The world according to the Cossette's.....

Images of Tanner and Peyton

2010-07-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

These two are so fun together, they both were great kids
considering we covered over 2600 miles and close to 40 hours in
the van we rented in 8 days. I have tell you the story between
my son and niece..I was Peyton's
first sitter, big surprise, but I would regularly go over after picking up Tanner from school

and watch her till Erik got home, Tanner was always there with me, so he learned to hold her and play with her, being small he was never afraid to hold her, and is now good with all the little cousins we have been having. The two of them got along the entire time, and I love them to death!

my job as auntie..

2010-07-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

was to make sure Peyton saw as many princesses in Disneyland as we possibly could get our pictures with!we did pretty good!

Hearst Castle and San Simeon

2010-07-19T08:43:00.000-07:00

It was another super windy road on the 1, took like 3.5 hours to get 94 miles, and it was foggy so we couldn't even see the beauty of the coastline at Big Sur. Oh well, we went to Hearst Castle, pretty awesome. Very hot though, the kids and Randy just wanted to jump in the pool, the kids didn't really like it, so if you plan on taking kids there i wouldn't advise it. They didn't complain, because they know tomorrow is Disneyland and Magic Mtn!

Monterey Bay day 4

2010-07-19T08:26:00.000-07:00

It's nice to have the same place to sleep for 2 days...played at the beach in Carmel...found an awesome free park that Peyton loved called the Dennis the Menace Park...and ate at the old Fishermans Warf...We have seen seals, pelicans and walruses..It's been fun and the kids are being great except for the usual.And btw, Peyton is the only one I can ever get to smile for pictures, we really all are on vacation too!

Day 3

2010-07-17T08:07:00.000-07:00

Long and grueling trip down the coast. Hwy 1 is very curvy but beautiful, I was car sick,luckily no one else was. 7 hours in the car was enough. We are now in Monterey Bay, and as Randy has no cord to download, we are only going off my little camera photos for now...

Day 1 and Day 2

2010-07-15T21:23:00.000-07:00

Our vacation began on Wednesday morning at 830 and we ended up in Crescent City, Ca at about 6:30...Terrible motel, not a good place for a germaphobe to sleep, thank God it was a short stay.

Today we left to check out the Redwood Forest and drive the coast...It was an awesome experience we all decided. We drove through Chandelier Tree, they swam in the river and we are now in Fort Bragg....Tomorrow we drive to Monterey Bay, here are some pics from so far. We have logged quite a few miles and time in the car, tempers only briefly flared between my husband and I as we have never attempted anything like this before. Yesterday Peyton told me, after I asked her about what she thought of her trip, "I am going to draw a picture in my mind forever!" I guess my trip was worth everything so far:)

Tanner is now 14

2010-06-09T18:30:00.001-07:00

How the time flies my baby is now 2 years from having a drivers license!Yikes. He truly is the best kid, a good student and awesome on a scooter. We had his friends and him to Skatebarn and then a family bbq on Sunday. Love you Tan!

here are the middle

2010-06-02T20:20:00.001-07:00

so......

2010-06-02T20:05:00.001-07:00

i was trying to be really good about the blog, and then I got sidetracked once again...we are remodeling 3 bedrooms all at once, i mean Randy is and it's a little chaotic. We had to kick our son out due to conflicting parenting/young adult situations at home. We need to parent and he doesnt want to be parented. It has been a difficult transition and we constantly are worrying about him and hoping that he can get on track with his life. Please pray for him, he needs it.

This weekend is Tanners 14th bday extravaganza, so we will be busy with 14 year old boys and skate barn excursion. I am adding some pictures of the recent work Randy has been doing, i just clean after him and pick paint color, he does amazing work, im soo proud!

The other fun filled part...MOTHER'S DAY

2010-05-10T18:57:00.000-07:00

We had brunch at Lobster Shop. Randy and I bought some plants, planted them, and had an awesome bbq with my sister and her family. Life is good.

Fun filled weekend....

2010-05-10T18:38:00.000-07:00

Saturday the 8th was Peyton's official bday, and as it goes, with a house full, she was sick...Which allowed the littlest princess Drue to enjoy all the attention, which she did. The Jumparoo was a hit as usual and Stacey made some pretty amazing cakes. The cutest was when Drue got her piece of cake, she walked up to her uncle Randy and said"let's go sit on the steps so I can share with you"It was precious.....So the pictures of her and Randy are my favorite.

Apr 25-27,2010

2010-04-28T16:16:00.000-07:00

Wow what a wonderful couple of days!We flew into Vegas at 8am on Sunday morning(yes we had to get up at 3:30am)and spent the day at the pool and meeting up with my step sister Rachel and her husband Bill. Then we had a lovely dinner with my bestie Lissa and Shawn....

The following day we rented a car with Bill and Rachel and headed out at 8 am to see the Grand Canyon. We ended up renting a newer version of my car, so Bill let Randy drive because we know the car and how it drives...oh yeah except for the fact that my husband has never done the push start ignition, so he only forgot to turn the car off once!hahaha. In Boulder City on our way to the Hoover Dam there is a restaurant called the Coffee Cup Cafe, and it is one of the restaurants in DINERS,DRIVEINS AND DIVES, so of course we had to have breakfast there...We then ventured to the Hoover Dam, of which will probably be the only time we will ever go across on the dam, they are building quite the bridge to take place of driving across it anymore...Then on to the Canyon. We were headed in the direction of the skywalk, but the price was ridiculous so we just took the bus tour, which we did not know you had to do, i will do more investigating the next time i decide to do something like that. Glad we saw it once, I must say it resembles Eastern Washington alot, even the dam was an awful lot like the Grand Coulee.

Cades bday

2010-04-11T09:24:00.001-07:00

Well Cade im really sorry your bday at the park was soo cold and windy!I Love you little cutie pie and i can't believe you're 3!

Easter

2010-04-05T14:09:00.000-07:00

Spent the wonderful day with family, thank you Jen you did a fantastic time hosting your family!Here are a few of the pictures i got..Jen had an egg hunt for the little ones, and before we knew it Drue had her basket full!

Easter Bunco

2010-04-05T12:32:00.000-07:00

The night before Easter we went to Kathy and Candace's house for family Easter Bunco, Keri and Sara were the only ones that had ever played, and now i think we are all addicted. Of course Tanner won more than normal, the lucky little player, and we had a great feast and fun....The funny shots of people were taken by Kathy when she got sick of me taking photos of everyone, she turned the camera on all of us, and these will be used for sure in next year's calendar!

(Remember Kathy took all individual shots)Oh and see Candace making all those white russians, well we ran out!lolololol

March 31st 2010

2010-04-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

Today we celebrate Randy's official bday. Right in the middle of the week we managed to get a few of our usual crowd around together for a bbq. It was so thoughtful of you to take time out of your busy week to be there. And a special thanks to miss Stacey for the homemade ice cream and cake, you're the best. Also wouldnt want to forget Rebecca for remembering the conversation that went on the last time they were here about how awesome bacon would be on everything, made for some great present....

Fun with the Millers

2010-03-27T22:33:00.000-07:00

Tonight we enjoyed an evening with Wayne and Kelly to celebrate Randy's bday that is this week. We went to Stanley and Seaforts for dinner and then saw Time Machine Hot Tub. We had a great time thanks you two!

im having fun with old friends

2010-03-27T22:24:00.000-07:00

So last night i met my friend Amanda at BJ's for a beer and some catch up!I dont think i have see her since i was 17, so that's quite a while. We first went to Maxims together, which if you know me was a huge part of my teen years,and she was also new to PHS that year just like me..I enjoy getting to know all my friends from the past.

Happy 2nd Birthday Chloee

2010-03-24T21:23:00.001-07:00

Today I went to the zoo with Meagan, Chloee and Drue for Chloees bday...i must admit it was very fun hanging out wtih those two curly tops!As we were walking around i was remembering all the times i spent with my mom there and it made me soo sad she isnt here to enjoy these two beautiful granddaughters of hers.(she's missing out on all of them but today was just the two girls)I feel sometimes like Im filling her shoes, she kind of asked me to on her death bed, she made me promise i would take care of all of them, jeesh i hope i never let her down. It was so fun watching them interact, they dont see each other that often, Drue was telling Chloee what to do, that's what Peyton does to her, so it was cute. On the slide their hair was getting all crazy so i took about a zillion shots, it was cracking us up.

March 18-Mom's birthday,she would have been 59

2010-03-18T14:11:00.000-07:00

Today we went to The Poppy Seed Cafe in Fircrest for lunch to celebrate mom's birthday. Shelly, a friend of mine since i was 11, owns the cafe and it was really good. Missing my other siblings, Rebecca, Aaron, Drue, Gary and I went to Calvary to put flowers on mom's plot. I brought 7 roses, one for each kid and I put one on my little brothers grave site there. From mom's plot you can see where he is buried. We also noitced the new plate on mom's row, ST.Joseph, how appropriate!

GOTTA DO IT WHILE THE FIRES HOT

2010-03-13T13:25:00.000-08:00

So miss Peyton finally decided today was the day to get her early bday present from uncle Randy and auntie Robin, which was gettting her ears pierced!She was all excited up till the point of no return and she sat on Becca's lap till it was over.She really didn't get nervous till they started marking her ears where they would be, then she didnt want to do it.But once they take the earrings out of the package thats it you have to pay for them, so she reluctantly went through with it. After all was said and done she looked in the mirror and was thrilled! I like to give her presents that wont lay around and collect dust, she will remember this always and that is the best present i can give her, a memory!Oh and they are hello kitty earrings to boot!

As for Drue, she had the oppurtunity as well, but after sis did it, she opted not to, i dont blame her!

They only let me take pictures before and after so here they are.....

Really old friends

2010-03-04T18:01:00.000-08:00

Sharry and I went to school together in 8th grade, i left in10th grade and that was the last time we have seen each other. Well until facebook last March. It is a really small world story as a matter of fact. Her husband worked with Randy in the 90's, so now we can get together for more than one reason. We had a blast with them last weekend.

Our crazy Friday nights..

2010-03-04T07:51:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when Aaron and Bec invade my house.I taught Bec how to play 9's while the guys solved the world's problems around the fire..

Gas Works

2010-03-04T07:19:00.000-08:00

Randy had a memory of when he was a kid, his parents had taken him to Gas Works park, so realizing our kids were getting older, we thought it was high time to go create a memory. It was a beautifully wonderful sunny day and we took Becca and the girls with us. With cameras in tow, we spent an awesome day creating memories i hope they will share with their kids someday, and grandma too maybe, what a fun thought, me a grandma!Well my mom was at 40! Randy had also remembered the show on the food network had done on Red Mill Burgers, so he wanted to eat there. Here are some of my faves from that day..

After lunch we went to the Ballard Locks, that was where in the park that Tyler and Peyton pet a squirrel..wish we would have gotten a picture of that!

261 days...

2010-01-18T10:59:00.000-08:00

My 40th is 261 days away and i am planning a new image transformation for myself. Not only for health reasons, but i plan on losing roughly 40 pounds by then. Because i plan on gettting on a plane for my 40th bday and heading to Hawaii! So this is my accountability right here, in front of all of you so it's official and now there's no taking it back! I have taken the last fat picture in Hawaii, this is the year of the new and improved Robin, inside and out!

Walking the dogs

2010-01-18T10:50:00.000-08:00

We babysat the girls and they wanted to take the dogs for a walk. Randy has made a resolution to take the dogs on more walks, and integrating them into the wonderful dog parks around us. All in all the dogs are loving it, they know when Randy is getting ready to take them for a walk it's really funny.