Time Flies!

Hi everyone! Life keeps happening and I haven't done a good job of keeping up with it. Also, we've been so busy living life that we haven't done a great job of taking (and/or uploading) pictures. Anyhow, lots of things to catch up on. March was Mormon Prom (Allie and Jenna had a great time!) and then birthdays followed - Uncle Randy's being the latest. In the meantime, we had a great Easter and that same week Ali and Grant discovered that baby Staking (due just after Labor Day) is a SHE. I've managed to get some pics of a few of these happenings ... enjoy! Our next family gathering will be Mother's Day this Sunday and, as usual, we are looking forward to having the guys cook for us. Menu: Barbecued salmon with hollandaise sauce accompanied by mashed potatoes (possibly rice also), glazed carrots, spinach-mushroom timbales, broccoli, fresh fruit with marshmellow suace and pies for dessert (coconut cream, chocolate and whatever else Uncle Jeff decides to "whip up"). YUM. Take care y'all. It's a beautiful late spring in the Bay Area and we wish you were here to share it with us. But next month will bring many of us together at Hermosa Beach - yay! Before that, however, big congrats and celebrations are in order to Andrew, graduating (walking) at Chico on May 22 and Matthew, graduating from Cal Poly Pomona (June 11) - woot woot!

 PROM PICS....

Ali doing Allie's hair; Jenna (Ali did her hair also) doing her friend's hair

Allie and date, long time friend Josh Harmon

Jenna - aren't they gorgeous?

Left to right: Megan, Jenna's date Adam, Jenna, Allie, Josh, Chrissie

Happy February

So...you know how the new year goes, right? Everyone is too busy being busy to think about documenting it. The Bay Area family is hanging in there. Our Sunday dinners have been fun in February - we started out with the traditional (over the top) Super Bowl Party. This week we will be celebrating Valentine's day at the Stakings on Sunday. Everyone in the family will get to see Grant and Ali's place and I am making meyer lemon curd fruit tarts for dessert. However, we will probably completely forget to take pictures! Next weekend we will be celebrating Allie's 17th birthday - Jerry will probably come to the rescue on that with pictures, so stay tuned. And we'll finish out the month with our traditional Oscar Party. Who will win the "predict the award" winners competition that Jackie sponsors each year? Last year's winner and the one to beat this year is Claude - so check back later for details.

♥

Grandma and Grandpa's Holiday Party at L'Olivier's

Grandma and Grandpa welcoming their happy guests

Happy guests!

Looking over the menu - tough decisions!

Happy lovebirds ...

and more happy lovebirds enjoying the wonderful evening

The hip oldsters with their stylish parents

Happy New Year from the Robisons, minus one

Siblings smile and say "cheese"

. . . as do sister siblings

Robison siblings waiting for le diner to arrive

The Fish was delish....

and so were the other tasty dishes!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa - see you again next year?

Happy Family! Missed those of you who weren't wish us - best wishes, all, in 2011! [Photo credits KB and Jerry]