Little Dr. Robison

I have to start with a little background for this post...
All school year Pierson has been saying that he wants to be an eye doctor when he grows up and work in the same office as Daddy. A couple weeks ago we were talking about the kittens and he asked me a question and I said, "I don't know, we'll have to ask Jace." (Jace is our great Vet/new neighbor)
Pierce says,"How come he knows so much about animals?"
I explain that he went to college for a long time to learn how to take care of animals, just like Dad went to college for a long time to learn how to be an eye dr. (I have told him about college before, he is already planning on going to BYU, just like Daddy and Grandpa and Uncle Mark.) But at this moment, it clicked in his brain, and he exclaimed, "oh that's why you go to college, to learn what you want to be when you grow up!"
Then we continued out little conversation about what he wants to be when he grows up and talking about working in Daddy's office he says, "then people will be confused, cause there will be TWO Dr. Robisons! And maybe when I grown big like Dad, my hair will turn black like Dad's, then they'll be really confused!" I love conversations with this boy.

So- Kindergarten "graduation" program comes around and Pierson's part was a Doctor. He was so excited to dress up like a Dr., but he wanted to wear one of Ryan's work shirts, so that people would know he was an EYE Dr. I had to talk him into wearing this ensemble and assure him that there are lot of Dr.s who wear white coats. He was still concerned that people wouldn't know he was an EYE Dr. so Ryan got a few "eye dr." things for him to put in his pocket and this worked. Isn't he the cutest little Dr. you've ever seen?!

The Police Man and Doctor, best buddies

My 2 Handsome Doctors! How did I get so lucky?!


My little Dr. Robison

I can't believe Kindergarten is over! How did my little boy get this big already?!

A Happy Mother's Day

I was so happy to have such a nice Mother's Day weekend. The first surprise came on Friday night from a sweet husband and a sweet boy...


I'm sure this is the face of the sweetest boy ever! He was so excited to surprise me!

Mother's Day morning was great - Ryan let me sleep in a bit and when I came down stairs the kids were all ready to surprise me and this is what I found...


"Happy Mother's Day Mom!"..."Happy Mudders Day Mom!"
I was spoiled with hugs, kisses, sweet cards and great gifts. I had seen this great frame on sale for 60% OFF and mentioned it to Ryan and he picked it up for me (what a smart guy!), and I helped him out by buying myself a Pampered Chef chopper I'd been wanting for years, and giving it to him to let the kids give me for Mother's Day. I'm sure he appreciated me making it so easy for him. He did actually surprise me with a new CD, and that was impressive. They were so sweet and the kids were extatic with surprising me. Ryan made breakfast and it was a wonderful morning.




We made it through church with only a minor frustration, and then the kids were so thrilled to give me the cute flowers their teachers had ready for them to give to their Mom's. (So lucky to have such great primary teachers!) They were really cute, and after a bit of persuasion we were able to get a few pictures with them.

My amazing husband and Me....I am so lucky to have him.
Ryan and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary the previous weekend, (May 3rd) which I didn't get around to blogging about... 7 years, 7 moves, 1 graduation, 3 offices, and 2 babies later, here we are. And I couldn't be happier. (ok maybe I might be able to be a tiny bit happier, like if Madi would potty train!)

My day was made even brighter by one of my dearest, sweetest friends, when we arrived home and found this on our front porch. It would have made my day even if it was just the bag!

As I enjoyed my Mother's Day - I, of course, thought a lot about my Mom. I am so thankful for the Mother she was so me, for all the good we shared, and all the good she taught me. I am especially thankful that she helped me to gain my own testimony, for it is only through this that I know I can be strong and be happy in my day to day life, even though I am missing her each day. Now that I am a Mom I appreciate her SO much more! (I guess all of us Mom's know that our children will never be able to fully appreciate us until they become parents themselves!) She was an incredible Mom and I can't imagine how she had 5 children at the age of 25 and kept her sanity. Truly she was an extraordinary women.

At the end of a great Mother's Day, I thought - at this stage in my life, here is what being a Mom means to me:
Constantly trying to solve a problem, fix a toy, stop a fight, or take care of an owie...
In between fixing a meal, fixing a snack, attempting to clean up the mess in the kitchen before the next meal
Cleaning, cleaning and cleaning and then accepting the fact that my house will never be all the way clean
Trying to find a little more patience when I think it is all lost and I just. can't. handle. another. fit.
And when the fit is over, the problem fixed and sometimes the mess cleaned up...
I can't imagine any greater joy.

NEW

Our New Little Arrivals

Our first bit of new excitement this week, Bella had her kittens on Sunday the 26th
It may look like a little pile of fur, but there are actually 5 tiny kittens in there!



We were so excited to come home from church and find 3 kittens, and then Monday morning to find 2 more! The kids are loving checking on Bella and the babies through out the day. I love watching the tiny little things, they are so darling wobbling around and climbing all over each other. I loved having kittens when I was a kid and I am loving watching my own kids' excitment now. They are so sweet, I wish we could keep them all, but we will only be keeping 1. So we will have 4 adorable kittens in need of a good home in about 2 months.


New Little Cousin

My sister Trit, (AKA Deli) had her little Baby Hannah on Monday the 27th.





Pierce & Madi were excited for little "Hannah Banana" to arrive. Pierson woke to major excitement Monday morning when we told him that Aunt Deli was at the hospital having her baby AND that Bella had 2 more kittens during the night! WOW! So many new babies!

So Flippin' Excited for New Flip Flops


I took Pierce & Madi shopping for new summer sandals and oh my goodness - I never imagined so much excitment over a pair of flip flops! Pierce has been wanting some for a long time, since he had noticed his buddy Grant's flip flops. We walked into the store and he immedietley spotted them, then he quickly grabbed the ones he wanted "SHARKS!!!" He thought there were the best thing ever. We had to go to Daddy's office to surprise him with the new footwear, and he had to show them to all of the office gals, and take them of to show them the awesome shark. "It's like a puzzle!" He told them, "most of the shark is on one and the fin is on the other!" Madi was also excited to realize that her's were "like a puzzle!" and she was so excited to pick the PINK AND PURPLE ones! They were so excited about them that Pierson was actually begging me to go to Costco the next day just so he could wear them. (No shoes in the house was a suddenly a major bummer for them, so a trip to Costco sounded awesome, usually something he whines about.)


New Shades

Ryan just brought a new line of kids sunglasses into his office and surprised the kids with these. The kids are loving them and want to wear them all the time! I told them they are "real" sunglasses and they have been really good at taking care of them so far. ($39 - $49 at Dr. Robison's office) Don't they just look so cute?!




We have had a very fun week with so many new exciting things!

Mom's 50th Part 2 - Sending Our Love

I really wanted to do something special in remembrance of my Mom on her birthday. So, I had this idea and it was really fun and sweet with the kids...
I bought 50 pink balloons - thanks to my wonderful husband for meeting me at Harmon's to help me pick them up, I hadn't thought about the fact that 50 balloons would not fit in my car - then I wrote a letter expressing what I wish I could say to her and Pierson wrote a sweet little note to send her. Then we headed up to find a nice spot up on the hill, which ended up being at the school since the wind was blowing so hard we thought we'd better stick to a grassy area. We attached our notes to the balloons and sent our love!

It was so windy I had to hold on so tight to the balloons, I was a little afraid we'd end up like Curious George
We let them go...

...and the kids chased them as far as they could...

...then we watched them float up and away until we could no longer see them, which was pretty far.

I just have to share a couple of thing that made it so sweet- that morning I wanted to tell Pierson what we were going to do and why. I started to talk to him about Grandma Kathy and I said, "today ..." he cut me off first with, "we're going to make cinnamon rolls?!" (We do this on October 1st, the anniversary of her death.) I told him no and started again..."today is the day..." and he burst out, "She's coming back alive?!" Talk about melting my heart. It was so sweet. I told him no, I wished, and asked him what would happen before all the people who have died will come alive again. He has a great understanding of this and knows that Jesus will come back to the earth and then we will see Grandma Kathy and all the people who have died. I just loved that he thought that it would be a good day for her to come back!

Then right after we had let the balloons go he said, "maybe our balloons will go all the way to Clinton, or maybe all the way to Europe!" Maybe, Bug, maybe.

Then later he asked me, "do you think our balloons will really make it all the way to heaven? Do you think Grandma Kathy will really see our notes?" I just told him I don't know, but I sure hope she knows!

Mom's 50th!

It is very hard to believe that today my Mom would have turned 50! I could never picture her growing old, she was just meant to stay young! Forever 43.

In Honor of Mom’s 50th Birthday- 50 Things I love and miss about Mom
1. Her laugh
2. Her hugs
3. Her pink “tutie frutie” nails
4. Her smile
5. Her eye lashes (gotta love Mary Kay mascara)
6. She always looked good, make-up and hair done, even if she was just cleaning or mowing the lawn
7. How she loved to mow the lawn and didn’t want anyone else to do it
8. Her beautiful red hair
9. Her hands, she thought she had “dragon hands” but I thought they were little and soft
10. How she could still do the splits, no matter how long it had been, and without even stretching out! She amazed so many people with that!
11. We had the same size feet and I could wear her cute shoes
12. Her DELICIOUS cooking
13. Especially- Her world’s best-huge cinnamon rolls!
14. And-Her divinity (I don’t know if I will ever be able to master that one)
15. And-Her sugar cookies, they were the yummiest ever, and we had so much fun making them with her as kids (she taught me well on that one)
16. And her potato salad
17. And Her making a green salad with crackers on it (so simple, and for some reason so good, definitely her special touch, Stac will agree)
18. Her having “pics and cheese” on hand for Stac
19. Malt-O-Meal and toast for breakfast, somehow she made this so yummy, I have tried making it and it was not good at all
20. Going grocery shopping with her at Stop & Shop
21. “Then my name isn’t Dr. Emil Schofhousen!”
22. “Wwwwelcome to the 90’s Mr. Banks!” “It’s a cake”
23. Her watching Lois & Clark with us (Dean Cain, he was fine)
24. “It was me! I’m a bull!”
25. Eating cinnamon bears and York peppermint patties
26. Her playing the piano, especially Fur Elise
27. Her playing and singing Les Mis with us
28. Listening to our favorite musicals – Cats, Starlight, Joseph, Phantom, Miss Saigon
29. Taking me to the theatre to see such shows
30. Her singing
31. “The Auctioneer”
32. Her bus
33. Red Ford Festiva, I thought it was so cute and cool
34. The Van – Ford Aerostar with a stick shift!
35. And her teaching me how to drive, how awesome to learn on a stick shift van, loved it!
36. Listening to Manheim Steamroller at Christmas time
37. She made Christmas so fun and exciting no matter how old we were
38. Her Christmas Decorations
39. “Here Kittykittykittykittykitty!”
40. “His name is Bo-o-o-o-ob, He is the fatest one, He is badest one…..His name is Bob, His name is Bob, His name is Bob”
41. “Well, I guess I’ll just marry Prince!”
42. Her killer whistle
43. She was one of the girls and all of our friends loved her
44. She had a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and she shared it, I knew it
45. She loved the temple
46. She loved that I loved the temple, and was so excited for me to go, we shared such a special time for my endowment and wedding, I am so deeply grateful for that.
47. She always did more for us than herself
48. She helped me make the decision and have the courage to go away to college
49. She helped me make the hardest and most important decision of my life and supported me, no matter how crazy it seemed at the time
50. I knew she loved me and was proud of me (even if I was never the “star player”!)


Mom & Taylee at Grandma Allen's 80th Birthday party, September 21st, 2002
The last picture taken of Mom's life

A Happy Birthday Girl!

Our Madi girl turned 3 yesterday! She was extatic about her birthday! She was so excited about being the birthday girl, turning 3 and "getting big"! She had super fun day and loved every moment!

Birthday Muffin

She loved that we sang to her in the morning and having a "practice" birthday candle.

Pinyata Time

Present Time

Cake Time - Isn't that the sweetest face you've ever seen?!



Madi was absolutely delighted with every minute of her day. After her nap she came down stairs and saw the plastic princess table cover I had put on for the party, she was so excited and exclaimed "this is going to be a boo-da-ful party!" She had a fun little party with her friends, we all had a great time. She was a such a sweetheart the entire time, she didn't have one moment of 2 year old tantrum, or "it's mine!", she was an absolute angel. She completly melted my heart with her sweetness. She was so happy to be the birthday girl and I absolutely loved watching her total joy!

Baby Jack

My very close-dear-wonderful-amazing-friend, Kathryn, had her baby boy today...

So fun visiting them at the hospital!

Me with Kathryn & Jack

Beautiful New Mom (yes, Kathryn you look great!)

Proud Parents- Dustin & Kathryn

Jackson (Jack) Ryan Woodbury
Ryan was so touched that they named their new baby after him ;)
(Not to mention what a cool name Jack Ryan is!)
He is a darling baby and looked so perfect! Kathryn is doing so great! We can't wait to have them home. Congratulations Dustin & Kathryn! So happy for your family, we love you so much!