Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas...

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!!

Since we have a big boy who just turned one, we let him write our family Christmas letter this year. Here it is:

Best wishes for a great holiday season & a blessed New Year!!

Love,

The Robertson Family

It's a ONE-derful Life...

CHANCE IS ONE!!!

We can hardly believe it. The year just flew by. Time really does fly when you're having fun.

We celebrated little man's 1st birthday with a small little get together with a few friends at home on Sunday evening. We had a nice little dinner, then let Chance have his birthday (cup)cake & eat it too. He wasn't quite sure what to make of all that sweet goodness in front of him. We thought he would just tear into it, but he was nice and neat about the whole thing. Such a good boy!

Thanks for growing up to be such a wonderful little boy!

YOU are a STAR!

Shine bright always!!!

We love you buddy!!

Kids Update

I'm a little behind updating photos of the kids, so here are their latest & greatest...

Chance at 10 months old:

Chance at 11 months old:

Chance taking his first steps at 11 months:

My Little Pirate & Witch at Halloween:

And here is the candy bandit herself. Caleigh made her infamous debut in the local paper as she reached for a basket of treats & got "Caught in the Act." Too cute!!!

And, last but certainly not least...

well, you get the picture...

2 pink lines = one more blessing to be thankful for!

Another Vegas Trip

Okay...it feels like it's been forever since my last post. Well, it's November already...where did this year go? We began this Fall with yet another trip to Vegas. We arrived there towards the end of September and was able to fly TJ out from Florida for his birthday, as well. I could not believe how much he had grown since the last time we saw him. He is taller than me now!!! Who said he could grow up and do that??? My once "little man" is now fifteen years old. One more year and he'll be driving...I am definitely not ready for that!!!

Here's my boy doin what he loves best...playing guitar. I'm so impressed with how well he plays now. While in Vegas, I took him to Guitar Center and he bought himself a ukulele with his birthday money and is teaching himself to play that now. Great job, son!

And here are the little ones enjoying some playful time with Nicole & the boys, Auntie Jo & Lola & Lolo. Our little visit sure did pick up my dad's spirits. He had not been feeling well since he was in the hospital for congestive heart failure. He seemed so down & out whenever I had talked to him on the phone, but once he saw his grandchildren, he sure did light up. Glad we were able to see him smile, and hope he continues to get better.

We were able to stay at the Orleans again thanks to a comp from my parents, and took advantage of the beautiful weather by hanging out at the pool with friends. Caleigh had fun in the water with Auntie Jolyn, and Luda spent some "quality time" with her little boyfriend Chance. TJ's friend Courtney also joined us for some fun in the sun. Glad it wasn't so hot though...Vegas in the fall is perfect!

We met up with Rachel & Melissa one day at Cheeburger Cheeburger. They have the best burgers! TJ ordered the "Famous Pounder," and surprised us all by finishing the entire thing. Afterwards, he got his pic taken with this huge burger which they placed on their Wall of Famers. Way to go, Teej... but how do you stay soooooo skinny?

And what's a trip to Vegas without friends. I'm so glad my friends from California were able to come out to see us while we were there. We met at The M Resort & Casino for dinner at the buffet. That was hands down the best buffet I had ever been to. It was all so delicious! The only bad thing was that I couldn't try everything!! Thanks for the good food & the good times Gina, Maria & Shirley!!!

While in town, we got a chance to celebrate my cousin Jen's birthday, also. We always love visiting with her and the family. The kids love playing with their cousins and Jen makes the best meals :) Who needs to go out to eat, when Jen cooks awesome homemade meals! This time around, she made us some gourmet mushroom swiss burgers that were to die for. Loved it...thanks, cuz!
I'm grateful for all the time spent with our family & friends. It's always a joy seeing you all. I feel so blessed to have you in my life. Until next time...

Growing and Growing...

Here is our little rock star at 8 months old. Don't ya just love the mohawk?

And here's the cutie pie at 9 months old.

I can't believe how much Chance has grown up in just the past couple of months.

He still doesn't sleep through the night, but is no longer sleeping in mom & dad's bed anymore. (YES!!!) We finally got Caleigh to sleep in her "big girl" bed, so Chance now has his own crib. Since we got back from Canada, he has taken a liking to it & sleeps in his own room now. Hooray!!!

He has seven teeth now and loves to eat!! His favorite food is pizza :) He can feed himself for the most part, but gets really impatient when he wants to eat something right away and has to wait. That's understandable, huh? The growing boy needs to eat!

With Chance crawling, climbing and standing now, he is literally into everything! Can't turn our backs on him for one minute. Just the other day, we found him climbing the stairs all on his own. We didn't think we needed the baby gate for him for a little while, but we were wrong. It is now a must! Before we know it, he will be walking and talking. Who needs to go to the gym? Chasing after two crazy kids will be a workout all its own. Can't wait!