Grandpa, Apples, & bears-OH MY!

This past Friday my dad, Grandpa, came to visit for the weekend. It was nice having him here & getting an update on life in our hometown. Cooper has been kinda funny with different people holding him but he didn't usually mind it when Grandpa held him. I think Cooper liked the silly noises Grandpa made so that Coop would smile.

Gamecock fans thru & thru

Saturday morning we all got up & headed to Ellijay, GA for the GA Apple Festival. It was a great day to get out & see what the festival had to offer. We walked around for an hour or so. There were tons of booths with crafts (birdhouses, wood toys, etc) & then there was the food: Fried apple pies, fried banana pudding, foot long corn dogs, fried onions, bratwurst, fried oreos, fried sneakers, & more! For 'brunch' Kyle & I shared a fried apple pie & foot long corndog while Dad had a chili dog. We ended up buying a 'peck' of Pink Lady apples since it was THE Apple festival & all. I'm glad we went but I doubt we will return-I've seen enough fried food & 'interesting' north ga people for a while. (no offense north ga but you do have some 'interesting' people in your mountains....)

Coop wasn't too interested in the festivities.

Not even when there was a yellow jacket
that kept landing on him.

We stopped by Costco & Cooper is probably scarred for life. He'll forgive us one day.... hopefully.

Coop didn't enjoy the BIG cuddly bear.

Saturday night Kyle cooked up some of the apples & made Apple Sauce! Kyle is a great cook but I have to admit I was pretty skeptical about the whole thing but it turned out delicious! I don't think Kyle anticipated Dad & I eating the rest of the batch that night!

5 months

Cooper turned 5 months old on Saturday. I can't believe how fast time is flying & how much Cooper has changed & grown since he was born. Cooper is our favorite little guy. He keeps us entertained with his smiles, laughs, jabberings, & more! He definitely keeps me on my toes. Just when I think I have him all figured out-he proves me wrong. :)

Within the last couple of weeks Cooper has taken to sucking on his chubby arms instead of his paci. He's been a tummy sleeper for quite a while so I guess he was bound to find his arms & fingers at night after his paci fell out. It's so funny seeing hickies on his arms. I just hope no one thinks they're bruises!

5 months picture!
(His right arm is red with hickies.)

I suck on my arm-so what?! :)

Cooper loves being on his changing table. He rarely minds having his diaper changed. At night we give him 'naked' time & he just laughs & laughs. Here's video we took last week. Kyle is being silly & dancing around-we all enjoyed a good laugh! It's kinda long but we (including Cooper) crack up laughing all over again just watching it! Around 25 seconds is the best! (hopefully this video works. I've never uploaded one before)

   

Lesson Learned

I'm so glad I snapped this pic of him sleeping.
So sweet.

My favorite part of the day is anytime Cooper wakes up. I walk quietly into his room, look at him, & wait for him to see me. Once he sees me, I give him a big smile. He gives me one big gummy smile in return & then nuzzles down into the mattress like he's shy. It seriously would bring tears of joy & love to my eyes every time. I was just thinking the other day that I needed to try & capture this moment in a picture because I want to remember it for forever BUT I'm afraid I have waited too late. :( Within the last couple of days Cooper has mastered rolling over in his crib. I still give him that big smile when I go to get him but I'm not greeted with the same reaction. :( Now he's just laying there on his back sucking on his arm & cries when he sees me. I guess I'm pretty scary. ha!

Cooper not so happy after a nap.

Lesson learned. Don't put off taking a picture. I have a feeling this is just one of the MANY lessons Cooper will teach me!