Much Needed Update!

Why does it feel as though my left arm was cut off when I was without a home computer for a week? I suppose reliance on our computers is the reason we love and hate technology. We learned quite a lesson: back up your precious data, and do it often. With a brand new hard drive, this bad boy should be good to go for another couple of years. Thank God for Snapfish, so I didn't lose all my digital pictures of Cooper!!

Now on to the real reason I was DYING to update~~

JEREMY WON THE DERBY last Sunday! Congrats from your very proud wife :)

He did a great job, had fun, wrecked a few rivals' cars, and most importantly--wrecked his own car. He was more sore than he has ever been, though. I still am not sure if his neck is back to normal, but he isn't walking around like Quasimodo anymore, so I suppose that's an improvement. This got us thinking--was it a harder-hitting derby than usual, or is he just getting old?

I'll go with getting old. After all, today is his 29th birthday!

Here are a couple pics from the big night.

Before... Shiny and smooth

After... Total and complete carnage

And of course, what would a proud dad be without sharing his excitement with his first-born son? I don't think Cooper was very interested in the story, however. The shiny, big trophies were distracting him. Clearly.

Jeremy started coaching JV girls' soccer this week, with two-a-days through next week. So his summer 'ended' this past week. Mine is quickly coming to a close, with my first day of duties this Friday. Cooper and I had a great week, spending lots of time outside, meeting some friends at the park, and practicing what is sure to be his first word: "Mama."

Hopefully my heart is strong enough for the inevitable "Dada" that everyone says comes first.