The Boys' New Pool

To celebrate being able to work my (Kim's) first summer hour Friday (out of the office at 11am - woo hoo!), I bought the boys a small pool for our yard. Lucky Mike didn't have to blow any of the pool up, but then again, he doesn't get summer hours like I do.

Robert SUCCESSFULLY Using The Slide

Dunk Shot

Setting Up The Shot!

Jacob Took The Slide A Little Fast

Robert Assisting Jacob on the Slide

Jacob Enjoying the Cool Water

Jacob Taking The Slide Backwards

The Products of Two Stubborn Parents

Wow... So I (Kim) know I'm stubborn, and those of you who know Mike know he's... STUBBORN... but watch out world! Here come our boys!

While dating Mike I heard stories of him screaming on the highway for miles because everyone else had seen a (live) deer and he hadn't. Robert is now doing the same thing. But it's not only about animals. If I don't leave the daycare going the right way he'll throw a fit because he didn't get to see the tractor parked on the other side of the street. The tractor has been parked in the same spot for over a month and he still needs to see it. We're in Ohio for goodness sake! You can see a tractor no matter where you look!

And Jacob. Jacob is stubborn about eating anything green. When we went to Rochester for the Fourth of July we met my mom at McGregors in Webster for dinner. Jacob wanted macaroni and cheese and we obliged. You have to laugh when you get Kraft Mac and Cheese on a piece of lettuce for $4.00. Because it was on lettuce though, he didn't want to eat it. "Mommy, can you get some more without the green stuff?" Robert might as well be a rabbit with all the "green stuff" he eats!

The boys are finally in bed... Well, at least in their rooms... And Mike is reheating the leftovers from last night's garbage plates. YUMMY!

Someone will post more tomorrow.

US

Out of Towners Guide to the Garbage Plate!

We moved to Ohio just before Thanksgiving 2004. In March 2005, we found out Robert was on his way. Once again I realized that my #1 craving, the Rochester favorite named a "garbage plate", could not be satisfied.


Shortly after Robert was born, the Cincinnati newspaper had a story about Rochester transplant, Matt, who started a restaurant featuring his own version of the garbage plate. Unfortunately Matteau's Charbroil has since closed, leaving us without his "Open Faced Platters."

On a very positive note, the closure forced us to learn how to make our own!

Here's what you need:

• 2 Pounds ground beef
• Package of sliced pepperjack cheese
• Package of Ore-Ida crinkle cut french fries
• Container of store bought macaroni salad
• Ketchup
• Mustard
• 1 Large Onion
• 1 Pint Skyline Chili (this is local for us)

And to make them...

1. Grill 1/4 pound burgers on grill.
2. Bake french fries per directions.
3. Dice onion and place in bowl.
4. Warm up chili in saucepan on stove.

Then comes the fun part...

5. Start with a CLEAN bowl.

6. Put a layer of french fries and macaroni salad in the bowl.



7. Follow with a nice amount of onions.

8. Add two cheese burgers.

9. Apply ketchup and mustard.

10. Add a nice amount of Skyline Chili

11. EAT!!!
12. Hide your face when your wife comes into the room with her dinner and your bowl is already empty!

We'd love to hear your comments and see your pictures if you make your own version of Nick Tahoe's Garbage Plate!

The Cox Family is blogging now!

Kim, Jacob (5 Years), Robert (2 Years) and Mike

July 4, 2008

Rochester, NY

Yesterday I (Kim) sent out a link so that all our friends and family can see our pictures on Kodak's Picture Gallery. Today I thought I would start a blog so you can all keep track of the goings on of Mike, Jacob, Robert and I.

As I sit here the three boys are playing Madagascar on Playstation 2. It's a beautiful day outside, but for lack of a better word, our little family is POOPED!!! Jacob had his adnoids taken out on Friday morning and the poor guy didn't take to the anethesia too well. Thank goodness I have a small garbage can in my car, and he's reached the age where he realizes when he's about to be sick.

Yesterday morning Mike had to be at work at 1am, was home by 4am and had to be back there at 8am. By 2pm the four of us were all taking naps, trying to catch up on some much needed sleep. (Oh, I forgot to mention that Mike and I went to see Tom Petty on Tuesday night and didn't get home until 2:30am on Wednesday. It was an AWESOME show, but we realize that if we are going to go to a concert at Riverbend in Cincinnati again we definitely want to have tickets in the Pavilion.)

Shortly I am headed up to work as I have a busy week of work ahead of me. I have Interior Finishes meetings at two school districts on Monday and Wednesday and on Thursday I have furniture bids coming in for a PK-12 school that's wrapping up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the bids come in below the estimate!

Here's some pictures to wrap up this first post... Our house...

Robert (on left) and Jacob (on right)...