’s as if his pain was taken way.

At this moment I find my self humbled and thankful for all that my Father in Heaven and Savior has done for us. I am grateful He blessed me with a husband who respects and honors his priesthood who is worthy to give my child a blessing. Who has the ability and strength to guide our home in righteousness. For the spirit that fills our home, for the friendship we have, for the laughter and tears we share, for the quite nights we stand and watch Cooper sleep in awe of how amazing he is. For the peace that fills my heart as I search for comfort and truth. For the family and friends who are always so loving. For the wonderful examples in the scriptures, and most importantly for the temple we were sealed in, and for that sealing which enables our family to be together for eternity.

Honestly it is moments of fear and uncertainty that draw me to my knees, that causes me to reflect on what I know is true, that grounds me and helps me re-center the focus of my life. I know that it is through trails that we grow. That life is meant to be lived and cherished and respected. That without the gospel and its principles I would be lost. I pray that daily my faith will grow that no more will I need these moments of fear to bring me to my knees. That I will live by faith and the strength of the spirit, and that my faith can sustain me through all that life has to offer. I know that our Father in Heaven sent us here for a purpose. I love Him so much and pray that I will be able to fulfill the purpose He has for me.

Happy Birthday Cooper

2009-03-22T19:32:00.000-07:00

Today is Coopers 1st Birthday! We love him so much. He has changed our lives and blessed our home! Happy Birthday Cooper ! LOVE YOU

NEW JOB

2009-03-16T20:23:00.000-07:00

Today Ladd took a new position with IHC as the Radiology PACS Administrator (Clinical Information Systems/Central Office)

YEAH!!! Way to go Ladd we are so excited for you. So I was not sure what all this job entails all I really understand is he helps generate/fix/ and read the images that come from radiology? So to help explain here is a little blurb on what he will be doing!

The PACS Administrator is responsible for the operational administration and network management of all PACS servers and workstations. This includes daily system monitoring, storage media management, user management, network management, Quality Control and performance monitoring, training for new and ongoing users, trouble-shooting and problem solving.

WHOO WHO…NEW JOB!!!!!

Max

2009-03-12T07:30:00.000-07:00

Max is our BIG yellow lab. He is the gentlest dog ever. We got him when he was just 5 months old and soooo cute. Right off from the beginning Ladd had him house trained, leash trained, bird trained, and trick trained(although I must tell you I am the one that taught him to shake).
This dog loves Ladd. He goes into depression if Ladd goes anywhere and doesn’t get to go. But in particular he get so very depressed when he knows Ladd is going to the farm, hunting or anywhere outdoors and doesn’t take him.
Max is very much a part of the family, so much so that Cooper’s first real word besides mama and dada was Max. He loves his dog! And well so far Max seems to love Cooper! I am not sure if it is because he has a new friend or if it is all the food Cooper throws him. Anyhow the two of them are fun to watch. Max really tolerates all the pushing ,tugging, tail pulling, ear biting, and eye poking he can handle, he just sits there through it all. He never nips or growls nothing he just sits there with this please somebody help me look on his face. Then when he has had enough he gets up and moves or licks Cooper enough that Cooper moves!
We are just really lucky that we have such a mellow dog. He is big and hairy and well can sometimes clear the room with his gas. But he is the best dog!

The Man Room

2009-03-01T19:38:00.001-08:00

I want to introduce all of you to the MAN ROOM (a.k.a. Ladd’s office/den/animal lair) This is the beautiful how do you call it…..room full of dead animals, rocks, geodes, gems, photos and many many random things. But more importantly this is where the Moose lives (General Bullsy). I consider him to be my greatest feat yet in our marriage.

Now let me back up just a little…. Ladd drew a ONCE IN A LIFE TIME MOOSE TAG in 2007 (Lucky Me) of course the subject of where this moose would go in our house when he did shoot it came up and I stood my ground that it must stay with the other animals or it is not invited to move in. Now in Ladd’s defense he did not really push the issue with me, maybe deep down he understands that all the dead animals should be together in the house; I highly doubt it but just maybe. Anyway the hunt was on and Ladd shot the biggest freaking Moose. So now I really had to deal with the big moose coming home to my house but lucky thing is that it takes a year for the taxidermist to do his thing so we had some time. Well Aug of 2008 came fast and the General Bullsy was finished.

Over that year a ton of people tried to talk me into hanging the moose in the living room because it has perfect vaulted ceilings. You see our house has many rooms with vaulted ceilings in fact every room but Ladd’s little office has vaulted ceilings…. LOL… and because I have a strict no dead animal heads outside of that room policy, the moose was destined to fit into that room or find a new home somewhere else. There was one person out of all of them dedicated the most to getting that moose in the living room, Ladd’s cousin Lee. He sure did try and try and try, he thought of everything he could but it was a no go. Now this is the only part of this little fiasco that I feel slightly bad about. It took some serious finagling to get that HUGE Moose through the doors of the house. They had to remove three doors and still it was a tight squeeze so tight that I realized the Moose might not fit. With the thought of the martial problems this moose would cause if he did not fit, I offered my help and literally pulled (yanked however you want to put it) the moose through the door. If you look closely at the door frame there is a deep grove/scratch in it. That little mark would be from me pulling on the moose spoon as hard as I could to get it through. I was elated when it popped through Ladd of course was a little more concerned that I might have broken the antler. Needless to say I was cheering like a little cheerleader; I was so excited because this meant the big beast was going to make it into the den! Ladd was not thrilled with my excitement in fact I am pretty sure he told me ENOUGH like I was a little kid or something! LOL Anyway General Bullsy is where he belongs and the little scratch on the door frame is well worth it.

I freely admit I do not spend much time in this room… something about all those eyes staring at me CREEPY just gets me.
I hope the pictures give you an idea of why I keep the door shut!

GOTTA LOVE THE MAN ROOM

COOPER'S WALKING!

2009-02-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

Alright so this is a quick little post ... Cooper is starting to walk. He throws his hands up, sticks his belly out and off he goes! YEAH

Wyoming

2009-02-03T21:20:00.000-08:00

This past Saturday I took off with Justin to what Erica likes to call the prairie, in fact everywhere I go she calls the prairie or no man’s land. We actually went to La Barge Wyoming, the land of many gas wells. We just went over to check out some winter range and pick up a few sheds if possible. Our morning out of the car started at 6 degrees below zero, don’t worry it warmed up. We had a fun day really just hiking a bit and taking a lot of pictures.

For all of you worried about what Erica did … no worries, she went shopping. Poor little Cooper was spent from their day out. The pictures speak for themselves I should have taken him with me.

Ducks

2009-02-02T19:09:00.000-08:00

This weekend we took Cooper to feed the Ducks. When I was younger my family would always go and feed the ducks at a lake near the house, it was I guess you could say a family tradition, and still is. I can’t think of a time that I have gone home that we haven’t headed to the lake to feed the ducks. Now to my surprise one of the very first dates Ladd took me on we went and fed the ducks at a little pond in Wellsville. I guess you could say that at that moment I fell just a little bit for him. Now I know it’s crazy that feeding ducks can make someone attractive, but really it showed me he loves

the simple things. Anyway we have kept the tradition alive in our dating and throughout our marriage. We have fed the ducks countless time. This time we took Cooper with us, this wasn’t his first time going to feed the ducks, but it was his first time getting a real close look at them. Honestly I am not sure if he was having to good of a time. He just stared at them trying to figure out just what they were. It was a little tricky getting him down on their level because there was this one goose and she was mean and very pushy. One time she took the whole piece of bread from my hand and then hissed when you didn’t throw the bread right to her. Yeah needless to say I was a bit afraid of the goose, ok a lot afraid they have lots of feathers and some fierce pecking skills!!!!

Just A Thought

2009-01-23T11:24:00.001-08:00

So honestly I might be a little biased but we have such an adorable little boy. He can make your day he wakes up with a smile and really only cries .... when well he bonks his head. I would have never thought that being a mother was so rewarding. Just to see that little smile every morning and throughout the day can make everything else going on in life melt away. I am sure so many people feel this way. He is a blessing to our lives.

Just The Beginning

2009-01-21T13:43:00.000-08:00

Wow… so I guess we are going to start a blog. It seems to be the best way to keep all of our friends and family up to date with all that is going on in our lives. So wish me luck… This is really Ladd’s thing, he loves to keep everybody up to date with all our outings, and Cooper, and you know all the crazy stuff that goes on. Anyway I hope this helps to keep everyone informed and in the loop!