Milestones

On June 4th (last day of school), we attended Madison's 5th grade Completion Ceremony. As I was loading these pictures, I came across pictures from years past and I can't believe how much she has grown up already! I was looking at last summer's vacation pictures and she still had her little girl chubby cheeks...where did they go? :( We are very proud of Madison. She got A's through her entire Elementary years on her report card. She received the President's Award signed by President Obama for her academic achievement and TAKS scores.

As Madison went across the stage to receive her certificates, they displayed her picture with a tip to next year's fifth grade students...

Standing with her Principal and Assistant Principal...

Maddie and her classmates...

Proud Papa...

We love you Maddie...we aren't sure we are ready for junior high!

Next on the list of milestones...Cooper and Chloe turn 6 months old tomorrow! This photo shoot was quite hilarious. Usually, I would pick out the best ones but thought you would find it funny to see the pictures in a row...



Chloe saying, "Cooper, Mama says to leave the bear alone!"

"You just aren't going to listen are you?"

"Okay Mama, here is your one good picture!"

"Alright, we'll leave it alone!"

"We just can't anymore!"

"Feels so good to our teeth!"

Thank you Aunt Donna for our cute outfits!

The chart shows the latest stats from their 6 month doctor visit. As you can see, Cooper is our bigger baby! Chloe is a petite little thing!

Let's see...

A little about Cooper at 6 months old:

-He is ready to get up and go but just can't figure out how to crawl forward instead of backwards. He will get up on his hands and knees but he pushes himself backwards. It's kind of funny because he gets frustrated by it.

-He is a wiggle worm in the bed. He rolls all over the place in his sleep. He is never in the same position when I go check on him throughout the evening.

-Eating 6 to 7 ounces of formula every 3 to 4 hours (stopping around 7:00 PM), cereal twice a day and starting veggies with his evening cereal meal. He has tried green beans and sweet peas so far and just doesn't love them. He will eat them but his face is scrunched up the whole time. It's hilarious!

-He is a charmer. He will flash that charming smiling at the ladies.

-Laughs out loud when you tickle his tummy or squeeze his legs.

-Loves to be outside.

A little about Chloe:

-Starting to roll more from her back to her tummy. Every once in awhile we will find her sleeping on her tummy in the morning.

-Smiles (a HUGE smile) at anything and everything.

-Talks up a storm and VERY loudly.

-First one to wake up in the morning and she does her own version of Todd's "Rise and Shine" song so that Cooper will wake up too!

-Teething is really bothering her. :(

-She eating 6 ounces of formula each time, cereal twice a day and veggies with her evening cereal meal. She likes the green beans and sweet peas much better than her brother does.

-Loves to be positioned where she can see everything that is going on.

Lots of bitter sweetness this week!