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Video
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Hawaii
(November 17-26, 2006)
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Aloha!
Need to get
away from it all? Put your worries behind
for two minutes with this teaser video of
our Hawaii trip.
Added
9/8/07
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Punchbowl National
Cemetery
A cemetery
listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, constructed on Punchbowl Crater.
Beautiful memorial and grounds, with breathtaking
views of Honolulu. Dad's cousin Terry, a
casualty of the Battle of Okinawa, is likely
one of the names recorded here.
Added
9/8/07
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Bite Me
Trailer to
the upcoming film 'Jurassic Shark.' Are
you brave enough?
Added
11/25/07
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Jurassic Shark
Shark diving
tour with North Shore Shark Adventures in
Haleiwa. Get up close and personal with
the Galapagos Shark, a potentially dangerous
species common to warm Hawaii waters. Experience
how it feels to be shark bait (hoo ha ha).
Added
11/28/07
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| Boyce Thompson Arboretum
(March 4, 2006) |
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Look Out Your
Window, Be Grateful For This Day
A brief look at
the arboretum and several species of birds
we viewed there that day.
Added 5/28/07 |
| New Year's in Utah
(December 29,
2005 - January 1, 2006) |
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Are You Ready
For This?
Sunday most of
the family met at Scott and Trisha's house
in Spanish Fork for dinner and a round of
basketball.
Added 2/16/06 |
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It's the Great
Dribbler, Charlie Brown!
Scott - remember
when you said I was crazy for spending so
much time filming Jacob dribbling the basketball?
Added
2/17/06
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Cooper Dance
Revolution
Watch the Coopers
shake their groove thing with the Mario
Bros.
We certainly
got our exercise this weekend!
Added
2/20/06
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It's So Important
To Make Someone Happy
One smile
that cheers you. One face that lights when
it nears you.
Love is the answer.
Added 2/20/06
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The Power of Babble
It's always entertaining
when there's a child learning to talk. Here
are a few highlights of Patrick's rambling
over the holidays.
Added 5/28/06
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Greg and the
Air Hose
Welcome to the
first edition of Cooper Scene It! Can you
correctly answer the question in the video?
Added
5/28/06
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Bryce at the
Bean Museum
Just what do
the kids do to have fun at a natural history
museum? See if you can guess!
Added
5/28/06
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Mark and Eric
Reunited and
it feels so good!
Added
5/28/06
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Antelope Island
Can you guess
what Greg, Mark, Travis, and I saw on our
morning trip to Antelope Island?
Added
5/28/06
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Laura and the
Tramp
Our family tree
is full of nuts!
Added
5/28/06
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| Las Vegas
(July 2-4, 2005) |
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Lust For Life
The music
is Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life."
Seemed appropriate. Now if only there was
a song called "Adrenaline Junkie"
(Jeannie's new nickname for us).
Added
10/23/05
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Bellagio - Time
To Say Goodbye
The Bellagio
Hotel has a large lake out front with fountains
that have been programmed to "dance"
to music. The song they played was Sarah
Brightman & Andrea Bocelli's "Time
To Say Goodbye."
Added
10/23/05
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| Usery Mountain Park,
Tonto National Forest
(April
30, 2005) |
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Desert Tortoise
Back in April
of 2003, before I lived in Arizona, I flew
out to Phoenix to visit Mom and Dad. One
morning we went hiking at Usery Mountain
Park, about a mile from the home that they
were building in east Mesa. I ditched Mom
and Dad and scoured the washes in the park
for herps. I found a desert tortoise in
one of them. Two years later, almost to
the day, I hiked back out to that same wash
again. I am not going to assume that this
is the same one, but I found a tortoise
once again, within a few yards of where
I had found one two years earlier. This
time, I was armed with a video camera.
Added
5/31/06
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| Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum
(April 23, 2005) |
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| 17th Annual Ostrich
Festival
(March 12, 2005) |
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Ostrich Races
Back in January
I learned about an ostrich festival held each
year in Chandler. Intrigued, I marked my calendar
and anxiously waited for March to come around.
I discovered that thousands of others had
the same idea I had - causing traffic problems
within a two mile radius of the fairgrounds.
Everywhere you looked there were carnival
rides, games, food vendors, and souvenir stalls.
I had 20 minutes to find the ostrich races.
The place was packed. It was a sea of people
shoulder to shoulder trying to get a good
look. Most gave up trying to find an empty
seat on the bleachers. Turns out, it was more
than just ostrich racing. Zebras, llamas,
camels, and horses were included as well.
Very entertaining!
Added 3/14/05 |
| New Year's Celebration
in Heber, Utah
(December 30, 2004 - January 2, 2005) |
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Sledding
Heather and Laura
spent part of one morning behind the cabin
sledding...or at least trying to. I was filming
them from the loft (aka game room) on the
third floor. Heather spotted me after a few
minutes, and the two exacted their revenge.
2/13/05
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Snowmobiling
I wanted to
get some snowmobiling footage, so when Mark
and Greg took the snowmobiles out for a
ride one morning, I hopped on. Please remember
that the air is much thinner up in the mountains.
It will make even the craziest person act
a little crazier.
2/13/05
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La Dee
Dee, One Two Three
This video was
made for one purpose, and one purpose only:
so we could finally expose the truth about
our youngest sibling... Eric is half a bee.
2/17/05
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Can't
Take Our Eyes Off Of You
The newest addition
of the 18-member Cooper family, Patrick was
often the center of attention.
2/17/05
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Krazy
Kids
Lots of kids meant
lots of free, unscripted entertainment. Perhaps
it was cabin fever, but I'd say they were
all a little nuts!
2/17/05
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Laura's Directorial
Debut
The morning
we prepared to leave the cabin, I let Laura
take over filming. What the critics are
saying:
"Truly
an artist, she demonstrates a unique visual
perspective."
Added
3/13/05
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Heather's
Directorial Debut
Heather also had
a brief turn with the camera.
What the critics are saying:
"Ryan
steals the show with his angry kid-on-the-patio-without-a-coat-on
performance."
Added 3/13/05
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Ping
Pong
If you watch this
hoping to see the injuries or the fights,
you will be disappointed. On the other hand,
if you just want to be entertained to the
tune of "What's Happening?" - then
sit back, relax, and enjoy.
Added 3/13/05
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| Grant's Farm
(April 18, 2004) |
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Going to the Zoo,
Zoo, Zoo
Well, Daddy didn't
take me to the zoo, I took myself. Though
Mommy did take me to this zoo once when she
visited in 2001. Actually, I took her. Okay,
regardless of how I got there or who took
whom, I did go to the zoo, zoo, zoo.
Added 11/28/07 |
| St. Louis Zoo
(April 3-4,
2004) |
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The Hustle
After I decided
to move to Phoenix, I made it a priority to
visit the zoo in St. Louis several more times
that spring. This is my favorite zoo for several
reasons :the setting - it's part of Forest
Park, one of the country's largest urban parks
(nearly twice as large as Central Park in
New York); admission is free; lots of free
parking; creative layout of the exhibits -
the animals seem so accessible!; beautiful
landscaping; wide variety of animals... the
list goes on! I really miss this zoo!
Added 6/1/06
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| Bald Eagles
(January 11,
2004) |
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Morning
Mood
Every winter, from December to February,
bald eagles come to Alton and Grafton (Illinois).
Both towns sit alongside the Mississippi
River, and people from all over cruise up
and down the Great River Road (which runs
parallel to the river), occasionally pulling
over to admire the birds.
I
videotaped some of the eagles, then edited
the video and asked Mark to choose some
good eagle music. The song being played
is Morning Mood, composed by Grieg, from
the opera Peer Gynt. No doubt many of you
have heard the song before. Mark couldn't
have chosen a better song, it fits the video
perfectly!
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