FINALLY.... Cooper Rolls!!

Cooper occasionally shows interest in rolling, but mostly he enjoys lounging.

We have been anxiously awaiting this milestone and today he not only rolled from his back to his front, but also his front to his back -- perhaps he wanted to wait until he could do it all.

Check out the videos of our big guy in action.

The other big guy wanted his picture taken.

Sawyer Learns to Gallop

Video of Master Sawyer showing off his galloping skills... He gallops off to find Coopers shark and is still galloping on the return.

Cooper is 5 Months Old

I can't believe that Cooper is 5 months old today - where does time go??

He continues to be a pretty happy guy. He is sleeping through the night (majority of nights). He has just moved down to 5 feedings per day - our little chunky man. He laughs when we "scare" him with BOO!

And to celebrate this milestone we were off to the beach with our cousins from MT.

Stacy and Lindsey - a couple of beach babes!

Lucy loves playing in the sand

Sawyer is looking so old in these pictures -- I think its the hat?

Brotherly love!

The Montana Crew

Dinner Cruise

Lucy is such a good little helper with Cooper - she picked out his clothes and dressed him today.

Lucy spent the day with Sawyer, Cooper and I --- Sawyer just loves "Woooocy" and they play so nice together --- while Stacy, Greg and Lindsey spend the day sharking with Curt.

This evening we had dinner on the boat with the U of M crew. We grilled, watched the sunset and caught a few sharks. Great night!

Sawyer and Doc Neil

Cooper and Daddy watching Josh bring in a shark

Lindsey and Stacy watch from the tower

The blacktip that Josh caught

Coops and Austin

Not just a shark scientist...

Day on the Water

Lucy was helping me get ready for our day on the water -- we were checking to see if my camera was working. Yep!

Stacy and family up in the tower

Who is having fun!?!

"Cheese"

Fishing was slow, but the snorkeling and swimming was a blast -- for those that were crazy enough to get in the cold (72 degree) water

Dallas does flips from the roof top

Lindsey shows off her silly jumps!

And Lucy plays it safe by jumping on top of Greg

Our Montana Cousins are Here!!!!

We are so excited to have our cousins from Montana visiting for a week!!

The first thing we did was get them out on the water for a beautiful FL Keys sunset and some twilight fishing... We were hopeful for the first Tarpon of the year, but no such luck. However, there were some big nurse sharks that gave Stacy and Greg a run for their money.

Lucy love to hold Cooper

Sawyer and Greg with their "cheese" faces

Stacy and the beast

I took all the kids to the tower

Stacy brining in the largest fish of the night - there is a good chance she will be sore tomorrow

The Slonim boys were out way past their bedtime

Miss Lindsey almost had a live shrimp in her mouth.... we'll get her!

Pulling Crab Traps One Last Time

We pulled our crab traps for a final time this season -- we will start using the "crab" bait for Tarpon fishing. We were able to keep 9 claws - not great, but not awful.

Coops assumed his usual boating position, but fell asleep with his "bee" in his mouth.

Sawyer helped Daddy drive out to our fishing ground

Adam and Grandma Loonie were both there to provide support as Uncle Dallas pulled in the traps (he could use a workout - HA!)

Sawyer and Grandma show off two of the claws.

Great Day with Grandma!

The weather was perfect for the beach this morning so off we went. Grandma and Mommy tried to sneak some Cracker Jacks, but you can see how that worked out for us.

They boys are wearing cute shirts from Lucy Lane today and trying to capture was a bit of chore thank you to Mr. Sawyer

We had dinner with GM, Uncle Adam and Uncle Dallas tonight and following we drove the truck over to the oceans edge with blankets and ice cream to watch the BIG MOON RISING... very cool! 

(WEIRDO!)