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2011 Babineau Warriors

2012-01-15T14:16:00.001-06:00

All of the photos from my 2011 football season.

My new computer

2012-01-15T14:01:00.001-06:00

Dad upgraded his laptop and gave me his old netbook and got it all setup for me today. It has Libre Office on it, some tools to blog, and the web. He put parental controls on it which means that I can’t surf to certain sites or at night but my teacher says that is a really good thing. He put Google Chrome on it which actually has Angry Birds so I can play that again. That’s pretty cool as well.

I can’t play Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds or Trackmania Nations on it but Dad is going to set up for me so I can play on the desktop computer with his or Mom’s permission which will be fun.

My birthday

2011-05-19T13:47:00.003-06:00

I turned 11 today and it has been a lot of fun. I got a new shaving kit for the cabin, a LG Rumor2 phone, NFL Training Camp for the Wii. This afternoon Dad and Mom took me shopping for a case for my cell phone and Dad got me some Nike football gloves.

The cool thing about my phone is that it has a Micro SD card which means that I can upload pictures way easier. Dad got me one for Christmas but my Samsung m330 didn't use one. I like my regular camera but Dad and Mom said "sometimes you don't have your camera with you".

When I was out, I txt'd Uncle Lee that I had a LG Rumor2 and he said right back, "I have a LG Rumor3". He wishes. While Dad's Blackberry and Uncle Lee's Android phone are better than mine, I think mine is now as good as Mom's Samsung Link. It's now going to be even easier to text them.

Tonight we are going to Fuddruckers where I get to meet Uncle Lee's new girlfriend. Mom says I have to behave and not bug Uncle Lee in front of her. Gloria will be there as well so maybe she'll bug Uncle Lee.

Thanks everyone!

Checking out the Mendel Art Gallery

2011-02-26T18:19:00.001-06:00

Mom took Oliver and I to the Mendel Art Gallery while Dad was gone to Winnipeg. It was fun and I saw a lot of cool stuff. While Dad was gone, be bought me a Chewbacca bobble head figure which guards my room from the Empire and Oliver. Now if I could only get Chewie to clean my room.

My iPod Touch

2011-02-13T16:11:00.001-06:00

When Dad got a new iPod Touch for Christmas, he gave me his old one. This week Mom went out and got a new case for her iPod Touch so I got hers. She had a red one but saw a blue one. Since red it my favorite color, I got her case. Of course Dad says it is because I am a Calgary Stampeders fan. As if. I cheer for the Roughriders.

One condition of having it was that I have to keep a Thomas the Tank Engine app on it. Oliver loves Thomas. I think Oliver thinks he is a train in real life. When he gets sent to bed, he even says, “Goin’ to the shed” which is a little odd but funny.

Christmas

2010-12-26T13:12:00.001-06:00

My mom already wrote about her Christmas here and my dad wrote about it here.

On Christmas Eve I went to Dad’s work and helped out in the kitchen. Ryan and I made pizza and I helped Job with setting up lunch. Dad also let me have a large double-double coffee from Tim Horton’s.

Later on that day Taylah and I went sledding at the park after her mom and her came over. Once supper was done we opened our presents. In my stocking I got a copy of Thrasher Magazine which dad used to read when he was my age. I also go a iPod lock, a lot of candy candy and body wash.

I can’t believe it but Dad and Mom gave me my own cell phone. It’s a Samsung m330 from Virgin Mobile and it’s a slider phone. Dad sent me some of the names of friends from his address book so I could send some text messages. Not only can I send out text messages but Dad showed me that it has a camera in it and I can send out picture messages. How cool is that? I’m not allowed to bring it to school but I can keep it on me when I am at the baby sitter or out with Mom and Dad. I was really surprised.

Dad set it up so I would have unlimited texting for a month and then he said that he would see how I did with it.

I also got a H0 model train set which is really cool. Mom also got me some extra track which is really cool. I have it set up on the dining room table. I am just nervous that Oliver will grab it but he has been really careful with everything.

Dad also gave me a really cool looking Survivorman t-shirt that says, “You Sweat, You Die” on the back.

I also got two books, one on projects that I can do on weekends and one on Allied Fighters of WWII. My great-grandfather was an air force mechanic in World War II and Dad showed me some of the airplanes that he worked on.

Oliver gave me a cool Tech Deck case and some Tech Decks to put in it that I really like.

Maggi gave me a junior sized Saskatchewan Roughrider football. Too bad that she isn’t allowed to fetch it.

Uncle Lee gave me two Nerf N-Strike guns and a Nerf basketball hoop for my bedroom door. Uncle Lee also gave all of us a Playstation 3. It only does everything. He gave us some Call of Duty: World at War, Force Unleashed II, and Madden 11. The last two games are Dad’s but I can play them.

When we went over to the Reimer’s they gave me some DVD’s of IMAX videos that we already had but they are going to exchange it for some other stuff. Kristi gave me a really nice Calgary Flames watch. I know the Flames are horrible this year but the watch is really nice.

Tonight Bert and Don are coming over. Bert was sick for a while and had to go to Calgary for an operation but he’s back now and I am excited to see them again. Anita and Jim are also coming over which will be a lot of fun.

Thanks everyone for the gifts. I really appreciated them.

Dad’s Christmas Party

2010-12-12T13:37:00.001-06:00

We went to Dad’s Christmas Party for the Salvation Army last night at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. It was really cool out there and they had two bison in the front area. They let us walk around and see all of the exhibits. For supper there was chicken and I had some bison as well that was really good. Dad even let me have a coffee.

Every year they give out Christmas presents. Last year I got a electronic piano/keyboard and this year I got Monopoly City which is really cool and Oliver got a Tonka Armoured Car. It lets you put money in it and it has a combination which lets you get your money out. The entire way back from Wanuskewin, Oliver was going “Beep, beep, beep” in the backseat while playing with his truck.

Today is Mom’s birthday party. She is 41 this year. Dad gave her a camera and I gave her a Nintendo DS game. Happy Birthday Mom!

Tim Tebow

2010-12-11T13:20:00.001-06:00

Dad and Mom have been getting me some packs of football cards and last night I got this card of Tim Tebow. Dad is a huge Denver Broncos fan and whenever they are on television we watch them. Even though Mom doesn’t know very much about football, she cheers for Denver too. The bad news is that the coach that liked Tim Tebow was fired which means that he might get traded to another team.

Dad thinks it is too soon to tell because Denver is getting a new coach and maybe a new general manager so I will have to wait and see if he becomes a good player in Denver or not.

Technorati Tags: Tim Tebow,Denver Broncos,football,NFL

Hitler’s Stealth Plane

2010-12-06T18:40:00.001-06:00

Dad and I watched a documentary called Hitler’s Stealth Plane. It was called the Horten Ho 229

There was going to be a bomber version and it could have dropped an atomic bomb on New York City in 1946 which is really scary. You can read more about it here.

Salvation Army Christmas Dinner

2010-12-04T16:16:00.001-06:00

On Thursday, Dad took me down to the Salvation Army Community Christmas Dinner. I was able to help dad and the staff who were down there. I got to serve some food, bug dad, pour some juice for people, and help clean up. The mayor was there and some MP and MLA’s and we served around 700 people Christmas dinner. I was able to meet Pat Lorje who is a city councillor and she was bugging dad. Dad said later that she had spent most of her career working at making Saskatoon a better place to live. That’s pretty cool.

When it was all done, I was able to sit down and have a meal with Captain Rhonda, Lorne, and After the dinner was done, the head chef came into the Front Desk area and said, “Thanks to everyone their help, especially you Mark as you were really helpful; Jordon not so much”. Ryan and the kitchen staff like to bug dad but are really nice to Oliver, mom, and myself and they are good friends with dad. It’s fun to help them out.

Christmas Shopping

2010-12-04T15:56:00.001-06:00

Mom wrote that we are all done Christmas shopping as a family. I am happy with the gifts that I got Mom, Dad, Uncle Lee, and Oliver. It was fun doing the Christmas shopping. Dad, Ollie and I also finished the shopping for Mom’s birthday in ten days. I think she will really like her gifts. While the gifts Dad and Ollie got mom are cool, mine is the heaviest gift and Mom can’t figure out what it is.

Mr. Bean's Salvation Army Christmas

2010-11-21T17:15:00.001-06:00

Dad just showed me this. I had never seen Mr. Bean before and it really made me laugh.

Thanksgiving Weekend

2010-10-11T09:20:00.000-06:00

O.K. this is how my weekend started. I woke up this Friday morning, then i got packed because we were going to the cabin for Thanksgiving. The food is super good. Like it’s awesome. We were cutting back a bit so we can eat more. We were full after one plate.

I forgot to pack some stuff so we went for a 1 hour drive to Regina to puck up the stuff I forgot at Dollarama. For some reason it was on fire and the fire /police were there trying to figure out what happened. I guess then my dad some did not like Dollarama and I said, “Who doesn’t like Dollarama?”

We went into Chapters to get a book. I got The Hobbit. it is a really good book, I recommend it. I am not going to spoil the book so I'll say a little part of it included wizards. I got a new PSP game called Twisted metal. It’s cool you pick and car that has mechanical guns. then you choose your arena and fight there. There is no teams and it’s a free for all. I finished it in two days and the final level is really hard and intense.

On Monday some friends of my parents came over and talked about The Wire, a television series I am not allowed to watch because I am too young.

I forgot to mention that my Uncle Lee came out and we played Monopoly. I traded a property with Uncle Lee by mistake and then we were doomed. None of us could win but it was fun.

Legacy of the Jedi

2010-09-25T14:04:00.001-06:00

I’ve been getting into trouble at school. Dad told me that if I do a better job of paying attention and work harder, he would get me a book yesterday. We went to Indigo and dad let me pick out, Legacy of the Jedi. So today I am working on a bunch of homework that I need to get done and then I am reading later tonight. If I get my work done, dad said we can go out do something fun tomorrow.

Now on Goodreads

2010-07-17T13:59:00.001-06:00

You can find me at www.goodreads.com/markcooper now. If you want to follow what I am reading, you can find me there.

My birthday

2010-05-29T22:23:00.001-06:00

Well I turned 10 last week and I got some nice stuff for my birthday.

Dad got me Little Big Planet for my PSP. I played the game at Uncle Lee’s apartment before and I really liked the game. Uncle Lee took me to our cabin for the weekend and I had a lot of fun playing it. Dad played it quite a bit on his PSP too. While we were heading up to the cabin, Uncle Lee gave me a Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey.

Mom gave me a iPod speaker dock which is really cool because I can play my music and charge my iPod on it. I wanted to take it to the cabin but Dad said that we had a dock there too.

Oliver gave me a cool clip on Coleman watch. I really liked it.

Maggi gave me a cool Pelican Micro case for my camera.

Jerry and Gloria came over and gave me some money. Dad and Mom took me out shopping tonight and I got the prequel trilogy of Star Wars.

Thanks everyone, I had a lot of fun.

Skimboarding

2010-04-18T12:07:00.000-06:00

A guy breaking his leg while skimboarding. I hope Mom doesn't see this video.

My new headlamp

2010-02-13T14:37:00.001-06:00

Dad gave me a new headlamp today like the one on the right. He bought a different headlamp for himself this week and I am looking forward to doing some night hiking at the cabin this summer. It should also be cool while setting up my tent or getting firewood for the fire at night.

Last summer we saw some raccoons and lots of deer while out at night. I wonder what we will see this summer.

My new PSP

2010-02-01T18:40:00.001-06:00

I have been in trouble lately and grounded. I got in trouble at school and with Dad and Mom which means I could not play my PSP or Nintendo DS (or do anything else).

On the weekend, Dad let me have my DS and PSP back and he gave me two games, Backyard Baseball and GI Joe: Rise of Cobra which was a lot of fun. Mom and I can play Backyard Baseball on our DS. So far she has been avoiding playing me because I beat her all of the time on the PS2.

Dad and I can play SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals on our PSPs all of the time. Dad beats me every time but I am getting better at it.

Christmas 2009

2009-12-26T12:26:00.001-06:00

Hi everyone, this is what I got for Christmas. It was a fun day.

MiJam Mixer from Oliver
iDog Dance from Maggi
A small aquarium from Santa
A play M1 Abrams Tank Set and a Campaigns of World WWII Day by Day from Dad. Dad also gave me a Swiss Army knife.
I Learned Kung Fu from a Bear Cub by Matt Jackson from Mom and it’s signed.
A PSP 3000 from Uncle Lee :: Uncle Lee bought himself a PSPGo a couple of months ago and gave me his old PSP 3000 with a bunch of games and movies. Dad also said that I can go online with it.
Maggi got me an iDog. It’s pretty cool when I plug my iPod into it.
Dad got Trackmania and Tomb Raider for his Nintendo DS.
Backyard Football 2009 and Medal of Honor Vanguard for his PS2.
A carrying case for his Nintendo DS games and Nindendo DS from Mom.
A Coby Snapp Cam, SD card, case, and mini-tripod from Dad and Mom. Now I got to get Dad to set me up on YouTube.
I also got a new watch, a remote control boat and a dart board.

It was a lot of fun Christmas Eve and Christmas. Uncle Lee gave Mom and Dad a new big screen HDTV and gave all of us a Nintendo Wii with four controllers, nunchucks, and a bunch of games.

I gave Dad Madden 2010 for his PSP and along with Oliver, I gave Mom a Nintendo DS Lite and some games. It was Dad’s idea and I was really, really excited about it. Mom was pretty happy with it. Dad also gave both of us Trackmania so we can race against each other. With PictoChat, we can chat together and Dad won’t be able to hear us. I just realized that I can play Dad’s PSP games as well.

On Christmas Day, Uncle Lee came over all day. We played a lot of Nintendo Wii and hung out together as a family. Then Mom made a big dinner. It was fun. Thanks everyone.

My Christmas Wishlist

2009-12-01T18:15:00.001-06:00

iDog to plug my iPod into. Dad wonders why I want one of these but I think they are pretty cool.
Namco Museum for Nintendo DS. I love playing Pac-Man with Dad’s iPod Touch and I think it would be fun to have one for my DS.
Metal detector to see if I can find any buried treasure at the cabin. Either that or I can find some spare change.
Battle tank set :: I love watching Patton 360 with Dad.
Backyard Football :: I have backyard baseball but I think Backyard Football would be fun. Madden is a pretty hard game for me to win at.
Aquarium :: I want an aquarium. I have had two fish but in fish bowls. An aquarium would be pretty cool to have.
A dark board for my room :: I think it would be fun to have a dark board for my bedroom.

Dad has posted some other ideas for kids like me over on his blog.

Survivorman

2009-11-15T15:58:00.001-06:00

Dad had all three seasons of Survivorman sent to him which is really cool.

Mom, Dad, and I are watching some of the shows we hadn’t seen. Actually Dad and I have seen most of them but Mom hasn’t.

Both of them are pretty sick with H1N1 flu so I am helping take care of Oliver today.

We watched the episode in the Arctic today. Mom was grossed out about eating the raw seal meat.

We also watched my favorite episode which is the Arizona desert one. This is the one that Dad blogged about with the grasshoppers.

Hopefully we can watch the Lost at Sea episode later tonight.

Technorati Tags: Les Stroud,Survivorman,Arctic,Arizona,Lost at Sea,television,H1N1

The Cooper 500

2009-09-20T14:17:00.001-06:00

Mom and I went race car driving on Thursday. Here are some photos and video that Dad took.

Here is the whole photoset on Flickr.

Shooting some baskets with dad and Ollie

2009-09-15T22:18:00.003-06:00

I was playing basketball with Dad after work today. He took a couple of photos. You can find them here on Flickr.

Now on Twitter

2009-06-07T18:48:00.000-06:00

I am now on Twitter. Dad is helping me fix up this blog and I will post some more photos here soon.