Well, as I am sure everyone has noticed, the Coopers have been delinquent in our posting on the 'ol Blog. October is almost half way done, so we figured that we needed to wrap the month of September up in one big post. As you will see, September 2009 was a busy month, with a lot of fun shared among the family. Thanks for being patient, and we hope everyone had a great summer!

The kids waiting to see daddy drive by in the "big" Chubbuck Days Parade.

Brett got to drive this Pontiac for the parade. Wyatt thought he was driving Lightning Mcqueen.

First day of school! Wyatt was sooo happy to have his superhero back-pack.

Brielle was also very excited to go to her very first day of pre-school

Hooray for the Idaho State Fair!!!! The kids had a blast going on all the rides and seeing all the animals. We also had fun seeing all the interesting folks that those state fairs bring out of the wood-work! (is that mean to say that???)

Of course, Wyatt's new thing lately is to see how big his muscles are. He's always comparing his to his dad's. It's good and bad. For one, it acts as a motivator to get him to eat all his dinner. He will ask us, "Mom, dad, will this make my muscles big?" Hey, whatever it takes, right?!!! Anyway, we also hope he grows out of it someday :)

Brielle just had to ride the horse that most resembled a princess horse.

Yes, it's true, DIANA CUT HER HAIR! Doesn't she look gorgeous? I sure think so :)

Wyatt being a little dramatic on the four-wheeler

Chloë had a blast watching her brother and sister.

This sure as heck hardly ever happens, so we had to take a picture of it!

The kids just loved playing with all the animals.

Wyatt's not too sure about standing next to this big bull.

The girls were pooped after a great day at the fair.

Brett and his dad Sam were pall-bearers for a wonderful man named Paul Skeen. The Coopers and the Skeens were really close families growing up, with Tyson being one of his best buddies. Tyson's dad, Paul (who was like a second dad to Brett), passed away after a long battle of kidney disease. Brett was so grateful and he considered it a real honor to participate side-by-side with his own dad in Paul's funeral. We are blessed to know families can be together forever!

Brielle just loooooves to help mommy cook in the kitchen.

Chloe has figured out how to be a little bat-girl!

Wyatt and Chloe getting ready for church.

Mommy's little diva!!!

Typical summer day with Wyatt and no shirt

Wyatt, Brielle, and Blaykley love making forts in Chloe's crib. However, we found this little hut being a little kissing club for Wyatt and his second cousin! KIDS THESE DAYS!!! Needless to say, after a little "talk," we are keeping a little closer eye on Wyatt and his "kissing cousin!"

This is one of the only shots you will see Chloe and a head band on. She just doesn't want to wear those things! (don't mind the frizzy hair)

So we decided to redo our railing. We thought it would be a quick and easy project to sand it down and get a new finish look on it. Well, it turned out to be A LOT more than we bargained for. We spent a whole Saturdy getting it done, and much to Diana's delight, I was there to help with the project. Even though she almost made me tear the whole thing out, it ended up looking okay. And yes, I did have sawdust boogers for about a week after the project!

The finished project.

I just wanted to post this to show my wifey and her new "do" off again :)

Can you tell that Wyatt is ready for snow (notice his snow boots)

Brett took this picture of a bull moose on our Saturday drive a few miles from our house (he took the picture through a spotting scope). It's pretty cool to see wildlife like this so close to your house!