Back in the groove!

Well we are back to school this end and to 'organized sports!' this time we are trying the American variety! I don't think he is 'large' enough for this game but he is desperate to give it a go. Tyler has now started 3rd grade and Maddie is due to start her preschool in a couple of weeks, can't believe that summer holidays have been and gone, Lovely to catch up with all who we did on our quick trip back and good luck to Pip on the new chapter opening up for him! have fun I am sure you will. For everyone else be safe and happy and we will keep on getting our updates right here on line!

love all around H and gang x

UK exodus

Lovely summer - shame about the weather!

K,K, and Iz on their way back to sunny China, the Woods are off to Corfu, and I'm off to Berlin (and Dresden and Prague and Vienna and Salzburg and St.Wolfgang and Seefeld and lots of other places).

Be in touch when I get back,

Love to Everyone

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Swimming Lessons at the Cottage

Hi everyone

Long time no blog guys!

Here are a couple of pictures of Timmy trying to convince Gibson that he likes the water - with not a great deal of success. Poor drowned puppy felt very sorry for himself.......

The boys of course are constantly in the water and having a great time. We are enjoying the last of the summer wine before Pip heads off to University Sept 03 and things are never quite the same ever again.....

Lots of love to you all - special hugs to Clare and hoping that she recovers really soon from her operation.

Chip, Dara, Pip & Tim

The birthday princess all dressed up for her party!! Tinkerbell is the 'girl-iest' we do!! Had a great day and now looking forward to seeing you all in the UK on Tuesday Heidi and gang x

07/07/07 - Happy Birthday, Maddie!

Big hugs to Maddie, 3 today! See you soon, Big Girl - love, Bev

Lovely to see Betty looking so well - so glad you've met Izzy at last, Dara. Two pics of your menfolk last week ( the bits we dare show you!). Love to all, Bev

The Best Medicine

Hi all
Two days after leaving hospital my Mum was delighted to have a visit from the Chinese Robinson Clan...........there is always room on Granny's lap for a little one! Lovely to see them and a great tonic for the invalid, who is doing remarkably well. She is very honoured to be a entry on the famous Robinson Blog.
Thanks to the Northampton clan for all the hospitality towards Chip and Pip. Not sure about the Motorbike riding though............
Love to all
Dara

Bike Boys Exposed!

Yes, our Intrepid Reporter presents this behind-the-scenes expose of the Bike Boys in this candid photo of the moment when they debated whether to throw golf clubs into the pond, or to go biking...As can be revealed by our Ace Reporter, Bug-Eyed Bev - also pictured above - they opted to do both...

AT THE END OF THE CANADIANS FLYING VISITS TO NORTHAMPTON........THE LAST DAY FINISHED WITH A GAME OF GOLF ..VISITS TO THE COMPLETE SPRATTON CLANS ..AND A JOY RIDE ON THE NEW MOTORBIKE.....

KORRUPTION KLASS NOW KOMPLETE.........

I can see the sea!! or can I ?

Thought you had all seen the last sand and sea shots from us? ........ think again welcome to the Indiana Dunes any one want to guess on the ocean?????!!!

Looking forward to seeing all you UK folk real soon hope all is well with everyone ....... Happy summer and Pip, congratulations on a job well done (now can you give my 2 any advice on how to do it so well?)

Love all around

Heidi Jamie Tyler and Madison x

Schools out for summer! Schools out for ever!

Foreword: So I'm finally graduated! Finished high school forever! We went home after the graduation and opened a bottle of Champagne before I went off to the after party... and what a party haha! Here's a picture of me waiting to recieve my diploma as well as a picture of me with various certificates and awards I managed to take home! Finally there's also a picture of Me and Tim with matching awards. Look forward to seeing all you Britons in a week!

- Pip

Afterword:
It doesn't seem a minute since he was going to Kindergarten.....and now here he is all grown up! All you with little ones give them an extra hug tonight because tomorrow they may be bigger than you...... But with both my boys on the Principal's Honour Role what more could a proud Mum want?

In our thoughts...

All our love, Chip, Dara, Pip and Timmy.

Happy Birthday, Pop

Still missing you

Scarecrow Sunday in Spratton

The one in the middle is the scarecrow!

chinese takeaway

Well, didn't we have a lovely time when Nana came to China! We're missing her sadly now, but as she says, it won't be long. Thank you very much to all for the presents she brought along - they're wonderful- fantastical fairy dresses and her first grown up pyjamas, as well as a small library! It's been great to catch up with everyone's latest news, Pip's partying looks off to a fine start, and Clare, wishing you a speedy recovery ( and lots of being waited on hand and foot!). Happy new house to the Indians, and see you very soon to the UK contingent...we are all well and happy...bought Isabel a bike seat yesterday to take her mind off her departing Nana, and halfway round the lake we stopped for a milkshake, as you can see above. She's incognito, hoping her shades will stop the crowds of onlookers we inevitable gather whenever we stop for longer than a few seconds!
Anyway, lots of love and hugs to each and every one xxxx

Return from the land of dragons and lanterns

Just back from a wonderful three weeks with my Chinese family, who are all very well and looking forward to the end of term (they should be back here by the end of June so I don't have too long to wait). Lovely to catch up with everyone on the Blog - glad to see Portugal has rejoined - hope the op. goes well, Claire. Graduation sounds a very strenuous affair, Pip, but no doubt you'll keep up the pace! And good to hear that everyone's settled in well in Indiana. Love to you all, Bev xxxxx

Pip's Prom Night

Prom Night is big in North America, celebrating the end of school life and the start of Serious Partying...Here's Pip and his Prom date Shannon on thier way to the Pre-Prom Party, to be followed by the Prom Party and then the Post-Prom Party...He's only got another month of school before Graduation...unbelievable!

Love, C,D,P&T

Canadian Mother's Day

It's Mothers Day in Canada, so here's a pic from the last family cruise to remember Kate.
All our love, C,D,P&T

Long awaited catch up.......

1st off sorry to all for being a tadge late..have been very busy with the new endevour and I feel like my feet have not touched the groud since the cruise..
All here in sunnier climbs well, the Maxster is up to running speed on the óld lingo, he has the best pork and cheese this side of the Tagus..Clare has been struggling recently but "gladly" been diagnosed as having a large gall stone to be duly removed on Saturday by myself and a good friend called "Stanley"(TM)!!!! seriously hopefully we get an appointment in the next few months......As for the new job I received new only today that I passed the Realtors exam !!! and already with a few things in the pipeline I feel it is going to be a great move.. I have the drive and enjoyment back in my life that was missing for the last few years....Again sorry for the lack of posts but will keep you more posted hopefully in the future....LOVE to each and every one of you..Thinking of you ALL.... Love Jamie Clare and Max....

From Carmel (not not Californai, Indiana!!)

Hey one and all sorry about the delay in service but things have been a little on the hecitic side this end!

We are now officially Hoosier's (from Indiana)
our Florida house has been sold on and we are very close to being unpacked apart from the basement but that doesn't count because we didn't have one before!! Tyler has been at his new school for 3 weeks and is loving it (already going off on a overnight camping field trip the end of this month!) Jamie is rising to the challenge of his new job and responsibilities. Maddie and myself are getting into finding weekday activities and new friends. Our neighbourhood is great tons of young kids and families so we feel like we already know a few people and they are all very friendly. We know that our destination is not as appealing as lets say FLORIDA but we would love to see any or all of you here sometime! Hope all is well on the home front (wherever that may be) Love hugs and kisses all around Heidi Jamie Tyler and Maddie xxxx