Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The Roblees Tackle March and April

It's tax season folks, so the only good thing comin' your way right now is this Roblee update! Lucky you...

March and April have been thrilling months as we've participated in all sorts of fun activities. We've been visiting family, hanging with friends, running in races and crawlin' through doggie doors. Ok, that last part was just Dane. The first few pictures you see are just some random photos taken around here. We thought we'd share them to show some funny sides of Dane (I know, there are so few) and also to show you how big he's getting! 

Mike took Dane down to San Diego a couple of weeks ago to visit Ralph and Adele while I stayed up here to work. (I also happened to attend a 70's party thrown by my bro A.J...it's tough being me.) There are some great pictures of Dane at the Roblee house and at the beach with Daddy. He's just like Mike - he loves anything to do with "WALLAH," or water, that is. The ocean will probably be his happy place, which is fine by me:)

There are some photos from the 70's party at A.J.'s house. We all had a great time playing games all sorts. I think Mernie (Marianne) wins the prize for the best costume, though. It was so awesome! Plus, it was really easy to find her. Thanks, A.J. for throwing a great party!

We also had a great time running (but mostly walking) in the Santa Anita 5K on April 4th. Of course, there was free beer afterward, so that was a nice incentive. Mike actually ran ahead and did it in 23 minutes, and that was after he and I ran 5 miles TO the race! Brian followed behind him at 33 minutes...you go guys! Moggy and Colleen also ran it, but the 5K was just a "warm up" for the rest of their training they had to do that day for the L.A. Marathon coming up in May. Moggy thought she'd just pick up her 1st place medal at the 5K before heading out to finish their training. Sigh...Moggy, just slow down a little, wouldjya?

I uploaded a few pretty cute videos on You Tube this month. I think there are 6 new ones since last time. There are links to the left of this post, or you can click here to see all of them. If you've got time to kill at work, or you just love us enough to watch, they're pretty entertaining!

We love you all and hope you have a wonderful Easter!


Dane was so tired after a night of watching "The Hills" that he fell asleep before I could get his pajamas on!

"We've goh a Danish DEWN!"

Activia yogurt doesn't work well in a bowl.

Hi. This is my bathroom.

This is our little UPS man listening to AJ's band play in the pool house. He was absolutely enthralled and would not move from that spot for a good 15 minutes.

"Are you guys hearing this?"

Dane and dad at church.


Here is Dane crawling through the doggie door at the Roblee's house. Gizmo is saying, "Um, can you please get out of my way? DOGS ONLY!"

"I'm going around the other side!"

"HERE I AM!"

Mike took Dane to the beach to dig in the sand. 

There's the WALLAH!




My heart melted...

Here is Kristy, holding Dane, holding Kassady. PRICELESS!

Mernie, looking ever so stylish in her 70's get up.

AJ and Colorn (Colorado Lauren) gettin' their boogie on.

Mitrah and Kristy sayin' "Peace!"

Kimmy and Mitrah posing for the camera!

It's 5K time. Mernie was late, so we had to make her catch up with us! It was pretty easy since we were going about -4 MPH.

I think Kimmy scared this guy...

Look at those socks!

We're on our way...

A job well done!

It's........so.........cold.......

From left: Kristy, Mike, Kim, Erica, B, and Mernie.

At the finish line!

There's Moggy with her award:)

Moggy and Colleen. You can go train now!


51 minutes?! Thanks a lot for making us wait, MERN! 

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Top 'O the March to Ya!

Well, it's been a month since my last post and I'm definitely ashamed. It's just inexcusable!

February 7, Mike and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Mike will remind everyone that he got me a card and I didn't get him one. I will allow the ridicule to go on, but only so far since my Valentine's Day plan kicked butt!

On Valentine's Day, Mike worked on the house in the morning because that's what he does on the weekends, poor guy. Around 12:30 I packed up the boys and took them on a surprise trip to the California Science Center! It was so fun wandering around and playing with all of the hands on stuff. The best part is, it's free! We had a great afternoon there and snapped some great photos as well. Afterward, I took them home and cooked a fantastic meal - steak and baked taters, of course! YUM! It was such a fun-filled day and one I will remember, always.

Another interesting tidbit of information - Mike taught me how to mix and pour concrete! Yes, that's right. I became a master cement mixer and dumped 35 90 lb. bags of cement into our back yard. Of course, Mike was there to show me how, and to help lift 30 of the 35 bags into the mixer. Ahem. Hey, I did 5 of them! Anyway, it was fun doing some manual labor in the back yard with the hubby. It's starting to really come together! He's working on the bricks as I write this, actually...

We've been working really hard on finishing up the major projects on the house, but most of all, we've been enjoying our little Danish. He's growing so fast and being so cute all the time - it's hard to handle! We are posting more adorable photos on the blog (as always) for you to see. Also, we've uploaded quite a few new videos on the left, so check those out if you're bored at work or something.

Usually for Mike's birthday, a group of us head up to Mammoth to enjoy the beautiful snow they get up there. This year, I decided it would be best to go to Big Bear to cut down on costs. Our wonderful family friends, Keith and Denise Brown, allowed us to use their awesome condo at Summit, so I thought it would be a great idea to surprise Mike! I told all of his friends to pretend that they had other things going on. Mike thought we were just going up by ourselves to have a quiet weekend of snowboarding and hanging out. Little did he know that I sent a crew up before us to get the party started! He was quite surprised (I think) and we had a great time all weekend. You'll see a lot of pictures of Kevin and Claire's kids, Ruby and Nova as well. Let me just say, I don't think I've ever seen Dane more excited - he got to hang out with two beautiful women all weekend! It was a blast watching them all interact and also just partying with our family and friends up there. Thanks to all who came and helped out. It was so worth it! Also, thanks to auntie Kimmy for providing all the wonderful Big Bear photos! It only took me THREE HOURS to sift through them:)


We love you all and we hope you have a great March!




Ahh, look at my boys washing my car.

Cool dude riding the horsey!


Manly men!



Happy Birthday, B!

Dane holding cousin Kassady.

Sportin' his new Incredible Hulk pj's!




What????

Daddy dressed him...Daddy is color blind.


Kilroy was here...

New boots just like dad!

Oh no...no football!

On our walk...he loves dandelions!





Giving Blizzard a kiss.

OINK OINK!

On our way to the California Science Center!



The rocket!





Cool sippy cup from the Science Center. Blizzard wants some!

Marianne is prepping for Mike's arrival at Big Bear.

The decoration preparation crew...

Here is miss Ruby Canatsey pointing her toes so well!

...and here is miss Nova Canatsey making it look so easy! 

ROCK ON! Dane loved playing Sing Song.

Can someone wipe me, please? :) 

Daddy "singing" a chick song.

Mitrah and Kristy going head to head on Sing Song!

Claire and Mark battling it out!

Nova and Dane singing duet style!

Kevin, you have three kids?

Marianne and Kristy cozying up:)

Just eatin' chips...

Lambchop indeed:)

"I'm in love with you..."

I'm so cool!

Kimmy and Dane in line to go on the toboggan!

I don't know about this, mom...

Here we go!

The Drink 'n Toboggan gang!

Don't worry guys...I got it...

Kimmy and Claire looking gorgeous:)

Mitrah, hurry up! Mern is right behind you!

An intense game of Scrabble. It was the game of choice this weekend.

Everyone just chillin', watching "The Jerk."

The cutest thing ever...

...wait...THIS is the cutest thing ever.

Go Nova!

Ruby and Dane doing the sleeping bag slide down the stairs!

KABOOOOOOM!

Oh my gosh...could they be any cuter?!

"I KNOW I love you..."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKEY!

Doonk Vader!

EEEEEEEEE!

That looks like a yummy drink, Kim...

Ready to go! And looking good, too!


Father and son snow angels. Priceless...