Robertson Reunion/Family Time May 2012

There are never dull moments when you are with the whole Robertson Family! Last weekend we got to spend 3 days with the whole family (minus Tara we missed you of course). We enjoyed our 3 days at the Eggers cabin. We arrived late Thursday night. Most the kids were still awake, so Payton and Scarlett were very excited to see their cousins. Payton remembers his cousins now, but Scarlett is still a little unsure about everyone. We got to meet baby Cedar, and baby Raymond. We had already met baby Thomas, but it has been a few months since we have seen him.

Thomas, Cedar, and Raymond

(Thomas was born in December, and Cedar and Raymond were born in February)

I am not sure of their exact dates, but this is the order they were born in. 

(Kevin and Liz's 5th, Ben and Jana 5th, John and Tracie 1st)

Scarlett of course had to bring her Dora and Boots!

Anytime Robertson's are together there is a lot of game playing going on. Even the kids try to get in on the games. Cali trying to play with Shannon, Tracy, John, and Kylee.

Grandma is the best. She set up a treasure hunt for all the grandkids. We first gathered them in a circle and explained the rules.

Listening to grandma explain the rules!

On your mark..get set...GO!

All the kids were off. Payton is getting so old. He no longer needs his mom and dad to hold his hand and help him. It's fun to watch him grow and become more independent all the time. 

Aunt Tracie helped Scarlett find a bag!

Once Payton had already found his bag he went to help Scarlett. He is such a great big brother when he's happy and in a good mood! This actually happens more often than not. It's a good thing he is the oldest! He is so cute to watch with Scarlett. We just know he will be amazing with his new little sister once she comes. 

They looked all over!

She found a bag in the tree! Not much excitement on her face, but she wasn't exactly sure what this paper bag was all about!

COUSINS 

(Rose, Packer, Benji)

COUSINS

(Brinlee, Carter, Olivia, Maddy)

COUSINS

(Payton, Marlee, Ella, Jaydn)

COUSINS

(Taylee, Cali)

UNCLES and AUNT

(Brady, Sean, Shannon)

My STUD of a son! I just love this kid!!!

Once all the brown bags were found the kids took them back and put them in the bin. They each had a number. We went in order starting at 1 and each kid could either get a brown bag and open it or steal from a cousin that had already opened a brown bag.

 Cali opening her brown bag!

Payton digging into his pocket to look at his number again! Deciding if he wanted to steal or take a brown bag!

Payton opening his bag to see what he got...He got squirt guns! He was very excited!!! He probably would not have been happy if someone had stolen them from him!

Scarlett opening her bag. She originally got a blow horn. She figured out how that worked and then it had to be taken away because it was too loud and annoying. She got a bag of candy instead and she was thrilled with that of course. 

Basically most the kids wanted to open a brown bag. Eventually some of the older kids switched with the littler kids. 

There were some disappointed kids at times, but over all I believe everyone was happy with their gift once we finished. The treasure hunt was a success. Thank you grandma for planning such a fun game for the grandkids!!!

(Jaydn with Sunny D, Olivia with capstick, Packer with a magnify glass, Carter with a puzzle)

Taylee was very excited about getting her Twix candy!

Payton convinced an aunt or uncle to help him fill the the water guns. They told him he was only allowed to squirt his dad. Payton came out of the house all excited and started shooting Josh. Payton thought it was the best thing ever! 

(Josh is weird and wore his sister Shannon's snaggy since he was too lazy to go get his sweater shirt  upstairs)

Josh and Payton went at it for a while. Payton thought it was the funniest thing ever! It was entertaining to watch!

They had this cord/rope thing stringed up between two trees. The point was to try and balance yourself and walk from one tree to the other. It was fun watching various people try. Scarlett of course wanted a turn. Aunt Shannon and Josh helped her across. She loved it!

Random pictures!

I had to get my blog completely updated before my vacation! So here are the last few pictures that I wanted to share and keep as a record!

When you look at this picture who do you think it is???

 You may think it looks like Payton! At least I think it does! This is a picture of my father when he was a boy. I never realized how much Payton looks like my dad.

 It does bring me a little joy to know Payton is not all Robertson, but that he has some Cambra in him also. Scarlett of the other hand...yeah she is Robertson!

 These are a few wedding pictures that I wanted to share. I will more and likely share more once I get them all.

 Ashley and Ada

What a bunch of studs! Jared with all his nephews! Payton of course is the cutest! 

 Mom , Me, Ashley, Jacie and Stef! I love all these ladies so much and am so excited about our girls trip in less than a month!

Ashley with all her nieces! Sofia, Scarlett and Ada are the cutest! I think this picture is just so adorable!

Cambra Wedding/San Francisco

Not the best picture, but I had to make sure it made the blog! Payton and Ada had a fun time playing out in the hail! I told them it was raining rocks! They loved it!

That weekend my family was in town we also enjoying a Cambra wedding and a whole day in San Francisco. 

The Cambra wedding was for my cousin Jonathan and his wife Julie. I don't really see Jonathan very much, but he is right in between me and my sister age wise. We used to play all the time together when we were kids. I remember playing legos with him on the floor at our grandma Tani's house. My dad only has one brother and his name is Michael. He is a few years older than my dad, but Jonathan was his first child. Michael eventually got divorced from my aunt Donna, and then married my aunt Linda. She had three older kids of her own from a previous marriage, so we kind of got to know them a little but they were a good 5 years or so older than me. Michael and Linda had one child together and his name is Joseph. I am basically writing all this as a record, but also to point out that Jonathan and Joseph are the only cousins I have on my dads side of the family and also that me and my 4 siblings are Jonathan and Josephs only cousins, and my parents are their only aunt and uncle on their dads side of the family. So, going to Jonathan's wedding was very important to me and also to the rest of my family. I know my other siblings would have come if they could have. 

We enjoyed the wedding ceremony at the Catholic church in Hilsburg and then headed to the reception after it was over. We sat around for a good hour before the party got started, so the kids were running around crazy and we of course were making our presence known. Being the only mormon family on my dads side means that we definitely stand out. 

My mom and dad. They are just too cute! I am so glad they came. I know Jonathan and Julie appreciated having us there!

Jared and Ashley

These two are such goof balls at times. They have been married now for over a month and a half. They are very cute together!

My Aunt Donna, Jonathan, Dad and Mom

Ada my niece! She is so fun to have in our family!

After we ate dinner we headed into the other room to enjoy some dancing. 

Really the only ones that danced were Jared, Ashley, Josh, Ada, Payton and Scarlett. I did dance with Scarlett for a few minutes.

Scarlett loves to dance, but she has to hold both of your hands. Watching she and Josh was very precious!

Jared and Ada enjoying a dance together. She obviously didn't want me to take her picture!

Josh had Payton running across the dance floor and then sliding on his knees. He was so stinker cute to watch. Payton loves dancing and being silly! 

Ashley and Scarlett having a good time on the dance floor! The wedding was a lot of fun! I am glad we each made the effort to go! We are thrilled to have Julie in our family she is a great woman!

Like I said at the beginning we were also able to enjoy a day in San Francisco. It was a lot of fun. Ada ad Ashley had not been there before, actually Payton and Scarlett had never been there either.

We started the day off with a stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a little foggy in the morning, but then it turned out to be a super nice day.

My dad was a good tour guide director! He had a ton of different facts to tell each of us. It amazes me that he knows so much about the Golden Gate Bridge.

Josh and I, Also the whole gang minus me cause I was taking the picture!

Payton being a stinker about taking a picture with me!

Father Daughter moment!

After a while of walking the kids were beginning to get antsy! Ada decided it would be fun to lay in the bottom basket of the double stroller. She is such a silly girl!

Mother Daughter!

Our attempts at capturing a family picture!

My kids really don't like to cooperate!

Cute, Happy family! Jared, Ashley, and Ada and then we have Mom and Dad!

The kids were so tired at this point in the trip. They went to bed way too late every night and woke up early each morning! We walked around the wharf, ate some yummy food and let the kids sleep in the strollers.

Josh for some reason is not the best at taking pictures! He makes the weirdest faces sometimes!

While Payton was asleep the girls were still wide awake! Jared and Ashley gave them shoulder rides. Ada grabbed Scarlett's hand while they were walking. It was cute!

Family picture with Alcatraz in the background!

Our view of Alcatraz. It was such a beautiful clear day!

Ada and Scarlett eventually fell asleep also. Ada had her head on the back seat of the sit and stand and Scarlett was asleep in the front of the sit and stand. We were all so shocked at the way Ada slept on her knees with her head on the seat. I guess she was really tired!

After enjoying the dad in San Francisco we went to this restaurant in Berkley that my parents had been to over 20 plus years ago. It had some yummy sea food! We tried some cooked and uncooked oysters. Josh, me, Jared and Mom did not enjoy any of them. Ashley and my dad got to eat them all. Dinner was a lot of fun and a good way to end our amazing weekend together as a family!

After getting home from San Francisco we relaxed unpacked, played some games, let the kids play and watch TV, then my family loaded up the car and began their drive back to Utah. They figured that driving through the night was going to be easier! I think it went by fast for each of them. 

All in All the weekend was so much fun! I love my family and really enjoyed the quality time that I got to spend with Ashley and Ada. I got to know them both a little bit better. It has been a new change in our family having 2 new sisters join the group. I think Josh and Dawson have enjoyed these last 7 years with them being the only in-laws. But at the same time they make sure that their presence is known and that we are all aware that they are not afraid to be themselves!  Stef and I are really enjoying our knew sisters and look forward to the last girl that will join some day when Josh finds her. The Cambra family has definitely grown a lot in the last 5 years! We are all very lucky to have each other!!!