Happy Birthday, Cooper!

This is Cooper's flower.  Isn't it soooo beautiful?  These were blooming when Cooper was born, so I call them Cooper's flower.  This one was the first to bloom in our yard and it got so huge.  It bloomed over two weeks before Cooper's birthday and stayed pretty right up until his special day.  I think it really wanted to be put on his grave.

And here it is:

We did all of the usual stuff for Cooper's third birthday.  Crazy dances:

Played hide and seek (bet you can't spot me):

Ate yummy cupcakes:

Mom made these amazing Snickerdoodle Cupcakes.
 I had to watch her like a hawk to make sure she didn't eat them all before we left.

And of course we took lots of pictures:

Mom and Dad even let me hold the really heavy camera and take a picture of them:

We were lucky that the weather was nice for us while we were there so we were able to stay for a long time.  It only sprinkled on us for about 30 seconds and the sun even peeked out a few times.

Cooper would have been three years old. I had a Toy Story birthday when I turned three. I think Cooper would have had a Cars birthday party since Cars 2 just came out. I really liked Cars and I bet he would too. And since he'd be three, he'd probably start preschool in the fall and I bet he would love it like I do. I'm taking swim lessons right now (and I love them) and I bet Cooper would take them too. It would be fun to swim together.  He's my favorite brother that I like to visit and play with. We love each other and our best family. There are five people in my family: my Mom, my Dad, me, my brother Cooper, and baby. My brother Cooper is in heaven with Heavenly Father and Jesus. I wish he could come down and play Star Wars with me. I love my brother.

Happy birthday, Cooper! We miss you!