Christmas Morning

I don't know about your house, but at the Robles' we would line up in order for a picture before we could see our stuff on Christmas morning. So in keeping with tradition, here is our lineup.




They were so into their games, that they didn't realize that they were touching.  Nice & Cozy :)The kids were so excited to help Sophie open her first ever Christmas gifts!!
Sophie & her lootThe kids got their #1 presents on their lists!

Guitar Hero Pics to be posted soon!!

Christmas Vacation 2008

Cooper, Reagan, Luke & Eli (our backdoor neighbor/friends) got in on the huge snowfall. Cooper was out there giving directions, and the kids made a great looking snowman.

Going, Going....................

GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sophie is officially a crawler!

Christmas Card Picture Candids

Note: Alexis & Cooper both received haircuts before taking the real "Christmas Card" picture... yes that's right, this year the MacArthur's are sending out Christmas Cards!!!  I know I have lapsed for a few years (I have been very stressed out the last couple of years & working way too much!). So if I do not have your correct address, please send me an email with your right one melissarmacarthur@gmail.com

Happy Holidays!!

Sophie in the Sink

Our little baby has gotten so big.  She is now 6 months old, and a whopping 17 1/2 pounds.  She is definately built a little more like Cooper than  the other girls.  She is such a good baby.  She is happy all of the time, unless I take too long getting her food.  She is impatient!!  Although she is not the best sleeper, she has such a cheery disposition.  We are glad Sophie is a part of our family!!!

For all of you Twilight fans.........

Check out my cousin Sarah's blog.

She has a vinyl business and is selling 'Twilight' t-shirts and 

stickers.  The t-shirts are $12 and the stickers are$6.

http://www.stickety-doo-dah.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Melissa

Alexis Got Em'!!!!

I keep teasing Alexis that she is going to get her boobs one of these days, especially since she is now 11.  One of our neighbors brought over some flowers, and one was this "dinner plate" mum.  Alexis thought it was hilarious, and insisted on me taking these pictures of her.  I told her what it looked like when she held the flower & plate up like that, and she couldn't stop laughing.  I think she secretly wants them :)

Halloween 2008

Here are the kids on our front porch before a night of too much Trick-or-Treating!!

Our neighborhood didn't get a whole lot of action, so we headed over to our cousins house. The kids  came home with way too much candy.  Cooper is dressed up like Ash (a Pokemon trainer), Alexis is a Gangster Rapper (I have no say anymore!!), Sophie is baby Snow White, and Reagan is a Pink Poodle.  

The newest Mrs. Robles

I am so happy for Casey!! His wedding was so nice. Not to mention a great excuse to get to go home for week!! I really like Ryanne alot and she makes Casey really happy. It was very hard to give up my 2nd husband :), but it is worth it. He's not going anywhere!!

A lot of Blood, Sweat & some actual Tears

But I did it!! I got 5 flower girl dresses & 1 skirt finished before Casey's wedding. They turned out better than I thought and the girls looked SUPER CUTE!! Their cousins are Ella, Avaree & Logan.

Reagan

I love that you can find a smile on Reagan's face just like this 99.99% of every day.

Poor Sophie..........

Sometimes the wedding pictuers take just a little too long!

Sassy Aunt Aymee!!!!!

My Little Bros

Ryan, Casey, Brady, Patrick

Nothing says Robles Wedding like a Mariachi Band

Alexis the Daredevil

Alexis is the only one who chooses to go on the huge roller coasters in my family. Luckily I have nice brothers to take her on them. That is Alexis and Avaree in the front row of California Screamin!! Thanks Uncle Brady!!

What a way to cool off!!

You've gotta love Southern California in the middle of October... 90 degrees!! I was totally meant to live in California year round. My Dad, Brady, Jennelle, Alexis & I chose to cool off the best way we could think of...Grizzly Rapids!! We had a blast & got soaked!!

Spongebob Cooper Pants

So, we have always called Cooper 'Sponge', like in 'Spongebob Squarepants'. I am not sure if it is because of the square body, big head, sounds that come out of his body, etc. Anyways, Brady took this picture of him going into Disneyland, and when we brought it up on the computer we couldn't stop laughing. This is why we call him 'Sponge'. I love how he even has the stick legs and the white socks & black shoes going on. Love you Coop!!!!

Reagan & Ella were our tour guides. I swear, those maps never left their hands.

Casey's Wedding Week Adventure, Ist Stop DISNEYLAND

So here are Cooper, Alexis & Uncle Brady outside the spectacular Haunted Mansion. It is the BEST right before Halloween when it is decorated like the Nightmare Before Christmas. It was so cute inside. Reagan, who is my daredevil did not like the very beginning when you are in the room & it gets dark & everyone screams, but after that she thought it was great!! I would love to decorate my house like this.

Sophie the Flower Girl

I am so far behind on my posts.  I realized I do not have to have pictures to posts, but our computer situation has been a little messed up also.  My time is very limited with Mike in school, so the time the computer is at home it its usually dominated by the kids or Mike.  I really don't want to do anything to jeopardize Mike's school work... it definitely comes first these days.
This is the latest picture of Sophie at 4 months old. I am making dresses for the girls for Uncle Casey's wedding.  She is getting so big at a whopping 15 pounds!!! She has also gotten her first tooth!! The time is going by so fast.

Everyone is back in school & doing fantastic!!
Reagan thinks it is the best thing ever.  If only she could have a longer day!!!  She is taking a dance class on Wednesdays and loving it.  
Cooper is playing soccer & goes to cub scouts.  If there weren't age limits on badges, he would have so many more things passed off :)

Alexis is playing soccer just about everyday of the week. She is playing on 2 different soccer teams & loving every minute of it.  I just hope she does not get burned out.

Reagan the Animal Lover

So at this birthday that we went to on Saturday, they had a 'face painter' come. All the little girls lined up to have princess tiaras & hearts, butterflies & glitter added, and the boys all had spiderman. Reagan opted for the animal face (the only one that was different from everyone else). She chose a dog. It was so funny, it had a tongue hanging down off of her mouth. Of course she then chose to act like a dog & crawl around the backyard. She is a funny little girl.

Sisters

So, I finally got to do something I have been waiting to do for awhile... dress my girls alike. We went to a birthday on Saturday, and Reagan was super excited to wear matching outfits. They looked so cute!! Also, if you take a close look a Sophie's ears, I turned her into a Mexican baby!!! I had her ears pierced on Wednesday, and she is doing fantastic... notice her smile :)

Disneyland 2008

So, this summer we had no intentions on going to Disneyland...
Fortunately, our super good friend Lauren thought it would be fun to celebrate my birthday there with the kids. Casey & Ryanne and even Uncle Pat joined us. Cooper went on Indiana Jones for the 1st time, and Reagan stepped up and went on Tower of Terror & Space Mountain. It was a super fun day!!