In the Doghouse!

I cannot believe what just happened. I was just standing in the playroom hitting the ping pong balls with Carter. Then suddenly I felt something warm on my leg. And it was not coming from me. I looked down and saw that the bottom leg of my jean was all wet! EEEWWW! Cooper looked at me and knew he was in trouble. I really cannot believe that just happened. Cooper is a pretty good dog and never has that problem. I guees my leg looked like a good spot. I let him out plenty today, though Bevin claims I neglect him. Whatever made him decide to do that, it was gross and it better not happen again.

Neat Freak

Just a funny thing that I have noticed about Carter lately. He is already a neat freak and he is not even 2 years old yet. He always says oh-oh, if someting falls over, sticks to his hands, is a mess, etc... So yesterday he walked past a drawer in my room and some clothes were hanging out a little. He stopped, opened the drawer, pushed the clothes inside and then shut the drawer. I just watched in amazement and laughed. Then today he got a few wipes out and started cleaning everything off. Bevin says he gets it from me. My moms said I hated to be dirty and would not crawl on the floor if there were crumbs! But Bevin is a bit of a neat freak too! Sorry Carter, guess you didn't have a chance. It's not that bad of a habit to have.

More Carter!

What a Dobie Gillis!

These are for you Em! Miss ya!

A New Week!

I am so glad that last week is over and I can start fresh this week! It was just one of those weeks that started out bad, and I just couldn't change it. One thing that happened was a minor flooding of the bathroom. We just thought something was up with the toilet. But when I found water all of the floor of the bathroom and the edge of the carpet wet, I called my father-in-law (Thanks for your help). After he looked at it , and could not fix it, I called Roto Rooter and the next morning they came and had to unclog my main water pipe. Fun stuff! So I am convinced that this is going to be a better week!

Carter's Christmas Pictures

His cheesy smile!

What a handome little guy!

A friend of mine that lives by my parents took some pictures of Carter at Halloween and I asked her if she would do his Christmas ones. She did such a great job and it was so much better than taking him to the mall! Thanks Andee!

Not Blue or Red........but Green!

So after much consideration we decided on green for the salon. Thanks for all the ideas and input from everyone! I really like how it turned out. It feels like a very calming color. And thanks to my awesome hubby for doing all the work. He is an expert painter so I only helped with the 2 smallest walls and let him do the rest. Thanks babe, love ya! I am super excited to finish everything up. Next on the list is installing the sink, then the floor, and baseboard. All pretty major things! Then the rest is easy, just a mirror, chair, product, and decor! Yeah!

I DID IT !!!

So it has been 1 week and I did not spend a penny! Ya I just need to brag for a minute, sorry! That is something that is not easy to do. You don't realize how much money you really spend on all those little odds and ends. There were things that came up like my car running out of washer fluid and I could barely see out the window. Luckily my sweet mom came to visit and bought some for her car and gave me half. Carter had a runny nose and of course we ran out of kleenex and tp is so rough. Luckily a great friend donated a box of kleenex. Gosh I sound so pathetic! I know this doesn't really mean much but I think it has helped me to look and everything I spend money on and ask myself , "Do I really need this?" So I might try to go another week! If you watch Oprah, Suze Orman was on talking about $ and she is awesome. It has given me even more inspiration. Okay well enough of my rambling.

Money, Money, Money

I am not going to spend any money at all for this entire week.

(Bevin says I need to do this for a month) No stopping at the gas station for a diet coke, no quick trip to Wal-Mart and ending up spending $100, no more daily trips to Michaels for my crafting supplies, etc.......So a lot of things have brought this little experiment about. It was Christmas time and of course we spent way too much money and one of New Year's Resolutions is to save more money. So here I go. One day down, six more to go!

New Year's Eve

We had a fun night with our friends. Chris, Leah and Kate were here from Nebraska and it was nice to see them. Thanks for coming to see us! We ate tons of food, played lots of ping pong, learned a new game called wackee 6, and stayed up untill almost 3am. It was one of the funnest New Year's Eve we've had in a while.

We had a ping pong tournament and Bevin was the champ

Jackson

Jared

Jill and Kate (Chris and Leah's baby)

Jayden and Jordan

Us

RJ and Katie

Chris and Leah

Nate, Anne and Brock

Playing Wackee 6

What Hotties!

Merry Christmas

Bevin totally spoiled me this year and got me the 3 big things I wanted. Thanks love!

A tv w/dvd player that goes under the cabinet in the kitchen.

A pink ipod nano, my first ipod, I am so behind.

And my favorite, a bracelet from OC Tanner that has a charm with Carter's name and B-day.

Bevin kept sayinghe only wanted socks and g's but that is no fun. So I got him some running shoes, apple tv, a coat, and clothes. We also bought ourselves a new laptop!

Grandpa and Grandma Cox

Aunt Amy and Bill

Uncle Greg and Carter cheesin'!

Aunt Katie and Uncle RJ

Cox Family

Presents from Santa!

Dump truck from Nana and Pa!

Christmas morning in our festive jammies!

Aunt Emily and Uncle Russ

Carter got a big red wagon from Grandpa and Grandma Myers and he loved it. He did not want to get out of it all morning.

Red or Blue?

No I do not want to know if you are a Utah fan or a Utah Sate/BYU fan. I am trying to decide on a color for my walls in my salon. Bevin and I have narrowed it down to, or agreed upon a blue or red. I really wanted a bright magenta but that was quickly vetoed by Bevin. So I need some input. Any thoughts or ideas.....let me know asap.

I'm BACK!

Wow, I can't believe it has been since October! Lots of things happened that kept me from blogging. Mostly house projects, and a broken computer. But now my MAC is almost fixed, and we got a new laptop for Christmas. Yeah! So I am going to be better at posting cause I know you all can't live without knowing what is happening in the exciting life of the Cox's. (Also because my bro on a mission can check it to see pics of Carter, and my sis and her hubby are going to D.C. for 4 months.) I am happy to be back and can't wait to read all the comments you are all going to leave me! Thanks!

15 Months

All Carter cared about was holding a ball.  So of course there is one in every picture.  But at least he isn't screaming!  

Friends

Yesterday was just on of those days that sucked.  Carter was up until 3 am with a fever, then Aunt Flow came to visit which means cramping and headaches, the house was a disaster, and things were not so peachy between they hubby and I.  So I had just given up on the day and getting anything done.  I just wanted to sit on the couch and veg.  But that is not how my day ended thanks to visits from my best friends, a diet coke, a phone call, kidnapping Carter for the night, some Coldstone, and just a little time to chill.  I don't know what I would do without my friends.  (I am sorry if you want to gag right now.) Thanks so much, any girl would be lucky to have friends like you.  Love you!