Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

What a wonderful time of year! I'm always amazed at how our seasons are "just long enough". By the time Summer is over I'm ready to pull everything out of the ground and see the browning leaves. Once Fall is ready to say goodbye I can't wait for the cold days and the chance of snow. Boy did I get my wish this month!! Not only did we get lots of snow at our house, but we made a trip to Leavenworth and got even more snow. Abby got to see Santa for the first time, she did the Chicken Dance (Dawn will be so proud) in the middle of the street, and she played in her first snow drift. So much fun! We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and all of the best wishes for 2009. With so many people going through so much right now we can't help but feel grateful for our family and friends.

Below are a few of the pictures from our trip. The rest are loaded in the "Robl Family" pictures link on the right.

Merry Christmas,

Vicky, Greg, Abby and Scooby :)

Walking with Poppy is fun.


Our first snow sighting.


So warm, so nice, so sleepy.


Don't you love the snow boots? We're ready for crab boat fishing!


Okay, they just shouldn't let you try on hats :)

Fun Two Months

There seems to be a lot going on lately and I just looked at the last time I added anything to our blog and it's been over a month and a half...it's almost Halloween! We had Abby's first birthday on September 23rd, our friends Val and George had their baby in August, our friend's the Browns had their's in October, and our other friends the Carlson's are due in just 7 weeks! Babies, babies, babies everywhere and it's great. There is so much going on that I need to take just a few minutes to take it all in and write it down - but until then here are a few pictures to commemorate Abby's birthday, our godchildren's birthday, and just a few other moments in our life over the last two months.

Dancing with Daddy!

It doesn't get any better than dancing in monkey pajamas with Daddy!

It seems like forever since I've posted anything, but really it's only been about a month. Life is hectic, but great - Abby will be one year old in about two weeks which is just crazy. Our friends Val and George just had their little girl, Gabrielle, about three weeks ago, our other friend Shayna is due in about a month and a half, and my wonderful friend, Dawn, is due in December. As Greg says, "I'm getting my baby fix in 2008!". Good thing too, because you can't help but reminisce about the baby days once your first turns a year old.

I have lots of pictures to post (shocker!), which I will definitely get to soon - if nothing else, just so Brianna, Lizzie, Joe and Tom can see their cousin :-)

I hope all is going well with everyone.

Devil's Lake Fun in 2008!

Every year we head to Devil's Lake in Lincoln City, OR. We rent a great house that sits right on the lake and has a dock for the boat. It's a big enough that both Robl families and the entire Wright clan can stay in peace and harmony. This year my brother-in-law Artie was able to make it, as was our newest Robl addition - Abby.

We always have a lot of fun riding out on Greg's dad's boat trying to catch a few trout - according to everyone the lake has absolutely no fish in it this year with the exception of the one Erv caught; making some waves in the lake, and trying to get the Wright kids to scream as loud as possible.

This year it wasn't as sunny as last, but we still made it to the beach to see the ocean and fly kites. Tommy and Elizabeth even made their way into the ice cold ocean - they must be part fish because there is no way I could have put more than my feet in that water. Abby spent most of her time on a blanket in the sand, but she had a lot of fun seeing the ocean for the first time and watching everyone around her...she's definitely a nosey-nelly and such a girl.

The rain didn't allow us to make s'mores this year, but we were able to get a few good fires going each night and just sit around doing nothing at night. Brianna was without her phone for a while, but her mom saved the weekend by bringing hers up on Friday night.

All the kids, Brianna, Lizzie, Joe and Tom were great babysitters for Abby while the rest of us were cooking and doing other things. It turned out to be a great thing we had so many eyes on Abby because as soon as we go to the house she decided it was time to show us she could crawl and pull herself up to a standing position. It was like she knew how to do it the entire time, but decided the lake house was a good time to show off her new talent. Once she got the hang of it there was no stopping the little bugger. She thinks it's incredibly funny when she crawls, so sometimes she falls from laughing so much ;-)

Unfortunately we did have one incident; Artie was cleaning off Erv's "catch of the trip" and slipped and fell into the water. We all agreed it would have been pretty funny (we're a sarcastic bunch) except for the fact that he hurt himself pretty bad and had a fairly decent sized gash in his left arm. Mom Robl patched it up as good as possible and he was supposed to go to the doctor's when he got home to see if it needed stitches. Other than that - and me hitting myself on the head with my camera (don't even ask) - the week went off without a hitch and we all had a great time. Lots of pictures on the "More Robl Family Pictures" link on the right hand side.

Enjoy!