June 2009 Welcome Home Elder Cosby!

Our beloved son, brother, and uncle Elder Jacob Daniel Cosby  returns home from his service in the Florida Tallahassee Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints June 25, 2009.  He has had a very successful mission, bringiing honor to his family and the Savior in whose service he has been.. We are very excited to see him and hear from him and also to gather with other family members. What a blessing it has been to us to have four sons choose to dedicate two years of their lives in losing themselves in love and service to others.  Welcome home Elder Cosby!--the fourth!  We love you and are so proud of the fine man you have become and will continue to become!

I Love IBM!

I thought it would be appropriate to bid IBM a fond farewell. I have been from Prudoe Bay, Alaska to Marseille, France with IBM and almost every state of the union. I have met with C-suite executives many times, with federal and state legislators, governors, mayors, and all kinds of business folks, engineers and scientists. I have paid for seven kids with the money I earned from IBM and two of them were $30K+ babies. It has been a wonderful and rewarding career and I couldn't have asked for more. On top of it all, your mother and I will enjoy a pension and other benefits from IBM for the rest of our lives. Now that I am moving on to another company and career, I wanted you to know that I will forever have IBM blue coursing through my veins. Eventhough I had the opportunity, I could not bring myself to interview with a direct IBM competitor during my job search. There will always be a tender spot in my heart for big blue ( I was not paid to post this).  Dad

La Viva Loca!

Belle was so excited to have Grandpa and Grandma come visit for a few days. She was so anxious for them to come that we met them in their car outside as they drove up! We enjoyed Chipotle for dinner Friday night and a few rounds of Duck Duck Goose. We started our day early on Saturday with a trip to Krispy Kreme for breakfast. We then skipped naps and went to the San Antonio Zoo. Belle loved the beautiful South American butterfly exhibit as well as the rhinos...which she insisted we see immediately. When we were tired, hot and hungry, we headed back to Stone Oak for some pasta at a new restaurant near our home called BJ's. After a trip to Target to buy the latest Strawberry Shortcake movie, we ended our busy day at home with a movie and pajama party! Grandpa and Grandma had to leave early in the morning before Belle was awake, but it was a super trip. We enjoyed every minute of the quick 36 hour-trip and can't wait until next visit.

Grandpa and Grandma brought Belle a Curious George doll and story book as a gift and we have read George Feeds the Animals every day, at least once since! What more could a 2 year old ask for?

MORE COSBY CLAN - ELIJAH'S ARRIVAL!

Friday, October 24 the grand-Cosby Kids welcomed a new member to their exclusive club.  NEW BABY SON, BROTHER, GRANDSON, and NEPHEW Elijah Packer Cosby is nesting with his parents Jon and Anna and brothers Isaac and Lincoln, who are practicing being angelic older brothers (note that practice does not equal perfection).  Grandma Walker is with the family for a couple of weeks, while Papa Van, Gramma Ruth, Uncle Seth and Uncle Joe are very excited to be seeing our little guy for Thanksgiving.  Pictures coming soon . . . Jon?

BYU Tragedy

Here are some pictures and video from our trip to Flower Mound. We had a great weekend, but you can see by the sad faces in the second picture how disappointing the BYU v. TCU game was...

Dad's impersonation of Lavell Edwards

Anna spends lots of time in her new toy from Grannie Annie! She loves it!
And so does Anna's mommy :)

GRANDKIDS TALENT SHOW - JULY 2008

Cosby 4th of July Reunion Activities

DAY TRIPS:
Waterpark (NR-H2O, Hawaiian Falls, or Hurricane Harbor)
6 Flags over Texas

SHORT TRIPS:
Ride uncle Seth's (homemade) Kayak by Goatman's bridge
Fish with Uncle Joseph at Kid's Kastle pond + park play
Trail walks (feed ducks, tennis, playground available)
Get a Jamba Juice or Ice Cream Treat
March in Flower Mound 4th of July Kids Parade
4th of July Fireworks (late)

HOME ACTIVITIES:
Trampoline Games with Uncle Seth and Joseph
Grandkids camp with Papa/Granny Mom & Dad go out
Sandbox and Kiddie pool fun
Playdough and fingerprint
Crafts with Gramma: Make a Reunion Teddy Bear
Storytime with Papa
Play with toys/watch movies in the grandkids spot
Play Ninetendo (sic) Wii with Uncles
Watch movies
Never dress and leave a mess: watch TV, leave debris
Outdoor Barbeque, Eat good food

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
Family Photos for Reunion Scrapbook/Memories
Daily Family devotional
Get to know your family & ancestors games [GAMES]
Preparedness Organization meeting