We always knew that Luke would be a great leader but we never knew that it would be music that he would lead. We got a kick out of watching him direct us in "I am a Child of God". Notice how he didn't like sharing his job with Carman who quickly let her brother take over. They are so much fun!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, July 08, 2007
July 8, 2007
Summer is here!!! We just finished celebrating mom's 62nd birthday at her new beach place. It was very nice. We had all of my family there and Christian's mom and dad as well. It was alot of fun. We played in the pool and on the beach, had a 4th of July parade, ate good food, watched the fireworks on the beach. I suggest that everyone at sometime in their life watch fireworks from the beach. I loved it!!!
Christian is very busy these days with graduate school, work, church and helping me with the kids. Might I add... he is kicking butt in his graduate classes. He is doing much better than I did.
Luke is enjoying the summer because he loves the water!! He is swimming quite well, with his jacket on. Hopefully by the end of the summer we will be able to take it off. Mom sold her house (and along with it... the pool) so we joined the Country Club to help with the pool situation plus Christian enjoys golf (but seldom gets to play). Luke starts his first soccer camp next week. I don't know who is more excited... Luke or Christian. Luke also gets his tonsils removed on July 31st. We hope this will help his snoring and sore throats. He continues to look like his daddy "spit him out". Cute as a button.
Carman is so very active and entertaining these days. Her contagious smile can light up a room. Now that she is walking, running, climbing, etc. I am very busy. Her new favorite trick is to climb up and stand on the kitchen table. It is amazing how quickly she can do it. She is now 15 months and continuing to grow like a weed. She is an eating machine. Her vocabulary consists of momma, dada(her fav), bye bye, uh oh, and night night. She loves to give open mouth kisses as well. She is a very good sleeper.(like her momma) She also loves to entertain people when they come over by putting on a show. Carman is such a cute priss pot.
I am working 40 hours a week these days at the day care. I am very ready to start teaching at ECU this fall. Working 2 days will be much better than 4 for me. I am excited yet scared about this new adventure for me. We will see how it goes.
Well that's it for now.
JoAnna
Christian is very busy these days with graduate school, work, church and helping me with the kids. Might I add... he is kicking butt in his graduate classes. He is doing much better than I did.
Luke is enjoying the summer because he loves the water!! He is swimming quite well, with his jacket on. Hopefully by the end of the summer we will be able to take it off. Mom sold her house (and along with it... the pool) so we joined the Country Club to help with the pool situation plus Christian enjoys golf (but seldom gets to play). Luke starts his first soccer camp next week. I don't know who is more excited... Luke or Christian. Luke also gets his tonsils removed on July 31st. We hope this will help his snoring and sore throats. He continues to look like his daddy "spit him out". Cute as a button.
Carman is so very active and entertaining these days. Her contagious smile can light up a room. Now that she is walking, running, climbing, etc. I am very busy. Her new favorite trick is to climb up and stand on the kitchen table. It is amazing how quickly she can do it. She is now 15 months and continuing to grow like a weed. She is an eating machine. Her vocabulary consists of momma, dada(her fav), bye bye, uh oh, and night night. She loves to give open mouth kisses as well. She is a very good sleeper.(like her momma) She also loves to entertain people when they come over by putting on a show. Carman is such a cute priss pot.
I am working 40 hours a week these days at the day care. I am very ready to start teaching at ECU this fall. Working 2 days will be much better than 4 for me. I am excited yet scared about this new adventure for me. We will see how it goes.
Well that's it for now.
JoAnna
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
3/27/07 Update
So much has happened since the last blog that I posted. I will begin with the kids. We just celebrated Luke's 3rd birthday this past Saturday. We had a small party at McDonald's with mainly family. It was fabulous because I didn't have to do anything but show up and enjoy watching Luke having fun at his party. I cannot believe my little boy is 3 years old. Time flies too quickly. I just found out today that he needs to have his tonsils removed. He had tubes put in last year, so hopefully after all of this he will feel better. He is alot of fun these days!
Carman turns 1 on April 1st. She is "Miss Personality" these days. She keeps a beautiful smile on her face all the time (by the way her top 4 teeth are coming in). She loves to say bye bye and wave while doing so. Her vocabulary also includes: momma, dada, quack quack and squeeeaaallllll!!! She is standing and taking a few steps. She wants so badly to keep up with her brother. Another update on Carman is.... She loves food! Don't try to eat around her and not share, because she will let you know what she thinks about that. I also found out today that she needs to get tubes in her ears due to consistent ear infections (so much for breastfeeding). She is an absolute joy to have around.
Our family just returned from Walt Disney World during the week of March 15th. We went with mom, John and his family and Joy and her family. We stayed at the Bonnet Creek resort on Disney property and it was very nice. We went down on Thursday and returned on Sunday, so it was a short trip, but so worth it. Luke absolutely LOVED it. At first he was a little overwhelmed all there was to see. It was pretty hard to get him off of the Buzz Lightyear ride. Everyday since we have returned Luke says "Mommy, I want to go back to Disneyworld". After working at Disney for the summer, I loved Disney. After going back to Disney as a guest, I loved it even more. After going to Disney with my children, there is nothing better!!
On to Christian, he is continuing to do well in graduate school. (Mr. Disappointed when he gets a 99) He stays busy with working full time, school at night plus his calling at church. I am very proud of him! He also got a new Toyota Tundra truck. We all love it!
As for me, I just got a teaching instructor position at East Carolina University. In August of this year, I will be teaching "Fundamentals of Management" on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I feel so blessed to get this job because I have always wanted to do this and it will allow me to be at home with the kids for the majority of the week. Plus I love ECU!! I am continuing to work part time at the day care until I start in August.
JoAnna
Carman turns 1 on April 1st. She is "Miss Personality" these days. She keeps a beautiful smile on her face all the time (by the way her top 4 teeth are coming in). She loves to say bye bye and wave while doing so. Her vocabulary also includes: momma, dada, quack quack and squeeeaaallllll!!! She is standing and taking a few steps. She wants so badly to keep up with her brother. Another update on Carman is.... She loves food! Don't try to eat around her and not share, because she will let you know what she thinks about that. I also found out today that she needs to get tubes in her ears due to consistent ear infections (so much for breastfeeding). She is an absolute joy to have around.
Our family just returned from Walt Disney World during the week of March 15th. We went with mom, John and his family and Joy and her family. We stayed at the Bonnet Creek resort on Disney property and it was very nice. We went down on Thursday and returned on Sunday, so it was a short trip, but so worth it. Luke absolutely LOVED it. At first he was a little overwhelmed all there was to see. It was pretty hard to get him off of the Buzz Lightyear ride. Everyday since we have returned Luke says "Mommy, I want to go back to Disneyworld". After working at Disney for the summer, I loved Disney. After going back to Disney as a guest, I loved it even more. After going to Disney with my children, there is nothing better!!
On to Christian, he is continuing to do well in graduate school. (Mr. Disappointed when he gets a 99) He stays busy with working full time, school at night plus his calling at church. I am very proud of him! He also got a new Toyota Tundra truck. We all love it!
As for me, I just got a teaching instructor position at East Carolina University. In August of this year, I will be teaching "Fundamentals of Management" on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I feel so blessed to get this job because I have always wanted to do this and it will allow me to be at home with the kids for the majority of the week. Plus I love ECU!! I am continuing to work part time at the day care until I start in August.
JoAnna
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
January 16, 2007 Post
2007 is here!! I hope 2007 is just as rewarding as 2006 was. During the year 2006, we received the most precious gift ever, when we added Carman to our family, Christian was released from the G3 Singles Branch Presidency and we reunited with the G2 ward, Christian was accepted to the MBA program at ECU, Christian also recieved a promotion at BB&T, I recieved my Broker's license and worked briefly for Aldridge and Southerland, Realtors, After realizing it wasn't the right time for real estate I started working part time at Tenderly Teaching, which allowed me to take the kids to work with me, Luke conquered the potty and I am sure I have forgotten something that we were blessed with in 2006.
Quite a bit has happened since I last blogged. Christmas was great. Luke woke up Christmas morning, went straight into the family room, turned on the tv and never saw what Santa had brought. We quickly called him into our room and coaxed him into waking up a little more then we walked him back into the family room and he soon discovered how much he loved presents. Buzz and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse being his two favorites. Luke also conquered the potty. Happy Days are HERE!! These days Luke also enjoys his Power Wheels that he got last Christmas from Geemaw and PopPop. He has discovered his need..... his need for speed. When I get on the Power Wheel, Luke tells me "#2 Mommy". #2 is the top speed. As for Carman, she has gotten her first 2 teeth at 9 months. She also crawls sporadically. She definitely has started showing us some of her personality. She is such a happy, sweet and beautiful baby. I often wonder how did I get so lucky. She has also started Stage 3 foods and some table foods. I cannot believe she is less than 3 months away from her first birthday. Christian also was called to serve as the Executive Secretary in the G2 Ward. I am excited for him. Although I will probaly not see much of him this year due to work, school and church I admire and appreciate all that he is doing for his family.
I really don't understand why Heavenly Father has blessed me with so much, but I enjoy and am thankful for every bit of it.
Quite a bit has happened since I last blogged. Christmas was great. Luke woke up Christmas morning, went straight into the family room, turned on the tv and never saw what Santa had brought. We quickly called him into our room and coaxed him into waking up a little more then we walked him back into the family room and he soon discovered how much he loved presents. Buzz and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse being his two favorites. Luke also conquered the potty. Happy Days are HERE!! These days Luke also enjoys his Power Wheels that he got last Christmas from Geemaw and PopPop. He has discovered his need..... his need for speed. When I get on the Power Wheel, Luke tells me "#2 Mommy". #2 is the top speed. As for Carman, she has gotten her first 2 teeth at 9 months. She also crawls sporadically. She definitely has started showing us some of her personality. She is such a happy, sweet and beautiful baby. I often wonder how did I get so lucky. She has also started Stage 3 foods and some table foods. I cannot believe she is less than 3 months away from her first birthday. Christian also was called to serve as the Executive Secretary in the G2 Ward. I am excited for him. Although I will probaly not see much of him this year due to work, school and church I admire and appreciate all that he is doing for his family.
I really don't understand why Heavenly Father has blessed me with so much, but I enjoy and am thankful for every bit of it.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
December 17th Update
Hi! It's me JoAnna. I cannot believe it has almost been a month since my last blog. Since then we had a very nice Thanksgiving. This year for the first time ever, we didn't eat our lunch at Grandma Phoebe's. She had lunch with Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Lois, so we had our lunch at mom's house with Joy and John's families. Christian deep fried a turkey and it was yummers. Everyone else brought side dishes that made for a very delicious Thanksgiving. Luke enjoyed being with his cousins, as did Carman. Carman enjoyed her yummy jar of apples and bananas. Then on Thanksgiving night we had Joy and John's families over to our house for an oyster roast. Our neighbor, Don came over as well. Once again another delicious meal. Needless to say, we ate too much.
So now we are busy preparing for the upcoming Christmas holiday. I told Luke that Christmas was coming and he quickly ran to the window and looked out asking, "Where is it, Mommy?". He is definitely into Christmas this year. He is constantly singing Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman or Santa Claus is coming to town. He isn't too picky about where he does it either, in the car, in the store, in the middle of church. He is a equal opportunity singer! When we ask him what he wants for Christmas, we get new things all the time (with the exception of the consistent request for Thomas). He has mentioned Mickey Mouse, Buzz, Woody, Power Rangers, etc. He also enjoyed decorating the tree. It was obvious where Luke had put ornaments on the tree. They were all in the same spot. Luke continues to test us. His new test is talking back, which drives me crazy and he knows exactly how to push my buttons. Hopefully this phase will end soon. He also continues to struggle with pooing in the potty. I don't know what to do about that. Nonetheless, Luke is a good boy and is very much looking forward to Christmas.
Carman continues to be such a pleasure to have around. She makes me laugh how she likes to kick her feet when she gets excited these days, which usually is the result of watching her brother do something that she wants to do. She loves watching Luke so much. They are both very loving towards each other and are a joy to watch. Carman still has not gotten a tooth and has not started to crawl. She moves all over the floor but doesn't crawl. This of course is not bad news to me, b/c I don't want to have 2 to chase. She doesn't have a clue about the Christmas holiday but enjoys the lights. I enjoy shopping for her. Girls are fun!!
Christian and I recently had the opportunity to go to a Duke basketball game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was awesome. They played George Mason and won. It was so much fun and the students were a lot of fun to watch as well. We will have pictures of that up as soon as I get them developed (we forgot the digital camera). Alan and Sharon watched the kids for us that weekend so Christian and I felt like we were on a vacation. We spent the night in Durham and did some Christmas shopping. It was a very enjoyable weekend.
Presently our entire family is fighting this nasty cold bug that is going around. Poor Carman has an ear infection in both ears. Luke has the nasty cough/cold. Christian has a sinus infection. I have a minor cough/cold. Hopefully we will all be well by Christmas. We anxiously await the holidays and all that it has to bring.
So now we are busy preparing for the upcoming Christmas holiday. I told Luke that Christmas was coming and he quickly ran to the window and looked out asking, "Where is it, Mommy?". He is definitely into Christmas this year. He is constantly singing Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman or Santa Claus is coming to town. He isn't too picky about where he does it either, in the car, in the store, in the middle of church. He is a equal opportunity singer! When we ask him what he wants for Christmas, we get new things all the time (with the exception of the consistent request for Thomas). He has mentioned Mickey Mouse, Buzz, Woody, Power Rangers, etc. He also enjoyed decorating the tree. It was obvious where Luke had put ornaments on the tree. They were all in the same spot. Luke continues to test us. His new test is talking back, which drives me crazy and he knows exactly how to push my buttons. Hopefully this phase will end soon. He also continues to struggle with pooing in the potty. I don't know what to do about that. Nonetheless, Luke is a good boy and is very much looking forward to Christmas.
Carman continues to be such a pleasure to have around. She makes me laugh how she likes to kick her feet when she gets excited these days, which usually is the result of watching her brother do something that she wants to do. She loves watching Luke so much. They are both very loving towards each other and are a joy to watch. Carman still has not gotten a tooth and has not started to crawl. She moves all over the floor but doesn't crawl. This of course is not bad news to me, b/c I don't want to have 2 to chase. She doesn't have a clue about the Christmas holiday but enjoys the lights. I enjoy shopping for her. Girls are fun!!
Christian and I recently had the opportunity to go to a Duke basketball game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was awesome. They played George Mason and won. It was so much fun and the students were a lot of fun to watch as well. We will have pictures of that up as soon as I get them developed (we forgot the digital camera). Alan and Sharon watched the kids for us that weekend so Christian and I felt like we were on a vacation. We spent the night in Durham and did some Christmas shopping. It was a very enjoyable weekend.
Presently our entire family is fighting this nasty cold bug that is going around. Poor Carman has an ear infection in both ears. Luke has the nasty cough/cold. Christian has a sinus infection. I have a minor cough/cold. Hopefully we will all be well by Christmas. We anxiously await the holidays and all that it has to bring.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Greenville Christmas Parade
On Saturday we took Luke, Carman and Phoebe (cousin) to see the Greenvile Christmas Parade. We have gone to the Ayden and Winterville parades a few times, but going to the Greenville parade was a first for us. The kids really enjoyed it, especially seeing Santa at the end. Carman was a good little girl during the parade. She was actually able to take a nap during all of the commotion.
I've added some of the pictures from the parade to our website. I've included the link and hope you enjoy.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ckr1001
I've added some of the pictures from the parade to our website. I've included the link and hope you enjoy.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ckr1001
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Notice: Pictures on a New Site
Well, I have had major issues trying to get all of my pictures to upload to this site. For some reason I just can't get them all on here. Luckily, I came across a new service that Google is offering with its photo editing software called Picasa. This application allows you to upload your pics to the web. I've had no problem getting the pictures out there.
This being said, we are going to start putting our pics on that site. Whenever we have new pics loaded I'll make sure to put some comments on our blog with a link to the site. In the meantime, enjoy the pics that have been put out there now. I have the past 3 months or more out there.
The link is http://picasaweb.google.com/ckr1001
Enjoy,
CR
This being said, we are going to start putting our pics on that site. Whenever we have new pics loaded I'll make sure to put some comments on our blog with a link to the site. In the meantime, enjoy the pics that have been put out there now. I have the past 3 months or more out there.
The link is http://picasaweb.google.com/ckr1001
Enjoy,
CR
Monday, November 20, 2006
November 20th Update
Hi! It's me JoAnna. I just wanted to record an update on what the rugrats are up to now. Starting with my baby, Carman. She is currently 7 months old. Carman loves to drink her milk and enjoys her jar food.(mainly fruits) We enjoy hearing her say "ba ba ba ba" while she blows raspberries. Luke likes to imitate her only words... ba ba ba. I can already tell that she is going to be a talker. Carman is sitting on her own and is very anxious to become mobile. She watches everything going on around her and makes it apparent that she wants to get involved in it all. The other night while she was playing on the floor with Christian she made attempts at crawling but didn't quite do it. I would have called what she was doing "scooting". She also has started a new nap schedule. She likes to take a morning nap and then an afternoon nap. I kinda enjoyed the sleeping all the time thing. I do not get many breaks now. I cannot complain though, because she still sleeps through the night (knock on wood). Carman is truly a blessing to have around. She is so happy, beautiful and sweet. I love her to pieces.
Now, on to Luke. Luke is 2 years old (turning 3 in March). He is trying master the potty. Or should I say we are trying to motivate him to master the potty by any means possible. He is thrilled to pee in the potty and seldom has accidents, but the pooing is another story. He has a little more work to do in that area but I think it will happen soon. He is sleeping with his big boy underwear on at night and doesn't wet the bed (knock on wood). I must say.... I LOVE not buying diapers for 2. Luke's vocabulary and behavior have seemed to improve since his tubes and adenoid surgery a few months ago. We definitely have to watch what we say around him because it will get repeated, no doubt. He also amazes us with his knowledge of songs, books and whatever bit of information he gets his hands on because he soaks it up like a sponge. We frequently hearing him singing songs that we have no idea how, who, when, where he discovered it. Luke is still obsessed with trains preferrably Thomas. He also knows that Christmas is coming and keeps looking out the window to see if Christmas was at our house yet. I also love my Lukey Moe to pieces.
Both the kids favor their daddy. Thank goodness. I guess the Robinson genes are pretty strong.
Enough for now, I will update some more after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Love you!!!
Now, on to Luke. Luke is 2 years old (turning 3 in March). He is trying master the potty. Or should I say we are trying to motivate him to master the potty by any means possible. He is thrilled to pee in the potty and seldom has accidents, but the pooing is another story. He has a little more work to do in that area but I think it will happen soon. He is sleeping with his big boy underwear on at night and doesn't wet the bed (knock on wood). I must say.... I LOVE not buying diapers for 2. Luke's vocabulary and behavior have seemed to improve since his tubes and adenoid surgery a few months ago. We definitely have to watch what we say around him because it will get repeated, no doubt. He also amazes us with his knowledge of songs, books and whatever bit of information he gets his hands on because he soaks it up like a sponge. We frequently hearing him singing songs that we have no idea how, who, when, where he discovered it. Luke is still obsessed with trains preferrably Thomas. He also knows that Christmas is coming and keeps looking out the window to see if Christmas was at our house yet. I also love my Lukey Moe to pieces.
Both the kids favor their daddy. Thank goodness. I guess the Robinson genes are pretty strong.
Enough for now, I will update some more after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Love you!!!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
My First Blog
Well I finally got caught up in the whole "blog" thing. I've never been really good at continuing to keep a website alive, but I'm going to try my best to post some information and pics regularly.
As you can tell from the name of the site, JoAnna and I are going to use this as a way to post information and pictures about Luke and Carman. Luke is our oldest son and is a little over two and half years old. Carman is our little girl and she will be 8 months old on December 1st. Both of them are growing up quicker than we ever imagined. For this reason, we want to share as much about them with our family and friends as possible.
Well I'm going to draw this to a close so I can get this on the web. Feel free to let us know how things are going with you and your families. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
As you can tell from the name of the site, JoAnna and I are going to use this as a way to post information and pictures about Luke and Carman. Luke is our oldest son and is a little over two and half years old. Carman is our little girl and she will be 8 months old on December 1st. Both of them are growing up quicker than we ever imagined. For this reason, we want to share as much about them with our family and friends as possible.
Well I'm going to draw this to a close so I can get this on the web. Feel free to let us know how things are going with you and your families. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
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