FLASHBACK

Here's one of my favorite videos of Cobb. He had just turned 3 yrs old.
(Charly was 18 months, and I was prego with Ridge)

Ridge and Charly: Something New

A Day of Friends

Today we had our cousins Bo and Hank over to play. Bo and Ridge had such a good time posing and running around. Both have lost older siblings to school, and now are home alone with mommy (and Hank for Bo). So I think it was a nice for both of them to have a playmate.

Hank was the sweetest baby. So content the whole time. Isn't he cute?

But don't let him fool you! He was infatuated with the dog, and continued to crawl after poor Mulligan. And gotcha!



Don't worry, I was watching carefully. :)

Later, after school, we had a friend for each kid. Jett and Jake came over to hang with Ridge and Cobb.


And Charly had over her new friend Hannah from school.

Such a fun day! We are blessed to have friends and cousins we love so much.

Playdate for Ridge!

Ridge wanted two friends to come over to play today, and I thought that would be a great idea!

The friends quickly turned into super heros running around saving the day.

Bennett was determined to be the bad guy. So Robin and Spiderman had a dual, while Superman decided it was best to watch from the stairs:

Later they built our family out of legos. Rob, Haley, Cobb, Charly, and Ridge all having an adventure!

Cuddle Time

Ridge has had a hard time the last two mornings as he has realized Charly and Cobb will be gone EVERY day. So we spent extra time cuddling this am. My sweet boy!

We forgot Daddy!

Poor Rob was behind the camera the whole first day of school! So we took this pic this a.m.:

Rob, thanks for being there. You are always present, and the kids know how much you love them because of your actions and your leading. We love you.

First Day of School

I thought sending the second kiddo off to Kindergarten was going to be a bit easier, especially since Charly was SO ready and SO excited! HA, was I wrong! I cried as soon as I left her. But both Charly and Cobb had great first days.

This morning they were fired up to go to school, and Ridge was just as excited to be staying home with me (surprise!). Here's some pics from our day today!


Getting ready in mommy's bathroom


Charly and her big backpack!



Cobb was determined to be "on time." He did NOT want a tardy (which he wasn't close to getting). So we told him he could go on to class, and we would walk with Charly to hers. He was pumped about that!

Walking Charly to class

Putting away her stuff

Meanwhile. . .

Saying goodbye

She's fine...

And I was getting out of the building as fast as I could so the tears could fall.

AFTER SCHOOL:
Our first grade stud:


Celebrating with slurpees!

Between The Iron Men!

(Cobb, Charly, and their cousin Abran)

"One more touch!"

"I'm a woman. He's a man!"

Says Charly after going through Mimi and Papo's closet.