Spring Break!

This week is my spring break! No, I'm not in school, but no piano lessons, no church obligations, and Ross has four days off. So not much of a schedule means a little more play time this week. I've decided to do something with the kids each day a little more out of the games, coloring, movies and puzzles we normally do. Then document it hopefully every day starting today. Since it's Wednesday, I'll cover three days with this post.

Monday: if you know me at all, you know I can't relax and have fun if the house is a disaster. So nothing to report but cleaning and laundry. Housework makes you ugly!

Tuesday: I decided to have a picnic with the kids. It was a little chilly outside, so I spread a blanket out on the living room floor. Cousin Autumn was over and the kids enjoyed it.






Morgan stuffing his face with a potato wedge. He loved not being confined in the high chair.



Wyatt and Misty fought over my fish sticks. Three fish fillets and we gobbled them up! Made me feel good.



Autumn pulling a face after eating a grape.



The real cuteness.

Wednesday: Morgan is 15 months old today. He is getting braver and braver with his walking. This morning, after I got him dressed, I folded up the diaper. I handed it to him and said, "Go put it in the garbage." I didn't expect him to. Just then my phone rang and I ran into the kitchen to answer. While I was on the phone, I turned around to see Morgan walking in with the diaper and he threw it away! Yes, child number three and I still got excited!


After lunch we went for a walk. It was a little warmer today, and I was dying to get out. Misty fell asleep, so when we got back I put a blanket on her and let her keep sleeping with the seat reclined. I checked on her a few times before she woke up, but once she did, she wanted to stay right where she was. The sun was out and I think she just wanted to be in it. A girl after her mama's heart.





Later on, we drove over to Nephi to drop my vehicle off at the auto shop. We piled in the truck with Ross and went to Arby's for dinner. I love my young children. They are so easy to please. The highlight of their day was picking out their drink to go with their chicken and fries.



Not to mention the fun airplanes that came with their kids meals.



Misty thought hers was a gun at first. That made Ross smile--a girl after her daddy's heart as well.

July

Here are some goings on for us. July was our busiest month, so bear with me on the picture overload. Above is a picture of Morgan and his buddy who is 3 MONTHS younger than him. It shocked me when we put them side by side. He will be a big boy!

Below is a picture that kind of goes along with my last post about Mischievous Misty. That is baby powder, and that is not the only time she has done this, but this was the best of the artwork. Luckily it was JUST baby powder.

To start off Lamb Day this year we ran a 5k. Me and Ross with our good friends Grant and Holly. I hadn't trained at all, so I decided to try the course a few days before the actual race. I ran it pretty well that time,considering, but I was so sore when it came time for the race, that I was just hoping to finish. Ross finished way ahead of me. When I made the last turn, where the last stretch was uphill, I had to walk. Then I looked up to see that Ross was coming back for me, and he finished, again, with me. It was very sweet, and it gave me the will to at least jog to the end.

Getting ready for the parade.

Ross pulled the Lamb Day royalty in his dad's truck.

Miss Lamb Day Royalty. Ross' baby sister is the Queen in the pink dress.

Ross' dad driving the team pulling the city council. Can you see the colt?
Ross drove the same team for our Primary to have a float in the Pioneer Day Parade. I didn't get any pics. We were all dressed up like Pioneers. Everyone commented on how authentic we looked. Er, I guess...minus the rubber wheels and padded seats.

Something memorable for Wyatt. They hold softball games the whole week of Lamb Days. I had just given the baby to Aunt Alice so I could clean up Wyatt's skinned knees. As I held him on my lap, I heard a "head's UP!" I looked up just in time to hear a POP! then my little boy wailing. We got up and took him under some lights, where four different nurses concluded that there was no concussion, and he would be fine. This is a picture with the guy who threw the ball. He was throwing from 2nd to 3rd, but overthrew. The ball skimmed the bar above the chain-linked fence, which luckily slowed it down some. We were right in line with it. The kid felt really bad. We were just grateful it was nothing serious. This picture was taken a few days later.

Wiped out after the fireworks.

Glad to be home in our own beds.
During the week we stayed in a sheep camp parked on Grandma Bailey's lawn. It was nice to be where all the action was and not have to pack and haul the kids over there every day.

These two pictures were taken at the Cox Family Reunion.
Above is my handsome cowboy, and Buddy Boy coming behind him.
Below is Wyatt and his 2nd cousin making tracks. I never realized how much they looked alike until I saw this picture. It was a good time. Wish I would've gotten more pictures.

Grandpa Cox is passed away, and his birthday was that weekend when the reunion was held. Grandma and her four children all got up to talk about about him. Then they had a slide show with some very cool pictures throughout his life. I never knew him, but i felt like I got to know him a little better, and as I get to know his children, I can see him in each of them. I hope that made sense. It was the highlight of the reunion for me.

Update

A few weeks ago was my birthday. Ross and I went on a shopping/lunch date. I got some new shoes, and we ate at the Pizza Factory. I felt really spoiled this year. I had lunch with my friends Amy and Justine a few days before my birthday. On my birthday, my sister, Erika received her endowments, so I got to go to the Manti temple for a session with my family. Erika married her sweetheart the next morning, which I was lame about and didn't take any pictures. The reception was so beautiful and she looked like a princess. We're so happy to have Travis join our family. Then the next next week, I got together with my sisters-in-law for lunch to celebrate my and Bonnie's birthdays. It was fun to get together, and I felt so lucky to spend time with the ones I love for my birthday.

The next weekend we traveled down to Nevada for the reception down there. I brought my camera with the intention to get some pics. I took it out at the park and realized that the battery was dying and all I got was a few pictures before it died :( The weather was BEAUTIFUL!!! Notice the green grass. It was so fun to get out and play with the kids at the park. That is unheard of this time of year up here.

Misty saw that I got the camera out to take pictures of this....

Ross was playing basketball the other night and landed on someone turning his ankle pretty bad. When he told me he heard a POP I automatically thought he broke it. We're still not sure what the description of the injury is because he refuses to have someone look at it. He says it feels better, but the bruising is getting worse. I must say for being a little laid up, he's still been pretty helpful around the house. There have been moments where I felt like I was waiting on another kid, but Ross is pretty tough and doesn't seem to be milking it like he could be. He's even gone to work when he could easily be taking some sick days. What a great example he is!

Our baby boy is two months old now. We took him to the doc for his well-child visit, and he weighs 10 lbs. 1 oz and is 22 inches long. He's in the 25th percentile for his weight and 35th for his height. We were surprised it wasn't higher. I guess he just looks so chubby to us compared to our previous baby, Misty. But look at those cheeks!! It's a workout for him to smile. Which he does quite often, but not when I get the camera out. He just makes this face...

I seriously took five pictures and they all look EXACTLY like this. He's such a good baby and loves it when his brother and sister give him kisses. His eyes are blue for now.

It's a Boy!

Our little sweetheart, Morgan Roscoe, was born on December 30, 2009 at 10:14 AM. He weighed in at 6lbs 14 oz and was 19 inches long. He rolled from one side to another the moment they put him on the warming bed to clean him up. The nurses were so surprised, but I guess I should have warned them. He's been a VERY active baby since the first time I felt him move.

So in love!

Morgan in an outfit that was his daddy's as a baby.

Brothers--Wyatt an Morgan. Is Virgil next???

Misty LOVES the "bebe". She likes to put her face down by him and say "Hi. Hi. Hi."

P.S. There are two new posts below this. Please keep scrolling down to get our whole month of December. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We sure did.

For My Entertainment

Last week I was doing the dishes and Wyatt was playing with the letters on the fridge. After a while he said, "Mom, look it's a BIG slide!" It made me laugh. Over the summer, he has become obsessed with slides. Whenever we drive anywhere, he points out every slide he sees, and he doesn't miss many. (They are all called BIG slides) When we drive down a steep hill, he says we are going on the BIG slide! What a cutie! I love you Wyatt!

The other day we had a fire in the morning, and it got the house too hot for this pregnant woman, so I opened the back door to cool it off a little. I was playing on the computer, and I knew the kids had gone outside. Just as I was wondering if there was anything that they could get into W comes in. I asked him where M was, and he says, "Misty's eating the mud." I jump up and walk out there to find this.

Not too terrible of a mess, but I definitely couldn't get mad at this face.

In case you're wondering...

We haven't fallen from the face of the earth! I've been dreading this post, but it is much needed. I've been putting off my blog til I found my camera(lost again),but that doesn't seem like it will happen soon. So here goes. Since my last post, I've had two trips to NV. One to Reno for one of my best friend's baby shower. I hadn't seen my friends from Reno for a few years. Misty and I flew over, and we had a blast! Then a trip to Overton, NV for my grandma's homecoming. It was so good to see her and the May family. It was a fun, but hot, trip. Ross couldn't come because of work. He was missed, but he will be able to come down with us for Thanksgiving. Then a family get-together for Evelyn and Adia's 1st birthdays(Angelica's twins); then another gathering for General Conference, which was much needed and enjoyed.

Ross has applied to work at the State Fish Hatchery here. We haven't heard anything back, just waiting. He applied just in time for us to decide to move away for a year. We will be house-sitting for a family friend while their mission in Nauvoo has been extended a year. Not too far from home. Sorry, I'm not being specific on the location--trying to keep it safe in the blogosphere. We will be moving mid-November. I've begun teaching piano lessons and will be able to keep some of my students after the move. I'm at 28 weeks, and the baby is growing and kicking. I have been bottling for a month straight it seems...very happy that it is coming to a close--I think.

Wyatt can count to ten and is learning his letters and colors gradually. I'm not sure how to keep him under control anymore. He throws toys and jumps off and on everything. Is this normal for little boys? What happened to my mellow man? No, I still love him to pieces, just wearing me out! But it always seems like just when I've had enough things happen that make it all worth it . The other day I asked him to help me put the books away, and he just helped without argument and sang the "cleanup" song. Just as we finished, I asked him to takes some dirty clothes up to his basket. So he did, and was up there for a while, then I could hear some noise with the toys so I went up to check it out. He had picked up all the dirty clothes in his room, and then proceeded to put his toys away!! It just made my day!

Misty is walking and has been for a month (aren't I terrible?) She is doing new things every single day. Yesterday, my mom gave her a cracker and she said "thanks." Hasn't said it since, but we're sure she learned it from Wyatt. Today Wyatt was turning in circles till he was so dizzy, he'd fall down, and Misty followed suit. It was funny to watch them try to walk.

Ross is off hunting right now. His hunt doesn't actually open til Wednesday, but he wanted to have a few days to scout out the deer. We won't see him til Saturday at the very latest, but this is a MUCH needed break for him. Lucky for me, there is lots of family to fill any loneliness or boredom. Also, Ross is being moved to days for the next few months-YAY! A normal sleeping pattern for him! Nights has been very wearing on him, and it's hard to keep the children quiet. This is kind of the tip of the ice berg for us right now. I can't believe how busy life gets! I doubt anyone will read this far..kind of a long monologue, but that's what's been going on with us.--LIFE!

A Blast From the Past

Yesterday Ross' sister, Alice, got married. I have to say that she was the cutest bride I had ever seen. She reminded me of Marilyn Monroe, which fit in great withe the theme of the reception. It turned out to be a lively party with the 50's music blaring in the background with all the decorations. I didn't get any pictures of it, but instead of book to sign in, her mom made a wall hanging to sign. Alice wanted to have it to hang up in her house.The bride and groom were both sick, especially Alice, who also had a bit of a black eye. What good sports! It was definitely different than any reception I've gone to in my life, but if you know Alice...it was perfect!






I tried to capture a good shot of her dress with her RED shoes. I wasn't too successful. Her mom altered the dress so it was shorter.


Here are the centerpieces. Yes, that is BAZOOKA bubblegum .





















All the girls were given a red scarf to wear. This is Matt and Heather's daughter, Kate.



















Alice, with all of her sisters. I couldn't get my camera quick enough to get the picture including her two brothers.














Laurel, Bonnie, Alice, Shannon, and Holly striking a pose.















And I of course need to post some pictures of my LOVES.