He's not always sleeping - it's just easier to photograph him when he's not moving!

Helping with online school . . . .

Sympathizing with our youngest who received a black eye when she slipped on the icy deck and fell face-first into a chair

He's awake!

The lengths the kids will go to help our puppy get used to his crate!

A cute puppy is hard to resist . . . . .

Up close and personal

We now have four kids!!

The big gift to the family this year came in the form of a 9 week old black Labrador puppy. We all agree on the pronunciation of his name, but haven't agreed on the spelling: Cobie, Coby, Cobi, Kobi, Kobie, Koby or Kobe!!

In Autumn, 2009, Brett, Bob and I surprised our Dad with a trip to NY for his 70th birthday to see the Yankees play in their new stadium. We also visited FAO Schwarz to tap out a tune on the same piano used by Tom Hanks in the film, 'Big'.

We passed through Times Square on our way to Central Park

Yankee Stadium was impressive and so were the Yankees in a losing effort. There were several home runs including one by Derek Jeter who also had a chance to save the game for the Yankees in the final at-bat.

Jousting for the ball in the final game of the hockey season

"Hustle" is my favorite word!