The Robertson Family: GoOd ByE GRanDPa....September 22, 2010

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

GoOd ByE GRanDPa....September 22, 2010

Grandpa saying good-bye to Paizlie before he sets off to Texas tomorrow to start his new job!

Grandpa and Princess P!

Me, Dad, and P

It's time to get real.....

I have to say that I have really done well at being excited for my parents up till now. I am sitting here looking at these pictures, it's raining outside, and inside I feel like crying.

I am very happy my dad has found a job. He has really been patient in finding one. I know it's the best decision for them to move. It will be a great new adventure for the two of them. It is just going to be really hard for me. I feel like I am loosing a big part of my support system.

My parents have ALWAYS been there for us. Whenever we need them, they are there. They always support us in our good times and bad times. They support our kids in all their activities as well. When Sam and I have need a sitter for our kiddos, they come, even though they live and hour and 1/2 away. We can always count on them.

This is going to be a BIG adjustment for me because I am close to my family. I remember how hard it was for me when my brother, Mike, and his sweet family moved back East. They currently live in California. Now my mom and dad are moving to Texas, which feels equally as hard or harder.

We are all moving so far apart from each other. Though I do have to say, with all that has happened over these past two years, with Sam and I, and with Mike and Jamie, we all have grown closer, which has been a blessing. We have really been each others support systems. It's just hard to not see the ones you love on a regular basis.

I am THANKFUL Dave and Meagan are still here and will be somewhat close to us. I PRAY that they will move closer to us soon, hint, hint. (Don't move out of state Dave!) I am THANKFUL Sam's family is still here and somewhat close to us. I know they won't move closer, dang it! Also, I am THANKFUL I have Rachel, Jamie's sister, 20 minutes away. So, I know there are some positives but having 80% isn't cutting it for me right now! Though, I guess it will have to do :)

So all of that being said, I am sad today! I will miss my parents SO MUCH! My kids will miss their grandparents SO MUCH TOO!

Good bye Dad. I do wish the best of luck to you. I know you will find happiness in this new adventure you're about to embark on. I also know you'll be very successful at your new job. Good Luck! You're in our prayers!

Love,

JEN

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We Are The Robertson's....

Sam and I are products of the Spanish Fork Singles Ward. When we met, Sam was the ward mission leader and I was a stake missionary. We dated for 3 months then I served a mission. After I returned home we married in November 1999. We have four beautiful children: Hadlie, Daxton, Tage, and Paizlie. Our family is growing bigger and better everyday. Since we don't live close to our immediate families we hope this blog will capture our memories we are making and allow our families and friends to watch us grow and progress everyday.

Daxton

Daxton is 7 years old. He is our perfectionist. He works on something until it looks just so. He runs on his own time schedule. He is very anaylitical. We think he'll follow in his Grandpa Owen's and Uncle Dave's footsteps one day and become an Engineer. Daxton loves to play with his friends, play baseball, and play piano. He loves playing the Wii. He's very good at it. Daxton knows how to do things right: he starts out slow until he figures all the in's and out's then he cruises through the task. Daxton loves his mom. He and Jen have a strong bond. He loves school. He's a good listener and a great big brother to Tage.

Paizlie

Paizlie is 2 years old. She is our peacemaker. She has brought alot of happiness and joy into our lives. She is always happy. She loves to play with her stuff dogs, her babies, and her brothers and sister. She mimic's her siblings all the time. She wants to be a big kid too.Paizllie is a 100% grandpa girl. She LOVES, and I mean, LOVES her two grandpa's. She makes me open up our blog almost everyday so she can see pictures of her two grandpa's. She has a very sweet spirit and nature about her. We are so glad she came to our family.

My Dad's A Hero

I, Jen, illustrated this book for two friends of mine, Jewel Armstrong and Rebecca Christensen, whom wrote the book. Together, we self published it in 2007. We have been sending it to military families and military schools around the nation to help children with deployed parents. Our book perviously won the 2007 Golden Quill Award from the American Authors Association and the 2007 Don Hanson Award for Creativity from the Military Writers Society of America. We now have learned that Scholastic Books is now going to carry it for the next 7 years in their book order magazines. We are very excited about it. It's so awesome! So watch for it when your kids bring home their book orders from school. You can also get it on Amazon.com.