Keeping Up with the Coxes

Sunday, May 26, 2013

This and That

Well, to say that it's hard to believe that it's the end of May would be a major understatement. It seems as though I blinked and it was almost summer! Not that I'm complaining, but the past few months have certainly flown by! Nathan has been traveling pretty frequently and the boys and I have fallen into a little routine while he is away, which consist of lots of movie nights! Many of our weekends this spring were spent ripping out our existing landscaping and completely replanting. It was a ton of work (mostly for Nathan, let's be honest) but it has made a huge difference to the front of our house! All we need to do now is spread some new seed to help our grass grow in the areas that were previously too shady!

Work has been great, but busy and I'm happy that it's starting to settle down and we only have two weeks until summer vacation. I'll be teaching second grade again next year and am so thrilled to be on the same team and in the same room! I am already planning what things I'd like to tweak next year and look forward to feeling even more settled at Bennett! I truly am blessed with wonderful coworkers and the BEST admin. team I've ever worked with!

Movie night is definitely a favorite activity in the Cox house!

Our new landscaping is complete!

Jacob will be graduating from Junior K next week and he is officially registered to be a Bennett Bear next fall! Nathan brings the boys up to school every now and then, so Jacob is familiar with the building, the wonderful ladies in the front office and the principal. He is so excited to be coming to school with me next year and I just can't believe he'll be in Kindergarten! Jacob is still completely obsessed with Legos and has been introduced (thanks to Daddy) to Star Wars. He loves to read and write (and often does "homework" at the kitchen table!) and is honestly the funniest guy I know!

Showing his "guns". (Yes, those are snowman pjs, don't judge)

Last week, Jacob and Daddy went to their first Rangers game of the season. Daddy picked him up from school at lunch time and they had a special afternoon at The Ballpark together!

Jonah continues to grow and amaze us every single day! He is not only walking steadily now, but is practically running everywhere! He truly is the happiest, sweetest boy! School is going great for him! He was promoted at the beginning of April to "First Steps" and he love, love, loves his teachers Ms. Taylor and Ms. Yogi. His class only has 5 babies and he's the only boy, which doesn't seem to bother him one single bit! They do so many wonderful things with him each day and I love knowing that he is getting wonderful care and truly enjoys his days! Jonah is still eating up a storm and totally makes up for Jacob being so picky! We can pretty much put any food on his tray and he'll eat it up!

Eating Spaghetti Pizza (a favorite Finkelstein recipe) for the first time. Yum!

Seriously, this is how he wakes up!

What a charmer, no one can resist this cutie pie!

This summer we are looking forward to lots of fun! Swimming at the club, playdates and lazy mornings are all on our to do list! We are also looking forward to a few little getaways, both as a family and just Nathan and I. Summertime is always so special since I don't work for three months and we're going to enjoy as much time together as possible!

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Easter 2013

After Jonah's birthday party on Saturday, we were all pretty exhausted but ready to celebrate Easter with our family. Sunday morning was stormy and dark. We had a tough time getting out of bed, but Jacob just couldn't wait to see what the Easter Bunny left him and to get started looking for eggs!

The Easter Bunny did well this year!

First look!

That Easter Bunny is a clever fellow and brought Jacob the Star Wars Lego set he'd been wanting! This boy is obsessed!

Ready to hunt for eggs!

Jonah found one! He discovered that he could squeeze the eggs and they would open up! Jonah's eggs were all on the floor and filled with Cheerios and puffs. Jacob's were higher up and had jelly beans, Skittles, Lego men and even some money!

Gotta love the bedhead!

He found the golden egg!

Jonah was finally ready to explore his own Easter basket!

His very own remote (hopefully he'll stop messing with the actual remote controls!)

Jonah loved finding his own eggs!


Of course, I couldn't resist an opportunity for matching pjs!

After searching for Easter eggs, we all got ready for church with Mim and Poppa. We all sat together and loved worshiping and reflecting on the real reason for Easter. Afterwards, we headed back to Mim and Poppa's house for another Easter egg hunt and a delicious lunch.

They sure do clean up well!

My favorite boys!

Man, it's hard to get a 5 year old to take pictures!

Outside picture before the rain returns!

Jonah's basket from Mim and Poppa

Jacob's basket was filled with all his faves!

An Easter egg hunt during a break in the rain

Action shot!

Taking turns with the Resurrection Eggs

Waiting patiently and ready to play with all his new toys!

Peter Rabbit Birthday Party

We celebrated Jonah's first birthday a few weeks early with an intimate family party the Saturday before Easter. I knew I wanted to have his party during the holiday weekend because my sister and her family would be in town from San Antonio and the Peter Rabbit theme was absolutely perfect. There's nothing I love more than planning a sweet party for my little boy!