Isla grows cuter every day. You could almost eat her with a spoon, which is why we've had to warn against her climbing into bowls, like this one at "Rock Park" near our house.
March 2 is Dr. Seuss Day, and in honor of the Bard's (different Bard) birthday, Sarah made a Seussian spread for dinner: one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish; pink yink ink drink; and green eggs and ham. And we DID like them, Sam I am.
And a couple of weeks later, we celebrated "Pi" Day in traditional fashion, with a peanut butter custard pie topped with a whipped cream painting of Stonehenge (or something). This was one of about eight peanut butter pies at our friend's Pi Party. Despite it's propensity for causing anaphylaxis, peanut butter is apparently "in" again in 2015.
We have all loved having Anna live so close to us over the last several months. Isla especially has loved becoming acquainted with her aunt.
Sarah was in charge of the Family Home Evening activity one night, and she chose what else? a dance-off! And don't worry; all the rhythmic Robertsons are pictured. The lone arrhythmic Robertson is happily behind the camera (even though he does like to dance, in spite of his shameful shuffle).
The King Soopers (Krogers) near our house features 1¢ pony rides. Their marketing ploy works. We go there for the pony rides, and always end up buying heaps of eatables. This never would have happened if the pony had cost a quarter.
In mid-April, Michael attended a work retreat in Las Vegas. He was impressed by the Bellagio Fountains (despite not seeing them at night, when everyone told him he should go).
A few family photos, of varying photogenicity:
Isla the angel.
Oh, the things we do (and the faces we pull) just to get all of us in a single frame.
We went on a walk at Robert F. Clement Park (near Columbine High School), and we discovered a MASSIVE groundhog colony. There were about a billion groundhogs scurrying back and forth between these little mounds, or else just standing there, meerkat-like, staring at us. If ever there were a pandemic that wiped out a large portion of humanity, I think it would take all of ten seconds for the groundhogs to usurp complete control. They have the numbers and the organizational skills, as well as the knowledge of structural engineering; they're just biding their time.
Michael found a whole wheat bread recipe (wow, a whole recipe!) that we like, and he's made it several times over the last few months. We love having (and sharing) homemade bread.
Isla has acquired such a playful, fun personality of late. And she loves to pull herself up on whatever happens to be available (usually an open dishwasher or her mom's leg), although she hasn't quite mastered the art of standing on her own yet. But she's well on her way to being quite an independent little girl.
Sarah's friend, Melissa, recently had a baby, and Sarah was blessed to be able to throw her a baby shower. Everyone had a blast.
And another pic of Isla. . . . We just can't get enough.
We had a wonderful Easter, and enjoyed teaching Micah and Isla about the Savior's resurrection (which teaching is not pictured below).
We had an Easter egg hunt on Saturday with the playgroup that Sarah, Micah, and Isla attend. The weather was perfect, the eggs were plentiful, and everyone had a blast.
Even Isla managed to find a few.
And we enjoyed our Sunday Easter festivities at home.
Including our traditional Easter Bunny cake. Isn't he handsome?
This was our first Easter in Colorado, and we're grateful to have been able to celebrate it with the Skidmores. They're a big part of the reason we're in Colorado at all, and we love being so close.
And a week after Easter, we had an Easter encore, this time with some friends from church.
No Robertson won the egg derby, but we sure had a blast trying.
In April, we finally took our kids to the Denver temple. It was a Sunday, so we pretty much had the grounds to ourselves.
The gardeners and landscapers have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
"Please, no pictures!" Isla yelled at the paparazzi.
And the weather was better (not that weather has stopped us much before), so Micah enjoyed a fun trip to the zoo with his good friend Jed.
Towards the end of April, Grandpa and Grandma Skidmore visited from Utah, which brought the whole Skidmore/Robertson crew together.
We went on our first hike of the season the Saturday they were here. Do these cousins love each other, or what? Thanks, Sam!
Micah was a champ, walking almost the whole way, despite having to take three times as many steps as us bigger folks.
Isla, however, was a bit of a loafer, wanting to be carried the whole way.
Almost the whole crew (Michael's behind the camera on this one):
Grandpa and Grandma joined us for church on Sunday.
And some final fun pictures of the kids:
This is the quintessential Isla expression, a big smile with her tongue poking out:
There's that famous tongue again; it's Michael Jordan-esque, without the spectacular finish at the rim.
We visited Michael at work one day, and had lunch on the Sixteenth Street Mall. The kids loved seeing Dad hard at work, and Michael loved pretending to work hard.
Readers' Roost
We've actually been reading quite a bit over the last few months (surprisingly). Sarah has read Sheri Dew's Amazed by Grace (thanks, Grandpa Skidmore!); I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring; and The Giver (for a book club). She enjoyed all of them. Michael read Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, and is working on reading By the Hand of Mormon and American Grace. Micah has been really enjoying the Vera books, by Vera Rosenberry. Despite this not being a movie section, we also really enjoyed watching Interstellar and Paddington, and would recommend both.
