Twilight

Ok, I haven't updated my blog because I have been very busy in Forks. Those of you who understand, really understand. Those of you who don't go out right now buy all four of these books and read them all in a week, becoming completely obsessed like I have. OK Tyanya you were right

Dandy my Fwosey

Shelby's obsession with horses has not faded one bit. Here are a few pictures of her feeding her "fwosey" Dandy. This is something we have to do about every other day. We have determined that he loves carrots but won't eat sugar cubes at all and isn't really fond of apples either. He loves Shelby though and comes right over to eat carrots out of her hand. She has absolutely no fear of him whatsoever which is great and also a little scary for me.

Pumpkin Time

Well we kicked off the Halloween celebrations with a trip to the pumpkin patch and corn maze the first week of October with Tysen and Danette and their kids. The kids went for a ride in the tractor train, visited the petting zoo which was utterly unimpressive to kids that live on the ranch, and then we ate junk from the concessions and the kids ran around like little maniacs with their glow sticks (we went after dark). Shelby picked out a pumpkin from the $5 pile for her and one from the $1 pile for Peyton and by the time we got them back in the car they were both so tired they cried half of the way home and then fell asleep. The next week me, my mom, Danette, Shayla, Mikasa, and Vanessa all did the Race for the Cure 5K. My mom and pregnant Kasa walked and I am so proud to say I actually ran. I won't comment on my time but I did run and did finish and that was pretty good for my post pregnant out of shape self. That week was also the fair and even though it was October it was about 95 degrees and sunny so we went, ate every kind of fair food they had, and then let the kids ride the carousel (Shelby refused to participate because the ticket taker carnie guy tried to help her onto her horse and that ticked her off.) The Sunday before Halloween I made a bunch of sugar cookie dough and we let the kids cut out, bake, and decorate cookies all afternoon at my mom's house (I highly recommend doing all messy activities at Grandma's house and I'm sure she appreciates it!) They were really into cutting them out and then they each frosted about 3 and they were over it which left the adults to finish up the job. Even Sven the every holiday scrooge was required to decorate a couple and in true Sven fashion he turned one pumpkin into a yin and yang sign and another into a wave/ surf company logo. Shelby ate her weight in frosting.
On Monday it was party time again as Shayla and Daylon had to help out with their church ward's trunk or treat party so they wanted me to bring the girls. I was a witch, Shelby was Sugar the Horse of course, and Peyton was the cutest little pumpkin ever even though her hood kept falling down over her eyes. They had a chili cookoff dinner and then they had a bunch of games set up for the kids to play (basically a Sanford Junior Carnival for my fellow former Indians.) Shelby won a prize at the cake walk and got to chose from a whole table covered in cookies and cakes. Well she looked them all over very seriously and then chose the plate full of sugar cookies that Shayla had brought which were the ones we had made the night before and still had about 100 of at the house. Hey they were the cutest. Peyton loved watching all of the kids running around in costumes and was so overstimulated that I she fell asleep about half way through dinner and Grandma held her the rest of the night. The next night we had our ward's trunk or treat. I got them all decked out in their costumes again and this time we even decorated the back of my car with lights and had scary music playing. All of the cars line up all around the parking lot and the kids trick or treat from car to car. Shelby thought it was way more fun to just sit in the back of our car and hand out candy to the other kids. I kept trying to get her to go trick or treat. I'd say "don't you want to go get candy?" and she'd just look at me like I was stupid and say "but I alweady have wots of candy wight here" It was the same thing on Halloween night. She just really can't understand why if we have a whole giant bowl of candy at our house and at Grandma's house she needs to walk around and ask strangers for more. And really I can't come up with any reason either. I figure soon enough I won't be able to get her to want to ever stop trick or treating so I might as well enjoy the years where we do two houses and she says "ok all done let's go back to Ganma's house"

Ta Da!!

So my sweet little girl has started gymnastics. Basically it is the only thing I could find to put her in that had classes for 2 year olds as everything starts at 3. Sven is a little concerned that I am deviating from his tennis program that he has planned out for her but I figure a little more coordination can only help her future tennis career right? Anyways her first night Danette brought over the cutest little leotard for her to wear and Grandma went with us to hold Peyton and take pictures. I know that at some point most little girst wear their first little leotard and their mom's all think it is the absolute most adorable thing in the whole world but I am different see I KNOW she is the absolute most adorable thing in the whold world. It is a parent participation class so I did have to cut myself out of most of the pictures but I admit I have at least as much fun as she does. They do the little obstacle course where most of these pictures are and then we get to go work on the balance beams, the bars, and the trampolines. My favorite part is everytime she does a forward roll, that's gymnast lingo for summersault she has to stand up with her arms in the air and yells "Ta Da!!" Her favorite part is at the end they all get to go jump into this giant pit of foam that they have for their real gymnasts to practice dismounts into. I am proud to say that I am the only parent that is cool or geeky enough depending on how you look at it to jump right into the foam pit with them. The one problem being when we are all done I have to hoist myself out. It was a bit scary for a moment I was afraid I would have to get help to get out and completely humiliate myself but I made it (hey I sink a little deeper than a 2 year old ok).

Now Shelby's Song

Ok so Tori inspired me to get this stuff down before I forget it. Last night I was driving home and Shelby asked me to sing the ABC song. So I started on the ABC's and then she said "now the Butterfly Song". Well, we sing a lot of songs in the car but I don't know what the Butterfly Song is, so I asked her how it goes. She started singing "I'm a little butterfly" so I sang it back to her in her cute little sing song voice. Then she said "I fly so high all the way home." which I repeated. Next she said "Now let's sing Peyton's song" I said how does Peyton's song go? "I'm a little baby and I crawl so fast all the way home." This went on with her making up songs about herself, mommy, daddy, the car, and the lights outside of the car and me repeating them while trying not to laugh hysterically because it was so cute and so funny. I love seeing her little imagination just getting bigger and bigger

Horseys and Bouncys

How many times a day can you braid and unbraid a horsey's tail? Well let me tell you, it can't happen enough times to please a two year old horse lover. Shelby's horsey collection is up to about 10 and we have to take them ALL with us everywhere we go. They all have names which she has chosen, and some of them are the mommy's and daddy's of some of the others. We have to take them outside on the lawn to eat several times a day and she lines them all up so carefully. When I don't want her going outside (serious mosquitos right now) she tears leaves off of the house plants and makes little piles on the floor for them to eat. Peyton is just growing way to fast for me. She is becoming a champion bouncer in the little jumpy chair and we started feeding her rice cereal this week which she has absolutely no interest in but tolerates my silliness while I keep stuffing it in her mouth. She is 4 months old now and smiles everytime you look at her. These are just a few random pics from the past few weeks at our house. (I've got to get a new camera!!)

24 Hours in a Day

8 Times I breastfed Peyton
1 shower for me
9 Diapers Changed
3 Meals I coaxed Shelby into eating
3 Snacks Shelby talked me into having (marshmallows, cheese balls, gold fish)
4 Shelby hand washings
2 "horsey"tails in Shelby's hair
3 Trips out to the car to get me, diaper bag, laptop, purse, Shelby, & Peyton.
2 Additional trips it takes to get the "udder Woobie" and Sally the doll into the car
2 Trips to the shop to drop off/ pick up various papers and checks.
2 loads of laundry done
1 episode of Go Diego Go aka "Eggo"
1 time turning on The Land Before Time aka "Sharpoop"
1 nap for Shelby
3 naps for Peyton
1 trip outside to see the bulls
5 times sippy cup was refilled
1 load of dishes done
2 baths given to little girls
2 sets of jammies on little girls
1 bath given to Sally the doll
1 washcloth bath given to Sugar the Horse after crackers that had been chewed up were spit out all over her.
15 "A Holds" (to hold Shelby)
1 trip to the bank
1 trip outside to bounce on trampoline
1 trip to Science Spectrum
1 hour spent on ancestry.com
1 hour spent on bookeeping
2 Times Shelby got her shirt soaking wet and needed it changed (once at Science Spectrum, once with a bottle of water at Grandma's)
5 cell phone calls answered
15 cell phone calls ignored
1 bedtime story for Shelby
2 girls rocked to sleep
20 emails read
1 blog post written


1 Question ....................."So, What Did You Do All Day?"

Biggest Loser

And now a little consolation for us all in the final week of our biggest loser challenge:

Fat People Are Harder To Kidnap.

Summertime

The past week has been pretty busy. We went to the Post Stampede Days with Mom and Dad and Shelby had fun walking around and eating homeade ice cream. Her PaPa bought her a tiny little painting of three horses for her room and she loves it. I can't get her to leave it in her room though. Peyton is getting so big so fast that I can't stand it. She smiles everytime you look at her and it is the best big silly toothless grin in the whole world. We've been to see "Fly Me To The Moon" at the Omni Theater and spent a day playing at the park with Vanessa and Danette and kids. The girls and I went to the Clovis Arenacross with Sven and Shelby got to go to the TNT races all by herself with her dad. She thought she was just the coolest thing ever. Here are a few pics of Shelby helping wash bikes at the shop and of her cool racer daddy. With Shayla and Jesslyn and Vanessa's kids all getting ready for school it feels like summer is coming to an end and I feel like I need to do some good summertime thing every day to just soak it all up before the cold winds start blowing.

Camping in Colorado

Camping at the cabin. What fun, Shelby had an absolute blast. Peyton slept really good, especially when I would put her in her little sling/pouch and go for rides on the 4-wheeler to check the cows. Shelby would then put her baby doll inside her woobie wrap it around herself and then zip it up in her jacket and we would have to take her doll "Sally" on the 4-wheeler too. Shelby also got to fish and throw rocks in the river which was so fun she even would have to do it at night in her pjs before going to bed. Tysen and Danette and some of Danette's brother's and sister's families came up one night to fish and the kids had a little hot dog cookout. Shelby cooked her own hot dog which entailed dragging it through the dirt and letting it sit in the ashes. It was completely black when she was done and she sat down on the steps of the cabin with a plate, dipped it in ketchup, and ate the entire thing. That camping works up an appetite!

BIG NEWS

Well we have had a pretty big couple of days around here I mean BIG like huge major milestone accomplishments in the Roberts household. Yes it has happened I cannot slow down their progression any further:
Peyton has rolled over. Here are the pictures to prove it. Also Shelby has pee peed in the potty. I won't subject her or you to pictures of that.

Ok so it's not a diploma from Harvard and yes I feel a bit ridiculous that I actually do get so excited about these little things but I do and I admit it and there is nothing I can do about it but accept that this is what my life has come to. Isn't it GREAT!

Baby Bits

So I just thought these were kind of cool to compare my little cuties both at 6 weeks old. Tell me what you think.

And Ky,those who can't do, teach and those who can't blog, comment. CHICKEN

The Watermelon Piglets

Look at these little cuties on the 4th of July my sister Mikasa took these at my Mom's house. I love them because they are timeless as in they could have been taken of kids 50 years ago or yesterday.

Shelby's Birthday Party

So since I'm a new blogger I'm going to do a few posts to update on the past month. These are pictures from Shelby's 2nd Birthday party. The highlights had to be either when it started raining so we had to cut the horse rides short, cancel the campfire cookout and move the party inside, or when we all started singing Happy Birthday and Shelby started crying. But my very favorite part was that I had to give in to peer pressure from Mikasa and Danette that I could be Betty Crocker and if any of you think it would be a good idea to make cupcakes that look like barn animals and a barn for a cake because it looks easy in the magazine, DON'T DO IT. These little cakes represent 8 hours of my life that I will never get back. Never. So basically for her birthday we got her a bike which she loved, a cake she really probably didn't care about, and 8 hours of being neglected while I made the stupid thing. Next year I'll make a little phone call to the bakery, pick up the cake and actually spend some time with her on her birthday.

And another thing it's intimidating enough to write anything that my big brother the "Published" author might read but then he has to go and leave a comment like the one on the kidS post and make me laugh and cry and reminisce about the good old days and just when I was feeling like I might actually be witty enough to write something interesting here he has to show me up on my own blog! I do like to get comments though at least then I know I'm not just babbling to myself. Of course you know it's easy to comment on other people's blogs but when Ky has the guts to actually step it up and start his own blog then he can talk.

OK so I started a blog

I hereby officially eat all of my words of making fun of Mikasa for doing so. I have no idea what I will rant about on here but probably just how cute my kids are like everyone else does and what better subject is there anyways.

kidS!

My Beautiful Girls Peyton is 2 weeks old in these pictures and Shelby is just one month short of her 2nd Birthday. I can't believe I now have "KIDS". I was always the one who nobody thought would ever have even one and now I have two. In my wildest dreams I would have never dared to think I would one day have two little girls. I feel so lucky, so blessed, and most of the time so unworthy. I can't imagine what life would be like without these two. In these pictures I'd only had Peyton for two weeks and already I can't remember life without her.