The turkey was good....zzzz, zzzz, zzzz...

We had a good holiday feasting on the bird and ham. We spent the evening with Julie's sister and her family. It was nice to have time together without our busy work schedules interfering. We took part in the holiday shopping blitz for the first time this year, too. Our mall opened up at 1am on Friday. It was a big marketing promotion and the first year our mall opened this early. I wasn't tired and decided to check it out. Julie and Connor went to bed so I went it alone - which was for the best. I figured there would be a couple hundred crazy people like myself there to check out the holiday deals, but I didn't expect thousands of people. Apparently neither did the mall. I got to the mall at 12:50am and already the entire parking lot was full and every entrance had lines stretching around the corners. Our mall isn't gigantic, but it certainly isn't small. It was totally outrageous. The police had to be called for crowd control. I have to say that it was kind of fun (because I waited to go inside until after the rush), but not worth doing again. I stood in line for an hour to make my purchases for Connor at The Children's Store. I got home at 3am, then Julie got up at 5am to do her round. She said she went to Target first, but quickly left as the crowd was crazy. Overall, we scored some good deals, but I don't think we'll be doing it again - besides - where's the spirit of Christmas in all this?

Thanks for the baby name suggestions that we have received so far. We haven't decided on anything yet, but so far Julie likes Braden...and I like what she likes (if I'm smart).

Happy Holidays to everyone!!!!

We're having a .......

Today was our 20 week ultrasound - just moving right along. As you can see (you may need to click the photos to enlarge so you can see), Connor is going to have a little brother. We are very excited. It was cool to see his heart beating and that all four chambers of the heart were there. We were able to see the two brain hemispheres. All is developing as it should. We expect this baby boy to arrive around March 23. Connor does not quite fully understand the baby in the belly just yet, but he's getting there. We have no idea as for a name, so perhaps we'll open it up to suggestions. The winner gets to purchase a year supply of diapers for the new baby.

Short trip to Kennewick

We finally were able to get out of town, even if just for a weekend. We went to Kennewick, Washington to visit some friends from our old ward. It was nice to see the Riveras again. On our way we stayed in a hotel in La Grande, Oregon. Connor is seen ordering room service (juice and suckers - his favorites). Connor had a great time playing with the Rivera's daughter, Taylor. We'd like to thank the Riveras for a wonderful visit. It was fun to stay up late and play Guitar Hero - and yes, we now want a Wii of our own. Also in the slideshow; a photo of Julie and Connor at Columbia Park on the Columbia River and a photo of what happens when you leave Nesquik chocolate milk powder on the counter within a child's reach.



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Home and Halloween

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Choo Choo Train - Connor's favorite toys are trains (probably because he's seen Polar Express about 100 times)

Aaarrgh, Matey!! This little pirate will steal your treasure...of candy. Connor had a great time going to the neighbors and the church trunk-or-treat. Fortunately, no one was hurt by the sword.

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Here are some old photos, but they're fun so we thought we would share. Connor and Rich did a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. They were locked up for "good" and had to raise bail (donations) to get out of jail.

Silver City

Silver City is an old mining town in Southern Idaho near the Nevada border. It is located in the Owyhee Mountains. It is an active ghost town with just a couple year round residents. It is amazing that this town has managed to last as long as it has. Efforts are being made to keep it going, and much of the town is being restored without comprising its historic structure.

Special request

At Grandma Masayo's request, we're bringing back some photos of Connor with his camping pack from a church camp last July. Connor took to his pack like a pro, lugging it all over camp and refusing to take it off.

Halloween Party

Julie put together a very nice Halloween party last night for our family and friends. Here are a few photos. She also decorated the front of the house. I hoped to catch the house in all its eerie-ness but the flash on the camera is too bright. Connor and his guests enjoyed the donut-on-a-string eating contest, although most kids cheated and used their hands. Looking through our photos I realize that perhaps we should not be so obsessed with Connor and maybe take some pictures of our guests, as well - oh, well...next time. Oh, and don't mind the "happy birthday' sign behind Connor and Julie in the pumpkin carving photo - that's been up since Connor's first birthday - he liked it up and I guess it has just become a fixture (we don't even notice it anymore). I suppose we'll think about taking it down.

Our friend from Sweden

Some of you may not have known, but we had the opportunity to share our home with a wonderful person that I met at work this past year. Lamin Kinteh came to Boise as an exchange student from Sweden. He attended Boise State University and received his second Bachelor's degree (his first was accomplished in England). It was our pleasure to have him as our guest and we consider him a friend for life. Connor really took to him and although he is only two, Connor already plans to spend some summers with Lamin in Europe and The Gambia, Africa where Lamin was born. Lamin is back home in Stockholm, Sweden with his wife and daughter (he has another daughter in London whom is married and recently had Lamin's first grandchild). Lamin has plans to come back to Boise this summer and work on his master's degree, but will bring his wife with him. We look forward to sharing our home with them when they arrive.

Here is the first ultrasound photos of our expecting baby. Too early yet to tell whether we'll be having a boy or a girl (but does it ever really matter?). But at least all the parts seem to be there. Our baby has been more active as of late. We are very excited and cannot wait till the baby arrives.

Here is R Team

Because we are pregnant it was only appropriate that we change our blog name from We3Robinsons to something more fitting...since there will now be more than 3. So for now on, we are the R Team. Please feel free to leave comments...we would love to hear from you.

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Just wanted to add some more pictures to the blog. Life is good, and Connor is the center of our happiness (although we do love each other as much as we love him).

Season's Changing

It has turned to fall and with that the weather is cold, windy, and wet. We love this time of year though, because the trees turn such beautiful colors. Not many new pictures as of late, but here are a couple of Connor (we rarely take pictures with us in them - they're almost always of Connor).

As for us, we are expecting a new addition to the family in March. We are very excited. We should know in a few weeks whether we'll be having a boy or a girl (personally, I hope for a girl - but you can't get your hopes up and whatever we have is a blessing).

Julie is working hard at her hospice job and continuing towards her LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). I have re-enlisted and this time will serve in the Idaho Air National Guard. I'm happy to be in the military again and look forward to working on the A-10 attack aircraft as well as the C-130 transports. Getting the rest of my college education paid for is quite an incentive. Otherwise, things are going well with my full -time job at Costco.

We love and miss all of you and hope to be able to see as many of you as soon as possible.

Julie's ten year high school reunion.

Julie just had her 10 year reunion. It was a lot of fun and she enjoyed seeing all her old friends. I had a great time getting to meet all of them and appreciated the opportunity to get away from work and school. It's always nice to see friends and family.

Part of the reunion was spent at the nearby reservoir - Lahontan. We all had a good time, but Connor especially enjoyed himself. He loves the water and we couldn't keep him away.

Connor just turned 2! Happy Birthday, big boy!

Well, Connor is growing so fast. Happy Birthday. He is now 2 years old. His vocabulary is picking up really quick. And he is becoming quite the daredevil...always climbing an jumping.


Connor was a lucky boy and got to have two birthday parties. He had one with his family in Boise, and another with his family in Fallon, Nevada. Twice the party meant twice the presents and cake. He wasn't complaining, nor were we.



Happy Birthday, son. We love you!

What's new?!

We've added a couple new photos of Connor, since he's all that anyone is interested in (including ourselves). Connor had great fun at his first Easter egg hunt at Zoo Boise. He really enjoyed all the candy inside. It was difficult to get Connor to grab as many eggs as possible and race the other children. He wanted to take the time to open each egg and collect the candy inside before moving on to the next, but with mom and dad's help, he managed to fill his basket.

Connor went on his first Ward Family Camping Trip. I didn't realize he would take to camping so quickly. I thought he might like to carry his own bag, so I put it on his back. He loved hauling his sleeping bag and pillow around. He was very cute running around the camp, so proud to carry his own stuff.

Connor's 2nd birthday is coming up soon so keep checking back as we will be updating the blog.

We're half way through 2007 and it has been a very busy year already. We're finally getting settled into our home, Rich has returned to school and is now attending Northwest Nazarene University, Julie is busy with her hospice, care club, and Alzheimer's work, and Connor is just busy.

Connor will be two very soon and we're very excited about how much he has grown. It's sad to see him grow up so fast, but it's a joy to see him learn so quick. He is a great delight and constantly keeps us smiling - unless he's throwing rice around the house again - but at least he's having fun.

We hope to get out travel a bit this summer. Now that Connor is getting a bit older we should be able to do some camping and get in some road trips. We'd love to plan a trip to Utah, Washington and Colorado to visit friends. We'll already be heading to Nevada for Julie's high school reunion.