Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Merry Christmas
Posted in Family on December 25, 2011| 5 Comments »
Mostly pictures
Posted in Family on December 18, 2011| 3 Comments »
We’ve been a busy little family lately and blogging has been put on the backburner. We still take as many pictures as always and have great intentions of posting them, but never get around to it, so here are several all at once.
We’re all very excited for Christmas, especially Taylor. With weather that’s been in the 70’s it’s hard to believe that Christmas is a week from today. We hope that all our family and friends have a great Christmas as we celebrate the reason for the season.
This is Caroline’s favorite way to sleep
We took a trip to Auburn a few weeks ago to see our good friends the Comptons. Taylor and Campbell had a lot of fun together and it was a great to see our old friends
I walked in to check on the girls one night and this is how Caroline was sleeping
Tay Tay likes to play video games just like Daddy
A little family bonfire
She’s a little daredevil
Mommy and Taylor after going to see the Nutcracker ballet
Taylor did a great job playing an angel at the church Christmas play
This wasn’t staged! Nick and his little twin really did catch some zzz’s like this!
A lot of sickness
Posted in Family on July 17, 2011| 2 Comments »
The last several days haven’t been that pretty around here. Robyn is (very thankfully) feeling fine but the rest of us can’t say that.
When Robyn took Caroline to the doctor last Sunday and they said that she had some white spots on the back of her mouth. The doctor didn’t really seem concerned but said that it could be thrush. Robyn did some googling and after talking to some friends whose kids have the same symptoms, she realized that little Caroline has Hand Foot & Mouth Disease. The other kids we know who have it all go to the same nursery at the church where Robyn and some of her friends work out. HFM basically gives sores/blisters on your hands, feet and mouth (it’s a really clever name). Caroline’s hands a feet are a little peely and she had some bad blisters in between her toes and underneath but none on the soles of her feet and only one or two on her palms. And she won’t let us look in her mouth but it doesn’t seem to be that bad. The worst of her symptoms seem to be over by now and she’s been eating just fine.
After Caroline caught it, Taylor started showing symptoms on about Tuesday when she had a 103 fever. Her biggest complaint besides that was her sore throat, which looked awful. She has several spots on the back of her mouth, which makes it really painful for her to eat and drink. Her hands and feet look fine though. Her throat is still a little sore but she’s doing good and doesn’t have much pain eating anymore.
As for me, I was hoping that I wouldn’t catch anything, but Thursday afternoon at work I started feeling bad and had to come home around 2:00. Robyn took my temperature when I came home and I had a 103.5 fever. Later that night I started feeling a little better but then I took a turn for the worse around 9:00. Long story short, I spent the entire next day either laying in bed or laying on the couch. I felt awful all day and had a fever around 102 all day long along with some nausea, headache, dizziness and achiness. All I could eat all day was a few bites of a sub at dinner. That night my fever broke and I’ve been feeling much better since then. My throat is sore and I have some of the same bumps that Taylor had but they’re not too terribly painful. My hands and feet have been really sensitive today but that’s not exactly what HFM is supposed to do, so I don’t know if I have it or not.
And Robyn was supposed to go to the beach with some of her sorority sisters, but had to stay home to play nurse. This trip has been in the works since the end of March! She was REALLY looking forward to it and REALLY needed a getaway with old friends. 😦
Sorry if all that is more info that you care to hear about but that’s what we’ve been dealing with the last several days!
Home Sweet Home
Posted in Family on May 17, 2011| 3 Comments »
We’re home! Nick got discharged from the hospital a little before 5 this evening. All 3 of his girls are super happy to have him home, though Taylor wishes her Daddy would play silly with her. That’s going to take a little time for Taylor to get used to. We had his prescriptions filled on the way home, and we’re happy to say that his pain is not as constant or intense as it was overnight and earlier today…thanks to the stronger percocet and many people’s prayers!
Some sweet friends of ours brought yummy enchiladas to us tonight and for that we are grateful! It’s great to have a break from the responsibility of cooking. Our wonderful neighbors, who I’ve mentioned before in previous posts, had the girls pretty much all day yesterday and today. We are so so so blessed by them. They love God and love people, and are such selfless servants. We really don’t know what we’d do without them. They’ve been there for us on numerous occasions for many different things. Neighbors, if you’re reading this, you are priceless!
Nick’s asleep on the couch as I type and we’re hoping and praying for a good night sleep for him tonight. I would attach a picture or two from his phone, but I don’t know how. We’ll try to do that tomorrow. Thank you again for your prayers. Please continue to pray for effective pain management and protection for possible risks/complications from surgery.
Here’s a picture from when I brought the girls to see their daddy the night of the surgery.
Nick’s Surgery
Posted in Family on May 15, 2011| 4 Comments »
We just wanted to let you know that Nick will have surgery tomorrow, Monday the 16th, to repair his torn ACL. He’s supposed to be there at 11 to check-in and surgery is scheduled for 1:00. Caroline and I will take Nick to the hospital while Taylor stays with our awesome neighbors. Caroline will stay with me there at least for a little while and our priceless neighbors have offered to come get Caroline from the hospital if I need her to. We ask for your prayers. Here are some specific requests:
– that surgery will start on time and there will be no complications
– that Nick and I won’t be anxious, but that the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus
– for his initial and long-term recovery to be as quick as possible
– for God to guide the surgeon’s hands and that the other surgery staff would be focused and excellent
– that Nick will tolerate the anesthesia well
– that there will be no surprises in the knee
– for Taylor to be gentle with her Daddy and able to understand what’s going on
– that Taylor will be on her best behavior for her babysitter and for Caroline to be good for me 🙂
– that for Nick’s pain will be quickly and easily managed
– that I (Robyn) won’t go crazy during Nick’s recovery and that I’ll be a selfless servant
Alright, I think that about covers it! 🙂 So go ahead and start praying now so you’ll have time to cover them all! Seriously, though, thank you in advance for your prayers. I’ll post again tomorrow as soon as I can.
Beach trip
Posted in Family on April 28, 2011| 3 Comments »
We had a great trip to St. Pete last week. It was a lot of fun to see family and my parents loved seeing Taylor and Caroline. One of the fun things we did while we were down there was to go to Caladesi Island. My mom took the day off work and stayed home with Caroline, which was great of her. My sister-in-law and their kids Mia and Nathan went with us while Jonathan worked and Taylor had a lot of fun playing with them. The island itself wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be but it was still fun.
Taylor and her cousins
Taylor and Nathan
She had a lot of fun out there
Heading down the boardwalk to the boat after a long day on the island
Recap
Posted in Family, Photography on March 20, 2011| 2 Comments »
We’ve been pretty busy lately with a lot of different things. Here’s a recap:
Nick turned 33 on the 3rd and we celebrated with carrot cake cupcakes that Robyn and Taylor made.
Taylor has been having a lot of fun being outside in this nice weather.
Last Thursday night we had a weekday date night which is very unusual for us. We both like Mark Schultz and he put on a free concert at an outdoor park in Pensacola to benefit Bethany Christian Services.
The Crooms came in town on Wednesday and the kids have had a ton of fun playing together, as usual. While the big kids were swinging,
Caroline chilled on the hammock.
On Saturday we all went to Fairhope for the annual arts & crafts festival. It was fun but the girls made it a little tough. Lesson learned for next year. That night the whole crew got together for dinner at Robyn’s dad’s house.
Today Robyn and Taylor went to see the Mobile Ballet put on their rendition of Cinderella. More info and pics of that to come late.
And we finished our weekend by having a picnic of chili cheese dogs.
A Bit Behind
Posted in Caroline, Family, Photography on March 13, 2011| 3 Comments »
To say that I’m a bit behind on blogging would be quite the understatement. And I may be writing this for absolutely no reason, since I probably have no readers anymore due to my lack of posting. But I have good excuses, the main one being that my mom’s cancer has returned. We found that out a few days after I posted “what.a.day”. I would have chosen a different title had I known what the future held. So forgive me for not keeping you updated. I’ll try to play catch up and hit some of the highlights…maybe.
For now I’ll leave you with a picture from a little photo shoot I had with Caroline. It was pretty much a bust. Out of about 60 pictures I could count on one hand the number of good decent ones. That’s what I got for trying it on a whim! My friend Elizabeth called to let me know she had some Japanese Magnolias in bloom in her backyard and that she had had a photo shoot with her baby girl that turned out really well. I toyed with the idea of waiting until Nick got home to be the photographer, or doing it a different day, but the weather was perfect so I jumped on it! But first I had to feed her, then bathe her, then choose a few dresses for her to wear. Turns out I took too long and she left her smiles at home. Lesson learned. Planning is key.
Family Fun Day
Posted in Caroline, Family, Photography, Taylor on February 26, 2011| 2 Comments »
It was a wonderful Saturday for the Villacampa family. Not only was the weather beautiful and the temperature perfect, but we got the spend the whole day together as a little family. After an early morning feeding, I laid Caroline back down to sleep and got back in bed myself. I actually got to sleep in until just before 9. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve done that and I’m pretty sure I could’ve slept a few more hours, but Taylor was begging me to get up. Nick got a few things done out in the back yard including taking some pretty pictures of the new blossoms on the pear tree, while Caroline and I slept and Taylor watched a little t.v. After Caroline and I got up we all went outside and enjoyed the beautiful day. Taylor played on her swingset and with the sand table, while Nick took some pictures of Caroline. We decided to continue taking advantage of the perfect weather and went to a park for a little bit before getting lunch at a little local cafe/ice cream parlor. I had received an e-mail from this cafe saying that it was BYOB Saturday and if you bring your own banana you’d get a discount on a banana split, and so we did just that. It made for some full bellies and fun memories. Both the girls took naps, then we got back out for a quick trip to Target. I am absolutely in love with some of the pictures Nick took this morning. Here are a few for you to enjoy.
WHAT.A.DAY…
Posted in Caroline, Family, Taylor on January 30, 2011| 6 Comments »
Warning: This post is full of a whole lot of venting. No cute stories about the girls or funny quotes from Taylor. Strictly letting out my frustrations.
…and it’s only 11:32 a.m. I can only hope that the day gets better. It was a long night with neither Caroline nor Taylor sleeping good, along with Taylor coming into our room too early this morning. She’s been coming into our room alot lately, in the middle of the night or early in the morning. Not fun. I rushed to get myself and the girls ready for the early service this morning, with the plan of keeping both the girls in the cry room with me since they both have a cold and a bad cough. Taylor was AWFUL. She would not sit still, kept asking for a million tissues, wouldn’t obey, kept talking, etc. You get the point. There were a few minutes that she sat and colored, and stayed in the lines really well, I must say. But other than those few minutes she was not good. It was absolutely pointless for me to go to church this morning. There is a tv in the cry room, so I thought I could at least listen to the sermon. FALSE. Pretty much didn’t hear any of it. I was soooo mad and had had enough so we left. Nick was playing on the music team so not only did he have to get there early he had to stay for the second service as well (I know there are plenty of other moms who are solo on Sunday mornings while their husbands serve in different capacities…bless you); but he did come back to sit with us in the cry room so he took Taylor outside after she pitched a huge fit while I got Caroline settled into her carseat. It was loads of fun. Then once we got home it wasn’t much better. Without going into all the details it took a good bit of effort to get them both to go to sleep. Taylor doesn’t normally take a morning nap, but she deparately needed it today. Caroline was overly tired, so it took her forever and alot of crying to get herself to sleep. I even set up the pack and play in my room, so she and Taylor wouldn’t disturb each other. I tried to listen to my ipod to drown out the crying, but it was dead. I also tried to work on my Bible Study lesson, but was so worked up that I couldn’t even focus. So then I unpacked the rest of my Willow House Starter Kit and then decided I should blog. I’m pretty sure they’re both sleeping now, praise the Lord! I hope your Sunday was better than mine!
The Four of Us 