Sunday, August 1, 2010

Why are we always catching up?

Well... it seems like we always miss months at a time so here are some highlights from the last few months!
May - The Robbins - some great friends from Utah - came to Florida and dropped by for a night of fun! It was so good to see them - we hadn't even met little Chloe!

Also in May - Jessica and Christopher graduated from UF. We are so happy for them! We are always amazed and inspired by them!


Also May - We had an addition to our family - We rescued a little puppy and named him Beck! He is a fabulous puppy... although we are discovering that he's going to be much more of a dog than we expected! HE'S HUGE! He already can eat off of Will's highchair and snags lots of food!
Also in May - Grami and Pa came to Florida and we got to spend some sweet time with them! Alina loves her Pa.... in her own words "I so love you, Pa!" He made all of her dreams come true with this cute little stroller and baby doll.



JUNE! Our friends the Binghams made a trip to Florida! We planned this for MONTHS! It was so much fun to have them at our house for almost a week! Brody and Alina became quick friends and had fantastic conversations in the backseat. Alina still talks about how Josh and Cami are moving to Florida... how fun would that be? Here we are on our airboat ride to see some alligators.

June 26th - Will turned ONE! Time is going by incredibly fast! How we love this little guy! (Not so little... he's over 27 lbs. and about 32 in. tall. Plus, he easily outeats Alina!) We had a perfect family party and Will loved his Orange Lion Cake!
In July we took a two-week vacation to Utah to spend some quality time with the Rasband clan! We went on a week long trip to Lake Powell aboard "Young at Heart" and got to see the newest little cousin - Paxton.

Many of the nieces and nephews helped bury "Uncle Chris"We went to breakfast before a couple of families went on little trips of their own.
We even got to visit with Uncle Jon and Auntie Lauren in Provo. Alina and Jon had a debate about whether or not ketchup is good... they both started acting like tigers - uh oh!




Christian and I meet Paxton for the first time. He's so sweet and tiny! He has a long road ahead of him, but he's surrounded by the perfect people to give him all the love he needs!




Our trip was over before we knew it! Without question - the longest part of the trip was aboard the airplane! Actually, our kids did great! We're blessed to have such good travelers!
















Sunday, April 18, 2010

Is it really April already?

It has been way too long since our last update! Maybe someday I'll get this whole thing down a little better... but don't hold your breath! The last nine months have been an absolute whirlwind and it doesn't look like life will slow down! Here is a little of what we've enjoyed lately! One night we were playing with Duplos (one of the best toys EVER) and we were trying to make letters since Alina has been learning the alphabet. Here's what happened:




So much fun! Daddy has the best ideas! We love having him around - he makes all of us smile, laugh, and things tend to go a little better with two-on-two defense!



We also LOVED celebrating Easter! Fortunately, Daddy made it home in time for the Egg Hunt and the cousins found quite the surprise from the Easter Bunny! We managed to catch them all together for a moment before Alina took off again on her quest to find (and eat) all of the candy!

Daddy and his Princess

Daddy and his Future Football Star

We feel so blessed to have our two wonderful children! They keep us on our toes and teach us something new everyday! Alina is my "Little Mommy" and I hear her saying everything that comes out of my mouth. Just the other day she put her soft hands on my cheeks and said, "Hey Sweetheart, you're so wonderful!" I love her! Will is trying to be more independent and talks much more than just a few weeks ago. He still gets frustrated trying to keep up with his sister and older cousin. Life is good - we are so blessed!