cox family gossip: 2012

Keeping up with the Kiddos

I decided to keep a kind of journal for all the fun things that go on in our family.

* Sweet baby Corbin is growing up so fast he is the best little baby he loves me the most and isn't too happy with anyone else ahh I must admit I kinda loves this knowing when he gets older daddy will become more of a favorite then mommy who has all the rules and makes them eat healthy things to not just a bag of chips for dinner.

*Taygen knows his way around town it seems like everyday he's giving me driving directions to get to favorite places like target or grandma's and grandpa's house he starts saying right there and points which direction he wants me to turn so he can navigate his way there it's hard when thats not where we are going he gets pretty upset when I don't follow his instructions.

* Tay loves his daddy and trys to mimic him so he now walks over to me and gives me a little kiss then goes and gets into his cozy coupe and say bye bye seeya. He sees daddy do it and he wants to be just like daddy.

*Today I did my normal routine of losing it on one of our dogs because he is such a fatty and stole a piece of toast from Taygen I yelled at him and then dragged him over to put him in time out ( the laundry room ). Later that day after Taygen ate lunch and got out of his high chair my other dog takes it upon himself to jump up into the high chair and get all the last crumbs left in the highchair. I notice Taygen come over and yell at the dog and got him out of his chair which is normal procedure for Taygen. The next part was new, he then chased the dog around with quick yells and took him by the collar and preceded to drag him ( very slowly of course ) over to the laundry room to put him in time out. I said nothing just watched him and laughed as he tried about three times to succeed in actually getting him al the way to the laundry room and shutting the door. What a cutie!

*Taygens new favorite food is POPCORN. He loves it so much if he even spots the bowl I normally put it in he will cry with anticipation. I went and bought those mini bags of microwave popcorn which Taygen loves so much he will eat the entire bowl full.

*I think Taygen likes to hear me say thank you to him because he has started to bring me things all the time with this proud look on his face. The other day I was sitting on one couch and Tay took every pillow one by one off the other couch and carried them over to me, even the huge back pillows.

*Tay is so funny since he is older now so I have let him have a little toddler size pillow and blanket to sleep with in his bed which has him sleeping better ( thank goodness ) But even during the day he will climb into our bed lay his little head down on one of the pillows and tucks himself into the covers and just lay there and smile:)

*Tay is talking more and more he loves to say hi to everyone and then when you leave he says hi again and waves. I keep saying b.b.bye so he will hear the b but no he just likes to say hi for his bye too.

*Why is it kids find the nastiest things so amusing. Taygen has taken up gagging himself. We can't quite figure out what would be so entertaining with trying to make yourself throw up but Taygen thinks it is very enjoyable. Probably because every time he does it mommy and daddy start telling him yucky Taygen yucky. Which to Taygen translates to if mommy and daddy think it's gross that means it is super cool!

*I am enjoying the coolness of a vegas summer morning by coolness I mean 90 instead of 110 outside. Taygen was puttering around in the backyard and I was reading. Anyone who knows Taygen knows he loves to open and shut any door which was no different this morning. I look up from my book to see not only was he opening and shutting the door but he was transporting the sand from the sand box to the floor of the family room one shovel full at a time. Thats what I get for trying to read while Tay is playing.

*So this morning we did our usual and got Tay out of bed and put him in ours while we watched the latest on the ongoing Olympics. They were talking about the American women's win on the all around gymnastics and were showing highlights. Suddenly perfect timing to the TV showing the girls finish with their arms high in the air Taygen throws his arms up too with accomplishment on his face. Cj and I died laughing.

*Taygen is my little dancing machine anytime he hears music he either does his little skipping dance or puts his little hands up and bounce them around it is so adorable to watch what a little cutie.

*After a pretty long morning with a very energetic 17 month old I was trying to clean up a mess of something that had spilled in the fridge. Taygen of course thought he would entertain himself with smashing the door onto me a few 10 or 20 times. Then it got a little quite I looked up and found Taygen sitting on the floor, he had somehow taken a bottle of salad dressing and also somehow opened it up and poured it onto the floor and preceded to swirl it around with his hands and feet. Ah the joy of children:)

*After a long day I finally climbed into bed Cj had already fallen asleep when I heard what I thought was laughing coming from the baby monitor. I ignored it at first but then this little laughing voice came through the monitor again. This was odd because Taygen had been asleep for a while now. I crept into the room and Taygen was really laughing even though he was fast asleep. He must have been having a really funny dream.

*Taygen is finally talking!! Yeah! Of course all he is saying is awggie ( doggie ) he also is saying Hi. Every once in a while we will get a ma ma and da da. Yeah!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Corbin's 3!

It feels like Corbin has been in our family forever but at the same time I can't believe my little baby boy is not a baby anymore but a 3 year old. Corbin is an amazing kid CJ and I are constantly surprised by him. He adores his older brother and while sometimes they fight non stop it's so cute to see him try and keep up with Taygen. He's is so chatty. Those who know what we went through with Taygen having Corbin be so talkative is a constant surprise to us. He talks so much I must admit sometimes I go a little crazy especially in the car he just never stops talking. CJ and I just laugh sometimes at how he never stops. He is definitely a sassy little thing and it depends on the mood he's in if he's going to be nice and social or totally ignore people and tell them " he no like them". For his birthday this year we decided on just a fun family swim party it was perfect, very low maintenance for me but still a fun celebration for him. We love you Corbin!

Huntington

We always love heading down to Huntington Beach the boys love it down there along with me. For Memorial Day we all headed down it wasn't as warm as I was hoping but the boys still had a good time and mom and dad got to relax a little.

I had to get this picture i've decided that age 5 is the age of mood swings. Taygen is either really happy, whining out of control, pouting at me, or being a super helpful big boy. It's hard for me to keep my sanity sometimes while I try and keep up with him.

The boys on the porch their favorite spot.

Clark County Fair

Our friends told us about the Clark County Fair this year and we decided to check it out. It was a little bit of a drive to get out there but I was excited to do some fair fun. The boys loved it there was lots of games to play and yummy fair food to eat, little events to watch and some carnival rides to ride on. We all had a good time and I think we will make it a new yearly tradition. Living in a large city like Las Vegas sometimes I miss the small town things like this.

The boys going on a little pony ride.

Taygen looks super serious riding this little motorcycle ride.

Oh, there was lots of animals to visit too. Corbin is like the animal whisperer. He loves animals and wants to pet each one. Disregard how ghetto he's looking he'd had some ice cream and I had yet to clean his face off.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Clark County Museum

I'm still working on my photography skills. It's so much fun to take the boys and to new and interesting places. They get to enjoy going on a field trip and I get to practice photography. In this instance we went out the the Clark County Museum. It's not a museum like you'd imagine its all outside cute little houses replicating different periods in time. They also had a few train cars and a train station so my boys were in heaven. It was a great cheap little outing to take the boys on and it had plenty of backdrops to take pictures at.

These suckers were a HUGE mess but the photos turned out cute

Had to get one of Corbin and the tongue. This kid always has his tongue out and he is always licking things! He's going to have a serious immune system with all the germs he comes into contact with.

Hop Hop Hop

Happy Easter!

The best picture I could get of the boys in their sunday best. They just wanted to play and wrestle while I was trying to take a nice photo. Boys:)

Taygen was really into and understood the whole easter bunny thing this year and he was on top of finding those candy filled eggs.

Once Corbin knew there was candy inside the eggs he ran around the yard gathering them up.

Enjoying the rewards of their hard work.

San Diego

We recently had the opportunity to head down to San Diego for a weekend to play and see CJ's cousin get married. I was excited to be able to take the kids to Legoland and the San Diego Zoo. Taygen was really excited to stay in a Hotel which is his absolute favorite. It was a great weekend with wonderful weather and lots of family and fun.

The boys and Bob the Builder

Checking out the Las Vegas strip made out of legos

Daddy being a good sport and taking Corbin on the little ride

We weren't able to spend to much time at the Zoo which was a disappointment I don't think I understood just how huge it is so I didn't plan on nearly enough time. We still enjoyed ourselves it was a little hot for San Diego but the boys still loved seeing all the animals.

Corbin made friends with the snake

Taygen enjoying the elephants

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Just Some Photos

I have been bad about taking just candid shots of the boys lately. You know those moments when life is just being life, no shower, still in your jammies or those cray hair moments. I need to remind myself that every photo I take doesn't need to be perfect. Here are a few pictures of us just being us.

Corbin is definitely a two year old I see a lot of this from him. Pouting with his arms crossed because he didn't get exactly what he wanted.

We got the boys a playhouse for the back porch they love going out and playing restaurant. They asked you for your order and then they run inside their little house and cook up something nice for you. Taygen has to play the role correct and put on his little paper hat he got a steak and shake.

The boys are always begging us to take a bath in our bath tub instead of theirs I don't know why its so much better I guess its just something new. One night I caved and let them, it was amazing how much fun they were having and what a big mess they made.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Capturing Moments

I have many friends or just know many others who are very talented in photography. Something i've always envied I love photography but have never understood how to actually accomplish it. I recently took a class to sharpen up my skills not because i'm looking to do photography as a profession but like most parents I take thousands of photos of my children and I just wanted to be able to on our time capture some wonderful photos. I've become so excited about heading out with the kids and just letting them play in fun unique places while I practice my skills.

I thought it would be fun to take pictures of the boys on the beach in their christmas jammies.

I never got around to sending out Holiday Cards this year! So heres the Cox Family 2011

Christmas 2011

We had a great holiday season this year with lots of fun holiday traditions.

Cookie decorating of course. Corbin just ate the frosting.

Christmas morning. We did two christmas reveals. One first thing in the morning with a few toys Santa left out and then one later after morning church with grandma and grandpa and the rest of the family.