Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Happy New Year

Wow, I can not believe it is a new year already! Also that means my sweet baby girl is almost ONE!! YIKES!! This past year has been so amazing.  We were blessed with our sweet baby Miss H and couldn't have been happier.  We have learned what endless love means and how to become parents.  There is so much that went on I will try my best to do a brief recap:

January:
Miss H is born on January 16 at 8:07 am.  Most of our months was spent learning what life with a new born was like.







February:  Life at home with a baby began to take shape.  Thankfully I had my mom here to help me out while Chris continued to work.  We celebrated our FIRST Valentine's day with Miss H, which is big because as you know I dis like this holiday.  She will be the only reason we celebrate it!




March: Life really became normal this month for us. I think we really had a good routine going with eating, sleeping, and such.   Miss H began napping in her bed this month and also found her voice and thumb.  Oh and the FIRST road trip with Miss H was taken down to my sisters house.  We had a blast!

April: We celebrated H's First Easter in Amarillo with my family.  This was her first flight...she did amazing.  Chris' mom and sister came to visit for the first time since H was born.  We had fun letting them love all over her. Oh and how can we forget the FIRST major blow out diaper that occurred in the car!  Thank you Miss H for welcoming us to parenthood is such a fine way!




May: This was a pretty busy month for us.  Miss H was now 4 months old and moved to her bedroom!!  She also let out her first giggle this month.  Mom, H, and I took a road trip to Austin for the Country Living Fair.  We had a blast...then stopped by my sisters on the way home to top it off.  Chris's older sister Melissa came to town and met Miss H.  Winston blew his knee out...which was not pleasant at all.  Oh and it was my FIRST Mother's Day!! We ended the month with a family trip to the lake...Miss H swam for the first time, she was not a fan really.

June: Happy 2 year anniversary to us!! This month was rough....Winston had his knee surgery and that took a lot out of us.  His 8 weeks of kennel bound began, poor dude!  Chris got to enjoy his First Father's Day which was fun.  Miss H is 5 months and growing quick.  She began sleeping on her tummy, snacking on her toes, and visited the church nursery for the first time.  She had a busy month!

July: We took our annual Roberts/Rock vacation to Boston then Maine.  Miss H did amazing on the very long flight!!  My good friend Wiggy got married too.  Miss H began sitting up on her own and loved meeting her cousins in Maine.  


August: I realized my new job of MOM was official as I DIDN'T start back to teaching this year!  We took our first trip to Minnesota to see Chris' parents.  Then spent time at my sisters because Baby G was born!!  Miss H got to meet her newest cousin...they are going to be great friends I can tell. Winston FINALLY got to spend time outside of his kennel!!  He was so excited to just walk around.  Miss H and I took a trip to A-Town to help mom with her school sale.  Oh and Miss H CRAWLED this month!! Yes, at 7 months she had begun moving...I should have know my life would never be the same.





September:  Miss H began going from a lay to a sit up...then pulled up a few times even!  She also began Mother's Day Out this month which was fun.  We got to enjoy our Scottsdale trip as a family this year!  I got to show H where daddy asked me to marry him.  The 2nd best event of the year OUR HOUSE SOLD!!!





October: Happy a year older to me...ahhh  We moved out of our first home and into our lovely rent home.  We decided to build a house instead of buying one, let the fun begin.  Miss H got dedicated at church and all of our families attended.  Miss H had her first pumpkin patch visit and halloween!!  We had a random road trip to Colorado with my mom and dad this month...H did great on the very long drive.  She also got to meet her Great grandparents for the first time!










November: Happy birthday Chris!! Miss H and Chris spent the first weekend alone while I took a quick trip for tennis.  We all survived!!  This month was huge for H!  She began WALKING!!!  We spent Thanksgiving in MN with Chris family and got to show H all our traditions.  H got to see snow on her First Thanksgiving...and began walking!  Oh and took 2 road trips to my sisters...basically we traveled a lot this month, ha!  










December: Happy FIRST CHRISTMAS Miss H!! We spent Christmas in A-town and got to enjoy snow.  Miss H had a White First Christmas.  She enjoyed everything that came with our traditions...especially cookie decorating!  We got to enjoy our first of many holidays as a family!  What a wonderful year it has been!








Saturday, January 05, 2013

Merry Christmas

Better late than never....Merry Christmas from the Roberts!


This Christmas we headed up to my parents in good old A-town.  Man was it a fun trip... I wanted to put up a great wonderful blog about Miss H's first Christmas, but thought a review via pictures  (only a select few...I took about 750) would be better for reading.  

We began our Christmas festivities at good old Big Texan.  My dear sweet husband has been DIEING to go there since we were dating.  He of course thought he could eat the 72 oz in an hour, ha ha ha so I refused to watch that happen.  But this trip we made his dreams come true, NO he didn't go for the 72 ouncer.  We had a fun family dinner there though.  All the kids (even the big ones) had a blast.  
Family pic at the Big Texan

This is what he "thinks" he could eat in an hour...ha ha

My sister and her sweet family (minus baby G)

Miss H enjoying her cowgirl hat her food came in....what fun it was.

Santa even stopped by the table...Little Bear and Monkey were brave, not Miss H!
 We then spent the rest of the trip doing traditonal Christmas things!  First up our annual family Santa picture...Miss H was still not a huge fan.  She had to have daddy sit with her while she took her picture.  However the family picture was pretty good!   Then it was back home for homemade Christmas cookies!!  We have done this since my sister and I were kids with my grandma.  This is one tradition we will NEVER give up thanks to her.  I was super excited to share this with Miss H and can't wait till she really gets into it.  Although she did get to sample some icing...first time ever!  I have been holding out on sweets till her first birthday! 
Look the "twins" Baby G and Miss H in one of their matching outfits.
We laugh because people think they are twins...ha ha ha only 7 months apart.

Waiting to see Santa! 

Our cookie makers...Little Bear was the pro this year she made tons of cookies.  What a great helper!

Miss H icing her first Christmas cookie... then tasting it 


Little Bear....what a cookie pro!

My best friend from elementary school even brought her sweet son to enjoy the decorating.  She and I use to sit at my grandmas and just decorate away...oh the good ol days! We had so much fun.
 Up next was Christmas eve pj's and books! The kids all had matching pj's which were so stinking cute!  Then Chris read the night before Christmas.  After that of course everyone had to leave a cookie for Santa and carrots for the reindeer...then off to bed! 
Sweet cousins ready for bed!  I am so thankful she has them to look up to!

Opening her Christmas eve book to read!

Miss H putting her cookie out for Santa...it may or may not have lost some icing in the process!

 Christmas morning the kids all got up and waited for the okay to head down the hall to their goodies.  Miss H loved her new goodies and so did Little Bear, Monkey, and baby G. Oh and did I mention that Miss H not only had her FIRST Christmas but it was a WHITE Christmas to.  However, the wind was crazy wild so she didn't get to enjoy that fluffy white stuff this time!  

peeking out to see it they can see any thing

enjoying all the boxes from opening gifts

riding her new Ybike Santa left

Showing us the snow....oh what fun

Sacked out...neither Miss H or Baby G made it through present opening.  Those sweet twins again! 

Miss H and Baby G loving the view and their matching pj's.  We had such a wonderful Christmas with everyone.  Of course it was sad to leave!  I will say it was a perfect FIRST Christmas for Miss H!!