Monkey Boys Mommy

I love this little man!

2011-03-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

Just a few things I LOVE about YOU little man!

Instead of signing thank you when we give you something you have asked for..... you tilt your head up and pucker up for a kiss!

I know that you wish your little sister would go away... but when you do want to be around her you are soooo sweet to her.

You always are wanting to go buh bye.... it breaks my heart when I have to tell you no, after you have brought me your jacket and shoes.

You love to dance!

I love how when you need attention from either daddy or I and we are holding Maddi, you ask us to give her to the other. Then as soon as our arms are empty you are right there ready for loves.

You are such a snugly little guy! I can always count on a hug or a kiss from you when I need it. Well almost always.

I LOVE YOU LITTLE MAN!

I'm so lucky!

2011-01-10T00:02:00.000-08:00

As I sit here holding my new little Peanut.... I can't help but think about how lucky I am. Lucky to have 2 special spirits that are all mine!

My little man is so amazing... I don't know what I would do without him in my life. In the 5 years that he has been apart of our lives, he has taught us so much. It's amazing how parents are suppose to teach their children about life.... but it's the children who do so much of the teaching. I never thought that I would get so excited about my little man learning the simplest things.... but I find myself getting so excited when he fallows simple directions I give him... like throwing something in the trash.... or putting toys back in his room. For most 5 yr olds these are pretty simple things... but for him they are big. I'm sure some parents think it is strange how excited I get about the small things.... but I know how much harder it is for him to figure things out. I do have the days where I wonder when he is going to talk.... or when he will learn to jump and run.... or dress himself.... or if I'm ever going to get him potty trained. I think about how so many of my friends have children that are years younger then him, and can do most of those things already. There are days where I wish he didn't have Down Syndrome. But I know how special he is and how lucky I am that he is mine. I know that I was chosen to be his mom for a reason. He is the most loving Little boy. And he is perfect just the way he is!

It has been great having this new little lady in our family. I have truly enjoyed the past few weeks with her. Being able to do a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) with her was something I needed. Because of the situation with little Robert (having a c-section and him going straight to the NICU) I didn't feel like I had had a baby. Being able to push her out, see her, and hold her immediately, was truly amazing. I had been afraid that by doing the VBAC and being able to do all those things with her right away, I would have a stronger connection with her then I had had with lil Robert. I didn't though. It was a totally different experience though. I got to watch Robert give her a bath (the nurses in the NICU gave lil Robert his).... I got to have her in our room the whole time.... and best of all she came home when I went home. But with all of the stuff we went through with Little Robert..... how could I not have a strong connection with him. They are both so special to me. I can't believe how blessed I am to have them both.

I'm also so blessed with an amazing husband. I can't believe we have been apart of each others lives for 12 years now. We have had a lot of ups and downs.... but no matter what I know that he loves me. I can't imagine my life without him! He loves me for who I am... he takes care of meand our children....he makes me feel special....he tells me how beautiful I am.... and so much more. He is an amazing daddy! Whenever he is home, little Robert is his shadow... he loves his daddy so much! I can't believe I get to spend forever with him!

Seeing my little man for the 1st time after Madi was born
Holding Madi for the 1st time.

little Robert meeting Madi for the 1st time.

Daddy with our 2 Angels!

She is Here!

2011-01-02T17:53:00.000-08:00

Our little Peanut has arrived!

Madilynn Ruth Lathrop

Dec 23rd 2010 6lbs 6oz 19 3/4 inches
More pictures to come!

Cookies

2010-11-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

I have been having fun making cookies this month.... and wanted to share some of the photos!

These were just for fun for Halloween!

These were ordered for a baby shower. The theme was baseball and lambs. I also made 36 lambs for favors.

These were ordered for a 30th Birthday.

Oreo Truffles

2010-11-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

Photo courtesy of Bakerella!

For those of you who have never had these... you have to try them! They are easy and so yummy! I made them last Christmas and they were a huge hit! I'm thinking of making them this week for my shower. I know.... everyone says I'm crazy cause I'm helping my mom do my shower.... but I'm having fun! I haven't had the chance to do anything girly in a long time!

Oreo Truffles
1 pkg oreo cookies minus 7 cookies including the cream center
1 8oz pkg cream cheese softened
white chocolate bark

1. finely crush 7 cookies in a food processor or place them in a ziploc bag and crush into a fine consistency... reserve for later
2. crush remaining cookies and stir in softened cream cheese. Use the back of a large spoon to help mash the 2 together.
3. Roll the mixture into 1" balls and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet
4. melt chocolate as directed on the package and then dip balls into chocolate. tap off extra and set aside on wax paper covered cookie sheet to dry. You can sprinkle the tops with the 7 crushed cookies for decorations.
5. once dry, refrigerate and enjoy!
Makes about 36 truffles.

IT'S A......

2010-08-03T10:21:00.000-07:00

GIRL! ! !

Already? Really?

2010-04-29T22:27:00.000-07:00

I'm only about 6 weeks along.... and I'm already getting up about every 3 to 4 hours a night! What the heck? I don't remember this happening so early on with Robert.

Maybe it's a sign that its going to be a girl... hopefully! :)

Exciting News

2010-04-24T12:47:00.001-07:00

Little Robert is going to be a .........

Cookies

2010-04-08T19:56:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I was asked to make 30 to 40 cookies for RS at church.... a few days later I was asked to make 80 instead. I couldn't believe it I got all 80 done and placed in individual bags tied with ribbon.

I have such a small Kitchen.... these things were everywhere!

A few days ago a lady from my ward called me and asked if she could buy 2 cookie bouquets. So for the last couple of days I have been working on these.

I had a lot of fun doing these I hope she likes them!

Funny!

2010-03-23T17:35:00.001-07:00

I was reading a blog today and spotted this! Just thought I would share it with everyone!

Fun with Cookies!

2010-01-26T19:46:00.001-08:00

A while ago I posted about wanting to make some fun mustache and Eye cookies. We did them and had so much fun! The kids went a little crazy with the candies and frosting. They piled them so much that they couldn't lift them for us to take pictures.... but here are some fun ones of the Adults!

I managed to get a few pictures of the little guy holding them up to.

And here are the children's masterpieces!

We had so much fun making these cookies! But I think we had more fun taking pictures with them in front of our faces!

Amazing Overnight Cinnamon Rolls!

2009-12-30T23:47:00.001-08:00

In the past on Christmas morning I have made cinnamon rolls for breakfast (the ones from the can). This year I really wanted to try and make some from scratch. I had a recipe all ready..... and on Christmas eve at about 9pm decided that I better start them. (It's a good idea to pay attention to the directions of recipes) As I was getting out the ingredients I realised that the dough needed to rise for 2 hrs! There was no way that I was going to wait that long at 9pm. So I got on the Internet (what we do without you!?). I found this recipe that said you only had to wait 10 min! This was perfect b/c I was making 2 batches. Well anyway here is the recipe (with my version of cream cheese frosting)

Wish this was my picture.... but I still can't use mine yet! :(

Dough

1 Cup milk

1/3 cup unsalted butter melted

1 package (.25ounces) active dry yeast

4 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. salt

3 eggs

In a small saucepan heat milk just until it boils. Remove from the heat and stir in butter until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.

In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/4 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt and whisk together. Add eggs to mixture and beat well. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time and mix well after each addition. When dough comes together you can turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, or you can change to the hook attachment on your mixer and knead it for 5 min. (I used my mixer... it saves your hands.)

Transfer to a lightly greased bowl and let set for 10 minutes.

While you are waiting mix up filling.

Roll out dough into a 9x12 inch rectangle.... sprinkle evenly with filling, roll up dough on the long side and pinch the seam to seal. Cut into 12 equal slices and place into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

The next morning remove them from the refrigerator and let sit on the counter for at least 30 min. to take the chill off. Preheat oven to 375.

Bake for 20 or until browned. Meanwhile mix together cream cheese frosting.

Remove rolls from oven and spread glaze on top. Serve warm.

Filling

1 1/3 Cups (packed) light brown sugar

2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons flour

7 tablespoons room temp butter

In a bowl mix together all ingredients with a fork until lightly crumbly.

Frosting

1 package room temp cream cheese

3 cups confectioners sugar

2-4 tablespoons milk (add more or less for desired thickness... remember it will melt a little on the hot rolls!)

Beat cream cheese until smooth.... add confectioners sugar and beat again until smooth. Add milk until desired thickness.

These are so yummy! They turned out just like I like them! Moist Ooey and Gooey! Mmmm.... can't wait to make them again!

I can't post without pictures!

2009-12-30T10:03:00.000-08:00

So I have a couple of posts that I had planned on doing.... but our computer had some major issues and now Robert is reloading it.... so until I can't post pictures I will just have to wait!

I WON!

2009-12-09T11:58:00.000-08:00

And I never win anything! I entered a giveaway on Liz Kartchers website http://www.elizabethkartchner.blogspot.com/ I think it was maybe the 3rd one I had entered.

Here is was what I won.

I've been needing a new book for inspiration! Can't wait to get my package in the mail! Thanks Liz!

Pumpkin Patch!

2009-11-22T22:52:00.000-08:00

We were so lucky that it stopped raining just long enough for us to make our family trip to the Pumpkin Patch. However it was so muddy that we decided to do everything but walk out in the Field! (it's just not the same though) But all in all it was a great day!

After the Pumpkin Patch we headed back to my brothers house for my Chicken Fiesta soup, cornbread, and Caramel apples.... this has been a tradition for the last 4 years!

Sorry about this last picture! not sure what happened I tried to fix it a million times!

Roberts 4th Birthday!

2009-11-07T13:26:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a while since we celebrated.... but I have been so bad at posting so I'm trying to catch up.

Roberts 4th Birthday Party

Sept 12th

There were lots of goodies!

The Kids had a ton of fun playing in the FOUNTAIN!

I didn't think Robert would be so into it.... but he was drenched before I could change him into his swim shorts!

They had fun on the playground... (though I don't think much time was spent here..... the fountain was much more fun!)

They threw water balloons!

They wend fishing and caught buckets of goodies!

We sang Happy Birthday .... but mommy couldn't find the candle! (when we got home I found it in one of the bags!)

Then it was time for presents!

Thanks to everyone who came! We had such a great day with all of our family and friends!

This looks fun!

2009-10-27T14:21:00.000-07:00

So I saw this Idea on one of my favorite blogs..... http://www.elizabethkartchner.blogspot.com

I think before Halloween I will make these with the little man and my niece and nephew!

Buddy Walk 2009

2009-10-01T16:29:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few pictures of this years Buddy Walk..... little Robert walked all but the last 30 feet or so!

I will post more when I get them!

Sneak Peak at what I'm working on!

2009-08-27T17:22:00.001-07:00

I'm finally doing a project that I started planning for little Roberts Room a LONG time ago .... here is what I have so far.

I know the picture isn't that great.... sorry! Anyway I drew these 2 things a while ago and had a plan to put them on a canvas for his room.... but I wasn't sure if I was going to paint it or use paper. Well I decided to use paper and cut out all the pieces. What do you think should the body of the Robot be a different pattern? I can't decide. Anyway... I'm not done yet I have a few more things to do before these make it to the 16x16 canvas that I have for them.

Snickiedoodies!

2009-06-26T12:31:00.000-07:00

Snickerdoodles are one of my very favorite cookies! I just finished baking some today!

I had made some for my dad and Roberts dad for Fathers day, but Roberts dad wasn't feeling well on Fathers day so we didn't get to see him. I decided to make him a fresh bunch!

This recipe is my favorite so far

1/2 Cup butter (unsalted)

1/2 Cup Shortening

1 1/2 Cup sugar

2 eggs

2 3/4 Cups Flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Beat butter, shortening and sugar together until fluffy

Add eggs and beat again until smooth

Sift flour, cream of tartar, salt and soda together

Add flour to butter mixture and stir together until smooth dough forms.

Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

Roll dough into balls.... I like to use the small ice cream scoop ( the bigger cookies are 2 of the small scoops)

line baking sheet with silpat or parchment paper

Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet

Bake at 350 for 8-10 min or until the edges are just golden brown and cookies are puffy. (add a couple more minutes if you make them double the size

Let them cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling

These are so yummy!

Strawberries!

2009-06-12T23:32:00.000-07:00

Today little Robert, Grandma, and I went strawberry picking! I was shocked at how well he stayed with us..... he just walked up and down the rows looking at everything. He even stopped and picked his own RED strawberry ( I was kind of surprised that he knew to pick the red one) and shoved the whole thing (stem and all) in his mouth.

After we did some picking we let him play for a while. He is getting so big. I can't believe he can climb up the ladder all by himself now. I still have to stay close by though...... he doesn't realise how close he gets his little butt to the edge!

On the way home he passed out in the car. He was awake (kind of) when I brought him in the house..... but fell right back to sleep!

First Time Out

2009-06-12T23:18:00.000-07:00

Lately little Robert has be opening the back screen and trying to walk outside. He's also been doing a number of other things that aren't okay. In the past we've tried time out but it didn't work. He had no clue what we were doing and didn't care that he was sitting in some random corner. The other day he started to open the screen and I told him no no. Of course he looked at me and proceeded to open it. I walked over, took him by the hand and sat him down in the corner. Right off the bat he started crying. I walked away..... he stayed there but was still crying. After about 1 minute he decided he was going to get up. I told him no and to sit down, and again the crying started. We've done this about 4 times and he cries each time, but for the most part stays in the corner. Not sure how well it is working yet.... but we will continue to try it for a while. Hopefully it works!

These are from the his 1st real time out!

Roberts Last Day

2009-06-08T15:43:00.001-07:00

So today was Roberts last day of preschool. Robert and I went to spend his last day with him. He had so much fun eating an ice cream sundae at 10:00 in the morning! (it ended up being his breakfast!) Anyway... his first year of school was great! He has grown so much and is becoming more and more independent. He had a wonderful teacher whom he loves so much! Sadly she won't be there next year, she got a great job at OHSU. We are so excited for her.... but we will miss her a lot. She is such a teacher and I know he will miss her a lot!

Thank you teacher Katie for all you do!

Locks of Love!

2009-05-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Today my niece Nikki and I went and donated our hair to Locks of Love. This was her 2nd time and my 1st.

Before

After

I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I always put my hair up and now I can't!

A Trip to the Cardiologist Equals...

2009-05-22T18:46:00.000-07:00

Circles on my Tummy!

Yesterday Robert had an appointment with both of his Cardiologist. They did an Echo of his heart and checked his Pacemaker. In order to check his pacemaker, they put round stickers that are hooked to wires (kind of like an EKG). As you can tell his skin is really sensitive because he now has 4 pink rings on his body. They were still there tonight when he got his PJ's on.

Oh and by the way.... his appointment went great! Everything looks good! His right ventricle has grown since his last appointment ( 1 year ago ) which is great. That means it is growing with him like it should! And so far it looks like we won't have to change the battery for about 7 more years!

Unfinished and not yet started!

2009-05-22T18:39:00.000-07:00

So after looking at a friends blog I realised that I have a lot of unfinished and not yet started projects. Her blog has inspired me to get started on some of the things that have been sitting around just waiting for me to pick them up. I hope to finish at least a few of them in the next few weeks! I will post them as I do!

First Bike!

2009-05-09T09:31:00.000-07:00

We just got little Robert his 1st bike! (well we got him one for his 3rd Birthday, but he wouldn't stay on it and wasn't really interested) Anyway, Robert and I put it together the other night, while our little man sat and watched! He was so excited! It's been sitting in our trunk waiting for a nice day and he points to it every time I open it.

He loves this thing! He's so good about holding on and keeping his feet on the peddles. He hasn't gotten the hang of peddling yet. But we'll work on that!

This thing is much more fun then a stroller!

Mickey Takes A Bath!

2009-04-15T16:36:00.000-07:00

Lately Robert takes 1 of his 9 Mickeys almost everywhere he goes. Yesterday morning he had been carrying the 1st mickey we bought him (which is so dirty I'm somewhat embarrassed that he goes out in public) all over the house. I walked in the bathroom and asked him if he wanted to take a bath. Of course he nodded yes, so we started to take the jammies off. (he's still holding Mickey) After I take one arm out of the jammie's he switches Mickey to the other hand and pulls the other arm out. Now I'm not sure what I was thinking at this point because usually I would have set Mickey outside the bathroom door. Anyway we get all the clothes off and his diaper and I put him in the tub. (again I still don't notice or think about Mickey) So I step out the door to grab a towel off the table (don't worry I didn't really leave him,our dinning room is outside the bathroom!) and I hear this loud splash. This wasn't his typical toy splashing, or leg kicking sound. And then I finally realize what he was playing with, MICKEY! Oh well, Mickey needed a bath anyway!

Just wanted to Share

2009-02-22T22:02:00.000-08:00

So I just realised that I never shared Roberts 3 year pictures! My good friend Jayme is an amazing photographer! She took these wonderful pictures of my little man! Just thought I would share some of them with you! As you can see he loves his Mickey! (These were taken in Oct 08)

My Pages

2009-02-01T15:04:00.001-08:00

I like to look at the scrapbook pages that people post on thier blogs.... so I decided to post some of my own.

The photos in the first layout are from last year.... and the photos in the second layout are from 2006. I never scrapbook in order. I wish I could but I just have to go with what looks good at the moment. I still have a little bit of work to do on these. Mostly Journaling.

Adele

2009-01-26T10:28:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night I get to go with my friend Jayme to the Adele concert! I'm so excited! It's been about 2 years since I have been to a concert. If you haven't heard of her you should check her out! (Robert surprised me with the tickets....he such a good husband!)

Repeating myself!

2009-01-24T21:16:00.000-08:00

So I just realised that I had already put up the snow pictures on here! Oh well you guys get a second look at them!

Christmas and Snow

2009-01-23T23:15:00.000-08:00

So I haven't blogged in a while AGAIN! I know I'm horrible about keeping this thing updated. Anyway I just wanted to put up a few pictures from Christmas and the Snow Days.a>div>

I know they are all mixed up together, I just wanted to get a quick post put up... with a few pictures! We had such a great Christmas. We spent most of Christmas Eve with Roberts Parents and sister running to the Mall and Toys R Us to get last minute Christmas stuff done, and then had dinner with them at the Cheesecake Factory. That night they dropped us off at my brothers house so we could spend the night and wake up Christmas Eve all together. (my parents slept there too!) It was so much fun being together Christmas morning! We spent all of Christmas day at their house eating, playing games and talking. It was a great Christmas!

Christmas Questions!

2008-12-21T14:23:00.000-08:00

I saw this on someones blog, so I decided to my own!

1. Wrapping Paper or Gift Bags? ...... I like Wrapping Paper
2. Real Tree or artificial?...Real! And we have to go cut it down ourselves!
3. When do you put up the tree?..... I like to do it the weekend after Thanksgiving but that doesn't always happen.... but the earlier the better!
4. When do you take the tree down?... Usually right after the New Year.
5. Do you like egg nog?... yes but I have to add a little milk
6. Favorite gift received as a child?... Not sure
7. Hardest person to buy for?...my little guy right now because he's to young for most toys and not old enough for the others!
8. Easiest person to buy for?...my mom she likes almost anything!
9. Do you have a nativity scene?...Yes... a very small one that my mom gave me... I would like to have more
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?...Mail... but this year we didn't do any :(
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?... I don't think I have received that bad of a gift before
12. Favorite Christmas movie?... oh my gosh I have so many! Elf, Christmas Vacattion, Grinch, Just Friends, Home Alone.... Well you get the idea.... there are a lot!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?... It seems to always be at the last possible minute!
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? ...Yes, as a white elephant gift
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? ...baked things!
16. Lights on the tree? ... YES--all white
17. Favorite Christmas Song?...thats a hard one.... I'm not sure there are so many good ones
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? ... Home..... short travel, 20 minutes to my brothers
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? ...Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid and Donner and Blitzen and of Course Rudolph.
20. Angel on top of the tree or star? ...there would be a star... but we haven't gotten one yet!
21. Open the presents on Christmas Eve or Morning?... Both because we celebrate with each side of the families on different days.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? ...
23. Favorite ornament?...all the ones that my mom got me each year when I was a kid
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?... Prime Rib
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? ... My mother in law and husband have been asking this same question.... and I'm not really sure!

1st Snow Day!

2008-12-16T20:08:00.000-08:00

It was so exciting to wake up to snow on Sunday morning! Our little man was so excited when he looked out our back door. He stood there for the longest time! So I got him and I bundled up and we headed outside. Daddy Robert was already outside helping the guys he works with shovel snow from the walkways. We walked outside and he was super excited until we walked out onto the snow. He didn't like walking in it.... and he wouldn't if I let go of his hand. He had fun though.

Monday was his first official snow day from school! Most kids are super excited when they find out it's a snow day.... my little guy could care less but Robert (daddy) was excited.

Yesterday was crazy! It snowed all day and didn't let up until dark. I can't believe we have gotten this much snow. Normally I'm so excited about the snow, but there has been a lot of ice. And there is still so much to do before Christmas and our car isn't good for driving in this stuff. Oh well.... what can you do.

I hope everyone that has been in all this snow is staying warm!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-25T15:01:00.000-08:00

Halloween!

2008-11-08T14:25:00.000-08:00

For the past 4 Halloweens we have tried to come up with unique family costume ideas.
1st Halloween....robert was only a little over a month old.... we were farmers and he was a pea pod... this was so last minute!
2nd Halloween Little Robert was King Kong and we were buildings (we each wore a building costume so that we could rotate carrying him... but we soon took one off because people thought we were the twin towers!) We could not find a gorilla costume that didn't cost $80 so we got a monkey one.... although he looked more like a bear with a tail!
3rd Halloween Little Robert was a bag of Money and we were Robers! This one was pretty fun and super easy!
Crap! I just realized that I don't have any of the pictures from this.... I think my mom has them from her camera.... oh well you'll just have to picture it. Robert and I dressed all in black with black beenies on our heads.... and Robert dressed as a money bag made from a pillow case! Just trust me it was cute!

4th Halloween.... Robert was a wedge of cheese and we were bread. A grilled cheese sandwich!
This was not the easiest costume for trick or treating in.... but it was still fun. This was his first year really walking from door to door. At first he didn't totally understand what we were doing... but he just went with the flow. He lasted about 2 blocks and then he didn't want to do it any more. His cousin Nikki decided that she wanted to take his bucket up with her to get candy for him. Everyone believed her and there were no questions asked(even though the couldn't see him sitting in the stroller.)

Now to start thinking of next years costume!

It's been a while!

2008-10-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

So I apologize to all of you who have checked my blog a few times looking for new posts just to find out that I haven't added anything new in over a month! And once again I'm going to pack this post with all of the stuff that has happened..... I'll start with Roberts 3rd Birthday. We had a great time at the park with all of our friends and family.

Then on Sept 15th he had his first day of preschool!

This is Teacher Katie! She is such and awesome teacher and we love her!

Then we had the Buddy Walk... this one was our 3rd. It's always so much fun. This was his first year walking it and he did about 2/3 of it! Thanks to all of you who came to show support!

Then we have the Pumpkin Patch.... I think this is one of my favorite things to do in the fall. We have a new tradition with our family. Roberts parents, my parents, and my brothers family all go together. Then we come home to eat my Chicken Fiesta Soup and everyone makes there own Caramel Apple!

Well there is still more to come! But it is Midnight and I have to get up and take the little man to school.... so to be continued!

10th Annual Buddy Walk is comming!

2008-09-27T12:28:00.000-07:00

A week from today (Sat Oct 4th) is the 10th Annual Buddy walk. We would love to have all of our friends and family there walking with little Robert. If you would like to walk with us they ask that each walker donate $6 and everyone recieves a t-shirt. There is also face painting, live music, food, star wars characters and more. If you aren't able to walk but would like to sponor him by donating money let me know. It's a short walk arround the Rose Quarter but it's a ton of fun! We hope to see you there!

3 ! ! !

2008-09-12T14:15:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my little man is 3 today! Time is going by way to fast! He is changing so much everyday! We have so much fun just sitting and playing. It's crazy how much he is starting to understand. The other day after dinner he fallowed me to the kitchen and stood at the gate... I handed him a pudding and a spoon and told him to go and give it to daddy. He gave me a big smile and then laughed while he walked over to daddy on the couch, handed it to him, and then tried to climb up on his lap.

Monday he will being starting his first day at Preschool! I can't believe it! He will be going 2 days a week for 2 hours each day. I think it is going to be really good for him! We met his teacher and she seems like she is going to be amazing.... and he seems to like her already.
Well time to go finish getting things ready for his party. I will be posting pictures of his first day soon!

Here he is 2 days old.

My little man you have come so far and grown so much.... I love you so much! I'm so excited for all the new things you will do and learn. We have a great adventure ahead of us!

Lots and lots to blog about...

2008-09-08T22:07:00.000-07:00

So it has been a while since I have blogged as you can see. I have taken a ton of new pictures that I wanted to share, so I'm just going to do it all in one blog!
Ok here it goes

August 19th
My niece and nephew spend the night...... That day my mom and the kids had come over to hang out and run the the mall. On the way home I asked Nichole if she wanted to call dad and ask to spend the night. Both of their faces lit up! He of course said yes! A few minutes after she gets of the phone she tells her brother that he will have to go home b/c dad said that only one of them could stay the night at a time. I look back at her thinking what the heck would he say that for.... and she gives me this little smerk. I couldn't believe that my 8 year old niece had come up with this... but I played along. You should have seen the look on Connors face..... mad and sad at the same time. After about 1 minute of him thinking he wasn't going to get to spend the night we told him we were just kidding. He thought it was pretty funny! So we spent the night building a fort and watching movies.... the next morning we had Mickey Mouse Pancakes!

August 21st....
It had been kind of Rainy that day and Robert was out on the back patio with me and decided that he was going to play in the tiny puddle in the mud!

August 22nd....
He had such a fun time at the park.... all he wanted to do was walk around. He loves to play with his shadow.... it's so cute.

August 23rd....
We went to the Saturday Farmers market in Beaverton with Grandma and Grandpa. I tried to get him to play in the fountain..... but he didn't want to get to close.

August 25th.....
Zoo day!!!!! Little Robert had so much fun! Mom, Dad, Grandma, Nikki, Connor and Robert all went. He's been a couple other times but this time he really looked at the animals and was so excited!

We all had so much fun on the train ride...... Robert did really well considering it's a 35 minute ride.

He loved the Dinosaurs! He got excited each time we came up to a new one!

Robert tried to feed Nikki and Connor to the T-Rex. (which was life size)

We had such a blast!

August 26th....

We went peach picking.... well Grandma and I wend peach picking while the kids went for a ride!

August 30th....

Here are a few cute pictures of the Boys watching the end of the Ducks game.

He's Walking!

2008-08-08T10:52:00.000-07:00

I was going to post this last week.... but time has just gotten away. Last week on Monday we had my parents, my brother, and his kids over for a BBQ. We had ribs went swimming and had a lot of fun. (sorry no pics.....i can't bbq swim and take pictures all at the same time!) When we came back to the Apartment Nikki and Connor were playing with baby Robert and trying to get him to walk. He would take a few steps here and there and the next day he took more.... and the next day more....well you get the idea. It's crazy how he just decided that he can do it. Before he would need to be just barely touching something or he wouldn't move. Now he is walking all over the place. He falls a lot but then he just picks himself up and keeps going. We've had one bad fall and he has a bruse that is finally starting to go away now. We kept saying that he would walk before his 3rd birthday.... but with that comming so soon (sept 12th) I was starting to think it wasn't going to happen. He proved me wrong! I will put up pictures later!

Robert beat me to it!

2008-08-07T13:56:00.000-07:00

Well I was going to do a blog about our 3rd anniversary... but Robert beat me to it! I can't believe it has been 3 years since we took that trip to Reno. I'm so glad that I found my best friend! He is a wonderful Husband and Daddy! I can't wait to spend many many more years with him. I also can't wait until we have new little additions to our family. I'm so bleesed to have such a wonderful man as my husband. We make such a good team! LOVE YOU BABE!

Wow! Look at that belly! I was 8 months Prego!

Getting Sonic for Lunch after getting married

Tomatoes

2008-07-22T15:11:00.000-07:00

A little over a month ago my mom, dad, monkey, and I were out getting my dad tomato plants. He asked me if I would want a couple of them for my patio, and I said sure. Anyway..... the patio that he had his on at their apt. gets hardly any sun, and ours gets tons. So naturally mine was growing like crazy and his was still small. He decided that he would bring his plant over to share the sun that mine was enjoying. There is quite a difference in the size of them as you can see. They are in the same pot have the same soil.... his just needed more sun.

Now here's what I don't understand. Mine has tons of blossoms....and had for a while. Those blossoms are suppose to turn into itty bitty tomatoes. They haven't! My dads plant (the tiny one) has a tomato! What the heck!? The other funny thing is that his looks a bit yellow and like it's having a hard time. Mine is supper green. Some of my blossoms just look dead now. And a few have fallen off. It's frustrating!

I've also planted a few other flowers. They seem to be doing pretty good.... aside from the bugs that were attacking them. I sprayed them and they are starting to recover. You can tell what side of the large pot gets most of the sun. I just turned it today.

I hope my tomato plant doesn't just produce flowers! I want some tomatos dang it!

Camping!

2008-07-16T16:25:00.000-07:00

Well.... last weekend Robert and a group of friends went backpacking....after several things went wrong they came home a day early. On the way home he called me and told me to pack up the Monkey and everything we would need for a 1 night camping trip. So I did as I was told and Robert, Monkey, Dave and I were off to the campsite. (Carrie and Gabriel would meet us later) On the way Dave called Jayme and Jeb to see if the wanted to join us. I was so excited when she called back to tell us they were going as well. The next day we went down to the river for some swimming!

The Water was freezing but felt so good. Robert, Jayme, Jeb and Dave jumped off of a large rock into the water. And we all took turns taking a small currant down part of the river.

Gabriel wanted to get in with everyone......but baby Robert wanted nothing to do with the cold water.

It was a great day! Hopefully we will be going there again soon!

I got Tagged!

2008-07-16T16:09:00.000-07:00

Up until about a week ago or so I was carrying around this huge diaper bag.... talk about bringing the kitchen sink with me! Anyway, so I decided to start using my purse instead..... it's way smaller! There are the occasional trips where I take the larger one. Anyway, so here's my purse!

Contents!

My wallet

Roberts wallet....we went out last night and he always gives me his stuff

2 hair bands

A Tampon

My Keys

Roberts Keys.....again he gives me his stuff!

Lotion

Chap stick

2 Diapers

Wipes

2 blockbuster online movies to take back to the store

Gum

2 pens

Weight Watchers point counter

Weight Watchers weight tracker

Weight Watchers flavor straw

2 old Weight Watchers name tags

A Fa fa........ (pacifier)
Granola Bar
Fish crackers
fruit snacks
Baby Roberts Insurance card
And 2 Safeway Receipts

You should have seen what I use to carry in that Huge diaper bag!

PS Jayme! I have a new blog for you to read!

Yay!

2008-06-11T14:55:00.001-07:00

My little Monkey is finally starting to take a few steps on his own now! He is almost 3 and is just now getting to this point in his life. I was begining to think that he would never get here. Each day he gets better and braver. I find him taking a couple steps here and there trying to get to toys or different areas around the house. He also kind of said his 2nd word. The first was Mama... and now he says mo for more. We've been doing signing with him for a while and now when he does the sign for more he says mo...mo. I love it!

There have been times where I have gotten very frustrated because he is so far behind "normal" kids his age. But I just need to be patient and let him do it when he is ready.
It seems like because it is harder and takes longer for Robert to do some things, I get really excited about all the little things he does. There is not one thing he learns to do that I don't go crazy about. I find some people looking at me funny when I get excited and say oh Roberts doing this or that. I don't think people realize that there are a lot of small things that he has to work at a lot harder then most, and that's why I act the way I do.

He is starting Early Childhood Development classes in Sept. He will be going 2 days a week for 2 hours each day. I am going to be a wreck!

Not Enough

2008-06-11T14:47:00.001-07:00

It seems like there is just never enough time. I have so many things that I want to do, and so many people I want to do things with. But it seems like as soon as I tell someone oh we should get together, something else comes up and a week as gone by! I wish it was possible to function on only 4 or 5 hours of sleep. Then I would be able to get so much done!
Anyway... I would love to get on here more often to add pictures and make it look fantastic...but I would need more time!

You win Jayme!

2008-05-29T18:39:00.000-07:00

Jayme is loving her blog so I decided what the heck..... I guess I'll give it a try. The thing is though that I don't have a whole lot to write about. I could write about my little man but everyone hears about him all the time. I don't get sick of talking about him....but some might get sick of my rambling! What can I say hes just so dang cute! And so much fun to be around. I can't believe he's going to be 3 in September. There is no way that 3 years have gone by.... it's just not possible!