Christmas Fun!

Beware!  TONS AND TONS of pics ahead!!!!!

Making our gingerbread house.  This was SO much fun.  Abby Kate kept saying, "Momma, I am having so much fun with you!"  Oh melt my heart.  It really was super fun though!

Finished product!

Making Christmas cookies with Aunt Ashley.  She LOVED this!  Aunt Ash is always prepared and had everything ready to go for Abby Kate to just dig in and help.

Annual Robbins Christmas PJ pic....

First white Christmas!

Abby Kate got this super cute book in her stocking called Tickle Monster and it came with these super fun tickle gloves.  Believe me, we have had super fun with this!

Aunt Ashley is SUCH a champ and braved the cold NUMEROUS times to play in the snow with our girl!

Building a snow fort with Daddy....

Agh...warming up with hot cocoa!  Could there be anything better?!

I LOVE this pic.  Bo looks so big to me.  This was AK's my first anywhere chair and she got a big one for Christmas and Bo got a cover so he can enjoy.  He loves it and Abby Kate loved him sitting next to her.

We had SUCH a blessed Christmas.  I cannot wait to see all God is going to do in 2010.  We have had such a precious, special year.  God showed Himself strong in our lives time and time again.  We are so humbled and so thankful for the immeasurable love and grace He lavishes upon us.  What fun it was to celebrate the birth that changed our lives.   We pray yours was special too.

A Boy Who...

loves his food...

                But loves his sissy even more.

Our Big 4 year old!!!

Oh my heart!  How do I have a 4 year old already?  I know many parents have asked this question before me, but I will ask it again.  Um, can you please tell me how to stop time?  I would so love to freeze time right now.  Abby Kate is such a delight.  She has been from day one but to hear her independant thoughts, her quirky personality, her sense of humor, her delight in all things...well, to say the least, she is so fun.  She kept asking us at dinner tonight why we loved her.  How to you explain to a now 4 year old something so deep that you cannot understand it yourself?
So, lets recap.  First off, what a super fun day!  Aunt Ashley made an amazing Happy Birthday banner which we put up over the island and we went in her room this morning with doughnuts (with sprinkes of course) and sang happy birthday.  She kept thanking us for making her birthday come and asking us if she was finally 4.  We went to the aquarium and to eat lunch at one of her favorite places.  We then came home and made cupcakes and she got that adorable balloon delivery from Sweecie and Poppy which delighted her to no end.  We then went to Incredible Pizza tonight and had a ball.
And what an incredible year.  We started by a fun trip to Disney World followed by so many fun memories...she gained a new brother, started and quit ballet, fell in love with church, memorized many verses, learned to use the computer, learned new songs and loves to sing all things (even if it is "MOMMA!  Is driving down the roooaaadd..."), learned to dress herself, potty by herself, learned the word and meaning of responsibility, started understanding obedience, forgiveness, gratitude and grace.  Oh how can I tell you all that is this little girl we are so passionately in love with?  Bobby and I laugh at her numerous times a day.  She has an incredible imagination.  She loves to draw.  She loves to role play.  She has a near photographic memory (not sure how this is going to play out in God's plan.  Today I was telling B that I did not have any eggs to make cupcakes over lunch at a restaurant and she quickly said, "oh yes you do Momma, you have one."  Only to return and see she was EXACTLY right.)  She is infectously excited about almost everything.  Basically, she is everything I ever dreamed a daughter would be.
Thank you so much Father, for the precious blessing of Abby Kate.  May you draw her to yourself every day of her life.  May she know You as You know Yourself to be.  May she find her worth and identity in You alone.  Please show Yourself strong in her life.  May she be in love with your Word.  Please grant her a seekers heart and an obedient spirit.  Please keep her safe and healthy.  Perserve her delight precious Father.  And may she use all things that You designed in her to bring YOU glory.  Thank you for entrusting her to us.  We are so unworthy.  Please parent her through us and help us to point her to You in all things.  

4 years old tomorrow....

I will write more tomorrow, but I just wanted to share some fun pics from over thanksgiving weekend.  Abby Kate LOVES playing dress up at Sweecie and Poppy's in my old prom dresses (focus on the cute girl in the dresses, not my fashion choices).  She was AMAZED at the sparkles the sunlight cast onto the walls, floors, doors and ceiling.  My Mom exclaimed "Oh Abby Kate, it is BEAUTIFUL!  Thank you for making my walls so gorgeous."  And she replied, "You're welcome.  No problem.  It's my pleasure." We then got to celebrate her birthday early at Neannie and Pop's.  Audreia helped her decorate her cake which she LOVED.  We surprised her later by singing (you can see the look on her face when she came in the kitchen in a few of the pics).  She was so delighted and kept asking how everyone knew it was her birthday as well as, "this is SO nice!"  She really is so sweet in that she is geniunely grateful.  I can't wait to celebrate her all day tomorrow.  Her Daddy and I are taking her to a hotel Friday night for a slumber party and to let her swim.  We are so looking forward to it!  I simply cannot believe my baby will be 4!

4 months old!

Well the 4 month mark has come and gone (last Saturday) and our little man is getting more and more fun!  We hit several frustrating (for Mom) milestones this month...rolling over (which required me to reteach him to fall back asleep seeing that he can't roll from back to tummy yet), starting to teeth (note the excessive drool), and waking several times again in the night to eat (I think it started as a growth spurt and then became a habit).  As of Tuesday, we started rice cereal (which he loves) and started a regular betime (it was pretty regular but now I try to hit it between 15-20 minutes of 7:30).  The first night, I went in and put in the paci and 12:30 and he slept until 4.  But then for the past 4 nights, he has slept from 7:30 to 5am!!!!  I have been waking about 4 super ready to feed.  I am going to give it 7-10 days for my milk supply to regulate and then try to put in the paci at 5 to in order to push him to 7:30 awake time.  I feel like a different woman.  It is amazing what perspective sleep will bring!  Bo is SO ready to sit up and began spending time in his exersaucer which he adores.  I really think he will be sitting up in the next few weeks.
We had him dedicated at church a few weeks ago as well which was so special.  Liv was dedicated as well so it was so fun to have all our families here together to celebrate our precious ones and God's hand in their lives...

Sweet Boy...

Compare...

Both my babies at 3 months.  Both in the same 6-9 mo jammies.  Look alike?