LAUGH

This is what happens when you ask your husband to watch the baby for a second while HE is watching "Operation Repo". All you can do is LAUGH....

Laugh when it all becomes so ludicrous there's nothing else to do. Laugh big, deep laughs that open up your throat and your lungs and your belly. Laugh alone, laugh in concert with other laughers. At the movies, laugh when no one else laughs--and let them wonder what they've missed. Laugh at your own mistakes, your own foibles, your own foolishness. Laugh in the face of fear. Laugh until you cry, laugh until you have a stomachache. Let laughter be your medicine, your compation, your music of joy from within. Laugh in school or at work or in church. Get up and leave the room if you must. Laugh in public. Bend over laughing, fall to the ground laughing, roll on the floor laughing. Start an entire room laughing, start the whole world laughing. And don't stop until you have the last laugh...

Laugh when your son dumps a bottle of baby powder all over your bedroom floor. :)

Our Little Artist

Today Jake discovered the Markers! He crawled up ON the kitchen table and found Mommy's craft markers. I found him just after he decided that his church clothes would be a great canvas...as I was trying to get the stains out and putting the clothes in the wash, he went in the garbage (where I had put the marker) and decided to use his Body as his new canvas. I think we have an artist on our hands. How could you get mad at this face?

Canyon Lake 2009

This past weekend we had our 2nd Annual Coker Family Reunion at Canyon Lake. We rented a HUGE house for the whole family right on the lake. Even though the lake was VERY low we had a blast and Jake went fishing for the very first time. He didn't really understand the concept of fishing and he truly didn't have the patience but I think he enjoyed the worms that we used. He is definitely our little explorer.

Canyon Lake is one of the most beautiful places that I've seen in a long time. The weather turned out to be gorgeous and we woke up to deer in our front yard just chillin' in the sun. It was so peaceful.

And what 'Coker Family Reunion' (or any get together at that) would be complete without a night of Karaoke. I tell you what....I feel so blessed to be part of such a fun, loving family.

Rodeo Houston 2009

Yesterday we took Jake to the Rodeo for the 2nd time in his life. (The 1st time was last year when he was only 6 months old) Wow, what a difference one year can make. We had so much fun but came to the realization that Jake does not do good in public places where he can't get what he wants 'right now'. He has definitely entered his 'terrible 2's' a little early but we hope that means that they will end a little early...we'll see!! He wants to explore everything that he sees which means that when he sees ANY animal he wants to give hugs and kisses NOW. He's not very good with the lines. Needless to say, our patience was tested. Once we got where HE wanted to go....we had a blast. The petting zoo was a so much fun and Jake called EVERY animal 'horsie'. He gave lots of hugs and kisses which made Mom a little nervous b/c of the diry 'horsie' germs.

He loved the Merry-go-Round and of course wanted"more peeaase"! By the time the concert started he was almost zonked out (as you can see) with all the stuffed animals that his Daddy an Uncle Dustin won for him. (HUGE teddy bear, SpongeBob and a sea turtle).

We will definitely go again next year and hopefully he will have learned a little more patience!! :)

Rodeo Houston 2009

Ok, so the pics are little cheesy - but that's what happens when you have a child. Anything for a photo :)

Grandpa's Birthday

We spent this last weekend at the Ranch celebrating Grandpa Yockey's Birthday. Grammy, Grandpa, Uncle Dustin and Alex were all there and we had a blast. Once again, Jake loved playing on the dirt pile, riding on the 4-wheeler, playing with sticks, climbing trees, throwing rocks in his pond and riding Lexus like a pony. What a curious and adventurous little we have on our hands. Enjoy the pics!!