Birthdays

My babies just keep growing. Caden and Kamrie both recently had birthdays. It is crazy how time flies. Every time I think about it, I'm blown away at the fact that I have 3 kids, but every night after they are sound asleep I thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with the opportunity to be their mom. It is not always an easy job, but they are great kids and I couldn't love them more.

Caden's birthday was first, he had a Transformer party. We invited some of his brand new friends here in Colorado. There was transformer music, a small episode to get everyone in the mood, an obstacle course, food, cake, and a hunt for the All spark. The boys had a great time and Caden was on top of the world.

Kamrie was next. Her request was, you guessed it, a PRINCESS party. We had a new family of friends over for a cook out and a little party with their girls. Kamrie was so excited to have new friends over and Caden was a huge helper. Before our friends came over he asked what games we were playing. I told him I hadn't planned any games but we would just play and have fun...he thought we should have games so he drew a picture of a princess and we played "put the crown on the princess." Everyone loved it, what a great idea. Kamrie was so happy to be the "PRINCESS" for a day.

Heavy, Heavy hang over, a Robbins tradition

Caden's game, thanks buddy.This is for you Jepps family, she posed just for you. Thanks for the gift, she loves it. Avery, enjoying the princess partyThe new big girl BIKE. Thanks grams and grampsThe new table.

Quick Family Shots

When we were in Utah earlier this summer, Brady's Dad took some quick pictures of our family since we had a recent addition. Thanks Steve!!! We are looking forward to some new ones soon where Avery will be looking a little more lively. Until then, here is our growing family.

All the fun

It seems like everyone has been updating lately so it is nice to know that I'm not the only one that has gotten behind this summer. I haven't been really great at remembering the camera all the time, but here are some of the things we have been up to the last few months.

Getting to know, and loving our new baby sister.

The end, but also a new beginning.

Some of the grads

A few of the wives. These girls and many others like them were my family while we were in Indy. They will forever hold a special place in my heart. Thanks girls for all the memories. You will be missed.

The kids, all tuckered out from helping with the move.Kamrie and I on the flight from Indy to Utah. Thanks Linz and Whit for all the help and for making the trip so much fun. Kamrie still talks about it.

Sun and Snow, just a few days apart.

We went to Utah and had some beautiful boating weather. The water was freezing but the sun was shining.

Then a couple days later we were in Idaho and were able to take the kids sleigh riding and snowmobiling in the hills where there was still snow, and the sun was still shining. Talk about the best of both worlds.

Fun at our new house

Still growing...

These baby birds were the craziest thing this year. Three different times we found baby birds in our window well. My guess is they were learning how to fly. This time I let Caden catch him and put him in the back yard. What a big guy.

We love our Cousins

Freedom, Fireworks, and Fun! July 4th, 09

Avery Mae

I have just recently realized again how each subsequent child has fewer and fewer pictures of themselves while gr owning up. I was 4th of 5 and just thought that my parents really had picked me up on the side of the road when I was small like my brothers always told me because there were no pictures to prove that I was really theirs. In all seriousness though, I was looking at my pictures while trying to catch up on my blogging and realized that my little Avery doesn't have nearly enough film (or memory card) time. So I am making it a goal to take more pictures of her, at least one per month to document her growth but hopefully more just to remember just how darn cute she is. Here are the first few. She is such a joy!

One Month

Two MonthsThree Months
Avery is almost 16 weeks old, my how the times flies. Here are some of the many things she loves and some that we love about her.

• She has been sleeping through the night since she was around a month old (what a blessing)
  
• She smiles every time she sees Caden or Kamrie
• She loves "The Wheels on the Bus"
• She Laughed for the first time on June 30th
• She discovered her feet on July 22nd and they have become one of her favorite things to play with
• She has found her hands and is constantly sucking them
• She has just started grasping toys and bringing them to her mouth
• She may be a thumb sucker...for about a week every morning when I woke up she was sucking her thumb, but she hasn't done it for a while, so I guess only time will tell.
  

This post is a little old (7-21-09)but I never posted it because I was going to add more. Here is this for now and know that more about our little angel is to come.

Mama Said Ther'd Be Days Like This

The title says it all. I really wondered if we would all make it through today, but since everyone is sleeping soundly, I can now document the craziness. I woke up this morning after getting less sleep than I would have liked, but that is all part of motherhood, right? We all rushed to get ready for a Birthday party that Caden would be attending and for Kamrie's swimming lessons. It seems that with the 3 kids getting out of the house before 10 is isn't easy but can be done. We were only a few minutes late for the party which started at 10...sunblock and all. We dropped Caden off and headed to the rec. center for swimming. Kamrie walked right in and was excited for class. Avery was hungry so in spite of the sweltering heat at the indoor pool, I covered up and started nursing. Not long after I started, Kamrie was leaning just a little too far at the edge of the pool and fell in. Keep in mind, she is 2 and can't touch or swim on her own. Her teacher was helping one of the other kids in her class and not within reach...the kids are supposed to say on the ledge and wait their turn. So anyway, I see her fall, rip Avery away from her "meal" and try frantically to cover myself and move toward my drowning daughter. The whole time I'm looking around to see if anyone else is noticing her and trying to get someone's attention. Finally, the lifeguard on duty notices, blows her whistle, and jumps to her aid. She was fine. She sucked in some water and was pale for a minute but couldn't wait to keep swimming. Needless to say it scared me to death. That was the first big scare the next few won't be quite as detailed as it would take me all night, but that one needed a little explanation.
After the water scare we came home quickly had lunch and went to pick up Caden. Avery was getting hungry as her earlier meal was interrupted by a drowning sister so upon getting home I attempted to feed her again. As usual when that happens Kamrie sees just what she can get away with. She pushed...I counted...she pushed more and so I had to get up and deal with it. I get up, lay Avery on the couch , grab Kamrie's hand, walk 2 steps and realize I just laid a fully mobile baby on the couch. I turned around just in time to see her roll off the couch and hit the floor. I run to her and Kamrie is so preoccupied with Avery that she trips over the car seat left in the doorway due to the crying baby earlier, and gets a bloody nose. So now I have two screaming girls and some tears of my own. I would like to say it ends there but stick with me...I get Kamrie cleaned up and lay her down for an early nap and finish feeding Avery. Caden gives me a quick pep talk about how it would be better to lay Avery on the floor instead of the couch and we move on.
Later, I am reading to Caden and Kamrie when Kamrie jumps up holding her throat. She was choking on a sucky candy. I slapped her back a few times to no avail. I got really nervous and started hitting harder, the candy finally dislodged and fell to the floor. She was crying again but not because she had choked but because I had "hit" her. I was beginning to wonder if someone had it in for her today. I decided to just hold her for a while and hopefully protect her.
The rest of the day passed without incident, but man what a day. Oh yea, and all this while she is still healing from an incredibly ugly black eye she got last week.