The Santa Train

Before Christmas, the whole family went out to Boulder City to ride the Santa Train. We got out there around 1:00, and they only had tickets left for the 4:00 p.m. train. So, we had to kill some time in the big town of Boulder City. This was not very easy. So we had lunch, then drove around the town. After all of that, we still had about two hours before we could even board the train. So, we walked around the train station, and found that they had another train that we could ride. The boys really liked the train, although it was too loud for them. Taryn just enjoyed being outside. It was FREEZING the day that we went, so standing outside for two hours was not very fun. When we finally got on the train, the kids were very excited to see Santa. He even let them sit on his lap. Mrs. Claus held Taryn, which only lasted for a minute before Taryn started to scream. After all was said and done, it turned out to be a great day. I think that this will be a tradition that we do every year.

Taryn and Jamie

On one of the open-air trains.

Waiting in line for the train to arrive.

The boys with Santa.

Taryn with Mrs. Claus just before she started to scream!

The whole family on the Santa Train.

Taryn and Drew

Halloween and Thanksgiving

I'm a little behind in my blog, so here's a little catch-up. For Halloween the kids were able to go to two different ward parties. They had fun dressing up as Spiderman (Teagan), a Farmer (Quin), and a Bumblebee (Taryn). Unfortunately, I don't think we got any pictures of them. We also drove to Palm Desert for Halloween. The kids went to another Trunk-or-Treat with our friends Jake and Shamina. Jake was blessing their new baby Conner on Sunday, so it was nice to be able to go visit them for the weekend.

The kids with their pumpkins.

Taryn was a bumblebee.

For Thanksgiving, the kids were able to see their Uncle Corey and Aunt Mary Ann for a few hours before we left town. We went to Sacramento for the long weekend. We weren't able to leave until 6 p.m., but it actually worked out better because the kids slept most of the way. We had two Thanksgiving dinners, one with each side of Drew's family. The kids had fun hanging out at grandma and grandpa's house. On the way home, we stopped at my Uncle Jon's house. We had dinner with them, and then the kids played for a few hours with their "cousins". This also provided a sleepy ride home for the kids. It was a great weekend, but it went very fast.

Taryn with Uncle Corey.

Sharing pie with ggma.

I helped tie a quilt for Aunt Nancy.

The kids with grandma and grandpa Thomson.

Visiting Cousins in Caruthers. Quin, Avery, Taryn, Colby, Asher, and Teagan.

Fashion Show

The best part about having a daughter is playing dress up! Here are some of Taryn's cute outfits. The hairbows are strictly to entertain my family...although I think Drew secretly likes them!

My moo-cow

This is my favorite dress!

New Pics

Drew took some new pictures of the kids while we were driving through Red Rock on Saturday.

Starting Soccer and Veggies!

Taryn is now 4 months old, so she has begun to eat her veggies! She LOVED her peas the first time that she ate them. She actually didn't get that messy either. Taryn is now 13 lbs. 6 oz. and 25 1/4 inches long. She wiggles around on the ground like she is trying to crawl. I think that it won't be very long before she is crawling! She also rolls all over the living room. Teagan has started soccer. He played his first game on Saturday. He is on a four year old team, but they were bumped up to a six year old league. So, they got their butts kicked, but they had fun playing. He looks so cute in his little uniform! Quin has been potty training. He doesn't have any accidents as long as he is naked from the waist down. We have been working on wearing underwear and not treating them like diapers. He did go to the store with me today, and kept his big boy undies dry!

Taryn's first peas.

She sure did love them!

This is what our dinner table looks like now. A naked boy and a baby sitting on the table.

Teagan after his first game.

Teagan and Cora. He's quite the soccer player...now if he just could understand the rules!

Teagan throwing the ball in.

My handsome soccer player!

Quin saw me pour water on Teagan to cool him off, and he wanted some too!

Fish Lake

We had a lot of fun this year at our Robison family reunion. We went to Fish Lake, Utah again. Most of the family was able to attend, at least for a few days. The kids enjoyed fishing, playing pirates, playing with cousins, and seeing deer. It is the perfect place to go for a reunion, because we can just let the kids wander around on their own. They stay close to the cabin, but they have some freedom to do as they please. We had lots of activities this year, and I think everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. It is always fun to get together with all of the family. We always have a great time!

Quin fishing.

Teagan fishing. He did catch a big fish all by himself.

Madi with her fish, which Quin wasn't too fond of!

Uncle Corey let Teagan use his binoculars.

Taryn spent most of the day strapped to her mommy!

Jacob's army birthday party with the older great-grandkids.

Most of our little pirates. I think a few were missing. There were 22 in all!

Teagan's pirate treasure!

Quin with his pirate treasure!

The fam on the back porch of the cabin.

Taryn's Blessing

So, I'm very behind in posting. Here are some pics of Taryn's blessing day. She was blessed on July 5th by her dad. Almost all of the family was here to see her. She looked beautiful in her little white dress! Afterwards, we decided to go swimming at Drew's parent's hotel. We were going to take Taryn, but decided to leave her home with her ggma instead. She still looked cute in her bathing suit!

4 Generation pic
Drew's family

Ggma with Taryn