She's Busted!

Cory had a late night at work yesterday and didn't get home until 8:30. Madison usually goes to bed around 8:00. I had already put Hyrum to bed and told Madison that she would be able to stay up if we lay down on the couch. I should have known better when Daddy stepped through that door that there was going to be one excited girl on our hands! Needless to say, she got to stay up just a tad past her bed time!
Cory and I went into the kitchen to eat dinner when he got home. I had fed the kids, of course, but hadn't had relax time to eat. We had the cheese out as we were making up our burritos. As I turned around to get the cheese, this is what I found!
Madison got BUSTED! Caught in the act!

She was taking bites out of the block of cheese. I can understand if she wanted a slice of cheese, but no. She wanted the whole block! Had I not fed her dinner 2 hours ago? Apparently not enough!

She had a hay day (or should I say night) with that cheese! Madison definitely keeps us laughing in our home. She is so fun!

When anything breaks in our home Madison always tells me that "Dad will fix it". One morning Cory was trying to fix the lawn mower so he could mow the lawn. Madison was so excited when he got out his tools! Madison will always jump at the opportunity to help Cory fix anything! She loves tools!

I'll help you fix this, no sweat! Is this the tool you need Dad?

I love how Hyrum is just sitting there taking it all in. I love family togetherness time, even if it is just fixing a lawn mower!

Behind The Scenes

You may wonder why I post a hideous looking door on my blog. There is one word for that. MADISON. My child stays up, when she is supposed to be sleeping, for about an hour cleaning and organizing her room before she goes to sleep. (She is very OCD.) When we moved into our house there were air bubbles in the paintjob on the door. I think Madison thought she was fixing the problem, but actually made things worse. What is a mother to do?

The sad thing is that there is nothing I can do to stop her. I guess it all has to be sanded down and painted over eventually. Oh well...

Madison was very proud of the work she had done on her door. Little stinker!

In the past few weeks Hyrum has been interested in moving around. He can't crawl quite yet. But he is very excited to find out how.
Here is a picture of Hyrum taking a break from all the hard work!

Hyrum is so close to crawling! Here is a video of his progess. It's such a fun time for him to learn and grow. We're planning on his cousin, Carter, giving him lessons while we're in Utah! (Yah for Carter... he just started crawling!)

Happy Birthday To You

My mom is going to LA to see "Wicked" with my dad and my sister for her birthday. Since my mom is leaving on her birthday, I had to post this early to make sure she gets it on time.

This is a little message from Madi and Hyrum: We love you Grandma! We're your #1 fan. Thank you Grandma, for playing with us in the sand.Our wish for you is to have a Happy Birthday. Can you believe we get to come visit in only 10 more days?!!!

Madison's favorite song to sing and dance to is Happy Birthday. I tried get her to sing to "Grandma", but she's a little selfish. She likes to sing it for herself only.

My mom is the greatest! There are no words great enough to express the admiration I have for her. My mom has taught me so much. I love you, Mom! I hope you have a happy day!

"Mommy Paige Pooper"

Lately Cory and I have been teaching Madison about her name. People ask her name all the time and she never responds. So we have taught her that her name is Madison Paige Cooper. Now we have found out that she still doesn't tell people her name because she is a shy little girl.... yah right! (But that's what she acts like some times.)Madison goes around supposedly writing her name, she says its "Madison Paige Pooper". She is very proud of her name. I know, she can't pronounce the "C" yet.
Like most mothers do, when they are serious with their children, I say "Madison Paige Cooper!" The other day I was in the other room of our house and Madison didn't know where I was. She got in her serious tone and said, "Mommy Paige Pooper! Where are you?!" I started laughing so hard. That night I had to tell her that my name is Mommy Cooper, not Mommy Paige Pooper. She needs to claim her own name and be proud. Hahaha. Kids are so funny! :)

Newest Hairstyle

Ever since Madison had enough hair, she has twirled it when she got tired to put herself to sleep. We thought that was a great self calming technique. It was great until her hair grew to be really really long. Madison has put one too many knots in her hair. I have not had to cut them out, but I do spend lots of time trying to comb them out. I still think I'm damaging her hair. A lot of hair still comes out with the knot. Madison twirls her hair like a mad women when she's tired and going to sleep. She really goes to town. I've seen her in action! I had to take a picture to remember the wonderful hairstyle she has come up with for her hair.
I don't think Aunt Caitlyn, who is a hair dresser, would be very happy with that knot! Any tips to get them out?

I think this is a precious picture of Madison--too bad she has that big knot in her hair!

Napping Children:Happy Mommy

Every mother, I think, can attest to the fact that children's naps are neccessary for not only the child, but the mother. Hyrum, however, has not been napping very well for the past few weeks. And its driving me bonkers! I thought that maybe his napping schedule needs to be switched because he doesn't need as much newborn sleep as I was giving him. But he has decided on his own that napping is not what he wants to be spending his days doing. He will only sleep for 30 minutes and then wake up crying and will not go back to sleep. (Trust me, I've tried letting him cry himself back to sleep... not working!) When we went for his 6 month check up the doctor just told me that maybe he doesn't need as much sleep as most babies do. I don't like that thought. He gets grumpy during the day, I know he needs to nap, but he just refuses. I want to just blame it on the teething. But those teeth are just taking their sweet and precious time! What does a mother do? Hyrum sleeps great at night, I guess I should count my blessings for that. (He sleeps from 7pm-7am with no interruptions.) But I know he can be much more happier during the day if he would only take some decent naps. Madison's showing him up by napping longer during the day than he is and she's 2 years older than him. Any suggestions?