Enjoying some severe weather

We had some severe weather today, there was actually a tornado that hit Pensacola. Kimberlee and I and the kids were of course holed up in the house and had no idea what was going on until we started getting phone calls to make sure we were okay. But Cooper hated being inside all day, so during a lull in the rain we took a walk down the street for a couple minutes.


Love splashing in puddles!


Wait, what was that?


It was thunder!!


So this is what it will be like now that I'm a parent of two...

Loving the new Brubby

Cooper loves being a big sister sooo much! It is amazing to see her love on him, but we definitely have to watch her every second, cause her love can be a little bit aggressive!

At the Lake

Sean Pearson's family invited us to their lake cabin on a lake in Alabama, and we were able to get away for a long weekend and go join them. It was beautiful there, and really fun to spend some time with Sean and Jenny.

No, seriously


Ah, the happy couple (only some of us are slightly more rounded ;) )


What, it was totally safe.


Cooper's favorite thing to do at the lake was drive the boat and honk the horn. She would get quite upset if anyone else tried to help her steer while she was driving.

Eating lunch can be very hard work

Cooper woke up early and quite wired this morning, and apparently all the wild playing had her completely wiped out by lunchtime. Notice she fell asleep in the middle of reaching for a chunk of food, and she was so soundly asleep that she never even woke up when I was taking pictures (or cleaning her up, or putting her into bed). She is such a funny little thing.

Why Moms have to have a sense of humor to not go crazy

Well, as many of you know, Cooper keeps us very busy with her creativity and love for life! That's a nice way of saying that she's always into something. I usually don't get pictures of her into stuff, since I am usually jumping in to control the damage as much as possible, but yesterday and today I have snuck up on her with the camera a couple times.


What, I wasn't touching the toilet paper.


And I definitely didn't leave that pile on the floor.


Look Mommy, I am putting away the shirt you just folded!


Don't worry, Mommy, I will pour myself some breakfast.

Summertime Fun

Okay, okay, I've heard from a couple of you numerous times about updating our blog (cough...Vimie and Arwen...you do know that this is to keep out of town friends and family updated...you already know what happens daily at the zoo) so here is our latest favorite passtime, we bought Cooper a humungous pool, and she throws pool parties. Climbing in and out of the pool, and then meticulously picking out each blade of grass she tracked in climbing in and out, keeps her occupied for hours, and gives Mom a chance to sit in the sun. Although, I think we probably looked slightly ridiculous today when we had our neighbors over and there were four adults and two kids crowded around this two foot puddle, all with towels and drinks, like we were gearing up for a day at the beach. Anyway, here are the latest:



Cooper's not quite sure what she thinks of bubbles yet.




Always test the water before you commit to going in.




Doing laps with Daddy in their matching hats.




Cooper hijacked the neighbor girl's chair, and didn't want to do anything but sit or stand on it.

Easter pics

Here are the pictures we managed to take while Cooper was still dressed up on Easter.