not affraid one bit

never has been and don't think he will be and Coop is following in Cohen's lead. check out the evolution of our family through santa pics.

7 months

19 months

he is lying santa, he is not 3! try 2.5
no presents for liars, right?

cohen 2.5 and cooper 4 months

i promise to catch up on my blogging. i am home with cohen and coop for the next two weeks since cohen is out of school (i just don't think 2 year olds need a 2 week break but i obviously don't sit on the board). so i cannot see clients. so i promise halloween through current pics very soon! until then enjoy .

Tub Time

Video of Cooper in the tub at 3 months. Just a glimpse of our day with him. He is hilarious in the tub. Loves the water. More to come of Cohen too.

Sorry its long but he really gets splashing towards the end.

My Loves

You can see this better on my photography blog by click HERE. The photos above were taken of Cohen on the left at exactly three months and Cooper on the right at exactly 3 months. Yes, Cohen is much smaller. He weighed just under 11.5 pounds at three months and Cooper, well we go Tuesday for a check up but at 2 months we weighed 12 pounds so I am sure he is about 13 or 14 pounds now. I am not sure if you all know this but when Cohen was first born he was sick until about 8 months. So he was a bit on the "tiny" side. He did not weigh but 14 pounds at 7 months when we finally figured out what was going on with him. So having Cooper be healthy is a wonderful thing and I will take a healthy happy baby any day. Not that Cohen wasn't happy but he was sick and just never felt great. Once we did get his issues under control Cohen was an entirely new baby and it was a wonderful thing. So anyway, enjoy these pics. The top is of Cooper at exactly 3 months.

Three Months...

We also forgot another birthday. Another grandma's b-day. Gramma Bridge. How could we forget to say happy birthday to this old gal? We talk to her almost everyday on the computer (skype) that is how. She is just accessible so we forget to give her shout outs on the blog. That and she was in town for us to say happy birthday to. Cohen and Coop love you mom and that is what makes my heart skip a beat. I hate that you are far away and that we have to computer hug! I hope when you blew your candles out this year that your wish was that we lived back in Seattle. Happy late birthday. We all love you!


That's right, Cooper is three months old today (well yesterday). I cannot believe he has already been here three months. The time is flying by so much faster with Cooper than it did Cohen. I really want it to slow a little but I guess this is just the pace when you are busy as a family of four.

As Cooper turns three months Jeremy and I have been seriously contemplating changing his name! I know right? We are just having doubts, issues of sorts. Running into A LOT of Coopers, calling Cooper Cohen but never calling Cohen Cooper, having a disconnect to his name. The other day Jeremy asked me to hold this... "this" was Cooper. It took us over three weeks to mail in his birth certificate papers cause we were not sure and now I am thinking we should have gone with our gut then. So we are talking about changing Cooper's name.

How does Tate Michael Beach sound?

That is where we are leaning... Maybe we are just over analyzing it but we just are not sure about Cooper but hell what are Jeremy and I sure about?

Cooper is great by the way. He is strong, a smiley guy, with screeches and giggles to accompany his grins. Still easy going yet giving us some trouble at night but I think its just a phase. He fits in around here.. Like he has always been here. We just love him! Almost rolling over, he Loves his baths with a capital L, and he man farts. Loud man farts. He will kill me someday for that but its true. He finally loves the car (thank god), and he is not a long napper which kills me but he cat naps so I will take what I can get. Between napping he smiles, and then smiles some more. He is the salt to my pepper.

Almost Forgot

{taken by my iPhone}

Well we didn't forget to wish her a happy birthday on her day over the phone but we did forget to blog about it.

Happy birthday to our one and only Grammie Kate! Her birthday was November 3rd but better late than never right? She never forgets to send a card to the boys with a little bit of money and a cute note written in it each month and Cohen always talks about the basketball court and candy he gets from her house! We love you Kate. Happy late birthday!

Blanket Love

Guess its a Beach boy thing... Cooper already has a blanket!

they came and went...

Well we have been really busy... my mom and sister came into town a week after we returned from Seattle. We loved having their company and I miss them so much. Every time a plane flies overhead Cohen has been screaming out "M's (that is what he calls my sister) and Gramma... Grumpa too!" And then I have to break it to him that they are not on that plane and that they are not coming to his house.

He has loved that people have come to his house. It only took having another baby to make it happen but they have come and he has loved it. They get to pick him up from HIS school, get to play in HIS playroom, sit next to him in HIS car, meet HIS friends, well you get the idea. Its all about him and of course Cooper has loved all the attention and holding.

Here is a snap of my sister with the boys. My sis feels a real connection to Cooper. She thinks it is birth month, and sharing a name (cooper's middle name is after my sister Michaelanne). I think it is because Cooper unlike Cohen actually looks like my side of the family, well my mom's side that is... Foley, Irish! He has brunette/auburn hair and the prettiest blue eyes. His demeanor is simple and calm. He knows exactly what he wants at all time and is very much in control about it. At almost three months he seems like a much older baby. It could be that he is so long... but his personality is that if an older baby and he is routined like one as well. Lucky me I guess.

More pictures to follow... until then enjoy this picture. It sums up the trip for my sister.

Lots of Babies...

Lots of babies for me lately!

Check out what I have been doing besides being a mom. Which I have some photos of what we have been up to lately. I promise to get to posting some time this week! I promise...

Until then. Check out my newborns over HERE!

I Edit... A LOT!

Being a mom keeps me busy, then you add on home maker, bill payer, wifey (ok baby momma), and photographer and my day never ends. Seriously, each day rolls into the next. I never feel like the house is cleaned, laundry is done and so on because all my free time is devoted to editing. But look at what I get to edit. The shooting is the easy part, the part I enjoy. Unfortunately the thing I hate is editing but really I love it because once I start I cannot stop. Its like art therapy for me. So here I edit and I just wanted to share how much editing I do. Check out all my recent editing HERE.

Oh the studio you ask... Someday I will do a post about the new studio. Maybe when it is finished and I am far from finished with it! I have been using it but it is not complete.

Pumpkin Patch With Grandpa

My dad came into town for a visit. He stayed for about two weeks and then I flew with him and the boys back to Seattle for 5 days. We are home now and have a lot of blogging to catch up on. So here is one of many posts to follow.

Born With A Little Pest Inside!

Above: Cooper

Above: Cohen

I thought that these were fun pictures. Cooper and Cohen in the same onesie. This onesie is one of my favorites so I love that I have a picture of both of them in it. Cohen's picture was taken at 10 days and Cooper's at 6 weeks. Although Cooper out weighs Cohen when you compare where Cohen was at at 8 weeks Cooper really isn't that big to me. I think he is just all CHEEKS. I keep hearing how much the boys look alike and I just DON"T see it. I especially do not see it here but you be the judge! Enjoy...

boys... videos

Chubba!

Went to the doctor today because Coop has a bad cold and Cohen needed to get his flu shot. Well... the cute chubby little baby that is in the picture below is nothing but little. 12 freakin pounds.... 95%. He is a big boy which means one thing in my book. He is healthy. Oh this time around has been so much different. A healthy baby = a happy baby and that is what I have. Don't get me wrong I loved every second with Cohen as a baby but he was a mess and I was always worrying about him and he was hard to settle but Coop, not being sick, shows me how it is suppose to be. Cries when he poops, cries when he is hungry, and when he is tired otherwise he is content. So I will take fat and happy over skinny and fussy any day!

Big Cheeks

My boys... not much to say except that Cooper had his one month check up at 5 weeks last week. This is how he measured up...

Weight: 11.3 lbs
Height: 22 in

He is in the 65%ish for weight and he is tall, cracking the 75% for height. He has some super chubby cheeks. How he stacks up to Cohen... well, not fare to compare. Cohen did not weigh 11.5 lbs until he was almost 12 weeks. So we are not comparing the two boys. Cohen was sick (although we did not know with what, until 7 months) and Cooper isn't. So to compare is not fare to either boys.

Cohen was sick all last week, as was our entire house. Cohen went to the doctor and he finally hit the thirty pound mark with diaper and shoes on of course but it is a good mark, one we thought would take him forever since he is so lean and such a picky eater. So congrats C, you made it to 30lbs before you turned 3! Cohen is 28 months and Cooper turns 6 weeks tomorrow so now you have their stats. We are not sick here anymore and things are moving as normal.

August Recap

So here we are at a month. Wow it has flown by. We are crazy busy around here but it is a great time in our lives. So much going on and so much to share. The fall is so perfect here in Arkansas. SEC Football, wonderful weather (still wearing shorts and tanks), and just being busy again with all fall offers. Enjoy the recap.

Cooper at 3 weeks

Cooper at 3 weeks

me with cooper at 3 weeks

Cohen, Cooper 4 weeks, and Jeremy

me, cooper (3 weeks) and cohen

preparing the studio... kids in tow

cooper at 4 weeks

Cohen, Cooper 4 weeks, and Jeremy web camming with my parents

cooper at a month old... he really likes his baths

So Cooper turned a month yesterday. I know everyone says this but where did the time go? Feels like we have never not had Cooper! He is still one of the best babies I have ever been around. So easy going and rarely makes a peep.

So I said I would recap August. Here are pictures of our August before Cooper's arrival. My mom, dad and brother came to town the week before Cooper's arrival with my mom and dad staying for the week after as well. We all had a really good time and miss them all so much. Hurry back guys!

So while my parents were here and the weeks leading up to Cooper it was about 100 degrees so we pretty much spent everyday doing this...

Cohen and gramma

Cohen on his motorcycle

my mom and brother pool side

cohen swimming solo

cohen and my brother

cohen pushing uncle t on his bike

the boys in the pool

cohen with his grumpa

Here are pictures from Cooper's arrival...

now you all are caught up!