Javin Edward Robbins

Thank Heavens for the wonderful gift of epidurals!! It was so much more tolerable once I had some drugs, I could do it again. I was nicer too :)


Little Javin, born 2:50 am on September 1, 2009. 7 lbs 10 oz, 20 inches long. He's a healthy, happy little boy.


Daddy was so proud, I push for a solid 30 minutes. It was a very late night and early morning, we were both really tired, but Jaron just couldn't put him down.


We have come to the conclusion that he has my nose and eyebrows, but Jaron's hairline, chin and lips. We looked at some pictures of Jaron as a baby and they are almost identical, my handsome boys. I'm such a happy mama!


Thanks to everyone who came to visit or send their love electronically - we love you all too! Javin with the Mangums, probably the nicest people in the world.

Temple Maternity

On Friday Jaron and I were invited to the wedding of his best friend Curtis Beyer to Ashley Latimer. It was a gorgeous, cool day so Jaron decided to take his own maternity pictures of me with our 'new to us' camera. We got to Temple Square a bit early (like a hour) so we had plenty of time. I felt like such a tard posing for my hubby while TONS of people walked around us, it was fun though. Jaron doesn't give great direction so the majority of the pictures are the same, plus its really hard to be 36 weeks pregnant and comfortable in more than one pose.

Santa Cruz

Yep, that's me, in a bikini. I felt like a whale and everyone was staring at me. But whatev. Jaron didn't mind walking next to me so I figured I didn't look THAT bad.
Scott & Jaron being manly on the beach.

The boogie boarding was much more successful this time around, mostly.

He's so happy!

San Fran

SAN FRAN

We didn't have enough time to go to both the beach and Chinatown so we went to the beach. If you couldn't tell, it was cold and windy. The 'natives' were walking around in hoodies and jackets, staring at the crazy tourists in their swimsuits.


Jaron, Brooke & Carly were the only ones brave enough to enter the frigid waters. Hypothermia just doesn't sound like too much fun, especially on vacation. The girls were brave enough to get in up to their knees. You can tell they hadn't been in the water yet, they were still smiling.


Poor little Jaron got rocked by the water. While boogie boarding he got pulled under and drug on the bottom, twice. His back was a little bloody, by the second time he was done. We cleaned him up and were on our way.


On our way back to Citrus Heights we stopped off at the Jelly Belly Factory. For FUN! Jaron says his favorite part was "The jelly beans". My favorite was the little spoon things that the workers had, they would walk around a dish out a single bean to the people in line. They were the coolest little spoons, I want one! Its official, Jaron has a favorite Jelly Belly, Pink Grapefruit. We like the fruits, mine is still Juicy Pear.

They had a fun snack bar, everything was in the shape of a bean. Carly got some mango ice cream and shared with the fam, it was really yummy.

Road Trip to Cali 2009

On Monday, July 6th Darrell, Kristin, Scott, Brooke, Carly, Jaron and I piled into 2 cars and drove the 10-12 hours from Salt Lake to Citrus Heights, CA. Luckily, we left at night so I slept (tried to sleep) most of the way. Its such a good thing that Jaron is the BEST night driver ever, because once dusk comes I pass out. By the time we got there my toes were so swollen they looked like little grapes, thank goodness I took my rings off before we left.

Here's a fun bridge we drove across.

Uncle Dee & Aunt Laurie were kind enough to let us invade their home and eat their food for the week. THANKS DEE & LAURIE!!

While in Cali we visited Grandma Donna Robbins' & Uncle Douglas' grave, went to an Aerospace museum, visited with Uncle David & Aunt Claudia and their girls Kendra, Sara, Kristina & Jenna and their families. I didn't have my camera with me, but we had a great BBQ at Kendra's and the cousins got Javin some really cute clothes - Thanks Ladies!! By the way, Kendra's house is AMAZING!

Fatty, fatty 2 by 4

Ok, this is not the cutest picture, but it a good belly one. May 28th, so it was taken right before we moved into our two bedroom. The belly is about the same size out, it just wider now. I've gained about 28 pounds so far and I'm 30 weeks. I just noticed yesterday, what I think to be my first stretch mark, EKK!

This morning Javin was moving a bunch, I thought it would be cool to get it on video. Its about 2 1/2 minutes long, so if you are real interested in seeing my belly move and hearing Jaron blow his nose then you might not want to watch. My belly button isn't completely out yet, but it isn't as cute as it used to be - sad face. Javin is always on the left, head down and butt up in my ribs - either he likes it or he is already stuck.

BREAD!

I got this bread recipe from my sis, Jenni, and it is to die for! Thanks Nini! I really like that it has honey in it and its best when eaten just out of the oven with raspberry jam or just with butter.

5 cups warm water
1/3 cup oil (put into a 1 cup measure to the 1/3 line with the oil)
2/3 cup honey (fill the rest of the 1 cup measure with the 2/3 honey, it helps the honey come out without a hassle)
2 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. yeast
10-12 cups flour (I add the first 4 cups, then mix, then add 4 more cups to start. Then add 1/2 cup at a time while kneading). Almost a whole #10 can of flour.

The last time I made a batch I ended up adding 10 cups before taking it out of the bowl, then 4 more 1/2 cups before the dough wasn't sticky.

Knead, knead, knead.

Put back into the bowl (clean) and let rise until it doubles in size.

Separate into 5 loaves and put into greased bread pans. I like to let the bread rise a little in the pan, bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. Take a quick peek at about 28 minutes to see how golden it is.

There are no preservatives in the bread so if you aren't going to eat all 5 loaves quickly, I suggest freezing the rest. Then defrost it on the counter for 1 day before eating. Good luck ladies!