Lance's Idea Of Watching Kimball

All Glory To His Name

“Jesus Christ lives. He is our Savior, our Redeemer. He is a glorious, resurrected being. He has the capacity to communicate love that is so powerful, so overwhelming as to surpass the capacity of the human tongue to express adequately. He gave His life to break the bonds of death. His Atonement made fully active the plan of happiness of His Father in Heaven.”

- Elder Richard G. Scott

Turning 27

Happy birthday to me. I am now 27 and I don't feel it at all, but when I hear the number it sounds old. For my birthday Lance let me have some me time which I've come to learn is quite priceless. I used that priceless time to go clothes shopping for myself since I just dumped out all the clothes that don't fit me which was 3/4 of my wardrobe. So with mom's company I went to the mall. Yeah, I definitely needed someone with me because with this post baby body, I don't know what fits and how things look so I always need an opinion. Along with shopping, I used my gift certificate from christmas to get an hour massage and paraffin dip. Awesome! Then Lance and I went on a date to the movies since the old Orpheum theater only charges $2. In all, a great day!

Lance and Donna went in together and bought/gave me Donna's old sewing machine. Yay!!! 

Lance gave me these two books. Look familiar? He published this blog! All five years to date, he got them published. I had to ask him a million questions about it because there are several websites which provide this service and they are expensive. He initially was going to use one of these but the price was near $300. Ouch! So he actually made them himself for a whopping $50. This picture doesn't show how thick the books are, but the first volume was 2007-2010 and the second volume to date. They are a good 1- 1.5" thick, the first book being 303 pages. They're big and heavy to say the least. And I love looking through them.

So, I know some of you have published your blogs: where did you get it done, how much was it, what's the quality of pictures, etc?

And with all of this being said, I LOVE BLOGGING!! I love that I can keep a journal with pictures. I love that I can write about the good and the bad because life isn't always peachy is it? I like to keep quotes and scriptures that sometimes aren't really applicable at the present moment, but I like to think that one day they will help me. I also like that family and friends across the country can check in and see what we're up to, especially since I'm not particularly fond of facebook. In short, if you don't journal or blog I think you should start because its a great way to sort through feelings and see the Lord's hand working in your life. The Lord is very mindful of us, that I have no doubt.

"Tonight, and tomorrow night, you might pray and ponder, asking the questions: Did God send a message that was just for me? Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children? I will do that. And then I will find a way to preserve that memory for the day that I, and those that I love, will need to remember how much God loves us and how much we need Him. I testify that He loves us and blesses us, more than most of us have yet recognized."

-President Henry B. Eyring 

Love My Job

Pool Day With Neighbors

 I love these three profile pictures because I can see so much of his newborn-ness.

Making Cookies With Mama

Fire In The Skies

Because of all the fires we've had this year we get some amazing sunsets and sunrises. Lots of orange and pink skies, but last week this is how the sun looked during the day. Oh, and our lovely jail parking lot as well.

Happy Guy

This little guy is always so happy when he wakes up from his naps. I can't remember why he wasn't wearing any clothes, I think I was going to bathe him after his nap.

Introducing

Baby Jayna was born yesterday via c-section at 8:16am weighing in at 5.4 lb. and 19" long. Congrats Scott and Jerusha, we are SO EXCITED for you!!

Playing With Daddy

Dogs and Feet

Whenever we visit Grandma and Grandpa Cox, Kimball goes for two things. The first is Baxter, he loves to tease the dog and get in his face and get him all riled up. The second is Grandpa's feet. I'm not sure what Grandpa's feet have to offer and I'm not going to find out for myself but whatever it is, Kimball loves them.

Discovery

Kimball discovered his little willy tonight while taking a bath. Oh boy..........pun intended......................

Do You Bling?

I had a bad today. Why? To be honest, I don't really know. It started out with Lance's alarm clock waking up Kimball so therefore I couldn't sleep in with him. Then as I was feeding him solids for breakfast he (Kimball, not Lance) decided to throw a fit. Sigh......fine. I give up. I'll just feed him a bottle instead of the recommended three feedings a day of solid foods. After I fed him I changed his diaper and he throws MAJOR fits when we change him. Why? I don't know! It would be over in 20 seconds and instead he squirms and fidgets and gets who knows what all over the floor. Then it was nap time which was my shower time. After I got ready for the day and Kimball woke up from his blissful nap, I fed him again and decided to choose my battles. So he got a bottle again. While he was eating, he pooed out of his pants.....and onto me.....that wasn't very funny. So I decided to drown my sorrows by shopping at the mall buying clothes for myself because I have accepted this body of mine won't look anywhere near Gabby Douglas'. (Insert blog story here) --->

***I saw a pin on pinterest about mom jeans and clicked the link to read all about it since I'm now a mom and wear jeans. Simultaneously in fact. It was SO hilarious and entertaining and also quite educational. So, having this new found knowledge about mom jeans, I tried to apply it while drowning my sorrows at the mall.***

I learned a few things at the mall:

#1. Jeans without some kind of bling on the pockets do not exist. I think I'm too old to wear jeans like that and right now they're what's in style. Why am I too old? I don't know. Should a 27 year old mother wear rhinestones on her bum? I just feel so......juvenile? Immature? I even mentioned that to the sales lady who was helping me and a few girls in the next dressing room corrected me, "No you're not! Even my mom wears jeans with the bling." But I distinctly remember shopping with Crystal A. in Charleston and I wanted to browse through Aeropostale. She remarked that she's too old to shop in that store and she was 29 at the time. So, when do you draw the line? At what age do you stop shopping at those kinds of stores? When do you stop shopping in the juniors and go to the misses? When do you stop shopping in the misses and go to the women's? I just don't know! Something about being a mom makes me feel old and like I should dress my age, I guess I don't see a 27 year old wearing rhinestones on the bum. They should be worn on a 12 or 13 year old. But I don't really know.

#2. Jeans are still so dang expensive! When I was a teenager you had to shop at The Buckle to buy jeans over $100. Yeah, those blinging jeans I just mentioned are upwards of $200 and can be found in any store. Who can afford that? I refuse to pay over $20 for a pair. I'm not cheap, I'm just trying to live within a budget and I don't need to fork out $180 more to make me look the exact same as if I forked over $20. I really don't care about designer labels.

#3. I always need to shop with someone. I need someone to be honest and tell me when things look awful and give me their opinion on how my bum looks in jeans or how my chest looks in a shirt. I don't want to look frumpy, disproportionate, ultra McHuge, or like a 13 year old. I remember shopping with Trish once after she had Peytin and she asked me how she looked in a particular shirt. I said, "Well, it'll look better when you're done nursing." Heather thinks I was being rude but I was just being honest and I would hope someone would tell me the same thing. A nursing bra and regular bra can give you two totally different looks! Not to mention the size difference as well.

So how did I do on my shopping trip? I bought a pair of bling jeans at DownEast Basics on clearance for $12 and another pair of regular jeans at Aeropostale on sale for 50% off which made them $20. I really don't know about either pair but the price was right and I'll probably end up taking them back in the end. I need to get someones opinion first.

Dear Grandma Lady At Winco

While frantically bagging my groceries this morning so as not to upset the long line behind me and keeping a nine month old baby entertained, you complimented me on my hair. I don't know why and I don't know who you are, I've never seen you before. But, thank you! It was such a nice comment out of the blue, it really made my day that you'd take a split second to say something nice to me. I am going remember you and the way you treated a young mother. I hope to pay it forward and only wish I had more time to chat with you about your life and wish you a good day. So, I bid you adieu and thank you for starting my week on a positive note.

Love, Me

Push Up Crawl No More

Last night while visiting Grandma Cox, Kimball had on his pajamas but it soon turned into a dress because when he'd try to do his push up crawl his legs would get caught. So we took his pajamas off so he could scoot around better. As soon as we did he started doing this mini drag-your-knees kind of crawl. It cracked me up!

Random Pictures From The Phone

This was at Jerusha's house - taking a bath the night before Aunt Kathy's funeral.

 This boy loves to pull himself up to things. His latest favorite places are the stairs and the fireplace.

This is how I found him Thursday morning. I tell you what, not only are we lucky parents because he's the cutest kid in the world; we're lucky because he always finds his pacifier first thing in the morning and will suck on it for who knows how long. Sometimes we don't even know he's awake. Example: about a month ago I got up early before anyone else was up so I could weed outside before it got hot and Lance was put in charge of Kimball. I finished up at 11:30 and found everyone was still asleep. At least Lance was, Kimball was in his crib just sucking on his pacifier laying there as content as could be.

 This was his first ice cream cone. Ok, not ice cream, just the cone. (I ate the ice cream).

What It Means (to me) To Be A Cox

I checked my email this afternoon and found one unread email from Lance. It was a forward entitled Poo Bread. Two thoughts came to mind, either this is going to be incredibly funny or I will end up saying OK! in the usual astonishing disgust. I opened it and saw the link was a recipe and video directions on making high fiber bread.

(quoting Kempton):

"So, this bread is super easy to make. It usually only takes me between 1 and 1.5 pieces to get things moving along. The key is that the bread is made with flax seed. One serving of flax seed meal has 49 carbs, 46 of which are fiber, haha. Enjoy. :)"

 

Thanks Kemp, our bathroom is your chore the next time you come for a visit.

Summer BBQ

Last night we were invited to a fun barbecue with a few neighbors around the block. We enjoyed some yummy hot dogs, watermelon, veggie kabobs, and played volleyball and badminton. It was really fun to connect with friends and the lighting was just too good, I had to snap a few pictures of Kimball. He played all night in the same spot in the grass.