LIGHTS!!!

 
 
 
 
Rich kept his promise that he would put lights up on the house this year. Yeah!! It is the first time in 9 years that we have had lights. I must add that he says he put lights up one year on a different house, but I recall differently. Either way I am happy to have lights up and so are the boys. Rich and Connor even put up a tree on the front porch and decorated it. Connor decorated the tree in the house all by himself and kindly pulled all the decorations out of the boxes and had them strewn out all over the floor downstair. That called for immediate decorating just to get rid of the mess. He has had lots of questions about Santa and hand wrote his Christmas list this year. We have been trying to help them understand the real reason for Christmas and that it is not just about the gifts....we'll keep trying. They did help pick out some toys to give other kids in need for Toys for Tots and The Salvation Army.

First Snow Day

 

 

 

 

Connor and Andrew had their first snow day with lots of snow. Connor got to stay home from school and we all played outside. Andrew joined in too, but as you can tell he didn't last long before it got too boring.

It seems like growing up we had snow like this all the time and now it is a big treat to get dumped on like this. I love having four seasons for reasons like this.

Eyes Wide Open & First Solids

This posting is for my aunt who wants to see a picture of Andrew with his eyes open. I must also explain a little about the last picure. Braden decided he would feed Andrew a strawberry Tootsie Roll. I did not know this until Andrew woke up from his nap and was covered in melted pink stuff. Good thing he was sleeping and it just melted on his close, blanket, hands, and hair. Braden now knows he can not feed Andrew!!!

Pumpkin Pickin'

Connor had his first field trip to the pumpkin patch. The whole family went to join in on the fun. He had fun on the hay ride, playing in the corn kernals, and gettin lost in the maze. I sure am glad his school hasn't cut all field trips. Some things are a must for memories.

Andrew Robinson Slideshow

Summer Camping

Gotta love camping with the cousins and Grandma. We all had a great time loved the camp trailers. A new must for camping. Grandma was just glad she didn't have to sleep on the ground. She just had to go between camp trailers to please the grandkids.

1st day of school

Connor was super excited for his first day of school. We dropped him off at the school. He took off from the car - "Bye!". Julie had to tell him to wait - she wanted to walk him to class. Connor stopped and let his parents walk him into the school yard - then he was off to the playground. We stuck around till the bell rang. Connor ran for his classroom - the first in line. I've never seen him so excited. He rode the bus home - another exciting experience. He is loving kindergarten and making new friends. He is already acting like a pro - getting on the bus, doing his homework. Of course his favorite part is recess. His favorite teacher is the "recess teacher" as he calls her because when he fell and scraped his knee she put a band-aid on it. Braden loves to walk with Connor to the bus stop in the morning and can't wait to see him come home.

Random Family Fun since Easter (really) 2010

It's been awhile since we've posted just fun family fodder - so here's a slideshow of just Robinson randomness for you to enjoy...
Don't forget, click the image to enlarge the pictures.

Oh...Brother - we're gonna have another boy!!!!

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Crazy Mother's Day

I told Rich that we would need to trade mother's day and father's day this year. This is how it went: Rich went to bed Sat. night burning up, but feeling freezing cold. He woke up the same way and spend the next 3 days in bed. So I fixed breakfast and got the three of us off to church. Came home early to drop the boys off at home so I could go to a memorial for a patient from work. Made sure Braden was down for a nap, Connor had a movie in, and Rich had lunch before I left. Came home and took the boys over to Rich's parents for Mother's Day. Luckily I didn't have to make dinner, Masayo did. We visited and did some yard work for her for mother's Day. Then I dropped the boys off and made sure Braden was in Bed before I headed off to work again. This time to meet with a family who's mother was actively dying. I did think to myself that I would take my mother's day anyday compared to that families Mother's Day. On the 40 min. drive home at 10:30 at night I realized I hadn't called my own mother. Had a nice conversation with her and I instantly went to bed when I got home. The next day Connor took me outside (with my eyes closed) to show me the wonderful bird feeder they had gotten me for the yard. Connor had also told me many times that day Happy Mother's Day and that he loved me. I know Rich had many plans for breakfast, dinner, and a nice day. Sorry it was such a bummer for him.

Oh and by the way if you can't tell by the baby count down (wish it wasn't such a scary picture) we are expecting again around November 8th. That makes any Mother's Day extra special.

Slow down - it's the 5-0.

"Hey, Dad. When I grow up and I'm a policeman..and I pull you over for speeding...I won't give you a ticket...'cause you're my dad." Thanks, Connor - you're a great son. FYI - this was after we saw someone pulled over - it wasn't me. And Connor offered the same deal to Julie.

Raising OCD

Braden is so much like his daddy - everything has it's place and needs to be in order. This is how he plays - by lining up all his cars and trucks. Cute. Hope it doesn't truly become a disorder. But, then, he doesn't seem to mind throwing his food on the floor so I guess not everything has to be neat and tidy.

Ugly Sweater Champions

We attended a terrific progressive dinner with great friends for Valentine's Day. The icing...our sweaters were the champs of the ugly sweater contest. But I'm not sure why anyone would call our sweaters ugly. Doesn't everyone have sweaters like these???

A bit of everything....

Here are some more photos from our trip to Southern California in December, pictures from a visit to Grandma Donna's, Connor's karate and ski lessons.

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What's new....

It's been so long. We've been such strangers. We're so sorry. So what have we been up to??? Just the same old, same old. We had to upgrade our picasa file in order to store more pictures. That became one of those "I'll do it tomorrow's". That was three months ago. So we finally did it last month. Then we needed to update the blog...another "tomorrow". So now, finally, we've put up a couple new posts. Granted, their old events by now, but still great memories. Braden is being nicknamed "busy" because we can't keep up. Connor has started karate and downhill ski lessons. Now that we're back on track we'll be posting again regularly. Looking forward to seeing all of you, and being seen. Cheers!

We took the kids and Grandma Donna and headed down to visit family in Orange, California (a suburb of Los Angeles) in mid-December. It was a great time spent with Julie's sister, Carol, and her family. We all went to Newport Beach to take in the ocean. We immediately spotted dolphins as we pulled up to park. There was a sea lion, a wet baby, and a wet grandma. Everyone had a blast. Thanks to the LaBounty's for being such great hosts. We hope it won't be another seven years before we make it down for another visit.

Julie and the boys having some winter time fun in early December.