copper drew @ 3 months

Copper Drew, 3 months old
You are so wiggly now this month's picture was more difficult to take! You have rolled from your back to your belly a couple of times but can't quite get your arm free. Otherwise you like to play on your blanket and wiggle around in circles. You bring us all tremendous joy! I have to watch Reese like a hawk because she loves you a little too much sometimes. You started holding your head up really well and moved into your crib to sleep in at night. You found your voice this month and we love to hear you giggle when you get tickled or Daddy plays patty cake with you. You love sitting in your bouncy seat, chewing on your hands, and taking Mops for a walk.

summer 2018 pt 1

From August to May we experienced our first school year in West Virginia. One drawback of living here is that it's so far away from so many loved ones and places. One perk of Chris working at OVU is that his contract is a 9 month contract, therefore, giving him time to do other things in the summer months. This year we had several things we wanted to do during those months.

May 3rd- Copper, Reese, and I flew to OK because my youngest sister, Casey, was graduating from TU's law school. We spent about a week in Tulsa visiting with family.

May 9th- We went to OKC because I was doing a session at the Oklahoma Christian Children's Ministry conference. We spent about a week there so we weren't going back and forth. We stayed with Brennon and Tam, our good friends from Mayfair, and got to visit with several other friends. We went to a wedding of some college students, visited a new indoor playground, Reese got to play at her old gymnastics place, and we celebrated Mother's day and part of Reese's birthday there.

copper drew @ 13 months

You have lived like a gypsy for the last few months, but, overall, you've done so well. You loved your time at the farm, and in Colorado because you could play outside all the time, and dig in the dirt. One of your other favorite things was riding around in the jeep and playing in Grandad's garage. Elle, Todd, and Reese were always ready to take you on a ride! You communicate through grunts, and babbles much like a cave man. You have really worked on your walking, but still like to go too fast sometimes so you've had a bump on your noggin for quite a while now. You also worked on your first four molars. This month we finally got to work on weaning off of nursing, which I think helped you sleep a little bit better. It could also be due to Daddy taking over a lot of the work getting you back to sleep.You love being a big kid with your siblings, and you seemed to buddy up with Elle a lot this month. You also spent a lot of time helping us take care of your dog cousin, Roxy, and she was so sweet to you that you finally warmed up to dogs! We are all really enjoying how fun you are at this age.