A Day in the Life of the Roberts'

me and Angie last weekend. She leaves for Iraq in a couple weeks, for about a year! :-(

Earl teaching me to drive the Harley, which isn't mine anymore. He took it back. The Indian-giver. Long story, but his Chopper is a no-go. Wasted money. Doesn't work. Needs to be totally rebuilt. He's upset. You might not want to ask him about it. I think he might cry. Okay, I'm kidding about the crying part, but he's VERY angry.

Obviously, this picture of Earl is before he was VERY angry.

Joey playing with Angie, who for some weird reason, has a diaper box on her head. I guess Earl was right: he tells Joey that 'mommy's side of the family is coo-coo'

Allie and Joey in the bathtub.

Allie D., Thomas, Allie Y. and Garrett at playdate

Allie D, Joey, Garrett, Allie, and Thomas' head.^

Carl and Louise eating my food.

Mamaw and Joey, watching Grandpa and Louise eat my food. :-)

Louise and Lars. Best buddies.

Nan, relaxing on my uncomfortable couch.

Grandma and Joey in the morning.

Mamaw listening to Nana talking, and talking, and talking. :-)

Bradley and Joey playing. They get along really good most of the time, except when they want each others' toys.

We're having a fun visit with family. This summer has been full of great visits, so we don't really want it to end. Tomorrow is Jayne Wayne day at the base, so i'll have more pictures then.

tune in tomorrow for the next episode of 'a day in the life of the roberts' LOL

And finally, a video of the kids at our last playdate. Too funny!

Busy Times at Home!

We've been staying very busy here. With all the toilet washing and everything. Here's the still picture of Joey in the toilet:

He fell asleep on my lap this day. Precious.

The whole family cuddle time!



Aunt Angie and Joey last weekend.

Joey met his daddy outside when he came home from work one day this week.

Earl riding in from work on MY Harley. His chopper is in the shop right now.

Charity, her husband Jason, and their son Eric came to visit this week. We had so much fun!

Eric and Joey.

Let's see, what else is new? Well, Jane Wayne day is next weekend, so Earl's parents and sister Louise and nephew Bradley are coming in. The base lets the spouses (and this year, is also letting the families) come in and shoot some of the weapons, and do the obstacle courses, and eat MRE's and do some other Marine things for the day. That's on Saturday.

I am thinking about getting laser eye surgery. I go in for another exam in 3 weeks, then they refer me to a surgeon in Raleigh. I'll be getting it done by the people who did Tiger Woods, so I feel safe in their hands. Not sure about the cost yet, but it will definitely be worth it. It will pay for itself in a few years, I think, as often as I have to buy contacts and glasses usually. So I'm excited about that. And I'm waiting for my referral to a back specialist, too. We think I'm might need another back surgery, since my scoliosis has gotten worse--it's worse than it was than before I had my first surgery.

Earl's still doing the same ol', same ol'. He's doing a lot of training for the upcoming deployment to Iraq early next year. So he's gone a lot. Me and Joey hate it, but we're so proud of him. Angie is getting ready to ship out as well. They might be coming back about the same time next year. That will be a great homecoming! But Earl doesn't waste one chance to tease Angie about joining the Army instead of the Marines. She loves it, though. :-)

Joey still only has his 2 teeth. I don't even feel any more bumps yet. He loves baths still, he love brushing his teeth. He's still saying the same words, but we are working on more. He's eating better and drinking more milk lately, so we expect him to grow some more soon! He loves being outside. He tries his best to walk in the road, so I can already tell he's going to be a handful when he starts running! We might need to fence in our front yard. He's still throwing things out the doggie door. He needs a hair cut, but we haven't gotten around to that yet.

Well, I guess that's all for now. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Joey in the toilet

This was too funny not to share.
This happened today, 8-11-07. It was going on for a few minutes before I got my camera. Me and Angie cracked up, as you can probably hear in this video. Angie got some still shots too, I'll try to post them later.

Teeth and Shoes!

This is one of the few pictures that you can actually see his two little teeth. Yup, just two!

Playing cars on mommy's lap.

Playing cars on the sliding glass door.

Playing cars on the wall.

This is him on the bean bag aunt Angie got him for his birthday. He brought these 2 shoes to me, one at a time, to have me put on his feet. Very funny because he hates wearing shoes! One of them is too small, the other is too big. He's so funny!

Joey brushing his little teeth with his new Elmo toothbrush.

Aunt Angie and Joey. Boy have we enjoyed having her here on the weekends while she waits to leave for Iraq. Me and Earl have had 2! yes 2 , date nights to go out to dinner and movie while Angie stayed with Joey. Thanks Angie!!!! Can you come back from Iraq occasionally to do that?

Joey and his birthday balloons.

Climbing into the phone stand, mischievous boy!

Daddy and Joey.

This is at Ft Bragg when we drove Angie there for paperwork. Me and Joey hung out in the car and he made faces at me.

Joey has on his backpack full of beach toys that Grandma Teri sent him for his birthday.

Angie, Michelle, Bonny and Garrett at the beach.

Angie and Joey fighting over toys.