The Coxs

Nate in the Wild

Michael has been wanting to take Nate camping since before he was born...and I finally gave in a couple of weekends ago and agreed to give it a shot. Camping overnight, in a tent, with a toddler didn't really sound like a good idea, but it actually turned out to be really fun and Nate loved it. We went just north of Dalhonega in the North GA Mtns to a place call Desoto Falls and it was (luckily) much cooler up there.

Bringing his Dump Truck turned out to be a good move...while we were setting up camp he pushed it around and collected rocks and sticks.

Having a snack in his tent. He slept inside his tent inside of ours so he had a little cocoon. He stayed up a little later than normal just because it wasn't dark out but after a little bouncing around he fell sound asleep and didn't wake up until 7:30 am. Cameron slept in the tent next to him so he was very excited to wake up and see the dog next to him! I woke up to him saying "Hi Puppy!!"

We went for a little hike around the campsite and Nate found a creek to play in.

The Dump Truck also served as great entertainment...it was really fun to ride downhill in it!

Helping Daddy get the campfire started. He did well staying away from it...he just danced around it saying "Danger!" and "Hot!"

Hanging out by the Campfire

Cameron loved being out in the wilderness (even though you can't tell in this pic - he was tuckered out by the time evening rolled around)

We grilled out steaks and made smores (of course)...yum...you can't have your first camping trip without them.

Nate was an excellent little camper...we may even do it again. ;)

The Lake

In July, we spent a weekend in Knoxville with CC and Papa Steve. We fit a lot of activities in to less than 48 hrs but we had a lot of fun!

Michael and his Dad and Aunts played golf so, after a morning of shopping, we met up with them at the club for lunch.

Then we went to Margaret and Gloria's and met up with Sydney and Piper for a fun day on the Lake.

Nate got to drive the boat

We thought we would take Nate for a spin on the wave runner...but the sun and the wind in his hair must have been too soothing because he fell asleep! Who knew you could sleep on a wave runner??

Michael did some fishing and caught a bass (see it??)...Nate thought it was hysterical.

After a long day in the sun (without a nap - unless you count the 15 mins on the wave runner), we went to a cookout with the rest of the Cox family. Nate played with Gavin and Ryn for as long as he could until we finally had to return to Papa Steve and CC's to turn in.

It was a quick but fun weekend in TN!

Nate's Date with Thomas

To say Nate is obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine (and his friends) would be an understatement. He sleeps with at least two trains every night, he knows every single train's name (to include the buses, helicopter, and other random train yard equipment - I still can't even tell them all apart), he can spend hours in his playroom pushing the trains around the track, and several times a day he comes up to us just to say "Watch Thomas?" and when we let him watch it he starts dancing around. Then he proceeds to narrate each episode as only he can..."Thomas sad", "Slow down Thomas!", "Be Careful Percy!, "Crash!"....

So, when Amanda and Jackson bought him tickets to see Thomas Live at the Fox Theater for his birthday, he was very excited! He loved the Fox - the stars lit on the ceiling were captivating, he kept saying "tinkle tinkle!". Then the show started and whoa...he went nuts! He jumped up in my lap and screamed "Hi Thomas!! Hi Percy!! Hi Gordon!! etc etc" pretty much the whole show. I was worried that his attention span wouldn't be long enough for t

he whole show but he did great. It was a fun night and it was really cool to see him so excited to see Thomas in "real life"!