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The 2nd Trip to Oroville ( june 2008)

June 20, 2008 admin 6 Comments

Today is June 20th. I just got back from my 2nd trip to Oroville this month. In fact I have spent all but 3 days this month in Oroville with my parents and other family members – what a fun time. I don’t think I’ve seen my family this much since before I got married so it was great.Â Tracie and John got married – the Temple was awesome and the reception was great – lots of good friends and family made it perfect – Welcome to the Family John!

I also got to spend more time than usual with friends and that was fun to play with them again. Really the only down fall of the month has been the 14 of 21 days that I was away from my husband. Contrary to what Mikila might tell you I am still very much in love with him and missed him a ton. 🙂

Some of the Robertson Families:

Some fun things I learned on my vacation: Anika taught me that a PT Cruiser might cost you 100,000 dollars! LaNellÂ who has swim suit issues:Â would like me to tell the swim suit makers of the world that we would like to keep those things in close to us and not hanging out for all to see 🙂 I was impressed with Kevins goal that he scored in his soccer game BUT not surprised when he showed up limping on a Fat ankle the next day – maybe the over 30 club really can’t handle competitive soccer any more! Most of all I learned that I still have really good friends that go all the way back to primary and Junior high days – and I am determined to get us all together for aÂ Lake Oroville camping trip next summer. Lets do this!

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Our First Trip to Oroville ( this Month)

June 9, 2008 admin 1 Comment

On Saturday night I decided that it would be a good idea to jump in the car the next day and drive to Oroville California with Erica and her kids. It was graduation week for my twin siblings, Shannon and Sean, so I wanted to be there for that. The Tracie and John wedding was also less than 2 weeks out so I wanted to help prepare for that … and that is exactly what I did. We spent a week at my mom and dad’s house and I had a great time with my parents and siblings that were home. It was especially nice to spend some one on one time with the youngest 3 – Â Shannon, Sean, and Kelsey, since I haven’t lived at home fo rthe past 10 years its fun to see them grown up and getting their own personalities.

The Graduates: Las Plumas Class of 2008. Shannon was Co-class President and MC at the graduation. Sean was Top Ten in his class. Congratulations guys! We Loved Being There for it.

Packer spent most of his time right here on Grandma’s front porch. His cousins Payton and Carter joined him often. He was entertained by Triskit the Mouse, The Flying Pig, and the flowers. He also decided that if anyone left the house then he wanted to leave also. This made it tough because someone was always leaving, needless to say he learned to throw some good fits.

Benji’s favorite part was going in the Hot Tub. We used it like a swimming pool and Benji did some of his best swimming. He would see his cousins do some cool jumps and back flops and would follow right along with them. Good swimming Benj!

Categories: Benji, General, Jana, Packer, Robertson

Month of May

May 30, 2008 admin 2 Comments

I haven’t postedÂ all month! Maybe I’m not cut out for this Blogging world!Â Here’s what we’ve been up to:

Packer made the big move to a Big Boy Carseat and is loving it. We love watching him dance in the car.

My brother Josh and his wife Mallory and Baby Payton came to visit at the beginning of the month! You might note that their 6 month old is the same size as our 1 year old – hmmm – -maybe we are short parents 🙂

Summer is finally here so we spent a Saturday in the yard getting it cleaned up and “making the sand box cool”. Benji and Packer are loving the sand box and as long as I don’t mind Packer eating all of the sand then it is hours of unsupervised fun.

Ben has been waiting for the weather to warm up so that he could get the garden started. It’s been a little rough with bad weather, the dog chewing the soaker hoses and some sort of animal has taken aÂ liking to all of the pumpkin plants so few have survived :(Â But … we are determined to have a salsa garden and a few pumpkins at Halloween 🙂 Good work Ben and happy 33rd Birthday!

I got a new Vacuum! A Dyson DC14 Animal Bagless Upright Cyclonic Vacuum – I love it and I love that it actually gets the Dog Hair out of my house!

May 16th and 17th was our ward father and sons campout! I tried to convince Ben to takeÂ BOTH of his sons but he didn’t quite go for that. So Benji and Dad went to the little Sahara desert and had a good time in the sand dunes. Though I did hear that on the way home Benji said “Dad, that was fun, but next time Mom should come too.” How sweet. It was less than 24 hours but Packer and I missed them.

Benji PLayed Flashlights in the tent for a good 45 minutes before falling asleep 🙂

We might need a bigger pool this summer…

We spent a day at Yuba Lake with Erica and Pacen and Camry Hancock. It was a fun day – good picnic, warm water, mostly happy kids but it was a little stinky and got windy when it was time to go. So we’re still looking for a good lake andÂ wishing we lived by Lake Oroville – what a beautiful and perfect swimming lake – I miss it 🙁

That was our month. Today was the last day of school so the neighbor girls came to see if Benji and Packer wanted to come ride bikes and play in the Cul-de-sac 🙂 and my sister-in-law Jamie had a baby this morning! A girl! Number 5! No name yet 🙂

Categories: Ben, Benji, Brewer, General, Jana, Nettesheim, Packer, Robertson

St. George Trip

April 22, 2008 admin 2 Comments

For Spring Break we went to St. George for a long weekend. We enjoyed swimming, hiking and condo-ing with some of the Nettesheim Clan. Some of the clan wasn’t much fun – just kidding – we just didn’t have the whole Nettesheim Clan there so we enjoyed our time with some! We hiked the crack and had a good time betting on who would or would not be able to make it through. I being mildly claustrophobic was not the first to go through but I did make it. InÂ fact Benji even went – we are sure that he didn’t realize what he was doing until it was to late but he did it!Â We went to the St. George temple on Sunday and got some good pictures there. I just loved being with family and with my boys and the warm weather was very nice.

This last picture is when we finally got home on Tuesday and I was exhausted and I was letting the boys play in the backyard unattended because the couch was a lot more comfortable to be sitting on than our broken porch. Benji came in for a diaper change and Packer was out crying during the change – I finally made it out to find Pack crawling out of the dog house and looking like he just lost a boxing match. He was filthy. This second child is nothing like his older brother!

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Potty Training

April 10, 2008 admin 3 Comments

Â Well – I thought I’d try the potty training thing yesterday and…. that is not happening anytime soon! Yes, Benji is almost 3 now so I thought if I pushed him just a little then he could do it. So I made him wear big boy underwear and when he peed on the floor we cleaned it up and talked about going on the toilet and then when he pooped in his underwear we went up to the toilet again to try and finish. We went to the store right after we had the first two incidents so I thought he was safe to go in his big boys but he did it again in the parking lot. So by nap time we were happy to put a diaper back on! … the kid that I once thought would potty train himself at age 2 continues to love his diapers and his parents are resolved to wait – atleast until he is 3 and probably until after any summer trips. Benji wins this round.

The big news for Packer is that he can come down the stairs by himself now!!! He just learned to turn around at the top and come flying down on his tummy. This is wonderful news because I can now go about my day without checking the top of the stairs or wondering when he is going to need to be rescued.Â It’s a big deal when you live in a split level cause there are stairs wherever he goes.

My sister Tracie lives with us right now while she finishes Dental Hygiene School and then gets married in June 🙂 . The boys love playing with Chicken Wing and Ben and I like having her around too.

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Car Registration

April 9, 2008 admin 6 Comments

It’s the wonderful time of year for us to register our cars and I remembered how lame that is!Â You have to get someone toÂ tell you that your car still works! and that it is safe to drive – ya I’ve been driving it everyday I should be the one telling you if it’s safe and then the government wants me to pay them because I have a car – re-gis-what? – – – – I mean I guess it makes sense butÂ arghhh! I would complain some more but I know its a lost cause 🙂

and … Ben just got a Motorcycle! A small bike (small enough for Jana to learn to ride 😆 ) It’s a Honda Rebel and IFÂ it ever warms up in Utah again then he will enjoy riding it to work. And yes – it’s registered!

And the Robertson back yard is looking good! It is a must see. Stop by if you live close or come for the Tracie and John wedding June 14th – seeing this yard will make it worth the trip. Here are some of the latest pictures…

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1st Family Picture

March 27, 2008 admin 8 Comments

So we didn’t take a family picture since the day Packer was born!! Our last picture before this was in the hospital!

And it’s not even a good picture 🙁

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Easter Eggs, Baskets, and Fun!

March 27, 2008 admin No Comments

Benji loved doing the Easter basket thing with his cousins and Packer loved trying to get through the wrappers to the good stuff. We had a great Easter!

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Our Week In Oroville

March 27, 2008 admin No Comments

We spent a week in Oroville at Grandma and Grandpa’s house! We worked in the yard all week and with lots of family and friends we got a lot done!

I forgot to take more pictures when I left but we got a lot done and there are still crews working this week so I post these pics not to embarrass the fam but to remind them what it looked like when we started and motivate to finish!

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Snow Fort

March 12, 2008 admin No Comments

We had lots of snow this winter and lots of fun playing in it.

On Presidents Day we had a big Robertson family play in the snow day: my sister Christy and her husband Rob and kids Shaelyn, Braden, Bryce, Camden and Carter. My Brother Ryan and his girls Taylee, Kylee and Marlee. My brother Joel. My sister Tracie and her “friend” John. And of course Ben, Benji, Packer and I.