Well, Cooper is officially in KINDERGARTEN!! He started his first day on August 3rd, 2011.
He even made me take a picture of his shoes...
For the past few years, Cooper has been talking about how he couldn't wait to ride the big bus to school. I was CONVINCED that as soon as the bus pulled up, he was going to change his mind. But boy was I wrong. Cooper jumped right on that thing so fast that I didn't even have time to take a picture!!!! I stood there staring at the place the bus was just parked, not sure what to do with myself. (My neighbor found this quite hilarious) I have to admit, I cried alllll the way to work. :)
When I went to ASP (After School Program) to pick him up, he came RUNNING at FULL speed towards me and gave me the biggest hug EVER. He even had the BIGGEST smile on his face. It was such a relief to know his first day was a success.
Cooper has been doing SO well getting on the bus. I'm so proud of him. I can tell he's nervous, and unfortunately he doesn't talk to ANY of the kids on the bus. For some reason he likes to sit as close to the front as possible.... and he can't WAIT for when it rains and he gets to see those big windshield wipers in motion. One of our friends down the street has a second grader, and he (Julian) rides the bus, so hopefully those two boys will be best friends in no time. (Coop likes him because "he has cool shoes". Go figure).
Those first three days were quite eventful - first day was AWESOME, second day he ran into a little girl - giving them both big knots on their heads. Then the third day, he ran smack into the gym wall, attempting to "save" a ball. That gave him a big knot and bruise on the OTHER side of his head. Luckily, we've had no accidents since then. :)
Here are some pics of Cooper from these first 2 weeks of Kindergarten...
One day after school Cooper even helped me refill Dallas' swimming pool...
She
LOVES drinking out of the hose
They even had a little playground for kids while we waited for the hayride.
What a cheezer!
The Hannah's...
The Hall's...
Coop found a pumpkin he liked as soon as we got to the patch. He actually found a BUNCH he liked.
The two lil cuties....
We had a BLAST! And we brought home 6 pumpkins!!! :)
It sure does make things easy since Cooper LOVES to go to school!!!!
This was also Kierra's first walk, and she did GREAT!! She loooooved people watchin'!
Coop even got pulled over....
There was a LOT of people walking this year, but thats because they combines our chapter with the Atlanta Chapter. It sure was pretty seeing the Atlanta skyline though!
Silly lil monkey....
Unfortunately Uncle Myles had to leave before group pics, but here is the 2011 Kendora Larson Memory Walk Team!
Crazy boys and their ring pops...
Unfortunately he was a little pale in these pics as he wasn't really feeling well. That definitely didn't stop him though. Here is Cooper's class, along with Mrs. Vernon and Mrs. Torres.
He sure is a fast runner!!!
The kids were only allowed to run 40 laps, which Coop completed. Thanks SO much to all of you who supported Cooper in this race!!!! Thanks to your donations, Cooper won LOTS of prizes, including a LIMO LUNCH (that date has yet to be determined).
I love how she stretches out. Its amazing how much she's changed already. Coop calls her "Ewwi" 
He even made me take a picture of his shoes...
For the past few years, Cooper has been talking about how he couldn't wait to ride the big bus to school. I was CONVINCED that as soon as the bus pulled up, he was going to change his mind. But boy was I wrong. Cooper jumped right on that thing so fast that I didn't even have time to take a picture!!!! I stood there staring at the place the bus was just parked, not sure what to do with myself. (My neighbor found this quite hilarious) I have to admit, I cried alllll the way to work. :)
Cooper has been doing SO well getting on the bus. I'm so proud of him. I can tell he's nervous, and unfortunately he doesn't talk to ANY of the kids on the bus. For some reason he likes to sit as close to the front as possible.... and he can't WAIT for when it rains and he gets to see those big windshield wipers in motion. One of our friends down the street has a second grader, and he (Julian) rides the bus, so hopefully those two boys will be best friends in no time. (Coop likes him because "he has cool shoes". Go figure).
One day after school Cooper even helped me refill Dallas' swimming pool...
She LOVES drinking out of the hose
