Dr. Steven Copp!!

Kieryn began her week with a little blanket fashion. She is becoming very attached to her monkey (Nano) and her blanket. She likes to wear it as a dress, cape, and scarf. She especially likes the cape when doing her jumping!

 Although it was a fairly normal week for Kieryn and I, it was a unique one for Steven. He's been very busy preparing for his final defense in order to receive his Ph.D and this past Friday was the big day! Kieryn, Baby 2, and I had a few good luck presents for him. We were so excited for him and proud of all his hard work!

I was in charge of the "snack" spread at the defense, so I made chocolate covered pretzels and served a variety of fruit and cheese/crackers. Simple, but a huge hit.

Steven's topic for his final defense... 

 The defense lasted about 30 minutes and he did a wonderful job of presenting. After his presentation, questions were taken and he answered them for an additional 30 minutes. It made me smile to see him in action! He's definitely doing something he enjoys and has a passion for! After answering questions (with ease) he was further interviewed by his panel for a little over an hour.

 After that, he was happy to report that he'd passed! It's official - I'm married to a doctor!

We had friends over later that night to celebrate and Kieryn was excited to show off her pretty nails. She'd painted them "eek" (pink) just for Daddy's special day! 

We love you so much Dr. (Daddy) Copp and we are super proud of you!

On Saturday, we took Kieryn to a KSU baseball game. Her favorite part was getting to see Willie.

Then on Sunday we enjoyed donuts at Varsity. Kieryn knew just the donut to get... the "boo" (blue) one. She was having more fun than usual, so I couldn't resist taking a few pictures. 

When we got home, it was time to dress up Mickey.... hope Uncle Kevin is ok with a Redskin's Mickey wearing sparkly red shoes and necklaces!

I couldn't help but add this picture after I'd already updated the blog... Kieryn fell asleep at 11:15am. It's now 1:20 pm and she's still out cold...must have been all that sugar from the donuts (in combination with a BUSY weekend)!! Our little sleeping beauty!

Busy Week & A Happy Easter!

We began our Easter activities last Monday. I tried to do a different Easter craft/activity each day. Kieryn didn't understand all of them, but she had fun making the mess!

Monday - Painting

 

 Tuesday - Hand Puppets

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Wednesday - Glitter/Sprinkle Eggs

Thursday - Coloring Eggs

Friday - Easter Egg Balloons (Kieryn wanted to dance/jump in her swim suit)

Last Thursday evening was the Kinesiology Department Banquet and Steven was awarded Graduate Student of the Year! We are so proud of him and his hard work!! Congrats Steven, we love you so much!!

On Saturday we attended an Easter egg hunt at our church. There were games and lots of other kids. Most of the games were geared towards older kids, but Kieryn had just as much fun jumping and running along.

They even had live animals for the kids to see - chicks, goats, and bunnies.

 It took Kieryn a little bit to get the idea of "gathering eggs in her basket," but she picked up about 5 eggs and then she was over it.

Instead of gathering eggs, she wanted to play on the swings!

Later Saturday afternoon, we upgraded Kieryn to a "big girl bed". She really loves it and has been sleeping well in it. She even picked out her sheets and blanket... she's very close to saying pink, but it sounds like "eek" right now.

She was so excited and just wanted to jump... so it's been a process to teach her not to jump on it.

Easter morning at the Copp House...

We had a mini egg hunt and this time Kieryn knew just what to do!

Ready for Easter Mass...

That afternoon we visited Seneca. Grandma and Grandpa Haug spoiled Kieryn with Easter goodies!

When it came time to hunt eggs, she was a pro! She was sprinting and looking all over. She loved it. We had to hide them twice because she had so much fun!

 After lunch and the egg hunt, we played outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather! Her and Uncle Travis had a lot of fun!

Then we visited the Greats...

Overall it was a wonderful week and weekend!

We had our 28 week baby appointment today. All is well and Baby Boy is growing like a weed! 

Until next time...