Dentist Virgin

Cooper had to go the dentist for the first time in November. He was a little scared he was assured many times that he wasn't going to be hurt. The visit alone was scary enough for him as he had no idea what he was really going to have happen. The dental assistant came out and got him and I was allowed to go back with them for the first time. We went back to the room where Cooper would be getting treated by Dr. Tooloo. Not sure what I expected or what Cooper expected with a name like that but I think we were both quite surprised. Dr. Tooloo came into the room and we were both certainly surprised by a 6'3"ish African man with a very thick accent. Cooper did a great job doing what the he was asked to do but we did find that he had a cavity and was going to have it fixed.
Because this is an older pic from November, we actually had the cavity filling appointment on Monday January 3rd. He did great. I was really scared for him as we couldn't go back to be with him which is a terrible rule. Any time your kid, whose only 5, is getting laughing gas and novacain, you want to be there for him. I know he was terrified not having me or his mom there with him but he was able to keep from crying until he came out into the waiting room. After the appointment, he was playing with the tooth with his tongue for most of the day. I let him play hookie after the appointment and while Cosmo was at school, Cooper and I went out to lunch and played a bunch with some of his new Christmas toys. After that, we both took a nap together before goin to get Cosmo at daycare.

Hulk Smash

Working on doing a phone dump to get some pictures cleared out and I really need to start using this blog again.

My Hat

Getting behind again so here's a quickie from my phone...More to come with halloween being tomorrow. This is Coop sporting my Kangol hat. He looks better in it than I do...

Pre-K Graduation

Coopers Pre-K graduation was quick and easy. He's growing so fast. Now that he's actually in Kindergarten, the time seems to be going so much faster. Its no longer Cooper just going to daycare and staying there for the day. He's taking the bus to school all on his own, he's going on field trips without one of his parents as a chaperon, and he's coming home with tidbits of knowledge that surprise me all the time.

Bowling for Birthdays

One of Coopers teachers and long time friends has a nephew a year or so younger. Cooper and Brock like to play together when schedules allow for it. These few shots of from Brocks birthday party at Bangor/Brewer Lanes. Of course, you can't a group of kids to a bowling alley that also has video games and expect them not to want to play.



Cosmo got in on the action as well. It may have taken his balls a long time to get down the lane, but he knocked over a few pins that day.

Partners in Crime

Cooper and Brayden. Those two names when spoken in the same sentence are usually followed by "got in trouble for....". These two boys while at Brewer Children's Learning Center in Brewer were absolutely the most troublesome duo but best of friends. They didn't however get much playtime outside of the daycare as schedules seemed to be really difficult to align. We did however get over to their house for an afternoon of hanging out. Even though they had a blast together, it was a rough afternoon for Cooper physically as he took a tumble down a set of deck stairs head first. He got his hands out in front of him but he couldn't stop his face from hitting at least one of the steps giving him a bloody nose. Luckily, he didn't break his nose or have his teeth go through his lip or anything during the fall but as I type this, I can easily re-live the exact moment in my head and it was a horrible feeling. After the nose bleed, Brayden's mom provided the perfect medicice...a green popsicle and all was good.

Cosmo tried his hand at driving while the boys played a little baseball.

The water was a little bit cold and the boys decided they'd share a good scream.

Coz was all set with getting in the pool. He was much happier playing in the water table. He was all set with swimming in that pool. He wouldn't even let me put his feet in the water.

After about 45 minutes of playing in a cold garden hose filled pool, the boys lips were good and purple but we got them to sit quickly for a picture together.

Railway Village, Boothbay, Maine

This was our second year going to the Railway Village in Boothbay, Maine in late August. It's been chilly both times but Cooper has had fun both times. He likes riding the train but I think he's always more interested in feeding the goats. They had a few more buildings open this time so we were able to spend more time looking through the old village they have set up. Cooper didn't really make it into a lot of the pictures this time as he'd been before and I already have a blog post from that trip on here. It was Cosmo's first time so he was the primary focus.

Cosmo wouldn't actually hold the pellets they have to feed the goats with so they weren't giving him much love. You can kind of see the half disappointment on his face that they wouldn't really come up to him. Enter Dad and his bright ideas...

Thats right...I put a bunch of pellets between his legs where the goats could actually reach and let Cosmo pet them at his own comfort level. Luckily, this guy didn't swing his head around much so there really wasn't any risk of getting jabbed with a horn.




I absolutely love this face...It's either a "Look what I found" face or a "Daddy, want a rock" face but either way, cute as ever.