New Obsession for Iz

Izza has a new obsession. DISNEY PRINCESSES! We went to Disneyland last October and thought she wouldn't remember or care. Boy were we wrong. She remembers and LOVES all of the princesses! She even knows them by name! She loves to dress up like them, read books about them, look at pictures of them, and she especially loves the disney princess pez set Abbie got for Christmas from Grandma Linda. Those go everywhere with her. She has a little bucket on the back of her bike where they get to ride along with her. The slide in the backyard is ten times the fun with them around. She puts on the dresses and shows everyone in the house several times who she is wearing! We love it. She is a cutie!

Isabelle's "RELLAS"

Isabelle's "rellas" are of course her pretty plastic CinderRELLA shoes, ususally two different colors, but who is checking! She has to have them on everywhere and all day! She LOVES them! She will wear them on her bike or horse and then she wants to wear them in the mud or to church! I love it! Everyone assumed she would be our little tom boy because of her attitude.. who knew she had PRINCESS written all over her! She is a super sweetie with a killer attitude! We love her, she keeps us laughing all day!

My Favorite!!!

My girls..... I LOVE THEM! One of thier favorite things to do in the mornings is dress up in Abbie's dance clothes, turning on some loud fun music (doodlebops or playhouse disney), then dance for at least a half hour if not more! They will change thier clothes and shoes several times in the process, Abbie always dressing Izza. I, of course, get to be the audience and cheer and clap as they take turns twirling and doing awesome tricks! I just sit and think how amazing they are and what a lucky person I am to be the mom! They are such beautiful, talented, and spirited girls! I know one day I will miss this greatly! I love being a mom.... somtimes I wish I could just slow time down!!

poser!

TAKE MY PIC! Those are Abbies famous words. She loves posing and acting model like. A little attitude.. no prob, sweet face.. no prob... all on her own, no cues from mom! Who knows where she gets it! She is so much fun! These are first day of school pics. She started a new school last month and we are all loving it! She is doing very well and is allowed to progress at whatever pace she chooses. Both Ben and I were very impressed with the school! We are excited to see how she does!

Newest cousin!

William Graidy Arnell is the newest cousin! We had so much fun visiting him and seeing a new tiny baby. It makes my kids look so big!! He is a sweet baby... are all baby boys like that??? We love him and can't wait to see him again.

bRoWNiE bAtTeR

Yum! Yum! When we were visiting the Arnell famiy, Corina made us brownies. She is crazy, she set the bowl on the floor and put some spoons out and let the kids have at it! They thought it was so fun! Abbie and Justis thought it would be funny to put it all over thier faces! Too CUTE! We love visiting up north! We will see you soon!

Family Pics

I am back!! I have had trouble with computers for the last month or so, which meant no blogging:(
My sister, Jillian has started a new photography company. We had her take our family pics and we LOVE them! It was super windy and cold so we only got a few good ones but the ones we did get we think are great!! And I am a major sepia fan hence the non-colored pics! We had fun and think Jillian is awesome! Thanks again!

No Training Wheels!!!

Abbie has been telling us for a while now that she knows how to ride without the training wheels. She explained, " I dreamed about it, all I have to do is stay balanced and pedal." Simple enough! So Ben took off her training wheels on Saturday and we spent about ten minutes working with her. She then decided it was harder than she thought. We tried again on Sunday. It only took a few minutes and she was off all by herself! Grandpa Johnson and Aunt Alex stopped by so she was showing them her new found skills when she fell over. (her first fall, not even a scratch, just a scare) So we were done for the day. Monday we went out, but she was still nervous from the fall. I offered her a piece of candy if she rode down the driveway by herself, DONE!! She was off and running! Next was to the mailbox and back and from there it was endless running up and down the street beside her! (she still isn't sure about turning all by herself) We can't wait to go for a family bike ride!!! We are so proud of her... she was so awesome and easy to teach! GO ABBIE!!!!!

I love BEN COBB

A Husband tag.... so fun!
What is his name? Benjamin Robert Cobb
How long have you been together? seven years, including dating (we are celebrating our 6 year anniversary Feb 16th!).
How long did you date? We dated for over 1 year.
How old his he? 28
Who eats more?He does, but I have my moments:)
Who said I love you first? He did, I didn't repsond...... I was in shock!!
Who is taller? Ben, by about 20 inches!
Who can sing better? that one is a toss up.. and not cuz we are both good, but he is better at making up silly songs to make us all laugh.
Who is smarter?Depends on the subject, but Ben has a wider range of knowledge and he is pretty exact about everything!!! If he hears or reads it once then it is there forever!
Who does the laundry? I do, but I am not very good at it.. its my most hated chore!
Who pays the bills? he does, because its all online.
Who sleeps on the right side? I do.
Who mows the lawn? Him.
Who cooks dinner? I cook dinner.
Who drives? I do most of the run around kid driving... and its about half and half when we are all together as a fam.
Who is more stubborn? Both of us are pretty stubborn when we really want something.
Who kissed who first? he kissed me!
Who asked who out first? He asked me out after I had invited him on a trip to cali with me and a roomate.. thats when we kissed! SO i guess technically I asked him out? not sure!
Who proposed? He did.
Who has more friends? I would say me, although he has had a best friend longer than me.
Who is more sensitive? I am! for sure, but he tries to be sensitive to me......:)

The Tree House Museum

We took a fun trip up to Kaysville UT this past week! We went to see the newest addition to my sister Corina's family. She had a sweet baby boy, Graidy! Congrats!! We had a good time playing with the cousins all week. We got to take a trip to the Tree House Museum in Ogden! The kids had a blast running around together and they got to make bear masks and get bear noses painted on thier faces! We stayed until the kids were worn out, they slept good that night! Thanks again for hosting us at your home! Love you guys!
sidenote: 2 yr olds (almost 2) will not hold still long enough to take a photo unless they dont know you are taking one.. atleast that is the case for my sweet little Izza, you will note the fantastic side shots and blury or hidden face:)