Wednesday, August 24, 2011

9 amazing years have flown by!

Marriage is not by any means peachy! But when I say amazing I'm talking about both the good and the bad times! Truly every time Ross and I pull through a "hard time" we are stronger! I feel so blessed to share my life with such an awesome human being! As much as he drives me nuts, I love him so much more! He has given me 3 beautiful children, whom I absolutely adore! I love being married, even though is can be so challenging! The rewards are so worth it! I love you Ross! Thanks for 9 wonderful years! I cant wait to see whats in store for the next 9!













































Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Back to School!


 Braeden  4 1/2, Reece almost 3!

This doesn't seem like very long ago!  Another school year has started....and Its kinda sad!  Braeden started 1st grade this year, and Reece is in Pre-k!  Its only 1/2 day for her, but its everyday!  Im really happy with her Teacher, even though she is not going to our home school.  For those of you not familiar with Okc schools...Not every school in the district participates in Pre-k.  So there isnt a spot for every child!  So basically you sign up, write down your top 4 choices of schools, they pick names out of a hat!  And depending on which number your name is chosen, is how lucky you are to pick you #1 choice school!  So needless to say, Braeden and Reece aren't going to the same school!  Reece's Starts at 8:25, and Braeden is at 9.  But they have "rise and shine" at 8:45, so it actually works out pretty good!  I have yet to sit down with Braeden's Teacher, but even though she is new, I have heard great things, and she seems very nice!  Were still trying to work out a routine...but I'm excited for the new year!



First day of School!



Friday, August 19, 2011

Finally Back to Washington!!!

It had been 4 years since I went home to Washington!  4 years ago, Braeden was 2 1/2 and Reece was 9 months.  I went back for my 10 year class High School Reunion!  Yes I am that old!  Anyway needless to say  we had an absolutely amazing time!  I was there for 2 1/2 weeks with the kids, and the very last week, all the fam came!  We did so much fun stuff!  For those of you who have never been to the Northwest....GO!  It is the most beautiful place!

So My Sister Jen and her 3 girls were there all summer, so before the rest of the family got there, we got to spend some fun time with her and the kids cousins!  We went to the park...where Reece broke the inside corners of both front teeth! (so fun)  It was a really neat park though. (Pictures near bottom)  We also went the Seattle Science Center which is the best one Ive been too!  They have a really neat butterfly exhibit, and were featuring one called Goosebumps, about different kinds of fears.  That was pretty interesting!  We also took the kids one day to the local Water/Amusement park call Water waves and Enchanted Village!  It was lots of fun!  Of Course we also hit the Mall which is Amazing!!!  So that was all within the first week and a half before the Roberts family reunion started!

Then Ross, my Brother and his Fiance JaNelle and Jessica my youngest sister, and her fiance Ryan all got there.  The first night we had a luau to Celebrate my niece and Jessica's birthdays!  That was so fun, and lots of yummy food!






The one picture I have at Enchanted village!


I put Feathers in the girls hair!  They LOVED that!


My Beautiful Mom and the babies of the family...Owen and Sophie!


At the Space Needle.  This is where the Science Museum is.  We also saw an IMAX which was soooo cute!  It was called Born to be Wild.


























Butterfly exhibit








Here is the first night we were all together celebrating Taylor and Jessica's birthdays!  It was alot of fun!  

Here is JaNelle (my brothers fiance) decorating the cake so cute!  It was so yummy!

The kids helping put together the fruit Kabobs!  BTW the fruit was amazing up there!

My Awesome Brother Chris and I

Jess and her Fiance Ryan
Jess and I











My Dad and I


Chris and JaNelle taking part in the festivities! lol








My Beautiful Mom and I







On our way to Bremerton Washington to ride the Ferry into Downtown Seattle!







Tacoma Narrows Bridge


















The whole gang on the Ferry!  So beautiful!






Seattle Mariners game!  JaNelle got a certificate because it was her very first game!




























My parents house sits on a hill full of a green belt.  My sister Jen and my Mom and Dad made a fun trail for all the kids to play on while we were there!  It was so fun!  Signs pointing to different spots along the trail!




The Sasquatch we made!  He was huge, we couldn't even hold him up all the way!  As you can see he is bent at the knee's! lol  We nailed him to a tree off the trail!  It was awesome! lol









A fun park we took the kids too, where Reece fell on the merry go round and broke her 2 front teeth, and now looks alittle WT! lol





Water fight!

My Dad had to go to his sales meeting afew days after we got there.  So he had the kids all draw on golf balls for him to use when the went golfing!  I thought they did good! :)  I think its Taylor Braeden Reece and Sky's from left to right!



Cowboy corner was the first stop on the trail!



Beautiful Sophie



Reece working the trail! lol


Owen says come on MOM!
 Moss garden was my favorite stop on the trail...it was covered in soft squishy green moss!  
Kids blackberry picking on the trail!  Thats right!  They grow wild!

LOOK OUT!!!


Before our girls day out!  Lunch and Pedicure's!!






Jessica and Ryan just got engaged!  So fun!!!!!



Sunset on Alki beach, Seattle Washington!
Chris and JaNelle got engaged the same day on the beach later that night!  We just LOVE JaNelle and Ryan and were soooo excited for them to be apart of our family!  And start having BABIES!!! hehe


































My Dad took the boys mountain biking ( his new favorite thing to do)  They all got worked I think keeping up with the 58 year old! lol  Ross fell off a little bridge into knee high mud!  Notice no shoes!  He had to take them off to clean....they were new!  oops!

Here we are picnicking before we headed to Snoqualmie Falls!





Family photo ops the last day of our reunion!



Grandpa had to have us represent.....for those of you who don't know he works for Titleist (golf company)













And that wraps up this vacay!  It was soooo amazing to be back.....and I cant wait for the next trip!  We will be heading to FORKS!!!  :)