Month: July 2020

    Fun w/ The Parents and Tracie and Kids

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    The kids played hard on Monday. We had Annie over to hang with the grandparents and so Porter, Gavin and Clara came too. Mom and Dad took us all out for Kong Kones and we just played all day. Kelsey stayed over as well.

    On Tuesday Tracie woke up and told us that she was leaking all night so we needed to help her decide what to do! They had plans to stay until Saturday, and do lots of visiting friends and family. So, they scratched all of that and got in the van and hurried home to Sacramento! The parents dropped Tracie off at the hospital and little baby Lewis #5 was born that next morning!

    The rest of us had party plans so… Shannon still came down and Megan still came over and Kel was here… We did lunch in Lehi with Ben and Joel. Cali and the big kids babysat adn made the littles lunch!

    Then we all went to the NEW SPLASH PAD And Pickleball Courts and ate popsicles and played.

    Megan taught Kels and I how to make some delicious stir fry for dinner that night to end the party!

    • Buddy Bike Riding
    Categories: Robertson

    Party Weekend

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    Eggers in the house! They came Friday June 12th and we played games and stayed up late!

    These Scrubs snuck out Saturday Morning to get a few things done and eat french toast:

    On Saturday we had everyone come over to hangout and play games and wait for the Mom and Dad and Tracie car to get here. We played some board games, swam and played trashball!

    These two always play Street Fighter and Minecraft and now they like the oldschool xbox under the stairs – Mushheads!

    Us, Christy, Joel, Shannon, Sean, Kelsey, Shae, and Braden and Peops hung out throughout the day. Ben made delicious pork burritos! and then the parents got here! and Tracie and her shaved head!

    And people braided peoples hair and stuff:

    Strawberries and Cream before bed!

    SUNDAY AT JOEL AND MEGANS HOUSE!

    We went over around 10am and spent the day. We had church and played games and ate delicious food and had a campfire at night:

    Categories: Robertson

    Pond Day – Highland Glen

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    LaNell invited us to the pond with her and her sister in law Amanda. We invited Michelle and Mia and Luca and we brought Anna and Ellie and their kayaks! We had a blast and all got sun burnt.

    And some more pics I got from Michelle:

    Categories: General, Nettesheim

    Tiago graduated Preschool

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    Tiago got some graduation things in the mail since they weren’t doing in person graduations this time. He got a new shirt and a diploma and a couple other little things. He was very good at doing his Rusty and Rosie homework everyday!

    Categories: Tiago

    Parenting during Quarantine

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    Ben and I had to make a few adjustments to our parenting but nothing to crazy. It was nice to have a little flexibility to our mornings. It was nice to be able to go up to our bedroom office and chat when we wanted. It was fun to have Ben come down for lunch or snack breaks.

    Ben enjoyed working from home. Not travelling. Going for a lunch time run. Seeing the kids throughout the day and always being home before dinner.

    I loved having Ben around and watching him work when I needed to break away from the kids. I liked walking with friends and riding my bike in the morning. With everything being cancelled I had some flexibility for when I wanted to do things. I liked that dinner time was more consistent and not rushed. I had time to cook and we were all home together every night. We had lots of fun movie and game nights. And no – I don’t wear glasses, yet.

    Categories: Ben, Jana

    Benji in Quarantine

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    Benji likes to sleep in but not too long that he feels like he wasted his day.

    Benji gets his school work done in the mornings. He sometimes asks for help with math or english and he likes to get my opinion on everything. His favorite class is Musical Theater – for sure. He loves singing and dancing and performing.

    Benji gets all A’s in every class all during jr high.

    Benji likes to work out every day. Usually a 2 mile run about 8 min mile and 2, 15 minute workouts – Abs with mom and one on his own.

    He likes to hang with Packer and Luca. Pokemon Go with Lalo, Luca, Ray, whoever. Luca just taught him how to Long Board.

    His favorite food is still Cafe Rio but he just loves “real” food. Meat, potatoes, burritos and protien shakes.

    He likes video games. And Marvel movies.

    Benji lost 2 teeth – his fangs finally came out!

    Benji’s hair is so great right now. He finally let it grow! It’s poof and flowing. It gives personality!

    He prepares the sacrament for our family each week. He takes this very seriously and I love it. He has a tender heart and loves God. He reads his scriptures diligently and makes sure to get his seminary videos done.

    He still has one of the biggest hearts and is always ready to help one of his siblings when they need it!

    Categories: Benji

    Packer in Quarantine

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    Packer likes to get his homework done on the first three days and then he has thursday and friday free to do what he wants.

    He likes to do HIS own thing. He gets an idea and does it… making a video, lego creation, video game, or just one of the old toys around the house.

    Packer is very good at school. He just gets his stuff done and hardly ever asks for my input or help. He is ok with an A- but has gotten all A’s!

    Packer passes the sacrament for us each Sunday. He takes this job very seriously and I love it. He is also the Deacons Quorum President and does a good job of planning and leading.

    He likes to eat everything but he really doesn’t care about food. I wanted to spoil him with food for his bday but he didn’t care what we had. BUT he hates to fast – he needs a little food every few hours.

    He hangs with Benji and Luca. Asher and James used to come over every day so this is a weird slow time. He doesn’t like to pokemon or play video games besides Fortnite. He LOVES Fortnite AGAIN.

    He likes to play Star Realms – Ray learned to play with him.

    Packer is fun. We never know quite what to expect from him. We do know that he doesnot like scary movies and his tastebuds are pretty wimpy!

    OH yes, and GROOT has been on his shoulder almost every day of quarantine! Sunday is Groots day of rest though.

    Categories: Packer

    Cali in Quarantine

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    Cali is so fun and smiley and loving!

    She loves being the big sister and teaching these youngers a few things! She also loves to push the buttons of her big brothers. She likes fashion and worrying about her outfit and her hair and her shoes!

    She loves her mom time!! Lucky me. And her Dad time! and she loves singing and dancing and being silly. She has become a really good colorer and likes creating and decorating!

    Cali missed going to school and being with all of her friends. She missed Miss Myntti. She missed being with the girls and doing hope of america and dance festival and her summer week at Clear Creek and her first Girls Camp! She had lots of group friend and cousin chats to help her get through!

    Cali is very goal oriented and motivated. She found time to make her lists and set her goals and get some good habits in her life. She is REALLY hoping to go back to real school in the fall!

    Categories: Cali

    Rose in Quarantine

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    Rose did great with online school! She would get up and get going. Sometimes she’d need my help with math or Bare Book ideas but mostly she just got things done. She really missed class with Mrs. Long. She missed seeing her friends. She missed doing the dance festival and the class fieldtrips. After getting her work done she would get on and chat with cousins and friends like Ellie and Gentry and Zoe.

    She played with Cali a ton and rode her bike and played lots of card games.

    Rose is easy to be around and always fun to play with. She loves to help in the kitchen. She makes us smile and she plays with all ages in our family. She and Mia have become pretty good friends too. She LOVES to color and draw and sing and dance!

    This girl survived quarantine with a smile on her face and LOTS OF BOOKS read. She was reading a ton for battle of the books and then she was studying for the Brain Brawl and she had her Manila Magic songs and her primary chorister had her working on some primary songs. And IT ALL got cancelled. What a crazy time!

    Categories: Rose