The big annual Robbins Family Christmas party!
Everyone looks forward to this party every year. Yesterday all I heard is "when are we going??"

We have a yummy dinner then we play Bingo or what I like to call "blood bingo". It was pretty tame last night. No tears or blood were shed this year.

We then exchanged our Christmas gifts, I love this part. I love to see how everyone likes the gifts they were given. Shan gave Sierra a barbie car with a barbie in it. It was so cute, she loved it. What was even cuter is that Shaylee loved it too. Sierra was sweet and shared it with her. That little Shaylee is the cutest thing ever, well it may be a tie for cuteness with Sierra. Ha!

We usually celebrate Noelle's birthday at our Christmas party since it falls either on her actual day or close to it. This year it was on her day. She wanted a big fudge-y chocolate cake, and Costco has a really good one. I just wished the whole things was eaten last night. Now I have a quarter of it staring at me all day.

Happy 11th Birthday Noelle!


Me and my gorgeous sister in law Judy. I had to get a pic of us since we totally matched in our black.


Noelle, Cody and Maddy playing cards.

I wished I had taken more pics. I just always forget when the party is in full swing. Everyone is coming over next Tuesday for dinner, so I'll try and get more then.

Thanksgiving 2008

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Turkey Day! We had a great time. It was so fun to have it at our house again. The turkey turned out juicy and moist. The rolls were light and fluffy. (We almost didn't have any because I made a huge mistake when I made them) Darlene (Scott's Mom) made the most wonderful yams. They were a huge hit. I want some right now. My Grandpa's sister was able to come. I haven't seen her since his funeral. She could only remember me as a little girl but she looks so much like him it felt like he was there with us.

This is a new recipe I tried. It's a chocolate-pecan-caramel cream pie. It was harder than I thought it would be. The custard layer took me three tries. It was pretty good though. Ash loved my razzleberry pie I made a little bit more. I think I need to teach her how to make it. I keep trying to teach the kids how to cook but it gets so frustrating. They don't seem to love it like I did at their age. My sister and I would try and see who could make the same dish the best. Maybe they need a little competition. The stuffing ended up wonderful even though I couldn't find the pecans. I think Ash threw them away when she was helping me clean up. It's probably a good thing since it forced me to abandon my idea of making pecan squares. I soooo didn't have time for that.

























Sierra making her sad and her mad face. She loves the camera.