The Brewer's

John Parker-11 weeks

2009-02-04T14:47:00.005-05:00

Grandparents and Aunt Linda this for you :)

John Parker is 11 weeks old now. {This is Jennifer G.} I tried to take a few pictures this morning, but I don't think I had my camera on all the right settings and we had a lot of 'help' {i.e. Cooper and Landree, drums, an aquadoodle, baseballs, etc. in the background}. I did get a few good ones. These are my favorites:

Welcome to the World John Parker!

2008-11-18T23:09:00.004-05:00

For all of the loyal blog readers here's a little peak at John Parker! This is a post I did about him on my blog. Jennifer Gray

This morning at 9:37 am John Parker Brewer was welcomed to the world by his mom, dad, brother Cooper and Grandparents Bobby and Wylone Brewer and Jean Bailey. Congratulations Brewers! We love you and can't wait to watch John Parker grow!

Oh, and he is a big baby! His stats: 9 lbs 12 oz and 22 3/4 inches long (and he's a week early!) Jennifer grows big babies!

Waiting:

The proud Papa: I love seeing how excited Michael is. I was there when Cooper was born too and I'll never forget how nervous and worried Michael looked. He's a pro now-love the grins and excitement!

John Parker:

His feet are huge!

The family: Cooper meeting John Parker for the first time!

Landree meeting John Parker:

On a side note: Did you know there are perfect toddler size closets in hospital rooms?

The germ freak in me can't stop thinking about the fact that the 'closet' said dirty linens on the outside...it was empty and we didn't notice that until after the fact!

Pool pictures

2008-05-07T22:47:00.003-04:00

We (Landree and I; this is Jennifer Gray) went over to the Cooper's this afternoon to play in Cooper's new pool. The kids had a great time. It took Landree a little time to warm up, but with Cooper no warm up time needed! His little chin was shaking at one point because he was so cold, but he's tough and playing outside is fun! Here are a few of my favorite pictures I 'caught' of him. It's hard to do with this fast moving boy!

Here they are playing yesterday at the house. They were 'lounging' in the backyard. Notice Cooper's smile he's giving me. I think they look like a little old couple. So cute!

Redneck way to bring in the trash...

2008-05-07T22:39:00.001-04:00

As long as I'm the one posting I can put what I want, right? (Jennifer Gray here) I thought this was so funny! As Michael pulled in the driveway tonight this was following behind this truck. He's pretty smart though...they have a super long driveway and a steep hill.

Photoshop fun

2008-04-30T14:19:00.002-04:00

Jennifer Gray again...

I'm a self taught, new to photoshop, digital scrapbooker. I am always looking for new ways to edit pictures. There is so much about photoshop I don't know. It took me a month to figure out how to open the work space. I was trying a few new things today and I love the way this picture of Cooper turned out. I think it just 'fits' him. The original is on his blog header.

A courtesy post...

2008-04-28T23:49:00.007-04:00

Because I'm sick of looking at the Easter bunny pictures too, and because I want Cooper's adoring fans to see new pictures I volunteered to update Jennifer's blog. This is her friend Jennifer Gray.

First of all BIG NEWS-Jennifer is pregnant. Baby #2 is due November 23th (the day after Jennifer's birthday). She wasn't feeling well at first, but is doing much better now as long as she can take a nap (hence no time for blogging). She will be 11 weeks on Saturday.

Now for what everyone has been waiting for PICTURES!

On Saturday afternoon we (the Gray's) stopped by to see Jennifer's mom, who is in from Alabama. A few minutes turned into the afternoon and we stayed for dinner. Cooper and Landree had a great time playing outside. Landree fell and busted her lip on the driveway-Jennifer has a lot of experience with this and suggested a popsicle to help with the swelling. Cooper had to have one too. I got several cute pictures of both of them. This is probably the most pictures I've ever gotten of Cooper at one time. A popsicle will keep that boy still! I love this new fake smile thing Cooper is doing. I asked him to smile and below is what I got.

Today Michael got these pictures of Cooper and Landree...eating popsicles on the back steps. Cooper fell and busted his lip...so of course he needed a popsicle to help with the swelling. Do you see a trend here? Cooper wanted to be sure Landree had one too. He gave the first one to her-what a little gentleman. Jennifer made them take their shirts off so it wasn't so messy. She laid a towel in Landree's lap to keep her pants clean. Yum! They love popsicles!

Easter morning

2008-03-23T13:58:00.002-04:00

The Easter bunny came last night. He brought lots of fun stuff and goodies for Cooper to enjoy.

Cooper's Easter basket

Good morning Cooper man. Cooper has started sleeping with an Aubie and a stuffed dog that Michael gave me our 1st Valentine's Day together. He wanted to bring them with him this morning.

Micheal thought I was crazy, but the Easter bunny always hid my Easter basket. It was fun searching for it on Easter morning so we are going to continue that tradition. We hid his basket under the sheet on our bed.

Of course, the first thing he went for were the eggs that looked like basketballs

He also got this cow that is dressed like a bunny. It moos Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail. Cooper loves it. He tries to moo with it. It is so cute.

More Easter Fun

2008-03-21T14:02:00.005-04:00

Today Jackson and Landree came over and we made Easter cookies and we had a Easter egg hunt. We used cookie cutters to make our cookies in fun Easter shapes like bunnies, flowers, and carrots.Then while the cookies were cooking, we had an egg hunt. We used goldfish for prizes in the eggs.- We figured they would get enough sugar in the coookies so we decided to do a semi-better for you prize in the eggs. Cooper would find the eggs, eat the goldfish, and just leave the empty egg. Sometimes, he would empty the goldfidh into his basket but the eggs never made into his basket. The kids had a fun time. I think Cooper enjoyed eating the cookies and the goldfish more than anything else. After all that excitement, we all loaded up for a fun lunch at Chick-fil-a.

Cooper with his cookie cutter in hand.

Cooper and Jackson. Jackson liked eating the cookie dough.

Cooper and Jackson again.

Cooper and Landree.

Singing in the rain

2008-03-19T21:06:00.002-04:00

This is just another example of Cooper's love for the water. It was warm today, it was supposed to be 78, but rainy. We went out to dinner tonight and when we were leaving Cooper wanted to "spalsh" in the puddles in the parking lot. The fun continued when we got home. Michael had to encourage him to begin with because it was raining really hard. Once he got use to it, he took his tractor, lawn mower and truck and played with them and ran them through the puddles. It was so fun to watch. There towards the end, he was shivering but he didn't want to stop.

Easter Pictures

2008-03-15T11:50:00.002-04:00

We got our Easter pictures made on Saturday. We have a great time. Coooper got to play with a bunny and hunt Easter eggs. Landree and our friend Jackson (Yak, Yak as Cooper calls him) were there to share in all the fun. For more pictures, go to natuallywonderful.com, Easter pictures day 3.
We did have something scary happen though. When we were leaving, Cooper fell and busted his lip open. It looked really bad. He had a huge, gapping hole on the inside of his lip and blood was everywhere. Luckily were downtown close to the Children's Hospital. This would be our 2nd trip to the ER. On the way to the hospital, I called our peditrician and they said that unless it went all the way through his lip they would not do stitches and she told us somethings we could do to help it. Popsicles.... good for Cooper. So long story short, I was just a freaked out mom.

Cooper and Daddy

Cooper, Mommy and our new friend Oreo.

Mr. Handsome

Cooper and Jackson

Cooper was really good at finding the eggs. He would find them, put them in his basket, and go to look for more. Unfortunately, when he would leave to look for more, the other kids would take his eggs and put them in thier baskets. Poor Cooper, he worked so hard.

Good job, that's 2.

Hair cut time again

2008-03-14T11:20:00.000-04:00

This is actually Cooper's 2nd hair cut. He had his 1st one in Novemeber. Michael was actually more upset about it than I was so this time we just went for a little trim. We took him to Patience, the girl who cuts my hair. He did a great job. He sat as still as he could.... which is not still at all.... and he never cried. He even got a sucker for his efforts. This is a real treat in Cooper's eyes.
Today is also Cooper's 21 month birthday. Happy Birthday little man!!!

Secrets

2008-03-12T20:50:00.002-04:00

Shhhhhhh! Don't tell Jennifer Gray but this is what Cooper had for breakfast this morning. The words child abuse would probably be running through her head right about now. Just kidding. She is just crazy about food allergies. I kid her all the time that Landree is going to grow up saying, "what about my food allergies".
I'm starting to see a not so good trend with our breakfast choices. First cupcakes, now peanuts.

Cooper & Landree sit'n in a tree, kissing.....

2008-03-11T20:51:00.006-04:00

These are some pictures of Cooper and Landree from last Monday and this Monday. We just love it when Landree is here. They play and have the best time together.

They had been coloring in the living room. I walked into my room to get something and when I came back, they were gone. A guick search revealed 2 kids sitting in the corner with their heads down. At that time, I became a little concerned but to my surprise all of my walls were the same color and still remained pen strip free.

I'm not really sure what this all about. It was right before nap time so maybe this was a suttle hint?

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

2008-03-08T22:15:00.012-05:00

Yesterday was Michael's birthday. We had a great time. We had cupcakes for breakfast and Michael opened his present before he left for work. We all meet and had lunch together at San Jose, our favorite. That afternoon, I surprised Michael with a night out. Jeff, Jennifer and Landree came over to stay the night with Cooper so we could go out. We went to a movie (Vantage Point- very good), dinner and then to our hotel. We slept in until 8:30, ate a huge breakfast, and then did some shopping. I think I had more fun than Michael did. Evidence of the crime.

Cupcakes are a healthy breakfast.. right?

I'll help you daddy.

A drum roll please.

Cooper, I'll show you how to use this one day.

(Daddy got a new scope for his gun)

I've been watching you.

2008-03-08T21:37:00.009-05:00

Cooper will do anything his Daddy does. He has learned to cross his arms. Thursday Michael was outside talking to the the pest control people when he looked up at Cooper and noticed that he was standing there looking back at him with his arms crossed. Michael looked down and realized that he had his own arms crossed. Monkey see, monkey do.

My week with Nana

2008-03-03T14:14:00.004-05:00

We had a great week with Nana. I had to work on Tuesday so Cooper and Nana spent the whole day playing together. Wednesday we went to the mall. Cooper loves the mall because he gets to eat at Chick-fil-a and ride the carousel. This time was extra fun because he got to ride with Nana. Thursday I had to work some more, so Cooper and Nana huge out again. We all went to eat that night and Cooper got to try Crispy Creme donuts for the first. Of course he loved them. He kept saying and signing...more, more. On Friday, Cooper and daddy had a boys day while Nana and Mommy had a girls day. The girls went and got a pedicure and then went house shopping. We had a fun time. I'm still praying that Nana will one day decide to move here. Maybe Cooper can keep buttering her up. Then, so sad, Saturday Nana had to go home. We had a great time and look forward to our next visit.

Nana thought Cooper needed a new ball.

Cooper showing Nana his favorite book... The Auburn program.

Nana and Cooper had been on a ride in the wagon & stopped to throw rocks in the water.

Cooper's favorite... reading again.

Fun, fun!

Yea!! Nana is here!

2008-02-26T21:19:00.004-05:00

We are so excited because Nana is here visiting this week. She got here yesterday and will be here until Saturday. Cooper loves his Nana. When she is here, he's not worried about mommy or daddy. It's all about Nana. I'm excited because momma and I are actually going to get to spend some time together as well. Usually when she comes I have a ton of stuff that I need to get done, so she helps out by watching Cooper so I can get things done. This week, I don't have anything to do, so we can just hang out. Michael and Cooper are going to do boy stuff on Friday so momma and I can do some girl stuff. Fun, fun.

Two cheers for Nana!

Nana, I'll show you how to bounce the ball.

Long time no blog

2008-02-23T21:38:00.002-05:00

Sorry I don't have any new pictures but I wanted to give a run down of our week. The weather was either really cold or rainy so we spent most of the week inside. Poor Cooper. He hates being cooped up inside. My Gym is changing ownership so they have been closed. It is going to re-open we just don't know when. I enrolled Cooper in preschool. He will start in the Fall and go one day a week from 9-12am. I'm so excited. I think he will have a blast and it will give me a little Mommy time. Landree was here on Thursday, so that was fun. Landree is loving referring to Cooper as te te. It's so cute. I think she must call him that because Cooper is always saying te te. You know, the potty training thing. Our new word for the week is Aubie and it actually sounds like Aubie when he says it. Cooper loves to look at the Auburn progam so we take advantage of that. It was finally pretty again today so we played outside most of the afternoon. Cooper and daddy rode the 4-wheeler and the lawn mower so he was in heaven.

All Day Daddy Day!

2008-02-16T21:32:00.008-05:00

Saturday's are Cooper's favorite day of the week because we get to spend the whole day with our daddy. We call it "all day daddy day!" We had an awesome day today. We went to My Gym and the zoo this morning and then spent the afternoon outside. It was absolutely beautiful. They are building a new subdivison down the street from our house so we rode the 4-wheeler down there and played by the lake. This is a picture of the view from our dream lot. Unfortunately, we don't have an extra 3/4 million dollars sitting around so for now we just dream.

What a view.....

but not as beautiful as this view.

Cooper's helping with the grading.

Do as I say, not as I do.

Watch how far I can throw this rock.

Look at that form.

I bet you didn't know I had 2 kids.

Such a super fun day, with our super fun daddy.

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T12:51:00.002-05:00

Cooper got a chair, a book and a baby Einstein video for Valentine's Day. Okay, the chair was more for me than him but look how cute it is. He was so excited. He immediately wanted to watch his new video and read his book.

Cooper enjoying a snack in his new chair.

Its potty time!

2008-02-13T20:29:00.012-05:00

Dec. 13, 2007

Our 1st clue that Cooper was interested in the potty.

I wonder were he got this idea?

Today... Feb. 13, 2008.

I'M A BIG BOY NOW!

Call me crazy but we are officially potty training. Cooper did so good today. He only went te te in his diaper this morning and that was my fault. We were out all morning. We went to the gym, to storytime and then to lunch with daddy and didn't get home until 1:00 so he had to go in his diaper. All afternoon and tonight he went in the potty. He has kinda started this on his own. At his 18 month well visit the Dr. gave us some ideas to start introducing him to the potty. We went and got a book about the potty and a potty seat. We started putting him on the potty at night after he got out of the tub. We tried many, many times and only got a drop or two. Then one night he did it! Yeah! Several nights went by and nothing. Then he did it again. Yeah! It was real speratic at first but then he was going almost every night. A couple of nights ago, he said te te so we put him on the potty and he went. So we decided to try this more often and today he did wonderful. I know we have a long way to go (let me know if anyone has any suggestions) but I'm so excited. So as of today, we are official. I went and got big boy pull ups. I hope this works because pulls ups are expensive.

Unbelieveable

2008-02-11T13:21:00.000-05:00

I just can't believe how much Cooper is learning. He's so smart and talking up a storm... a lot of it is Coopereze, but we under-
stand him. He will try to say anything that we say. The other day we were eating lunch at Moe's and everytime someone came in Cooper would say, "Welcome to Moe's". It was all one word. Something like welc..to..mo but it was to cute. His best friend in the whole world is Landree Gray. She is 3 months younger than Cooper and is my best friend Jennifer's little girl. I keep Landree one day a week and Jennifer keeps Cooper one day a week. He just recently started saying her name. He gets so excited when he sees her. He'll say... Lnre.... over and over and over again. He is so concerned with Landree. Where she is, what she's doing, does she have a snack too. He loves her. Today, I told Cooper to hold Landree's hand and take her upstairs to take a nap. I just about fell apart when he grabbed her hand and took off to the stairs. They were walking and holding hands. To die for cute. Then Cooper tried to hold her hand and help her up the stairs. That was a sight. He follows directions really well and he's become quite a good little helper.

My Gym

2008-02-09T21:11:00.000-05:00

These are some pictures from My Gym. My Gym is a gym for kids of all ages. There's lots of fun stuff to do. Each week we learn a new "skill", we do gynmastics, stretch, sing, swing, we have free play and at the end there is a seperation time where the kids and the parents go into seperate areas. Cooper absolutely loves it. Several of our friends joined as well and we love getting to play with them as well as getting to meet new people.

The ball pit. Cooper's in heaven.

The rings.

Stairs to climb.

The balance beam.

This was one of the gymnastic skills of the week.

The trampoline.

What Fun!!!

Jump, Jump

2008-02-09T20:45:00.003-05:00

The word fear apparently is not in our vocabulary. Cooper is all boy. He and his daddy love to do all kinds of daring things. Do you think we may regret letting him do this?

Climb, climb

Get ready,

Get set,

Jump!

Big Man

2008-02-08T14:28:00.000-05:00

19 months old, going on 19 yrs old but so so cute! He loves to do anything that makes him seem like a big boy.

In mommy's shoes.

Driving Daddy's truck.

WOW!!!! Look at me!

2008-02-07T13:56:00.000-05:00

Check out my awesome page. Can you believe I'm a 1st time blogger. Okay... we all know better. Let's all give Jen Gray a round of apoloze. If you can't tell, Cooper LOVES the water. Any standing puddle is fair game.

My first post!

2008-01-28T17:17:00.000-05:00

Wow, Jennifer is moving into the 21st century...

this is her crazy friend Jennifer forcing her to do this! This is our practice post! YEA for Jennifer!