Trying to catch up!!

Hello to all the visitors of our blog! Sorry I haven't had the chance to update the blog as often as I would like. Enjoy the pictures... because it will probably be a while before I get anymore posted. Ha!

Out-of-Town Guests

We enjoyed a visit from the Cox cousins-Paxton and Mackey- while their parents were on vacation. They stayed next door at Big Daddy and Grandma's house. We got to spend some time playing outside, swimming and running around the Kidsview Park in Longview. Drew is kissing on Mackey while Paxton is sun-bathing.

Smiles Galore!

At 2 months old, Jake is becoming more talkative and smiles a lot. It's sad, but he already enjoys watching TV with his brother and his Daddy. For the most part, he is a pretty happy baby... unless it is time to eat and then the smiles disappear and its time to get some ear plugs. He likes to sit up, look around and watch his brother make a mess with all of his toys.

A New "Do"

Our hairstylists had moved away, so Momma is the new one (for Daddy and the boys). Drew got a little haircut this summer... well, not a little one. I cut the bottom part of his hair and then I didn't know how to make the top part look good, so I buzzed it all. It isn't extremely short, but it is a big change from the usual Drew hair. It never phased Drew one bit. I will get a lot of practice with Drew's hair before I get to start on Jake's! Sorry Drew- somebody has got to be my guinea pig!

Church Baby Shower for Jake

Some of the ladies from our church had a baby shower for us. This was the cake that one of the hostesses made. It was absolutely wonderful!!

We received lots of diapers, wipes, formula, and this beautiful frog quilt that my 4th grade teacher made for Jake. We are very blessed to have such a supportive church family. Thanks to all of the hostesses and people who attended. Jake enjoyed an evening surrounded by a lot of ladies and a lot of attention.

Family Fellowship with the Griffin Family

We gathered at the Griffin house with the Hagens for dinner and evening of fun. The dads bonded in the house while the moms and kids played in the water. There's Alex and Drew in the pool and Drew and Karleigh hugging!!! Thanks for having us over- we enjoyed it!

Peek- A - Boo

Drew loves to play outside. We have only one tree in our yard and he loves to play around it. Momma just happened to get in a little game of peek-a-boo and captured this picture. Don't let that cute smile fool you.... he is quite the handful these days. The "two's" really are terrible!!!

Playing with Brother

The kid's love to spend time on momma and daddy's bed. There's so much room to move and jump around- it's the hangout while mom and dad get ready in the morning. Jake doesn't come into our bed in the morning anymore.... he goes back to sleep and stays in his bed. WE WANTED TO BREAK THAT HABIT QUICKLY!!!!

Biking with my Buddy

Daddy got a new bike for his birthday from Big Daddy and Grandma and then he bought a trailer for the kids to ride in. Drew's friend Alex came over to help us try it out. Daddy got a great work out pulling both of us up a hill in our neighborhood. Notice the funny bee hat on Alex's head!!!

Kidsview Park with FBCLC

Every Wednesday during the summer our church has an activity for the family and this week it was for the kids to play at Kidsview in Longview. Here's a picture of the 3 tired and sweaty kids- Karleigh (3), Drew and Alex (2). They enjoyed chasing each other around, swinging and sliding while Jake slept.

A Longview fire truck stopped by to show the kids what the truck looked like on the inside and give them a ride around the parking lot. Thanks Katriana for holding all the kids in your lap!!

A Weekend in Melissa

We made a trip to Melissa to visit Randy's brother and family and celebrate Paxton's 3rd birthday (Drew is 2 and Mackey is 1.5 yrs old) The three amigos enjoyed some cornflake cookies in the kitchen, dressing up as the Hulk, Buzz Lightyear, and a Princess, and a bath to finish the day. Thanks for a wonderful dinner Uncle Rusty and Aunt Whitney.

Paxton celebrated his 3rd birthday with a swim party and some fun pirate games. Drew enjoyed swimming with his cousins and his Daddy. Jake stayed asleep the whole time and Momma stayed out of a swim suit because she had just recently got a spray tan and turned out orange. She was extremely embarrassed!

Jake's First Bath

The cord finally came off and Jake can finally take a real bath. Drew wanted to help momma give Jake a bath. Jake enjoys the bath... he just looks around and moves his feet. Nighttime is cranky time for Jake and this calms him down.

Good times

Jake is 5 weeks here. Yes, he still has the umbilical cord stump. Neither he or Drew's cord wanted to fall off. He doesn't like to be in a wet diaper for very long. Once he is changed, things are great and he is smiling! For my 1 month checkup, I was 11 pounds 12 oz and 22 inches long. I am a big boy!!!!

A Popular Hangout

For some reason, hanging out in daddy and momma's bedroom is really cool. It could be the popular hangout because Jake comes to our bed if he won't go back to sleep in his own bed. He likes to cuddle with his momma and will normally go back to sleep for a while. We always said the kids would never sleep with us- but we aren't getting much sleep and this helps. When awake, Jake will watch Drew for a hours. He watches him talk and bounce around the bed.

A New Friend

Jake had a new friend come visit . Her name is Ava and her momma Brandi and my momma went to high school together. In the picture, Jake is 3 weeks and she is 2.5 months. Momma is not sure what she eats during pregnancy that makes us so big...Ha! Jake only used one package of newborn diapers and now is onto Size 1 diapers. He eats about 4 or 5 oz of formula every 3 hours. The Cox boys like to eat- they unfortunately get that characteristic from their momma!!!!

The Boys

It's 3 to 1 in this house ... which makes things kind of wild! Drew is loving his new brother. He wakes up asking to see Jake... OR television. Sleeping is Jake's number one priority... Drew yells all the time and Jake doesn't even flinch. Things are getting better now that Jake is on acid reflux medicine and using a special formula. There is a lot less crying going on!!! Yea!!!!!!