Trunk or Treat 2011

One of our favorite holiday traditions is the annual Trunk or Treat at our church. As much as we love trick or treating in our neighborhood, it is so much fun to see all the little kids we love so much gathered at our church. In addition to our members, several agencies in the area send abused and neglected children to our trunk or treat to give the children some happiness.

I included the next picture so you can see what we are dealing with during family pictures. Thomas has now surpassed Matthew in weight, and it's only a matter of time before he surpasses him in height. Matthew wants to prolong this day by quickly jumping up on tip toes before each picture. Thomas gets completely out of sorts by this and tries to do the same thing. It doesn't help that Thomas is barefoot (Fred Flintstone style) and Matthew is wearing tennis shoes. Oh, the joys of family pics!
We saw the Fred Flintstone outfit and felt is was a perfect fit for our Thomas. Thomas, who is all about feeling loosey goosey, said he is going to be Fred Flintstone again next year, since it was the most comfortable outfit he had ever been in!


And here is our little Cherry Blossom Princess. (Daddy didn't like her saying she was a geisha girl!) Mary Beth, our candy fanatic, looks forward to Halloween more than most holidays, as she gets to slap on tons of makeup and eat sweets. What a day!

Here are 5/7ths of the Robinson grandkids!
Matthew gave me fair warning last year that he would not be dressing up for Halloween any longer. He threw on a wig for pics before we left, but it wasn't happening for Trunk or Treat. ***sigh***
40 years ago on this day, my parents met in a dorm kitchen in Newport Rhode Island. It's been a fun ride!
Sweet Jamesy as Captain America!

Mary Beth loved passing out candy after she had made the rounds.
Of course, the annual picture with her bestie, Whitney.

The extra point wonder! ;)

After every touchdown in Pee Wee football, the standard next play is a two point conversion. In fact, I have never seen a field goal kicked all season long. A few weeks ago, Matthew's coaches started talking to him about field goals. Matthew has a very strong leg, and he was up for the challenge!

At the end of the season, the kids get the treat of playing at Floyd Casey stadium, where the Baylor Bears play. Matthew was in awe of being on, what he referred to as "hallowed ground". Thomas was a little less impressed. Sure enough, after Matthew's team scored a touch down, Matthew got his first opportunity to kick the extra point.....and he made it! We were so proud! He has loved every minute of season, and has played as many positions as you can think of, but he always did the kick offs. Here is a picture of a kick off.....
Such a fun season!

Bye Bye, Princess Tooth!

What is a princess tooth, you ask?

Years ago, our little baby girl was developing beautifully and right on schedule, until her second tooth came in. It was larger than the other one with a few bumps on top. After consulting with her dentist, we discovered that Mary Beth had a fused tooth. Instead of four baby teeth on the bottom, she had three, with the fused tooth being the largest of the three. I was so worried that her smile would be affected, but after the bumps wore down a bit and her other teeth came in, we hardly noticed it.

Each time we went to the dentist, we talked about her fused tooth. About the time that she was really in to Disney princesses, she started asking why we talked about that tooth so much. Somehow, it became known as the "princess tooth". Only princesses had special teeth like that! Hence, the princess tooth.

You can sort of see it in this picture (one of my all time favorites of these two!)....

Well, this year, the princess tooth started getting loose. The tooth underneath it ended up coming in behind the loose tooth, and Matthew did the honors of pulling the tooth for us on Wednesday night. Yes, this is the kind of mouth that mades orthodontists smile!!
Interestingly enough, the Tooth Fairy loves teeth, but none as much as princess teeth....

She loves princess teeth so much that she makes a rare exception to giving money for teeth. She actually gives Princess Barbie dolls. Who knew?
Certainly not this little sleeping beauty.
We were awakened by the sound of a squealing little girl on Thursday morning! What a treat!

Funny Thomas story related to this....Years ago, our dentist told me that the only fused teeth he had ever seen were Mary Beth and another girl who went to our church. Our dentist made the comment that there must be something in the water at our church. A few months later, we parked at church right by a taped off hole with a pipe exposed. Thomas asked what was going on. I told him I thought they were fixing the water lines. He thought for a minute, then said, "Oh, so there won't be anymore princess teeth?" Mr. Literal!!