Daycare Photos

41 Weeks Old!

Aiden has a new nickname these days - "Little Bruiser"

He is into everything, plays rough, and has already had 2 bruises on his face! The first was on his chin after he fell while crawling on the hard wood floor. Just as that healed, he pulled himself up into a standing position and fell onto a hard toy. You may not be able to see it well in the second pic but he has a new bruise gracing his cheek.

I can already tell he is going to give me many, many scares through the years.

40 Weeks!

Aiden is loving bath time these days...

Blogger Award

Thanks to Brea for nominating me for the Beautiful Blogger award.

As part of the deal, I am supposed to share seven interesting things about myself. This may be a little bit of a challenge (since I don't talk about myself much on here) but here we go:

1. I can have a very nasty temper at times. Most people think that I am always nice and calm but make me mad enough and I might just explode. :-)

2. I adore reading. I love books that make me laugh or cry and that don't make me use my brain at all. Reading is my escape after long, sometimes very hectic, days.

3. I started dating my husband when I was still in high school. It is funny to look back at photos of our 16 and 19 year old selves. A lot can change in 12 years!

4. My degree is in Psychology. I never would have guessed that I would spend four years taking Psychology and Sociology classes to end up buying cars and figuring out how to build buses for a living. Go figure!

5. I will not eat meat off the bone. It makes me feel sick to my stomach to even think about it. Ribs, chicken wings, turkey breasts. GAG!!

6. I love being in pajamas. At the end of the day, I can not wait to get home and immediately take my work clothes off to jump into a comfy pair of sweat pants and t-shirt. I would live in those clothes if I could.

7. Christmas trees make me happy. I can't explain it really but I would leave my tree up all year if I could. In fact, it is a month past Christmas and my tree is still proudly standing up in my living room.

Okay, so that was really random. :-)

Now I am passing on the honor to:

Christy - Eve vs. Wilms

Can't wait to hear what funny things you have to share!

Fun at Grandma's

Buddies

Happy 9 Months!!

The Butterfly

The Butterfly

The butterfly is a symbol of hope, the symbol of new life and the symbol of those who are bereaved. Before it becomes a butterfly, though, it must spend time in a cocoon.

We might be tempted to help release the butterfly from her cocoon. It is human nature to want to assist, but if we do, she will fall to the ground and die. By her struggle to free herself, she strengthens her wings enough to survive and fly.

Grief is certainly like this process. We feel ugly, we change, we hide, we sometimes spin a cocoon around ourselves. It takes a long time. There is a difference, however, others may help us as we struggle. We need not do it all alone as the butterfly does, but the ultimate responsibility is ours. We have to grieve, hurt, cry, be angry, and struggle to free ourselves from the cocoon of grieve. And one day we do emerge - a beautiful butterfly - a stronger person, a more compassionate person, a more understanding person.

- Author Unknown

Are these my daughters??

Do not ask me about the outfits... or the poses... or the dancing. I am pretty sure that they learned none of this from me. In fact, Tony often asks if they are really my daughters. If I didn't remember in vivid detail how god awful it was to carry them around during the hot summer months then I might just wonder that myself. :-)

I did think that placing the pretty feathery hat on Aiden was a nice touch though. Daddy? Not so much.

Silly Girls

I realize that I don't post nearly enough pictures of my girls. They are growing up so fast and I love to watch how they interact and the funny things they do and say. They really are the best of friends (with a little WWF action thrown in the mix here and there).

They asked me to take their pictures (Alyssa helped take a few) and put them on the "puter." They love to check out the blog to see their latest pictures.

Enjoy.

So You Think You Can Dance - Robles Style!

Here are a couple videos of the girls dancing last night. I think it is about time that we register them for dance classes. :-)

A few points I would like to stress before you watch:

1. We did not choose their outfits! The "bag lady" looks that they have going on were totally their own creations. We do tell them how beautiful they looked while trying to hide our looks of horror (uhh... I mean laughter).

2. They choose the music for their dances. Tony goes through every single music channel until they decide on the perfect song. There really is no rhyme or reason to what they choose but they do tend to like the songs that they label "Mommy Music." I am not sure how a song gets this particular label but whatever makes them happy, right?

3. We did not teach them any of their signature dance moves. They came up with all of their dances by themselves and are proud to show them off. All I can say is - thank God they have more rhythm than their Mommy.

Enjoy!!

38 Weeks Old!

The world is yours to explore and you never slow down for a second!

Thanks for letting me come along for the ride... or should I say the "chase!"

Practice Makes Perfect

This year the girls received roller skates from Santa. Or, "beautiful pink princess skates" as the girls would say.

Let's just say that Santa must really have a sense of humor because watching these girls learn to skate has been a sight to behold. They have the long skinny legs that I had as a child and those legs go in every which direction as they struggle to keep their balance.

They can do pretty good on the carpet though. When they are not goofing off that is...

His Journey's Just Begun

Don't think of him as gone away
his journey's just begun
life holds so many facets
the earth is only one.

Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days or years.

Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.

And think of him as living
in the hearts of those he touched...
for nothing loved is ever lost
and he was loved so much.

-E. Brenneman

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our family and friends....


From our greatest blessing in 2009!

Love,
The Robles Family