The Cameron Spot

BIG NEWS

2011-05-29T22:28:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been forever since I last wrote. So here is what you have missed in The Cameron Family.

We had a nice quiet Christmas at home. Same with New Years. In fact it was quiet here until March. That was when I had outpatient surgery to clear up the problems I was having. Now about 3 months after the surgery I am pregnant with our second child (thank you for good doctors who listen and fix the problem) and due in January. (Robert helped me to make this announcement)

Robert is a very excited big brother to be. He has gone to every ultrasound with me so far and is not to shy to ask questions he has about the baby of the nurses and other doctor's office staff. He is great to take. At the last ultrasound to verify the due date he told the tech it was not a seed anymore (which is what he said it looked like the last time we went because the baby looked like a little ball) but had grown into a baby. His joy and excitement about the coming addition to our family just makes me smile and jump up and down. He talks to the baby daily and tells him or her all the things he wants to tech them. He hugs and kisses my belly saying that they are for the baby. I cant wait to see him with the actual baby when it comes.

The dog on the other hand is not so sure about all of this. He is not as affectionate as he was before I was pregnant. He in fact comes and sniffs my belly and then walks away huffing. I hope he gets used to it or I will have a lot to worry about when baby comes. Hope all is well with everyone and cant wait to see family again. Love to you all!!!

Happenings

2010-11-11T20:31:00.000-08:00

So It has been forever and I feel horrible about that but...

We decided to go to a pumpkin patch this year. It was nuts. Way to busy for our liking.

Robert did like the corn maze and the hay maze though.

We did get a couple of pumpkins while we were there. We decided to get funky looking ones because you can get perfect looking ones at the store.Robert was Iron Man for Halloween and all of his pictures are in the same pose because it is from his favorite part in the movie. He got a ton of candy and has eaten it all already.My mom came out for a visit and just went home yesterday. We had a really good time. We stayed with Bryce's grandparents and were able to go to the waterfall and the fish hatchery last week. We got some neat pictures that day. My mom and I also were able to go to Time out for Women. It was so good. I learned so much. We then came to my house and spent a day or two here. We did a craft one night and finished it the night before she flew home. We talked a lot while she was here and got to know each other again. I think it was a great trip. Robert misses her already.

We are getting excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Robert has already decided what to give everyone for Christmas. All I have to say is I am glad we are staying home this year.
I will try and write again soon.

So Whats New

2010-07-13T19:04:00.000-07:00

Ok so Robert's birthday and Bryce's birthday have now passed. I have pictures but they are not on the computer yet and I keep telling myself that that is why I haven't posted yet. I guess I could do what I am now doing and just write.
Robert is my big 4 year old now. He had a blast for this birthday. We celebrated on Father's Day so that we could have more family here. Bryce's Grandparent's came up from Portland and their foster daughter who Robert lovingly calls Aunt Emerald came with her husband and daughter. We had so much fun. The kids did indoor fishing and there was a massive nerf fight.
Bryce's 29th birthday was a much quieter affair. We had a cake and it was just the 3 of us watching daddy's favorite shows and spending lots of time with him since he started swing shift the nest day. That's right Bryce is working swing shift for the next month and I have noticed it does mess with my schedule. I think I am coping rather well though. I just kind of flipped it backwards and it seems to work. Robert loves having daddy home during the day.
I am busy finishing getting things ready for trek and for family to come and visit. Starting the middle of next week I will be pretty busy. That is why I am getting out of here for a day or 2 this week. I am going to go and visit Bryce's grandparents since Bryce is way busy this week anyway.
I have decided that I like having a 4 year old boy. He is so much fun. Of course everything is a gun but hey he is a boy. His imagination is so cool. He comes up with some of the funnest games to play. I love having the evenings to spend with him. He is a little calmer and will let me hold him more. He is very inquisitive and asks about everything. I see now why my parents hate the question why. I think I hear it about 100 times a day.
I think that is all for now if I think of anything else I will post it.
See ya!

Robert

2010-05-09T14:55:00.000-07:00

So Robert has been really cute the last couple of months. He has started using a phrase that I don't know where he got it but he says "You make my heart so happy". I love it and have started using it myself on occasion. He does though he makes my heart so happy it feels like it will burst for joy. He loves to play with his dad and all his little friends. His friend Jack is his best guy friend and Robert has told me that he is his new brother. I guess that since I haven't given him a sibling to play with he is taking matter's into his own hands and adopting his friends. He is still very into Super Heroes. His favorite right now is Iron Man but I think it is because of the movie coming out.

Robert is also a very caring boy. He knows that his Nana is sick and so he calls her as often as he can and will laugh into the phone when she answers just so that she will laugh. She told him once that his laugh makes her feel better and so now he thinks it is his responsibility to make her better. He also is sweet most of the time to his friends and hugs them when they are upset and try's to make them laugh. I guess he is liked by all the kids in his class and is quite the little entertainer in his class at church.

We really aren't up to much just playing at the park and doing our church stuff. I'm still in Young Women's and Bryce is in the Elder's Quarm presidency. Robert will be 4 next month and we are trying to figure out what kind of party he wants. It goes from sports to bugs to some kind of superhero to Tinkerbell and the Lost treasure/ Peter Pan. As soon as he decides then I can get to work on that. I have started to sell creative memories so that I have play money but it is a good product and easy to work with.

The last thing I want to say is Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful women in my life. Thank you for everything that you have given and taught to me in my life.

SO Sorry!!!!

2010-02-07T16:03:00.001-08:00

OK I know I haven't put anything on here since November but I have been really busy. Since Christmas we have spent a total of 2 weekends at home. We have been down in OR a lot.

Robert is doing really well. He is getting tall. Bryce has taught him his right from left and he seems to be remembering it. We are working on learning to recognize and write letters. We are starting with the letters in his name. It has been a lot of fun. He loves to learn new things and do workbook pages. He calls it his school. He has made a bunch of new friends and enjoys playing with the little girl that I watch three times a week. He still loves to pretend that he is superman and does not like to take off the jammies (They are his super hero ones) that his Nana gave him for Christmas.

Bryce has been doing the same thing he has been for the last year and a half almost. He still likes his job and is really enjoying it right now. He is working at the trouble desk and has to run and fix the instructions if something is wrong on them. He will be doing this until August. He also has started running 3 times a week and has told me that eventually he wants to be able to run a half marathon. I think it is a great goal.

As for me I am still loving Young Women's. I have been asked to go on trek this year with the youth. I have started to get into shape for it so that I don't die pulling a handcart in eastern Washington for 4 days. I am watching a little girl 3 days a week like I mentioned. With all of those things and my normal housewife work and being a mommy I stay really busy. Robert is so much fun to be around though. He says so many funny things and has such a wonderful imagination that it is a joy to watch him play , learn and grow every day. I often think to myself that he is better entertainment than any tv show, music, or game ever could be.

Ok the pictures on here: The first one was Robert at Christmas and the second was from one day last month when Robert decided that all he wanted to wear was his monkey apron. We called him the naked chef and I got some cute pictures of him. They are total blackmail or embarrass the heck out of him when he gets married type pictures!!

I will try to be better about updating this year. I cant promise that it will be every week but I will try for that. So until I write again. Have fun and get out and do something!!!

November has come and almost gone

2009-11-20T15:06:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-17T16:56:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-02T13:20:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-02T13:00:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-02T12:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-24T06:54:00.000-07:00

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?

2009-05-27T10:21:00.001-07:00

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

2009-03-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

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

2009-02-07T23:16:00.000-08:00

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.

Christmas

2008-12-25T17:15:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas We hope that everyone had as wonderful a day as we did. We are hoping to be able to talk to my brother in about an hour and a half so I don't have a ton of time to spend on this entry. Robert had a wonderful Christmas thanks to all of our family. The gifts and calls were wonderful and made our day brighter. We love all of our family so much and wish we could have been with you all today but we had a merry little Christmas with our little family. Here are some pictures of the day.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We are leaving for Portland tomorrow and are not sure when we will be back home so I thought I would say it now!!!

2008-12-19T19:41:00.000-08:00

OK. I know I know I know. I have been really bad about updating lately. I'll try to be better about it. So since last I wrote...

We have had Thanksgiving. We went down to Bryce's grandparent's house the night before then spent the day with them and drove home the next day so that Bryce could get to work.
Then the day after Christmas we put up our tree. Robert had so much fun.
When we were done he took his cars and went around the tree like it was a race track.
He has done really well not touching the presents. We have had our first snow of the season and are supposed to get another big storm tomorrow afternoon. We will see what happens. If it hits then things will not be moving for a couple of days because it is supposed to be blizzard like. But like always I have a million pictures and not a lot to say.
So since I most likely wont write again before Christmas. Merry Christmas and I hope that everyone is safe and has a wonderful day. Oh and thank you grandma and grandpa Cameron for the big box Robert has played in it most of each day for the last week and so it has saved me a lot of clean up time so I get to spend more time with him.We liked this one we call it the homeless in my own living room picture.

vomit, wedding, and potty training

2008-11-18T19:55:00.000-08:00

So Thursday we got in the car to make our way to Utah for Bryce's brother's wedding. Robert was tired and we have now learned that starting on a trip when he is tired is bad news. He threw up all over the back seat of the car not once but twice before we were even out of Bremerton. He kept spitting up until we reached Pendleton where we were able to think and bought crackers and seven up for him. After that it was smooth sailing. We got into Logan at 2:30 in the morning and slept for 4 hours before Robert insisted on getting up.

Bryce's parents and sisters arrived Friday evening and we spent some time talking and figuring out the plan for the next day before people went to bed. It was a kind of early morning. Looking back I should have gotten up earlier so that I could have gotten everything done with a little time to think before we left for the day's activities.

We had lunch with Judy's family before the wedding. It was yummy. The sealing was wonderful they had an awesome sealer. It was neat to be there and see my husband with his brother. They are brother's but they are also really good friends. We spent some time at the mall before the reception. The reception was beautiful. It was small and sweet. If I had it to do over again I would go with the size they had. I liked it. Don't worry I have pictures of it. And just for all of you Judy's mom made Judy's dress. It was really pretty.

Now we are back home and potty training is in full swing at our house. Robert is doing pretty good. He has only had one accident in his underwear in two days. He gets so happy. It is funny he will run into the bathroom and then wait for you to help him. He then stands there and says its coming over and over again until he starts to pee. (I am a mom I get joy out of these little accompishments that my little boy has)

I think thats it except for pictures.

The cake was really good

I saved this one for last because it is my favorite.

2008-11-06T14:57:00.001-08:00

So it has been about a week since Halloween and I finally put the pictures of Robert on the computer. He announced once we were finished with Trick or Treating that Halloween was fun because he got to get candy. He seems to be growing up so fast. He is talking so much more now and asking to call people and then actually talking to them. He loves the show Arrested Development. Church is still his favorite place to go. My favorite thing he does though is he will bring me one of his scripture readers and ask me to read him a story from it. He also will sing the sunbeam song for you all by himself now.

As for the rest of us well Bryce and I not much has changed. We are still getting up at 5 to work out every morning. We will be going out of town next weekend (the 13-16) for his brother's wedding. We are looking forward to it because we will get to see his family and my mom on that trip. I took a couple pictures of what it looks like from our back door and I'll put one or two of them on this entry. We are starting to get excited for Christmas because it will be just the 3 of us this year so it will be up to Bryce and I to make it amazing for Robert. Bryce I think is more excited for it that Robert is. Well I think thats it so now for pictures.

Go Speed Racer

GO Speed Racer GOOOOOO!
As many if not all of you know he dressed as Speed Racer for Halloween this year. He loved it and even carried a monkey with him and told people it was ChimChim.

Hannah this picture is just for you because you have been asking for so long to see a picture of him in his puppy towel.

This is the beautiful sight from our sliding door! It is great to be able to look out and see this.

Robert got these clothes in the mail this week and wanted to try them on and take his picture. I tried to get him to put a shirt on first but he would have nothing to do with it.

This and That

2008-10-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

So no pictures today but I finished his costume and he loves it.He wore it to an activity at the church just because he wont take it off and I guess people have been talking about it. My visiting teachers came the other day and asked about it. I kept thinking its just a white jacket.

Bryce is doing great. He loves his job and the fact that he gets to spend more time with Robert. He didn't enjoy the maybe an hour each day when we lived in Idaho.

We went to see the BYU Ballroom Dancers last week and they were wonderful. Robert loved it. I wish I could have taken a picture of his face. It was so cute. He once again has put dancing above all else and has me dance with him on a daily basis for at least and hour most of the time more.

We are all excited my brother in laws wedding is coming up and it will be the only time this year that I get to see my sisters in law. That and we are just really happy for Patrick. He is an awesome guy that just needed to find the right girl. We love you Judy you helped him to be who we all know he is.

My mom is doing a lot better. She is able to be up and moving around a lot more now. A couple weeks ago she went to church and was able to stay for all three meetings for the first time this year. We all say it is because she has a wonderful son out on a mission and so she is being blessed for sending him.

I think that is about it for this week. I will post pictures from Halloween next weekend.

Sorry

2008-10-05T12:13:00.000-07:00

Ok so it has been a while. I am so sorry. We have been busy getting our house put together and enjoying the good weather while we have it. This last month we went to Seattle for a day went to a lot of parks and pent a morning in Poulsbo looking at the shops. We have been having a lot of fun out here but we miss our friends back in Rexburg.

Robert has grown out of his costume that he was going to wear for Halloween so I had to make him a new costume. He decided he wants to be Speed Racer.

He also has started pretending he is spiderman. He has a pair of red blanket sleepers that have blue sleeves and when he puts them on he says he is spiderman. The first time he did this he tried to shot webs and even tried to climb the wall and asked why he couldnt when he fell. Bryce saw that he was a little upset by the fact he couldn't and took him out and swung him around like he was using his webs.

Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to.

Robert in his now too small Elvis costume. This picture was taken when we were getting ready to move.

Robert is in his almost finished Speed Racer costume.

Robert on the "motorcycle" at the park.

At the beach that is at his favorite park.

Robert has rediscovered his love of bacon

Now for last night. It was so much fun. We didn't watch tv but spent a lot of time together playing. After Robert was done running we turned on some music and started to dance. We even got Bryce to dance with us. This was the first time in 3 years that we danced together. We cant think of a reason why we haven't done this more and so we are going to start doing this with Robert more often. That's it for this week. Until next week (I hope) have fun!

Picture Time

2008-09-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

As I promised here are the pictures from the last month.

Robert at the falls.

Robert and Daddy walking up to the bridge.

Robert at the zoo. Laying down behind him is the "big cat" as Robert calls it.

More at the zoo.

Robert petting the goats at the zoo.

I saw all these at the British Field Meet on Saturday. These are the five cars (in order) that I want.

This is the Austin Healey

The MG

The Jaguar E type

The Mini

And I can't remember what this one is but I thought it was cool looking

another post

2008-08-28T10:40:00.000-07:00

Hey all,
Sorry no pictures today. I am still unpacking but we are in our apartment (have been for a little over a week now). I just wanted to update everyone one things. The day after I posted my grandfather passed on. He is in a better place with the love of his life now. His funeral was on Saturday and due to our moving I was not there. My mom did make it out though (I don't know that her doctors were happy about her going). From what I heard it was a simple but loving and sweet funeral. As for an update on my mom, her health is declining again and her memory is being affected by it this time. My dad has started to keep a much closer eye on her which I don't think she like much. She thought he was keeping a close eye on her before.
Robert is liking his new house but wants all of his old friends here with him. I like it because it isn't all white. Thank you to all who sent me a happy birthday. I am hoping it will be. We are going to Portland for my birthday and will be going to an All British Field Meet while we are out there. I am excited. I promise pictures next week and they will be of all our little trips.
We love and miss you all

Still out and about

2008-08-18T11:39:00.000-07:00

Our apartment is still not ready and so I am enjoying more time with Bryce's grandparents. Bryce on the other hand started work today and so I wont see him and it is our anniversary. Oh well there will be another one next year. Robert is missing all of his friends and asks for them all daily. His best friend right now is a dog by the name of Muffin. Then to top things off I might have to fly to Utah next week. My grandfather is stopping dialysis and the doctor's say he has a week maybe a week and a half if he does. So I may end up at a funeral on my birthday and not out here at the All British Field Meet like I want to be.

But things we have done since we got here. Lets see, we went to the zoo and to see the waterfall and to Bryce's old houses in Longview. Um as soon as I can I will post pictures of our little trips. We have had a lot of fun. And we miss all of our friends very much and hope all is well with you. Until next I write...
Amber

Graduation weekend

2008-07-26T08:42:00.001-07:00

Graduation weekend was so much fun. Bryce's mom and dad came out from Chicago to see their wonderful son graduate. We also took a trip to the air museum the Idaho history museum craters of the moon and the old nuclear power station. Now the serious work has begun and we are packing like mad men so that we are ready to move on Friday August 1st. Now for the pictures because they are my favorite part!
Robert wants to be just like Daddy so when he saw daddy's cap he had to put it on.
Robert and Grandpa at the airplane Museum

Yeah daddy did it. we are so proud of you Bryce!!!
Bryce and his parents at graduationAll of us together. Thanks Shaun for taking this for us!All of the graduating mechanical engineers (well those at graduation)

Bryce and his Buddy Matt. We will miss you Matt!
The graduation Picture that everyone takes
Robert and Grandma at the Idaho Museum in Pocatello
I'm going to impress grandpa and figure out how to work this
Brittany I saw this sign and thought of you. Thanks for the Dilbert video it made this sign even funnier. My mother in law and I were joking around that it was from this that the term the knack came to be.

The view from the top of one of the volcano mounds in the craters of the moon national park

So this was the weekend that took us until Wednesday to fully recover from and now we are going into full packing mode. I probably wont post again until we are set up in our new home in the wonderful state of Washington. I want to tell all of my friends how much I love you. You are the best friends a girl could have. To my family you mean the world to me and I can't wait until I see you guys again. I know it wont be for a while but I still look forward to it.

Utah Stuff

2008-07-26T08:09:00.000-07:00

Over the fourth of July weekend we went to Utah for my family reunion, and two sealings. The first was for my brother ans sister to be sealed to my parents and the second was for another of my sisters who got married. It was a great weekend. Seeing my family was so much fun. They are a blast to spend time with. Here are pictures to highlight the trip being as pictures say more than words. The only thing I don't have pictures of is my visit to see my cousin. He is home now and continues with therapy and we are so proud of him and his family they are such fighters.

This is my niece Rebecca at the pre fourth of July fireworks show at the Canyons in park City.
Robert Dancing with Rebecca at the same party.
Robert and his Uncle Coby on their way to get food with mommy.The guys preparing for the family reunion.

My mom talking to family members and having a good time. I love you mom!
This is my great aunt Lisa. She started the biggest water fight at the family reunion and had all the older kids (her brothers and sisters) dumping water on people. I stayed out of it.

Robert and Rebecca playing in the water together. He really loves you Rebecca!
Don't eat her face Chris you will get lunch soon!
This is Rebecca with my cousin Clayton. And just so everyone knows he is an awesome guy. I would not have made it when I lived in Utah without him. He was also a big help when Bryce came home befoore my sisters wedding because he had classes. Clayton stepped in and helped me with Robert and was there to cheer me up when I started to miss Bryce (which didn't take long). Clayton will always have a special place in our hearts and dude you are welcome to come and visit anytime!!
This is my other niece Elizabeth with her mom Ashley. They will be moving to Rexburg to finish school either next month or the beginning of September.
And this is my one and only (for the time being) nephew Christopher. Isn't he sweet!!

Lots of pictures I know but they are the best way to remember parts of my life. For me pictures hold lots of memories and are glimpses into my past.

Life it is never as fun as the game

2008-07-02T22:38:00.000-07:00

So all I can say is life goes on. This last week or so has been very long. My cousin was in an accident around the time of Robert's birthday. HE was flown to Children's Memorial in Salt Lake city and is still there. On the 26th he woke up from the coma he was in but still does not have control over all of his body. He is having a hard time with that but can not voice it being as he still has not been able to speak since everything happened. We love him very much and pray for him every day. That was the bad/ sad/ hard to handle news. Then there is the stressful stuff like the fact we are moving in about a month and I have not started to pack. Yeah panic mode kinda set in when I realized that. Then there is the Taylor family reunion this weekend so that takes more time away from other things I should be doing. Bryce will be coming home from it by himself being as my sister decided to get married on my husband's birthday. Now I wont see him until dinner on his birthday. I am so going to have to make it up to him some how. Oh and funny thing we are leaving for the reunion tomorrow and I have as of yet to pack everything. I finally got my list for the trip made yesterday. So I will probably not get sleep just so that we are ready to go. I did however finish all of my little projects that I had to get done for this blessed event. I am happy to be going. I am just stressed because of everything I still have to get done so that we are ready to go. That and Bryce graduates in two and a half weeks and I just yesterday got the announcements for it finished so that I could send them out. If it gets to people late I am at a point that I can't so anything about it so I may as well not worry about it. Well until after the reunion have fun and stay cool.

The Party

2008-06-24T23:01:00.001-07:00

After the morning of frosting and a now sore back from said frosting it was time to party. The kids had fun playing in the water and the adults got a chance to talk and eat cake. It was over all a great party. I know I had fun and so did Robert. Bryce even said we did a good job and that is saying something being as to him his mom is the queen of birthdays. He has always said that his mom made his birthday's a special day just for him. That is what Linzi and I tried to do for our kids. I think it worked. They loved it and had fun playing with their friends!

A picture of my birthday boy in the special hat that Linzi got for him. She got one that looked like and elephant for Rylee!!!

Rylee opening presents on her mom's (Linzi) lap.

Robert loved the bubble machine he got along with the 2 monkeys the bubbles the ball and glove and the Buzz Lightyear bubble machine. Thanks everyone!!!!

Let them eat cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After presents and cake was done. The parents had a chance to sit and enjoy each other's company while the kids played in the water a little ways away.

I hope that everyone had fun. I know we did. Thank you to everyone who came you made it even more special by being there. Laters!!!!

Birthday party (the Work)

2008-06-24T22:46:00.001-07:00

Ok so Robert and Rylee had their birthday party yesterday and I did the cakes for it. Little did I realize that it would mean 4 hours of baking and a little over five hours of frosting and that was with my friend Susie helping me. They did turn out really cute though.

A before picture of all the baking!

Another before picture!

This cake was made using 16 mini cupcake tops and a 15x11 cake. then add about 2.5 tubes of frosting and there you have it!!!

This was Rylee's cake notice the flower on the ear. (and the fact the banana says Rylee)

This one obviously was Robert's.

We had a jungle/ water party. Both of the kids love monkey's thus the monkey cakes. They were a lot of work but the kids liked them and it was fun being creative with something that I got to eat after. I don't think I will go into business though. It takes me to long to do these right now. Maybe after I get more practice and get faster and better at it I will think about it. So don't ask!

Happy Birthday Robert!!!!! Today you turned 2!!!

2008-06-21T22:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Robert! Happy Birthday to you! I can't believe it. My little man turned 2 years old today. He is such a big boy. I love him so much. He is the greatest kid in my life. I couldn't have asked for a better son. He always seems to know what to do to help me through the day. Oh and man was he spoiled this year. He didn't get anything but toys and movies!

Here is Robert's birthday picture. He is such a cute two year old!

Opening his little people parking garage!

Yeah a new Disney movie to watch over and over and over again! Toy Story!!!

Robert opening another gift. I think this one was his play fish bowl with stuffed fish! Those are the best pets. They are easy to take care of!!

Robert opening his bubble machine!

Robert opening his gift from daddy! He got a basketball hoop that is now on the back of the computer chair so that Robert can dunk the ball!

We did his birthday dinner on Thursday because we had a ward BBQ tonight. But as you can see Robert loves spaghetti. He would eat it every night if we let him.

Today was a really fun day. I still can't believe I am the mother of a two year old. It seems like yesterday they were putting him in my arms for the first time saying congrats your a mom. I look forward to the next year with my big boy and all the challenges we are going to face together. Potty training is coming soon but we have to move first!

Egan lake

2008-06-21T22:40:00.001-07:00

On Wednesday we went to the lake with our friends. Robert and I had a lot of fun playing in the water and talking to the other moms that were there with their kids. Here are some pictures of our trip.

Robert was fearless in his life jacket. He went everywhere!!!

He took some much needed rest while we were there. I may need to get him one of these rafts later.

We caught tadpoles in a bucket and then let them go when we were done looking at them.

This is Roberts best buddy Luc. His mom was one of the other moms that brought their kids and we all had a blast.

This is Riley. She is a few days younger than Robert and they are going to have their party together on Monday. It is going to be so much fun!!!

As you can see we did a lot of stuff at the lake. We swam and ran about. We learned about tadpoles and some of the kids even tried eating sand. I was even bit by a red ant. It was a very full day.

air show

2008-06-21T22:28:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Bryce and I took Robert to see the air show. We had a lot of fun and got a little burned. Robert looks in the sky all the time now wanting to see airplanes.

Robert and Daddy smile for the camera between plane take offs.

One of the few military planes they had at the air show.

Another military plane. These were our favorites!

This is the Marine air craft. It was neat to see because Grandpa Hageman was a Marine!!!

This is the B-52 that Robert and daddy got to go look at up close. Robert loved it. He wanted to go inside and look around!

Over all it was a really fun day. We are so glad the Bryce was able to take the morning off and go with us to the show!!!

Birthday parties, haircuts, and wedding stuff

2008-06-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

Well it has been another week and this one was slightly more exciting than last week. Robert went to a birthday party on Saturday and had a blast. His party is in the planning phase. We are celebrating it with one of his friends who's birthday is on the 25th. We are going with a jungle theme being as they both love monkeys. I am making the cake she is doing custom invites it is going to be fun.

I finally got tired of Robert's hair looking crazy all the time and cut it. He has needed it for a while. It is a total summer cut but thats fine with me.

I finally have all the flowers for my sister's wedding done. It feels so good to have them out of the way. With all the stress gone the creative juices are coming back. I am so happy!!!

On other news. I have convinced Bryce to get pictures of the family in BYU-Idaho shirts to put in his graduation announcements. I can't wait to get them done.
I will try and get another post up before Sunday. I just have to figure out exactly how to word what I want to say. Laters!

Our Weekend

2008-06-02T20:53:00.000-07:00

This last weekend our ward had it's father son outing and due to the weather lately they had to change camp sites because the one they usually go to was under water. Even still Robert came home covered in mud because it rained on them. The girls though had a get together that night and did makeovers. It was so much fun. I needed it.
On Sunday the bishop was talking about the outing and mentioned that when people got to the site there were fire trucks and a police car. Lightning had struck the water pump and started a small fire. He also said that pictures were taken of each father and son under the amazing rainbow they saw. If I ever get a copy of the picture of Bryce and Robert I'll get it up here.
In other news, I talked to my mom on Friday night and found out that she is doing much better. Her doctor took her off of eleven yes you read it right eleven medications leaving her on four. He also did another test on her liver and said that it is functioning much better than it was when she was in the hospital and if they can keep it up she wont need a transplant. She also told me that the ward back home is going to take care of centerpieces for my sisters wedding so now I don't have to do them. That makes it so now I only have flowers for the parents and Chris left to do. I am so excited. It will give me more time to work on going through all the stuff in my house and get rid of it. I started to freak out last night because we are moving in nine weeks. I am so not ready for this.
As soon as I get the pictures off of my camera I can show you what the girls did to me at our party. I loved it.
Laters!

What to do

2008-05-30T09:27:00.000-07:00

Patrick was here over the weekend and we had a lot of fun. Robert was sad when he left on Monday. He brought his girlfriend up with him. She is one of the nicest girls I have ever met. I love her already. Ok so I am taking a break from writing right now. I finished my first story ( it is just a continuation of a series I am reading. The next one comes out in August and I needed something to get my mind off of things so I wrote my own fourth book while I am waiting) and now I have a ton of free time. I don't feel very creative right now and it is driving me crazy. I need help. Robert is going nuts because it has been raining a lot lately and I would let him play in the rain but there has been thunder and lightning. He is bored with the puzzles and I don't know what else to do that we don't. Other than that there isn't a lot going on. We are looking at apartments still. Bryce is working on his paperwork for his job that he starts on our anniversary. I am starting to try and come up with ideas for Roberts birthday. It is hard because we want to get things for him that he can play with in and out of the car.
The one thing I am working on at the moment and need to really get going on is the stuff for my sisters wedding. I am taking care of all the flowers and centerpieces. It is kinda hard to do being as I wont be at the reception to set it up so I have to get the stuff put one together take a picture and get it to her in July so that she has it all and can get it put together for her reception in August.
Well thats all from us for now. Until next week have fun!!

Hot Hot Hot

2008-05-19T21:45:00.000-07:00

OK so there isn't much new to report from Rexburg Idaho. It has been hot the last few days and we decided to take advantage of it. That was why I looked like a lobster last week. The sunburn has healed and things are good again. We spent Saturday out as a family this last weekend. We walked all over town and went to see Prince Caspian. I have also decided to start reading a new book and started on the Chronicles of Narnia this last week. Bryce is reading a set of Science Fiction books that I love. He is reading the Homecoming series for any of you that know Orson Scott Cards work. Patrick is going to be coming up to spend memorial day weekend with us and so we are busy getting ready for that. I am not able to do any of my errands though. Our car has decided that it wants to act up. Bryce is going to get it looked at tomorrow. I am also trying to find a fun way to start teaching Robert his abc's. He gets so bored on the days we cant go out and play and so I need to find fun games to play with him. Any ideas would help!!!
We have started to look at apartments in Washington. I figure we need to get going on it. We are moving in two and a half months. I try to only think of the things that we have to do right now. It is going to be a hard move. We are leaving behind a lot of great friends and the only home that Robert has ever known. We know that it will be great once we get there but leaving is going to be sad.
There is a bright spot this week aside from Patrick's visit. We are glad that we live on the hill. Rexburg is looking at a flood warning this week because of the rate of snow melt. It has filled the rivers faster than they are able to carry it down stream and so the lower areas of town will most likely see a little flood damage this weekend. We shall see.
Like I said there isn't much going on.
I'll write again next week.

2008-05-08T15:38:00.000-07:00

Hey All. Not to much going on this week. Bryce's mom came Sunday and had to leave on Tuesday morning. We had lots of fun with her while she was here though. Bryce is in school for the last semester still. That part will stay the same until the middle of July. I found out this week that I am one of like eight women in my ward not pregnant. I swear there must be something in the water here.
Bryce and I have been looking at apartments in Washington. We have decided that we are going to rent for about a year so that we have time to find a house in the right neighborhood for our family. From looking at things online and Bryce's trip out there we are thinking that we want to settle in Poulsbo but we will see when we get out there.
Robert now has a favorite singer to listen to. He is one of the biggest Elvis fans. It is so cute. When I ask what he wants to listen to he brings me his Elvis CD. I turn it on and he pulls me up to dance with him. I love that kid.
As for me. I have been writing and now have decided to play around with art again. I am going to paint a picture of Robert and I (I'm using the one on this post). I already did one of Robert and Bryce and of the three of us. This is the last to the set then I will be done with them until we get pregnant and have another kid. Then I will have another four pictures to do. At least I have something to do to de-stress from going through things now. Until next week take care.

2008-04-30T21:30:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

Well we are going to be moving in July to the wonderful state of Washington. Bryce was just offered a job at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS). He will be starting the middle of August.
Bryce will be graduating from BYU-Idaho in July. We are so excited for this. HE thought he would be in school forever. It just seems like it has been right now.
Robert is doing great. He will be two in June but acts like he is already. He is really fun though. He loves sports and dancing. We will see what he is into in a few years when he is the age to start participating in things. Maybe he will take ballroom dancing. He would get all the girls that way. We are starting to see that he favors his left hand. Which is totally cool.
I am doing great. Working on getting the house ready for us to move. Worried about my mom though. Her health isn't so wonderful right now. We just found out that she will have to have a liver transplant sometime down the road. Right now it looks like ten maybe fifteen years but who knows that could change. My sister just had he third baby a boy named Christopher and another of my sisters is getting married. There is nothing fun going on with me. But my hair is now back to its original color. (It has been red or red with blond highlights for the last year.) I will get pictures up asap. Later!