Bryce's Eagle Court of Honor

The family was so excited to celebrate Bryce's achievement!

I am so proud of my baby brother Bryce for earning his Eagle Scout! Bryce is a hard worker, very dedicated, honest and almost as perfect as my Mom. Jenn took all these pictures, so if they're blurry, you can blame her! I love you, Bryce! Good job! Oh, he also earned his Duty to God--what a champ!!

Spencer Sanders, Bryce Roberts, Bryce Brown and Derek Brown.

Bryce gave Dad his "Main Mentor" honor. Or something like that. It's an award for the person who helped you work toward achieving your Eagle Scout goal. Dad definitely deserved it--he is always ensuring that his boys are fulfilling their church, civic and family responsibilities!

Look at all those snubbly pictures of Bryce E. Boy growing up! I guess the idea of just having a bowl of hot wings and side of ranch on Bryce's table was ruled out. I thought it was a genius idea. We love you!!

Tulsa Zoo

I forgot the sunscreen, but thankfully her flower had us covered. Literally.

The Tulsa Zoo has this big world spinning in water. It was fun to push the world around and around! Later, we'd be disappointed that the Polar Bear died, Kavella was too young to ride a camel and the Southwest Area was closed, but this world thing was pretty sweet! Plus, it was just lovely to be with all the girls and spend the afternoon walking around the zoo!

This must be where Kavella picked up that playing w/poo is okay. Stupid monkeys.

Earthquake!! BTW, this isn't really what they feel like. We had one last Sunday--just a mini!

There actually IS something in this picture. Do you see it?
If not, you shouldn't camp in Oklahoma.

Ellie and Kavella almost ran right into this SNAKE! It was big--look at how it's almost the length of the double-doors! Thankfully, my Mom was there to save the day, since Jenn, Colleen and I were busy taking a picture of ourselves. I wish I had that picture, but it never happened--the minute we heard my Mother yelling for Ellie to "STOP!" we went running to them!

I'm glad Mom chose my camera to focus on as we all took the same picture. I love being the favorite.

No, I'm NOT pregnant, so don't ask. Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Colleen totally creeped in on this picture! Hiiiiiiiii!

Nope, still not pregnant an hour later.....this was a fun seasaw!

"Huh, huh, riding brass turtles is weird......" We had such a great time at the Zoo! It was a perfect day because the weather was comfortable and there was NOBODY there, so we had the place to ourselves! Thanks, Mom, for taking us all! I love you!

Swim Time, Time, Time!

Oh, yes, we may have smiles on our faces in this picture, but that only occurred RIGHT before the flash of the camera and ended almost simultaneously to that flash. It was FREEZING! For some reason, the kids seemed impervious to the bone-chilling water while they splashed around, but I, for one, could only inch my way into the sub-zero water.....make that millimeter my way in! I sure enjoyed spending time with my girls, though!

Isn't this such a snubbly picture!? Jenn was only pretending to kick her feet in the water, but Kavella really was trying to kick her feet....and body....in the water!

Kavella just couldn't resist the temptation to splash around! It started with just dipping her feet, but ended.....

....with nakie baby! Well, almost--we didn't want her to chafe her bum on the cement!

Here are the boys!

"I love my Grandma and Grandpa Roberts and Aunt Colleenie!"

My screen keeps saying that an error is occurring in the videos, but I just need to post this before I snap. One of these videos is Kavella showing off her somersault skills and the other is how much fun she had going down the water slide in Palm Springs! Every time she and her dad would land in the water, she'd start clapping, then get out and RUN all the way back to the slide! I hope you can see them someday.

Poo...Not Winnie, Either.

There are no pictures to accompany this posting, for the urgency with which the following sequence of events occurred could not be slowed. As I was finishing up my lunch the other day, I heard Kavella arousing in her bedroom. In an effort to thwart any more cleaning than necessary, I decided to take an extra two minutes and finish my sandwich/drink and put my trash in the bin before retrieving her. As I gulped down the last of my Dr. Pepper, I heard her versing a lovely tale of "uh-oh's," which only had me mildly concerned. I thought perhaps she had thrown out her pacifier, dropped her blanket on the floor or knocked over a picture frame that's near her crib. "Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh" her song carried. I entered with my usual smile and "hiiiiiiiiii--" What the....."STOP! STOP! DON'T MOVE!" I instructed.

Kavella had taken it upon herself to 'change' her own diaper; a poopy diaper. She was standing at one end of the crib, bare-buns and all, whilst her diaper lay face up (filled with the goods) at the other end. In between the two was clear (or should I say brown) evidence that an interaction had occurred. First things first, I had to get that diaper outta there--and fast! As I lifted it from her arena, she instantly began chanting a new tune--"no, no, no, no,"--and reaching for the item that was rightfully hers. I know, I know, Kavella, it's very disheartening to have such a cool new discovery ripped away without explanation. Aren't I terrible?

At first, I considered moving. Just packing everything up and placing the room in quarantine. Sorry, changing table, you're included in the quarantine. Good bye rocker, you've served me well. Adios, rocking horse! Forget our deposit because I'm not going back in there! Ultimately, reality came back into focus and Kavella got an immediate bath. Subsequently, the crib, sheets, bumpers and wall got a thorough sanitizing. So, in case you were still questioning, THIS is why stay-at-home-moms wear sweats and grubby clothes. And yes, all that planning I did to keep extra cleaning at bay (by putting my lunch away before getting K) really paid off, huh?

ggggjjjjjjhhhhh!

As I was deleting a TON of pictures off of our computer, I came across these prego pictures! I've never seen them before! I'm assuming I was like 7 or 8 months pregnant because, believe it or not, I actually got much larger than this! There was also one of my bare belly, but I'll spare you that sight. It's amazing what the body can do. I mean, think about how far my skin had to stretch to accommodate Kavella; I'm actually quite shocked that I didn't get stretch marks from it. I didn't, however, escape a whole huge load of extra "skin" though. What am I supposed to do with it? Do I tuck it into my pants or just let it hang over my belt now? It sucks. If only I were rich, then I'd go get a tuck! Yes, Mom, I really am that vain! And while I was at it, I'd throw in a "lift," too!

We DID have a Merry Christmas in 2008! Look at all our spoils! Mwahahahaha!!