Last weekend was our final weekend of "retirement" meaning Ahna's last weekend of maternity leave - we decided (of course!) to try to make the most of it; we spent Friday night with my cousin Billy and his wife Brynne and their four month old baby girl, Claude. We didn't take pictures and realized that while it's great to spend time together, we are still all getting used to babies, so our time together seems rushed and never enough!
On Saturday we headed to one of our favorite parks to attempt some updated Cooper and Olivia photos. We definitely tend to underestimate the amount of energy Cooper likes to expend when he is let out into the open. I had this semi-romantical idea that Cooper would stay put for more than one second and pose lovingly next to his baby sister during which time I would be able to take many adorable, tear-inducing photos. While Cooper DID manage to stay put for a little while, we also got to do a little WRESTLING him into submission, CHASING after him (there are many photos of the back of Cooper's head in our photos, just look around), and even tending to a scene of PUBLIC URINATION. Jeez, I honestly don't understand where the phrase 'terrible two' came from. I guess our disposition allows us to see Cooper more like the best investment ever made -- he gets exponentially cuter with each passing day!
On Sunday, we found a gold mine. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has really cheap admission on the first Sunday of every month, so we took advantage of the deal!! We all got in for $6 when usually it would cost us close to $30!! We had no idea what to expect but it was fantastic! We hit the kids discovery area first and let Cooper play with cars and water and blocks, and of course, his trademark lining things up in neat rows, oh my... the museum was awesome especially for the deal we got because we couldn't stay too long with the two little ones. We will definitely take advantage of that deal again. I love finding fun things like that to do, ESPECIALLY when they're cheap!
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