The Johnson Family

I LOVE that we were able to capture a picture of Nate's family.  It has been at least a few years since we were ALL together, being that we are so spread out.  We have one in California, Idaho, Utah, Michigan, Arizona and us in Hawaii so to get us all together it took an effort for sure.  What a good looking family!  We had such a fun time being able to see everyone. 

Bennett's Baby Blessing

We blessed Bennett on April 22nd in Arizona with family and friends.  We were able to bless him at Nate's parents house which made it extra special.  The blessing was beautiful and the day a special one to remember always.  It was a tender mercy for us to be able to have Grandpa Lunt a part of the circle.  He passed on the next day to be reunited with his dear wife. We had an enjoyable evening socializing with everyone and eating delicious food.  There were nearly forty people there I think so we had a house full!  Thanks to Nate's parents for being so willing to host such a large group of people. 

Giddy Up

All the kids LOVED being able to ride the horses our at Matt and Lindsay's. My kids were spoiled with such a fun activity. 

Thomas and Elli

Nate and Brinlyn

Mayley and Elli

Cute Little Booties

We had so much fun hanging with our cousins.  Annie and Brinlyn are definitely the crazy ones that are willing to take a little risk.  :)  This park was awesome for the kids to walk along the dock and play in the sand.

Friends...

It is hard to leave a place you have lived for a long time where you have made friends and have your family.  We were very sad to move to Hawaii because we knew it meant leaving amazing friends and family behind.  We miss the Hanlon's a lot!  I am glad to say that I found a friend here named Erin so I can feel right at home.  I always have to have a friend named Erin--they are loyal, good people. :)  I love that none of my kids are looking at the camera.  Ha!  We had a lot of fun catching up with friends and seeing their kids.  We went to church in different places each Sunday so we could see everyone.  We tried to get together with people but our time went fast.  We wish we could've spent lots more time with everyone!

Park Time

A lame thing about living in Hawaii is that the parks are no good.  There are not very many options for parks and the ones we do go to are not nice at all.  We really enjoyed all the NICE parks in Arizona.  Every neighborhood has an amazing park and we miss that!  Brinlyn and Jade had a blast playing together.

Easter Sunday

I have a hard time getting pictures where all my kids are smiling and this is no exception!  Bennett was thrilled to have his picture taken as you can see.  I love Easter Sunday and being able to dress up my kids in foofy dresses.  Bennett was fun to dress too, with his little tie.

Hugs!

Last year when we were in Arizona my parents had this puppy that was just a few months old.  She was pretty crazy then and is still pretty crazy, now a year later.  This year she at least didn't eat our shoes.  The girls loved Eda!  Here is a picture of Eda giving her love.

The Robinson Fun House

We went for a one month vacation to Arizona for the month of April.  It was a blast to see all our friends and family!  We were super busy and tried to squeeze in a lot of activities.  Heather and Kyle's house was one of our favorite spots.  We dyed Easter eggs, had Joslyn's first birthday party, played with all their cool toys, hit the park with them, played some more, did crafts, went to preschool, ate good food...the list goes on.  We had so much fun playing with cousins and hanging out.

I love 1st Birthdays!  Sweet little Joslyn

I love this picture of Hunter and Brinlyn all geared up!

One Month Old

One Month old and chillin'

First Sunday at church

Another first would be going to church.  I always wait until my baby is 4 weeks old to bring them into the world of germs at church.  He wore this white polo shirt with khaki pants.  What a mini dude!

Orange Grove

Some people eat out once a week, others every day, and then others (like us) hardly ever eat out.  Well, I guess we don't eat out for breakfast, lunch or dinner very often, but we eat out for ice cream probably a little too much!  We LOVE ice cream in our family.  Ice cream has always been both Nate and my favorite foods and now our girls seem to have followed suit.  We love to eat at the frozen yogurt stores where you build your own creation.  We went to one while Karen was in town, just as an excuse to get some delicious ice cream.  I'm pretty sure we hit it a few times when my mom was in town too. :)

Spoiled by Grandma!

I don't know what we did to deserve all this love from our grandmas but we sure loved it!  Nate's mom flew out and stayed with us for a week after Bennett was born.  It was perfect too because she planned it to come when he was two weeks old.  I LOVED having her here to help hold Bennett when he was fussy, play with the girls, chat with, help around the house and keep me sane!  We sure love grandma!  It was fun to show her around Hawaii.

First Bottle

There is a first to everything!  I have to document all these firsts because I know I won't remember in a month from now.  So, he took his first bottle like a champ.  The girls were so excited to be able to feed their baby brother a bottle.  This should give mom some great time to herself?!?  March 4th

True love!

The girls love Bennett SO much.  Since he can't quite play with them yet, they are sure to find ways to include him.  In this picture he is not quite two weeks old.  The girls had brought all their pillows and blankets out to the family room and made a bed for Bennett to lay on.  What sweet sisters!

Goodbye for now

We LOVE living in Hawaii.  One of the many reasons we love it here is because we have met so many wonderful people.  I hate having to say goodbye to friends or family so we are just saying goodbye for now to some sweet friends we knew for a year and a half.  We will miss them but we have lots of great memories!  Here is a picture of Brinlyn and Danielle all dressed up as princesses.  Brinlyn loves Danielle and is always telling me about her friend.  She doesn't really understand that she now lives in Utah but maybe, just maybe we will see them there someday!  (Or, maybe we can convince them to move back?)

Matching

My girls were keeping close eye on the ducks at the marsh on this day.  The ducks have been kind of aggressive so they are ready to fight if the ducks try to get too close.  I have taught them to kick the ducks if they get too close.  All you animal lovers out there are probably cringing as you hear that, but seriously, those ducks need to know who's boss.

If you can believe it, this is the best picture I got out of like thirty when I attempted to take pictures of my three kids.  My sister made these awesome, adorable shirts for the kids and I wanted some cute pictures but as you can see I did not have much success.  Bennett was not too excited!  The shirts say, "Big Sister Elli", "Big Sister Brinlyn" and "Big Brother".  I love them!  Thanks my sister!

Sleeping...

Ahh...the sweetness of a sleeping baby.  I am in love with this little guy!  I love how much he sleeps but I just wish he would sleep more in the night so mama could catch some sleep.  He is only five days old in this picture.  He had his days and nights pretty mixed up for the first little bit.  His favorite thing to do was whine/cry for a consecutive two hours in the middle of the night.  He did this for a few weeks! Good thing he is so cute!  I truthfully enjoyed some of the time by myself with this sweet little baby.  No one could climb on me, talk to me or interrupt the sweet time.

First Bath at Home

I washed Bennett's hair in the sink and then finished off with a sponge bath on the changing table.  It is always such a challenge to clean newborns until their cord stub falls off.  He really loves his baths-5 days old.  I snuggled him up with a cute little hat after his bath.  It has been fun to do the boy thing and have blue, cars, dinosaurs, trains...on everything he wears!

We love Grandma!

We were really spoiled to have my mom come stay two weeks with us when Bennett was born.  She was very helpful and SO much fun to have around.  We miss her like crazy and can't wait for to come visit again.  In this picture she built a fort for the kids to play in.  She is willing to do just about anything the kids ask her to do.  When she leaves from visiting the kids pretend to be grandma for a few weeks.  They never seem to get enough time with her.  I definitely can't live up to her playing abilities!

Bennett is 5 days old

Bennett's first day at the beach

Bennett 4 days old down at the beach for a photo shoot

I love this picture because it really captures the personality of the girls

One of Elli's most favorite people in the whole world!

Th girls kinda like him...

Brinlyn just can't get enough of this little guy.  Every morning when she first wakes up she asks where Bennett is and immediately gives him hugs and kisses.  She talks in the sweetest tones to him and it makes her smile just seeing him.  She loves to hold him and does so almost every day.  In these pictures Bennett is only 3 days old.
Elli is such a great helper being that she is almost five.  She calls it "babysitting" when she watches him while I am in the shower.  She loves to pretend she is a teenager and she babysits a lot.  Her imagination is always moving!  She loves to hold, kiss, hug, snuggle...Bennett too.  I love seeing the way my kids love their little brother.  We sure love him!

Already Two Months

We are sure loving this little man!  We wish the time would slow down because he is just growing so quickly.  His sisters just adore him and can never get enough.  He is use to lots of kisses!  He is such a happy baby and brings so much joy to out home.  He is smiling lots and coos when he is really happy.  We have so much fun!  My friend Erin gave us a pack of stickers that you put on their shirt as they reach month milestones.  He is peeling this one off but it says "2" months on it.