The Classic MTC Picture

Nate is really enjoying his mission so far. He keeps talking about how excited he is to get to Texas and start actually speaking Spanish and teaching real investigators (not the practice investigators at the MTC) I wonder if reality will hit once he's not in the comfort of the MTC and he really does have to speak Spanish and he's not being fed, but he's feeding :o) I'm excited for him. You can read his letter this week on his blog... Elder Roberts!

Plus isn't my little brother a Stud!

Spencer Loves to Sing!

He loves to sing, but he loves to make up his songs and is quite the performer! He doesn't know any real dinosaur songs, but he has a few renditions of his own... This is him singing to everyone while we were at Kristi and Derek's in Arizona.

Derek's Graduation from ASU Law School

We all went to Arizona this past weekend for Derek's Law School graduation. What an exciting time. We loved being there surrounded by so much family! Congratulations Derek - what an awesome accomplishment. We enjoyed tons of Bahama Buck's runs (shaved ice), BBQ's, games, good food (mainly Mexican our Favorite) and lots of time to visit!

Spencer and his awesome cousins Caroline and Jackson playing trains. They treat Spencer like a king. He always talks about his cousins that love him so much and are super nice to him. Thanks for being such wonderful friends to Spencer!

Nick and his brothers Nate and Marc... we all enjoyed a yummy lunch at our favorite Mexican Restaurant.

Caroline, Nick, Landon, Spencer, and Stephanie

Celebrating Derek's graduation with a pool party and BBQ at Marc and Karen Tobler's.

Feeding the Giraffes with 2 Grandmas!

Landon, Grandpa Roberts, Spencer, Nick and Derek

The guys enjoying the zoo...

Spencer don't let that Elephant step on you!

Spencer and cousin Charlotte saying good-bye at the zoo.

Kristi, Stephanie, Maren, Spence and Bridgette getting ready to start their day at the zoo!

This is where the real excitement begins... Waiting in line to feed the giraffes! Ever since last Christmas Spencer has been talking about going back to the zoo to feed the giraffes (1/6 of his life time - I might add!) When he realized that both of his Grandmas would be in Arizona at the same time and we could all go the zoo together it was icing on the cake! No kidding this has been the greatest adventure of them all. He said over and over, "It be so fun to feed the giraffes at the zoo with two grandmas! I so excited! That's cool huh mommy... it's awesome. I can't wait!" Then on the airplane he would say stuff like, "I sleep at Grandma Tobler's house and Grandma Roberts sleeps there too! I will get to play with both of my grandmas..." I asked him why he was so excited and he replied, "Cus' my grandmas are s-o NICE to me!"

How wonderful to be and feel so loved!

Spencer with both Grandmas feeding the giraffes!

Aunt Stephanie also feeding a giraffe... Side note: This was much safer than touching a cactus. I don't know what came over her, but she was fascinated by a soft fuzzy looking cactus - yep, she touched it and ended up with small pricks all over her hand that did not brush off. I think Kristi worked at it for a while to get them all out!

Loving every minute of the zoo!

Bridgette, Maren, Janet, Spencer, Trudy, Kristi, and Stephanie

Happy Mother's Day!

It has been a long time since Spencer fell asleep on my shoulder. He was so cute and peaceful laying there I didn't want to move. What a sweet and tired little guy!

The other day it was really quiet in the living room. When I went to see where Spencer was he proudly showed me his sticker design across the couch.

Check out this piece of work!!! My friend Salena (who happens to be in YW with me) called on Wednesday (the Wed. before Mother's day) and inquired something about bath salts from a previous YW activity I helped with. I asked her what she was doing with Bath Salts. She then went on to explain that her Husband Jarron (Sunday School President) was assigned the night before to have something in church on Sunday for all the Women in the ward for Mother's Day. My head started turning... not much time, bath salts, Nick happens to be the 1st counselor in the Sunday School Pres., and hey what the heck - I'd love to help!! Salena found a cute idea on Sugardoodle and we got going. The bottom is full of bath salts and the rest... you can see for yourself. Funny though - we thought these bad boys would only take a few hours. Seriously we were laughing when we both thought we are almost done. And I quote, "Holy cow we must be practically done... look how many we have made! What is the head count?" Brief pause... "The cups are in sleeves of 25 and we have done 2, so.... what?! We're not even half way yet!"

What a Shock!!

Let's just say our Husbands both brought us home pizza for dinner that night! It was worth it!

Personally I think they turned out pretty darn cute!

The quote read:

This very special sundae,

will leave you feeling great.

It's chock full of good things,

even though it can't be ate.

Take it in the bath with you.

Of course don't take a sip,

cause it may look delicious,

but it's made to take a dip.

Elder Nathan Roberts

Guess who went into the MTC this past Wednesday?! Yeah my little brother Nate, who is now way taller and bigger than me! He will be in the Mission Training Center for a couple of months and then off to Texas where he will serve for 2 years - Teaching the people and spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so proud of his excitement and sacrifice to be serving a mission. Missionaries are only able to write letters on their preparation day and they have a lot of other things to get done as well. I figured there are a lot of you that would like to keep up and know how things are going, so I have started a BLOG dedicated to Nate while he is on his mission. I will be updating it with photos and letters when I get them. Please check out the Blog if you are interested in hearing what he is up to. It will also have his current mailing address... Those missionaries sure do appreciate mail from family and friends. Nate we love you and are so thrilled for you! All our love, Your Family

A Day at the Park!

Landon loves to Swing! This was a first for him... he wiggled and kicked with delight as he swung back and forth. What a blast!

Spencer and his buddies from the neighborhood!

Spencer is becoming a little more daring. So far he has been our cautious child, but he is slowly busting out...

Super fun slides... He really wanted this picture taken!

Super cute grins from the Landon boy!

Check out the Handy Man!

Nick got a table saw for Christmas this year and he's been aching to try it out on something big! We've had a lot of plans, and a few practice runs. This weekend we busted out the big stuff... Garage Shelves!!! Holy Cow we are so proud of our handy work - not to mention they are even level! Amazing...

We worked on them all day Saturday, and then got the garage cleaned up. What a great weekend project!

Check out all that extra space we created. I am in love with organization. I'm afraid we're going to have to build more on the other side. It's just great to have all that stuff off the floor!

Bike Ride with the Boys

These boys are so cute!

Nick taking the boys for a ride around the neighborhood. Spencer loves bike rides and asks for them all the time.

This was Landon's first time! What a stud! Spencer put his arm around his little brother and fed him snacks the whole time. What a great little outing!