Since Last Tuesday...

Since last Tuesday we've been up to our usual antics... playing, school, eating, pooping, sleeping... and of course a little bit of traveling!

On Wednesday, we had the sweet treat of Nana coming to visit us! She came and took us to lunch and hung out around the house with us... putting together puzzles, reading books, building blocks! It was a good time and always a welcome surprise when Nana calls and says she is comin' to the Rock! Unfortunately, I have ZERO pics to show for it... :(

Thursday after school I picked up Caden in "Daddy's New Car" which he has had for quite some time now and broke the EXCITING news... We are going to San Antonio for the weekend!! Justin was camping with friends from church for the weekend which meant we had the time and luxury of getting to do our own thing too... so to San Antonio we flew...

Or drove...

And it was a bit slow because of this big daddy storm that we had to drive through...

Yes it was a bit scary at times and I had to pull over before the real heavy rain to go to the bathroom which was a bit of a handful with two kids in tow... but we were no worse for the wear and managed just fine! And these days I find it REALLY HARD to complain about ANY rain that we get... even if it is torrential and I am driving in it... we need it so badly!

Once we got to San Antonio we let the fun begin... yummy meals cooked by Kk and lots of cuddles!

Kaki got to play with her new lovie for KK's house. It is an angel who we appropriately named Angelica, but we call her Angie of course! :) Kaki and Angie had the BEST time ...

She found that Angie shielded her from all of the woes of the world...

My sweet girl insists on having things all over her face... whether it is her hands or my hand... and thus this is reason #425 why I am a no bumper, no blanket, no lovie Mommy! :) Unless of course I am right there watching my sweet thing find her comfy spot! Silly girl!

KK and Albi got out all of the big girl baby toys for Kaki to try out this weekend! Caden had a fun time watching Kaki try out all of the things he used when he was a baby at KK's house... such fun!

Albi took Caden to get a super special haircut while we were there... seriously, if my parents ever move away from San Antonio I think I am going to have to find a way to get back down there and see this lady about my little man's hair... because WOW! She does such a great job! I barely have to comb it! LOVE that!! And he looks like such a little man!

Kaki pretty much took life hard while we were there... napping, playing... you know!

Again the towel all up in her face! To be fair we did not plan on her falling asleep there or else we would have gotten something more comfy than an old towel for her to lay on! :)

On Saturday Kaki was invited into the man cave to watch the Bears... (LOSE!!) and I think it is safe to say that she had the BEST time. She was awake for much of the time until she couldn't take the sight of those Bears throwing a game away any longer and she fell asleep... rocking with her Albi!

Caden and Albi did lots of DUDE things while we were there... they played tennis, basketball, got a haircut, went to the toy store (OF COURSE!) and bought a HUGE box of blocks... a 30 pound box of blocks... it was SO much fun to play with them all! There is nothing better than a tub of blocks... I think I am more excited about Caden loving blocks than he is... it is certainly his newest obsession!

After a relaxing and fun loving weekend with KK and Albi we had to rush home to see our Daddy... we were excited for an afternoon at home with Daddy and a family date night to top off our weekend away from each other! Thanks for taking us in for the weekend KK and Albi... we had TOO much fun!

And of course we went to our favorite spot and sat on the patio... it was delightful! We are sure to be soaking up every bit of this lovely fall weather!

Kaki wore a new little outfit from KK... SO CUTE!

Happy, blue-eyed girl at dinner!

When we got home and I was washing bottles... I decided that I needed to try and capture a few more pictures of our little polka dotted cutie!

This week we've done a lot of outside time... walks, trips to the park, etc.

On Monday while we were playing at the park Caden decided to poop... he is not usually a public pooper... BUT alas he couldn't fight the urge I suppose. I had wipes and diapers for Kaki but not for Caden. So I figured I'd rig two of Kaki's diapers together to get us home... it was like a string bikini diaper... lovely! :) But it worked!! Even held up when Caden water-boarded himself with his squeeze bottle! Ha! Note to self... sippy cup is best!

Later that day I was able to capture this sweet pic of my two kiddos... it almost looks intentional doesn't it?! I love it so... it's my screen saver on my phone... and I am running my battery down because I click it on SO much just to look at that sweet picture! :)

Today we did the whole walk, park thing again... it was a glorious morning! This time Caden wanted to go to a park near our house but I needed to get in some exercise so I told him that Mommy had to walk first... he wasn't super patient with me but I assured him that a Mommy who works out is a better Mommy for he and Kaki and that seemed to pacify him for 10 seconds... :)

Finally we made it back to the park and Kaki was in SLEEP mode...

And YES I kiss on those sweet cheeks all day long... no wonder they are a bit chapped! :)

And the big boy... gallivanting around the playscape...

Climbing up the forbidden fire pole... those things scare me... it's not the going up... it's the huge holes in the playscape and the coming down that does! My friends and I also joke about bringing caution tape to the park with us so our kids won't get tempted!

Sweet girl woke up and was pleasantly surprised to be outside! :) Monday... she got to go down the slide for the first time... we beat Caden down! :) Girls rule!!

Then we came home and decided it was too nice to go inside so we sat and colored the porch with chalk...

And rolled in the grass... don't you LOVE the way cold grass feels?! There is nothing quite like it... and Caden couldn't pass up the opportunity to revel in it! :)

Diving in...
Crash...ahhhhh it feels so nice!

Roll...
Lost the hat as he rolled back the other way...
Then he rolled to the side of the house... look at that happy boy!!

What a great fall day!

And that about covers it! We are planning to head to Waco for the weekend to celebrate a certain someone's birthday (which happens to be TODAY... Happy Birthday Aunt Ree Ree!!)... and Caden and Justin get to go watch the Bears for the first time this year! Hopefully it will be a better outcome this week for the Bears!

Kaki and I are planning on taking advantage of Nana's birthday gift... Friday Night Lights... the ENTIRE series on DVD... Clear eyes, full hearts... CAN'T LOSE!

Texas forever!

Happy Hump Day!!

She Said It Best: Kaki at 3 Months!

Hi! Hello? Testing, testing... 1...2... Hello?! Oh yes, Hi! Hi! Hello!

Kaki here... Kaki Cox... yes, yes that's my name and also what I'm called, although I guess technically my REAL name is Katherine, but I prefer Kaki, like the color, only spelled differently.

So like I said... I'm Kaki, Kaki Cox and today I am 3 months old! Wow... I know... hard to believe right? I am so excited to finally get to share a little bit about my life so far...

Not that I'm keeping track, BUT my brother, Caden... I think y'all all know a lot (way more than you would like to know) about him... well, he had his blogging debut WAY earlier than I did, but like I said I'm not keeping track... really, I'm not...

I mean the kid had to have a few perks because I am undoubtedly MUCH cuter... and that's not me being conceited either... I mean y'all know... THAT HEAD! Oh my-LANTA!! AND BLESS his heart (or head)!

Speaking of heads... I'm holding my own these days... my head... not my person... like holding my own against Caden?! No... not quite yet... but I'll get there. Just my head for now...

Sometimes my head gets me down... and I feel like that baby from the e-trade commercials...

NO-BODY knows... the trouble I've seen...

Anybody?! Okay, but that is usually only temporary (like when my brother is awake) that I feel like this... typically (when my brother is at school, napping or in bed for the night) I am a happy-go-lucky chatterbox with lots to share with the world...

And between all of the chattering and holding my head high... I can become a bit overwhelmed at times... and sometimes I just got to take a break... and CRASH for a bit...

I am a girl who needs my rest! And I get a lot of it these days. 10 or so hours at night and usually about 3 naps during the day. My mom has started letting me take a solo nap in the afternoons in my bed and I am really digging that. It's nice to get a little alone time every once in a while... just a woman and her thoughts... another e-trade reference! Can you tell he's my celebrity crush?!

Speaking of... do you think he'll like this outfit?! I mean I LOVE it and I am always getting compliments on it when I wear it... it's one of Mommy's favs too!

I mean look at this fabric... perfection! The yellow and turquoise with the flare of the hot pink... P-E-R- PERFECT!

So... enough talk about fabric... it's not like I sew or anything (yet!) Where were we...

Wait... what do y'all think of this bow with THIS outfit? Too much?! Should I have gone with just the simple white?! Oh dear it really is hard to know just how FAR to go with my accessories... a work in progress I suppose!

I HAVE learned though that it is never good to be too matchy-matchy... unless of course you are trying to be matchy... but how do you know when you are trying and when you are not? Am I trying here? Or not?

Well, I think I'm just gonna go with it... call me a fashion maverick!

Hmmmm... that gets me thinkin'... when I grow out of this outfit... I can just do a little snip-snip here and a little snip-snip there and possibly come up with something TOTALLY new! I die!

Yes... yes... I have a vision... a VISION! Paired with a nice turtleneck or a sweet sweater... WELCOME my new FALL-ish (do we have FALL in Texas??) look!

N-E-WAY... ELLEN?! Ellen anyone?!

I know... you must think ALL.I.DO. is watch TV, BUT I don't... I mean unless you count Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as TV... which come on people... how much MISKA-MOOSKA-MICKY MOUSE can ONE girl take?!

As much as her brother makes her... omg... he needs to get A life or Daddy needs to ALWAYS leave his iPad at home... I'm with Mommy he did not buy it "for work!" Come on, Dad! You can't even pull that one by me!!

In other news...

I took another set of pictures today... my official MONTHLY pics...

Guess how old I am??!! Any takers??!!

You got it...

THREE MONTHS OLD!

HEY! Wait a minute... didn't I already tell y'all that?! Stinkers!!

I obviously have got to keep my eye on y'all!!

Yep that's right... BOTH eyes... and not my sweet, smiley, "Hi my name is Kaki Cox!" eyes but my "if you take another picture I'm gonna SCREAM!" eyes... seriously... watch it!

I am not one to be messed with...

Check out my Guido face...

Not today... don't mess with ME!

You hear me Caden?!!

I'll come and get you... I will... as God is my witness!

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I really had y'all goin' didn't I?! Did you really think I was crawling? Right on outta here?! Oh man... too much, too much! I'm not really going places these days! I mean I am going PLACES but not places... like I'm gonna rock 10 minutes of tummy time today kind of places but I'm not crawling over to the kitchen to get a snack kind of places...

Heck... I can't even tolerate tummy time... it's kind of overrated if you ask me... girls don't like push-ups... or smudging their makeup or messin' their coif! Duh!

Peek-A-Boo!!

Okay... just so y'all know that I'm capable... here I go... One, TWO, THREEEEEE....

I'm EVERY WOMAN!!!

Alright... there you go... that's my BIG, HUGE, OVER THE TOP EFFORT!! And now...

I'm DONE!

Is it time for dinner YET?!

I love dinner... and lunch... and breakfast... and my snacks... shoot... I'm not really picky. I like milk in any shape and size that you want to try to put it in. I like pink bottles, clear bottles...BUT... DO. NOT. EVER. think of serving me ANYTHING that resembles COLD or COLD-ish milk... not gonna do it!!

I prefer my milk like the queen prefers her tea... hot enough to not be cold but cool enough to not be hot... y'all got that?! In other words... PERFECT!

And yes... that may seem to be a bit high maintenance... but I will leave you with just one question...

Have you met my brother, Caden?! (I thought so!)

And with that... I'd say it's time to wish myself...

A VERY HAPPY THREE MONTHS...

And a HOPE for MANY MANY more!!

(We love you more than ANY fine words could ever express!! To the moon and back and back again and again! You are our widdle-widdle!! Happy 3 Months sweet girl!!)

Making Up for Lost Time...

LOTS OF NEW POSTS BELOW...

FOUR, I think!!

Enjoy and Happy Weekend!!

iPhone Randoms

Just a few randoms from my iPhone over the past TWO weeks...

The boys and their technology... iPhone and iPad... and Kaki and I are officially being ignored... and most of the time that is okay with us! :)

On Friday the weather was so nice we couldn't stay indoors... so we did some chalk time on the porch... after running around like a banshee... can you tell by the sweat dripping down his face?

Sweet girl in new jammies... FLOWER POWER!!

Look MOM... I'm sittin' in my Bumbo! And I'm almost three months old... just a few more days...

Another pic of that SWEET SWEET outfit and her new play mat... SO FUN!

Picture from chalk time on the porch... Caden saying CHEESE!!! Kaki thinking... can you please SHUT HIM UP?!! :) I wish... I wish... (not really) (okay, maybe sometimes)

Self portrait... Justin and I find a lot of these on our phones! I know what you're thinking... PASSWORD people!! Touche... touche!

And there you have it... little iphone randomness...