Cameron and Nicky Roberts

Disneyland Trip

2009-05-05T21:23:00.000-06:00

We decided to take a week vacation and head down to California. For the first half of the trip we spent it in SoCal. We visited a bunch of friends down there and had a great time at Disneyland. The kids loved all the rides and characters. Unfortunately we didn't get to see all of princess that Mackenzie wanted to but we did see Tinker Bell and she was really excited about that. We ended up meeting up with one of my co-workers that happened to be down there the same weekend and our kids had a blast together. Next time I think we are going to have to make it more than a 1 day visit. There was not nearly enough time to see everything and ride everything we wanted to.

Chunky Baby

2009-04-21T12:59:00.002-06:00

Kaitlyn has gotten so big. She is not even six months old yet and she is so chunky. She is already growing out of some of her 6-9 month clothes. She has rolls on her rolls. Her latest thing is playing with her feet. Anytime you put her on the ground, as long as she is in a good mood, she will grab her feet and hang on. She starts to laugh and pulls them to her mouth. It's funny and entertaining.

Easter Family Pictures

2009-04-12T13:08:00.001-06:00

Nicky decided that she wanted to have everyone dress up for Easter and get some pictures of our little family. Cameron and Caleb both had on green button up shirts while Mackenzie and Kaitlyn had matching dresses of pink and purple. Nicky went with a nice blue to contrast the rest of the family. Everyone looked really cute and we got some really good family pictures out of it. Of course it didn't hurt that we used the kids Easter candy as a way to bribe them in order to get them to smile for us. We told them if they smiled big and sat where we told them they could have some of their candy. Worked like a charm.

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-11T13:00:00.002-06:00

We spent our Easter weekend down in Twin Falls with Nicky's family. The neighbors put on an Easter Egg Hunt for the ward and our kids had a blast. Caleb took off on his own and was doing great. At one point we had to tell him to stop so that there would be enough eggs for the other kids. Once he realized he needed to stop he started to help Mackenzie look for them and point them out. He was a great big brother to her and made sure she found a lot herself. We all had a great time running around, even though it was a little cold outside. Caleb wanted to start eating all the candy right away, so we had to put down some rules so we wouldn't have to deal with a sugar high all day.

Date Night

2009-04-03T14:07:00.001-06:00

Five years ago on April 1st Nicky and I met for the first time. To celebrate and of course get a good excuse for a babysitter we decided we wanted to go on a date Friday night. Trying to stay out of trouble I figured it would be good to plan a nice dinner and then a movie or whatever Nicky wanted. I left it up to her to decide. I promise this was all her doing but of course I didn't argue. When all was said and done we ended up getting a relatively fast dinner at Q' doba and then headed for the Qwest Arena for hockey game. We even had some friends of ours meet us there. I have to admit I am the luckiest guy. I got a great meal that I didn't have to do the dishes and a hockey game without getting in trouble. Now you can't beat that for a date night. Both sides won on this one.

Cereal Time

2009-03-26T14:02:00.000-06:00

Messy, but well worth it. Kaitlyn has started eating cereal now. As you can see it is a very messy process but Nicky is loving it because he means less feeding from her and longer hours through the night. Kaitlyn is still unsure about the whole thing. She hasn't taken well to a bottle and doesn't always play nice when its time to eat. I think she just loves her mommy so much she doesn't want to eat any other way.

Cast Off!!

2009-03-19T16:39:00.004-06:00

Mackenzie got her cast off today and couldn't be happier. She was walking all over the place and honestly walked like she had too much to drink. She went up to everyone and showed them her foot and would say, "Look, cast off." Then she would start walking all over the place like nothing ever happened. When we first got to the doctors office she was fast asleep. As soon as they started cutting into the cast to take it off she was up. She freaked out a little until she realized her Daddy was right there holding her. After the cast was off they did some X-Rays and everything looked great. We have to keep her from overdoing it for the next couple of weeks but other than that things are looking good.

Visit to the Doctors

2009-02-26T16:31:00.000-07:00

It looks like Mackenzie is the first of our kids to have to get a cast put on. This last weekend while she was going down the slide with another girl in our park her foot got caught and twisted on her. She started to cry so we took her home and iced it. We kept an eye on her over the weekend but come Monday she still would not walk on it and complained that it hurt. We took her into the Doctors on Monday morning and they took X-rays but couldn't tell. They wanted a specialist to look at them and said they would call us on Wednesday. So on Wednesday we got the call that she had a Toddler Fracture or what's also known as a Spiral Fracture. So this afternoon we took her and she got fitted for her first cast. She did amazing and was really happy to have a new bright pink sock put on her foot. Give it a couple of days and I bet she won't be as happy. She has to have it on for three weeks. On top of this we are potty training her and she is doing really good. We just hope not being able to walk won't hinder her progress with staying dry.

Mackenzie's Birthday

2009-02-08T17:05:00.001-07:00

Mackenzie with her new princess dress and night gown.

Mackenzie just turned 2 years old and got to celebrate it for two days. We had a little princess party on Saturday for all of her little girlfriends in the neighborhood. They all had so much fun. Nicole had little necklaces and rings and other jewelry for them to wear. On Sunday we had more of a laid back birthday party for her with the family. Grandma and Grandpa Roberts got to see her open her present from them on the webcam and she opened her presents from us too. She had so much fun being a little princess and of course daddy loves his little princess and calls her that all the time. I doubt she will have much of a complex.

Make-Up

2009-02-02T14:10:00.001-07:00

So Mackenzie had her first experience with make-up. When mom had her back turned she went into our bathroom and found moms large selection of beauty tools. The next thing we know Mackenzie is sitting on the floor with mascara all over her face. At least she got most of it near her eye. She has a good idea of where it is suppose to go. Hopefully we can keep her from actually wanting to wear makeup for awhile.

Trip to McCall, ID

2009-01-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

Cameron just got back from an all day trip up to McCall, Idaho for their Winter Festival. His work took all of them up there as a reward for a job well done. They spend the day looking at all of the ice sculptures that are famous during this time and playing in the snow. I wonder sometimes who the real kids are in our family...lol Overall he had a great time hanging out with his fellow co-workers and a nice break from everyday work.

Baby Blessing

2009-01-04T14:00:00.001-07:00

While Mom and Dad were in town for the weekend we blessed Kaitlyn at church. Bethany and Nathan came up from Utah to be there for it along with Nicky's parents who came up from Twin Falls. Kaitlyn looked so cute in her little blessing dress. We had a lot of fun having so much family in town for our special occasion.

New Years with Grandma and Papa Roberts

2009-01-02T13:42:00.001-07:00

Cameron's parents came up for the New Year to see the kids and play with us. This is the first time they had seen our little Kaitlyn so she got a lot of attention. It gave Nicky and wonderful break. All the kids loved having Grandma and Papa up to visit and spend time with them. Caleb had a blast sitting with his Papa and of course causing trouble with him. Kaitlyn was right at home in Grandma's arms and Grandma was eating it up. Mackenzie got her new bedding over the weekend too and was having a lot of fun in her new Princes bed. She wanted to go to bed just so she could be a princes like her bed.

Visit with Santa

2008-12-21T22:37:00.003-07:00

It's been a very eventful weekend. We had two Christmas parties that we went to. One was for Cameron's work and the other was for our ward. It was good to get out and go to both. The one for Cameron's work we only took Kaitlyn so it was a nice night out without worrying too much about the kids getting into anything. Everyone wanted to hold Kaitlyn so we were able to enjoy ourselves and dance a little too. At the ward Christmas party Santa showed up to visit with all of the kids. Caleb and Mackenzie both were excited to see him. We even had to hold Mackenzie back because she kept trying to run up in front of everyone to jump in Santa's lap. Even Kaitlyn seemed to be having fun with Santa. Although I doubt she had any idea what was going on. She did do good with everyone though. Marlena had fun holding Kaitlyn and is really good with the kids. We like to have her babysit for us. Hilary is with Nicky and Mackenzie. She lives not too far from us and is expecting her first baby. The really cool thing is she also happened to be one of the nurses that took care of Nicky while she was in the hospital with Kaitlyn. We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!

Early Christmas Present

2008-12-15T13:26:00.002-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa Roberts decided they wanted to get something for our new home for Christmas. One thing that we have always wanted was a big lounge sack and that is what we got. It's microfiber so that makes it easy on the clean up. Caleb and Mackenzie can't get enough of it. They love to play on it and especially sit on it with their daddy and read or watch TV with him.

Phoenix Fire Volleyball

2008-11-26T14:31:00.004-07:00

Cameron is on a rec league co-ed volleyball team through work. Last night they had a game and won which put them at 5-0. Undefeated and loving every minute of it. Players on his team consist of co-workers and spouses. It's nice to be able to get out and have fun and get to know people from his office outside of work. Nicky is enjoying being out with the kids and supporting the team along with others. It's been a lot of fun playing and building team unity with co-workers.

Bath Time

2008-11-06T16:59:00.002-07:00

Kaitlyn likes her baths for the most part. We get a kick out of it because she fits so well in our downstairs bathroom sink. It is nice not to have to bend over to bathe her. We'll enjoy it while we can cause we know it won't last long. She is such a little cutie.

Halloween

2008-11-03T15:46:00.003-07:00

Good thing this is not a family picture cause that would be scary. We had a great time this year going out trick-or-treating. We went back to our old neighborhood so our friends could see the kids and there was hardly any kids out knocking. People were giving our kids hand fulls of candy. Both Caleb and Mackenzie ended up with their bags almost full to the top. Caleb had it down pretty good with saying trick-or-treat and Mackenzie was really good at say just treat. Caleb was of course Mr. Incredible, Mackenzie was a Princes, Kaitlyn was a pink bear, Nicky was a ghost, and Cameron was a redneck hick. Overall we had a blast getting dressed up and hitting the doors. Cameron got to dress up at work and no one recognized him. His students that happened to stop by got a good laugh to when he walked out. Hope you all had a great Halloween.

Kaitlyn Marie Roberts

2008-10-27T15:30:00.003-06:00

Kaitlyn Marie Roberts was born on Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:10 am. She was 6 lbs 8 ounces and 20 inches long. Both Nicky and Kaitlyn are doing great. Nicky started having contractions around 9 pm on Tuesday night. After they were consistent for a couple of hours we had a friend come over to watch the kids. We went to the hospital and they said she hadn't changed since her appt earlier that day with her Doctor. We had to walk around for an hour and then they checked her again. She had gone from being dilated from a 3 to 5. They admitted her at about 2 am and she progressed till our little girl came. The doctor and nurses were all wonderful. We got a call later that afternoon from our Realtors that our house had funded and that we had a new house too. That night after Nicky and Kaitlyn were asleep I went and picked up the keys and moved our bed over to the new home so she could rest there while we moved. Caleb and Mackenzie seem to be doing really good with their new sister. Caleb wants to hold her all the time and is very gentle. Mackenzie just wants to point at her eyes, mouth, nose and ears and tell us what they are. We have to remind her not to poke her face and be gentle but overall she is doing good.

We have a New Home!!!

2008-10-27T15:25:00.003-06:00

Its official, we have a new home. We funded on our home Wednesday and got the keys to move in. We spent the weekend with the help of Nicky's parents and some guys from the ward moving everything over. Saturday some women from the RS showed up and cleaned the house we were in. It helped so much with the move. As soon as we get things organized I will have some updated pictures of the inside.

Friendly Visit

2008-10-10T13:13:00.004-06:00

We had our friends Ben and Mickey come into town with their kids. Mackenzie fell in love with Mickey instantly. Mickey and I met up at Ricks College back in 2000 right after my mission and we have kept in touch ever since. It was a great weekend and we had a blast catching up and hanging out. They live out is Rexburg, Idaho right now but can't wait to get out and might end up out this way. In the first picture you can see our little Mackenzie with Mickey, her son Kenyon, and her daughter Mackenzie. It got confusing a for both girls. We had to call them Big Mackenzie and Little Mackenzie. Of course Mickey had a little more fun with it and called them Dark Mackenzie and White Mackenzie. Mickey is married to a white boy and she is so happy cause she got her milk chocolate babies.

House Week 11

2008-09-29T14:01:00.004-06:00

We are starting to count down the days till our house is done. This last week was the installation of the carpet and sinks. It is really starting to come along and look like a home. This next week they will be doing the finishing touches and then on Friday we have the pre-walk through. As long as everything has been completed to our liking then we should be able to officially close on the house a week later. Our appliances should be in this week and of course the touch up work through out the house. Both Caleb and Mackenzie had a good time running through the house now that there is carpet all over the place. Caleb has already started to tell us which room he wants. At this point I don't think Mackenzie has a preference. She just likes to hide in the closets.

House Week 10

2008-09-22T13:49:00.003-06:00

There weren't too many changes for week 9 so that is why we didn't post anything. This last week a lot was done as you can see. All of the electrical outlets and lighting are in, the vinyl flooring is in and the cabinetry is complete. Nicky was really excited when we stopped by because she was able to see her kitchen and get a better idea of what it was going to look like. They are suppose to do the carpet this week along with some other cosmetic work. The end of next week is going to be our pre-walk through and then on the 10th of Oct. is our closing date. We are definitely counting down and getting excited. The pictures are of the exterior, kitchen, pantry, master bathroom, and the kids bathroom.

First Day of School

2008-09-18T14:30:00.002-06:00

So Nicky and some of the other girls in our ward got together and decided to put a pre-school program together. Its twice a week and they rotate where it is at and who is in charge of teaching. They have field trips, lessons, and other activities planned out. Caleb was so excited to start school. He couldn't wait to use his backpack and his new pencils and crayons and other fun school tools. He actually didn't want to leave when it was time to go. Of course we had to take away his scissors already because he was having way too much fun with those. Caleb really loved having Spiderman on his backpack and lunch pale.

Weekend in Twin

2008-09-15T13:26:00.002-06:00

This was a great weekend for Nicky and her side of the family. Her brother Derek and her cousin Terrence and his wife flew up from Phoenix, AZ for the weekend. They all drove down to Twin Falls for the weekend and spent most of Friday in the Twin Falls Temple. Nicky's Grandpa Burner past away a couple of years ago and they did his temple work on Friday. Nicky said it was a great experience having so much family down there and being able to link the family eternally. The kids had a great time playing at the part down near Shoshone Falls. Caleb had his fishing pole and got in some good practice and Mackenzie had fun hanging out with Terrence. Cameron had to work all day Friday so he stayed home all weekend and did the solo act. Fortunately he has made some friends in our new ward so was able to kill some time playing video games and watching TRON with Glenn.

Our Little Baby

2008-09-09T14:19:00.002-06:00

So we still don't know what we are having and are not planning on finding out. It's been a lot of fun keeping it a surprise. Of course we do have some people wanting to know so they can get things but that can always wait till the baby gets here. The heart beat was good and healthy and it measured good too. Cameron is getting excited to have another little one join the family and doesn't care what it is. Nicole is anxious to get this baby out of her and is starting to get uncomfortable. She has less than 8 weeks to go and hopes to be in the new house before the baby gets here. She hopes to be somewhat settled and have her own place for the new addition.

House Week 8

2008-09-09T14:15:00.003-06:00

Not much has changed with the house this week. They finished up the exterior and completed the tap and texture for the interior. The next couple weeks we should be big with changes on the interior.

Family Walk

2008-09-09T14:05:00.002-06:00

So we went on a family walk and as you can see Caleb is not in any of the pictures. Trying to get that boy to stay in one spot long enough to take one especially when he is on his bike is not an easy task. Nicky is doing great with the pregnancy and looking good. If you look close enough in the picture of her posing her belly you can see Caleb off in the distance on his bike. He was that far in front of us most of the way. Mackenzie just wanted to ride on our shoulders or walk along with us. She had fun with all the flowers that were out. It was a gorgeous day for a walk so we have to take advantage before Fall sets in officially.

Playing in the Corn Rows

2008-09-05T13:03:00.002-06:00

Caleb and Mackenzie had so much fun playing in the corn and hiding. They would chase each other around and hide from us. They even helped pick some of the corn for dinner. Mackenzie wasn't completely sure about it at first but once she noticed her brother running around and having fun she was game. It was actually harder to get her out of there than it was to get her to go in. Being so small was actually to her advantage as she was able to stay below the leaves hanging on the stalks. Caleb just had fun running through them as fast as he could, hiding, and of course chasing Mackenzie around.

House Week 7

2008-09-03T13:18:00.002-06:00

The siding is up, the shutters are on, the garage doors are in, and the drywall is complete!! Can you believe how fast things are moving? The picture is not the greatest because of the lighting the day we went out. The shutters are blue and the exterior siding is a yellow/creme. It looks really good and we can't wait to see the finished product. The interior pictures are of the family room and the kitchen. It was fun to come back after a long weekend and see how much they had done the previous week.

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-02T16:53:00.002-06:00

For our Labor Day Weekend we went down to Twin Falls, Idaho and spent it with Nicky's parents. It was a great time to play and relax. We spent all day Saturday at the south hills on the 4-wheelers. As you can see the kids loved it. We kept it pretty simple so Nicky could come along. Most of the trails we went on were old logging roads and simple trails so it wasn't too bumpy for Nicky. Caleb and Mackenzie had a blast with their grandparents. Caleb wanted to start out riding with his Papa Staples and then back with his Daddy. He was pretty happy as long as he was riding and we were moving. A couple times he wanted to drive himself. If you leave the key in unattended he will try. At the beginning Mackenzie just slept. She was sitting behind her daddy and in front of her mommy and after the first half hour she was out. She fell asleep against her mommy's arm. Later towards the end of the day after she woke up she was alert and looking all around. It was a great day but very dirty.

Home Week 6

2008-08-26T14:12:00.004-06:00

So the outside of the house looks the same as last week but the interior has changed dramatically. All of the wiring and the plumbing has been completed and the dry-wall is going up. We had an inspection on it at the end of this last week and everything past. The builder we are going through does the exterior insulation but if you want any of the interior walls insulated then you have to do it yourself. Since we were out in California over the weekend that didn't leave us a lot of time. The plan was for the dry wall to be finished on Tuesday. So Monday after work Cameron went to the house with a couple guys from the ward and put in some extra insulation on some of the interior walls. Mainly the walls that touch both a bedroom and bathroom to reduce noise and the wall that goes along the master bedroom and stairwell. From top to bottom you are looking at the living room, kitchen, stairwell, and master bedroom. Its all coming along great.

Bike Ride

2008-08-19T14:19:00.002-06:00

Caleb and Mackenzie are getting so big. They are really starting to get along and Caleb is not beating up on Mackenzie as much. He has really started to look out for her more and loves to take her for rides on his older bike. He had his own bike with training wheels, but loves to have his sister on the back playing along with him. I guess it makes less work for her, all she has to do is hang on and enjoy the ride. There is no stopping these two.

House Week 5

2008-08-19T13:59:00.004-06:00

Things are moving along nicely with the house. This week they are finishing up all the electrical and plumbing. They will start to sheetrock everything the first of next week. When we drove by for these pictures Caleb said, "Daddy look we have windows now." It's been a lot of fun watching the progression and we hope everyone else is enjoying it with us.

Potty

2008-08-14T09:36:00.003-06:00

Mackenzie is getting so big, she has already started to say potty. Nicky has started to put her on everytime she does and after every meal to get her familiarized with it. We are hoping to have her really close to being potty trained by the time the new baby gets here. As you can see she likes to be on it and doesn't freak out. I think a lot of it has to do with seeing her brother on the toilet. She seems to want to do everything he does. This of course can be good and bad. We have had to talk with Caleb about being a good big brother and setting a good example. He is doing a great job of taking care of his little sister and watching out for her. It should be fun to see how they both react to the new addition.

Our House!!

2008-08-11T11:47:00.003-06:00

Can you believe it is already starting to look like a house. It's just a skeleton right now but we can't wait till it's done. The interior shot was taken from the Family Room looking back towards the back sliding door. The stairs leading to the upper floor are to the right. We didn't get any of the upstairs but will soon. All the bedrooms with be upstairs with the laundry, kitchen, dinning and living rooms downstairs. Everytime we drive by it Nicky gets more and more excited. Who can blame her though, who wouldn't be excited to be done with renting and putting your own home together. The ward we are in is wonderful. We got invited over for dinner last night by a couple and had a great time getting to know them. The kids loved it and even warmed up to their dog which happened to be a Great Dane.

Cameron

2008-08-06T16:28:00.000-06:00

We were finally able to find a picture that Cameron is in, instead of him being the one taking it. Of course it happens to be of him and Caleb participating in their favorite Sunday afternoon past time. Sunday afternoon naps are very sacred. :) Daddy's little man loves being there right with him and he wouldn't have it any other way.

Building our House!!!

2008-08-05T13:36:00.000-06:00

We started the process of building a home. We are building out in Kuna, Idaho which is just south of Meridian. Nicole can't wait to be done with renting and is excited to be able to do whatever she wants with her home. Cameron is just happy not to have to worry about moving the family again for a very long time. These pictures start from about two weeks ago when we broke ground on our lot. Then we have the foundation complete and this last Sunday we got pictures with the driveway complete and some of the walls and flooring. Our goal is to have a weekly update of the house so you can see it progress along with us. We can't wait till it is done and we can move in. We will keep you posted.

Mackenzie

2008-08-04T14:15:00.000-06:00

Mackenzie is 18 months old now and growing like a weed. She is such a little princess but such a little drama queen too. I wouldn't change it for the world. Nicky has had to focus on getting some more girl oriented toys. With Caleb we have had so many boy toys and now that she is really starting to shine, it's cute to see her playing with more girlie toys. Thankfully Cameron has his boy to rough house with and now Nicky has her little princess to dress up. It should be interesting to see how the new baby fits in.

Caleb

2008-08-04T14:09:00.000-06:00

Caleb has become our little showboat. He loves to be outside and to wear his sunglasses. He always has to wear his when his daddy does. Caleb is a great big brother but loves to pick on his little sister. It should be interesting to see how he does with another baby in the family. Hopefully it will take some of the teasing off of Mackenzie. Aside from the normal teasing though he does love his little sister. If he can't give her a kiss and hug goodnight before she goes to bed he gets upset.

Nicky

2008-08-04T13:55:00.000-06:00

For those of you who are not aware yet , Nicole is pregnant. We decided to keep it on the DL and have some fun with my parents. They came up to visit the end of July and that is when they found out she is 6 months along. Needless to say I got a good beating from my Mom. She is looking cute and doing great. We don't know what we are having and are not planning on finding out. Of course that is the plan so far. Things can always change. We are scheduled to have another ultrasound on Friday the 8th of August and unless she changes her mind or the doctor tells us by accident then it should be a surprise till the end. Caleb has had to be more careful with jumping and playing. We have had to caution him to be careful around his mommy and he seems to be aware that there is a baby inside of her tummy.