Team Cooper's Blog....

Dave turns 18...

2012-02-06T13:16:00.005-07:00

For his 18th birthday we went as a family to eat, then went to a movie.. but his big gift, by choice, was to go with the youth group from church snow boarding.. :) he had so much fun!

Dave's Senior Winter Ball...

2012-02-06T13:11:00.001-07:00

Dave went to his Winter Ball with Court. :) They went with friends of theirs Jessica and Eric.

They all 4 matched so well, and no it wasn't planned :)

Randomness for the end of 2011!

2011-12-28T10:00:00.009-07:00

Kevin and I with Santa.. :)

the ladies.. being the ladies :)

Dave and his girlfriend, Courtney at the game.. they are really cute! :)

Kevin, The Boys and I went to see my college team, the Wyoming Cowboys, at a bowl game... they played so well all season, and then blew it at the bowl, i was not excited! :)

We have only had one offial snow day.. but we have had lots of snow! :)

Christmas 2011

2011-12-28T09:56:00.001-07:00

Team Cooper at Kevin's Christmas Party :)

We had a terrific christmas! :) we may not have all the things we would like, but we are truly blessed! Santa brought the girls the disney castle :) Dave some xbox things he wanted, Broc weights, and guitar he asked for, and Heath his Xbox and a signed bat from the Istopes! :)

Broc turns 15!

2011-12-28T09:50:00.004-07:00

His cake, and his gifts from us. He also got cards and money from other family members :)

Triplets Turn 7!!

2011-12-28T09:46:00.004-07:00

They had their first, real birthday party with "their" friends from school at Chuck E Cheese! They were so excited! :) They are getting so big, it makes daddy and i sad

Kevin and Broc at Motley Crue...

2011-10-21T11:02:00.008-06:00

Kevin took Broc to his first rock concert :) Kevin and Broc very much have the same taste in music, so this was good for them ...

Casting Crowns Concert!

2011-10-21T10:57:00.007-06:00

As most of you know, Team Cooper's favorite christian band is The Casting Crowns :) We have seen them before, but this time we got to do the Meet and Greet as well!! We took the boys again only it's too loud for the ladies just yet...

boo to the lady who took this lol, it's so blurry :( but this is Brian the drummer, and Mark the lead singer! :)

Broc's First Homecoming!

2011-10-21T10:52:00.003-06:00

we were actually gone for he and dave's homecoming this year.. but i had him redress up for me :) so i could take a picture! He's such a handsome guy!

Trips First 1st Grade Field Trip

2011-10-21T10:46:00.007-06:00

The triplets first field trip this year was to see Charlotte's Web! :) this is them on the bus!

outside our house, getting ready to go :)

Kevin and I 18 years Married, 19 together...

2011-10-21T10:32:00.014-06:00

For our 18 year anniversary, Kevin's mom paid for us to come to Ohio for a very quick, mini break :) We dropped all 6 kids off at school friday, headed to the airport, and was back home Monday night! We had a great time visiting his mom, brothers, sisters, and godparents (and family) it was the first time in 4 years he'd been home... next time, all of Team Cooper will go :)

Kevin and I with his mom... Kevin and I with Brother Dave and his wife Rose :)

this was taken in Chicago, Il. by my Aunt Cathy, we stayed the night at her house, so we could see both her and my Uncle Larry. :) we had a great time!

Dave's Senior Year...

2011-10-21T10:29:00.007-06:00

Dave and I at T-Pain, Chris Brown concert :) Kevin and I want to spend as much time with him as possible, especially beings he really likes a college in Utah....(so far away)

When Dave went to the designated place to take the yearbook photo, they had him sign the wall :)

Dave and his friend Ashley, at a halloween store...

Heath's Baseball!

2011-10-21T10:17:00.009-06:00

Heath at his last game, that happened to take place the week of the Balloon Fiesta! :)

getting ready to bat...

Heath pitching....:) he's got an awesome arm!

Broc Freshman Football!

2011-10-21T10:15:00.011-06:00

All his football gear in the back of the van :)

Broc is number 67!

Broc's Freshman Football team for his high school did very well this year!! They won most of their games, and were so fun to watch! this is him in his away jersey

First Day Of School.....

2011-08-18T16:21:00.000-06:00

Team Cooper started school technically Tuesday, but Broc and Heath began last Friday for Jump Start Day and we were at all the schools all last week. Dave is now a SENIOR!! (i cried when he left that morning) Broc is a Freshman, Heath is a middler schooler! (6th grade) and The Triplets are in 1st grade!

Kevin Retires....

2011-08-04T09:50:00.004-06:00

August 1, 2011 Kevin retired from the Air Force, after serving 20 years, 19 of those with me :) it was a very bittersweet day for Team Cooper, as this is the only life we have known for so long together... for now, we are staying in Abq, NM. Dave is going into his Senior year, and we promised him long ago we would not move until he graduated. Broc is going into his Freshman year, and is on the football team... so for now, if he continues to love it and play, we may end up staying here for the kids. They are tried of moving and making new friends, so for now nm Wins :)

Summer Time Fun!

2011-06-25T10:31:00.001-06:00

So our friends invited us to go to the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center with them yesterday! Dave and Broc opted to sleep in, but Heath and the girls went. They had a blast, I think we may have to go more often! but this time make daddy and the boys go as well! :)

Aunt Sara, Boys, Nana and Papa Visit!

2011-06-23T14:39:00.000-06:00

On Fathers Day Weekend we decided to drive to Colorado Springs and meet up with my parents, my sister aka Aunt Sara, and the boys! Even thou we were only there 48 hours, it was nice to see them all! *sidenote, everytime we are in Colorado, we want to take Aspen's picture with an Aspen sign, but it's usually too cold, so this time it was warm enough! Yea!!

Triplets Kindergarten Graduation!

2011-05-26T15:56:00.000-06:00

The ladies graduated from kindergarten! They were very excited! :) Their class did a poem, and then we had lunch with the class... So cute!

Broc's Promotion to Freshman!

2011-05-26T15:53:00.000-06:00

Broc had his Promotion from 8th grade to Freshman and here that means the big huge high school Dave goes to! :) He was awarded for his 3.9 GPA, as well as a Gentle Giant Award! We are so proud of him!

Trips Kinder Field Trip to Zoo!

2011-05-17T14:55:00.000-06:00

The girls went on their field trip to the Zoo this week! The girls and I love the zoo, so we were excited, and this was the first field trip daddy was finally home to go on! :)

Heath's 11th Birthday!

2011-05-07T19:53:00.000-06:00

Heath turned 11! He was so excited... He had a small party with some friends, and his big gift from Kevin and I was a New phone! (he always gets the boys left over phones lol)

Dave Junior Prom!

2011-04-25T11:00:00.004-06:00

I didn't realize I had not posted Dave's Junior Prom pics yet! He had a great time... he's so grown it kills us :) We can't believe he is already applying for colleges... the time has flown!

Easter 2011

2011-04-24T19:19:00.001-06:00

Team Cooper in their New Easter Outfits! :)

We love Easter... I think because our kids birthdays are so close to Christmas it makes it hard for us, so Easter is fun... the additional pic of the girls is them at our church service, egg hunt! they loved it!

DISNEYLAND BABY!!

2011-03-21T20:11:00.006-06:00

We spent our first 3 days in California, at DisneyLand!! The boys (who have been to additional Disney Parks) were alittle bored the first day, but they liked California Adventure Island alot better... the triplets, well they loved all of it, because they are 6! :) We had a great time, and enjoyed our family time so much!

This is the first 2 days we had met the princess....all of them but belle, who just happens to be Aspen's favorite! they loved "learning the disney princess dance" boat ride, walking thru tinkerbells house, so on and so forth!

When we finalized plans, I made the decision the ladies were going to the Disney Princess Breakfast! Yes it was pricy, so only the 4 of us ladies went, but worth every penny! When you are 6, and a girl, you love the princess! We finally met belle, and this alone was worth it!
Belle is Aspen's, Sleeping Beauty is Payton's and Cinderella is Trinity's Princess!

Universal Studios!

2011-03-21T20:03:00.000-06:00

On Friday, we took them thru LA into Hollywood, to visit Universal Studios! I as alittle worried they would be bored, but they really enjoyed it! The new simpson ride was the hit, as well as the mummy ride!

Knotts Berry Farm!

2011-03-21T19:52:00.000-06:00

We actually did this on thursday, so i am a tad out of order (have to save the best for last) but the kids mostly the boys loved Knotts! There were hardly any lines, 10 roller coasters, and a free fall, that Dave and Broc rode 10 times!

Las Vegas!

2011-03-21T19:32:00.000-06:00

For Spring Break 2011, we decided to take a huge vacation (this was our "reward" to look forward to, the entire time Kevin was deployed) We began vacation in Las Vegas! Kevin and I have been but our kids had not... they loved it! In fact i see us returning soon.
We stayed at Circus, Circus. Went to the wax musuem, did the MM 3d tour, & rode the NY NY roller coaster!

Disneyland Preparation....

2011-02-21T15:33:00.005-07:00

In preparing to leave for Disneyland (this time in california) it made me remember when we went to DisneyLand Paris in 2006! So i thought i would share... we had so much fun (rain and all) with the Christmas themed park!

Daddy Comes Home!! Yay!!!

2011-02-01T18:19:00.007-07:00

(if you scroll down, you will see I am way behind on this whole blogging thing) :)
After what felt like an eternity Kevin aka Daddy finally came home!! 225 days later...(7 1/2 month) We were all ready!!

Heath and the girls waiting for daddy with their ready signs!
Team Cooper watching for him, as his plane was announced as landed!

DADDY!! Tears were shed not only by us, but everyone around us!

All of Team Cooper is so happy he is finally home!

New Year... Thought I would post... Finally!

2011-02-01T17:55:00.016-07:00

Well since I last posted in October (oooppppsss) We have been busy! So here is a quick view of the things we have done and did since then. I am going to try my hardest to blog once a week this year, with Kevin being gone I'll be honest it was hard... but here's to hoping i can keep up :)

A few things we did were.....seen Uncle Virgil and Aunt Yahaira (pregnant with our nephew) in Texas for Thanksgiving! I drove the kids 12 hours (one way) to see family and friends, something we needed very bad at the time!

Six Flags with The Pearsons for Thanksgiving! Meet Santa at Six Flags! Dave turned 17, went to Homecoming and He is doing great his Junior year, and is already applying for colleges.. Broc turned 14! Loves football and his last year in Middle School!

Heath is 10 1/2 doing well in his last year of Elementary and living it up with friends, all the time!

The Triplets turned 6!! and got glasses! they are doing very well with them, daddy and i are so proud! Kindergarten is a HUGE hit!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-03T13:26:00.002-06:00

We carried on with tradition by going to the Zoo, but I have to admit, all 7 of us missed Daddy...so for trick or treating, we usually go to base, but we decided Heath would go with his friends and the ladies and I would go to our church Trunk or Treat... Everyone had a good time, Dave and Broc stayed home, watching scary movies and handing out Tons of Candy!!
Heath was AROD, The ladies were Tinkerbell and her Fairy Friends!

Movie in the Park...

2010-09-25T09:44:00.000-06:00

This month's Hearts Apart was dinner and the movies. The movie, Marmaduke, was in the park on base, this was the first time Heath and The Girls had been to one. It is nice to just being with all my kids, we are all busy and do our own thing, so to be together every once in while is great...We are looking forward to daddy coming home, and doing this next year!

Open House

2010-09-18T20:55:00.000-06:00

About a week and half ago Heath (5th grade) and the Triplets (Kindergarten) had their Open House. I took some pictures of their work to post for daddy to see :)

Team Cooper goes to school

2010-08-22T21:01:00.000-06:00

Dave is now a Junior in HS! Broc is in 8th grade, and the last year of middle school, Heath is in 5th, and last year of Elementary School, and The Triplets began Kindergarten! Where does time go!! All my babies have left the house, and just like when the boys went to school, mommy had a hard time with the ladies going. :) Preschool or not, me working or not, My number one priority and most important job in the world, is my kiddos!

Base Pool, for Hearts Apart....

2010-07-31T16:04:00.000-06:00

Today we went to the base pool to attend the monthly Hearts Apart Meeting for the families of the deployed. We ended up having a great time, and are very glad we got a chance to go. Thou when we went on base, we did ask were daddy was, and even waved hi to his work as we drove by :)

Daves Adventure....Literally

2010-07-27T12:06:00.011-06:00

Dave getting ready to board plane!
Where to begin... Dave has flown, hundreds of times, but never alone! So when Aunt Sara and Uncle Jeff called and offered to buy his ticket to fly him to Ohio (where they spend their leave in the summer) So we agreed trying to cut the cord was easier said than done. I was NOT thrilled at all about a layover, I kept telling everyone I wasn't thrilled and everyone kept telling me he's not a baby he's 16, he'll be fine.......... Can I just tell you Jody had ever right to worry!! My son called me to tell me, that he was stuck OVERNIGHT in Minnesota!! I about had a heart attack, in fact thankfully Dave of all of us was calm, cool and collected...he did a great job, checked into his hotel, did 3 layovers and finally made it to Ohio. I am so proud (as is his dad) but still have to tell you, next summer, One layover Only! :)

Dave, Aunt Sara, and Uncle Jeff! Dave, Oakley and Hunter at the lake

Family Pics Take 2 Papers!

2010-07-07T14:45:00.004-06:00

The ladies drew a Family Picture..... Mommy, Daddy and the Triplets. When I asked how come the boys weren't in the pic, they replied "Our family is Gynormus Mom... we need 2 papers to have the boys in it!"

Happy 4th of July....

2010-07-04T13:23:00.002-06:00

I have tried my hardest to continue with our normal routines on holidays or not without Daddy here. So today we went to the Parade then later on went to the fireworks. There are to be more fireworks this evening we also intend on going to :)

We Won!!

2010-07-01T21:57:00.003-06:00

The girls have this thing where they like me to enter drawings.... at any store... well about 6 weeks ago we entered one at the bx, and today WE WON!! We won this Fisher Price Garden/Playhouse! They love it!

Heath's New Sports Room

2010-06-17T19:04:00.000-06:00

When we moved in 2 years ago Heath had a temporary "theme" of camoflauge. So We promised him if he choose a team and stuck to them he could make it his room theme (just like dave and broc have) He did and has. So we went with a Sports Theme, Yankees colors! Dad painted the room 3 weeks ago, prior to leaving and just today we finally got it all decorated!

Daddy Leaves for Iraq

2010-06-04T09:42:00.001-06:00

It has been a rough 24 hours...Kevin had to be at the airport at 3, so we met him there about 10 mins to 7 to tell him bye. We did pretty good, until we actually walked him to the gate, when the girls Kevin and I lost it.....needless to say it's been a very sad day but we are proud of him and know that God will bring him home safe to us :)

Daddy Dolls!

2010-06-01T11:27:00.001-06:00

The 3 1/2 weeks Daddy was gone, they had a hard time and we took our daddy dolls everywhere... I thought ohhh what a great picture with the American Flag, the boys of course, said No thank you.(if you scroll down the side, there is a patriotic image of the boys from Dec 2009) I loved the outcome, I had my old boss Mona take these for me at Sears. Now they have them in their room, as daddy does in his wallet :)

FREE day at the Zoo....

2010-06-01T11:07:00.010-06:00

We Love the Zoo! But rarely get a chance to go, as we have to pay too much to get in and then spend the day there... Due to Kevin deploying, we are apart of Operation Military Kids, or Hearts Apart, So we got to go to the Zoo for Free!! Which was awesome, but also bittersweet it means daddy is leaving :(

Dave and Aspen

Broc and Payton

Heath and Trinity

Team Coopers Latest...

2010-06-01T11:03:00.004-06:00

I looooooovvvvvveeeee this! My kiddos are so cute, but the boys never let me photograph them like i want :) so enjoy this rare glimpse :)

Happy Mothers Day!

2010-05-15T11:17:00.004-06:00

Me and all my Kiddos! I love them, they give me a run for my money but i do love them all! I can't believe how TALL they all are....

Heaths 10 Year Session!

2010-05-10T09:21:00.005-06:00

To View his entire session Click Here!

Happy 10th Birthday Heath!

2010-05-06T16:18:00.000-06:00

Today is Heaths 10th Birthday! He is so excited, he picked Pizza for dinner, got all kinds of Baseball stuff he's been wanting, and now is headed to football practice! :) Happy Birthday Handsome We Love You !

Cooking with Mama

2010-05-04T09:37:00.000-06:00

Uncle Ciss' (Chris) Mom Colleen got the triplets these Adorable aprons! They loooovvvvee to help both daddy and I in the kitchen, so these were a great addition to our kitchen. As soon as I get the information about the store who made them I will pass it on :)

Fun at the mall

2010-04-22T10:45:00.003-06:00

The ladies have had a very hard time missing daddy :( They have never been this long without either daddy or i, and were not old enough last time daddy left. On Tuesday night, when going to bed, they had a huge sobbing (not a fit) breakdown. They were so upset, and wanted to know when he would be home. So the fix was for mommy to take them to the mall! Worked like a charm

Shopping "Field" Trip

2010-04-15T08:41:00.000-06:00

Seems how they had to be homeschooled for preschool... well we don't do things in a normal manner (which is why home schooling parents get all my props) :) So after their speech appts we went to get our hands and toes done, bought magnifine glasses, bought colored flip flops, and rested on the swings in the garden center...I am glad the girls will let me take their pictures doing random things, the boys would never go for it! :)

White Sands....

2010-04-05T13:41:00.001-06:00

Before Daddy leaves, we wanted to go to a mini vacation. Due to scheduling and money we had to stay closer to home, and what not, but we had a good family time.

This was our favorite part... the White Sands I love these pictures! :) After debating back and forth I dressed the boys to match the girls! I actually did this for a frame reason :) my mom got me a frame that has 3 spots, and therefore the 3 spots will be filled! yay!

Space Museum....

2010-04-05T10:15:00.000-06:00

Then we took them to a little Space Museum! Again, not huge, but they made the best of it! :)

Alamagordo Zoo....

2010-04-05T08:47:00.000-06:00

We took them to the Zoo... it was really small, but they seemed to make the best of it. They were so excited they got to wear their normal clothes, rather than their halloween costumes they have to wear to go to our zoo :)

Swing Set

2010-03-21T14:51:00.000-06:00

Because we lived in Europe we had no use for a swing set... until now! So Kevin got the girls one with our income tax money. He and Broc worked all weekend to put it together. The issue? there were 2 swings! People say make them share, but it's not that simple, and honestly the rings to hang from were pointless, so this was the easiest way... 3 swings later we are good to go!

Operation Military Kids...

2010-03-19T09:45:00.002-06:00

One of the many things we are doing to prepare for daddy leaving are different programs on base. One of those is a program called Operation Military Kids and to be honest long story short, We were the very first family at this base to be a part of this program. I am a strong believer that a deployment is a deployment, all military children should be treated the same regardless of what branch of the service their Dad/Mom serves with. So we were able to bring this program to light here with help from my friend Stacy, Amanda and the 4H! My kids were given Hero packs, Daddy Dolls, and we were given great information. We get to be in the paper, as soon as i get a copy I'll attach it as well!

My Cute Nerd

2010-03-03T08:21:00.000-07:00

Heath is so cute.... He is a tough guy who loves to skate board, ride bikes, be outside all the time... But he also has this cute nerdy side. He loves school, everything about it, including being a Conflict Mediator! His goal was to be one this year, he had to do an interview process, we had to fill out paper work, you name he did it to become one. His turn is every Thursday, and he fills in on Tuesday if one is absent. We are so proud of him.....

Field Trip With Dave... To Anne Frank Museum

2010-02-26T10:14:00.002-07:00

I haven't been on a Field Trip in along time...at least not with Dave. He is 16, a Sophmore in HS, and therefore too old to have his Mom chaperon.... So when he came home and told me his English/History class was going to the Anne Frank Display, I all but begged him to let me volunteer. :) Not really he told me he knew his teacher would let me go, she knows we have lived in Germany, and visted the Holocaust Muesum in DC. So she was thrilled I would want to go! I have to tell you, I should have paid more attention in school, because it was really cool. At the end there was a holocaust survivor who came and spoke... Very cool experiance, Thanks Dave for letting your mom tag along! :)

By the way.. this is Dave's pasttime... that boy hit on girls all day long~

A Note About The Boys...

2010-02-19T18:07:00.003-07:00

I was asked to say "That the boys have lives, therefore why we are not on the blog" :) This week however, i will go somewhere with Dave so he will be on shortly!

Triplets... Same Two Teeth Missing!

2010-02-19T18:02:00.004-07:00

Finally they all 3 lost 2 teeth Each... I have been asked alot, and Yes, they are the exact same teeth! :) They get traumatized everytime someones gets pulled. But they love the tooth fairy :)

Shopping Day With Mommy!

2010-02-12T13:54:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, The Ladies and I went shopping at the BX. I have to admit there is a reason we don't go without daddy, because Mommy is a sucker for things such as Umbrellas and Slippers! Daddy is alot better at saying no to these things, which is why he wasn't there!

Broc gets 3.75 GPA for BOTH Quarters!

2010-02-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

Broc gives me a run for my money, he is 13, he has a very strong personality! He is just BROC.... that all being said, we are so proud of him, he is very smart, and he applies himself very well in school! He has done very well at mantaining his 3.75 GPA! Way To Go Broc, we are proud of you!

Finally Aspen Loses First Tooth!

2010-02-08T11:25:00.004-07:00

Meet Sam

2010-02-06T19:10:00.004-07:00

Meet Sam, Team Coopers Dog... I am not a huge animal person, and am actually allergic to most of them, but getting him groomed really helped! He smells great, and is not shedding which is what i was going for :) he really is a good dog, and everyone else loves him!

Bring Dad to lunch, super bowl day

2010-02-05T11:49:00.003-07:00

Today at Heath's school it was bring your dad to lunch for the super bowl day! heath was so excited, and so was kevin :)

Boyz ll Men...

2010-02-02T13:20:00.007-07:00

For my 34th Birthday, Kevin got us tickets to my all time favorite, group Boyz ll Men. Opening for them was Bel Biv Devo, and New Edition... it was an amazing concert, and special to me and us due to End of the road being our wedding song... this was the best present ever!

Beauty Salon

2010-01-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

I know you have all seen them get their haircut before, but I think this was the first time they actually got it washed, and used the dryer! They loved both of them... just like all us ladies do!

what we do at the mall....

2010-01-19T11:11:00.002-07:00

Thanks to Nana and Papa this is what we love to do at the mall ! :)

Happy 16th Birthday Dave!

2010-01-16T08:59:00.003-07:00

Happy 16th Birthday Davey We love you... and are so proud of the young man you are and are becoming!

Heath Student of the Month, All 4th Grade

2010-01-13T15:29:00.000-07:00

Of 4, Fourth grade classes, Heath was nominated Student of the Month! We took him to chilis, then to DQ, to get Ice Cream, and then to his award ceremony! Just Heath His dad and I we had a great time!

clean up

2010-01-12T12:37:00.000-07:00

I love clean up time... this is how they line their toys up! :)

Trinity....All By Her Self~!

2010-01-11T10:36:00.003-07:00

At Childrens' Church yesterday T wrote her name with no help, no looking at anything! She is super proud, as are we! :)

Triplets Write Their Names...

2010-01-09T09:54:00.003-07:00

thanks to my super cool work holder, these papers are very proudly displayed :) T for now does the best, but they are all getting better working towards our kindergarten goal!

Christmas Pictures!

2010-01-04T16:50:00.005-07:00

Payton Loses Her First Tooth...

2010-01-01T19:32:00.002-07:00

She was super excited... especially over the $5.00 for the first tooth part~ She lost the exact same one as Trinity... so now we wait for Aspen :)

Memories...are the best~

2009-12-29T10:48:00.000-07:00

I am so glad I get all camera happy.. I am the only one in my family that tends to love to take pictures! I love the pictures of my brother and sister with my kids, my parents with my kids, and of course the 8 grandkids with my grandparents! I am sooo homesick, and miss my family like crazy :) Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-28T19:32:00.001-07:00

Pictures of all the kids to and from Cheyenne, Wyoming :)

Just random images of all of us together with our gifts and goodies on Christmas Day! Nana and Papa hooked my kids up... Dave got an Ipod Touch, and a Mac Notebook (these were for both his christmas presents and his 16th bday next month) Broc got the Tony Hawk board for the WII, and he had saved enough of his own money to get an Ipod Touch. Heath got money for a new bike, some kick butt skateboards that you put together yourself. I would say in the end we all had a wonderful christmas!

Home For The Holidays...

2009-12-28T19:00:00.000-07:00

We ended up not being able to leave NM until Christmas Eve. We began in decent weather but by the end, the weather had taken a turn for the worse. These are some of the pictures I took along the 8 hour car ride :) I LOVE SNOW~~ but man it was cold

Build A Bear Workshop!

2009-12-22T16:47:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to take the girls to build a bear for 5 years, and just have never been able to... finally today, Aunt Dana got them a gift card, so we got to go~ Woo Hoo you could spend hours and money in there! They had a lot of fun, picking thier color of bear, and all the cool stuff that goes along with them~ Thanks Dana, they had a blast~

Wyoming Goes to The New Mexico Bowl!

2009-12-19T21:14:00.000-07:00

Most of you know, Wyoming Cowboys is my favorite team, and we all like watching them together even thou the boys prefer Ohio State... Kevin was able to get us 8 free tickets to the New Mexico Bowl, where The Pokes played Fresno State... The game went into overtime, and was a great game... WYO won! Woo hoo, and in 55 degree weather it was perfect! we had a great time!

Broc's "Party"

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

Broc decided he would rather have the presents at 13, rather than a party. So that's what we did. Broc also does not care for cake, honest he never has... so we usually let him pick what we are putting his candles in, and every year he and kevin are more creative! This year Broc chose his cheeseburgers... the pictures of him opening his presents are Broc pretending to be surprised... The ladies helped me wrap his gifts and when he walked in from school, told him what they were. He asked for a psp game, An AirSoft Gun, with ammo, and the protective eye wear that goes with it (the cool helmet) this is an expensive hobby, and one i am not overly thrilled with.. but he seems to be pretty responsible for now, and knows what will happen if he is not! :) He also got 100.00 in between Godmother, and Grandparents, Nana and Papa got him a nice watch. Then after we ate, open presents, and sang. Broc and I went and spent his money, it must have been buring a hole in his pocket! :)

Christmas Parade

2009-12-17T12:44:00.001-07:00

Two of my favorite things in the world are Christmas and Parades... Yay! we have a christmas parade here, I was so excited, as were the ladies.. the boys could care less :) but they love their mom so they went with me. (they had no choice) they are pretty good sports and have fun once we get someplace, it's getting there that takes a minute. We saw gingerbread houses, the baskets from the hot air balloons that Abq, is known for, so on and so forth. It was 50 degrees, so a tad chilly, but not to bad at all!

Happy 13th Birthday Broc Dylan!

2009-12-16T16:34:00.002-07:00

As of today we have two teenage sons in the house (lord have mercy) Broc is such a good kid, though blunt and honest, but a good kid none the less. He fulfils our lives so much, and we are so blessed to have him as a son! :) We Love You Brocy!

Heathy and Trips!

2009-12-15T10:48:00.003-07:00

My Favorite Ornament Tradition...

2009-12-10T16:45:00.001-07:00

Way back in 1997 my parents got Kevin, Dave, Broc and I the cute little teddy bear ornament with our names on them.. thus begun a tradition I love! Personalized Ornaments from Santa's Pen! They orginate out of NY and are sold in the malls around this time of year, I get one every year, I can't believe we went from a family of 4 to a family of 8! The denver bronco ornament is Dave's favorite (every year) The blue candy cane is Broc from first grade (awwww) the cool snow man with a tipped hat is this years ornament Heath made me. I LOVE it... The ballerinas are the triplets favorite this year :)

The Triplets and Santa!

2009-12-09T14:38:00.003-07:00

Finally no crying this year when we went to see Santa, nor making our big brothers be in the picture with us! A is yellow, T is blue, and P is pink :) had i have known he was there already we would have dressed up and did our hair nicer... but welllll

Yeah the Xbox is open

2009-12-03T10:02:00.001-07:00

Heath is off for 2 days that Dave and Broc are not... which means the Xbox is open for free reign! He and the ladies are so excited to get Rock Band ALLLLL day to themselves!

Christmas 2009 Decor

2009-11-26T09:16:00.000-07:00

Seems how most of my family and friends can not be here to see them in person, I wanted to share my decor with you all! I love christmas and even more so the joy around this season! It's very bittersweet for me, as it is mine and my aunt pams favorite holiday, I try to carry on her traditions! This year adding a 3rd tree, the main family room, the kids tree (yay finally) and winter wonderland tree. we are so excited we will be home this year for christmas with all my family!

Team Coopers 2009 Christmas Card....

2009-11-23T10:05:00.003-07:00

Kevin and I went round and round... (he wanted my work, i was debating) but once we decided I was so proud that We went with my work for our cards this year :)

Trinity looses her first tooth!

2009-11-18T19:20:00.004-07:00

Trinity barely 5, said to us the other day that something was wrong with her teeth, wellll sure enough she had a loose tooth! Today it was hanging and we tried so hard to wait for daddy to get here and pull it for her, but she couldn't wait, so Day Day came to the rescue and pulled it for her! She and the other girls were a tad traumatized at first but then she was excited, Dave told her the first tooth gets $5.00 whole bucks! Tooth Fairy will be visting tonight!

Christmas Session 2009

2009-11-16T13:16:00.000-07:00

Sooo I gave in at the request of my grandmother and took Team Cooper to sears... I love the 6 of them together, the rest I am ok with they are just different than my style, but different is good right :)

We are 5!

2009-11-16T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Triplets have been waiting forever to turn 5! Finally we had our party, they were so excited, some of our favorite friends came to share the day! And Daddy did the best job ever getting our cakes! I normally get them the cute little round (cheaper) cakes but ohhhh no this year the triplets were with daddy at the store, so they picked their own princess cakes to go with the castle! :) Thank you for everyone who was able to attend we are blessed to have great company!

Team Cooper Elves

2009-11-12T15:29:00.002-07:00

Countdown in On...

2009-11-10T11:29:00.004-07:00

They are so excited this year for their birthday! Payton Rayne in Pink, 3 pounds, Trinity Jo in Purple, 3 1/2 pounds, and Aspen Danelle in Yellow, 4 pounds!

In 10 days...

2009-11-06T21:18:00.002-07:00

Our Triplets will be 5!! We are quite excited, and sad actually, they are no longer babies, but big girls :(

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T21:43:00.000-07:00

We had a great Halloween, We took the kids to the zoo boo, then we went to work with Daddy (on base) and trick or treated!

Sickness has hit our house..

2009-10-27T16:35:00.005-06:00

Heath came home with the flu from school, and lord have mercy it has gone from there... Aspen got it first then passed it to the other... it has been along week, and i am hoping we can get it out of our house in time to feel better for Trick or Treating!

Payton
Trinity

The Triplets and Baby Claire

2009-10-20T21:02:00.004-06:00

Last October when i was working as a mentor at sears, I met Amber! She and I hit it off pretty well, but Kevin, Dexter, and our boys did as well! The Triplets love Ms. Amber and her husband :) that is what they call him fyi.... anyhow we went over to see them on sunday to meet Amber and Dexters baby... Claire (click on her name to see her photo shoot with me!) the girls loved her... but the boys and Kevin did as well hummmm :) what a cute family!

Broc Gets Baptized...

2009-10-11T23:04:00.000-06:00

Broc finally got to be baptized, he has been waiting for quite awhile actually, but to be honest he was waiting on Papa to do it, but we have not been able to schedule a baptism where Papa could do it, so we finally decided to go with our "home" church here. We are so proud of him and the grown decision he choose to make for himself.

Heath's Baptism!

2009-10-11T22:57:00.000-06:00

Today was a pretty big day for Heath. He came to us about a year ago, and told us he was ready to get baptized, so we have waited until it as time to do so at our church. The best part was Pastor Tal his childrens church teacher is who got to baptize him.
We are so proud of him and his decision to give his life to the lord...