Just another sign.

As if it wasn't obvious enough, we now have yet another reason to call us redneck white trash.


Yes, they are in the house, its been too cold outside for babies.

You should see the goat upstairs. ;)

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas has come and gone and we had a wonderful time.
We did our annual gingerbread makin with the cousins, not everyone could make it, but it was still fun. we got our Christmas eve jammies and wore our Reindeer noses just for fun. Christmas is a special time. The one thing I was missing was sending out our Cards this year. Budget was tight and 49 cents a stamp adds up! :)
We are so grateful for the special blessings we do have in our lives and all that we have been given. Merry Christmas to everyone!!

Steve's New Toy ( oh Boy)


Jimmy's Christmas Overload!



Christmas Jammies of 2010



graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses

Another Milestone

With Jimmy's birthday day and Baptism in Nov it brought another milestone in our lives. My Baby Boy is a Cub Scout. Now we are a full fledge scouting family! and Mommy cries every time I look at this picture of my beautiful grown up handsome men.

Yummy

 

Earlier this month I decided i wanted to learn how to make bread. Fresh yummy bread from scratch, from my Oven. So onto the internet I went. I have made 'prettier' loaves since this one, even a cinnomon raisin bread. But this was my very first HOmeade Bread, and yes, it was yummy. :)

Can everybody say WEEEEEeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

 

Its beginning to look alot like Christmas (finally)

And the Wonders of it All. . .

 

Jimmy Gets Baptized

Yesterday James Stanley Roberts was baptized. In our Church children are baptized at the age of eight and so it was now Jimmy's turn. He looked so handsome and grown up. My baby boy has taken another step to growing up and it was hard to watch. :) He is a tough cookie, and sometimes we struggle but he is a such a sweet special little man and I am so grateful Heavenly Father Trusted me with him. Thank you to all of our wonderful family who came to share this special day with us. Thank you Gramma Purple and Mom and Dad and Auntie Lisa who came all the way from California to make this day perfect. Jimmy James, I love you so much and we are so very very proud of you.

How did that happen!

How did I miss the entire month of November in my Blog world? So many things happened, we were busy I swear! I have missed my beautiful blog, my friend, I have missed sharing with you and marking our history. So sad. I am making up for it starting now. Check back tomorrow for more news because we had a very special day today!

Happy Halloween!

 

This has been a fun filled week for sure! With Halloween falling on a Sunday this year, we had all of our fun before. With class parties and church trunk n treats. and even our local grocery store threw a kids bash earlier in the week, this had ended up being a really fun Halloween. Tonight we made party foods, and had caramel apples and we carved our pumpkins as we greeted the trick or treaters that came to our door. We had a fun time.

 

Busy Week!

This last week was a busy one for the Roberts Gang. We had a Fall Festival at school that we helped with. The kids each won a Gold Fish. I guess no one heard me scream "NO FISH ARE COMING HOME WITH ME!" and Lizzie and Daddy did Pumpkins for Activity girls and Steve got his first text book in 12 years! He is going back to school, full time, online. Crazy, but exciting. His goal is to graduate with his business major. The world is a scary place right now and while the opportunity is there, he is taking it. Its a great lesson for the kids too, your never too old to stop learning.

 

Two years ago, our world changed forever. Katie Jo Marie was born. When I was 4 months pregnant with Jo, My Mom, Joan, passed away. Before she died, we talked about the baby, and she and I were sure it was a girl. I told Mom her name and I asked her to watch over her for me, till I could do it. Jojo is such a special baby girl. She laughs and smiles all the time. She is so social and happy and sweet and kind. When she sees me cry she crawls onto my lap and wipes away my tears. She sits in time out with Jimmy until he's done. She loves her silky, and babies and her big brother Stevie best. She didn't walk until she was almost 18 months. and she is just now really getting the words to come out. She doesn't get frustrated when we don't "get it", but she will will cheer and clap when we get it right! Katie Jo Marie has changed our life for the better, and helped us to realize what really matters. The joy of a child. The health of a family and the gifts from God.

Katie Jo at 3mos

 

Katie Jo at 6 mos.

 

Katie Jo at 1year

Katie Jo at 18 mos.

 

Katie Jo 2 years old Say Cheese!

Steve has a new Hobby!

 

You know, just in case the electrician thing doesn't work out. ;) now, if only I can get him to wear the big red nose.

Welcome Fall!

 

 

Well its a bit late, but my fall/Halloween Decorations are up! Its hard to decorate when its still 108 outside, but I did it, and then the very next day a beautiful cool down storm...I guess I should have decorated sooner?

Girls Turn!!

Mikey Built the boys an amazing Bunk bed. and Lizzie was way jealous! Because Lizzie is so artistic and imaginative, he wanted to give her something more her style. so after a sweet little drawing of a tree house sort of design that would accommodate a toddler below and Lizzie above, we approved. Then he locked the door and began his project. Now Mikey can't just stick with a plan. His brain keeps going, and as he worked the thing grew, and grew. (You think we would have learned our lesson with the boys massive tower thing) So three weeks later and a whole lot of work, we have a one of a kind awesome Tree house/play house/art center, that takes up over half the room! The girls love it, Jo is in heaven, and now the Boys are jealous. It huge and nothing else really fits in the room but Lizzie Loves it, so I'm happy. It really is spectacular.
Again, I cant fit the whole thing in one picture. Below on the left is a kitchen for Jo to play in, on the right is a little door for her to enter into. Above, behind the tree on the left, is Lizzie's bed and an artist easel and desk that drops down from the wall. This way Lizzie can have her 'special place' without Jo getting into it.
oh and the swing in front for Jo. Life is good for the Girls at the Roberts Place!

Day trip Rain trip

The Kids have been wanting to go camping again for ever. Every Sunday we talk about maybe Next weekend, but this or that has to be done instead. This last weekend, even though it was a holiday weekend it just seemed to disappear quickly, till we were only left with Monday. well we said, 'lets just do a day trip up to Payson and play in the water and have fun in the nature for a bit.' ( since I'm not so keen on the actual dirty, buggy, smokey, kids whiney, no real potty Camping, I was so for this!) So we packed up the kids, the car, the snacks and off we went up into the "mountians" for some fun in the cooler sun. it took us an hour and a half to drive, then it took us about 20 minutes to decide where to park, then 15 minutes to walk through the "I think this might be a trail" to the waterfront, only to find it ridden with trash and mosquitos. Another 15 minutes back to the car, 5 minutes down the road to a 'better spot", and finally we were out in the water launching the boats they made, (with spare wood from the bunkbeds), and Panning for Gold. (Mamas got a mortgage to pay) Great fun. five minutes later, we heard the thunder, then sprinkles...and before the boats and pans and kids could be collected it was pouring. great giant painful drops of rain, and dont forget the lighting! we got ten minutes out of the car. The kids had a great laugh. well, until they realized we were leaving so we wouldn't get bogged down in the mud, and water that was rising around us. Life is Always an Adventure!