Gettin' Fresh with the ladies...

Here is Caleb and his #1 chick Camryn on their date two weekends ago.

"Say girl...let me rub that dome. You are bald like me!"

We went to Kevin, Jess, and Camryn's house for dinner and C-man and CC decided that they would take their relationship to the next level and hold hands. We thought it was a little too quiet as we sat down to eat and they were on the play mat together in the living room. Here's what we found when we went to investigate...HILARIOUS!

Caleb also got to sneak in a great nap with his Uncle Jimmy that afternoon before the dinner date. Here they are snuggled up...

Pump up the volume!

Hopefully this will brighten your morning and make you laugh! It works wonders when you are having a rough day!

Where Oh Where Has our baby boy gone?

We cannot believe our little dude is already three months old! The time really does go by way too fast and he is getting so big! I am really bummed out that I am back at work because now our time is so limited together! A couple hours in the evenings isn't enough C-man time for me! But he is doing great at cousin Kim's during the day. He had a great first week over there-complete with a little diaper accident that involved a wardrobe change! We told Kim that we are giving him pep talks to get all of his dirty diapers out while he is at her house so we don't have to change them except on the weekends-so far it's working out great!

I don't have a whole lot of pictures this time-didn't take any this week since I was gone all day, but here are a few from the last couple of weeks!

Here he is on his 3 month birthday. GJ came over to hang out with Caleb while Doug and I went to Pappasito's for a date. It was a great dinner with just the two of us-although it's always good as three too! Working on some tummy time on his surfboard. Sportin' a sweet sweater vest and some cords for church.

And my favorite...I took a couple of pictures while he was asleep one morning to show everyone how he likes to chill-arms up behind his head. He just happened to smile in his sleep for this one!

I will post again soon...I promise not to wait so long next time!

Party Animal!!

So once again time got away from me and now there is so much to share! We had a nice relaxing weekend at home 2 weeks ago and then had a weekend full of partying this past weekend. So I have a ton of pictures...I'll tell about them as I go because it's all very random!

Here is Caleb and Doug talking about their day. Doug likes to come home from work and ask Caleb what he did that day and he is always ready to share. Then they wind down at night watching a little SportsCenter and college basketball.
Here are some fun videos! Doug put Caleb's Mickey Mouse friend in the swing with him and they proceeded to have a serious staring contest. I think Caleb won since Mickey fell over eventually. And Caleb loves his play mat-here's some funny dialogue...he gets to where he's not sure if he's excited or angry, so he just switches back and forth between emotions.

This past Saturday, we went to cousin Mary Lynn and Ted's for Matthew's first birthday celebration. Here he is up to his elbows in some cake...he was loving every minute of it!
And here is the party animal himself...he cannot wait to get some of that cake action. Although he looks like he enjoys it already...look at that big boy!After the party, he came home and talked with GJ in the mirror. Sunday evening we went to a Super Bowl party with our friends from church.
Here is Caleb and his buddy Nathan. They are both big time fist eaters, so here is Nathan checking out Caleb's hand.
"Hey dude, does your fist taste as good as mine?" "I think I'll just go ahead and have a taste to see for myself! YUM!"And here are the Three Amigos, otherwise affectionately named by our friend Jamie M. as Taco, Nacho, and Burrito. Caleb, Ethan, and Nathan are becoming fast friends. Ethan is ready for summer so Caleb and Nathan can get some tan on their pasty bodies!
"Where's my shades? You guys are blinding me!"

And here are my two favorite pictures of the week-just hanging out at home. As I said before, Caleb is becoming a pro at eating the fists. Here he is getting SO MAD because he just can't quite eat the baseball rattle as well as his hands. DANGIT! Stupid baseball!
And here he is sporting some camo...and that awesome smile! He is so funny!

This week, I will be taking Caleb to cousin Kim's for a few hours a day to get used to being over there before I go back to work in two weeks. :( Wish me luck-I'm dreading it already!

A Fun Trip to Aggieland

We had a great time this past weekend going back to College Station. Each time we go, we talk to Caleb about how it is "God's Country", how it is where Mommy and Daddy met, and how A&M is pretty much the only university we will pay for him to go in another 18 years! We went up on Friday and spent the day at the house with Shirley (Nena) while Doug and Bo visited customers for work. We met up with Blake and Kim for dinner at Koppe Bridge for a yummy burger!
Here is a picture of Charlie on the ride up there. Him and Caleb both slept great!
Caleb laughing at his Daddy!

Saturday morning we went to Reed Arena for the dedication presentation of the Cox-McFerrin Athletic Center. It is an amazing facility-we got a walking tour through it and listened to Uncle Jerry talk about what it took to get the place up and running. It is awesome to hear him speak at these events-so eloquent and so passionate about A&M!

One of the practice courts

The front entrance
Here we are all dressed up-we clean up pretty nice! Notice Caleb sleeping-he was not quite as impressed as we all were!The boys in their Aggie maroon!
Me and the C-man!
Sporting his Aggie gear! As much as he uses his hands when he talks, we may have a future yell leader on our hands.

I'm pretty sure he's saying "Gig 'Em" in this one.


Here is a clip of Uncle Blake's new workout video...coming soon on DVD!





And here is another pic of the two of us having a chat. He really is becoming a ham!

Uncle Jimmy came over to visit on Monday and Caleb thinks he's pretty funny! Here they are telling jokes to each other.

It was a great weekend and so far a great week. Had some help from GJ at night since Doug had to travel for work. Nena made a trip over too for some much needed snuggle time! We are so glad Doug is back home now and we are looking forward to a weekend of rest and relaxation!

Please continue to pray for our friend Brad and for Samuel Knight. They both have had some prayers answered recently-so God is hearing us!

Two Months Old!!!

Time has flown by...we can't believe our little man is already two months old! He has been so wonderful and has filled our hearts with such joy! He continues on a daily basis to remind us how blessed we truly are. He is really taking on his own personality and keeps us laughing constantly.
He went to see the doctor for his two month checkup...weighing in at 12 lbs! He is 22.5 inches long too, so he is getting bigger by the day! He also had his first round of shots, which he really did well with. The nurse made Doug hold his arms down (which Doug was not happy about) and Caleb had a delayed reaction to the pain. After the first shot was over, he had the red faced, mouth wide open, no breathing look on his face. Then after the next 2, he let out some cries. Doug picked him up and he calmed down and went on to have a pretty good day after that. His poor little chubby legs are even more chubby now thanks to the swelling, but he did a great job. And much props to the nurse who gave him the shots because she went really fast!

Here is a picture my mom took of him talking to me...he has such a distinct face when he's talking. It's hilarious!

He crinkles up his nose when he really gets to laughing. Too funny!

Here is one of his many attempts to suck his thumb. He gets it in his mouth pretty good, but then he ends up just scratching his face and chewing on his thumb...so it's a work in progress.

We finally got a chance to go to lunch with Jess and Camryn. Caleb was very enthralled with his girlfriend as you can see in the picture below...they both pretty much slept all through lunch and then we went to see Janet at her office.

When we finally got them out of their car seats, they were pretty funny. Caleb is definitely bigger than Camryn, which is good. He likes his women dainty! Hee hee.

Here they are happy with their mommies!Then when we did a switcheroo, they both had a "WAAAH!" moment together and we busted out laughing. They were very entertaining.

"Say girl, can I hit you back?" Ha-we love that commercial! Here are the lovebirds chillin' on Janet's desk. They had a few moments of quality time together. Love at first sight!Ok-so I'll end on an even funnier story. Camryn gave Caleb this funny onesie for one of our showers. I put it on him the other day to go up to Doug's office to pick him up from work. He was looking sharp with some blue pants! So later that evening after we got home, I took him into his room to change his diaper and took some pictures of him since he was in a good mood and wearing an outfit from his girlfriend. Little did we know that he was happy because he was about to unleash an explosion of poo about 2.5 seconds after this picture was taken. It was so bad that we had to cut him out of his cute onesie b/c there was no way I could have pulled it over his head without getting the poo all over him. So there you have it-I've included a close up picture of what the outfit said (thank goodness) because unfortunately he won't be wearing that one again! Sorry Camryn!

Our friends Clint and Madalyn came over Friday night to meet Caleb and have dinner with us. We had a great time catching up with them. The day of their wedding last March was the day we found out we were pregnant! Poor Madalyn had to endure our crazy stories of our times together at A&M. I'm sure she has heard plenty though-Uncle Clint is crazy! But it was a lot of fun and we are so glad they got to meet Caleb. We will have to take a trip up to see them next time.

This week Nena and GJ will be coming by for visits! Caleb enjoys their snuggle time tremendously!

***Please continue to pray for our friend Brad Wims as he struggles with cancer. We are still praying for healing as we lift him and their family up to God daily. Also pray for the Knight family-I went to high school with Ben and Missy, and their son Samuel is suffering with a mitochondrial disease. He is in the hospital now and they are praying for healing as well for their young son. I have links to both of these families' blogs at the right of this page.***

"...by His wounds we are healed." --Isaiah 53:5

A great end to 2008!

So it's been a while since I have had any time to post pics, but that just means you will have tons to see with this update. We had so many wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations...I don't even know where to start. After the first round, we had a Saturday gathering with the Kervin/Higgins crew. There are now 8 great-grandchildren under the age of 7 (plus one on the way for Grace and Auburn) for Grandma and Bompa-so it was quite a party. We celebrated at Aunt Kathy's new house, which was perfect for our growing families. Here is a picture of Caleb sleeping through yet another party-holding a gift from his GJ...

On Monday, Aunt Smelly came into town and spent the whole day just hanging out at the house with us (it was so cold outside, so it was a nice day for lounging). She brought some fun presents and it was so great to catch up with her and for Caleb to finally meet her! Then Tuesday we went to GJ's to see her tree and new carpet, and took some pictures wearing our cute hat and bib from the Frosty's (third set of grandparents). We also got to meet Memaw Martin and Beth and Emily!

Then we went to the annual breakfast at Cracker Barrel Christmas Eve morning with Rocky, Nena, Blake, and Kim. We had more celebrations later that day with all of Nena's extended family-Allens, Garcias, Prothros-where we ate way too much again and had a fun gift exchange! We also received some shadow boxes from Ninnie with fond memories of Doug's Papa and Nana. Afterwards we went to Bo and Shirley's to exchange gifts with the fam. We came home with a carload of stuff for C-man. He is spoiled! (And we are blessed). Here is Caleb with Uncle Blake and Aunt Kim.

On Christmas morning we opened more gifts (Caleb was less than enthused about his-he yawned when we showed him his cool outfits and shoes) and made pigs in a blanket. GJ made breakfast pizza and some yummy bread. GJ, Papa Jim, Uncle Jimmy and Uncle Jason came over and we exchanged more gifts. The tree was full of fun stuff-95% of it was Caleb's of course, although he had no clue! It was all great stuff-his family loves him so! Charlie was very excited about his new toy!

Then it was on to the Cox family Christmas. This year was extra special because there were three-count them-THREE new babies added to the family just in the last few months. So Caleb got to meet cousins Mason and Clara. We ate (AGAIN) and opened more gifts. It was a great day. Here are the families with their new additions!

We met up with some friends in town from Kansas-Kennybo and Susan Lannou-on Friday for some Pappasito's. It was great to catch up with them-we wished they lived closer. Here's C-man with his Elmo pal from them!

Here's another fun gift from Aunt Donna-Doug cannot wait until the C-man can sit and watch college football with him on Saturdays!

Last, but not least, we went to College Station for a basketball game (Caleb stayed at the house with Nena-she insisted!) and then on to the ranch. It was our first trip away from home, Caleb's first trip to God's country (CS) and the ranch, and it went very well.

Doug telling Caleb about the day's hunt...

Three generations-Cox Camo!

After all of the parties, eating, gift opening, eating, traveling, and eating-we were ready to be home and get back to normal. Don't get me wrong-we had a blast! But it was nice to be home and sleep in for a change. Here's the C-man this morning after snuggling with us before Doug left for work.

We had a wonderful 2008. We were blessed with Caleb and we enjoyed our first Christmas with him. God had a plan for us and we couldn't be happier with this outcome. I have to remember to take a moment to count our blessings, one by one, and I encourage you to do the same. We are truly blessed by our family and friends and we want you to know that we thank God for all of you daily. Remember the following for this new year--"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12. If we do so, God will continue to bless us!