Summer Part 3

We took a trip to Whitewater at the end of June. We didn't get many pictures because........it's wet! Here's one of all of the kids, though. They had a good time. Caroline, Ethan and I rode the tornado, which was the highlight of my day. I had always wanted to ride it, but there was an eternal line. We go there early this time and this is the first thing we did. The rest of the kids were not tall enough to ride........maybe next year.

The night before we went to Whitewater, I found out that my friend, Maribeth, had lost her oldest daughter, Kate. Kate had become suddenly sick. Apparently, she had an enlarged heart. When I was pregnant with Ethan, Maribeth was pregnant with Kate. We also had a friend, Nellann, who was pregnant with her son, Evan. We made frequent trips to Arby's and shared our pregnancy stories. This was the first pregnancy for all of us. Maribeth had 3 girls, Kate, Claire and Lauren. Nellann had 3 boys, Evan, Tate and Reed. Ethan remembered Kate, mostly from pictures. He wanted to go with us to the funeral home. It was absolutely the most heartbreaking experience. I can't imagine going through this kind of loss. Nellann happened to get to the funeral home right when I did, so we got to see Maribeth together. She encouraged us to go up and see Kate, so we did. The next day, I went to the funeral. The sweetest thing was that her middle child, Claire, who Maribeth says is the shy one, wanted to sing a song. She sang "Where He Leads Me, I will follow". The younger girls had also written a letter to be read at funeral about their sister and what a great big sister she was. Kate's dad, Clay, was an Auburn football player. I found this picture from when Clay got to do the Tiger walk and he took Kate with him.

We also took a trip to the Fernbank. We loved the Imax. It was on Antartica and had alot of penguins in it. There was a young boy volunteering who told the kids about the fossils that were built into the floor. The rest of the time we were there, the kids found fossils.....even in the bathroom.

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Summer Part 2

Sarah and Jack

I wanted to do a post about Jack and Sarah. Jack's mom, Kim, did one. Here is hers, then I am going to add to it:

http://statzerstory.blogspot.com/2008/07/jack-and-sarah.html

The funniest thing is that whenever we take a group picture, Jack and Sarah get together like they are the only ones in it. When they were at the daycare together, they were constantly getting in trouble for hitting or kissing each other. Sarah tells us constantly that Jack is her boyfriend and that they are getting married. She recently told me that they were getting married in the fall and she showed me the shoes she was going to wear. She also asked me once if her and Jack were married yet. My mom told me last night that she was concerned when Sarah said "Jack has kissed me all over". My mom said "where has he kissed you?" She said my cheek, my head and my lips". Anyways, here are some more picture:

Summer Part 1

The kids are at my moms, so I finally have time to sit down

and do another post. We started our summer off immediately traveling. Scott was out of town the first week we were out of school. My best friend, Amy, had just moved from Washington, DC to Ft. Campbell, KY. I was so thankful that she was just 4 or 5 hours away. We decided to go up and see her for a few days. Amy and her husband, Jesse, live on base. I love the safe feeling of letting your kids play outside without worrying. Sarah and Ethan constantly went around the block on their scooters.

Amy was really missing DC and one day, she and Jesse were driving around and they saw this monument that looked just like the Washington Monument. She took us to visit it. It is a memorial to a soldier, but was built as a smaller replica of the Washington Monument. There was a playground and picnic area right next to it, so we packed a lunch and let the kids play for awhile.

Amy found a place for us to go horseback riding. They were really ponies, not horses. The kids were very excited about going to ride. They had no fear whatsoever. We had to watch a video before taking them out. They whole gist of the video was not to let the ponies stop and eat and to keep pulling on their reigns. Well, we got one hungry pony. ALL it wanted to do was eat. We kept pulling and pulling and it would just pull back and keep eating. Sarah, being the animal lover that she is, said "just let him eat". The pony was pushing us actually bit Amy on the arm. The kids didn't notice a thing, really, and thought it was the most fun ever. Sarah got my camera while we were out riding and took a picture of herself. She is too funny!!

Two things that the kids loved about this trip were seeing army men and ice cream trucks. Since we were on base, we saw army men in uniforms, training for the field. Sarah calls them soldiers. When we came home, Ethan told everyone about how they had trucks that brought us ice cream. We just don't see ice cream trucks like we did when I was growing up. We let them get ice cream off the truck a couple of times. Amy and Jesse also had a playground right across the street......how exciting is that!!

My Aunt Dena lives in Nashville, which is on the way home from Amy's. We stopped in and spent the night with her before heading home. She took us to the Science Museum. It was very interactive, so the kids loved it. Here is Sarah with her favorite thing.........it was just air blowing the ball up, but she loved it.

Here she is showing her extreme talent on the piano!

Here are me and Aunt Dena, then Sarah coming down the slide. There are no pictures of Ethan because all he wanted to do was play this virtual baseball game. The pictures were too dark.

The Boys

Here are the boys, doing what they do best.......eating!! Just joking. They are so much fun, but they really do love to eat. I'll have to post a picture later of them when they were little. They have changed so much over the years. We are really proud of both of them and the way they have turned out. They both have a good heart. Devon is going to college. Ross is still in high school, where he plays baseball and is on the swim team. He was recently showing us some of his awesome diving board moves at the Y. I also included a picture of Devon with his girlfriend, Ginny. Ginny just graduated high school and is going to college in the fall to become a nurse.

Sarah

Here is my baby girl. We waited such a long time for her and boy, did God have something in store for us. When we were pregnant with Ethan, we thought he was girl. That's what the doctors told us. We were so excited about having a girl, then Ethan came along. He was a sweet, beautiful boy. Then, Sarah came along 2 1/2 years later. She keeps us on our toes. I'm sure there will be lots of stories to tell about her. She is always doing something funny. She has this neat, creative little mind.

Ethan

Here is Ethan with his dad. Ethan's name means solid or enduring. I think this well defines him. He is a very strong willed child. He is all about what is and isn't fair. Ethan is also a very loving child. He enjoys one on one time, especially with his dad. I count it a blessing and a privilege to be a mother. What a gift from God children are. It has been a humbling experience.

The Beginning

Hi, I'm Robin. I have a wonderful husband, Scott. We have 2 spirited children, Ethan and Sarah. We also have Devon and Ross, who are now 19 and 16. They are both awesome, well rounded boys and so much fun to be arround!! We have been married since they were 7 and 4, so I love them and claim them as my own.

Even though I am 34, I still feel peer pressure, which led me to creating this blog. I am often sending out pictures or wanting to tell a story, so I thought this would be an easier way to share.