Mickey Ship 2013

Hello and Happy 2013 Friends.  Anne Colins and I kicked off the New Year by taking Mom, Dad, Mimi and Stu on a Disney Cruise to the warm and sunny Florida Keys and The Bahamas.  Key West, Nassau and Castaway Cay.  

Key West - I give it a half a thumb on a scale of zero to two thumbs UP.  Great key lime pie, but I was ready to get back to the Mickey slide on the boat. Dad and Stu would probably give a better rating as they stayed ashore for something called a Key West pub crawl - Sloppy Joe's, Hog's Breath, and Green Parrot - sounds immature to me, but whatever Dad. 

Nassau - Zero Thumbs. Back to the boat. 

Castaway Cay - Two thumbs WAY up!  Double high sign!!  Disney's island is amazing. There is a 3 story water slide in the middle of the bay, and Dad and I went down it like 8 times....then I ditched Dad and went down another 10 times solo.  

Overall rating from Cooper and Anne Colins Murphy Travel Guide is 2 THUMBS UP!  It was a blast of a trip. My favorite thing of the cruise was Castaway Cay and the Mickey Pool + slide.  Anne Colins' favorite thing to do was chase the princesses on the ship (many princess pix below). 

Check out the photos below. I would love to add witty captions to each, but my blogs skills are weak sauce on this iPad.  Hope everyone is having an awesome 2013 so far. 

Later Dudes!  CDM

Sissy says 'Adios amigos' too.  ACM. 

TEST POST: Hello My Friends, Hello

Hello Friends and Family,

Cooper and Anne Colins reporting to the Blog after a brief hiatus (10 months). We finally figured out this pesky iPad. More to follow if this works. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 

CDM & ACM

Walk the Line...No thanks!

Hello Cooper-blog friends,

This is Anne Colins taking over the blog...it will be a nice change for our readers. I am a mature 14 months, big blue eyes, and big bouncy curls. Walking is for the birds, so I don't plan to do it yet.

Now, I saw Bro's last post with his Florida pics, and it was lovely. However, he left out this photo of me and the boys...as you can see, I packed my A-material and I have Uncle Peter and Great Grandfather busting at the seems...it was a fun time.

This is one of my standard poses...eye, curls, cheek, focus...its all there...see below in an earlier post for the same shot but on the beach.

Walking is silly...but hoola-hooping and A-W-E-some!

Elephants. I took Mom, Dad and Cooper to the Circus. The elephants were my favorite...Cooper's too. I wonder if I could persuade my dogs to do this, they are about the right size.
Hey Mom! I think we ought to try the blue hair-do on big bro next time we take him to Pigtails and Crewcuts.

Dad was pretty tight with the souvenirs...as in NONE...no stuffed elephants, no cotton candy with the pink clown wig and definitely no light up spinny things.

Valentine's Day was here. We had parties, and cards and Valentine's Day goodies...it was awesome. Everything but V-day themed red kitchen walls. Dad re-paints the kitchen a whole new color, but he does it right before Valentine's Day...this picture will forever be incomplete.

My big brother is fantastic. Look at that smile...guarantee Mom is holding a double-stuffed Oreo behind the camera...the kid is brilliant and good looking...reminds me of an older, almost as good looking me...only a boy.

Casanova (Cooper) handed out some pretty rockin' valentines, and I took notes. Aunt Meg baked some beautiful cupcakes, and we decorated these most perfect cupcake containers that Mom found. This photo is Southern Living Feb-2013 issue quality (please feel free to submit on my behalf if you have contacts).

Stairs. I can go up the stairs. I can go down the stairs. I can wave (not pictured) and I can clap (also not pictured). Walking - nope...not interested.

Mom took us to the Children's Museum today...ImagineIt!....Oh yes ladies, Imagine this! I am practicing for the prank of all pranks when Cooper isn't looking and I hot wire his precious John Deere and ride it off into the sunset.

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day...Teach me how to fish and I will school these dudes in the kiddie pool!

I'd love an ice cold milk right about now...hmmm.

Smile Dad because I am going to string you along with this two-hand walk around the house until you drop. I run this house.

Alright friends, thanks for checking in. I think I will let Big Bro have his blog back now. Happy daylight savings time. Hope to see you all soon.

Ciao Pals!

ACM

Orange Rake Motif

Happy March Dudes,

Spring-time is my (tied for) favorite time of year -- ice cold milks, hot dogs on the grill, and 8PM bedtimes...the SWEET LIFE.

To celebrate my almost (tied for) favorite time of year, I took the girls down to Florida with me to see Great Grandfather, Aunt Kate, Aunt Pat and Uncle Alex. We got extra lucky and got to see Uncle Pete and Aunt Alex who were in town at the same time.

Grandfather, Mother, Anne Colins and I enjoying cocktail time at sunset...Looking good Bald Eagle!


Grandfather was impressed by not only my technique and charisma with the rake, but also with my attention to detail...no leaf left behind.

The orange rake motif continues to surface in these photos.

Sissy sure does take a nice beach photo. Look how she pretends she doesn't know Mom has been popping photos off like Dad's Advils the morning after The Preschool's silent auction fundraiser.

Here I am S-H-A-R-I-N-G everyone. Please remember this photo, so the next time you hear my dear old Dad yelling at me to share something with someone you can step in and remind him about the day I shared shells with my sister on the beach. Thank you all in advance.

C'mon with those curls dudette. That mop is getting pretty awesome Sis.

Oh boy, we got to see some really cool boat with Grandfather, Uncle Pete, Aunt Alex and Kate. It was really cool.

I think I could enjoy a life at sea...sailing the islands with Mom, Dad, Anne Colins and my salty dogs. Molly would love sleeping on the deck under the stars.

When we got back from our visit to Florida, Uncle Jim stopped by for lunch and to play all little football. Well...I showed him how the SEC plays ball. I had to bring out my John Deere tractor to cart him off the field after this hit. We had a great afternoon hanging out...Great seeing Uncle Jim.
Good chatting pals. I have lots of other photos to show you, but I didn't want to spoil you today. I can't wait to see everyone soon. St. Paddy's Day, Easter and G-Day are all coming up soon.

Have fun and be safe dudes. Ciao.

CDM

Hello Again My Friends, Hello

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving Friends,

This blog has been missing in action since August, though I am not placing blame (Dad) nor would I suggest blame should be placed (Dad)...I'm just saying alot of action has gone down since last we spoke...

• Mom had a birthday -- Super HBD Mom!



• College football season finally started on Labor Day weekend, and the Dawgs lost to Boise State - ouch...0-1



• SEC opened play the next weekend, and the Dawgs lost to South Carolina...yikes...0-2



• Dad took me to my first real dudes' football game in Sanford Stadium. It was a win and totally awesome...1-2, Coach's seat is still piping hot.


• Anne Colins started crawling like crazy...



• Dawgs keep winning and beat those dirty Gators...Richt's seat cools



• Halloween, woohoo.



• Wal-Mart rolls out the Christmas trees and Menorahs...wait a minute, didn't we skip a holiday?



• Dawgs beat up Auburn for their 8th win in a row, are now only one win away from playing for the SEC Championship, and Dad already has his ticket order in...The media is now calling for a contract extension for Coach after 3 seasons on the "hot seat".

Enough timeline, let's see some pics. Here are Dad and I before heading to Athens for my first Bulldogs game. We beat Coastal Carolina like a drum...it was really special. Dad took me to the New Mexico State game too, where I learned that a newer version of the original Spanish speaking country south of the border was finally made the 47th State in the Union in 1912 and is today the 6th most sparsely populated of the 50 States -- which explains NM State's recruiting challenge of late....it was another big win and awesome day. One more home game left vs. Kentucky, and I am being extra well behaved...Attention friends, if you think Dad should take me to the game this weekend, please text "Take Coop" to my Dad's celly.

She crawls, she pulls to a standing position and now she climbs...its impressive. I have let Sissy know that mounting the dishwasher door is frowned upon in this establishment.

We took our annual trip to Burt's Farm for a wheelbarrow full of pumpkins. Anne Colins wore a tutu...

...and she was not too happy about being plopped onto a pumpkin for a photo opp....wow, she has some pipes! Look at the intensity...

She eventually cooled off...here is great photo of the Mom, Sissy and Mimi...all smiling and with eyes open (Mimi).

There were numerous parties for Halloween this year. Mom threw my class the most incredible party ever...see below...Yes, those are mummy JB's (juice boxes), Frankenstein pudding cups and pirate's booty with ghost eyes...Mom is the best.

Next, we went to a party at Ellie and Mason's house. Mom, Sissy and I played like crazy while Dad, Mr. Grant, and the Dudes locked themselves in the Wahl's house and watched the Dawgs finally beat the Florida Gators.

Trick or treating is an Art. I got to demonstrate some time tested techniques for my much younger sister. She definitely looked ready for the game in her Ladybug uni, but she's got a long way to go before she can expect to clear the whole neighborhood like Dad, Stu and I did this year.

Naval Aviators...enough said.

Alright Team, I can tell my stenographer is losing steam...Dad is out of blog shape...I blame myself.

Its been a fantastic Fall, and Turkey Day is next week. Hope to see everyone soon, and Go Dawgs!

Adios mis amigos (as they say in Old Mexico)....CDM.

3rd Birthday Bash

Hey gals and pals. I just turned 3 years old on July 24, 2011, and Mommy threw a birthday bash at the pool for me. Pool, pals and pulled pork = P-A-R-T-Y dude! We had a fantastic day for a pool party, and we had a blast.

Aunt Jen brought another masterpiece of a cake from Edgar's in the 'Ham. Dad literally ate the entire 2nd half of the cake all by himself one (or two) piece(s) at a time each night the following week...impressive.

Koozies with my name on them in a basket with a decorative pinwheel and event appropriate bev-naps displayed adjacent...need I say anymore about Mom's party throwing skills???

Here we are...Smile Murphy's - it's party time...

Here is my pal Amelia...

I decide at this point that the party is a success and it is time to lead the charge to the pool...let's go dudes!Meriwether came to my party...we swam, and we lunched together. It was super. Congrats to Meriwether and her Mommy and Daddy. The stork just delivered a new little bro, welcome aboard Connor...
My pal Charlie ready to do work with those dueling buckets and shovels...

Here's another rookie - Jack Smith - Welcome the the party dude! Thank you for coming all the way in from South Cakalakie Miss Brooke and Mr. Eddie, it was great to see you.

My little sis even slapped on a swim suit and hit the water. Anne Colins gets the Rookie of the Party Award...
Panoramic view of my pool party bash...notice the strategically placed balloon bouquets -- by using a wide perimeter placement strategy, Mom was able to secure about 3 times the standard Garden Hills Pool reserved party space area....awesome.

Again, this cake was awesome. My pal Luke was an All Star in the pool - look at him, he didn't even take off the goggles. He was about to get serious with that cake.


Aunt Jen and I call this the 'ZOOM' maneuver, with a tiger wrapped around my waist.
K and D and Aunt Meg and Uncle Josh surprised me with a new bike and helmet. It is preeetty quick...as soon as I get the hang of these darn brakes, the Tour Du Coop is going to be on.
Go Dawgs...here's a sweet Georgia helmet just in time for the season. I have worn this helmet everyday since this photo was snapped.

Anne Colins corner...Little Sis has two bottom teeth. Her hair is still looking pretty reddish -- take a look below. She is sitting up really well, and this last 10 days or so, she has found her outside voice for sure. She is a vocal little lady. I loved this picture of my little sis AC.
A special thank you to everyone who was able to come to my birthday celebration. I had a blast with all my pals.

I hope everyone is well and looking forward to football season. Those Georgia Bulldogs will kick it off in the Georgia Dome against Boise State in 27 days, 22-1/2 hours....Go Dawgs.

Adios Dudes.