Happy 1st Birthday Cooper!

I can't believe how fast this year has gone by! Cooper has been such a light in our life and I will forever be grateful to God for lending him to us!

He had a great time at his party! He swam and played with his friends! I thought he would be exhausted and FINALLY sleep that night but of course he didnt!!! He got so many gifts and we are so thankful for all our friends and family that were able to celebrate with us!!!

Coop's First Day at Work!

Melanie and Coop!

Trying to take a nap!

Friday I went and picked Cooper up from school around 1:00 pm and brought him back to work! Everyone has been asking to see him so I thought that he could help me do a little work! Not much work got done but we all had a great time watching Coop scoot around the office!

7 Months Old!

Tomorrow Cooper will be seven months old! Oh how the time has gone by! He is the joy of our lives and we often ask what we did before we had him!!! Here are some random pic of him! New teeth, playing with Uncle Brian and Eli and chilling in the driveway!

Can you see the snow?!!!?!?

(Coop without his jacket)




Friday afternoon it started sleeting and snowing while I was at work. I couldn't wait to pick Coop up from school and get home! I put on his hat, but forgot his jacket (I am a terrible mom) and put him in his wagon to take pics of his FIRST SNOW!!! I know you can barely see the snow but I had to snap a few pics since it NEVER snows here in Louisiana!

Cooper's First Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!

Cooper eating ribbon!

Cooper and Eli enjoying Coop's new wagon!

Cooper hanging out in the wagon!

Cooper attacking his new lion!

Me and Jason

Me and my brother, Brian

My brother, Brian and sister-n-law, Tracy

Me and Coop

Christmas Eve

Cooper and Dad

We had a very good Christmas this year! Christmas Eve we went to my brother and sister-n-law's house. Tracy's family also comes and we enjoy spending time with them! Brian and Tracy have been together for about 17 years (married for 10) and her parents and sister seem like my own!!! Christmas Day was VERY hectic!! Jason, Cooper and I had Christmas at our house that morning. Next, we went to Jason's parents for lunch. We then made it to Plain Dealing around 4:00 PM. We went to the cemetary first so I could put a "Paw" on my Daddy's grave. I know Cooper would have loved his "Paw". . . . We then we went to my grandparent's house. It is so hard for me to see them sometimes. Their pain from my Daddy's death is still so fresh. I never think you should have to bury a child and I pray that God lends me Cooper for as long as I am here on earth. After we visited with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins we went to my Mom's for supper. I have to say we really had a wonderful time at her house. Howard is so sweet to Cooper and I have decided as long as you are good to my child then I can try to accept you. My brother, sister-n-law and their two kids, Tyler and Eli, were also there! The kids played and they love Cooper so much!!! We then made it back to our house around 7:30 that night. We really had a very good Christmas and I am just grateful for all I have been blessed with this year!

Merry Christmas from The Mason's!

Merry Christmas!!!

Cooper had his Christmas cards done by Suzanne Ivey. She does great work and Cooper LOVES going to her!!!

Cooper's Baby Dedication!

The Mason Family

We are in the middle (Coop was flirting with the ladies in the choir!)

Tigger, Tanner, Cooper and Jason

Jason, me and Cooper

Me and Cooper

This past Sunday Cooper had Baby Dedication at our church. There were 18 babies that participated in the program. Coop got a blue Bible with his name on it and a certificate! They had a slideshow of pics and a presentation of all the parents and babies. Coop was very tired and we didnt get the best pics of the program but it was still a wonderful day! What a blessing to be able to dedicate our special gift from God!