Outside at Last

Finally, a sunny and warm day! Freedom at last. Coop and I were feeling a bit Cooped (ha,ha---that makes me laugh every time) up lately and were very anxious to get outside and play. So we took full advantage of the weather, brought the vehicles out of hibernation and played a little Hill Billy basketball. What's hillbilly basketball you ask? That's when Coop attempts to dribble and throw the ball and then watches Mom frantically chase the ball before it rolls down the mountain. I think he enjoys watching me frantically run a little too much.


Last summer, some of the neighbors decided to chip in to have the hill leading up to our house paved. Prior to paving the road, the hill was a mess, needed constant upkeep and pretty much only four wheel drive vehicles could even attempt to drive up it. We also decided that we'd have our driveway paved. We're so happy we did. I think Cooper enjoys the smooth driving surface as well. It just makes chasing balls and toddler drivers a little bit difficult. The last video I included shows some of that.

Hillbilly basketball begins.

Let's Roll!

Making what I hope to be the last snowman of the season.

Bow to your snowman. Yes, a pretty pathetic snowman but we didn't have much snow left to work with.

The End of our pretty paved driveway and THE HILL.....
Notice the drop off in the distance. Not a safe place for balls (or toddlers) to roll down.

Here's a video of Coop finally figuring out the pedals on his truck. He still needs to grow into it. I feel much safer with him practicing on the slow grass and weeds.

Another Video of Coop driving his car. Sorry for the poor quality video. It was taken with my phone. The quality of the video isn't really the issue here. I assure you that no Coopies were harmed in the making of this video.