Summer at the Cooper's

Let's see, what have we been up to...

We went to Jackson Hole with our good friends, Katie and Ben Spilker

Geneve and Ezra have been getting to know eachother...

I started to potty train Geneve, and after a full-hearted effort I gave up 5 minutes later...

Geneve got a stroller. She has tried several times to pick up Ezra and put him in it... I'm beginning to wonder if a stroller was such a good idea...

We blessed Ezra the end of July. As you can see, he reveled in the whole affair.

Geneve has discovered the joy of camera. I took this photo just seconds before she lunged for my camera.

Austin got a haircut and turned 26... quite a busy day.

Jason got home from his mission!

Austin can finally grow out his facial hair now that school is out for the summer.

After 19 years of formal education...

I'm DONE! I graduated Cum Laude with a interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in French, Spanish and Humanities (that is a MOUTHFUL).

Sufficeth to say, I'm done.... for now. Maybe I'll go back for my Masters in Humanities or Linguistics. I'm gonna miss the world of language, Baroque, analytical essays, Rousseau, Humanities professors (both the snobby and the brilliant), le subjonctif/el subjuntivo, and other nerdy grammatical principles that I hope to someday master.

I'm grateful for my time at BYU-Idaho. 

More photos of the newest Cooper...

J Ezra Cooper: Welcome to the family!

Geneve loves her shoes :-)

Austin + Geneve: my two favorite people

Geneve wanted to move her high chair into her playhouse. It didn't quite fit. 

This is what Geneve looks like after Daddy leaves for work sometimes.

This is what she looks like when he gets home.

Daddy's version of playtime

Geneve waving

Everyday Geneve and I have a routine: we sit on the front porch and wait for Daddy to come home from work or school. Lately, she's been waving at strangers as they walk by. Sometimes she even say "Aye" (I think this is her way of saying "Hi")

That's Austin in the red shirt walking down the street...

"I'm so glad when Daddy comes home!"

Sledding at Island Park

I love this snow suit. It gives Geneve big-lady hips

This snowsuit also gives Austin big-lady hips!

Notice Geneve lying half-dead in the pink sled