Wednesday, November 10, 2010

And we're back in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....

Man I can't believe I haven't posted in 2 months! Its about time, huh? And its basketball season at the Cox household so I'll have a lot of spare time when the kiddos are in bed. So I'll dedicate it to the ol' Internet! I was reading back through all this whoop-la and I can't believe how neat it is. I'm really glad I started this whole blog trend. Its going to make a great book when I get around to it. So lets re-cap the last two months.

I've been begging for a puppy and we finally found the right fit for this family.....meet our Sadie. We love this girl so much and she fits our family so well. Thanks mom for our early Christmas gift. The puppy stage is a little trifling but I know she is going to make an amazing loyal member of this family.










Halloween was super. I love this time of year. The smell of fall, football across the street, my memories of Raech! Oh, I just thrive on this time of year.







We were able to sneak in one last time with the trailer thanks to the ward camp out. I think the kids had fun even though it wasn't a full 24 hours.




Woof. Look at those faces. Its been a great 2 months since I've posted. But one thing that keeps nagging at me is to slow down, ENJOY. Not that we are super busy people but I just see how fast everything is moving. My kids are growing too fast. And i don't know if I'm really sucking up every moment I can. Just tonight Austy wanted me to come lay down with her. How often do I do that, actually get in the covers and rub her face tell she falls asleep? Not too often, there's always something urgent to take care of. Like the house or her brothers. But not tonight. Just her and I talking about school. There will come a day when mom won't be her confidant. And I can't stand to think about that. I came down stairs with tears in my eyes. And the boys, oh those boys. Never a dull moment with Brody. He seriously works me over every day. While making cookies today he literally asked me every 5 seconds if I was done yet? His little brain just doesn't understand time. I was losing my patience and then it hits. He's 2! This is how his mind works.

Brody: done yet mom? (in his version of english)
me: nope, not yet
Brody: ohhh
Brody: done yet mom?
me: nope, not yet
Brody: ohhhh
*repeat 6 more times*

His little language just melts me. His kisses, his eyes. They are so beautiful. And his little belly. Man that kid. Wow.


And Easton. He is growing into such a wonderful child. He's quick. He's crawling and pulling himself up to everything. Smiling and laughing all the time which is a blessing because up until 7 months he was pretty miserable. But we passed that and now we are on to the teething. Yahoo. And he loves me. When I come home from being gone he'll start whimpering for me to hold him. Awww, just precious.

All these pics are random but needed to be posted. You know what I'm grateful for? My camera. Pictures are such a MUST! You can never have enough. So enjoy!

Brody has to be just like his ju-ju. (that's how he says sister). Backpack and all.







One of my favorite things about these two is how well they can play together. The dressed themselves up like runaways and took off through the backyard. SOOOOO cute. Its moments like this that you want to capture in a bottle and hold onto forever.




Life is good!!

6 comments:

Kelly said...

Love this post! Thanks for the reminder that we all need to slow down. Kids do grow up too fast. Yours are growing up, you're right, just in two months they are so much bigger! Hey, thanks for your last comment, my mom thought you were way nice! Thanks for chatting with my family! That was super weird you guys were at the same party.

Liz said...

Oh your puppy is SOOO cute. I saw him in your backyard when I have walked by, and thought he was just adorable. I know what you mean about trying to just enjoy these little kids. I wish I could just "pause" mine and keep them at these ages; it has its challenges, and some days I want to go crazy, but they are still so precious and sweet.
Your pictures are so cute (especially the "runaway" ones, too precious). Easton is such a cute baby boy! I love them at this age!

Emily S said...

So many cute pictures, but my favorite is the dragging eachother around the yard one . . . too funny. Kids!

Julie and Mitch Cox said...

Cute! Cute! Kids and puppy. It was fun to see you guys the other day i'm glad all is well. I'm sure we'll see you lots more with the holidays coming.

Mykell said...

They are so cute!! I cant believe how much Easton looks like Brody, they are almost identical!! They are so cute, and my kids miss them so much!

Beth said...

What a sweet post! I love it!
So true about like being so darn fast and you never know what you have until you blink and the kids are older.

We had a bunny rabbit named Sadie, we adored her. She was leash trained, we even had a cage in the house for her at night. Some dog came in the yard and killed her in March, Was heartbreaking. Harbor now says Sadie is in Heaven, sweet :)

Love Easton's rolls, he is so dang cute :)

I hope Harbor is as nice to her little brother as your little girl is to Brody!

By the way, I love ur freckles! I always wanted them, my best friend has them!