Craziness I

Where's Cooper?

Hi there Cooper!

Where did Cooper go?

There he is!

Fridge Invader

Let us explain a little something, this photo was taken this time last year. Cooper was just getting used to standing on his own. We loved this picture, and thought it was the cutest thing ever.
Yeah, but now? Not so cute.
Our independent little boy opens the fridge, gets his cup out, peruses around, and even proudly brings us the gallon of milk when he needs a refill.... Now how do we stop him from all these fridge activities?

Sesame Street

So a new song on Sesame Street with Katy Perry is the big controversy right now. We watched it via a friend's post on Facebook before we knew what the hubbub was all about, and we couldn't find a thing wrong with it. Then we read the issue was surrounding Perry's outfit. Oh please. The song BEGINS with them talking about playing dress up.

As long as we are on a Sesame Street kick, a great song about going outside with Jason Mraz. Cooper stops whatever it is he is doing when this songs comes on.

And how cool is it that Will.i.am got his time in the spotlight?

Blast From The Past

This picture was taken just about a year ago.

And the kid is still a raging Tigers fan!

Invention

Shhhhhh

How do you know when a mother has gone overboard?

When she spends her Friday night taking pictures of her sleeping child.


View from the video monitor.
But how cute is he? (yup, this is the point of no return)

Thank You

In the name of The Father,

The Son,

The Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Dear God:

Thank you for sending us Christine "DingBat" O'Donnell.

All of the idiotic Sarah Palin antics were getting a bit redundant and boring. I mean, no one is surprised by any of her stupidity any more. We are all used to it. Sarah Palin gives us nothing except mindless, headline-grabbing, sad sad attempts of nabbing the spotlight. Been there - done that.

But with Christine O'Donnell? THANK YOU GOD!!!! All one has to do is a simple Google search to be inundated with juicy excitement. This woman makes Mel Gibson look sane! Think about that weeks and weeks of craziness we are in for! Thank you!

God, the fact that she is pushing the mantra of fiscal responsibility is priceless! I mean, the woman hasn't held down a job for the last 5 years, is being investigated for misusing her campaign funds, her alma mater had to sue her for unpaid college bills, and her house has been in forclosure. God, you are brilliant!

And God, the very very fringe view O'Donnell has regarding sexuality, morality, and christianity is perfection. She even equates masturbation with adultery! Hey God, as long as we've got you on the line, what page in the bible is that written? Thanks!

Oh yeah, God -

Another big shout-out to you for making O'Donnell a vicious homophobe. Nice touch!

So thank you God, for giving us this new teabagger. Can not wait for more! We are in for quite a ride!

Love and Kisses,

- Maria and Lori and Cooper

OUSTED!

Pedro Espada. He is outta there! Going, going, GONE! Ousted! Sayonara! Gustavo Rivero obliterated the asshole incumbent at the polls on Tuesday.

Pedro Espada Jr was one of the four senators who jumped ship over to the GOP side soley for their own political gain. It was an absolute power play, and Espada snatched up that carrot from the Republicans. But his masterful plan unfolded when the Democrats were forced to promise him the role of Majority Leader so he could be true to the needs of his constituency. New York State and Albany were thrown into a major upheaval, and basically held hostage for 6 months. Other members of his posse? Rueben Diaz Sr, the anti-everything guy who proudly announces, "I am the CHURCH and the STATE" on the senate floor. Another goodie? Hiriam Monserrate. He is the domestic abuser who slashed his wife's face. Assholes. The lot of them.

Espada is also under state and federal investigation for siphoning off $14 million from a Bronx health clinic for his own personal use. The lawsuit covers five years of spending, and some highlights include: $80,000 in restaurant bills, $20,000 in sushi delivered to his Mamaroneck home, vacations to Las Vegas and Puerto Rico, and renting a residence so that he could establish residency in the district for his Senate race in 2008. And? To top off all of his wrongdoings? He slimely finagled his son into a cushy $120,000 job with the Senate that the guy was NOT qualified for at all. Word got out about that right-quick, and his son left his post soon after being hired.

But, thanks to the voters in his district, we no longer have to be burdened by such a lowlife. The only drain he will continue to be is caused by the lawsuits and legal ramifications of his actions.

Nah Nah Nah Nah,

Nah Nah Nah Nah,

Hey Hey Hey -

GOODBYE!!!!

Balloon'apalooza

So many balloons.....

And so little time.

MUDstock

Last weekend we headed over to Sand Beach up at the lake to say hi to the guys, talk about the jet ski, have a beer, and etc etc. We truly thought Cooper would be satisfied hanging out inside near the pool table. Boy, were we wrong....

We steered him away from the water in the beginning, but the giant "sand" pile with all the toys were truly calling him name. Only about 4 or 5 kids were around, and we finally succumbed to allowing Cooper to get as dirty as he wanted. It would have been an uphill battle. Hey, it is summertime, right? Let the kid have some fun.

And BOY, did he have fun.
These boys made a huge hole at the bottom of the Little Tykes slide, and worked tirelessly bringing buckets full of water to fill their moat. They also worked diligently to add an adequate amount of sand to make their mud bath. These kids were SO GOOD with Cooper. Even when their slide-fest was interupted when Cooper plopped himself in the middle of their game.
Maria, who seems to channel the Boy Scout motto, is always prepared. She had an extra set of clothes in the bag for the lad. The dirt/sand was in every crack and crevice of the boy. But again, totally worth it.

A New High

We hit the 10K mark in regards to the number of hits to our blog.

We did reset the counter when we made changes to the format a while back, and of course there are quite a few visits from people around the world hitting 'Next Blog' while bored at work/home.

20,000 - here we come!

Idiot

Dr. Terry Jones.

Burning the Koran? A holy book? Really?

He should not burn it - the man needs to read it.

He would most definitely learn a lot.....

Because what he is reading now is obviously failing him.

Splish Splash

The recent high temperatures in the city had many looking for some cooling-down potential and a little relief. We were very careful to make sure Cooper drank his juice or water on a regular basis, and didn't stay in the sun/humidity for any long period of time.

Quite a few NYC Parks have sprinklers or fountains that are turned on for most of the Summer so that all the kids can have water-play opportunities. Cooper was never a huge fan of them - he always preferred that playground equipment. Until this day......
The kid was SOAKED. It looked like he jumped in the pool.
He spent lots of time collecting sticks and getting them wet too.
Hey Mom, come in! The water is great!
Now the kid comes home this drenched a few times a week!

Cooper

Captain Crunch? I've gotta try some of that!
Rockin' and rollin'. (but mostly rockin')
Where did it go?
I told you not to mess with me.
How many screen doors can I break this season?

Typical

Tube Or Bust

Kim/Michele, Chris, and the two girls came up to the lake for a little fun, food, frolic, and tubing. All lucked out - perfect weather for the entire weekend. We forgot to bring the camera, so not so many pictures this time. Oh well.

Megan. Also known as 'Speed Racer'.
Tube'apalooza.
Sullivan County. Beautiful.
Delaware River.
Our trampoline is way better than that the other one!
You could get used to being up here, huh?

Gee And Coop

Gee and Cooper got in some quality time.

The pair did some serious research.

And then did some serious fooling around.
Awwww.... Now that is love.
And now in color!

Born To Run

Jimmy Fallon, cast members of Glee, and others did a kick-ass job with the 'Born To Run' opening to the 2010 Emmy awards. We hope he comes back to host next year. Nice job James.

Georgie's Birthday

It was Georgie's birthday at the lake!
Georgie and Courtney. Ta Da!!!!

We 'heart' Glenn.
We also 'heart' Lori.
We truly 'heart' Traci.
But Eileen 'hearts' Justin Beiber.
Think Courtney can get up? (hell yeah!)
And Lauren got up right away! You go girl!
Really Glenn, I love your cooking.
You want me to do WHAT?
Trust me, trust me. I know what I am talking about.
Danger? I laugh in the face of danger.
Bailey. (don't say B-A-L-L)
Bitch, whatchu lookin' at?
Michael. Explaining the meaning of life.
No rest for the weary.
Pork. The other white meat. Love it!
Good friends. Good times.

We love you Georgie!

Happy Happy Birthday!