Brayden's Game Ball, A Penny, and Pop Fly!

I know that I have to still catch up on our California trip and Easter but I had to do this post about Brayden before I forgot. Brayden's favorite thing to do is play baseball right now. He loves it and is very focused when he is playing the game. He got the game ball last Saturday. He was so excited because he has been waiting to get that dang game ball. Well he had an awesome hit when the coach pitched him the ball so he finally got it!!

Later that night him and Trenton were being really silly. I told them to finish cleaning their room and then go to bed. I headed off to get some relaxing time in the tub. Well, 2 minutes later here comes Trent saying, "mom Brayden swallowed a penny!" Sure enough he swallowed a penny! I asked them what happened and Trent said that he did something really funny that made Brayden laugh so hard he fell to the ground. when he fell to the ground he had a penny in his mouth.(don't ask me why it was in his mouth but it was!) Brayden was not turning blue or anything so I called my mom to ask her what to do. I figured she had 7 boys one of them had to have swallowed a penny growing up. As I was talking to her I told her what happened,her comment was so funny to me. She said," if it was a penny don't worry about it, it will go down. Rob swallowed a penny and there wasn't a problem. Now, Lonney swallowed a quarter and he had to stay the night in the hospital." Who knew that swallowing one coin over the other would be better.:) I figured I would call Dr. Lonney ( he is not really a doctor but I think he missed his calling in life) anyway I told him about it and he recalls that he was only 4 years old when he swallowed the quarter and that he swallowed it because Rob was trying to get it from him! He did give me a wonderful thought, "make sure you tell Brayden that he is going to poop it out!" All is well with the penny, not quite sure if he has pooped it out yet. If he has he didn't tell me!!!!


At Trenton's game last night Brayden talked grandpa into playing catch with him. This kid is so obsessed! He would sleep with his glove if we let him. Grandpa was throwing him pop flies.(is that how you spell it?) He was doing awesome! He was even running up and catching them. They had been playing for a really long time and mom and I heard this scream. Brayden always screams when he cries so I didn't think anything of it I was just mad that he was screaming. I tell him all the time I don't care if you cry you just don't need to scream! Well, this time I can't blame him for screaming. Grandpa brought him over to me with blood all over his mouth. I started cleaning him up while grandpa went to go get ice. Once he calmed down and we cleaned him up there was this huge fat lip! They couldn't find a tee ball so they had been playing with a baseball. Grandpa felt so bad and was worried that he wouldn't want to play baseball again. Brayden not play baseball? That is not possible first thing this morning he brings a tee ball downstairs and wants to know where his glove is so we can play catch. Why is it that everything happens to this kid!? Randy and I are very nervous as to what is going to happen when he is a teenager!!!!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!!

Every general conference for as long as I can remember the Robbins family that lives here gets together at the park between sessions and plays baseball. It is always so much fun and if you ever mention general conference to my kids they say, " yes we get to play baseball and have donuts!" This time we decided to play kickball. It was a lot of fun even Jaxon got out there and kicked the ball and acted like he knew what he was doing running to first base. I say first base because it seems like after that we had to coach him through it. He was a trooper and stayed on those bases until we told him to run. Everyone even brought their dogs this year. We have never been a dog family but we have all slowly caved and added dogs into our families. There are only a few brothers that do not have them now. Well our dog and Joe and Tracey's dog don't like each other so much. I tried to get a picture because all they would do is fight. It seems strange because our kids get along so well you would think that our dogs would! (Definitely not the case) After a few hours of this we go home watch the next session of conference and head up to grandma and grandpa's for dinner and the best treat of all. GRANDPA'S HOMEMADE DONUTS!!!! Yes they are the best we had to cut Cameron off when he had about 6 of them then he was trying to con the other kids into going and getting him one. My mom has a window in the kitchen that has the deck on the other side and that is were she takes orders and serves from. The kids absolutely love it and I hope we never stop that tradition because my kids would be devastated. What am I saying the adults would be devastated as well. Thanks grandpa and grandma!!!
 

New Puppy & Davids Home!!

About a month ago Randy calls me and says he is bringing home a puppy. I reply with, NO YOU ARE NOT! I am not a pet person and I really hate having to have one more to clean up after. Then he proceeds to tell me that it is a boy PIT BULL!!!! I then replied with DEFINITELY NOT! I DO NOT WANT A DOG LET ALONE A PIT BULL! AND BY THE WAY IF I HAVE A CHOICE OF THE SEX OF SOMETHING COMING INTO OUR FAMILY IT BETTER BE A GIRL!!!! Well I guess he took that as it was okay because here comes our new puppy home that afternoon. Was I going to strangle him? YES! Do I still want to strangle him? YES!! Now the kids are attached to the dang dog and I don't know how to get rid of her. She is really cute, her name is Roxy. (Thanks Sky) I have just heard so many bad stories about Pit Bulls. I have also heard good stories so we will see what happens. This is the best picture I have of her.


My nephew David came home from his mission in Australia!! What and exciting day. We went and welcomed him home in St. George, Utah. We just went up for the day. Jaxon was just a baby when he left so I am sure that it was weird for David to see him walking and talking. He looks just the same and it is nice to have him home. The following Sunday we headed for Panaca to hear his homecoming talk. He did an amazing job. It is wonderful to see how much missionaries grow on there missions. We left the homecoming and when we got in the car I asked the boys how they liked his talk. Trenton said it almost made him cry. What a great spirit David has to be able to touch a 7 year old like that. Welcome home David!!!

An Overdue Update!!

About three weeks ago we headed up to Utah for my nephew Tyler's wedding. Randy had to work and I didn't want to miss the wedding so the boys and I loaded up and headed out. It was funny because I got A LOT of comments saying how crazy I was to drive 5 hours by myself with the boys. I have always just thought they are my kids and I try not to let them slow me down too much. They were GREAT on the ride up and back!! I just packed a cooler with drinks and snacks and you can't forget movies.( What did we ever do without portable DVD players!) We only had to stop once on the way up for gas and a potty break and the same on the way back. I stayed with my brother Wayne and his wife Dina. They were wonderful to me and the boys! This is a picture of Wayne and Trenton making breakfast Saturday morning.


We decided to go bowling after breakfast! Sounds so sweet and innocent doesn't it. When you factor in a two year old without a nap that thinks every turn is HIS, not so much fun! Trent and Brayden had a great time and Jaxon was thrilled when it was his turn but he would scream and fight with me until it was his turn again. It was a good thing that Uncle Wayne ordered some french fries with ranch that kept him busy for a minute!!




That night was the reception. I never realized how scary it is to bring three crazy boys to a nice reception. They had it decorated so pretty and some wonderful desserts lined the refreshment table. That was a disaster waiting to happen. So we steered clear of that and Grandpa helped us find the toys in the nursery!



When I had visited with all of the family for a few seconds I decided I should take these guys somewhere to burn some of their energy. We went to McDonald's of course! Luckily Felicia and Joe came with us which was a win win situation. I was able to visit with them since I don't get to see my Felich much since she got married and the boys absolutely love to be around them. It was one of the highlights of the trip. I think we stayed there for about two hours till the boys faces were red and their energy level was lowered.


Getting together with my family is always so much fun. It wouldn't have been a Robbins function if we didn't play some Aggravation!! Friday night and Saturday night we had LATE NIGHTS of Aggravation fun! Thanks so much to Wayne and Dina for opening their home to me and my CRAZY boys it was nice to be able to visit and spend time with them. We also had to make a stop to Uncle Dale and Aunt Tamara's. A Utah trip would not be complete without it. The boys love to see their cows and dogs and love the playroom there. We also stopped on the way home to see Grandpa and Grandma Robbins in Payson. I got a really cute picture with Grandpa great, Grandpa and the boys.