1st Day of School

Cobb had his first day of Kindergarten yesterday at Norton Elementary. What a big boy. He was excited, I was nervous. He "knew" all there was to know, I still had questions. He was brave & thrilled to be there, and I cried as we walked down the hall away from the classroom. Yes, I admit it. My little boy did MUCH better than I did. He had a great day. He told me that it's okay to miss him, and I told him I was excited for him.

We drove over to Stacey & Jeff's house to drop off Charly & Ridge. Then Rob, Cobb, and I made our way over to Norton. Here he is ready to go with his new backpack!


walking into school. . .

At his seat in the class. . .

Cobb with his class at the opening of the castle ceremony. . .

Picking him up was my favorite part of the day.

As we walked home, he told me all about school, what parts were funny, what was hard (lunch), and what song he learned in music. He was very chatty! I asked him if his teacher was fun. He said, "well, she's fun, but not very fun." This is probably good because it means she is fun, but maybe consistent in discipline as well. I like this. When we got home we had fresh baked cookies & milk to celebrate.

This morning he was up and ready to go for the 2nd day. He was excited to go back. And the walk to school took us only 10 minutes. The only problem was that I didn't bring my license so I couldn't walk him down to his class. Charly & Ridge were disappointed b/c they wanted to see Cobb's big Kindergarten class. So we sang, "Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow! Your only a day away!"

Gotta go pick up my big boy!!! So very proud of my Kinderman.

Our trip to Destin (part 3)

Here is a little video of our trip. This is the final post on our trip I promise!

Our trip to Destin (part 2)

Tons of pictures!!

Our trip to Destin (part 1)

So far, we have had a great trip. I'm (Rob) at the Sandestin Starbucks because they have free WiFi... thus, I'm able to update our blog. We wanted to post some pictures of our time with our kids. They have loved the beach (even Charly is warming up to it).





Okay, I'm not able to put more pictures up here for some reason... I'll post more pictures tomorrow.

Oh How You've Grown Up!

My sweet baby boy is now 6 years old, and I can't believe the time is going so fast. I have taken an unintentional sabbatical from blogging (oops), but I'm coming back because I just can't resist talking about my boy.

Dear Cobb, you are such a grown up boy now. Six year old and heading off to Kindergarten. We can no longer hold you in the air with one hand (well, maybe daddy still can).

We can no longer dress you up like James Dean or turn you into a bunny at Easter. . .

You no longer sit on tops of pillows and chat (baby talk) to daddy.

But now we get the joy of your big bear hugs and laughter, and we get to have real conversations with our big boy. You have so many interesting things to say, you make everything more fun, and you have a sweet demeanor that draws people to you. It's fun to see you enjoying your friends, wrestling with daddy, or just being still with a book. I am so proud of you, the way you treat others, the way you love your brother & sister, and the way you enjoy your little life. I have learned a lot from you! I will pray that your heart would continue to grow more and more like Christ. I can see that happening already. I thank God that he gave you to your daddy and me. Thanks Cobb! Love, your mama

Cobb's birthday through the years

It's hard to believe that we now have a little 6 year old running around the house. Cobb turned 6 yesterday and in honor of our amazing boy, I present to you his birthday cards throughout the years. I couldn't find one (year 4)... Perhaps I didn't do one that year.

Our kids singing 'Don't Stop Believin'

Our kids love the final song from GLEE where they do a great version of Don't Stop Believin'... We have all watched it about 50 times and it just doesn't get old. Here they are.

A Video for Mommy

Haley's birthday is today!

Today is Haley's birthday and this is the first year I actually thought 'Maybe Haley doesn't want me saying her age anymore'. I'm not sure, so I'll keep it vague... she is in her upper mid-thirties (not including 38 or 36).

I love Haley very much and love being the 'lucky' one in our relationship. 'I married up' is a cute phrase, but it implies that she 'married down' which stinks for me and speaks poorly of her taste in men. So I'm not going to say that... though it's probably true.

I will say this: God gave me the greatest gift by allowing me to marry a woman like Haley. She sharpens me tremendously and always points me to Christ.

Happy Birthday Haley... your husband and kids love you.

Class Entertainer

I forgot to write in my last post that as the kids walked across the stage to receive their diploma, they were given a nick name. This is what was said about Cobb,

"Cobb Thomas our Class Entertainer. He loves to have fun with his friends, and he creates it by making everything we do even more fun by entertaining us with his joyful personality."

Following after his daddy's footsteps?