From our Family to yours...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Santa comes to the Roberts house

There was something of a christmas miracle this year as the day came. Aaron and I were commenting on the pure joy we were feeling and how the spirit of christmas had truly descended on us that day. I have a feeling that there was more to it then we could even see and after all the challenges we faced this year, we seemed to receive an extra helping of christmas cheer. I will never forget this first christmas in the warmth of our little home on Yellowstone Street.. Truly Magical.

Merry Christmas EVE.

I enjoyed the day with my boys baking mounds of sugar and gingerbread cookies. In the evening we all treated ourselves to a good dinner at "The Sport" restaurant here in town. It was a nice snowy evening and hardly a soul in sight as we ate and watched the snowfall outside. Back at the house we had a birthday cake and peppermint ice cream, my favorite! We kept our traditions of opening up pajamas and reading the story of Christ's birth and The night before christmas. It was a magical day and I am so thankful for these precious boys and my family.

Winter Wonderland

Livingston became a cold winter wonderland for a few days and the boys and I took advantage of it by bundling up and heading down to the park. Yes this is just a walk from our home. We are truly blessed to live in such a beautiful setting where we can go enjoy the very beauty that has been created for us. It was only 12 degrees outside when we took these photographs but the air was clean and crisp and the ducks were still happily swimming in the lagoon. The boys played on the swings, went down the snowy slides and threw many snowballs at each other. Gavin opted to stay home to stay warm :) We didn't last long but that hour was magical.

Halloween Night

                                           Orange hair for school on Halloween!!

                                              Carter as a ghost in his school Halloween Parade

                    The old man and scary old woman graced our haunted porch for Halloween

                                                           Gavin's smiling pumpkin

                                               Carter's cyclopse pumpkin with eyebrowls

                                           Jessie the Gypsy/Hippie and Aaron as Aaron :)

                                                  Zach the skeleton and Gavin the Ninja

                                  On our porch ready to greet the Halloween crowds!

This year we were lucky enough to live on "Halloween Street". We were warned when we moved into our home to expect up to 1000 trick or treaters and we were ready with almost a garbage bag full of candy!! We decorated the trees in front of the house with glowing ghosts and made a haunted porch with halloween music playing in the background. The boys LOVED having so many people coming to the house and helped pass out candy to lines and lines of children at our doorstep! They also loved the fact that they could run up and down the street without mom and dad. The highlight of the night was Gavin winning a bike and helmet at the harvest festival later that night. What a night to remember.

Pumpkin Patch

We all enjoyed a late afternoon adventure at the pumpkin patch. It was nice to get outside after another knee surgery even if it was on crutches! They spent an hour trying to find their way through the hay bale maze, went upside down in a amusement park-like ride, and played in a corn pit. As I sat and watched, Zach bought a hot chocolate (my favorite) and brought it over to me as a suprise. What a beautiful way to spend a saturday.

A trip down memory lane..

I came across these photos that Aaron had taken awhile back when we lived in Polson and I thought I would share them. They make my heart just melt and tears run down my eyes as I think how fast the years have gone. With all my knee surgeries I am not realizing how much time is passing and this is a reminder to love each other each day and to never take life for granted. What a gift he has given us to have a family on the earth and to have moments big and small to cherish throughout our lives. I am grateful for my family. Hug your families a little more and never forget that the time we spend together is the only time that truly matters.

Boys in the Fall

Fall has been so short this year that any small chance we have had we have headed down to the park to enjoy the leaves and the cool air. I love boys. They are so full of energy and can make anything fun. Can you see the joy on their faces? It reminds me to try to see things through the eyes of a child and find the joy in the simple things. Happy Fall Everyone.

Winter on the horizon

Montana weather is unpredictable and that is exactly why I LOVE montana. One day its fall, the next day its winter. This was one day last week when a storm came in and it reminded me that winter is just a few days away. I am grateful for a warm home, a cup of hot chocolate, and a camera on days like this.

Fall River

Fall has arrived in all its splendor. Which means Aaron is occupied with thoughts of hunting and happened to be in Wyoming with Brian on this day we decided to take in the last few days of warmer fall days. We are so blessed to walk out our front door and find ourselves at the Yellowstone River. A few days after I took these photos a snow storm came in and the leaves are all dropping from the trees. I feel a colder winter coming this year. This was a picture perfect day to sit and watch my boys throw rocks into the river. I feel so blessed.