Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas Time

Yes, we are down to the monthly blog post here people.  So Since Thanksgiving we have been busy busy busy!!  
 We spent the week-ish/weekend of Thanksgiving at SpringHaven, and had a BLAST!!  These girls sure love each other!
 All the Robbins cousins got super cute matching jammies from Grandma and Grandpa
 I am super giant(also not a super awesome angle) but our cute family.  Bailey and her "rock star" hair.  I can't keep her in braids because she takes them out to be a rock star.  Little silly.  Also,.. note the awesome braces.  I am truly awkward these days
 Poor little Princess.  All this girl cares about in life is dressing up, and eating candy,........ I cannot comprehend the reason for the tears seeing as how she has both things she dreams of!
 Santa at Bailey's school.  
 Sugar cookie FHE was a hit,... and a giant mess!  Good thing they had fun!

 This girl is a HOOT!

 Bailey had her dance recital, and was "A Star over Bethlehem"  She did awesome,.. including picking her nose on stage for all to witness.  She LOVES to perform and does so, quite well.  I am a proud mom!
 Santa did NOT disappoint.  Wishes were filled,.. Bailey FINALLY got her barbie, and Chloe got her bag of suckers,... yes,.. that is all she asked for.
 And I finally finished my project,.. it took FOREVER, and didn't turn out quite how I would have wanted,.. but now I know what to do,.......... for when Bailey makes one for HER kids.
 We went to Centerville for a little while Christmas day, and did the nativity, and the kids were really cute.  Chloe was just the cutest Donkey ever, and Bailey shinned bright!(again)
This picture accurately depicts how we have felt all week trying to recuperate,.... with our new toys that must be safe in the car also.  

Monday, November 28, 2011

Givin' Thanks

I am super duper grateful for all that I have.  

An AMAZING husband
My miracle baby #1
My miracle baby #2
My miracle baby #3 
(#2 almost made #3 not possible)

These guys are my world, and I am just so lucky to be a part of theirs.  I thank the Lord every day for them.  

I am thankful for a lot more too. 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Chloe's First Hair cut

Maybe I am demented,.. but there are 2 things that I keep,.... for maybe a creepy reason,.. but they are,...

The Umbilical stub(Yes,.. it's just a giant scab)after it falls off,...

And

Their first hair cut pieces. 

It's because they were born with those things,.. and it's a reminder to me that they were once inside me,.. I know,.. I said creepy,.. but I apparently have attachment issues.

So Chloe got her first haircut.  

 She was being shy, and was pretty nervous,.. she was affraid it would hurt.  Poor thing.
 She came around after the cape came off and she decided pretty quickly that she is just so cute.
Whitney is a dear friend of mine from High School, and it's been so fun to keep in touch with her on a bi-monthly basis.  Whitney has been doing our family's hair since Bailey was teeny-tiny, and we let no one else touch our blonde locks,.. cause she is amazing,... My girls are trained to say,.. "Only Whitney cuts our hair" when they see scissors.  Brainwashing at it's best.


Got in the car and cried.  She looks so grown up!!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Fall 2011

I guess I am down to blogging about our SEASONS.  How pathetic am I?  Oh well!

Fall is my favorite,.. and I am trying my hardest to instill that love in my children.  So I try to do lots of fun stuff while the weather is still nice.  (and these things have NOT been in our own yard, since we spotted a tarantella and 3 baby rattle snakes,.. anyone want to buy our house?(i'm kinda for really serious.)

 We went up to SpringHaven one weekend, and the canyon was STUNNING!  
 Raise your hand if you love Cornbelly's!
 They are serious about this princess/sparkle horse business.
 Bailey climbed on these tower of hay, and struck a pose.  I love her.
 Bailey's black eye, and sisterly love at Gardner Village,.. our ultimate favorite Fall tradition!
 Bailey LOVES having her face painted.  Chloe,... HATES it.
 My cute girls.
 We got LOTS of dressing up in.  we had our annual Halloween Parade at Grandma and Grandpa Robbins.  I was getting Chloe ready and painted her face first.  When she turned around to see in the mirror,.. she started BAWLING.  She was afraid of herself.  But was alright with it all once I colored her hair.
 Bailey fell right before the parade started, and Aunt Bekah had to give this little spider lots of loves.
 Cute Robbins Cousins.
 They are best friend cousins, and boy are they super cute!

 Our ward Trunk or Treat was fun.  I had to literally pin Chloe down to paint her face again,.. cause Halloween is for the parents, not the kids.  duh.
 They were "pookie" as Chloe would say.
 On actual Halloween we hung out with the Bateman's.  Ate delicious soup, and played with the cutest little lady bug around.  Not as much effort went into costumes this night,.. we(Mom) was kinda done with dressing up every night.  I didn't even document going to Daddy's office to trick or treat.  See,.. it was a little crazy how much we wore our costumes.  
Even though they kick each other in the face, and give each other bruises,.. they are just the best of friends most of the time, and they sure love each other.  I am so grateful they have each other.  I am totally jealous of their relationship.  Hopefully they don't leave me out of their fun when they grow up.  I am totally going to be that mom that is like,.. "Can I hang out with you guys tonight?  I'll supply the TP!"  But then ground them when they get home.  :D

Sunday, October 30, 2011

An over all up date

oooh,.. ouch,  2 months.  I was never going to be that person that didn't update their blog for 2 months.  alas.

I got lazy, assuming everyone who read this dear, neglected blog, was my friend on Facebook.  But what about that guy in Germany?  Or the one in Japan?  I haven't forgotten you guys!  So here is an update, so you may properly stalk my family.  ;)

Peter:  works like a maniac.  We are grateful that he works so hard for our family, so we can play hard also.  And by that I mean, watch our favorite shows on the couch, and dream of a time when I am not too tired to function past 6:00 pm.  ;)  I have a feeling we will be making up for lost leisure time in the coming year.  I like to go go go once I squeeze out a little one.  He is gearing up for a long trip to India, of which I am totally jealous of.  I would have FOR SURE weaseled my way into that one, if it weren't for the fetus.  He has been sporting a new little company car as of late, which I steal every chance I get, cause it's a little zippy, stick shift, and I love to drive it.  Too bad it sits so low to the ground that I can't get out of it very easily.  Mainly, he is hot, and I am madly in love with that guy.

Me:  Well,.. I spend my days growing another life,.. he is a rutabaga this week.  (what the heck is a rutabaga?)  I am growing at exponential speeds,.. unimaginable really.  Okay,.. 10 lbs in 25 weeks,.. I can't really complain.  A funny little story,.. My dad was REALLY worried about my weight gain(forgetting that I was pretty fat before little surprise baby implanted in my uterus) and in all seriousness,.. asked me if I had "Vaginal Diabetes".  Now before you all think my dad is AWEFUL, I need to mention 2 little things,.. one,.. he is no doctor, thus the mix up of terminology, and two,.. he was very sweet, and 100% concerned for my health.  All he knew was that only women got it(hence the female anatomy term) and it was a for of diabetes.  So after a few days of hysterical laughter every time I thought about it,.. I double checked my weight gain with my Dr.  All is well.    So that leads to,.....

Fetus:  Okay,.. he has a name,.. I just like calling him, what he is,.. a fetus.  Oh,.. did I ever even announce on here,... He is in fact a HE?  I know,.. it's crazy,.. I am having a hard time adjusting to the idea of Blue, and plain, and not pink and bows.  HE will be named Cyrus Talmage Robbins.  I know,.. maybe a little strange to some,.. but Cyrus is a family name, and if you knew the stories of this ancestor, you would all be proud to name your son after him too.  We will call him Cy.  Cy Robbins,.. total football player.  Love it.  He is 25 weeks today, and healthy as can be.  We couldn't be more happy, or feel more blessed.  His sister's are going to smother him,.. Bailey out of love, and Chloe out of,.. well,.. spazziness.

Bailey:  This girl.  She is all sass.  I know i have said this before, but I can't imagine what her as a teen is going to be like,.. because her attitude is OUT. OF. CONTROL.  She likes to tell me what to do, and how to do it.  If you think I listen, you forgot that I have a pretty big attitude of my own.  There is ONE mamma in this house, and it is NOT Bailey.  She is LOVING school, and doing extremely well, of course.  I only have the smartest, most beautiful children on the planet.  She is learning spanish in her class, and likes to tell me all about it.  She frequently makes up words like,... "charladee mom, that's spanish for please move".  And you better not argue with her, cause that's what her teacher taught her.  The other morning I was still in bed, and she came in to ask me something, at which point I tried to talk her into snuggling with me, and she said, in a very demanding voice, "Mom, It's morning, and in the morning, when the sun is up, we get up, we wake up,.. so Buenos Dias Mom,.. Now GET UP!"  How do you argue with that?  You don't, you drag your pregnant butt outta bed, and make breakfast.

Chloe:  Is hilarious.  She is a tough one to be a parent to.  I probably let her get away with WAY too much, but I sometimes I can't help but just turning my back and laughing.   She is a VERY good actress, and LOVES to make believe.  Her and Bailey will play upstairs for hours, and Chloe always plays the mommy, and calls Bailey sweetheart, and just plays it up.  Bailey tells her she is "alarious" all the time.  She has a tiny little lisp, and it mostly melts my heart.  It's just her S's and she says them, well in a traditional lysp sorta way.  She has NO desire to potty train, but I am determined to use Santa/Christmas as a bribe on that one.  Yes, I am evil.  She is VERY jealous that Bailey gets to go to class, and dance, and she doesn't.  Next fall will be wonderful for her.  Chloe likes to jump off of everything she possibly can.  The other day she decided to jump off the coffee table in tights and did a belly flop on the floor.  Poor thing.  She is super accident prone, most everything it taken to the face,.. so she either looks like a porcelain doll, or looks like she is severely beaten.  I keep thinking she is going to learn she can't wear my shoes down the stairs,.. but she hasn't.


So that is us in a nut shell.  The next few months will be pretty crazy, as the holidays always are,.. but getting ready for a new baby, I'm sure will make things a tad bit more crazy.  Hopefully I will be a better bogger, and not because Peter won't stop snoring, and keeping me awake.  :D  Here are our new family pictures, to go with my Christmas Card like blog post!  Enjoy! p.s. thank you Rachel Clarke,.. you are the greatest!!!












Friday, September 9, 2011

Shameful

I am a bad person,.. I looked at my sad, neglected blog, and said to myself, I don't have anything to blog about, so I scrolled through our pictures from the summer(which I was awful at being a photographer this summer anyway) and there is SO much I could/SHOULD blog about!  So just a little re-cap of our summer,..


We spent a WHOLE week at Aspen Grove with Peter's family, at Family Camp, and it was A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!  Bailey and Chloe went to class everyday and Peter and I took naps, read books, played in the pool, truly relaxed!
Bailey and Eve in the Pool 
 On the last day I went to get Bailey from Class, and she was PASSED OUT on the mat.  They came home tired, and mom and dad came home rested.  Talk about VACA!!
 We came home to a new set of cousins, and LOTS of fun things to do!  We went to Thanksgiving Point.
 This is my sister Deb.  She Cracks me up.  She is a total farmer girl,.. this cow is meant for little kids to try milking,.. but the boss had to get in there and show them how to REALLY do it. 
 I was trying to show Bailey and Reina a sheep or something, and I turn around to find Deb's new man.  She was totally crushing on this little cow.  I'm serious, she was having a full on conversation with him, and scratching him, it was love at first sight for her.
 Both the girls got to ride the horses, and Bailey LOVED it!  Chloe wouldn't look at the camera, hence no picture.
 We dropped Deb off at the air port, left a sick daddy at home with Strep Throat, and went straight to Montana for Auntie Capri's wedding. This was the only picture I have of the wedding,.. and it wasn't even the wedding,.. Just Chloe wearing Grandpa Dave's shoes.
 After a week in Billings,.. Mamma getting Strep Throat, and probably the worst emotional time of my whole life, we were off to Yellowstone for 4 days.  And I just wanted to go home.  But Bailey and Spencer were excited to see each other.  Please don't turn them in for picking flowers,.. even though they would look really cute in black and white stripes.
 Cheese.
 Old Faithful is NOT exciting for a 4 year old.  In fact I believe the words uttered were "was that it mom?"  Yeah,..... it was a LONG week.  We did a LOT of waiting, and a LOT of really cold sleeping, and a LOT of tears on my part.  Sorry family,.. you can blame the fetus,.. even though you won't want to cause he will just be way too cute.
And finally an ode to my sweet daddy.  He met up with us in Yellowstone, and he is just so cute.  MAN i love him.  He is pretty quirky, and his outfit of choice is FUB.U.LOUS!  Honestly, I seriously love him!  Look at that Gap in his teeth!?  Sweet man!