Meet the Robisons

Confusing? You just saw a post that was Robison-oriented before the Staley girls and Jack. This post features Sylie and JJ. The parents are really into photography. Sylie is all girl and wears fancy hats and matching shoes. She is very particular about her wardrobe. JJ is all boy. Give him a ball and he is in seventh heaven.

Meet the Staleys

After 12 years of marriage, Joelle and John got their boy. What an exciting family to be part of. With those girls there is never a dull moment. Julia is our fashion conscious teen and is precise in everything she does. Rachel is fun loving and was impacted by a teacher that is really making a difference in the lives of each of her students. Grace keeps the family on their toes. No one ever knows what Grace will come up with next. Tessa, who was dethroned as queen by the arrival of Jack, is now setting the fashion pace with brand new glasses. There are women at Church, who openly talk about what the Staley girls will wear that Sunday....if we could only get Grace to like dresses...

Meet the Robisons

The Robisons moved into the neighborhood at the beginning of September all the way from Park City, Utah. Their super-sized family consists of Reid & Lisa (mom & dad, ages undisclosed...), Dallin (10), Amanda (8), Emily (5), and James & Henry (aka “the twins,” both 1). When he's not working at the University, Reid (originally from Toronto, Canada) enjoys golf, tennis, music and pretty much anything else that comes his way. Lisa (born and raised near Lake Tahoe) enjoys long walks on the beach, running, and frantically chasing children around Costco. Dallin is a master cellist (Suzuki book 2!) and a self-proclaimed math whiz. Amanda and Emily are the official family drama queens, and can often be found singing and dancing rather loudly. Amanda is a also a retired violist, turned guitar player, and once held the part of Chip the Teacup in a Beauty and the Beast musical. James and Henry spend their time babbling, throwing food, and lovingly pulling each others hair. To clear up a few common misconceptions, James & Henry were not named after Henry James the author, nor Henry & James the cartoon trains for that matter. So say hello to Robison family, and stay tuned for more adventures in the the carpool lane.

Missionary Twins

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Justin and Lisa's twins - Henry and James

Updating for you the quest to get a photo of those babies...the picture that was meant to be

...As related by Justin

"Joelle & Jack are back in town, so we were planning on trying our luck at another photo of the 5 new grandbabies for the West Indies mission home wall. Joelle found us some formal baby attire, and after lunch and some shopping, we started to gather back at my place for the picture. It had been raining all day, which is very rare at 7000 ft in January, and by 3pm or so it had turned to snow and Jenny's miniminivan couldn't make it up our street. She turned back to park at the entrance to our neighborhood and then catch a ride with someone else, but in the process she got stuck in the parking lot. We couldn't push her out, so we made a trip back to the house to get Cooper and a rope to tow her out, and she was going to hit the road because it was snowing pretty hard and starting to get dark. We were going to cancel the photo so Jenny could make it home safely. We towed her out without a problem, but then her car battery was dead! So we made yet another trip to the house to get jumper cables, and thought we might as well take a quick picture or 2 after all. The snow had let up, and the babies were relatively well behaved, and we were able to get Jenny & Jamie on the road before dark."









But the best photo of all has to be:



"Sorry, Henry, we forgot that you don't know how to sit up yet."

"Bye Jack! Thanks for visiting... All your little cousins are jealous of your fancy 'Ed Hardy' apparel. (OK, you're right... they don't care, but their mommies think you're cool)"

The Challenge of Getting A Picture

In 2008, we had five grandsons who were born. Prior to this we had 8 granddaughters and only 2 grandsons. Last night, the grandchildren were together for the first time since the birth of the two youngest grandsons a month ago.



Getting all 15 grandchildren to look at the camera at the same time, to not cry, or to even stay awake was an impossible task.



Ah, we almost got one, but Sylie (age 2) has decided this is too late at night to be trying to get a photo.