tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314635642024-03-13T12:28:49.394-07:00Robertson RantingsAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.comBlogger941125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-23071242945622334792014-07-05T10:29:00.000-07:002014-07-11T10:40:17.987-07:00July 4th | Celebrating our Freedom
July 4th...the day America celebrates her freedom. I am so thankful for those who serve our country, and for the freedoms we have, but that isn't really what this post is about. I could totally just talk about the pictures below, and paint a perfect, fun-filled day for you. You would all appreciate it and go on with your days. But, that wouldn't be the whole story. Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-78133602774942706852014-05-15T16:58:00.000-07:002014-07-11T10:40:43.499-07:00Holden the Brave
Over the last week, Holden had to have 3 baby teeth pulled. He was amazingly brave. You love your kids, and you know they are amazing, but sometimes, they still make you say, "wow, he is really amazing, and brave." Holden's heart is so kind, but mostly it is so aware of God's presence and His power.
When we got to the dentist, he admitted he was nervous and a bit anxious, so in Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-80557414349609940232014-04-22T14:42:00.002-07:002014-04-22T14:42:38.624-07:00By HIS Wounds we are Healed
"But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed." - Isaiah 53:5
#shereadstruth
For MY transgressions, the one who is too busy to spend 30 minutes with Him. The one who keeps him in a box. The one who goes through her day and doesn't think of Him or His Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-85360529803833676132014-03-31T22:16:00.000-07:002014-04-07T22:16:59.528-07:00How Do YOU sleep #5
Sometimes it's just about stopping him long enough to quite him down. This night it was 6pm, he was bouncing of walls...Tom grabbed him, he instantly snuggled close and a few minutes later he was done...I of course grabbed him to snuggle him and put him to bed:-) Didn't want to miss my favorite part! Love these two, and LOVE that my boys have such a good daddy:-)
See Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-39900163109003286172014-02-23T16:30:00.000-08:002014-02-26T11:28:00.432-08:00Preschool | Daniel
Daniel has been practicing writing his name, rhyming, and letters, as long as it is HIS idea:-) Today he wrote his whole name, and Holden's whole name:-)
The other day he wrote, "I want ice cream!" With help of course:-)
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-18700813645422576812014-02-09T21:18:00.003-08:002014-02-09T21:18:56.743-08:00The Ranch...Someday
Planning, Planning...
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-23873582510810967262014-02-08T23:00:00.000-08:002014-02-09T21:17:39.624-08:00Date with our oldest:-)
A local theater was having a performance of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe this weekend, so Saturday we took Holden. He reread the book so it would be fresh and he could compare and contrast the performance with the book:-) I think he has read them all at least 3 times.
Anyway, we invited Beth and Josh and Makenna to join us. So we took the little ones to the Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-84479722315523399032014-02-04T21:10:00.002-08:002014-02-04T21:10:42.708-08:00Tuesdays with Daniel
Now that Daniel is in school 3 days a week, we are running around A LOT! So Tuesdays are our day, a day where we stay home. A day where we work together, play together, and read together. I try to remind myself this time is fleeting, so if he asks me to put together a puzzle, I try to put down the laundry and the work and sit down with him.
Today we made bread, we did Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-20222371801649601442014-02-03T23:00:00.000-08:002014-02-05T14:49:42.280-08:00How do YOU Sleep? #4
We haven't had an installment of this in a while. But lately Daniel has been having trouble going to sleep and staying asleep. Some nights the thing that works is letting him go to sleep in our bed and then moving him later. That happened tonight. And when we went to move him he was SNORING! And as you can see his trusty doggie is still by his side...er...on hisAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-78258712527974958492014-02-03T16:16:00.000-08:002014-02-05T16:18:15.490-08:00Daniel is 4 1/2!
I know I have talked A LOT about how much we LOVE Ms. Wendy but seriously we do! So today was Daniel's half birthday (really yesterday, but there was no school that day:-)) And Ms. Wendy celebrates the half birthday of kids who have summer birthdays so that they are not left out! How great is that?!?!
He got a crown, I brought in chocolate banana muffins, and he got to share Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-67220977287505770632014-02-02T16:05:00.000-08:002014-02-05T16:06:06.529-08:00Weekends with Family...
So Saturday morning we checked in with the Peterson's...they were having a burn day (we got rain this week so EVERYONE was having a burn day:-)) We wanted to discuss site and landscape planning with Josh (he owns Verde Creations), SO we headed over there so they could man their fire and we could talk design!
MJ had built her own fire, and she was happy when her mom brought out s'more Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-31285352417779804382014-02-01T14:57:00.000-08:002014-02-05T15:55:07.540-08:00Someday...Planning is Happening!
Today we headed out to our property, you know the one right next door from where we currently live! So blessed! We headed over there to stake out the newest floorplan, as laid out on the site! It's so exciting! As it stands this will be the view from our deck and out our living room, it should also be what I see while working at the island in the kitchen:-)
TomAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-36526199353613082552014-01-31T18:30:00.001-08:002014-01-31T18:30:31.679-08:00Heard in Our House | 7 year old style.
The boys like to join for parts of cardio P90X, the yoga and kenpo mostly:-)
I had some time just me and Holden in the car today, he said a couple things that made me smile:
He had received/picked a prize for homework today, and had chosen an art thing.
H says: "Ages 4 to 104"
Me: "That's funny"
H: "I guess when I am 105 I won't be able to do this"
When we got to the place of ourAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-59922370430018097362014-01-29T23:00:00.000-08:002014-02-05T11:20:08.247-08:00Happy Birthday Tante Beth!
Tonight we celebrated Beth's birthday:-) I took my flash and my new diffuser to try it out! I still need some practice:-)
Josh enjoyed making funny faces.
The yummy cake, Pam has found a bakery she loves:-)
My boys like to ham it up!
Did Josh realize he too was blowing while the kiddos were blowing out the candles? Looks like Miss A is taking Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-4972456932479444822014-01-13T20:15:00.001-08:002014-01-13T20:24:33.071-08:00Happy New Year! Better Late than Never!
I printed and cut these props out for New Year's Eve, but we never got to use them! I have been holding on with them in hopes of using them:-) Other than not having any shots with me I am quite happy with how they turned out:-)
Love that he can be silly:-)
The Boys:-)
And of course the New Year's KISS:-)
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-1599770878204406742014-01-12T20:21:00.000-08:002014-01-13T20:26:38.615-08:00Moon over My Home:-)
As I was driving, I saw the moon. I REALLY wanted to capture it. So as soon as I was home, I grabbed my camera and captured a few images. I love how the moon sits in amongst the trees:-)
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-3389090737402669182014-01-11T20:28:00.000-08:002014-01-13T20:44:56.552-08:00Rogue Chickens!
So Beth's chickens are always ALWAYS laying outside the coop...OK maybe not always but she finds random LARGE nests a lot. Well...we found our first ROGUE nest! 25 eggs in one spot by the driveway, NOT in the coop! SO unfortunately for the chickens that means NO MORE free range until they learn to lay in the coop!
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-43887780211018718412014-01-10T20:35:00.000-08:002014-01-13T20:35:50.445-08:00FUN night with friends!
We had a yummy dinner, design pow wow, India debrief, overall fun and inspirational evening. AND we were silly. LOVE these friends, SO blessed to have a decade with them looking forward to MANY more!
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-27116623801868935122014-01-10T16:04:00.000-08:002014-01-10T16:04:01.467-08:00By ChanceIt was "by chance" that my friends husband got sick
It was "by chance" she invited me to go in his place
It was "by chance" it was't just any concert
It was "by chance"...
Wait, I don't believe "by chance". I believe in a God who knows me so personally that those "by chance" moments are actually orchestrated by Him. I believe God knew I needed to be reminded last night to look outside myself. &Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-19349426569340898952014-01-08T20:43:00.000-08:002014-01-13T20:43:56.929-08:00Happy Birthday to Grandpere!
Tonight we had a dinner party to celebrate Grandpere's birthday. Complete with this YUMMY cake!
MJ made Granpere a crown. This picture just makes me smile its PERFECT! Tom's dad is SUCH a blessing to our family! He loves our boys so well:-) AND they love their time with him and at the airport!
Miss A beat everyone to the punch and blew out Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-75738653175379791252014-01-05T21:57:00.000-08:002014-01-14T09:53:46.074-08:00Ice Skating!
When Beth asked if we wanted to go Ice Skating up at Northstar, we knew we did, we knew it would be fun, and we knew it would be good to get away from the "work" that seems never ending at home:-)
It also helps to feel a little more like winter to see some (very little) snow.
We have never taken the boys ice skating so I didn't know what to expect with how the would do or how long they Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-9851073498564712692014-01-03T11:16:00.003-08:002014-01-03T11:16:57.496-08:00A New Project:-)
I started a little project over here, you might want to check it out:-) Follow my photography blog if you want to see how it unfolds:-) This is where you will find all the posts on the project.
Happy New Year!
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-90322979387262900692014-01-01T12:47:00.000-08:002014-01-09T12:49:49.187-08:00New Year's Eve
Maybe it was because we had all just gotten back from India, maybe it is Eun full of JOY wanting to share her traditions with us. But whatever it was, it was fun! Members of our India team congregated, some in their sari's, to usher in the New Year Korean Style!
Aaron and Eun prepared a wonderful Korean meal, accented by dishes brought by the rest of the guests, and taught us Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-60644678611246322702013-12-29T22:30:00.000-08:002014-01-14T10:36:58.167-08:00Sharing India
Today at church I shared a little about India. It was for sharing Sunday when we ask several people to come up and share about what God has done in their lives. It's always an awesome Sunday! I decided I should take advantage of the chance to wear one of my Sari's from India. So afterward Tom and I did a little photo session:-) Just for fun!
The shoulder Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31463564.post-88201554424342128882013-12-27T15:41:00.001-08:002013-12-27T15:41:42.732-08:00Christmas Cheer, small house style:-)
SO as you know, we went to India the first two weeks of December, and then we had a week of sickness. That's not really the excuse, because we have been talking about a "simple" Christmas since we moved:-) But with all that was going on it was forced, and I was unable to complicate it even if I tried! Which I probably did!
We have NO room for a tree, I had thought of Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212297127888407095noreply@blogger.com0