Summer Days!

Today Gracie had her first shot at the outdoor sprinkler and she LOVED it! We found a fabulous ball sprinkler (right up her ball lovin alley) and she thought that was completely awesome. She kept saying ball and water and squealing with delight! She played for a bit and then all of a sudden she was stripping off her water diaper and t-shirt and became naked sprinkler girl! We had a great time, and Chris also liked that this sprinkler watered the yard better than the normal yard sprinklers. Hope yall had a great day, too!

5 hrs on road with a 2 yr old....WHEW!!!

This weekend Chris played in a golf tournament with his bosses. Since it was close to Dallas area, Gracie and I tagged along for some Nana and Colpa time! Did I mention how enjoyable it is to travel with a 2 yr old......NOT!!! She slept the last 10-15 minutes of the drive there, and then when we got there she remained crashed on me till it was time to go into the crib. Well, lets just say it took a while to get her down and poor Chris had to get up at 5am to leave for the tournament. 1230 a.m. and the house was calm so off to bed we all went. They did great in the tournament and we had a fun time at the Taste of Addison, a festival of sorts. It was very hot and humid, which wore me and Gracie out (see pic to follow of us both crashed for an afternoon nap), but was nice to spend time with my parents! Gracie had a blast with her Nana and Colpa and got to chase the kitties and watch the ducks that daily fly into my parents pool to swim and hang out. Gracie had so much fun with the ball Nana got her and she has decided her Colpa is very funny!

Before we left Gracie enjoyed her very first ice cream cone. Didn't realize she hadn't had the cone before, because she has definitely eaten her share of ice cream. I of course had to grab the camera for some pics. She shared with everyone, including Thor (another reason he's getting porky)!

Elizabeth Grace Cox, 2 yrs old!!!!

Yes, it's been a while, but I feel I'll be getting better at keeping the blog updated. Since I've last posted I've gotten a new job that doesn't require me to work evenings or weekends and no on call, so I'll have more time on my hands! Yeah!!! Grace has also turned 2, and we had a blast at her birthday party. Chris & I also celebrated on her actual birthday by taking her to Olive Garden (she loves that place), ice cream at Baskin Robbins and a trip to Toys R Us to pick out one present. She of course picked out a ball, her favorite thing in the world. That is why her birthday party theme was balls. We've slowly started getting honey do's around the house done, now that we have more time, and I am of course adding just as many things to the list, as things that go off it! We've put a halt on the remodel to the garage for a bit, as our contractor is booked for a while, and we really feel comfortable with him doing the work. Grace is saying MANY more words and starting to put words together, but even when you cannot understand her she is babbling away! She is in LOVE with my I-Phone, and knows how to work it better than I do. She loves music and likes to twirl now. She grabs your finger and drags you where she wants to go...it's her world and she just allows us to live in it! She's become more lovable with Thor, and he appreciates that. He can still get higher than her if needed, and we totally understand why he might have to do that. Grace loves to be outside and blow bubbles, throw and kick her balls, play on her random assortment of toys outside, and chase Thor. The changing table left her room, as Chris found her sitting on top of it one day. We realize her climbing days will only get worse and the crib will follow soon, but fingers crossed so far so good! She loves to take pictures, I let her use my old camera and she holds it out in front of her and says cheese. I guess she's seen us do that a time or two. Gracie has also gotten to see her Uncle Chase as he was on leave from Marines and came in from Japan to surprise Chris. She also got to see her Aunt Carrie who traveled to Texas for a wedding. She is due in July, and we cannot wait to meet baby Taylor! Grace has discovered crayons are great for creating masterpieces on the wall (thank goodness for the magic eraser), has mastered the "who, me?" expression, is full of different facial expressions that are all so silly, and is just our wild child! Life is good at the Cox house, just day to day activities and laughing at Gracie constantly! I'll work on updating the blog weekly, fingers crossed!

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season!

We are getting ready for Christmas. It's been so fun buying presents for Grace this year, and also very hard to stop buying for her. She is loving putting things around her neck right now (don't worry we watch her), she loves beads, scarves, a purse, you name it it's there! She also loves coloring, aka scribbling and looking at her books. She still likes to eat the books, but is now done ripping pages out. Progress! She is also fascinated with getting all her blankets and clothes out of her dresser and baskets and nicely stacks them all over her room. She did start putting them back when I fold them, well she started that today, so fingers crossed. Staying at home for Christmas this year, and my parents are flying in to visit (very excited to see Nana and Colpa)! Adding some updated pics of Grace. I got my Christmas present early, a new camera, and oh how I LOVE IT!!! Now to find time to start scrapbooking all those photos...I do miss scrapbooking. We went a week early to Brownwood to spend Thanksgiving (I was on call over the holiday) with Chris's relatives and it was so much fun. Grace and her cousin Case played nonstop and we had a great time. The Christmas tree has been an experience. The one in the patio room has cluttered on top with the ornaments that need to be free from Grace's hand, while the bottom is very bare, except for a few ornaments she is allowed to take off, put on, take off, put on....you get it! She got to experience her first snow, and she like throwing it. She'd then run to me to wipe that cold stuff off, and then she was off again. Thor was a wild boy running in it and she thought that was just the funniest thing ever!