new wagon rider

McKenna introduced Rhett to wagon rides around the living room. She did all the chauffering with a little help steering the corners.

don't you have two kids?

Yes, I know... we have two kids. Rhett isn't getting equal press in this blog, is he? The reason is that all he does is sleep! It doesn't make for very interesting pictures or videos. Well, we finally got a good picture of him with his eyes open. Introducing Rhett Cooper...

fishy face

McKenna came down with pneumonia this week. The poor kid has been quite the trooper through several doctor's appointments, x-rays, and breathing treatments. I hate to make light of her situation, but the fish mask she wears for her breathing treatments is too cute! The good news is that she is quickly getting better.

take the !%@?! binky

I can't do this story justice in a post, but last weekend McKenna decided that Hobbs needed his binky. Her persistance was unending as she followed Hobbs around the living room trying to put the binky in his mouth. The culmination of her efforts took place in the video below. Shortly before the beginning of the video, McKenna took Hobbs' sippy cup and moved it to the other side of the rooms. Surely eliminating that distraction would get him to take his binky. Watch what happened...

hobbs' first birthday

It doesn't seem possible, but Hobbs turned one on October 16th. We spent the weekend in Concordia celebrating his birthday. Of course he got spoiled with gifts, which all the kids at his party enjoyed playing with. Better yet, he got his first taste of cake! As you can see from the pictures below, he enjoyed every minute of his party.

cracking up

If only such simple things made adults crack up like this...

mother hen

Duke and I weren't certain how McKenna would react to having a little brother. She has quickly proved to be quite the mother hen. She is always bringing him his cap to make sure his head stays warm or covering him with his blanket. When he cries, she is the first to "tend" to his needs, looking at us with questioning eyes. It's as if she's wondering why we aren't responding faster. She's been a wonderfully sweet big sister!

climbing mt. duke

bath time

Unlike McKenna, Rhett is not a big fan of bath time. Giving him a bath is rather stressful as he screams his head off the whole time. Fortunately, he settles down quickly once he realizes that bath time is followed by some quality cuddle time.