Robison Christmas Catch-up 2023

Merry Christmas!!!

The end of 2023 is here, and I want to push the pause button because life at the Robison House will be changing in 2024.

 While it felt like we'd never get here when my kids were little, it came much faster than I thought. It's Braxton's Senior year! He's still working on his future plan, but I have no doubt it will be perfect for him! He's still enjoying choir and took a trip with them last spring to San Diego. More recently he enjoyed being a part of the High School Musical, Beauty and the Beast! He made the best Fishman/Bookseller/Crony of Gaston ever.  

Along with the changes coming, just last month (in November), we entered the world of having two teenagers! Cort started Middle School (7th grade) this year and he seems to be enjoying it. He started band this year and is enjoying learning to play the trombone. While beginning band members can be difficult to hear in a household, he's actually picking it up pretty well and we enjoy listening to him play. 

Marshal has had a few changes as well. This spring he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He still loves playing soccer and is quickly developing a love for watching football! He's even talking about possibly playing football. He's doing very well in 3rd grade, and still keeps us on our toes as he is always busy with sports and friends!

This year I was released from our church's Young Women's Organization and was called to be in charge of the (ward) church activities. There's not much that's changed with the above-40 crowd other than we now need glasses to read the small print! Kent's still at Midgley and I'm still working at WiO. We did celebrate a milestone last spring. Kent and I have been married for 20 years. We celebrated with a quick day trip out to the Bonneville Salt Flats.

This year has been full for us as a family. Our area has been blessed with miraculous rain and snowfall this year. We've enjoyed abundant gardens and vegetation because of it. This spring gave our family the experience of a lost pet, spring break in St. George, and a trip to Zion's National Park. We also celebrated my parents' 50th anniversary which brought my sister and her family from New Mexico. This summer we enjoyed a visit to Capital Reef National Park during our annual (extended family) trip to Fish Lake, the opportunity to participate in helping with an ancient traveling tabernacle, a summer of kayaking and paddleboarding, and Kent's nephew's wedding. Fall was also busy with another trip to Bear Lake, a rare annular solar eclipse, cheering for the University of Utah (except when watching a family member who now plays on the BYU men's soccer team), a family girl's trip for mom in Logan, and time with my brother and his family from North Carolina.   

 

We have truly been blessed to enjoy watching our boys learn and grow this year! They are a blessing in our lives! We are also grateful for any time we get with friends and family. This time of year, we are most grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and all that he has done to allow us to return home to our Heavenly Father. We pray that you feel his love for you!

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas 

and wish you a Happy New Year!