Robinson Rugrats

It has been soooo long since I made a post on my blog. Since I am so close to having baby #3, I thought it was due time to post. I have to admit...I don't post alot b/c it is such a pain to post pictures up here and arrange the text the way that I want it. A quick update... Luke has started kindergarten and is adjusting well. He loves his teacher Ms.Kinal. He had an awesome soccer season this fall. He really has learned how to move the ball, look for holes and get the goals! Carman played her first season of soccer this year and liked it but didn't love it. She likes gymnastics alot more. She continues to entertain us with her charming personality. I am currently in my 38th week of pregnancy! I am SOOOO ready to have my little girl. I dreamed the other night that I gave birth to an adult man with gray hair and I was nursing him. Talk about crazy pregnancy dreams!! I have started to dilate, have contractions, back pain, etc. So we shall see. We still have not decided on the name. Once again... we shall see. Please send baby birthing waves my way...I would appreciate it.

Carman's favorite pasttime.....finding sand fiddlers.
Our trip to the bumper boats...we didn't expect to get wet....but got soaked!!! We had a ball!
2 beach bums!
Luke riding a wave in!

Our week in Emerald Isle this year was very relaxing and enjoyable. Since I am pregnant, I wasn't able to do as much as I would like but it was still alot of fun to watch the kids. We spent most days on the beach or at the pool. We also went to the waterslide, bumper boats, and out on the boat. I didn't want to leave......I LOVE THE BEACH!!!

This year for Father's Day we were in Morehead spending time with PopPop. Luke made his daddy the bow tie pictured above in Primary. It was really cute.
I truly do feel lucky to have such a good husband and father to my children. I felt that I would never find a man that was as good of a daddy as my own but Christian continues to prove to me that is just as good as my daddy was to me. He loves our children, spends time with them, plans ahead for their needs and makes them feel special. I love him very much for that.

Carman on the tractor with Uncle Josh (he provided the entertainment for the party)
Luke in heaven on the tractor with Uncle Josh!


All the cousins lined up eating some grub. Don't know what Luke was thinking.

Christian taking care of the whole shabang! I love him!

Since my Birthday falls around Memorial Day every year, I like to spend my birthday at the beach. We spent the weekend with Alan and Sharon and they were nice enough to let us have my party at their house. It was very nice. All of Christian's family was there (minus Daniel and Lisa) and all of my family was there. All of these crazy people together = a good time!

Alot has happened recently and I am a slack blogger. Below are some pictures of recent happenin's:



Luke holding his hippo durring graduation. We were singing the hippo song for a week!!


Luke getting his diploma from Aunt Joy!

The two cutest graduates ever!!

We recently had a Luau at the house for the youth at church and this is the only picture that I got from it. I need to get some from the YW. Abby loved all the attention and leftovers!

This is all I could get of our "biggest kid" every time he went down the monster water slide.....his feet. This man walked up to me and said "Is that daredevil your husband?" I said "proudly"!

Luke's first trip down the blue and yellow slide (the non-baby ones). He LOVED it! Like father like son!

This is the first pick from our garden this season. The zucchini was prematurely picked by an anxious little girl that wanted to do what her momma was doing. The cucumber was delish in vinegar!! I cannot wait for more!

We started off the Easter festivities by taking the kids to have lunch with the Easter Bunny at "Young Chefs Academy" here in Greenville. It was alot of fun. The were able to make bunny sandwiches, cut carrots, decorate bunny cookies and drink rabbit milk (strawberry flavored milk). The Easter Bunny was so cute and very nice to the kids. Despite the fact that Carman did not like him. He tried to hug her and she screamed. Here are some pics from that....I love this picture. Luke just ran up to the Easter Bunny and hugged him.
Group shot before the Easter Bunny scares the mess outta Carman.
Carman decorating bunny cookies


Luke making bunny sandwiches

Christian forwarded this email to me the other day and I loved it. Enjoy....

"If you are a mother, you participate with God in His work of creation—not only by providing physical bodies for your children but also by teaching and nurturing them. If you are not a mother now, the creative talents you develop will prepare you for that day, in this life or the next."You may think you don't have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us (see D&C 46:11–12). The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before—colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter."What you create doesn't have to be perfect. . . . Don't let the voices of critics paralyze you—whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside."If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it."

Carman's inner "Priss Pot" coming out b/c she got a "purse"!

I love these 2 squirts more than I ever could have imagined and I cannot imagine a single moment of my life without them. I love you Luke and Carman!

I have to post this conversation between Carman and myself before I forget it. We were riding in the car together and she was talking and talking and talking. I had a very bad headache and this is how our conversation went:

Me: "Carman, can you please stop talking so loud?? Mommy's head hurts."
Carman: "Does your head hurt really bad Mommy?"
Me: "Yes"
Carman: "Well.... why don't you just take a headache...ok?"

Despite my headache... she managed to put a smile on my face. I just love her to pieces!!

Well..I have always been a "dog person". I love most dogs and grew up with golden retrievers most of my life. Of course my kids have always wanted a dog ......so I gave in. A friend of mine offered to give us her 8 year old golden that was house trained, good with kids and in good shape. So we now have another girl in our family..... Abby!
She is truly the most well behaved and sweetest dog that I have ever been around. I just hope that she can survive Carman following her around and bugging the mess out of her. The kids fight over feeding her and brushing her. It is nice. She started off inside but due to my allergies has moved out to the backyard.
I also had to include this picture of Carman reading her favorite book: "Pinkalicious". She has it memorized.

I just loved this picture of the kids acting crazy in our bed.

On Christmas Eve we went over to my mom's house for supper and gift exchange. On our way over to mom's Luke said "we cannot stay at memaw's house long, b/c I don't want Santa to miss us." I thought this was so funny b/c anytime we go to memaw's and his cousins are there.... he never wants to leave. Once we got home from mom's, Christian and I anxiously waited for the kids to fall asleep. Once they did, our work began.