Robertson Family

Aunt Christy and Uncle Rob have a cabin in Pioneer California. So after spending some Q.T. with Bary and Amanda, we drove to Pioneer. No barfing again. Yippee for us. We got to play with cousins and go to the snow. It was a pretty fun relaxing weekend. Ella's all bundled up. She loved to sled ride with Dad and mom down the hill. It was very cute when we took her down the hill she would giggle. There is something so rewarding about getting a giggle out of you little kiddos. Jaydn was a pro sledder. He was even trying to hit the jump. Made it a couple of times. Once with the help of Dad giving him a huge push. Madalyn was loving the sled rides with Braden (cousin). Braden is so helpful with our kids. Cute little poser with boogies coming out of her nose. Lunch time. We found the top of a picnic table. It was kind of cool. We sat on it and put our feet on the benches. The ground was covered with snow up to the benches. Pretty fun. Jaydn , Olivia, and Dad went to...

This one gave me the chills a little disgusting and disturbing. Jaydn thought it was pretty cool though. Angry Kitty. I was very impressed with the skills of some of the Taxidermist work. They were definitely amazing. I learned that there is an art to being a Taxidermist . Olivia (above) and Madalyn (Below) really liked the kitty. It was very beautiful and looked friendly.

We went to visit Reno, NV for a day, mainly to see my brother Bear and sister-in-law Amanda. He was working at the SCI (Safari Club International) show. It is one of the biggest conventions for hunters in the US. He was selling hunting tours to Alaska. He has always been an avid hunter. Family and hunting are pretty much his life. So we took off Friday morning to Reno. In the words of Maddy, "We had a good trip no one barfed." That is soo true. We have a box of plastic baggies in our car for barfers . Every trip since Jaydn was a baby we have had a barfer . The drive to Reno was fairly pleasant. We had the opportunity to get into the show and see all of the amazing animals and the beautiful work that the taxidermist did. Gabriella did not trust this animal enough to look at the camera. It was kind of cute. It was like going to the zoo, just no fences and you could pet the animals. Take note of what the kids are wearing. Most of the women there were wearing some kind of r...

Jaydn Olivia Madalyn Gabriella We love Christmas. It is truly hard not to get caught up in the shopping, sending cards, school parties, progressive dinners, friend parties, work parties, busy busy business of Christmas. This year we are trying to enjoy every moment and focus on the reason we are celebrating. We are grateful for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ We are grateful to have the freedom to celebrate his birth. It is a wonderful time to reflect on why we are truly here and why we do what we do. Gordon B. Hinckley says it well. "Our hearts change. Our a...

We are very good at remembering how many years ago 9-11 occurred. It was the same week we were married. A very sad week for our nation but a very awesome weekend for Kev and I. We are so grateful to share happy healthy lives together.

I am starting to feel like a pioneer woman. Really I wanted some strawberry freezer jam because I absolutely love that stuff. I told a couple friends about making jam a couple years ago and it turned into a weekly canning session for the last three weeks. We canned strawberry freezer jam, peach freezer jam, gape cooked jam, and pickles. We are official caners baby! Kevin's mom provided the fresh peaches off of her tree which were so good. Angelee provided the cucumbers from and friends garden and pure grape juice made by a friend, and we bought the fresh strawberries from farmers market here in Oroville . It was actually pretty cool to figure out together how to make the stuff. At one point we all thought of what our mothers used to do and were able to figure out how to seal the jars. And yes the pickles did finally seal today, was a little worried about that one. Thanks Rae and Angelee for motivating me into canning.

Kevin turned 33 today. We celebrated by just chillin at home today. We had plan to go on the lake with our family but beings that it was too cold today we did not go. So we just hung out. It was about 75 degrees today. Crazy being two days ago it was 109. What is up with this weather? It was raining this morning as well. Wish the weather could have cooperated for Kev's birthday. Poor Kevin has strep thoat and on antibiotics. He was super sick yesterday and feeling better today. Kevin loves the manog nectar. So we got him two from Costco. They were suppose to be for breakfeast but did not get them out in time. Gabriella found a new hobby, opening presents. Then for the evening we went to Celestino's Pizza (yum), had cake and ice cream, then went to play couples tennis. It was a fun evening. We appreciate our friends who were able to spend the evening with us for Kev's birthday.