There's Nothin I Can Do About It.

So I'm changing Ridge's diaper, and of course, the much needed wipes have "walked off" to somewhere else in the house.

Me (with a sigh of frustration, talking to myself): Where are the wipes?
Ridge: I don't know mommy. And there's nothin I can do about it right now.
Me(laughing to myself): I know. You stay right there. (risky move, I know!)

When I return with the wipes, he is thankfully still lying there on the floor in the exact same position. I can tell he's been thinking hard about something.

Ridge: you know mommy, there's a bad guy
Me: really?
Ridge: yea, but don't worry mommy, Daddy will save you.
Me: Daddy will save me?
Ridge: Yes, Daddy's the good guy.
Me: You're right. He is a good guy. What about you? will you save me too?
Ridge: There's nothin I can do about it. But daddy can.

Three things I learned from this conversation:
1) He listens to what I say. I've said many times, "I'm so sorry Ridge. There's nothing I can do about it right now. I'm driving."
2)He is obsessed with good guys & bad guys.
3)I always need to check for wipes before starting the process of changing a diaper

Ummmm.... I think I said

DON'T throw the frisbee in the house.

It's hard to see, but the glass on this picture is shattered. . .



Cobb's reaction was "oops!"

Got it fixed the same day at Hobby Lobby. :)

My tag along Chicago Trip

The last week of October I tagged along with Rob on a business trip to Chicago. While there, I went up to Winnetka, Il to visit my dear friend Genny. I loved it there! So beautiful.
Here's the view from her porch:

We walked down to the beach along this path:


Here's the beach:

And Genny! It was so good to see her and get to hang with her. We don't get to see each other near enough!

It was so peaceful & tranquil in Winnetka with the cool breeze and fall colors.

After returning home, I realized I can find similar beauty & tranquility right here in Allen, TX. Here's some views of the pond near our house.




I think after seeing Winnetka, I appreciate my little pond & trail behind my house even more!

Go Cowboys!

The Sunday after Halloween we went to the Cowboy game at the new stadium. It was so fun! Here's the view from our seat. . .

The Fifers came with us, and it was so nice to hang with our good friends.

Thanks to Pops & Nana for the tickets & for watching the kids!!!!

Star Wars visits Allen

Finally, some Halloween pics!! Yes, I know it's a week late. But, better late then never huh???

We had Obi-Wan Kenobi

and Padme Amidala

"No Pictures!!"

but daddy caught one on the sly!

And lastly, but definitely not least, we had Yoda!

"Yoda, that looks a little heavy, want me to carry your bucket?"
"NO! I need LOTS more candy mommy."

Plus Darth Vadar & Princess Leia attempted to join the crew


Our friends Sarah & Josh(soccer player & golfer) joined us which allowed for Mulligan to come along & get some exercise!

It was a fun night of trick or treating.

Here's us preparing a pumpkin to be carved. We roasted the seeds & ate them, but the actual carving never took place. Sad for our pumpkin, but thankfully, or kids didn't know the difference :)

My Sister's New CD!

My sister just released her second CD! We are so excited for her, and the music is great. "Thank You" is my very favorite, but I like all of them. She's a great writer with powerful words. Check it out at her website Carolinecobb.com.

For the next week, you can listen to the new album in full between www.virb.com/carolinecobb and www.myspace.com/carolinecobbmusic.

Be sure to listen to "Next Year" as well. She sings about how crazy it would be if they had a baby, and they found out afterwards that she's pregnant with her first. She's due in early March with a baby girl. We are so excited.

We had a great Halloween weekend. I'll post about that tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Embarrassing Moment #???

So after a fun day of soccer games and birthday parties, we headed to Mooyah burger with some friends. After the chaos of ordering with 6 young kids and 4 adults, we finally settled down at the "adult table." The kids sat at a table of their own, and of course, they finished their meals before we had a chance to take our second bite. We were outside so we allowed them to get up and play away from the tables. We start talking again, and I hear, "uh ma'am? Is this one of yours?" I turn to the table next to us where three women are sitting. And then I notice that she is pointing under her table at my daughter. Yes, Charly is sitting under their table, hugging her knees so she can be small enough to squeeze in between the 3 pairs of legs. At that point, I wasn't sure if I should claim her or not, but I did. Charly was really proud of her hiding place, and thankfully the women were understanding!

Who is Stronger?

Ridge: Batman is stronger than God
Charly: NO! He's not. God is the strongest ever. And Batman isn't real anyway.
Ridge: oh. Well then Superman? He's the strong ever.
Charly: No. Not even Superman. God is stronger than everyone. He's the biggest too.
Ridge: Oh.

(just a little conversation that happened in the car one day. It's my favorite thing to listen to).

Why was my phone there??

Of all places!!! Of all days!!!

I'm in the process of cleaning out. I'm in a time crunch because we are having a garage sale tomorrow! yes, tomorrow! I worked hard to clean out the drawers & the closet of the guest room (all Ridge's stuff) so I can put Ridge down for his nap in there. His naptime would allow me to get stuff done in the playroom & the other kids rooms before picking up Charly at school (he's a good napper). About 45 minutes later, I start searching for my phone to text Rob. I call it twice, but I still can't hear it. I venture upstairs to see if it might be hidden up there somewhere before I give up. I hear it faintly & call a 4th time. Horrified, I realize it is coming from the room where Ridge is thankfully still sleeping. I sneak in, look everywhere. It's not on the dresser, under the bed, on the bed, near the bed, in the closet or bathroom. But I know I heard it in that room! I decide to look again later, and smile down at my "sleeping" Ridge. Right then his eyes pop open, he smiles, and I see it. A tiny edge of my phone is peaking out from underneath him. He is sleeping on it! How did that happen? I have no idea. But now Ridge is awake and needing me. He's sitting with me now as I type. My ounce of time to clean out is gone. oh well. Stinkin phone! GRRRRRRR

Watching the Planes

Yesterday we had a busy & fun morning. Cobb was out of school so we rested in the morning, had chocolate chip pancakes, and then headed to meet the Heinrichs at the park. After the park, we went on to lunch with my friend Emily Ruth Jones at SWA. My kids love it there because it's like a playground! They had it all decorated for Halloween.

And of course after lunch we just had to watch the airplanes. The deck at the SWA building is a perfect spot to watch them take off and land. Such a great time.


Thanks Em!