Happy Birthday Whitney

3 weeks old

Whitney at 14 with her favorite brother Scott

Whitney and Jesse and on their wedding day November 2, 2007

The Cobb family, Christmas 2009

Today Whitney turns 19, I can't believe the years have gone by so quickly. I remember the first time I saw her at LDS Social Services, she was in wrapped in a pink blanket and sleeping soundly, she was only 1 1/2 days old. She was a big baby weighing in at 8 lbs 2 ozs., 21" long with dark hair. She has always been thoughtful of others, treats those she comes in contact with kindly. She enjoys her job as a CNA and I know those Elderly that she takes care of like her. Now she a wife and a mother, on top of working full-time to help support her family. She loves her husband and children and does her best to take care of them. Happy Birthday Whitney we love you, Mom.

Elton John and Billy Joel

This is the screen we viewed the concert from. The carmera man did an excellent job in giving us good shots of Elton and Billy.

Elton was flamboyant in his outfit, he had a design all in rhinestone on the back of his jacket, his glasses had "EJ" in diamonds on both corners

This is the stage from our view, we had corner seats, but it was awesome, we could see better than those that had a straight on view. They each had their own bands, they are all at the back. You can see their piano's facing each other. There was also lighting effects with each song, that was as much fun to watch as it was to listen.

After his costume change he was sporting red glasses to match the red shoes and the rhinestone design on the back of his coat.

I bought Robert tickets to their concert last year for his birthday, we were scheduled to go Nov. 19th, 2009, but that day it was rescheduled due to Elton John being sick. Last night exactly 3 months later we were entertained for almost 3 1/2 hours. The music was all the songs they are known for, they came out after their piano's came up on risers from the floor. They performed about 4 songs together, then Billy Joel left and Elton John performed for about 1 hr. When he was done Billy Joel came and and Elton left, Billy performed for an 1, then they performed another 4-5 songs together. They ended with "Piano Man and Rocket Man". The energy there was amazing, Robert & I were in awe of the front row they were all under 30 years old and singing and dancing to every song. We haven't been to a lot of concerts, but this was one of the best that we've ever been too. Our ears where still ringing when we went to bed, but it was worth every minute we sat there.

Sunshine

Yesterday morning while I was sitting at the computer the shine was shining in my window. I happened to glance outside to see it, I thought this was a pretty picture as the sun was rising over Farmington Peak, there was a little fog mixed in with it. Can't wait for Spring and Summer, so I can enjoy more sunny mornings. As it is short lived in the winter, today its back to overcast and I can't see the mountains.

My beautiful Randi

Wednesday I was tending my grandchildren. Randi came with "crazy hair" as she fondly calls it. She went to bed with wet hair the night before. I asked her if she wanted me to fix her crazy hair and she agreed. I sat her on the bathroom counter and used the faucet to get her hair wet...the results....her beautiful head of naturally curly hair. I asked her if I could take a picture of her to send to Grandpa and to "Grape(Great) Grandpa and Grandpa". She was hesitant at first, but finally let me snap this picture. Of course as a baised Grandma I think she could be a model....but most of all, she just has the most beautiful red curly hair.

The Bald Eagle

The Bald Eagle

Yesterday we took our family including Jesse and the grandchildren out to Farmington Bay to watch the Bald Eagle. Whitney had to work so she wasn't able to come with us. We saw the eagle above in one of their bldgs., this eagle was rescued with a broken left wing. So he won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Randi was in awe of this eagle, he never once was bothered by the noise of people around. The Bald Eagle is a beautiful bird, we did get to see through bonoculars the bald eagle from a distance, sitting out on the frozen pond, there was about 6 of them. They hang around Farmington bay to eat and then head to the mountains to nest. Other than the rain which created mud, it was an interesting experience.