For those of you who don't know, we are expecting a second son!

Becket Joshua Cook should be here some time around August 23rd... and we are so excited. We even think Augie's excited, but he could just be hungry.

... but as far as "Augie Bloggie" goes, we need help. What can we re-name Augie Bloggie to include baby Beck?

The prize will be fantatstic. Jeff suggested letting the winner be the second middle name for Becket (I.E. Becket Joshua Christine Cook) but I don't think I am quite ready for that. I was thinking along the lines of a mocha at Starbucks... so, prize TBA.

So shoot us your suggestions in the comments section of this entry by July 1... and we will annouce the winner shortly after.

Good luck!
Kel, Jeff, Aug and Beck

Oh, thank the good Lord that it is spring and we can finally go outside! Augie is such a happy baby when we can play in the yard or at the park.

At one point, he had clothes on, but they got soaked with the hose... and since Aug doesn't like clothes that much anyway, you are seeing the rique results!


Augie loves his new play table that our friends Harlan and Noelle got for us... and does it have "boy" written all over it!







Eventually he got tired of being wet and dirty... but it took an hour before he finally "asked" to go in. Then we played for another hour in the bath tub!

A few thoughts

Jeff has been the "stay at home parent" lately, so yesterday I gave him a baby break, and I have to say that it was one of the first times I totally enjoyed it. Augie was not extra fun or extra good, but I have grown up. a lot. I am confessing this to a. feel better about the truth of it and b. be an encouragement to current and future moms. It is really hard to enjoy babies all the time, and granted, it get's easier with time, but it is hard. I have really begun to understand my enjoyment of Augie is not about him, it is about me. My attitude, my spirit, my selfishness or lack there of.


Yesterday was a joy. Even when he was yelling loudly about not wanting to be in the shopping cart, even when he didn't want to take a nap, or was distroying a friend's potted plant. The joy I deny to myself. I see much more daily why 80 year old women stop me in the grocery store and tell me to "enjoy this time, it goes so fast". I thought thier regret was in the time passage, but I think that I understand that it was not how fast the time went, but that they didn't enjoy it like they wish they could.

And with that I am finally and actually getting excited (not scared) for Becket, for more of the same. For my chance to enjoy my boys (although, don't get me started on a house full of boys). I am really embracing motherhood more each day, with each stage. I wish I had earlier, but thank God I am understanding how to now.

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Augie loves to get in the dried-goods cabinet... and to help himself to Cheerios whenever possible. It would drive me crazy if it weren't so dang cute!

Almost 15 months old... life is getting tough. We can't wait for our baby brother to arrive, so we have to fill up the hours with our hobbies


This is how we spend our free time...
Playing Guitar with Eric















Taking cute pictures with our eyes closed (these are 2 of 30)

Lounging at Marmie and Papa Mark's house... life is rough.

Teasing our Cat
Going to Prom with Chelsa and Henry









Playing with the loudest toy in the world (thanks Grammy and Grandpa Langley)









Getting bitten by our daddy