The Robbins Family: 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Ryker is 3!!

Happy Birthday Ryker Boy!!!

This year Ryker got lots of fun toys for his birthday even though all he wanted was a slide and a trampoline. Here he is with his little work bench.

Opening a whole slew of matchbox cars to go with his "town" rug.

Grandma & Grandpa C gave him this fun bounce house. It was the closest thing they could get to a slide and a tramp. But he loves it!!! He will spend hours in it if we sit outside with him. The great part is it wears him out so he sleeps good!

Here are a few things about Ryker:
*He is a motor head. All his toys make noises like they were real. The louder the better. He loves playing with his toy trucks, 4-wheelers, motorcycles, and snowmobile. He likes to make "the dunes" out of the couch and a blanket.

*his favorite camping spot is the sand dunes in the little Sahara desert.

*loves playing in the dirt

*can ride his big bike all by himself & he can now turn it around without tipping it over.

*loves going to Grandma & Grandpa Coleman's house. Lacey is his favorite playmate. His favorite place to sleep over is there.

*loves Disney movies, Dora and Diego

*can count to 13 all by himself.

*knows about 15 colors

*knows basic shapes

*talks in full sentences & uses words I didn't know he knew how to use in a sentence or their meaning.
*has the sweetest singing voice. I love when he sings little house in the woods, 2 little boys, lets go fly a kite & the wonder pets song.

*has his own camera and takes random pictures around the house, mostly of his toys.

*really likes to do the dishes, which is great cause I hate it.

*always wants to help cook, but is a bad eater. He likes to snack but doesn't like to sit down to a meal and eat.

*favorite foods are: fruit, mac & cheese, hot dogs, cheese burgers & sweets

*loves grandma's diet coke much to my dismay.

*sometimes has bad dreams that are off the wall

*has a special blanket that he calls his blue awe

*still likes his binkie

*hates wind and rain storms. If it thunders and lightening we can guarantee he will be sleeping with us

*has been potty trained since he was 2 which was all on his own. All we did was buy big boy undies

*doesn't know his own strength which his cousin Carson gets the brunt of most often.

*knows what he does and doesn't want & if he doesn't want it he will let you know.

*gets shy around strangers

*has the cutest little personality. He is such a sweet boy! We are so lucky to have him and love him so much!!!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Our adventures in June, July, August & September

It has been months since I've posted anything, so here is an update....

June:

We practically spent the entire month of June getting our yard ready for lawn. I swear we raked our entire back yard more than I ever want to remember. It was a huge project which we were finally able to get finished in July.

My younger brother got married to his high school sweetheart! Her name is Natalie. They had planned on an outdoor wedding but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate & we had to move to the church. But it was beautiful!! I am so happy for them!! They are such a cute couple. They have a little boy together, his name is Carson! He is my favorite, which I can say since he is my only nephew.

July:

We spent the 4th at our annual camp out! It is so much fun to go and spend time with my moms entire family. This is something they did as young kids, we did as young kids and now my mom has started the tradition again and our kids are getting to enjoy each other!

We have grass!!! Which is so amazing considering it has been 2 summers in the works. I never thought it would be to this point, but I am tickled and so are the boys! Ryland loves that we are finished with that half of the yard and Ryker is thrilled he can actually go outside!

Ryker took swim lessons. He hated them the first day. He was the smallest and youngest in his class & did not like the other boys splashing him. He cried the entire time, which I could hear through the fence so I cried the entire time and felt like a horrible parent for making him suffer through this. But we took him back the next day anyway, which went a bet better. By the end of the 2 weeks he was splashing and dunking his head! I was so proud by the end of it all & yes I stopped crying too! ha ha

My birthday is in July and this year my mom did something special with Ryker. She took him shopping to his favorite store (the dollar store) and let him pick out anything he wanted to give me. Here is what I got...

~2 ice cube trays, a birthday girl hat, a stuffed duck, a toy cat, Swedish fish, a push pop ~ All of this in a "get well sick bag" that he picked too! I laughed so hard but it was so cute!

August:

We found out we are having another baby!!! We are totally excited! Ryker can't wait to be a big brother, but I'm not sure he knows what he is getting himself into.

We got to go to Lagoon for my dad's company party. I don't really care about Lagoon due to motion sickness but we took Ryker to kiddie land. I was slightly nervous about this because he had never been on anything like the rides there. But he had a blast which made it all worth it for me. I am happy when he is happy, so it was a good day! His favorite ride was the cars, which he rode about 10 times!

We also took a weekend camp out with Ryland's brother Ron's family. It was a nice getaway, but pretty cold for August!! Ryker had fun with playing with his cousins, riding 4-wheelers and cruising in the ranger.

September:

Ryker and I took a weekend trip to the dunes with my family. He loves the dunes more than anything. He had a blast playing in the sand and riding the scrambler.

Ryker turned 3 this month!!! He is getting SO big!! Ryland & I also celebrated our 7th anniversary! it's amazing we after 7 years we still like each other. Just kidding, he is such a great husband I couldn't have asked for better!

We also found out baby #2 is going to be a BOY!!!

The Innocence of a Child

My mom and I were in Tremonton visiting our aunt & on our way home we decided to stop by the cemetery where my grandma is buried. We had Ryker and Carson with us and we didn't want to get them out so we rolled the windows down and told Ryker we would be right back. We walked around my grandmas grave for about 5 mins. When we got back in the car and started to drive off both boys started to wave and Ryker said "bye grandma". My mom and I looked at each other and were like what??? So I quizzed Ryker on what he had seen since we didn't say anything to him about going to "grandmas" grave.

Here is how the conversation went:

me: Ryker did you see this grandma outside with me or another grandma?

ryker: another grandma, old grandma.

me: what did she look like?

ryker: pretty

me: what color hair did she have?

ryker: orange

(Notice the hair color in the picture below)

me: what color was her shirt?

ryker: white

mom: was she wearing pants or a dress?

ryker: a dress

me: did she come give you a hug?

ryker: no stand by this grandma

me: she stood by this grandma?

ryker: yes

me: did she come give you a love?

ryker: no, she waved at me.

*(now my grandma had the most distinct wave ever so..)

me: show me how she waved at you..

ryker: her exact same wave...

Yes we were both in tears about this point.

me: where did you see this grandma before?

ryker: camping and on the movie with Tami.

*We got back from camping Wednesday and this happened Thursday.

Do you have goose bumps yet? I sure did. What a neat experience I will never forget!

Love you grandma!!!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Yuma Trip

Ryker, my mom & myself went to Yuma to see my grandpa & his wife Elaine. The weather was WONDERFUL! What a nice break from the snow!!!! (Too bad it was waiting for us when we got home!)

We flew to Phoenix then had to take this little thing to Yuma... Yes those are propellers!!!! We about died when we found out that was our plane. It was so small it only had 9 rows! But we made it safe and sound.

One we got to Yuma we put on our shorts and went out to enjoy the retired life. Let me tell you I have never seen so many old ladies in bikinis laying out getting a tan. I almost had to laugh. Imagine your grandma in a 2 piece laying by the pool.. thank goodness mine wasn't one of them!

As you can see, Ryker quickly became very attached to my Grandpa. They were like long lost buddies. So cute! I think it was because they let Ryker play in the water fountain, something mom wouldn't do...

Here is Ryker by a palm tree. Just tall enough for him to stand under. (If you noticed the scratch above his lip, he took a pretty good fall and the cement caught him. Poor guy!)

My Grandpa has a grapefruit tree in his yard. Ryker thought it was the neatest thing to pick the grapefruit off and get to eat them. It is amazing all the fruit trees down there. They have lemon trees, orange trees and whatever else grows on them. It is pretty cool though, they look like ornaments hanging in the trees. And they are everywhere.

We had a great trip & had to come home sooner than we wanted to. I am so glad we went! I hadn't seen my grandpa in about 16 months so it was long over due! And yes, we had to fly on the mini plane to come home. However we almost missed the dang thing!! Lucky for us they were lenient because we had a child (phew)!! Thanks Ryker, we wouldn't have made it if it weren't for you!!