Tasty Clothes of Taylor
Jer Proposes to Karenin 
The Engagement Ring
Jer wanted to give a carat ring to Ker. This ring is .97, so he says "around a carat."
Jeremy and Karenin - December 17, 2004
The happy couple rushes off to tell the good news to Ker's family after setting the date for April 22nd 2005.
On Wednesday night I put on my suit, packed some benadryl, and caught a red eye flight to JFK. I was hoping for a few hours of sleep on the plane so I could be well rested for my greuling interview day at Columbia University in Manhattan. The 3 hour and 40 minute flight was completely full and there were rows of noisy toddlers all around me, so my plans of sleeping the whole time were ruined. 
After going in cicles on thewrong subway line, I finally found one heading in the right direction. The subway was even more crowded than the plane, but I was in luck -- there was one empty seat left. Without any regard for the handicapped old ladies that might need a seat, I hurried and grabbed it for myself in hopes of a power nap. I closed my eyes but was immediately awakened but the loudest snoring I had ever heard coming from the obese man seated next to me. So much for sleep. I would have to revert to plan B - exedrine migraine (with 55mg of caffeine) to get me through my interviews.
My flight landed at 6:30am EST, and my interview as at 9am. I thought there would be time to spare, but because of my scenic detour on the subway, and the 1 million stops between JFK and upper manhattan, I arrived right at 9. The New York State Psychiatric Institute was surprising nice for a state mental health facility. It was designed by a world renowed architect, and sat right on the Hudson river with breathtaking views of the city.
I checked in for my interview day, and met the other applicants. They were all well-dressed, single, type-A medical students from Harvard, Yale, or Columbia and had never set foot in Utah. I was beginning to realize that columbia was a competitve top-tier residency program.
My excedrin migraine did the trick. I was able to stay awake through my 3 hours of interviews with various faculty psychotherapists. Although my senses were not quite as sharp as I struggled with their pointed interview questions. The afternoon consisted of a tour of columbia's hospital (they have a special ward for celebrities where they bring in a piano player and pamper the patients), followed by a tea time Q&A period with the residents. I had just enough time afterwards to walk down Broadway and grab a bagel and slice of pizza, before getting on the subway to catch my 9:30pm flight back home.
Grandma takes her birthday in stride with a little consulting help from Dallin and Amanda. 
The Staley Presents are nicely laid out for Grandma on the bed....
Dallin and Amanda can handle this grandparent stuff
Taylor watched Kramer pretend he was a turkey on Seinfeld and so she assumed the position.
Jenny Wins the contest hands or should we say, toes down.
Diane Robison posted this article on 11/27/2004
I think we made the world's quickest visit to the Polynesian Cultural Center. On the last day of the trip, we had a few minutes to spare so we went to BYU hawaii and found Jeremy's mission companion. 
His companion is from New Zealand and works at the PCC doing the Maori shows, so he got us in to see his show. He called Jeremy up ito practice warrior moves (see video section for some funny footage)... the crowd loved it.
Jeremy got his face painted maori style afterwards and had some fun with the other warriors. 
jeremy hitting self
byu hawaii mascot
stick game
urinal maori chant
Reid Justin Robison posted this article on 11/19/2004
On our last day in Hawaii we got a group kiteboarding lesson.
It's pretty much wakeboarding without the boat. You hook 10-16 foot kite to your body via a 50 foot line that you can control with a handle. Then you slip a wakeboard on your feet and let the wind drag you around. If you jump, you can sail up to 40 feet in the air.
jeremy jet skiing 
kitesurf
wild indian
mutantbanana Reid Justin Robison posted this article on 11/19/2004
In light of Jamie's recent mission call, we decided to take a brothers-only trip to Hawaii for some pre-mission fun. This is a picture of Jamie posing in a bar on the first floor of our hotel. Take a look at the sign above Jamie's head. Unfortunately, they wouldn't make us any virgin Mai-Tai's... "if I take out the rum, that would just be plain old passion-fruit," said the bartender. We could sometimes hear drunk people singing 'Oops I did it again' all the on the 11th floor though. 
On day one, we rented some gear from Snorkel Bob and set off for Haunama bay. After unsuccessfuly trying to sneak in to avoid the obligatory nature preserve video, we finally made it to the water. We accomplished our goal of finding a sea turtle and followed it all around the reef. The video taught us that state law prohibits harassing sea turtles, so we decided not to bring the cute little guy home.
After snorkeling, we made our way to the North shore to watch the Vans triple crown surf competition. The competition was cancelled due to choppy conditions, so we rented some boards and decided to have a contest of our own.
The competition was fierce and Jamie got pretty banged up before earning his title. Jeremy's steering skills were sub-par, and he ran into Jamie's rear end with a surf board, tearing right through his favorite baby blue board shorts. I think this is what gave Jamie the final boost of adrenaline he needed to win the competition.
That night, we wandered aimlessly around Waikiki and ran into some interesting people. There was the guy dressed from head to toe in newspaper... then the 7 foot tall man covered in some strange white substance.... and of course the dog wearing orange sunglasses with a mouse on his back.
jersurf 
white dude
dog mouse friends
surf winner
fruit
Reid Justin Robison posted this article on 11/19/2004
Jamie received a phone call from the mailman today saying that his mission call was at the post office. What a neat thing for the mailman to do. We gathered and 3 p.m. and got Joelle on the phone.....and Jamie opened his call to the Calgary, Alberta Mission. He enters the MTC on February 9th.
Jamie opens his mission call - Nov 10th 2004
Here Jamie is all set to open his mission call. The family is gathered around. It is 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Jamie has not peaked at the call by holding the envelope up to the light.
Keeping Joelle in Loop with rest of family for Jamie's mission call
The family is not complete without having Joelle with us. Here Joelle is on the line as the family anxiously awaits the opening of the envelope.
It's official...Elder Robison, you are hereby called to serve....Canada Calgary Mission
It is official. Diane's guess of British Columbia was closest because part of British Columbia is in the mission. Joelle guessed Montana and Reid guessed Montreal...two other close votes....but the real winner is Elder James Adams Robison, called to serve in the Canada Calgary Mission (the mission of Lisa's Dad, the mission of the birthplace of Grandpa Robison, the mission that represents the homeland of Jamie) beginning February 9, 2005.
Emily is now 8 weeks old. Her favorite pass time is smiling. She will smile at anyone who talks to her. She smiles mostly in the morning, after a good nights sleep. 
I was tending another baby today, and I was holding him because he was sad. Emily just looked at him and started to smile! She is so well tempered.
My lastest theory is that mothers who have easy deliveries have easy going babies. What do you think? That has been the case for my babies.
Smile!
Cheese!
emsmile1 
blurrysmile1
Lisa Robison posted this article on 11/3/2004
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