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happy birthday, 6 year old!

Liam turned 6 yesterday. It’s pretty crazy that having a 6 year old also means that we’ve been parents for 6 years! It’s amazing to watch our children grow. They come into this world not knowing anything, and within 6 years, they have already learned to do so many things. We’ve experienced so many “firsts” with Liam. This year, we are tackling 1st grade (if I can ever decide which curriculum to use.) It’s overwhelming looking through all the curriculum choices that have been recommended to us.

On Sunday night, we had our neighbor friends over for a simple “Frozen” party. Liam is totally passionate about party decorations, so we hung some snowflakes and made a “pin the nose on Olaf” game for the kids.

Ever since the boys watched “Lord of the Rings” with Don, Liam has been obsessed with wanting a bow and arrow so he could be “just like Legolas.” I actually found one at Dollar Tree! He is so happy with it, I’m thinking he’ll need a better quality wooden bow next.

Liam’s big request for his birthday meal was a Happy Meal from McDonald’s. So easy to please!

we had Bible Study last night so I made a cookie cake for the birthday boy

Liam is so special to us. I love him more and more every day and I look forward to seeing how God will use him in the years to come.

And just for fun–here are Liam’s answers this year from our little interview I do with the boys on their birthdays

Favorite color- pink and teal

Favorite food- noodles

Favorite tv show- Wild Kratts

Favorite movie- The Lego Movie

Favorite holiday- Easter

Favorite school subject- art

Favorite game- Mystery Mansion

Favorite restaurant- Mcdonald’s

Best friend- Penelope

Favorite thing to do outside- four square

Favorite drink- lemonade

Favorite song- Amazing Grace

Favorite Bible verse- Hebrews 11:1

Favorite animal- pink flamingos and sheep

Favorite toy- bow and arrow

Favorite dessert- ice cream

Favorite instrument- harp

Favorite superhero- Captain America and Thor

What he wants to be when he grows up- an artist

Favorite bug- butterfly

Check out Liam’s interview from last year here.

August 21, 2014

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Super Roberts Brothers (Silent Film)

I’ve always loved making videos. Growing up, my friends and I would get together any chance we could get to make dorky little movies. We didn’t really know what we were doing. We had to think outside the box because we didn’t have programs to edit our videos when we were done. And to prove how “retro” and “vintage” we were, I’ll let you know that those movies were filmed directly to a VHS. So old school.
But in recent months, it’s become a fun hobby for me. I love videoing little snippets of each day and putting them together. I love that I married a musician (even more important, a composer!!) that can whip up any music that I request. However, when I came to him a couple weeks ago with my plan for a silent film, he wasn’t too thrilled with the thought. That was not a genre that he felt comfortable writing in the least bit. But I know how talented he is, so I wasn’t worried at all.
So last weekend, with 2 of the kids skipping their naps, we worked and worked to film this movie. I had a whole vision with this film, with how it would look when it turned out, and I’m pleased that it turned out so well. We had a good time making it! I’m so happy that they’ll have this memory on film when they get older.

This movie was filmed with my iPhone with the 8mm app. Edited in Windows Live Movie Maker. (Just showing how fancy I am.)

If you or anyone you know ever needs a composer for any project, my husband is the one for the job. He can write anything–and this video (and his website) prove it. That’s my sales pitch! C’mon, we want him working from home!!

February 4, 2014