November has come and almost gone

ok so it is getting to be the end of November now and I still haven't posted Halloween pictures. I have been so bad about updating since we moved. Here are the pictures and then I'll tell you all what we have been up to.



The first one is when we were getting ready to go out and then the Jack o lantern and the last is when we were done and getting ready to go to dinner. Robert had so much fun going trick or treating for the first time to houses. He got the hang of it really fast and after the first one dodn't try to go inside anyone's house. He even figured out that he only was supposed to go to the houses that had the outside lights on. I love my little boy.

Since then Bryce's mom has come and gone. While she was here we had a chance to go down to Portland and visit with some family. Robert had so much fun taking his grandma and going to see his great grandmas. He is starting to learn how all the family stuff works. He keeps telling me that Grandma Betty is Grandma Pools mommy.

Now we are getting ready to go down and see Bryce's grandmother and Aunt and Uncle for thanksgiving. I think it will be a lot of fun. I'll post again soon I hope.

WOW

Ok it has taken forever but here it is. We moved the middle/end of August and painted the middle of September, and now it is the middle of October, and I am getting this blog done. I know people want to see pictures of the house, and I will get them up in this blog. Here they are...

The guest room before/ after




Robert's bathroom before/ after




The kitchen before/ after




Robert's Bedroom (I don't have a before picture but it was all pale blue including the ceiling which is now white)




Our bedroom (It was just a boring white room before)




The upstairs living room



Now that you guys have the pictures I can talk. Robert is loving the new house. The basement has a huge main room, and it serves as the play room/ computer room/ tv room. It has been really nice because we can all be downstairs together and each enjoy or work on whatever it is we need to. Robert has made a few new friends here as have I. It has been nice to be able to walk over to my friend Jessica's house so that Robert can play with her 2 girls. Our new ward is nice, and I am enjoying getting to know the ladies in my new ward. I have finished Robert's Halloween costume. He is going to be Jack the Pumpkin King. It turned out pretty cute if I say so myself (I think it is because of the boy wearing it). He also asked me to make him a Zero ( the ghost dog) it was fun figuring out how to make him. The dog doesn't have a nose yet because we are going to use glow sticks so that his nose glows orange and he can be seen as he goes trick or treating with Bryce. I get to stay home and hand out candy as kids come to the door.

Robert is going to have his face painted and wear white gloves when he is all dressed up.

Imagination

Robert has started to show his imagination more and more lately. He loves to pretend that he is a super hero. He will go from being Astroboy to Spiderman to Incedible Hulk, Ironman, and even Batman. This last Thursday though it was a Batman kind of day I guess. He grabbed one of my headbands and put it on over his nose and said it was his mask and then he put on his cape and ran aound singing Batman. Bryce called to have us pick him up and Robert refused to put anything else on so he got in the car dressed as Batman and went to get Daddy. After dinner Robert went and got a blanket and had me put that on as his cape so that he could put the black cape on Daddy so they could play batman together. It was a really fun night and I am glad I was able to snap a few pictures.

Robert when we went to get Daddy.
Robert after dinner.
Robert and Daddy playing Batman together! I love my Superheros!!!

Seattle

Last weekend we decided to take a trip over to Seattle. Robert was so excited to go because he was going to ride a boat and a train to go see more dinosaurs. We went to the pacific Science Museum and had a great time while we were there. We did see the dinosaurs, but we also played with robots, made music in the music room, played with toys, saw snakes and naked mole rats. The best though was the animal grossology exhibit they had. We had so much fun that on the way back to the boat Robert couldn't walk and so I was able to carry my little boy cradled in my arms. That is something he hasn't let me do since he started to walk.

I have a lot of pictures so I will let them finish telling about our trip!
This ball is actually really heavy but the water makes it so that you can stop it and make it turn another way.

Robert really liked this steal drum in the music room.

Robert played with blocks in an area that was mirrors on all the walls.

Daddy and Robert controlling the robot.

The grossology stuff was a lot of fun and as you can see they made the exhibit really colorful so that kids would stay interested.

This was my favorite picture though. I took it on our way back and just loved how the sun hit the water.

Chicago

Wow. It has taken me a long time to get these pictures up on here. Things have been crazy though. We are getting ready to move and so with packing it has been nuts. Our trip though was a lot of fun. It was great to see our family and as soon as I have Robert's pictures that he took on the computer I will add them to the blog. He has some great pictures of my family and the ones on my camera are from the zoo and things like that.


Like I said we went to the zoo while we were there and while Robert enjoyed the elephants and gorillas and everything his favorite were the dinosaurs. So there are lots of pictures of them.

Robert said that these were the Robert and Daddy dinosaurs.

He then said that this was the mommy dinosaur. I guess that means I am scarier than daddy. I don't know if that is good or bad.

We stopped in Wall Drug on our way home and took some pictures there as well.
I thought it would be funny to take this picture. Then with where Robert put his hand it made it even funnier.

Robert on the Jackolope. He was scared to get on this at first but after he saw other kids sit on it he thought it would be ok.

Robert and I by the stuffed bear. This is the only picture on my camera from our vacation so there you go proof that I was there!

Birthday and Conversations with Robert

This last Sunday was Robert's birthday. My little boy is 3 years old. However we celebrated his birthday on the 13th so that his great-grandmama as she likes to be called could come up and celebrate with us. (It also made it so we could focus a little more on dad for Father's Day) He had a great birthday we went and looked at the house that we are going to buy. He spent the morning going to the park and shopping with great grandmama. Then we opened presents and had pizza and cake. He got spoiled. What are birthdays for though right?

Now the conversation. Robert and I were cleaning up and he found a poster I have and he wanted to see it. I unrolled it and showed it to him. This is how the conversation went...
Me: Do you like the picture?
Robert: Yeah.
Me: Do you know what this place is?
Robert: Yeah
ME: Is it the temple?
Robert: No, it is the marrying place.
Me: It is a marrying place. Who got married there?
Robert: Patrick and Judy
Me: Who else?
Robert: Ummmm
Me: Did Aunt Amy get married there?
Robert: Yeah
Me: Do you want to go there
Robert: Yeah (As he smiles really big)

I then went on and explained that it is also Heavenly Father's house and so we need to take care of it and look nice when we go there. We also talked about how we need to be good so that we can go inside. So I want to thank you his aunts uncles and grandparents for the examples you are to him. In and out of the church because you all show him by your actions that the temple is a special place and that church is important. Because of what he sees you all do he wants to go on a mission like uncle Chris and get married in the temple like Uncle Patrick.

Then this Sunday we had a lesson on Temples in our Relief Society class at church. The question was asked what blessing's do you recieve from going to the temple. Nobody was saying anything so I rose my hand and told a story about my youngest adopted brother and how the docters said he probably would never speak ( I should mention he is a shaken baby). We prayed and fasted that he would talk and at the open house for the Nauvoo temple we were in the sealing room and he started to talk. So for our family it is a place of miracles.

I could go on forever about my love of the temple. I have seen some amazing things come from going there. I wont do that though.

We are excited to be able to see all of our family next week and spend time with them for the Fourth of July holiday. See you soon!!

Where am I again?

ok I have been really bad about this but hey I'm not home either so.

First off, Robert and I went to visit my sister in Rexburg last month and we had a great time. My mom and sister flew out when I went so we had a fun girl time sorry Aaron! Anyone who knows Amy should ask her what happened at Arctic Circle if you haven't heard yet. My grandparents came down from Montana for the weekend while we were there too and we went swimming and shopping with them. It was wonderful to be able to spend some time with them. I don't see them near as often as i would like to. A day or two before heading back to Washington I was able to stop by ans see the Lomas' family and let Robert play with Luc and Lani. I would have liked to see more people but the trip was kinda crammed full of stuff. I was then home for maybe a week before I headed down to West Linn, OR. Which is where I am now, house sitting for bryce's grandparents. It has been fun but I am ready to be home where things are a little less fragile and I dont have to stop Robert from touching things for fear of them breaking. We did however go to the zoo and OMSI, the fish hatchery which Robert loved, and the bonneville dam. We have had a lot of fun but we are looking forward to a little break before we head to Chicago to visit friends and family out there for a couple of weeks.

Happiness

Ok I know it has been over a month and I am sorry. There just wasn't anything to write until now. I have the most amazing husband in the word. I just wanted to let you all know that. He is everything I need him to be and then some. This last week I was really upset on Monday and when he got home I just started to cry and he hugged me calmed me down and then went to do the grocery shopping. I had another melt down while he was gone and the water works started again but I was done by the time he got home. He brought in the groceries and I started to put them away while he finished bringing them in. He told me that he bought a movie for Robert and a movie for himself. I asked what ones and he told me and I asked where my treat was joking around with him and he said he didn't know what I would want so he didn't get one. I told him that I just might have to send him to get me one and I was getting upset again and he just gave me his little half smile that told me he was up to something and then said I would be eating my words by the time I was done putting the groceries away. I had no idea what he was talking about. Why would groceries calm me down and make me happy that he didn't think to try and get me something. I finished with the bags he had set on the table and moved to the box of stuff from the other store and there on top were the most beautiful yellow tulips I have ever seen. I didn't say anything but finished putting the groceries away. He looked at me and said what are they not nice enough. I looked at him and had tears in my eyes and said no they are wonderful but I didn't understand why he got them. (He doesn't like to buy flowers.) He told me that when he got home and saw how upset I was he needed to do something and when he saw them he knew they would cheer me up. By now I was crying again because my husband out of the blue bought me flowers just to brighten my day. So like I said he is the best husband in the world.

These are my happy yellow tulips. How can you look at them and not smile. They are great. So, mom and dad Cameron I just want to say thank you for raising such a wonderful son and for letting me marry him and take care of him. He is the best man ever.

Weekend Trip

The weekend of January 16th we were able to join Bryce's grandparents down in Lincoln City and have some fun at the beach. It was warm (in the upper 50's I think one day was even in the 60's) and so we got a much needed break from the clouds. Bryce was a whole new person after this trip. He seemed to be able to just toss his cares away and have fun. Thanks Grandma Linda and Grandpa Ralph. We had the best time.This was the view we had every morning while we were in Lincoln City, OR.

Robert and Daddy playing in the sand. Bryce was just digging a hole and Robert would try to be sneaky and put sand back in it.

Robert playing in the sand. We had a lot of fun building castles and running from waves all the while trying not to step on the jelly fish that littered the beach.

On our way home we stopped at the aviation museum. Robert loved the airplanes and we even got to do inside the Spruce Goose. It was really neat.

This is Robert by the little plane he found. He told me it was his plane.