Photos of Cooper & Waverly Van Buren

Christmas Card 2009 - Happy (small)idays

jen — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:09:43 +0000

Another Ducks Unlimited Lifetime Member?

garrick — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:10:19 +0000

This weekend, Cooper and I were listening to a discussion on The Splendid Table about duck egg recipes.

After a couple minutes, Cooper looks at me puzzled and declares:

“But if you eat duck eggs, you won’t have any ducklings.”

4 Year Old Cooper and His Papa Shirt

jen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:38 +0000

Outside of a Dog, a Book is a Man’s Best Friend…

garrick — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:47:26 +0000

“hey mom, when I close my eyes I can see all the books I’ve read!” - Cooper

“And when I do this..”

Covers one eye.

“I can see all the movies I’ve seen.”

“Papa, I don’t think fish like to be cooked”

garrick — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:51:25 +0000

I thought Cooper was vegetarian because he didn’t like the texture of meat..not cause he felt badly for animal.

Explains the Giant Turkeys

garrick — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:12:25 +0000

Cooper and I were talking about the change in seasons and the corresponding holidays and he asks:

“What’s Thanksgiving?”

“Well, it’s a day when we say ‘thank you’ to all the things that make us happy.”

Feeling confident in my answer, I decide it’s time for a history lesson,

“A long time ago, some people made a very long, difficult journey across an ocean…”

Just then, the parallels between ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ and Thanksgiving became overwhelming and I couldn’t continue.

Witty, It’s Unlocked

garrick — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:01:24 +0000

After dinner this evening, the kids and I went outside to clean up the toys.

Waverly and I walked past the orange Crazy Coupe - and I said, “Waverly can you take the car to the garage please.”

Then I asked Cooper to put away the things he was playing with, and I picked up the remainder.

A moment later I turn around - and the Crazy Coupe is still in the same spot and I don’t see Waverly anywhere…but I hear her frustration cry.

I look around the yard, and she’s standing in the driveway, next to the Cruiser, banging on the driver’s door.

You’ll See That a Lot

jen — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:07 +0000

“Is this a monster truck?”

“Yes, Cooper, I think it’s monster truck”

“But monster has an E and an R in it, and this says M A D E I N C H I N A”

Good Question: Traditional American Folksong Edition

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:04:15 +0000

On the way out the door today, Cooper asked me:

“Is John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt’s name Cooper too?”

Huh, What Else Can He Do?

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:51:11 +0000

Yesterday, when we were outside playing, I asked Cooper if he would bring up the garbage cans.

Waverly then distracted me, when I turn back around, Cooper had brought up one of the garbage cans up from the end of the drive.

Awesome.

Then he did the other one.

My mind is whirring with possibilities.