Kent Family Memories.....ahhhhhh

We had such a fun and exciting Easter this year. Cooper loved having the Easter Bunny visit and loved it even more that his Grammy and Pops from Arizona came and spend the weekend with us. We had great weather, played outside, colored eggs, had an Easter Egg Hunt and even took a trip to the zoo.

Coloring eggs with daddy and Grammy.

Cooper showing Grammy how it's done.

You get to put stickers on the eggs?

And then a few for the hands.

Easter Morning! The Easter Bunny sure was good to Coop.

So many fun treasures.

Reading Cooper's new Easter book with dad.

Easter morning zoo trip..riding the train was first up.

Coop loved showing Grammy and Pops all of the cool animals you get to see from the train ride.

All Aboard!

That was exciting.

Off to see the zebras.

A quick drink from the lion.. "Ahhh, don't eat me!!"

Giving his friend the otter some love.

Mom's Easter cake creation, she was pretty proud of it.

Pops did a great job with hiding the Easter Eggs.

Searching around the yard for eggs.

Silly pops.

Tired and snuggling with dad after a long and fun filled Easter weekend.

We had the pleasure of going back to our past home state and spending ten relaxing days with family and friends. We really miss the sunny weather, eating outside and getting to spend time with loved ones. Cooper did so great on the road trip down (he handled 12 hours in one day like a champ), but was sure excited to get out of the car when we arrived at Grammy and Pops' house in the evening. We started our vacation staying at the Kent's trendy, hip apartment in the heart of downtown Phoenix. We had so much fun walking around and see the sights, eating breakfast and fun little cafes and of course spending time with grandparents.

We spent a day at the zoo with Grammy and Pops and met some of mommy's friends and their kiddos, it was so great to catch up!

Let's do this! I love the zoo.

Grammy and Coop getting all sunscreened in the warm Arizona weather.

Such a happy boy!

Look pops!!

Mom and favorite little guy checking out some monkeys.

Trying to get all of the kiddo's together for a picture.

The rest of our stay at the Kent's, we strolled around their complex, looking at all of the cool fountains, playing at the park and relaxing (mom even got in a happy hour with a friend too).

Looking at the cool fountains by Grammy and Pops' place.

Wow!!

Big boy sitting in a big chair all by himself.

Watching some silly dancing videos with Grammy.

Trying out his own dance moves.

We left Grammy and Pops' house on Tuesday morning of our vacation and headed to our friends the Stilgenbauer's in Mesa for the remainder of our trip. While Scott and Tiffany worked during the day, we went on some great hikes, played in the backyard and spend some good time at the park. By the time the Stilgenbauer family got home, we were ready to cook dinner and relax together. Cooper loved spending time with his friends and thought Heidi was just so funny.

Hiking the Petroglyphs one day in Gold Canyon...always good to carry snacks and water.

Mom and Coop taking a rest on the trail.

Family selfie

Coop loves balancing on rocks..such a big boy.

We took to Silly Mountain on day two, so pretty. Coop had the best seat in the house.

Sleepy little man on the way down; we got plenty of comments from passers by.

And done..

After our longs days of hiking, these boys were pooped.

Do I have to get off the ground??

While mom met up with some friends, dad and Coop had some park fun.

A little swinging...trying so hard to stay awake.

Relaxing in the wagon with some goodies on the ride home.

Let me help dad.

Such a good helper.

Stilgenbauer fun

Bathtime just got a little more fun.

Nothing cuter than babies in nothing but a diaper.

Coop and Hank look like they are up to something sneaky.

We took another zoo trip later in the week with the Stilgenbauer's. We forget that the Phoenix Zoo is so big that it would take several trips to see everything.