Month: February 2009

    My week continues…

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    frozen feet

    frozen feet

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Popsicle FEET – – I am a horrible California raised mother! I say this because after a long winter it is finally warming up and I got warm a few days ago and just turned off the heat. I didn’t turn it down – I turned the whole thing to off. Well this morning my little Pack Man was crying for his mom and I finally go in to get him up for the morning and he is just frozen – I put him to bed with no socks on AND he had peed through his diaper soaking his clothes. I felt horrible! I came down and found this…

    only 53 degrees

    only 53 degrees

    ONLY 53 degrees inside our house!!! I am an idiot.

    Another reason I lose… I have been very good about staying in the same room as my kids when they are bathing because I want them to be extra safe in the bath tub. Last night the kids came in from the backyard and Packer was covered in Sand and snot so I had to put him in the tub. I sent Benji, Pacen and Cam in to wash their hands in the other bathroom and I ran downstairs to finish something that I was doing for dinner. Nathaniel came right then and then Sam Hancock and then I took the rolls out of the oven and the kids finished washing and I put the desert in the oven and Aunt Kathy called and then I hear a little cry for Mommy from some where upstairs. OOHHH NO!!!!! I ran up those stairs fast – like fast before I had 3 kids fast and the tub was over flowing – full to the brim and Packer was standing their confused and scared. I am an idiot. I am SO THANKFUL that Packer was smart enough to get up and call for help. I think I lose my brain a little each day 🙁

    and… It’s times like this when I know that Packer has been hanging out with Camry Hancock a little too much…

    purse shoes and baby doll

    purse shoes and baby doll

    This has turned into the Packer Post. One more CUTE thing he does is whenever I bust out singing “SCOOBY DOOBY DOO”, then he chimes in with “where are you” and I love it. So cute when they are learning to talk…. and here is my smiley little almost 3 month old. We will be blessing her this Sunday and are excited for the big day!

    cute smiler

    cute smiler

    camera shy

    camera shy

    Happy Girl

    Happy Girl

    dinner time

    dinner time

    Last Night we had the Hancocks minus Erica over for dinner and Pacen didn’t like the food so… he secretly moved his food to Benjis plate. Right then Ben came up and started to encourage Benji to eat his potatoes and finish his dinner. Benji was confused because he had finished his dinner and Pacen just couldn’t lie… “those are my potatoes”.  Pace wasn’t sure if he was in trouble or not so he hid from my camera but  it was a pretty funny little trick for a 4 year old 🙂

    Pacens trick

    Pacens trick

    And last night I participated in my first Conference call. It was a Robertson Family phone call – we gave every one the number and time to call and then we ALL talked about vacation plans for this year – and the verdict is… we are going to FORT BRAGG! My family used to go to Fort Bragg, CA every Labor Day weekend when we were kids. Lots of other families and friends also had this tradition and we just have so many great memories of the beach, crab catching, soccer on the sand dunes, the tide pools, seals, and the perfect camping spots. I am super excited to take Ben and our kids there and there is a chance that all of the Robertson dozen will be able to make the trip! (minus missionaries of course)

    glass beach ocean

    glass beach ocean

    glass beach

    glass beach

    And after this incredibly long post – I am so happy when the baby swing works its magic…

    morning nap

    morning nap

    Categories: General, Nettesheim, Robertson

    My 3 year old just stuck a Lite Brite Peg up his nose!

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    Benji got a Lite Brite for Christmas this year and I just decided that we didn’t need to be soo careful with it – ie. it would be ok if we lost a peg or two. So this morning I come downstairs and Benji tells me that he has one of these…. lite_brite_start1Up his nose! I can’t see it so I figure he put one in and it fell out. But he Insisted that it really was in his nose still so I got the pleasure of sticking my finger up there to see for sure and there it was. I was afraid that this would turn into a visit to the Dr. BUT the tweezers did the trick. ( purple text in honor of the purple peg!) I asked him why he did that and “He just wanted to be a Kitty Cat.” So hopefully he learned his lesson.

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    Sweet Children

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    I must admit that after posting yesterdays drama my children were very good the rest of the day. It helps that their Dad came home and is a big help with entertaining, distracting and disciplining. I also found that we have a fun picture collection going of Ben and each of our babies – so sweet!

    Categories: Ben, Nettesheim

    3 kids

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    sometimes I just don’t know how my mom never yelled at us! Maybe she did and I just don’t remember because today has been one of those days. Get the baby settled someone comes crying and waking her up. Try to play and be nice and just get fits in return. Take them to their cousins and they still cry. Runny noses. Poopy up the back. Peeing on the floor instead of in the toilet. Baby can’t sleep unless I’m holding her. Chairs are still on the table cause I’m still trying to mop since 8am. Grouchy kids finally get in bed for naps but they don’t sleep – they kick the walls and yell Mommy and then let me know that Packer is poopy AGAIN… where did the peaceful happy days go???

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    Categories: General

    the latest

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    Last Night at the BYU v. Colorado State Basketball game… GO COUGARS! Benji got to give Cosmo 2 high fives!

    at the byu game at the BYU game

    Bath Time. They never want to get in  the bath but once they are in you can’t get them out.

    Benji Bath in the tub

    My brother collects the origional GI Joes from when we were kids and on Tuesday he made his biggest and greatest purchase yet – THE USS FLAG!! CONGRATULATIONS Josh!!

    the USS Flag

    Tonight we went to our favorite Chinese Restaurant for LaNell’s birthday – HAPPY BIRTHDAY LaNell! -thanks for letting us celebrate with you. (we forgot to tak a picture though 🙁 )

    Categories: General, Nettesheim, Robertson

    2 MONTHS OLD

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     2months jeans

    Cali is 2 months old now – and has given me 6 nights of sleep! Since her 2 month mark she has slept from 11pm ish until 9am – that is no waking up, no eating, just sleeping!! I wonder if she is just getting over a cold or if this will last a while! Here’s to hoping! She is soo adorable lately. I think she gets cuter and cuter everyday. She is outgrowing the newborn look. I love her soft skin and her cute smiles. I love the chubby cheeks and little toes. On Tuesday at her Dr appointment she weighed 11.8 pounds and is 23 and 3/4 inches. Oh yeah – I like when she makes eye contact and when her little tongue gets moving – so cute. And today was her first day wearing big girl jeans! (She was hungry but my sister wanted to see the outfit).

    sweet girl framed

    Categories: Nettesheim

    Quick Trip to Eden

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    We just got back from Eden Utah. My brother Ryan turned 33 yesterday so we headed up there to celebrate. Joel and Sean jumped in with us  and we had a great time. Anyone that knows Ryan knows that he is the biggest Gamer of all Gamers – so we went to play games – we fit in 3 games before 10:30 – (our deadline for making the hour and a half trip back to PG). We chose to play Zooloretto all night. I was the best Zoo Keeper the first round but then I ended up dead last in the other 2 rounds 🙁 Ben and Ryan each came away with a win also. We had a fun Tuesday evening! and now our brakes on the van are making a horrible grinding sound… so that will be my project for tomorrow….blahhh.

    zooloretto

    Categories: Robertson

    Our Super Bowl Party

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    We stayed home for the Super Bowl and had our own little family party. Here are some of the highlights…

    I opened a new jar of Peanut Butter and…

     peanut butter smile

    It was empty – the sides are coated and it looks full from the outside but it is empty. How does that happen? Having worked at the Oroville Cannery I have a few guesses but… very random. Is it worth returning and getting a full jar???

    I made chicken quesadillas for dinner/snack and when I brought dinner down and handed Packer his BIG water jug the lid popped off and the water drenched him. He gave me the saddest “mom – why did you do that” look. He was soaked, the floor was soaked, but it was pretty funny in the end.

     the water packy

    I made Muddy Buddy Chex Mix – One of my favorites. The boys loved it. This won’t be helping my dieting but…. I love that stuff.

    chex enjoying the bowl 

     And we all enjoyed the HD quality on the new TV. It felt like we were at the game! It was a great football game. I didn’t care who won but it was a thriller and a good end to my football obsession this year ( refer to Sept. 23rd post).

    Cali Baby HDTV

    Categories: Nettesheim