Robinson Roost

Sidewalk Chalk

2011-04-11T19:55:00.000-07:00

Here is Gordy drawing another one of his Bawk Bawk Barns (for most people we call them Chicken Coops). It's fun to watch him draw them and they actually all look identical.

Grace wanted to show you her Barn too. Then you get to hear Gordy do his "Bawk Bawk" impersonation.

Talent Show

2011-01-06T08:09:00.000-08:00

Gordy's talent was reciting what all the animals say and then replying, "Ho, ho ho" when you ask what Santa says. Because Gordy got so much attention from this simple act, he has been saying, "Ho, Ho, Ho" to any random person who calls him cute. You should have seen the ladies at City Market yesterday making a fuss over him.

For those of you who did not attend the family Talent Show this year, this was Grace. But Jack is the one you really need to see.

PS Heidi was operating the camera.

Liz, this is for you...

2011-01-05T13:48:00.000-08:00

So Lizzy, it was easier to download all the pics at once to the blog instead of shrink them and email them. So here is the house...

Above is the kitchen, entry, and hallway to the bedrooms....
Next we have the deck filled with toys...
And our terraced backyard perfect for wearing kids out...
Then we have the living room. On the right below the window is the "house" that Samantha made for the kids for Christmas. They pretty much live in it.

Christmas 2010

2011-01-05T13:22:00.000-08:00

After all the presents had been opened, Gordy chose the tractor as his very favorite.

Grace got her guitar. She's already composed her first song, "Coyote."

Grace's little injury, but she's still smiling!

Gordy loved Christmas Eve...he finally got to eat the gingerbread house!

Jam Girl

2010-09-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

This is proof that she really did help...at least in between songs.

Kiddos Videos

2010-09-05T14:41:00.000-07:00

The Gordy video shows how multi-talented he is...walking and playing the recorder at the same time. The Grace video shows how un-multi-talented she is. She had been helping me make jam and as soon as she saw me taking pictures she stopped her work and started singing. I thought it was funny.

Gordy's First Birthday

2010-09-05T14:04:00.000-07:00

Here is the Birthday Boy feeling mighty old since he got to sit at the Big Kids table. Gordy definitely felt special on his special day. We love this kid.

Craziness

2010-06-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

Life is just going to be crazy. You can either hop on the boat and enjoy the ride or keep waiting for things to slow down. Collin has started working for the Division of Wildlife 90 minutes away from home. Commuting is not really his thing so we're attempting to sell our Darling Downtown Victorian. Too bad nothing is selling right now.

In the meantime, we're enjoying life...and food.

Gordy just likes to eat -- whatever he can.

I like to cook whatever I can. I've been big into garnishing things lately, hence the photo of the Blackberry Lemon Torte.

Grace picked up on the art and garnished the oranges for dinner. I was so proud.

Birthday and Other Fun

2010-04-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

Spring has sprung which means we got to clean windows and play on the roof. Gordy is about to sneeze. It's one of his most predictable features.

For the all-day-Princess-Party we had a beauty shop and painted toenails and finger nails. Those are Gracer's cousins who came for the fun.

The favorite meal was again Hot Dogs. This time complimented by Blue-Box Macaroni and Cheese.

Here is the Castle Cake. It looks a lot better farther away like this. The main thing is -- Grace liked it. Let's hope her requests get a little simpler in years to come.

This is just a photo of Happy Gordy.

Family Photo

2010-04-05T13:06:00.000-07:00

Our family photo from December. Maybe there will be more pictures to come. We'll see.

Sorry for my bogging absence. But Life sometimes happens.

Advent or Bust

2009-12-08T19:04:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend I taught Grace this song in order to be adequately prepared for THE Advent celebrations. While we were decorating our tree she kept singing and singing and singing...

2009-11-16T19:11:00.000-08:00

The first words out of Grace's mouth each morning are, "Where's Gordy?" As you can see Gordon is finally getting a little more accostomed to the showering of affection.

Grace also likes to take photos of Gordy. This is one of her best. Mar, I think you may have competition soon.

At the Halloween cake walk Grace won this entire chocolate cake. Tuesday after Halloween I realized I hadn't heard any noise from Grace for quite a while. When I found her, all the icing from her cake was mysteriously missing.

At night Collin and Gordy generally have some male bonding time. Reading is one of their favorite passtimes.

Grace's Very Own Song

2009-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:00

Grace has begun creating her own songs these days. I wish you could hear all of this, but as you can tell Gordon wasn't enjoying the activity. At any rate, the part of the song you can hear is ". . .build a castle, my angel tells to me."

Gordon's Trick

2009-11-16T11:05:00.000-08:00

Gordon has a new trick. It's pretty amazing. Up until now his only trick has been to spit up over every square inch of his clothes. Actually, don't expect too much from this video, I just wanted the relatives to see that Gordy is finally growing up a bit. If three months old can be considered "grown up".

Happy Halloween

2009-11-02T20:49:00.000-08:00

Little Gordito was a darling pumpkin.

Gracita was a Pink Princess.

And Grace talked me into wearing her bunny ears to the Halloween Party.

It snowed like crazy the day before Halloween. Here's Gordy taking a nap in his snow suit...

While Grace made snow angels in her snow suit. (Luckily it's all but melted now, it's too soon for winter)

Nursery Rhymes

2009-10-22T16:41:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to teach Gracer her nursery rhymes. Hopefully you can decipher these.

Little Jack Horner ends with "am I" and everytime Grace says it she ends with "I am" because she thinks it's more gramatically correct. It cracks me up.

Dress Up

2009-10-18T19:04:00.000-07:00

Grace enjoys playing Dress-up these days. This is her hat when she dresses up like Baby Dolly.

She's considerate enough to include Gordy in her play. This is his hat for the Muffin Man.

The Dance of the Fairires

2009-10-14T06:33:00.000-07:00

This movie is more for the benefit of Sarah, my sis, who knows these little twins, but now you can all see what we do for fun around our house.

September

2009-10-13T19:48:00.000-07:00

Since we all know it will be another month before I post anymore pictures, here are several to keep you satisfied until then. . .

Gordon's happy time. This kid screams a lot, so he gets a lot of baths since that is his happiest time.

Sometimes the screaming is brought on by Big Sister, but she's just trying to love the little guy.

And then there are the occasional times when he actually sleeps. Oh, life is peaceful then.

This picture simply depicts our little Gordy with his eyes open. We think he's cute.

Grace is still doing her best to perfect her photo taking skills. This is one of the many photo shoots she's had with Baby Doll. She's getting pretty good.

Good Weekend

2009-09-07T15:35:00.000-07:00

Gordon and Mommy. He still makes some strange photo-faces, but we think he's handsome

This is a better photo of his blessing tuxedo. He was smashing.

Our true colors are shining through in this photo as Grace and Baby Brother dressed alike for the Family BBQ.

Gordon and Grace

2009-08-28T14:52:00.000-07:00

This is the loving Big Sister and the loved Gordon.

Gordon had a little Jaundice so we put him out on the blanket to get some sun. Grace brought out all her dolls so they could keep him company.

Baaa Baaaa

2009-08-15T18:09:00.000-07:00

I know you expected more pictures of Gordon, and trust me there are plenty, but I had to put on the latest of Grace's songs. Just listen carefully and you'll hear sheep baaaing along in the background.

New Baby Robinson

2009-08-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

GORDON JOSEPH ROBINSON

Gordon finally came to live with us on Monday, August 10, 2009.

Here's the whole family at the hospital. Gordon was 6 lbs. and 10 oz.

And this is the proud big sister. My sister Sarah had her during the day and I thought her hair was adorable!

We're all doing well! Hopefully I'll find time to send some more pictures soon...we'll see!

Heidi, This is for you

2009-08-04T06:47:00.001-07:00

Grace and I put that bike seat together for Collin's Fathers Day gift. I know, a very fitting Father's Day gift. (He says it turned his mountain bike into a mini-van). Anyway, Grace wouldn't get out of it and, if you can believe it, started singing while she waiting for Collin to come home. The book is a mini hymn book she takes with her often. Sometimes she makes up her own songs, other times she just sings what she feels like.

So Heid, Enjoy.

Random Collection

2009-08-04T06:34:00.000-07:00

This is the real Prego Pic.

Gracer loves horses. Here she is riding Kid all by herself. She'll only go for 45 seconds before she's "All Done", but she thinks it's pretty neat.

BINGO

2009-07-20T14:06:00.000-07:00

Grace loves our regular music time. She's getting really good at remembering most of the words to songs. This one is her favorite.

Summer

2009-07-20T13:54:00.000-07:00

Summer is here! Grace has finally overcome her fear of water. Bathing isn't always the funnest for her, but she likes swimming in pools and running through the sprinklers and mostly she likes just hanging out in her swimsuit.

Water Falls

2009-06-07T13:53:00.001-07:00

Collin left us alone for a weekend to go boating with his dad. To keep us busy we went hiking around some local waterfalls. There are several caves around the falls and this picture shows Grace in the one crack she dared to explore.
She insisted on taking some of the pictures while we were there.

And then she posed beautifully for others.

Spring Has Sprung

2009-06-07T13:43:00.000-07:00

A highlight for Gracer this Spring has been to see all the new born Lambs. This pen had the bum lambs from her Grandpa's sheep herd and she actually got to feed one! I heard about it for weeks afterwards.

This is Grace's "Nona". We made a quick trip out to the ranch with Dinner and a Cake to help Celebrate Nona's Happy Birthday.

Grace can't wait for Daddy to come home so the two of them can work outside. Here they are planting apple seeds (that still haven't sprouted).

Grace's favorite outside chore is watering the garden. She usually wastes no time pulling off her shoes and socks so she can dabble in the river. Now we just have to help her realize that dirt is yucky.

Birthday Girl

2009-05-06T11:56:00.000-07:00

Gracer is getting quite silly in her old age. This is a video from her Birthday dinner. She still sings all the time, and dinner with a full mouth is no exception.

The animal she says in "Old McDonald" is a dog. It's a joke that we pretend not to understand, that's why she chuckles.

The Big 2

2009-05-06T11:42:00.000-07:00

Gracer turned TWO!!! She's now a Big Girl. Here are some highlights from the celebrations. . .

She woke up to a brand new "car". (I have no idea how to flip it, I'm open to a tutorial from a pro-blogger)

After a morning of playing at the park with friends, riding her new bike, and making cupcakes Gracer was exhausted.

For dinner Grace requested Hot Dogs, Guacamole, and Tato Eggy Salad. You can tell by her expression that she Loved the meal.

For her cake she wanted a Chocolate Worm cake. I had a blast complying to her wishes. Despite her expression here, she loved the worms.

A Brother for Gracer

2009-04-06T13:07:00.000-07:00

This is Grace in her "Row, Row, Row her boat". She climbed in and called for me to take her picture. Luckily in August Grace will have someone besides her parents to play with as she is going to be a Big Sister.

The doctor confirmed today that we are having a BOY. The poor tyke will probably have to wear a lot of pink for the first year of his life since that's all I have, but he'll get over it.

Singing a Song is Fun to Do

2009-03-29T14:12:00.000-07:00

Grace loves to sing. In fact, she sings about 90 percent of the day. (Yesterday in the car she wouldn't stop singing "Happy Birthday to Heidi" and "Eency Weency Spider".) In these videos I tried to have her sing a few of her other favorites but she gets distracted by wanting to "see Gracie". Good luck understanding the words. . .

That was the ABC's. She can do a slightly better job, but you get the picture.

This was the Snowman Song with me trying to follow Grace with the camera. Hope you like our living room.

Birthday Fun

2009-03-29T14:02:00.001-07:00

For me Birthdays are more like Birthweeks. My Birthweek started with Mary and Dand and Fam and a whole lotta relaxing fun. This is the Fried Ice Cream I received at the Mexican restaurant near their home. Delicious. Thanks Mar and Dan.

To get back home we had to take the train. Grace LOVED it. She remembered from our previous, short, trip that they serve hotdogs on the train. So as soon as she woke up the first thing she asked for was a Hot Dog.

Back at home Gracer and Collin made the big birthday cake. . .tres leches. It was Fabuloso.

The letters on the wall are my birthday sign for the year. When we first got married Liz told Collin that a Birthday Sign was an essential ingredient for a good birthday. Every year the "signs" get more creative. And that's the Happy Candle Cake!

Grace's Favorites

2009-02-08T17:53:00.000-08:00

Her favorite "kitty cat" shirt. Collin loves this one.

Her moose shirt. It's gets worn at least every other day. Last week she even dug in the dirty laundry basket to find the shirt.

Her horse shirt. Even though you can't see the horse you can see her doing her favorite activity. . .primping.

January Highlights

2009-02-08T17:45:00.000-08:00

Chocolate dipping with friends to celebrate the New Year.

Skiing in the front yard on the "hill" Collin created.

Getting to make Grandma's "Happy Candle Cake" and then celebrating with her.

Random Photos for the Day

2009-01-17T08:14:00.000-08:00

Cute little blue mouth. In order to maintain sanity while taking family photos the photographer gave Grace a blue sucker. She loved the sticky treat.

My little book worms. I always love it when Genevieve comes over. Somehow every bookshelf and toy chest ends up on the floor.

Funny Faces from Dad and Gracers.

Christmas Spirit

2009-01-01T15:14:00.000-08:00

While decorating for Christmas Grace found last year's Santa suit and insisted on wearing it the rest of the day....and several days up until Christmas.

Christmas Hotta

2009-01-01T15:07:00.000-08:00

This is the famous new "Hotta" that Grace received for Christmas. Collin finished it just in time. I think he did a marvelous job and so does Grace as she has played with it non-stop since Christmas Day. Come over and she'll cook you some Hot Chocoloate.

Buffalo

2008-12-17T14:05:00.000-08:00

We get to go back to Richfield in TWO days! I'm excited.

And so is Grace so she can see Heidi and Pampa and Chicken.

2008-11-21T13:16:00.000-08:00

Grace and Bug thinking about being friends...

Grace making the first move...

Bug sniffing her out. . .

Kisses being extended.

The Pumpkin Patch

2008-11-21T13:10:00.000-08:00

Putting leaves on top of the poor baby provided a good side show at the pumpking patch.

The Kiddos wanted so many turns in the wheel barrow that it took quite a while to gather all the pumpkins.

Here you see the final product...You can probably guess which one has the face that Grace drew all by herself.

Little Chef

2008-10-17T20:58:00.000-07:00

As I was cooking pasta for lunch, Gracer had to cook some of her own. First she's sampling the mix....

Oh, it needs a little more of this and a dash of that...

Then we "mis, mis, mis". (That's Mix, Mix, Mix for those of you that don't speak Toddlereese.)

She's a fabulous Little Chef and loves to do whatever Mommy or Daddy are doing. It's quite endearing.

Has Anyone Seen Grace?

2008-10-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

One of our latest games involves Gracita covering herself with pillows and saying, "Pee-a-boo". Then you have to find where she is and giggle hysterically as you say, "Peek-a-boo I found you!" It's quite entertaining. This bed at Grandma's house made it really fun since she blended right in to the covers.

Animal Sounds

2008-09-29T12:31:00.001-07:00

Gracer has been a riot lately at making her animal sounds. We don't go through the whole barnyard here, and I especially apologize for forgetting the sheep, but hopefully you'll get the idea. She gets a little irritated at me near the end, so you get to see her talking on her "phone" too...

More Family Fun

2008-09-29T12:24:00.001-07:00

(I'm still learning how this whole blogging thing works, so the following posts are completely out of order, but I'm not patient enough to figure out how it should really work. Just try and enjoy the pictures even if the sequence makes no sense.)

Gracer was a wonderful little Mommy to cousin Jack...

They were both scared to death once the train started moving...
And Cousin Jack has probably never felt so loved. (Really by the end of our visit he would scream everytime Grace got within two feet of him -- she's very loving)

Mommy Daughter Road Trip

2008-09-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

In order for Collin to study...Grace and I PARTIED!!!

First it was off to Chuck-E-cheeses for Uncle Dan's Surprise Birthday Party...

(Grace really was happy to be there)

We thought the cake was delicious....

Clogging

2008-09-16T06:44:00.000-07:00

This is the video I tried to email of Grace Clog Dancing. It's a little lengthy, but you get to see her boogie. She was already in Clogging mode when I pushed play so you have to look fast to see the fancy footwork. And Collin has a pretty good showing as well.

The Camera Smile

2008-09-16T06:41:00.000-07:00

This photo is for Liz, and everyone's viewing pleasure, of the usual face Grace makes when you try to take her picture. Attractive isn't it!

Chatty Patty

2008-09-12T12:48:00.001-07:00

I needed to check out how the videos work on this blogging thing. I hope you like hearing Grace's cute voice. You'll see who her favorite person is by the fact that half of her words sound a lot like "dada".

2008-09-10T17:36:00.001-07:00

Our little Mozart. She was doing a cross-hand piece entitled "Little One."

Unimaginable

2008-09-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

Can you believe this!!! I created a blog today. This is solely for pics for the fam ect. We'll see how it works out. But don't expect too many etries.