The kids and I drove down to my parents today and celebrated my dad's (and mine) birthday. We missed Erick and my brother :-(
Lucy
Lucy loves babies
Mason was concerned about the worms Wesley and Miles were "examining".
I was so caught up in taking pictures of my cute niece today that I didn't get one of dad! So here is one from a couple of weeks ago of him collecting firewood with Miles.
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Ellie rolled over for the first time today! I haven't given her many opportunities to practice because I am always holding her. I know I am breaking so many "Baby Wise" rules with her and it will bite me in the butt someday... oh well. Anyway, ever since Ellie heard that her "bestie" was rolling over a few weeks ago, Ellie has been determined to keep up with her :-) I am charging the battery in my little camera and will try to snap a picture soon.
Look at those lashes!
Miles, my mom, and sweet Ellie.
I had a parent teacher meeting with Miles' preschool teacher today. He is doing really well. This is HUGE because the first few months I was worried he was going to be expelled from preschool for "excessive crying". He has made a lot of progress the past few months socially and academically. He is an exceptional cutter with the scissors and doing great with writing the alphabet (thanks to his big brother Mason, who loves to be a teacher). Miles loves going to school, likes his teachers and is making friends. Good job Miles!
This is the Pioneer Woman's Chex Party Mix. It is completely addicting! I am not going to tell you how many batches of this I made last week. I love how PW puts fresh garlic and Tabasco sauce in it. I cheat and cook it in the microwave. When I cooked it in the oven I forgot about it and it turned black and burned, I am easily distracted. I am never going to lose this pregnancy weight if I keep making this stuff. It is so yummy!
Ellie loves Friday mornings. She gets to hang out with her best friend, Avary. They were actually both awake today and got to "play". They laughed and smiled. It was so cute.
Then Ellie got a bit feisty and started pushing and grabbing poor Avary's ear. We need to work on her manners :-)
Erick's grandma died in her sleep this morning. She was 91. We will miss her. To Erick she was the Yahtzee queen (and much more). When Erick was in middle school he was "sick" for weeks and stayed with his grandma playing Yahtzee until 1 AM. She never let him win. This past Christmas she even taught Mason how to play and she was still good. She was fun. She was also sharp as a tack, yet my name always stumped her. I have known her for 20 years and I don't think she once called me Tasha or Natasha. I was always Tanya, Trisha, Tish, or Natalie. After 10 years I stopped correcting her and I decided to like the variation. She was thoughtful. She always sent cards to us. Every time I saw her she said I was thin, no matter how much weight I had gained :-) She lived in her house in San Diego until this past Christmas when she moved in with Erick's parents. They took wonderful care of her. She couldn't have had it better. Thank you.
Erick has wonderful memories of his Nanan. We are thankful that we will see her again with Jesus. We miss her.
Nanan with her son (Erick's dad), 2002
Nanan with Mason, 2002. She was great at making him laugh.
Erick's mom, Nanan, and baby Ellie, Nov. 2008.
Nanan with her husband Bill and Erick, 1974.
Erick won the ever so popular Wii gaming system last night at his work. Drug companies give the vets prizes occasionally. Actually he had to trade prizes with another vet to get the Wii. Very cool! We have had the Wii envy ever since playing the Wood's Wii last year. But we have held out on buying one and have been using the imitation $20 Wii. I am so glad we didn't buy one last year! How cool is this?! The kids are so excited! So I want to know from all you Wii players, what is your favorite Wii game? Erick wants to get the Clone Wars game (it comes with light sabers!) and I want to check out the Wii fit. Let us know what is cool.
One of my favorite things about Christmas time is getting all the photo Christmas cards in the mail. I love seeing all the beautiful faces of our friends and family. I stick these cards all over our walls during the holidays. But when the holidays are over, I can't bear to throw all those pictures in the trash. I have never been a great scrapbooker (blogging is SO much easier and faster) so this idea is the closest I get to scrapbooking.
I have saved the past 3 years of Christmas photo cards and now they are all going into a scrapbook. Nothing fancy, no borders, stickers, etc... or it will never get done. I just stick all the photos from each year together. It is fun to look back at all of you guys from a few years ago! So if you want us to remember you when we are old keep sending your photo cards!
Aren't these guys beautiful?! Who wouldn't want to look at them again?
James (Erick's youngest brother) and Brit's son had his birthday party today. Happy Birthday Tyler!
Miles was acting as Tyler's "assistant". He brought Tyler each present and was so excited for Tyler. It was very cute.
Charlie. Chris (Erick's other brother) and Kristi's daughter.
Ellie with her great-grandma.
Well this is obviously not about me because when I am nervous the opposite happens to me and I am unable to speak. Must be a Cobb thing? Mason is a huge "nervous talker". This happens a lot and it is kind of funny to watch. He went to the dentist this week. He really likes his dentist but still was either nervous or excited because he would not stop talking. The minute he walked in the office he was non stop. It was hilarious! I wish I could hear what he was talking about with the dentist. Mason said he was talking about piranhas and school. No cavities this time!
Some of the best books I have read are for sale really cheap!
From February 1–28, at the Sovereign Grace store, you’ll find these prices:
