December 2015

We celebrated Laura's birthday.

Lucy, Laura, Lilly, Jonas

 

Jonas, Lilly, Laura, Lucy

 

We had lots of family time.

 Jaclyn holding Abram

 Jimmy making crazy faces while he's holding Abram

 Caleb's girlfriend Taliah, Caleb, and Jack

 Hannah and Michael

 Phillip

Laura and Emily

Rachel hosted a Christmas Eve brunch.  The weather was warm enough to be able to eat on the porch.  She decorated it beautifully.

 

Emily bought these fun photo props.  The kids had a lot of fun with them.

 Phillip made this fruit centerpiece for our Christmas lunch.

 Jonas had fun with the pink worm he got for Christmas. (It's on his ear.)

Jimmy made me a bucket light for camping.  I was surprised and excited.  When we went camping this fall, another camper had one and it lit up his campsite so well.  I can't wait to use it. It was a great Christmas gift.

We saw the beautiful Christmas moon.

November 2015

November was a busy, busy month for us.

 We had a family baby shower for Abram. Jason opened the gifts and oohed and aahed at all the appropriate times.

 Lilly read poems that she and Lucy had written in honor of Abram.

Abram got lots of snuggles.  He's a little snuggle bunny.  

 We celebrated Jimmy's birthday.

Jason and Jennifer gave me this electric pressure cooker as a birthday/Christmas gift.  It is my new favorite appliance.  I love that it is so versatile.  

 

 We celebrated Lilly's 10th birthday.

 We gathered together for Thanksgiving.

 

 We celebrated Lucy's 7th birthday.

 Hannah and Michael selected our Christmas tree.

Because it was Jonas's turn to spend the night, he helped us decorate the tree. 

 

The Jonas seal of approval!

October 2015

I celebrated my 61st birthday with my family.

 Hannah and Michael decorated the whole house for my birthday.  It was the first time in a long time that I've had birthday 

decorations.

 Lucy loves holding baby Abram.

 Hannah planned a fall party for our family. 

 Lucy spent the night with us.  She and Pom Pom picked out a pumpkin.

 They had fun carving it together.

Phillip and I celebrated our 42nd anniversary.  We spent the day rambling around in the mountains.  We didn't take any pictures, but we had a good time together.

 Our oldest grandchild Caleb celebrated his 15th birthday.  We're very proud of him.

It was time for our family camping trip.

 

 Making s'mores

Snuggling our newest little camper, Abram

 Playing with Libby, our camping dog

Mermaid Lucy and Cowgirl Lilly

Captain America Jonas

 

September 2015

Labor Day family meal

Lilly spent the night with us this month.  We had an elegant tea party.

We celebrated Hannah's 21st birthday with a family dinner and a Krispy Kreme cake.

We sent her on a scavenger hunt for her birthday present.

 Phillip and I took a foggy drive to Jaclyn's.

Phillip hung a tire swing for Sam.  

 

Phillip, Hannah, and I took a day trip to Lake Lure.  

We love the flowering bridge. It makes me want to come home and plant something.

I saved the best  news for last.  Abram Miles Robinson was born September 18.  He surprised us by arriving a few weeks earlier than expected, but he and Jennifer are both doing very well.