Summer Re-cap #6

Lake Powell: Definition: A little piece of Heaven on earth.

We LOVE Lake Powell. Ty & I both grew up going there during our summers and we love taking our kids there. Our kids love it too. We had a great trip this year. A little hard with a baby, but Corbin did really good and we all had lots of fun.

Corbin's first time in Lake Powell. He loves water and thought it was great.

Kamryn in the houseboat.
Macy caught this little frog. She wanted to bring it home as a pet, unfortunately it didn't survive more than a day on the houseboat.
Kinsie on the back of the houseboat, reading. Is she my daughter or what?

Brigham, being goofy. He was in heaven on the boat. All day, he would say, "Can we go on another boat ride?"

We found this great beach, I don't have a good picture, but we would dig in the sand and swim. We went every day because it was the perfect spot for the kids to just play and enjoy Lake Powell. I got really sunburned the first day. I had put sunblock on everybody else's back, but nobody got mine. Brigham and I were digging tunnels in the sand for a long time and my back was directly facing the sun. Ouch!

Here's Corbin and Ty on the beach. Look at that smile on Corbin's face! Isn't that the cutest?

Lake Powell wouldn't be complete without a hike up to the indian ruins.

Corbin was a little weary of boat rides at first. He would look at me with this expression of confusion, trying to figure out what was going on. By the end of the trip, he loved it. He was always kind of mellow, the boat seemed to be calming to him.

We had lots of fun and really enjoyed taking Corbin for his first time to one of our favorite places. Hopefully there will be lots more trips to come!

Summer Re-cap #5

Some friends, the Magleby's, invited us to be in the Spanish Fork parade with FSA, Families Supporting Adoption. It was fun to interact with other adoptive families.Corbin was such a good baby and eventually konked. Isn't he adorable?

It was a fun experience and the kids loved throwing out candy and waving at the crowd. Towards the end they pulled out our spray bottle and began spraying everybody to help them cool off, it was a hot day.

Summer Re-cap #4

This is The Place Monument

The Robbins clan, minus the men, all went to This is The Place Monument in Salt Lake. We had never been there before. They have a lot of fun things and the kids had lots of fun.

All 12 Robbins grandkids with Nana.

They have a little play area with this train. It's so fun to watch these cousins all play and interact together. They really have so much fun together.

They got to go on horse rides,

pan for gold,

and go for a train ride.

We had a really great time together.

Summer Re-cap #3: Macy's 8th Birthday

Macy turned 8 on July 5th. She had a pajama party with about 20 of her friends. They had lots of fun. They got their hair and nails done, played night games and of course cupcakes & ice cream and presents.

She chose Pirate Island for her birthday dinner. Isn't she a cutie?

And of course her baptism. She really had a wonderful fun filled week. She is growing up to be such a beautiful, wonderful girl. She keeps us laughing and loves to be goofy. She is smart and extremely creative. She has an amazing imagination and comes up with all sorts of things. What a great girl who always wants to do what is right.

Summer Re-cap #2

Every year we go on a camping trip with my family. We look forward to it every year. I wasn't able to go for very long because I had training that week. But we still had a good time. It's fun for the cousins to just play together and the adults to visit with each other. Plus we all enjoy the beautiful mountains. I love this picture of my brother-in-law Brent holding Corbin while my nephew, Tanner makes Corbin smile and laugh.

Kamryn with her cousins, Susanna & Breanne.

Kinsie with Breanne goofing around in the background.

We celebrated Macy's Birthday up there, she got lots of fun presents and money.

One of our family's favorite things to do every summer. Another year, another success. My older brother, Keith wasn't able to come and of course with my parents serving a mission, we missed them, but otherwise we had a great time!

Summer Re-cap #1

We at the Robbins' household love sports. So summer always involves sports. We started out with a little softball and T-ball. Macy opted out this year, she's so good, I was sad, but supported her decision nonetheless. Through sporting events this summer, we found out Corbin loves grass. To pull, to eat, to lay on, and then to eat some more.
Brigham took his first year of T-ball very serious. So serious, that I thought we might have a fight on the T-ball field. One game another kid ran out and grabbed the ball Brigs was about to pick up. Next thing I know, Brigham was in his face. I asked him later what he had said to the kid. And he told me, "I told him, 'Hey, that was my ball'". He was also telling all the other kids (on both teams) where they were supposed to be and when they needed to run, he would give them a friendly push in the back if they were not paying attention. It definitely suits his macho, ALL boy side. He was so fun to watch. He LOVED it!

Kinsie & Kamryn played on the same softball team this year. Their team had a rough start, but ended up getting 2nd place. It was really fun to see them work together and make a come back. Of course, I forgot my camera to every game except the last one and with running back and forth to their game and other commitments, I missed catching Kamryn up to bat, so only a picture of Kinsie. But they both did so awesome. I am amazed at how good they are at every sport they play. Love these girls!

Aren't they adorable? And beautiful? Man we are in trouble...

A Special Day

July 10th was a special day for our family, we were able to combine Macy's Baptism and Corbin's Blessing. It was a beautiful, tear filled day. Oh how I love the blessings that come from living the Gospel. I love days like these where you feel that you are making good choices and doing what you are supposed to in this life. There is a sense of fulfillment. And to know that these beautiful children have extra help. I want to protect and shield them, and I know no other better way then to provide them with Priesthood Blessings. Truly, a wonderful, beautiful, special day.