It's Hot Hot Hot

It's no secret that it's been insanely hot around here lately.  We can't stay couped up in the AC all day, so we have to find some way to enjoy this stinking heat!  So, who needs a pool and fancy water toys when you have a garden hose?!  This has become a nightly tradition at our house lately.  It's too hot during the middle of the day, so after dinner we head outside for some quality family outdoor fun!

Ayson loves to run through the water, drink from the hose and drench himself from head to toe :)
Now that's the face of a happy kiddo!

Everyone keeps saying how much Ayson looks like Aaron, and I've never really been able to see it...until this picture.  Oh my!  A little Aaron Jr.

For as skinny as he is, he sure does have a cute lil' pot belly ;)

Just another good ole hot summer night

Yee-Haw!

Little man is always good for a laugh...see for yourself! He's an "OSU" cowboy in training ;)

I have also added a birthday wishlist page for those of you who have been asking. We can't believe we have an almost two year old!!!! The party is August 6th and invites will be mailed this week:)

Click on the link under the blog header to view.


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The Orneriest Face Around

This has got to be one of our favorite pictures of little dude lately.  It pretty much sums up his personality right now.  He is ornery, ornery, ornery.  He likes to give us this face A LOT, and its only when he doesn't want to do something.  I think he thinks that if he can make us laugh, it just might work...and sometimes, he is absolutely right.

I just love these little frozen moments in time :)

Happy 4th!

We hope you all had a fabulous holiday!  We spent the weekend celebrating with great friends.  The Leigh's, the William's, & Auntie LouLou all came to stay with us.  Lots of fun for everyone...including the kiddos.  We are very close to Lake Ponca, which shoots off their own display, so we got to shoot off our own fireworks, then sit in the front yard and watch PC's display...and with four kids, it was so nice to not have to pack them up and go somewhere just to see the fireworks.  I think the 4th will quickly become a new favorite holiday around here :) 

Ays and two of his bestest buds...Love love love them!  (Of course, our child is the one who won't sit still for the dang picture!)

We spent a lot of time outside letting the boys run out their energy.  Thank goodness for battery operated riding toys :)

Ayson & Gav having a blast

We need to get this boy a cupholder :)

Then it was fireworks time...This just cracks me up!  Don't worry, it was just a smoke bomb & Aaron got there before Ays did.

He was not a huge fan of the sparklers ;)  Other than that though, Ayson LOVED the fireworks.  Everytime one went off, he would clap and say "WOW!"  It was so fun to see the excitement in his eyes.  Another successful 4th in the books!

 

Creative Inspiration

I have been on the hunt for some fun wall decor for the upstairs bathroom.  This is mainly Ayson's bathroom, but is also a guest bathroom, so I wanted it to be fun, but not scream toddler.  So, when I ran across this wall art at Land of Nod, I knew I had found just what I was looking for.  

How fun are these?!  However, my excitement quickly turned into disappointment as soon as I saw the price...$89 a piece!  You've got to be kidding me!  I love Land of Nod, but their stuff is crazy expensive.  Then it hit me...I could make them!!!  Not only would it be WAY cheaper, but I could make it the exact colors to match the orange/gray theme we have going on in there.  

So, I put Ays down for the night, popped some popcorn, opened Photoshop, and got to work.  Once I was done editing, I ordered my prints from Shutterfly, then picked up a couple of frames from Hobby Lobby.  And for $22 a piece, this is the finished product.  I couldn't be more happy with how they turned out!  Can't wait to hang them up :)

$89...PUH-LEASE!  A big thanks to Land of Nod for being so ridiculously expensive that it forced me to be creative ;) 

 

Water Baby

It's hot...so we have been keeping cool at the lake.  The swimming beach at Lake Ponca is less than a mile from our house, so naturally we have been taking advantage of it.

Part of Ayson's beach attire is his bucket & shovel.  He literally will not put it down the entire time we are there.

He's a happy camper as long as he can touch. For now, he's afraid of deeper water.  He will walk out until the water is about chest deep, then turn right around.  Safety awareness is a great thing :)

Country Livin'

Aside from the occasional spider and snake, we are LOVING our new life in the country.  We are finally settled in, and ALL boxes unpacked!  So, now that our house doesn't look like a hot mess of boxes and clutter, here are a few pictures of the new Casa de Wilcox ;)

Our cozy little country home.  (The exterior still needs a lot of love...we'll get there eventually.  We have big plans!)

Little man's room

Upstairs family room (the orange will be going bye bye soon!)

Check out the view from upstairs :)

Covered patio, overlooking the pond.  One of our favorite things about this house!!!!

Aaron's new baby.

Dining room

Living room/Kitchen

Living room

There you have it...if you want to see the rest, you are just going to have to come for a visit :)  We would love to have you!!!!!



On another note, I will be switching this blog to private in the near future.  Please either leave your email address in the comment section of this post, or email me at alwilcox@gmail.com

We want all of you to continue to follow our family, so please give me your email address so I can add you to the list.  This is just to help keep some amount of privacy for our little family now that we have moved :)