Meow Monday

I love it when our kitty sleeps on my legs. Princess Fuzzyboots mainly sleeps on my legs when Matt is out of town because Matt likes to sleeps with his legs intertwined with mine and this annoys our kitty and she gets off the bed in a huff.

Princess Fuzzyboots being her sweet self!

The winter's have been brutally cold, cold enough that my kitty comes and climbs inside my jacket and cuddles for hours at a time.

The dilemma I'm having with my itty-bitty kitty at the moment is that we are leaving for vacation in a week and the people we normally have take care of her are joining us on our trip.....Now it's a process of who wouldn't mind doing us a favor/who will our kitty tolerate and not attack??? I guess I should clarify that she is a full-grown cat, but because she is a runt she looks like a year old kitten, we call her itty-bitty kitty! I guess we'll just have to leave the toilet seat up and the bag of cat food out like my husband suggested. SO NOT HAPPENING!!

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 ! :)

JORDAN TURNS THIRTEEN

Jordan celebrated his 13th birthday on the 12th of February! He is growing up so fast, I wish I could slow down time somehow, but in the mean time Jordan brings much joy and happiness into our family!

13 Fun Facts about Jordan
-He loves tacos! (I feel bad that we don't have them more often, that's how much he loves them!)
-He hates asparagus. (I think he's been influenced by his dad on this one!)
-His favorite colors are blue & green.
-History is his favorite subject in school.
-English is his least favorite.
-His favorite place to go eat is Golden Corral. (Again, I feel bad because the only time he gets to eat there is when his Grandma Montague takes him.)
-Tanner and Gavin are his two best friends.
-His favorite TV show is Everwood. (We've been introducing the kids to all our favorite series that are no longer on the air.)
-His favorite movie is The Dark Knight.
-His favorite game is The Force Unleashed 2 on the Wii.
-His favorite place to go is Nickelcade. (It's a nickel arcade that his Roblyer grandparents take him every year around his birthday!)
-Pumpkin Pie is his favorite dessert.
-Jordan thinks the best thing about turning thirteen is he now has a Facebook account!

Happy Birthday, Jordan! We love you and your amazing example!

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!!!

MEOW MONDAY

PrInCeSs FuZzYbOoTs!


Cat Naps are so nice!!

She likes to play with these little fuzzy balls, Chloe thought it would be funny to let her snuggle it while sleeping.

Princess Fuzzyboots is a bit of a diva. She mainly drinks out of our bathroom faucet, but the kids left the bathroom in such a disaster I couldn't get in to turn the water on so I had to break out the water dish {gasp!} I shouldn't have been surprised to see her dipping her paw in and drinking from her paw, because she also pushes her food out of her bowl one piece at a time to eat it off the floor. Drinking water from her paw showed her true diva-ness to me!

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!!

December Holiday Fun

December means lots of holiday fun! It also means the end of the year 2010 is just days away!

Here is what we've been doing this holiday season:

To kick off the holiday season we did our traditional day after thanksgiving of seeing a movie. We saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Part 1. Then we head downtown to see the lights at Temple Square and then stayed overnight at a hotel. This time we stayed at the Downtown Hilton & because Matt travelled so much this year we were upgraded to a suite! It was fun! Except for Chloe & Jordan's constant fighting over the bed, the blanket, and basically the air they breathe, we are re-considering that part of the tradition for next year. We will have to see.

Our first holiday party of the season was our Ward party. It was fun! The kids did the Nativity, Chloe & Jordan are too old so they weren't in it, but it was still very cute & spiritual!

We attended the MDA (muscular dystrophy association) Holiday Party. We've only attended this a few times in the past because it has always interfered with other holiday parties, so we were happy it worked out that we could go this year!

Matt & I saw A Christmas Carol at Hale Centre Theatre. This was my first time seeing this production and here's what I thought- I hated the Ghost of Christmas Past, so ANNOYING! I loved Tiny Tim, he was so CUTE! Overall, it was an excellent play! Jordan's Band Concert!

Chloe's Dance Performance!

Chloe's Orchestra Concert!

Christmas is now 2 days away and there is definitely excitement in the air!!