Pictures by Jenny!

Our friend Jenny Hintze took Cooper's newborn pictures for us this past weekend! We think she did a great job and have been excited to share the pictures she took. Not only did she take pictures of Cooper, but she also shot Kendall with Cooper and by herself, as well as our whole family. We love watching Kendall with Cooper and think these pictures capture how much she loves her so well!

First Bicycle!

Kendall got her first bicycle tonight! We bought it with the money from her piggy bank. $48! First, we went to Kroger where they have a machine that takes your change and exchanges it for bills. She liked that, but was very concerned when we left Kroger without a bike. Our next stop was Wal-Mart. We ended up picking a Radio-Flyer -- can't go wrong with Radio Flyer!

Lot's of "skings" can go in this basket!

Baby is a good start!

Helping Daddy assemble the new bike!

Posing for some pictures next to her new bike - her idea!

What a face!

I think Daddy is as excited about this new bike as Kendall is. She has been talking about bicycles for months. It was so much fun to go get it for her tonight. We rode it all around the inside of the house, and even outside in the dark to go get the mail. Totally unsolicited Kendall said, "Thank you my bike, Daddy - Thank you my bike, Mommy!" What a sweet girl. It is more fun being her mom and dad than we could ever have imagined!

Bunk Bed

Check out where we found Kendall the other day:

Our little ham

Kendall loves to ask us "what Baby Cooper saying?" and "what Baby Cooper doing?" She is always interested in what is going on with Cooper. The past few days, she has been showing us the faces Baby Cooper makes. Here is a video Randy took today of her copying Cooper.

Cinderella

Randy and I did a little cleaning yesterday and Kendall wanted to help. She has a little squirt bottle that she loves, so we put water in it and let her go to town! Also, she is in her dress up clothes all the time these days. So she was cleaning in her Cinderella dress! :) Sweet girl.

She was working so hard! I love it!

When I put the vacuum cleaner back in the coat closet, she saw her rain coat hanging up and needed to wear it. She didn't have any pants on. And she did have her princess shoes on. I think it makes for a great combination! Of course, when Randy took her picture, she had to do her poses.

This pose is still "yellow."

Comparison

Look at how much we look alike!

Meet MY Very Little Sister!

Cooper Elyse Dane

Born: 8/31/2010 @ 10:07am

Isn't she beautiful?

First Meeting

Brushing Sister's Hair - w/ My Little Pony's Brush
Pretty Much The SWEETEST Picture Ever

Cooper was born and I got a cake!

Totem Pole of CUTENESS

I LOVE MY LITTLE SISTER!

check out her blog:

http://cooperelyse.blogspot.com

Kendall meeting Cooper was one of the most fun things we have ever experienced. The first meeting went really well. Kendall was interested in Cooper, the hospital room, a balloon - her attention was all over the place. But, she was very excited to meet "Baby Cooper." She wasn't intimidated by Ashley being in the bed with IV, etc. She wants to hold her constantly. She loves to pat her on the back, kiss her, and is already possessive. She did not want to let one of the nurses take Cooper to the nursery for some tests. Kendall said, "Don't take my baby!"

Today she was even more interested. She loves her little sister. Kendall told Ashley, "Mom, she's not in your belly." We are very proud of our "Big Sisser!"