Oh baby! It's beautiful outside!!

Hello and how are you?! It's me Cooper B. coming at you with a great big Halloween BOO! Guess what?! Jagger James is 9 MONTHS OLD as of Friday!! Can you believe the nerve of him, getting SO BIG and so mobile SO FAST! Whew, I don't know what in the world I am going to do with him, but I think between you and me folks, I am in BIG TIME trouble!! Listen, I will once again offer my deepest apologies for not doing better keeping up with this blog. That said, do yourself a favor if you want to see more of yours truly and handsome Jag, JOIN FACEBOOK!! Ok, now that I have that off my chest, let's get started with news, news, and more of the same...First on the agenda is me, of course, and all the wonderful, highly intellectual things I am up to...I am not going to brag and say I am potty trained, but you know folks, I am doing one heck of a job thus far and I have to say I am quite proud of myself. How could a guy not be with m&d constantly singing my praises?! They sure do get excited about a guy going number 1 and 2 in a pot! WOW! Personally, I think those two need to GET A LIFE, don't you?! I really need to do a better job in keeping you updated friends, because I humbly admit, you'd be amazed at the likes of my brother and me! I peed on mom's tire the other day and told her I was wetting it down so it would go better! Don't tell m&d, but I have a whole arsenal of cute, witty items saved up, if only to blow their little minds!! This past month was quite a doozy. We met gram and gramps b at Dutch Wonderland and for a ride on Thomas the Train. How fun was that?! Thank goodness for a friend of theirs (now our very good friend too : ), Chris. He saved the day. The parking changed the night before the big event and you know mom didn't get that email on her crackberry! Needless to say, I thought poor mom was going to have a nervous breakdown!! Chris found us a spot to park, led us to the gate and even managed a few photo ops! What an amazing guy! Be on the lookout for me in the Lancaster newspaper. I will be sure to post a copy!
More on the homefront...mom is officially back to work, that is, according to dad, if you can call it that. Honestly, I have been doing my best to make her feel as guilty as possible about it, but bless her heart, she must really need out of this house; the old girl is hanging in there! Jag's doing great with all his new friends at Ms. Michele's and I'll have to say this week was also better for me. I miss her when she's gone and even shed a few tears here and there, but for some reason when she rushes up the driveway to pick me up, I'm not quite ready to leave. What a pickle, huh?! Poor mom...she worries so much. Thank goodness dad is the voice of reason...I personally think he keeps her from falling off the deep end. He reassures her how very much fun I am having (which I am) and how it's good for the both of us. I can tell she's not sold, but she is also pretty happy about some extra Christmas cash for Jag and myself! Not to mention, she jumped on a pretty snappy bandwagon. One week in and Dr. Middleton's office was honored among Carroll's best in the newspaper. Mom's picture was in with the group (not that she had a whole lot to do with it YET) but we were happy for her and the Middletons' nonetheless. Couldn't have happened at a better time since the doors recently opened for the new office. We will try to post a copy of that asap for your viewing pleasure.
On with more news...those of you who know me well know I am pretty obsessed with birthday cake, birthdays and candles. Well, not so much the candles anymore, but definitely the cake and ICING! Mom and I have been doing some baking together for fun, cupcakes, cookies, birthday cakes. Between you and me, I think she's a pretty tricky gal; she is using me to sneak treats into the house! Can you believe the nerve?! Anywho, one particular baking escapade led to my newfound hatred of birthday candles, at least those that are LIT! Mom accidentally dripped the wax on my thumb after a huge production of cake baking, cooling, icing, etc...I was devastated and so was she. Luckily, it wasn't so bad that I didn't get to attend my very first big boy birthday party yesterday. Dr. Tracie's son, Brock, turned 3 today, and his party was so much fun!! I played with all his toys, ate his cake, and jumped in a moon bounce! How about that?! All that excitement and still managed to remember my pottying! I know you must be impressed...
Honestly, there is so much more to tell, but my fingers are tired, in fact, we are all tired around here. Now listen closely, I have a deep, dark secret...for months now, around 9 to be exact, I have been a wee bit concerned about this new guy living in our house. He is perfect folks, never cries, always easy to get along with, no fits, no fuss, no muss. I was a little worried about my standing to tell you the truth, but these days, I am OVER it. Because guess what! As incredible as that little guy is, he NEVER sleeps! That's right folks, I can let m&d have it all day long and still be such a "good" boy, because take it to the bank that ole Jag is giving it to poor mom ALL NIGHT! There you go, chew on that one, ha! The whole darn house is crazy...best come and see for yourselves. Meanwhile, be sure to wish cousin Kent a great big, Happy Birthday today. He's 13 and loving it : ) Take care of yourselves and think of us as we think of you. We love you dearly, be on the lookout for halloween pics coming to a computer near you very soon! And remember if you're lonely, come on down! We'd be happy to see you anytime! Be safe and hold your loved ones close as you can! Tune in soon; lots of love to you and yours, Cooper B. and Jagger J.