CHRISTMAS PLAY AT CHURCH AT THE GROVE | SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA.

Can we do Christmas plays with all the babes every month???? My goodness, I am so proud of all the children that participated in our play this year! It was such a fun performance to watch and I know it touched the hearts of the audience too!

My sweet Rocco and Olivia had a hard time getting on the stage for their performances. Eek. Right before they went on, Olivia came to me crying and scared with her little lip quivering. Poor baby. We sat down for a moment and we discussed our study from the night before. I asked her what Immanuel meant. She looked up at me with those big blue eyes, filled with tears and replied, “God with us.” We took some time to pray and I walked her back to her class. She just needed a little confidence boost and her sweet friend Bridgette held her hand. Rocco on the other hand, didn’t make it up there!! But, we will work on breaking him out of his shell! RyAnne and her friend’s, Magan and Alissa, were there helping all the children make their way on and off the stage. I love how these ladies want to serve any way they can in their community!

I love that during their worship people were actually worshiping!! During the end of our service we honored our sweet children’s director, Taylor. She is being called in a different direction and this will be her last month as our director. I am so sad to see her step down and I can’t wait to see where God leads her next! She had the kids step back up on the stage and take a bow! I loved watching all the babes run back to their family in the audience and get loved on!! It was the sweetest!

The Robbins Halloween | October 2022

Our sweet, sweet babies! I can’t even handle how much I love them and how much I LOVE being their mother! I love how each of them loves the Lord. I love how they (mostly) love each other (sibling rivalry yo’!). I love how thoughtful they are when it comes to making decisions: Watching them pick out their costumes and discussing pros and cons: Is this costume appropriate? Will I be too hot or too cold?

Olivia found the most beautiful medieval princess costume. It was so perfect for her! While we were trick-or-treating she kept asking for her chariot to come and pick her up. Her legs were tired! She then asked for an Uber!

Rocco was a member of the SWAT team. I love all his poses and actions during his photo shoot! What a ham!! He even tried to scale the wall to “catch the bad guys”!

RyAnne and her friend Magan decided to dress as hippies. Some quotes from her while she was in her hippie outfit, “Nature is my favorite color.” “Let’s go sit on the side of the road in our peace van, sip some tea and play the bongos.” Where do my kids get this stuff from?!

I love how their brains WORK! It’s fascinating to observe.

Our homeschool lesson on Halloween, Monday, October 31, 2022, was all Halloween themed. We first watched a video on the history of Halloween and this lead us to some very cool discussions! Their biggest concern and question: Is this pleasing to God?! From there we discussed plants that we harvest and learned the difference between a vegetable and a fruit. We dissected a pumpkin, harvested the seeds and roasted them and ate them too! And, then we carved out the pumpkin and gave it a sweet face to greet our trick-or-treaters!

I am SO not that mom that makes messes with my kids. Eek! I’m so not in to gooey stuff, doughy stuff, painty stuff. My kids beg me all the time to do fun projects that include all this. . .stuff. I finally caved and got a carving kit and let the kids pick out ONE pumpkin. I can only handle so much gooey at a time. ;) They had the best time!

To back track a smidge. . .the Saturday before Halloween we went to the Friendship Festival. It’s my absolute fave festival! We go for the food and friends! We found my great niece there, HattieMae, along with her momma and daddy, Jason and Shanna. Isn’t she the cutest?

Also, because I couldn’t resist documenting it, I have included our Halloween decor! It was so much fun decorating our new home for the first time! And, now, bring on Christmas!!!!

Rocco Koi | Fall 2022

Our sweet Rocco Koi! Isn’t he so handsome?! I can’t even handle those sweet poses, head tilt and that smile! While getting ready for his photographs he said, “Mommy, can I bring Beary?” Of course you can, baby boy!

Rocco is now five years old and in kindergarten. This year we decided to homeschool. He is loving being at home with mommy and daddy. The learning part we are having to work really hard to make it as fun as possible for him with opportunities to get a prize at the end of the week. Bribery works y’all!!! But, when he puts his mind to getting his work done, he flies through it! He is so smart and I love that we get to have one-on-one time together every single day!

A few of his sweet and silly sayings:
Instead of remote he calls it a ca-mote.
He told me the other day that when he grows up he wants to be a daddy!
Before bed every night he asks me to sing the amen song (The Blessing). It’s the sweetest time of day for us.
He randomly loves on me, giving me the sweetest hugs and kisses.
He said he wants to live with mommy and daddy forever.
He calls RyAnne his bestie.
He loves his little friend Wyatt.
He loves helping out wherever he can!
Him and Olivia are inseparable.
He wants to be just like his daddy!

Social Circle Christian School | Spring Formal 2022

I know. . .It’s crazy right?! How has time gotten by me so quickly? How is our baby girl old enough to attend a Spring Formal? Well, here we are!

This past spring, RyAnne, after much thought, decided she wanted to attend her school’s spring formal. She was hesitant, mostly because the word “formal” threw her off and attending something new seemed a little unnerving to her. Once she committed, she had the best time dressing up and being with her friends! And, her momma and daddy, too!

As you can see from the photographs, there was no way I would miss the opportunity to photograph and help chaperone this event! Trey and I both were able to attend and I’m so very thankful for this!

RyAnne picked out her dress and knew exactly the colors she wanted to go with and Trey and I just LOVE it! The color is so perfect on her! She also chose to invite her friend, Jasper, to attend the dance with her. I have known Jasper’s momma, Heather, for several years now and when they moved to Social Circle, RyAnne and Jasper attended the same school of a few months before RyAnne transferred. We started having play dates for our littles after school and they all just love each other! We love the Clark Family and we’re so happy that our babes were able to attend this event together!

Such a fun event! So, now I just need time to slow down!

Rocco's 4th Birthday Party | Social Circle, Ga.

Happy birthday to our big, little FOUR year old!!!

While we were on our Florida trip, we started planning Rocco’s party. We asked him what kind of party he wanted and he immediately said, “SPIDERMAN!” We got in touch with his aunt Chastin for her famous, beautifully, decorated sugar cookies - aren’t they SO pretty?!?!? Gosh, and they are so good too!! Rocco was in love with them!! Every time we would ask him what he wanted for his birthday he would just say, “COOKIES!” He wasn’t disappointed!

He LOVED opening up all of his gifts, handcuffing everyone with his new handcuffs and spraying all his guests with his new Spiderman water toy!

Rocco partied so hard that he went to sleep just after everyone left and din’t wake up until the next morning at 7:30am. He slept over 12 hours!! When he woke up I was in the office having my quiet time and he walked in rubbing his eyes asking if he could go outside and play on the water slide. Oh, sweet boy! It broke my heart to have to tell him that they had already picked it up. Everyone made him feel so special that he kept asking if he could have another birthday party!

Thank y’all so much for helping us celebrate our sweet boy, Rocco Koi!