Let's Celebrate!

Jenn recently took photos of the family and we had a great time! Between laughs and frustration we captured some great shots. We hope you all are doing well this holiday season. At a time when money is tight, it's nice to have family to share good times with. Just remember to always smile and laugh, you are creating memories.

Hunter Ray's All The Rage!

Hunter Ray is all the talk! The family is so excited he's finally here that everyone wants their turn holding and loving him. Since both sets of grandparents were there it took all night, but cousin Debbie finally got her turn. He is so small that his little hats are too big. Cousin Debbie decided to go home and crochet a small beanie for Hunter. It was adorable!

A Visit to Oak Glen

The Roberts and Burgan clans made it to Oak Glen on Sunday, October 13th. We walked through the village. Anakin rode a pony, jumped in the bouncer, slid down the inflatable slide, and rode the train. I think a good time was had by most. (There were the complainers in the bunch, but we mostly ignored them.) We had a "linner" (lunch/dinner) at Apple Annie's where Jenn waited for about an hour and half to be seated. Chris proceeded to get sick. We bought apples at Snow Line and took a few pictures. It has become a yearly trek to apple country for a fun filled day, so until next time...

City Folk at the Fair

Chris and Jenn made the trek to the LA County Fair with Jerry and Debbie. As always we visited the flower exhibit, the textile exhibit, and the photography exhibit. As we walked the shopping buildings we made a stop at the VitaMix booth for "free food." It is not to be missed and always gets you excited about going home and using your own VitaMix. Jenn and Debbie never miss the animal exhibits. How can you not love these little buggers?

Where has the year gone?

Wow! What the heck happened to the year? Before you know it the McKinney's will be delivering a baby boy and we will all be oooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing. For those that don't know, Jenn Burgan has been working at Santa Fe Middle School teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade English. Whew! What a load! The teachers of the family are back to work. Miss Jessica Burgan has finally moved to Long Beach and is working at Starbucks as a Barista. I'm told she loves it! As our year flies by we hope to hear from y'all. Drop us a line or even add a comment to our blogs. Hope your year is going well! Happy October!

Chris and Jenn's New Car

So we have been talking about a new car since forever. Until recently when Jenn's dad bought our Jeep, we thought it was a long way off. We soon discovered we will need 2 cars come winter. We decided to get online and see what we liked and what was cheap cheap. Most cars were way out of our price range, but we loved them. Months ago Chris had mentioned the Toyota Yaris and Jenn baulked at it. It seemed too small. Last night we stopped by a dealership to check it out. It was late and we couldn't take it for a test drive, so since we knew that we weren't going to buy until October, we'd come back. Today we took it for a test drive and hours and hours later we brought it home. We got a smoking deal and it turns out that although it appears quite small, the inside space is quite large. It also gets incredible gas mileage and that made it the perfect car. Did I mention Jenn thinks it is "cute"? So it became our new baby today. Check it out!

We Five in Laguna

We Five played to an older crowd at Laguna Woods last night. It was quite the experience. I think the folks really had a good time. There was even crowd participation. Come check out their next show at FBC (First Baptist Church) on August 9th.

Hunter Ray

With each passing day Hunter Ray gets bigger and bigger. You could say that his mommy and daddy aren't anywhere near ready for him. There is so much to be done and no time to do it. If they aren't careful, Hunter will be sharing mommy and daddy's room. Check back for his latest photo.

D-Land

Yesterday a few Burgan's and Graf's partied at the D-Land (Disneyland, for those not in the know). We checked out the new Toy Story ride. It was awesome!!! We spent most of the day in California Adventure and Chris enjoyed a slippery and wet ride down the slide! The Roberts Clan will be going next Tuesday, July 1st, to the big D-Land, so if you are interested let me know. I'll be joining the crew for another visit to the "Happiest Place on Earth!"

Family Potluck Recipes

I will be posting the family potluck recipes from our 3rd Family Potluck on my website. The website address is http://web.mac.com/bookafterbook. Please download them to your computer as soon as possible. I will only have them up until the next potluck in July. Watch your mailbox for your invitation.

Leia Marie Roberts

Born: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Weight: 7 lbs. 10 oz.

Length: 21 inches

Leia came equipped with 10 fingers and 10 toes. Kris and Michelle call her their "miracle baby." When she was born the cord was wrapped around her neck and their was a knot in it. Her birth was accompanied by tears of joy and gratitude. Troy and Ethan were happy to see their new sister, but Anakin just kept saying "baby crying." We'll see how it goes. Congratulations Roberts Family!

Welcome

I decided to start this blog because we have very little time to talk with family and friends. Sometimes life just gets away from us and before you know it it has been months since you last spoke. This is a way to see the growth in our family when we don't always have the time to chat. I hope you enjoy the blog and visit often.