Saturday Morning Art - Watercolor Willie

Wacky Wednesday

Last Wednesday was "Wacky Wednesday" at Kiddie Kollege.  Our wacky kids didn't need any help putting together their own special ensembles.

The Adventures of Willie the Wonder Dog

This may be the first part in a multi-part series.  We'll have to see. 

Today, was our first day back to school and our normal routines since Christmas vacation.  It was also our first day to leave Willie unattended for any length of time.  I still don't completely trust him in the house alone.  So, when I left to take the girls to school, I put him outside making sure to show him where his cozy bed, food and water were.  What more could a dog want?  Apparently the answer is "his master".

On my way home from picking Grace and Sarah up at pre-school today, I got a call from Rob asking if I was on my way home and saying that he was going to leave Willie inside.  "Ok" I said.  "Did you come home for lunch?"  "No, Willie showed up at school today and I am bringing him home.", he said.

What!?!  He explained that a student came in the office and said there was a dog sitting outside the door.  The student brought the dog in and he went straight to Rob's office.  The student apologized and explained that they were just trying to figure out who's dog it was because it had San Luis Obispo County tags on (that's where Willie is from).  Anyway, Rob told the student he knew who's dog it was because it was his. 

It looks like Willie found the only place in our fence that does not have a concrete curb under it and dug his way out.  Of all the places Willie could go, he went straight to Rob's office.  Rob walks to work, so we both think Willie tracked him there.  Maybe we're giving him too much credit, but it seems like too much of a coincidence otherwise.  Like I said in my previous post, he is Rob's dog all the way. 

The best part is that all of the office staff at the High School got to meet Mr. Cobb's new Wiener Dog.  I think it's hilarious.

Welcome Willie the Wiener Dog!

Say hello to the newest member of the Cobb Family, Willie the Wiener Dog.  Willie is a 7 year old Dachshund who loves attention and sweets (he fits right in around here).  Willie was Rob's Aunt Kathy and Uncle John's dog, so he is no stranger to our family.  He is one of the only small dogs that Rob and I have ever liked.  He is great with the girls and is the snuggliest dog you have ever met.

Willie is definately Rob's dog which is really funny.  Anyone who knows my husband well knows that he doesn't like small dogs and he especially doesn't like small inside dogs.  "Dogs belong outside" he says.  Well, Willie is a small inside dog, but he has stolen Rob's heart.  Rob let Willie sleep under the covers with him a few nights ago and I even think I caught him giving Willie a goodbye kiss yesterday.  Feel free to tease him ruthlessly (my husband, not Willie) next time you see him.  I am getting lots of mileage out of the whole thing at home.

Here he is all snuggled up with his girls and his dog.  Aren't they cute?

Cobb Christmas 09

We had a great and busy Christmas this year complete with a visit from Santa, new sock monkeys, new socks, a two horse open sleigh ride, wild sledding, snowball fights, and a couple days rest at Camp Coarsegold (Papa Mike and Grandma Kris's).  Here are a few pictures to give you a visual...

Christmas morning

With their new monkeys from Papa and Grandma Claudie

Bombs away!

Look out below...

Oh what fun it is to ride!

It was a great Christmas spent celebrating our Savior's birth and enjoying the ones we love.

Beautiful Ballerina

Hannah's ballet recital was a couple weeks ago. When the curtain opened she was front and center looking confident and beautiful. It was fun to see the result of all her hard work. She did a great job. Auntie Kelly and Cameron even came to watch. Here are a few pictures of her after the show.

Thanksgiving 2009

Since it's almost Christmas, I thought it would be a good time to post a bit about our Thanksgiving...maybe I'll get around to a Christmas post sometime before Easter.  We had a quiet Thanksgiving at home complete with school-made table decorations.

...and missles and guns or whatever

(spelling can really trip a kid up)

Here we are all ready for our feast.  We spent some time reflecting on what we were thankful for.  Jesus and each other were at the top of our list.

The week of Thanksgiving, Hannah's class had their Thanksgiving feast.  The class had worked hard to memorize Thanksgiving poems and prepare their readers theater pieces.  They were all so cute dressed up as pilgrims, indians and turkeys.

The day after Thanksgiving we packed the kids up and headed for our friend's mom's house where the boys did some skeet shooting and the kids and I climbed a rather steep hill.  If you look closely, that's a picture of Rob with a shotgun.  It turns out he's a pretty good shot (might come in handy when the girls start dating).  I think he surprised a few of the rough, tough cowboys they were shooting with.  I know he impressed his wife...what a man!  It was a great weekend.