Baby Riley Turns 5 Weeks Old

Isn't it amazing how much faster the weeks go after a baby is born than before?  I can't believe Riley is already six weeks old.  Here are some pictures of him at five weeks--isn't he a miniature version of Craig?  We all certainly think so!

Happy First Birthday, Lola!

I can't believe little Lola is now one year old!  She has been such a joy to everyone who is around her, and we all love her very much. 

Amy couldn't wait to order her first birthday cake--it had to be a "Hello, Kitty" cupcake cake like she and Alison would have died for when they were young.  So here it is:

Little Lola has been sick for the last couple of days, so she wasn't feeling her usual bubbly self.  I guess she really didn't want to look at the flash on the camera--maybe it hurt her eyes, because she refused to look or just shut her eyes instead.

Finally, after trying to get her to turn her head, not touch her bow, and not shut her eyes, the poor liittle girl just burst into tears.  We all felt terrible!

Daddy started talking to her, and we all decided looking at the camera or not, she looked adorable!  We just let her enjoy the rest of her party!

Garrett and Isaac surely enjoyed the party, too!

Grandpa made Lola feel better by showing her it was okay to eat the cake very messy-like!

Baby Riley came for the party, too.  He wondered what all the comotion was about!

Lola loved opening her presents--she got her first doll!

And now the dolly has a stroller and Lola has a walker, too!

What a fun, fun birthday!

Another big event of the day was Garrett's first soccer game.  We all got comfortable for a big game!

Craig and Cassie and Baby Riley came to watch, too.

Go, Garrett!

The little ones loved being outside.

Coach telling the guys how well they had done--and their team won!

The after-game treats were great--brought by Garrett's mommy.

And where was Isaac the whole game--in the dirt pile, of course!

He's Here! Our 23rd Grandbaby is Here!

We are so thrilled to announce the birth of little Cannon Rigby Copeland born to Kent and Natalie on March 1, 2010, in Toppenish, Washington.  He came so fast that Natalie didn't even have an epidural!  She should have been a pioneer woman!  As you can tell from the pictures, Ethan and Ella are crazy about him!

He is truly a miracle baby after all that Natalie went through for the eight and a half months before he got here!  But we are so proud of Kent and Natalie--they never faltered in their faith that he would be born and they would love him just like the other two children.  Here he is--absolutely perfect! 

Cannon Rigby Copeland

7 lbs. 6 ozs.

20 inches long

Ella wanted to take him home immediately, and Ethan was ready to play ball with him. 

Ethan and Ella fixed birthday cakes for Baby Cannon.  Ella was disappointed that "Louie" didn't have any candles on his birthday cake.  (She wanted to name him "Louie" since they find out it was a boy!  Hah!)

Those kids are going to be so much help with their little brother.  He's wondering when he can meet his cousin, Riley.  They will have so much fun together!

Way to go, Kent and Natalie! 

Football Fever!

George and I were really excited to go to Gainesville to watch Craig and his team in the play-offs for his flag football team.  We got there about 10:45 a.m., and it was raining and raining--but this is a "man's game" I was told by my husband.  A little rain wasn't going to stop them.  Cassie and I and Baby Riley stayed in the car, but still got to watch most of the action.  Riley was definitely dressed for the occasion!

Even in the cold, rain, and mud, Craig's team won.  It was great.  We all went to lunch and had a little time to chat at the restaurant before we had to go back to the next game.  As we approached the field and saw the other team, our faces really dropped--those guys were huge!  Some had even played college ball!  Let's just say, we weren't too hopeful about the outcome.  The rain had stopped, but it was still cool.  I got out of the car and took  a few action shots.

Pre-game chat

When it was all said and done, however, the score was only 28-14, so Craig's team can be proud.  Those guys were big, fast, and extremely athletic.  So that's the end of Craig's flag football for the season.  Actually, it's probably good.  Two guys have broken their fingers on the team already, and with state boards coming up for Craig, it would be hard to put your hand in someone's mouth with a finger cast on!

 

We went back to Craig and Cassie's for awhile and then needed to get on our way home.  I had to take one more picture of Riley.  Look, he is learning to hold his own bottle!  Notice the dimple--exactly like his daddy's!

Suddenly, on our way home, I looked down at my feet--mind you, all day long seeing Craig and Cassie's friends, being out on the field, going to a restaurant, and then I looked down.  To my horror, this is what I saw!

Are you kidding me!!!!!  George is the one who usually does this!  

We had to stop by Jeff and Amy's on the way home to see the kids before they went to bed and show them what had happened to me all day with the shoes.  We all had a great laugh!  What is there about being around Craig and Cassie that I always do strange things????

Oh, and here is Lola who is starting to only want her grandma.  

 

She pretends not to even notice George.  It makes him soooo mad!

Yeh, for Lola!  She loves Grandma even if she does some pretty strange things!  Hah!