New School Year!

Well on Monday I started a new school year. It was a good first day for all of us. I have 21 students right now, I could get one more which would put me at the max. I have a student from Haiti and he speaks French. For those of you wondering, no I don't speak French but I guess I'll learn. Our day ran pretty smooth. Everyone made it home okay so that's always good. Day two also went well. Our first big event is grandparents day on Sept. 5th. Kooper has been back at the babysitters, Mrs. Sandy's for a little over a week now. He enjoys going over there so you know that makes it easier on me when I leave him. Sandy tells me that he's not too sure about his friend Colton yet. She keeps another little boy who's about a year older than Kooper. I'm sure Kooper will adjust and learn to play with Colton just fine. Kooper is crawling better and better everyday. He's also pulling himself up now. He grabs the coffee table and pulls himself to a standing position, then bangs on the table. He will be walking in no time! Well that's all for now.

Paige's Birthday Party

On Saturday we went to our cousin Paige's birthday party. She turned two years old. She had a petting zoo out in the front yard and pony rides in the backyard. Kooper went into the petting zoo and saw a duck, a donkey, a llama and a goat. There were other animals in the petting zoo, a deer, a pig, a bunny and chickens but we only looked at a few. Kooper also went on his first pony ride. Jeremy set him up on the saddle and walked around with him. It almost looked like he knew what to do because he grabbed the saddle horn. We had lunch and visited with our family. By this time Kooper was done, it was definitely nap time, so we loaded up and went home. Kooper's party gift was a bag with a bear and book and of course a cowboy hat! He looked so cute in his hat. We had fun seeing our cousins and celebrating Paige's birthday!

Aug. 10

Well today was Jeremy's birthday. He turned 27 and he's now worried about turning 30! :) We celebrated by going to lunch with his mom and sister. We went to Texas Roadhouse and had a good lunch. Then we helped Britni get packed. We moved her to college! She will be attending Sam Houston State University, Go Bearkats! Jeremy and I both graduated from Sam, I guess she's following in our footsteps. :) She got a scholarship in basketball but she will also be playing soccer. Her first soccer game is on Aug. 22 against Rice. We look forward to watching her play! We will miss you Brit but we'll see you soon!

Kooper Update

Kooper is growing up so fast. He is 7 months old now. He is crawling all over the place, getting into everything. In the past few days he's begun pulling himself up to a standing position. He likes to crawl over to the ottoman, pull himself up and try to get the remotes, the phone or whatever he can reach. He hasn't gotten any teeth yet, but I'm sure he will soon. It feels like he's been teething for months now so hopefully one will be popping out soon. I can't believe how much he's changed in the past few months! We try to enjoy every moment we can because the next thing we know he'll be walking. :)

Stylin'

Kooper is styling in his new Hawaiian shirt. I love taking pictures of my baby boy. We took a beach towel outside in the backyard and I took some pics. This is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it!

First Post

This is our first post to the Martin Family Blog. We are new to this so bare with us. We hope to keep everyone updated about the Martin Family happenings. Which I've come to realize will mostly be about Kooper but that's ok. I hope to upload some pictures soon so you all can see how he's growing and changing. We will talk to you all soon. Thanks for visiting!