Snow in Texas!!!

Well today has been quite a special day. We welcomed our first nephew into the world and it snowed! Cooper absoluted LOVED the snow! He ran laps around the backyard. He ate the snow. He made a snowball...yes he really did! He's very talented! Coop kept running inside and outside, playing for as long as we could stand it! I captured some video of Coop and D playing, but in usual fashion, Coop didn't run any more laps. It is pretty funny though. I'll post the video soon, but here are some pictures!!

Snowball fight with Daddy.

Making snowballs

Eating snow...and lots of it!

Derek brought a bunch of snow into the house and put it in Cooper's bowl. He loved it!

Making a mess with my snow....you don't mind do you, Mom?

Introducing Jaxson Charles Howard

Here's our favorite nephew, Jaxson Charles!

He was born at 10:40AM weighing 7 pounds and 1 ounce, 19.5 inches long!

Two more days

We will have our precious nephew, Jaxson Charles, in two more days! We are so excited about becoming an aunt and uncle! We sent him some baby clothes, which of course included an Aggie hat, onesie, and socks! He will look so cute! Our favorite little Ag! It's hard to believe he will be the class of 2030!! We will post pictures of our favorite nephew very soon!

Luckiest Dog in the World

Last weekend D bought Cooper a HUGE bone. Cooper LOVED it and was occupied for hours. Since then, D has given him several rawhides, which Coop of course is quite happy about. He's not quite as hungry as he used to be, so I'm thinking that he's filling up on rawhides. Oh well...there are worse things I suppose! Here's a few pictures from last weekend. D's still growing his beard. We all really like it. D especially likes not having to shave everyday. I'm a little jealous;)

Coop loves the Grandma!

D and the MoM enjoying a beer.

Fun weekend

We've had a really fun weekend! We went down to Arlington on Friday night to hang out with MoM. Coop got to come too! He was a very good little boy:) MoM came up and spent the night on Saturday night. We took lots of pictures of the Coop. He spent lots of time hanging out on his bed. Cooper LOVES Grandma! According to Cooper, "She plays all the time, unlike Mom and Dad." On Sunday we went to church and then ate at Roma's. MoM and I got stombolis. They were HUGE! We were only able to eat half of them. It was really good. Then D dropped us off at the house and we went shopping. I got two pairs of shoes and MoM even found some shoes at DSW Shoe Warehouse. I've been wanting a pair of Puma type shoes to wear with jeans. Basically casual tennis shoes. I found some really cute NewBalance pink and gray shoes! I also got a pair of cute and comfy black shoes for work. They'll look good with pants and skirts:) We did really well!!! While we were shopping, D ran some errands. He got Coop a HUGE raw hide!! Cooper didn't quite know what to do with it because he can't put his mouth around it! It's been a really great weekend. We always enjoy hanging out with the MoM!!

Cooper is so big!!!

Cooper is now 9 months old. I can't believe that we've only had him for 6 months! It seems like he's been a part of our lives forever. He's such a great dog! He adores his daddy! They play all the time. His favorite toy is his "Little Devil."

Our intermediate classes got cancelled, but we've still been working on heel and stay. His favorite command is "Wait" because he knows that he will just sit for a few minutes and then he will get another command to get up and do something else. It's actually one of our favorites too. He waits while we put food in his bowl. He won't eat until we say "Release." He waits at doors and to get out of his cage.
Grammy made a bed for him that he LOVES!!! It's gotten kind of cold on the tile, so he sits on his bed and chews toys and bones.

I know he's gotten bigger but it's not as noticable as before. He weighs alittle more than 50 pounds! I can barely pick him up now. I'm sad, but he is very excited about that!

D and I couldn't ask for a better dog! We look forward to many great years with our loyal pup!

It's been a little while...

So it's been awhile since we've updated our blog! Here's what's been going on in the Cain household since October!
Derek is loving his new job! We are so thankful for the better hours:) Cooper and the wifey are glad to see him more! I've been working hard at school. Each day brings a new challenge. The week before Christmas break we took our students to camp for two days! It was very exciting! We hiked five trails and did lots of experiments including dissecting owl pellets. We stayed late one night and had a bonfire! We make smores and told campfire stories!! We had such a great time!:) I am very blessed to work with five fabulous ladies on my team! This semester has been wonderful because of them. My students are so kind and caring! This year's class is so different from last year. Last year my whole class was so innocent. This year I have a mix of immature kiddos and little adults. They keep me on my toes! We've worked very hard on building each other up and I'm so pleased with the way they treat each other. It's hard to believe that the year is almost half way over! Our parents are wonderful this year. They have been very supportive! I have fabulous room Moms who get together and pray for each class and teacher. How amazing!!:)
As I type this little Coop Coop is resting his head on my lap. He wanted me to write about his puppy classes. As you know, Cooper graduated from his puppy class in September! He was the valedictorian, for sure! We started Intermediate classes in November. He had a wonderful trainer and have learned things like how to heel and properly greet people. A few weeks before Christmas our classes were canceled because the trainer no longer worked for PetSmart. We are still working on the skills we learned and look forward to new classes which should start in March.
We spent Thanksgiving with D's family and Christmas with mine. Shannon and Blake came to visit over Thanksgiving, which was awesome! We've really missed them! I'm so glad to have another sister and a brother that I get along with so well!:) Blake taught Coop some new tricks, which Coop LOVED!!! Cooper was very fond of Shannon. It was fun for them to see how much Cooper looks like their black lab, Emmett. We wish Em and Coop could get together....they would have a ball! This year I had an extra special birthday present...my grandparents came in town! They stayed until a few days before New Years. We had a great time with them!:) Our cars took many trips down to Arlington over the holidays. Courtney and Abbey are still in town. Abbey loves to play with Coop...which is quite amusing! Most 10 pound dogs are afraid of our 50 pound bouncy lab! Needless to say, Holly Mae still dislikes the Coop. The Christmas season was filled with many blessings:)
And the news we've been dying to tell you.....
We're going to have our first nephew very soon!!! D's sister, Shannon, is pregnant with a little boy! We didn't want to tell everyone their good news before they got the chance, so we've been leaving the info off our blog. Shannon is 28 weeks pregnant. The peanut, as the nephew is affectionately know, is doing really well! Shan found out that she has placenta previa and will be spending the rest of her pregnancy on bed rest at the hospital. The peanut will come into this world sometime in the middle of February! We are overjoyed that we get to be Auntie L and Uncle D!!!:) Please be praying for Shannon and the peanut! It has been so exciting to hear about the new additions to your families! Congrats to Jason and Lauren on little Riley! Congrats to Paul and Jenn on little Cooper!:)