robisoncrew: November 2005

Emily hard at work Sunday, November 27, 2005

Emily likes to wake up at 5:30 in the morning so she sometimes can't help falling asleep in random places.

She likes to empty cupboards and drawers. Here's a picture of emily doing some dishes. You can see the kitchen counters are pretty much done. Still need to paint and put up the lights though.

Lisa Robison posted this article on 11/27/2005

Diane's Birthday Party in Florida Monday, November 14, 2005

Sanibel Vacation - November 2005

Here is a group shot of as many of the family as could gather for Diane's birthday celebration on Sanibel Island in Florida, November 5-12, 2005. Jamie and John were sorely missed.

Sunset at Capitva Island

Sunset on Captiva Island will be a memory for the grands that will be lasting. Here pictured at one of the Gramps Camp outings are the four oldest grandchildren.

Lisa Robison posted this article on 11/14/2005

Halloween 2005 Sunday, November 13, 2005

This year, Dallin wanted to dress up as a mummy with a glow in the dark cast, and Amanda decided to be a tooth fairy.

Amanda sang in her school Halloween program. Here's a picture of her teachers.

The kids went to 20 or 30 houses on Halloween night and had fun eating their treats afterwards.

Dallin was pretty scary.

"Look at me."

wildoats

fairy

Lisa Robison posted this article on 11/13/2005

Sanibel Island 2005

We had been planning a trip to Cancun for months but hurricane wilma hit hard right before we were supposed to go, so we needed a last minute back-up plan. We surfed the web and couldn't find anything until at the last minute Grandma Diane found enough seats to get the whole gang to florida.

She went to Sanibel Island as a kid for vacations, and then took the 5J's a couple times when they were young. Now it was time for the grandkids to get the Sanibel experience. It's the 3rd best place in the world for collecting sea shells.

Every day Grandma and Grandpa put on a 'grampscamp' for an hour or two for the kids. One day they all got on bikes and rode down to a bird show. Another grampscamp was a scavenger hunt finding certain types of shells and learning what they're called.

The babies, the kids, and the grown-ups all loved hanging out at the beach.

We stayed at the Sanibel Siesta, a complex of beachfront condominiums that were very nice. A couple bedrooms in each, a nice big kitchen and living room, and the best part was a couple balconies in each one overlooking the ocean. We could even see the ocean while laying in bed. A few highlights of the trip were: eating keylime pie on the beach at sunset, gathering sea shells by the sea shore, sipping diet caffeine-free coke spiked with lime on the beach, a private boat ride with a marine biologist to a little island where we caught sea creatures (karenin caught a sea horse, a bunch of crabs, and some shrimp) and the kids held them and learned about them, sea kayaking through the mongrove forest, playing at the pool..... etc.. etc..