Lovely Weekend

The Wisconsin Coopers had a very nice weekend! On Friday night Ava once again adorned her Bumblebee costume, Owen dressed up like a pumpkin, and we headed to downtown Cedarburg for trick or treating. This was similar to Kirkwood's Halloween walk, but without the extra activities like the costume contest. Everyone was encouraged to bring their jack-o-lanterns to line the sidewalks--it was very cute. Ava was all business making her way into the different shops.

On Saturday, Steve went to pick up a snow blower that he bought on Craig's list. The owner lived about an hour away on the southwest side of Milwaukee. Then he ran a couple of errands on the way back--so it was just me and the kids almost all morning and part of the afternoon. This is no different than a typical week day, but the fact that it was the weekend bummed me out. Solo duty again! But Coop got home with the snow blower AND a double stroller! So once Ava was up from her nap and the stroller was assembled, we took a nice, long walk through the neighborhood. It's much easier than walking through Kirkwood bc of the nice sidewalks and lack of traffic, but there's nowhere really to walk to--no destinations to speak of. In Kirkwood you could actually get somewhere--like the library or a custard stand or a farmer's market. In our current neck of the woods, you just walk until you're tired of walking and head home. But it really was a nice walk. Plus, Steve and I realized that it was a chance to actually converse without kids interrupting! We got to have a nice little exchange!

On Sunday we tried another church, and we really liked it! The worship was great, the teaching was great, the nursery was great, the cry room was great, and the people were SO nice (and seemingly normal...ha). We saw a family that I already knew from CBS class--it's fun to run into familiar faces. We also saw another Sigma employee there and got to meet him and his wife. In that one morning we were also invited to a couple of different small groups by individual members, AND...duh duh duh!...they have a senior high program that meets Wednesday nights. We got to check out the youth area and hope to visit during senior high over the next couple of weeks. A funny thing about this church is also that the sanctuary looks VERY similar to the activity center at first efree, but with a balcony added. Same wood beams, wood ceiling, etc, so we almost felt like we were at home. Yeah! Much promise!

This pic is Owen showing off his Sunday best.





On Sunday evening we enjoyed another really long walk--it was delightful! Here's Ava in her fleeciness and sporting a bag of veggie booty (mmm...yummy) to take on the walk.
















This afternoon Ava was cheering on her little bro during his tummy time routine. It was a beautiful, 75 degree day (In WI in November!) and we got to spend most of it outside. In fact, we went to a big park in Port Washington with 4 other moms from our block and their kids! It was great fun!Also caught Owen smiling in a picture!