The Cox Family

Happy Halloween

2009-11-11T16:07:00.000-08:00

Stacy (and Jason) have a tradition of throwing a fantastic Halloween Party with cute kids games. It is probably not a shock to say that Nick's favorite thing is NOT to dress up. Usually he thinks of something very last minute and then throws it on. This year was no different, but it did take him a long time to wash the wax out of his hair! This picture is at the end of the party, but before hand Abby was a cute cat, and Chloe was an Aggie cheerleader. I was a fifties girl and Nick was my stud!

The Bountiful Temple

2009-07-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Abigail is constantly wanting to see mommy and daddy's temple so while we were visiting grandma and grandpa we drove up to the temple to walk around. It was closed so we couldn't go up to it, but as you can see, both girls were jail breakers and found their way through the bars where they took off for a while. After we caught them I had eyes like a hawk the rest of the walk. Chloe made it in one more time but she didn't get far.

2009-07-23T17:39:00.000-07:00

I am currently in Utah at Nick's family reunion. We just got back from Bear Lake and besides the sun burns we had a wonderful time. The last picture is of Grandpa Hill. This is a tradition for him to almost tip the chair over while napping. I was very excited because the last time I attempted to water ski I did not get up which was eight years ago and we went out the last morning and with some coaching from Amberly I got up the first time! Yes!

2009-07-23T17:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some random pics from May at Seth and Natalie's house in St. George. They had an adorable baby boy April 1st and the whole fam (except Nick) went for the blessing. Yes, we are finally back on with updating this thing, we will see if I keep it up!

2008-09-25T15:51:00.000-07:00

So, we haven't fallen off the face of the earth, it just feels like we have. It has been a busy summer and our camera is wigging out on us. I have some fun pictures of Abigail and her "Dennis the Menace" week, I'll post them soon!

Adorable Summer Pics

2008-08-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't updated in a while, but that doesn't mean we don't have some really cute pictures! One of my friends bought a "sweet" camera and was needing to take pictures for practice. The girls were her first subjects and the pictures are so cute. We loved this last one of Chloe; Aren't they adorable? (Be careful answering that question-not a good time to joke)

Bedtime Stories

2008-07-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

Abigail discovered one of her dad's many skins-a fox skin. She became fixated on it and wanted to know all about it and have it in her sight at all times. I hate the fox skin! I really, really hate it. That night when her dad came home she peppered him with questions (dad, what is that, what happened to it, what's his tail for, etc.). Nick told Abby a bed time story and it was hilarious. He acted out the story of the fox with the skin, a gun, a trap, and a lot of imagination. You see both of them trying the fox skin on, I was offered a turn and adamantely refused.

While I was in Boston, our Church had an all inclusive pine wood derby. Anybody could enter and there weren't any weight limits. I guess there were a lot of interesting entries, but Abby's pink car won! It was the fastest of all the cars (even though it had to be put back together after every race). It even beat Grandma's covered wagon. It was a great activity!

Cute Summer Pics

2008-07-03T17:06:00.000-07:00

These are definately some random pictures but they are cute! This is Abigail and her cousin Hunter walking along. I took a picture for two reasons-1 Abigail has her pajamas, crocks, jewelry, and backpack on 2 she is holding hands with Hunter instead of pushing/being pushed.

We forgot to take a blanket with us to work one day and desperately needed one for Chloe's nap. So I took a carrier wrap and mummified her. She was happy in the wrap!

These pictures show Abby with her beautiful Belle jammies, princess fishing pole and sunglasses. She is somewhat of a random child but she is highly entertaining!

New York

2008-06-27T08:52:00.000-07:00

Okay, the pictures are a little jumbled and I am still unsure how to manipulate them once they are on the page. But here was the second biggest highlight of the New York trip. The Central Park Carousel! The girls were shocked when I told them this was my first carousel ride-we didn't have a lot of those in Eastern Oregon, but we did have real horses!

Bethany and Jessica

Chloe and I

The crazy clowns in the middle-

Bethany, Rachel, Chloe & I, Amberly, and Jess

Here Chloe looks like a very creepy doll-not quite fake but not real. The motel rooms are all so small in NYC and even though you tell the desk you will have a baby, they don't provide any sleeping arraingments. I felt guilty kicking people out of the bed so we had three in one bed, two in another and Chloe and I on the floor. They were two very long nights!

Grabbing a cheap meal before the shows! Rachel and I went to Wicked (which was fantastic) and Jessica went with Rachel Mann and Bethany to the Little Mermaid. In Rachel's words "Prince Eric was so HOT!"

Chloe and I outside the carousel. I am sporting my new cute sunglasses (Nick's present for Mother's Day).

The Rachels. Rachel man had to buckle up-her horse was getting out of hand!

My riding neighbor Amberly, we led the pack or I guess it would be the herd!

The Disney Store

2008-06-25T13:25:00.000-07:00

While we were in New York we went to the Disney Store! It was one of the highlights and we had such a great time. I shopped for Abigail's birthday (that isn't until September) and went a little crazy. Chloe wasn't sure what was going on but she played along with us dressing up and smiling for the camera. Here she is with Aunt Jess-

Sporting a Minnie Bow

Getting used to Dopey

Friends with Dopey

Sporting the entire Minnie outfit! I wished the dress wasn't $50!

Meeting the Family-

2008-06-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, I was able to go to Boston earlier in the month with Chloe Bug. Nick recieved husband of the year award for braving it at home with Abigail for 11 days! Wow, it was brutal at times! We stayed in Utah for a few days before and after the big trip. She met some family for the first time and was a little more receptive than Abby was at this age (for instance she smiled, relaxed and most importantly didn't scowl)!

Chloe with Grandma Zella. She loved her beautiful dress!

With Aunt Vaunzell-I think we have identical pictures with Chloe's daddy on his auntie's lap!

Good ol' Grandpa Dean. Everyone smiles/laughs/enjoys themselves in his presence. What a fun guy!

Chloe wasn't crying with Grandma Hill, but for whatever reason, her little nose is red!

Grandma Peggy! We don't get down to Spanish Fork often, so we were happy to stay an extra day to go visit Grandma. While we love where we are living we miss seeing our family!

Lilac Heaven

2008-05-30T10:39:00.000-07:00

Nick has been nursing the neglected plants at our house for a few years now and they are finally ready to bloom beautifully again. YEAH! We have been addicted to the scent of the lilacs and have clipped them over and over for indoor air fresheners. The other night we decided we should take some pictures in front of the lilacs and here is our product. Life is good!

Chocoholic

2008-05-30T09:41:00.000-07:00

We drove to Boise for a weekend stay a couple of weeks ago. The girls were travelling really well; Chloe was asleep for most of the drive and Abigail was mysteriously quiet towards the end of the drive. Nick was hoping that Aunt Amanda was making brownies because he could smell them the closer we got to her house. You guessed it, Abigail had found our chocolate stash and was devouring the enjoyable treat! She has been cursed by both parents with an incredible love of chocolate.

A Day at the Park-Finally!

2008-05-12T09:26:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite things is the park. Of course Abigail is a big fan but Chloe is even liking it more and more. She likes to ride on the toys with her sister while being closely supervised by her parents. There is a section of the park with a variety of spring attached toys and Abigail (being the heavy weight she is) can't get them to move very well. So the joy of the toy is to jump on, try to make them move for a second (maybe two), then jump off and move to the next toy. She does that over and over. When Chloe was on with her she made me very nervous!

The last two pictures show Abby having a great time and a little daring. She is usually all business when on the slide but here she decided to go down on her back. It didn't turn out well. Her bum hit the ground, her head hit the bottom of the slide, and we went home shortly thereafter. She is back to business Abigail when on the slide at the park!

Soaking in the Tub

2008-05-06T15:09:00.000-07:00

Abigail LOVES the water and is constantly wanting to take a bath or shower, or go swimming. While I was working on one of the rare sewing projects she told me she wanted to take a bath. I told her that would be fine and I would go start the water. She must have meant a pretend bath because she jumped in the box and said she was swimming in the tub! She is so funny!

Easter Pics

2008-04-26T14:28:00.000-07:00

The girls were being big sports posing for pictures. I had slowly worked on these dresses and kept thinking, "I can do something else; I've got time." Well, it was midnight the night before Easter, and mom had been at our house for an hour or two when we finally finished. It was a little rough, but the dresses turned out cute!

When Aunt Hailee was home for Spring Break she took Abigail shopping. Abby stopped her down one of the aisles and said, "Oh my gosh, I need that!" It was a princess Easter egg dye set. We had a blast decorating all of the eggs and Abigail thought the eggs were "so pretty." Here the girls are sporting their princess crowns that came with the set.

Here we are at the annual Jake and Wendy Bingham Easter Egg Hunt. It was so cold! Abigail loved riding the horses and did a good job picking out the Easter eggs but she didn't last very long and she has been a little leery of getting back on a horse ever since.

Cute and Old Pictures!

2008-04-21T09:44:00.000-07:00

Some very cute little cousins. Kole and Chloe thought is was a lot of fun to see someone their size and had a great time together. These two were so funny. They would stare at each other and then completely forget they were laying next to someone. We would have to roll them over on their side to see the other kid and they would get excited all over again.

It's always a great day when I am with my cute girls! Abigail is starting to be very particular when she is picking outfits for the day, and she is very partial to skirts or dresses. As she puts it, she likes to look "fancy."

Chloe is sporting some ample rolls on her legs and still isn't sleeping through the night because she is constantly filling her rolls.

Abigail has, what Daddy calls "awesome hair" in the mornings. She thinks that awesome hair literally means wild/crazy hair. And as you can tell, Chloe takes after her mom for not being a morning person.

2008-02-24T20:51:00.001-08:00

Last Saturday, Chloe was getting a little fussy so Nick said he would just lay down with her for a little bit and help her to calm down. They were both out with in a few minutes!

Nick and Abigail went for a hike above our house. Abigail lasted quite a while but just passed out on the way back. I was a little concerned about a weird bump on her eye afterwards which turned into a bruise the next day. We realized it was from her sleeping on top of her treasure (pine cone).

Grandma Time

2008-02-24T20:42:00.001-08:00

Chloe was enjoying some special time with her Grandma Michelle. We had a great weekend with them and they had a great time enjoying their grandkids.

Abigail also loves to have movie parties with Chloe bug. She was excited to cuddle with her in her pretty princess sleeping bag.

Bath Time

2008-02-24T20:36:00.001-08:00

Chloe and Abby love bath time. Abigail usually doesn't like to bathe unless Chloe is going to get in with her. Even though Abby can be a really big help (scrubbing her sister, spraying her with bath toys, soaking her face) Chloe loves every minute.

After bath time, it is great to get in warm pajamas and cuddle!

Yes! The Weekend.

2008-02-24T20:29:00.000-08:00

Abigail and Nick were excited to be together on a Saturday morning. Every weekday when Nick leaves for work, Abigail looks at me with a sad face and says "Daddy has to go to work? Darn it!" And at about noon, Abby tells me that she needs her daddy. Needless to say she is thrilled for the weekend. On this day, Nick had put his hat on to start his work around the house, and Abby instantly needed her hat on as well.

2008-01-26T11:54:00.000-08:00

Sorry if you don't like the naked pictures but Nick and I are pretty proud of Chloe's rolls, and her belly isn't too bad either.

Our Bookworm

2008-01-26T11:50:00.000-08:00

Our nightly routine: brush teeth, say prayers, kiss everyone, read books. She was able to check everything off her list but the last one.

Princess Days

2008-01-26T11:45:00.000-08:00

Abigail and Lindsey were both blessed with Cinderella Dresses for their birthdays. They were excited to get together and play and neither had to share their dress.