2011-2012 School Year Begins

Chloe and Jordan stared school last Wednesday, August 24, 2011. I was annoyed that their school decided to start in the middle of the week, but by Friday I was so happy we only had three days of school the first week- maybe their school knows what they're doing after all! hahahaha!


Chloe is in 9th Grade. Chloe also started early morning seminary! She is excited for this school year and her favorite two classes are Chinese & Geometry!

Jordan is in 8th Grade. Jordan's favorite class so far is Science and is also very excited for this school year!

Save the Date

I had to get this down in print because although Chloe insist she is not going to grow out of these dreams/desires for her future, Matt and I think these set ideas she has for her future are very cute!

In the past month Chloe has been telling us different ideas she has for her wedding- mind you, the girl is only 14 years old! We are totally fine with Chloe getting married, as long as it's in another 10 years!

Chloe has informed us that she will be getting married on June 17th. She will only be getting married in an LDS Temple,(this one we hope she doesn't grow out of!) He has to propose to her by singing "Marry Me" by Train, and she will answer him by singing back the Colbie Caillat's "I Do." Her wedding song to be played at her reception is the Randy Newman song, "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3. Her honeymoon will be in Disneyland so they can get the bride and groom mouse ears to wear around the park!

Isn't she cute?? The boy she's going to marry someday doesn't even have a choice right now, hahaha! I have no doubt that whatever boy ask her to marry him will do whatever sweet Chloe wants! :)

Courage

I have so many things to blog about from May, so I will be playing catch-up for the next few days. I thought I'd start with a post about my beautiful, sweet Chloe......

In May, Chloe ran for Student Body President at her school. She had a great campaign. Her theme was centered around Star Wars. Here is a picture of her campaign posters. My favorite has the saying, "The force is strong with this one," with a picture of Chloe.

Here is Chloe's video:

Here is Chloe's video:

Although Chloe made a valiant effort, she did not win.(Big Frowny Face) I thought she would be devastated, but the SBO Advisor pulled her aside and told Chloe she should be proud of herself, it was a close race. Chloe thought the advisor was just giving the standard "cheer-up" pep talk, so Chloe just said, "suuurrrreeee." To which the Advisor said, "Really, Chloe, it was only a 4 vote difference!"

FOUR VOTES!!

I am really proud of Chloe! I think it takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there in front of peers, a lot of courage to take a chance on something new, and most of all to handle it all with courage, pride, and grace. Chloe is aWeSoMe! I know she will continue to step out of the box and try new things and I am so happy she continues to do it with courage!

Here's a little saying I found that I thought fit this whole life experience perfectly:

It takes strength to be firm and it takes courage to be gentle.

It takes strength to conquer and it takes courage to surrender.

It takes strength to be certain and it takes courage to have doubt.

It takes strength to fit in and it takes courage to stand out.

It takes strength to feel a friend's pain and it takes courage to feel your own pain.

It takes strength to endure abuse and it takes courage to stop it.

It takes strength to stand alone and it takes courage to lean on another.

It takes strength to love and it takes courage to be loved.

It takes strength to survive and it takes courage to live.

- Unknown

FOURteen

I can't let March end and not mention the fact that my Chloe celebrated her Fourteenth BiRtHdAy on March 15th!! I feel so lucky to have such an amazing daughter. Miss Chloe is always so ready and willing to help out around the house (I rarely have to bribe her ;)) She is also an amazing example in her faith and continues to surprise me with her strong values and is a great friend, but enough gushing already....

Here are 14 FuN FaCtS about Miss Chloe:

• Favorite color is PURPLE


• Favorite t.v. show is Modern Family


• Favorite movie is Inception (cuz she's cool like that!)


• Favorite food is Tacos


• Least Favorite food is Tomatoes


• Favorite treat is a Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake Shake from Artic Circle


• Her Besties are Candace and Jarrah


• Her Favorite subject in school is History


• Her least Favorite subject in school is Chinese (& I would say Art because she complains everyday about this class- mainly about the teacher.)


• Her Favorite things to do are to watch movies and play games


• Her Favorite board game is WHAT?? (there's really a game called What?? AND it's fun!)


• Her Favorite Song is First Time by The Script


• Her Favorite thing that's happened so far this year- "Going to Disneyland with family & friends!!"


• The thing she is looking forward to most this year- "Being in Mia Maids!"

The Sleeping Beauty

Matt took me and Chloe on a date last Friday night! We went to The Olive Garden for dinner and then to The Sleeping Beauty by Ballet West at the Capitol Theatre. This was our first professional ballet experience, and it was AMAZING! I don't think Matt enjoyed it quite as much as Chloe and I did. At one point he even leaned over to me and said, "I'm about to be the sleeping beauty!" Luckily, he has many months to gear up for The Nutcracker in December ! :)

January- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to blog more often each month....nothing like waiting for the very last day of January to actually start working on that particular resolution!

Maybe it's because there hasn't been too much excitement around here. It's been kind of a "blah" month. We got a lot of snow in the beginning of January. It's been freezing cold (yes, I'm aware that it's winter......) I was sick on my birthday (booooooooo), the only bright spot is Chloe and Jordan spent a weekend down in St. George with their Grandparents. Matt and I wanted to go, but we had things come up, including preparing him for a business trip to Stamford.

I am glad January is just about over, it means we're one month closer to spring and that means warmer weather!!!

Review of 2010!

2010 was an amazing fun-filled year for the Roblyer Family! Here's a look back at the highlight's of our year:

In February, Jordan turned 12 years old and was ordained a Deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood! Isn't he a handsome he a handsome young man!!
In March, our family headed to the happiest place on earth- Disneyland! Chloe celebrated her 13th birthday in Disneyland! Our family had a blast!

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In April, Matt had a work conference in Prague, Czech Republic & Chloe accompanied him. A volcano erupted in Iceland and disrupted travel in Europe causing the conference to be canceled, and turning the trip into a full-blown vacation! Luckily, the airports re-opened on the day Matt & Chloe were originally scheduled to fly home so they weren't stranded over there longer than planned!

In June, Jordan attended his first ever MDA (muscular dystrophy association) Camp. He had so much fun and can't wait for camp in 2011! Notice the name on this photo- I always send the kids off to their camps with a camera full of film or batteries, and they always come back empty. Imagine my surprise when I was visiting one of my favorite blogs and came across photos from the MDA Summer Camp and Jordan was in a few!! It truly is a small world. Amy, is the creative genius behind The Idea Room Blog and an amazing person to devote time to the MDA Summer Camp- have a LOOKSEE at her blog http://www.theidearoom.net/

Also in June, Chloe attended Oakcrest Girls Camp for the first time. She said it was one of the most amazing experiences of her life and when she grows up she hopes to be a counselor at Oakcrest!

{will post photos as soon as I find them!}

Matt also returned to Prague in June for the conference that had to be re-schedule from April because of the volcano.

July was our lazy days of summer- except for Matt who was travelling half the month for work. One week in Connecticut & another week in San Diego. The kids had fun hanging out with friends and playing around. There was only one minor speed bump that month - our itty bitty kitty lost her marbles one day (of course while Matt was away) and attacked Jordan. We still don't know what set her off, but thankfully there have been no other incidents and her & Jordan are once again friends





August was Chloe's Hunter-Copperhills Stake Camp. Once again, she had a blast camping and loves her friends and wonderful young women leaders!

We went to Lagoon with our besties in August!

{will post photos as soon as I find them!}

Jordan & Matt went to the Father's and Son's Camp-out, where it rained and rained, and rained! They still managed to have fun & were saved because a friend had already arranged for them to stay in a warm cozy trailer with them!

{will post photos as soon as I find them!}

In September, Jordan went on a Scout Camp-out with his troop (consisting of him and Ammon) to Trial Lake!

Matt did more travelling in September- Stamford, Connecticut once again! Matt & I also celebrated our 15th Wedding Anniversary on September 9th! We celebrated by going to the Lion King at Capitol Theatre!

November was our annual stay downtown the day after Thanksgiving! We saw the lighting of Temple Square and stayed the night at the Hilton.

December was a month full of the kid's performances: Chloe's Studio Christmas Dance Concert, Jordan's Band Concert, Chloe's Orchestra Performance, and of course topping it all off with a very Merry Christmas!


2010 was filled with many adventures, life-time experiences, and lots of smiles! No doubt that 2011 will be filled with just as many adventures, life-time experiences, and smiles! We feel very blessed and can't wait to see what the New Year brings us!!

Always an Attitude of Gratitude

I didn't finish my gratitude posts in November & I feel like I can't move on to December happenings with the Roblyer's until I do so......

I was saving the best for last of course, so these last few are things I am eternally grateful for.

Starting with my favorite boy/manchild - Jordan. He is at that age where he is not quite a man, yet he is so tall that he's not really classified as a child. He is my baby and even though it drives him crazy, I still call him JordiBear! He will always be my JordiBear! I am thankful for Jordan because he brings so much laughter and fun to our family. I am thankful for Jordan's amazing attitude as he goes through all of his physical challenges. He always has such a great attitude with everything he has to deal with & I know it can't be easy for him dealing with all of these challenges and not having the normal 12 year-old boy life. Jordan is a great kid and our family is blessed to have him!

Next up is my sweet daughter, even though she is not always sweet to me (teenage-angst against mom, type of stuff!) Chloe is an amazing young woman. She is always doing some kind of service, whether it's baby-sitting for free in the neighborhood, or helping out around the house, she is always busy helping out with something. Chloe has an amazing spirit about her and is always showing a righteous example. When we aren't clashing, we are ROFL-ing (rolling on the floor laughing!) We always make each other laugh and it is fun. She is the best daughter a mom could hope for & I am thankful for all she brings to our family!
Matt is as amazing as ever! I am thankful for his dedication to his job and his desire to provide the very best for our family. I am thankful to his dedication to our Heavenly Father and his example of service within our home and outside. He is the best husband a girl could hope to have & I consider myself very lucky!

Last, but not least, Princess Fuzzyboots. I am thankful we have a kitty cat, and that she is so sweet and snuggly, for the most part, anyways! She did have a few psychotic episodes in the summer where she attacked Jordan & attempted to attack kids that were visiting us. She earned the name Princess Psychoboots, and I was sure we were going to have to get rid of her. But her and Jordan made peace and she is back to her sweet self, plus she is a cutie!
There are so many other things I am grateful for, but those were main things that I couldn't leave out of my gratitude posts!

I am so crafty :)

:) For my English class my teacher decided we weren't going to use certain verbs in our writing anymore so.... we killed them. Not literally! :) We just had to make a coffin or tombstone, Obituary, and Eulogy for a verb of our choosing. Let me just say.... my coffin was amazing!!!! :) I put black construction paper all over a shoe box and filled it with red, black, and white pipe cleaners with the little fuzzy ball things as pillows. :) It looked awesome so of course I had to tell the world about it. :)

Attitude of Gratitude: MuSiC!!

I so , so, sooooo, so wish that I had some kind of musical talent, either singing or playing a musical instrument. But I have not been blessed in this area. :(

However, I have been blessed with an iPod full of music! I love all kinds of music- except for most country music. I love riding in the car listening to music. I love doing housework with music blaring. And most of all I love listening to my kids play the piano. They have been playing for a couple of years now and are improving every year.

Yet we find ourselves at a crossroads with the kids, because they are dragging their feet when it comes to practicing and putting up such a fight that I am beginning to question if it's worth it???
Chloe is pretty busy with the multiple activities she is currently in, but Jordan doesn't have many activities because of the muscular dystrophy and I like to see him involved in at least one activity and piano is something he can do.

For now I am leaving them in piano lessons, hoping that one day in the future they will both thank me for making them stick with it! After all, I am thankful that they have this opportunity to develop a musical talent and I enjoy hearing them play!!

Scrapbooking

After getting 400+ photos off the digital camera of Matt & Chloe's trip to Prague from this past April, I thought I was all set to get them into the scrapbook. Turns out it's a lot harder to scrapbook a journey I did not partake in.

Needless to say, I did not get a lot accomplished during my scrappin' get together with my friend Jenny, today. I did have a blast chatting & checking out her fancy gadget (The Gypsy), which is currently on my wish list!!

Chloe did save me and helped me organize and jot down names of buildings and places her & her dad visited while on the other side of the world when she got home from school. This is what the 400+ photos now look like all organized and ready to be put into the scrapbook!

I will post pictures of my progress as I get pages finished. I am giving myself ONE WEEK to complete this project. (Maybe posting this goal on here will keep me motivated with the project ;))

Another School Year

It's that time of year again....the kids have just finished up their first two weeks back at school for the new 2010-2011 school year. They both seem to be enjoying this school year thus far. Though no one is complaining of the three-day break we have for labor day!

Chloe is currently in 8th grade. Her favorite class is Science with her favorite teacher, Mr. Wilder.

Jordan is currently in the 7th grade. His favorite classes are English, Math, & CTE. And he loves all the teachers for these classes (he couldn't narrow it down!)