The Price of Freedom - Boots on the Ground - CBN News

They Call Them Heroes - Boots on the Ground - CBN News The Price of Freedom - Boots on the Ground - CBN News The above links are to a couple of articles written about the mission to rescue Donnie Carwile (Jennifer Lamb Carwile's husband) on the day he was killed in Afghanistan. In the first article the author does not know he is writing about Donnie. In the second article he does, and with the article, there is a very moving video of the rescue. I cannot imagine what Jennifer has been thru since August. Her loss is so unimaginable and yet it occurs daily to military wives in our country. I have no doubt that God is carrying Jennifer and her precious girls through this time... For as long as I can remember, Jennifer has been a part of my family's life. She and Kim have been friends for ages. And there are so many stories that could be told about those two! The funniest of which is the two of them stealing the Olds Mobile 98, aka "The Tank." They thought it would be fun to take it for a spin down University Avenue. They were 14 years old! Well while driving down University Avenue they saw Mama's best friend, Innette. And instead of hiding, they waved at her...yes they waved!!! The first instinct for most people stealing a car would be to duck but not those two...they waved! Since this was before the advent of cell phones, I'm guessing the drive home for Innette was the longest ever! She probably couldn't get there fast enough to call Mama. To make matters worse, when Mamma and Daddy confronted them, they both denied it! I'm afraid those two may pay for their raising one day! The other memories involve Jennifer falling down...falling out of the minivan into the middle of the street at church one day, and falling on the way to the limo on her wedding day! Jennifer just laughed both occasions off! Mostly, I am very thankful for Jennifer's thoughtfulness. She and Donnie struggled to get pregnant just as Justin and I did. One random night, she called me out of the blue to tell me a about a doctor in New Albany. This doctor had been very successful in helping some people she knew get pregnant. I ended up seeing Dr. Williams, and Justin and I were expecting Cousar within a year. And because of her phone call I have many more friends who had fertility difficulties that now have little ones running around! Who knows where we would be now if Jennifer had not been kind enough to make that phone call? Please keep Jennifer and her girls in your thoughts and prayers.

Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Kim's friend Christy took this picture of Addyson today...I love it for all of the obvious reasons - She has a bow in her hair. She is smiling. And did I mention I love that she has a bow in her hair! This picture is the best one I have seen on her yet!! On another subject, sweet Barrett is having tubes put in his ears in the morning. Say a special prayer for him! I'll send an update as soon as I can after!

Barrett is 6 months old!

Barrett turned 6 months old last Thursday! I can't believe how fast it has gone by! We went for his 6 month check up yesterday. He has another ear infection! So we will be visiting the ENT sometime this week or next. My guess is that he will have tubes in the next couple of weeks! The poor thing has had a constant ear infection without any relief since the end of August! He should feel much better soon after! Barrett weighs 18 pounds and is 26 1/2 inches long! He is sitting up on his own now! He still doesn't have any teeth, but I'm sure those bottom two will be here very soon! He has a very sweet, quiet laugh and gets tickled very easily! He tries to get his hands on anything close to him (including my hair and Cousar's). He doesn't enjoy the bottle as much as Big Brother, but he eats a lot more baby food than Cousar ever did! So far he doesn't like bananas, mixed vegetables, or mango!!! His favorite is the apples and chicken! (Yes, they are mixed!) I've also included a picture of Cousar taken at 6 1/2 months...As you can see they look nothing alike...the only way they could be more different is if one of them had dark hair!

James Barrett Robinson 10/16/2008 Justin Cousar Robinson, II 6/17/2007

Pumpkins...

Barrett and Cousar at the St. Peter's Church Pumpkin Patch...the second trip for both!!!

Summer 2007

Blogging with the picture of Kate and Cousar in the wagon at the Homecoming parade reminded me of this picture. It was taken last summer at Tracie's parents house. They look much happier to be in the wagon in this picture than they do the one from the parade...I'm sure that will remain the case as they get older and we make them pose for pictures together!!

Throughout our dating years, Tracie and I attempted to date guys who were friends so that we could do things together...needless to say I cannot remember a single time that worked. (Our husbands are friends, thank goodness!!!) We never even dreamed of having children close together...Justin and I had been struggling to get pregnant for three years and Tracie and Jeremy were not even thinking about children yet...Then in March of 2006 we both learned that we were pregnant...and it wasn't long before we knew that Corey and Allyson were expecting as well...Having so many friends expecting at the same time was so much fun! And raising them together has been even more of a blessing! It is nice to have so many other mothers to relate to! The order of appearance of the babies - Kate November 16, Cousar November 27, Grady December 4, and Reed December 28...

Homecoming Weekend

Ole Miss Homecoming was October 4th and 5th. On Friday night we went to the Homecoming parade with our friends, Tracie and Jeremy, and their little girl, Kate. After the parade we enjoyed dinner with them at Newks. Cousar and Kate had a great time chasing each other around the table! On Saturday, Cousar and I went to the Grove and football game while Justin and Barrett spent the day together at home...Cousar had a great time at the game. By the time we left he was saying "Ole Miss" and "Touchdown." He had said neither prior to the ball game! He also caught on to clapping quickly. He would be busily playing and as soon as the crowd cheered he turned around and joined in!

The Robinson's The Riddles

Waiting on the parade...Jeremy found balloons at Holly's Sweet Tooth. I have no idea how Cousar ended up with both of them!

Sweet Barrett

Kate and Cousar enjoying a snack and juice in the wagon.

One of my favorite pictures of Justin and Cousar

In the wagon on the way to the game

One of Cousar's many faces

Kate excited about an apple...if only life were always this simple.

Another one of his many faces...

Playing in the water fountain at the ball game. I have pictures of him in the stadium but I can't find them now! He held out in the stands most of the first half, but was restless after half time...the water fountain bought me another quarter and a half...The Rebels lost, but we had a great time anyway.

Moments week of October 6 - 12, 2008

Justin and I just invested in a brand new nice camera...Let me correct that because he will - Justin invested in a new camera! No more delays when we are trying to get a good picture of the boys! Justin is getting pretty proficient at different shutter speeds/lighting/etc...I'm doing well just to get it to take a picture...Below are moments from the last week...You'll notice that Justin isn't in any of them because I had not learned how to operate the camera yet!!! Mommy and Barrett having his good night bottle...he wants to play with your face or hair whenever he takes a bottle! He can get a strong grip on the hair!

Getting ready on Friday morning...this is a typical scene when I'm attempting to feed Barrett...

Barrett trying to reach Cousar's baseball bat...We had been playing t-ball in the backyard. When we moved on to football, Barrett attempted to get the bat...

Cousar chasing me in the yard...He loves to run!

Playing football in his diaper and church button down... Cousar and LuLu with their Bubba teeth...

Climbing in the wagon at Sweets & Pops...

Stephanie & Barrett...He loves his pacifier! Cousar never did take one...you'd be amazed at how hard it is to find one when you need it...we either have none or ten...

Cousar playing baseball...he always wants a hat on when he plays...it doesn't matter what kind...hard hat, baseball cap, hunting hat...

Barrett having lunch...you can see his soul when he smiles!

He's the cutest mess I've ever seen!

I can picture Cousar looking exactly like this when he's 17...I'm going to have trouble keeping the girls away...so far he can only marry Kate anyway!

Giving Sweets some love...

Riding the big wheels for the first time...he uses his feet to move because they don't quite reach the pedals yet...

Giving a fist bump to Mommy...

Playing in his room before bed...rarely do his pajamas match!

Wagon Rides

One of my favorite memories from growing up was Daddy pulling me and Kim in the wagon behind his mower...I think Kim and I were probably 2 and 4 in these pictures...I'm going to guess that they are circa 1981...

On a recent visit to Daddy's he pulled Cousar around the yard behind the mower...Cousar loves to ride in the wagon. So you can well imagine how much more he enjoyed a wagon ride behind the mower! It relaxed him so much he almost fell asleep! Before long I was in there with him! It was so much fun! (I did get nervous we wouldn't make it up the hill, but we did!) It won't be long before Daddy has three wagon riders...Soon Barrett and Addyson will be big enough to join in!

Grandma always adds lots of cushions so the ride will be comfortable!

I probably enjoyed it as much as he did!

Cousar - 6 months

Cousar was just a little over 6 months when we made this video of him making his "funny face." He would do this whenever he got excited about something or found something funny...Our conclusion was that he learned the face by watching me...According to Kim I would make the same face in an attempt to get him to make it. Watch closely at the very end or you will miss it - He wrinkles his nose and squints his eyes!! It's unbelievable how much he has changed in such a short time! It's even more unbelievable that Barrett will be this age in just a few short weeks! So many of Cousar's movements in the video remind me of Barrett now! And don't worry...no babies were harmed in the making of this video! (We only waved the t-shirt in front of him!)

September Pictures

These pictures were taken by Sweets (Justin's mom) last month.. Barrett playing in the box that Justin's birthday present came in! The paper and box kept him entertained! I guess that is typical when they are this little...the paper and box are more fun than the contents!

Cousar and LuLu playing piano!

Barrett and his Great Aunt Shirley!

Cousar & LuLu

For those who haven't met her, LuLu is Peyton's little girl. She just turned 4 in September, and she and Cousar are big buddies...unless they are fighting over a toy. (Luckily this doesn't happen often.) This video is of them playing with a keyboard that was Justin and Peyton's when they were children. Make sure your volume isn't up too loud before you hit play! They could both use some piano lessons!!!