Saturday, December 28, 2013

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Friday, December 27, 2013

A BIG Christmas Present...

A clay tennis court!!! Tennis is fun game that almost as many people as want to can play at a time! Everyone from Daddy to Russell can play... {or at least think they can=)}We also needed some lime rock put down on part of our driveway, because the sugar sand was getting out of control, so we had both jobs done at once...
The weather couldn't have been better



The younger ones were in their element=)


And so were the older ones=)
Mr. Penney spreading the clay...

doing the driveway


The little sand fleas!=) {or clay fleas?}
And now we're playing away!
BTW: The house you see in the background, is a genius creation made by Bo. I could hardly believe my ears, when I heard that he made it out of leftover braces that came with the Exede dishes, and the Exede cardboard boxes! He linked together many braces, in order to make long sticks, and then built the frame and attached the cardboard! He only started working on it six days before Christmas, {he was planning on giving it to the younger set as a Christmas gift, but couldn't quite finish it in time}and then finished yesterday. It is quite a large play house too! Tell ya' what, if any of us ever became an inventor, I'm sure it would be Bo!

The Lord has certainly provided for all of our needs, and now our wants! 


Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Ps.37:4

Thursday, December 26, 2013

More photos of little Samuel...

This lil' guy is so fun to capture... Newborns generally are=) He seems to be a very "easy going" child, which is a big blessing!
Off in the land of "Nod"! {Sound asleep.....}

Toesies...


His hair is so long, that it looks like he has a spike... I tried to flatten it, but it popped right back up there=)



BIG yawn!!!!!!!!

Amazing to think that we were small enough to fit in a basket at one time!
LO, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is HIS REWARD! Psalm 127:3
 

A few photos of the Cooper children...

Earlier this month, while I was baby-sitting the Cooper children, I took some photos of them. I didn't post them until now, because we were planning on giving them to Uncle Mark and Aunt Gie Gie for Christmas, and I didn't want to spoil the surprise... I had been wanting to do this for awhile for photography practice, but never got around to it until just recently.They were extremely cute subjects to shoot, so they were easy to capture. I was quite pleased with how the pictures turned out... Enjoy!

Caleb kept trying to stuff his hands into his eyes, maybe pretending to look through binoculars=)

Stair steps!


This photo is soooooooooo cute! It was not planned at all! Those seem to turn out the best=)


My favorite is the Sepia {the brownish tinted one.}Which color is your favorite? Color, B&W, or Sepia?

Friday, December 20, 2013

The newest addition to the Cooper family!!!

Samuel Wallace Cooper!
He was born at home on December 17th, 9:25PM. It was a great delivery, and only took two hours and twenty-five minutes. He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 22" long. 
He has a TON of hair!!! We've been joking that he already needs a haircut:):):)

Olivia is a big sister now! She adores her lil' brother...







Samuel is three days old now, and seems to be doing great... Praise the LORD!

Saturday, December 7, 2013

:Snapshots:

I was trying to figure out what I should post about, and then scrolling through the pictures, I got inspired to just post snapshots from the last few months...so here goes!
Daddy, Evan, and Bo, recently built a triple bunk in the boys bedroom. Before it was completed, Russell and Justice were showing Mama their "tricks" as they called them, by doing *all sorts* of antics:):):)


{I was a bit tense as they did all this:)}

This is DEFINITELY my favorite! Russell's expression and posture is SOOOO cute!

Sweet big brother with dear lil' sister...


{The lighting makes her hair look red... it's actually brownish blond.}

Big blue eyes!

Making stuffing for Thanksgiving Dinner... {Photo credit: Lily Ann}

The cement pad next to the house makes a wonderful tennis court {although a bit too small:} We use an old hose as the net, and tennis rackets given to us by friends, and found at thrift stores. It works, and we all love it! {Oh, and tennis balls from Walmart.}

Mr. Meyers dropped in one afternoon, so he joined right in the game too! It's always fun playing games with Mr. Meyers! {Photo credit: Alayna}


Anna- Frances was doing her best to tell me something, but I just haven't studied or learned "Anna-Frances'ees" yet, nor will until she's a year or two!:)


A little red cardinal that camped out in the bird bath for a full five minutes!

Photography practice.


Alayna on Fanny

William hanging on the deck railing

Anna- Frances fell asleep on Lily Ann... I thought Lily Ann was goin' next!
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children.
Ps. 103:17