Planting of the Red Pepper

At Easter time, Cooper got a little greenhouse garden kit to grow his own Red Pepper's from Grandpa and Nana.  It has been sitting on the counter since then waiting for those extra five minutes to get it going.   Today was our lucky day!  First, he emptied the two packets of dirt into the green base and then added 1/4 cup of water.  We were amazed how quickly it became dirt!

Then Cooper carefully planted 5 red pepper seeds

and covered them with dirt.

He put the cover on the green house and we set it up in the window.  Now we just need to wait for it to grow!

SQUEEEEEEZE

Since Easter, Brewer has been working on his potty training.  For the most part he had the potty part down, but would ask for a diaper to have a BM.  While we have been working with him and encouraging him to go on the toilet, we have been rather unsuccessful.

So this morning was not exception.  He was walking around the house when he came to us asking for a diaper.  We told him no, that he could go on the toilet and that he needed to go squeeze to see if something came out.  He went back to playing, trying to ignore the fact that he did in fact need to go to the bathroom.  That is when he ran from the living room, into the kitchen yelling, "I need to squeeze!"  And that is what he did!  He was so proud of himself and so are we.  Hopefully we can keep this going and say bye-bye to diapers sooner than later!

Elizabeth's Tree

While I was visiting with her friends, Chris pulled this picture up on her phone.  I got teary eyed when she saw it because it is a very special picture.  This is the house that we owned on East River Drive in Green Bay, and it is the house that we lived in when we got married.

Shortly after we got married, my mom had a dream of Elizabeth.  And in this dream, Elizabeth wanted us to have a tree planted in our front yard so that it would grow like the love between us would grow.  She also wanted it to be planted in the front of the house, in the event that we should move, that we would always be able to drive past the house and see our tree. 

That is what Chris did.  She drove past our house and took a picture of our tree.  I cannot believe how much that the tree has grown since we planted it in 2003.  It is beautiful!  The next time we go to Green Bay, I want to drive past the house to see it for myself.

As I shard this picture with my mom today, we learned that Uncle Vince passed away this morning with his loved ones at his side.  Uncle Vince, please give Elizabeth a hug and kiss for us after you have danced a dance with your love Mary.  



Daddy's Night/Mommy's Night

On Saturday night, Mommy went to Milwaukee to meet up with her friends Chris and Jess for dinner, and the boys stayed home for a guys night.  

When Mommy left, we were outside playing in the backyard running all around and through the sprinkler. We had a lot of fun getting wet too!

Then we went for a walk to get some movies. Don't tell Mommy, but we ate our dinner in the living room while we watched our movies!

Mommy had a great time catching up her her friends.  A year is way too long in between their catch-ups!  We had a great dinner at the Melting Pot in Brookfield, and it was yummy! Mommy only wishes that she was feeling better so she could have enjoyed a glass of wine or a fun drink that Chris and Jess had sampled! 

Celebration at School

On Friday, June 3rd, Cooper celebrated his 6th Birthday with his Kindergarten Classmates.  At first, he wanted to bring cupcakes with pirate rings on them, but Mommy forgot to order them in time.  So Cooper came up with the idea of bringing doughnut holes from Dunken Donuts!  His friends loved them and at the end of the day, he got to pick something out of the Birthday Treasure box!

Flordia Marlins - #6

Cooper is playing Coach-Pitch Baseball once again for the Rec Plex and tonight was our first game.  Cooper was super excited to finally get his t-shirt and hat sporting the Marlins.

 The first time he was up to bat, he had to swing a few times before he was able to hit the ball. Unfortunately, he was tagged out right away.  After he got back to the bench, he asked me to go get his bat bag in the van.  He wanted his own bat.  On his next trip up to bat, Cooper hit that ball hard and made it to first base with no problems.  The Cubs were scrambling all over trying to get the ball.  Good Job Cooper!

 Daddy is one of the Assistant Coaches once again, so Cooper can get a few pointers while out in the field.

This year Cooper picked the #6 jersey...last year he was #5, maybe next year he will be #7!

Fieldtrip to Milwaukee Art Museum

A few weeks ago, Daddy and Cooper went to the Milwaukee Art Museum for an all school field trip. The art teacher at Pleasant Prairie arranged for the entire school to go to the Art Museum with the help of the PTA. Overall, it was a great field trip, but a little over the heads of kindergartners. Daddy and Cooper did a scavenger hunt to see if they could find all of the items on the find list. They had a great time together!