tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23835700263899537012024-02-18T17:35:14.132-08:00a, r, g & hrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-89182541984866622022010-06-12T11:27:00.000-07:002010-06-12T11:28:11.383-07:00<object width="400" height="300" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/1447729866902" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1447729866902" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-51326762068075325182010-03-23T16:17:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:18:19.577-07:00i hear this at least once a day"mama, you are beautiful like <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I</span></span> am beautiful."<br /><br />thanks, h.rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-67132502416029148222010-03-05T14:24:00.000-08:002010-03-05T14:24:51.281-08:00february<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYOEENmECWTpBP3DS5ahrnrHVXo0RFNfMHo1_8JnVE4cCrgH03nqhLmhAqaAUUDXxZO5VzL-3zynCedwojhLYw4g_LmRRiJyrWCTW_cx2anukviMcMmX3g6Z98wwkhlqPw4C6t6inOtjx/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYOEENmECWTpBP3DS5ahrnrHVXo0RFNfMHo1_8JnVE4cCrgH03nqhLmhAqaAUUDXxZO5VzL-3zynCedwojhLYw4g_LmRRiJyrWCTW_cx2anukviMcMmX3g6Z98wwkhlqPw4C6t6inOtjx/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxIOboeA0HwuHEYuzWlCfIM7xhxY_jPInAc42kG3KklvL3EV_9TI09B1C4qP_U3NIIQgeOHtU4v3QHda6jCWYL4h8rtGkg2Qc_Izq0XQjbEE9Msc5GwVYKGm1wfk1yS5JRmJdlBNuzg1A/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxIOboeA0HwuHEYuzWlCfIM7xhxY_jPInAc42kG3KklvL3EV_9TI09B1C4qP_U3NIIQgeOHtU4v3QHda6jCWYL4h8rtGkg2Qc_Izq0XQjbEE9Msc5GwVYKGm1wfk1yS5JRmJdlBNuzg1A/s320/039.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIRF4cweA1zus4N1SMg86Xsux9fuYikbEKr-hUcl3XYWIvKDD7HKcSvVbI1yXOD6kxaGsUXWdOEOdbXx_woV5iQ0ZYzFc_gikDuu8aI3wrWGBXTlRVsIloTnONzO7h6z01ehNTW3vvgu7/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIRF4cweA1zus4N1SMg86Xsux9fuYikbEKr-hUcl3XYWIvKDD7HKcSvVbI1yXOD6kxaGsUXWdOEOdbXx_woV5iQ0ZYzFc_gikDuu8aI3wrWGBXTlRVsIloTnONzO7h6z01ehNTW3vvgu7/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; 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And Edie is eating all my goldfish."<br />way to downplay it g.rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-59195265882327457722009-11-03T10:40:00.000-08:002009-11-03T11:11:18.920-08:00i'm a mean mom, and i'm ok with thatoh man.<br />hi, my name is Rose and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> a mean mom.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">halloween</span> was a busy day. we had a birthday party at 10, soccer at 11, then back to the party after that, then trick-or-treating/harvest festival later that night. well, the boys were <span style="font-style: italic;">awful</span> from the minute they woke up. running around the house bonkers, lots of loud noise, lots of "roughhousing", making messes, back talking and general sassy-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ness</span>. i know they are boys and they are going to be like this, but it was way worse than normal.<br />since i couldn't take away the party, or the soccer game, i took <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">halloween</span> away. that's right. no dressing up, no candy, nothing.<br />total win win for me- i didn't have to figure out the costumes and no candy in the house, that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">i'll</span> just throw away most of it anyway. they were upset about it, so hopefully it worked somehow.<br />so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">unfortunately</span> i don't have any pictures to post since they didn't dress up.<br /><br />last weekend i did get to do something exciting- i got to go to see U2 at the Rose Bowl. my super-awesome aunt <span style="font-style: italic;">gave</span> me the tickets to the sold out show. i took my step-mom, claudi since they are one of her favorite bands. it was good as expected, although i've never been to a concert where i was so far away from the stage, or where there was so many people- like 95,000 people. black eyed peas opened- they were perfect for an opener- lots of high energy. for one of their last songs, slash from guns-n-roses came out and played sweet child of mine, while Fergie sang it. that girl can <span style="font-style: italic;">REALLY</span> sing. then U2 played for two and a half hours. amazing. they played lots of stuff from the new album, and tons of the old favorites. i guess they are going to have a summer '10 tour, so if you get the chance go see it. the stage alone is bonkers- huge, and cool lights, and a crazy video screen.totally worth it.<br /><br />other than that, it's been pretty <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">monotonous</span> around here. school, preschool, soccer, church, laundry, cooking, cleaning. then start it all over again.rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-15109669817337354132009-10-01T15:29:00.000-07:002009-10-01T15:43:46.651-07:00soccer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAeowllUOtc6tHoNT7lIYp1gFW_Q94UVmAavbrOe5DoE6kq2XfdiuoLuiMJVpVdAS2bkm5Qmc3a3BETsmrCVXjmUVPOc_62bCBzEegR8rPoV3C3sKmhefeBl4T867Y1agvQ1UwcReMDgI/s1600-h/soccer.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAeowllUOtc6tHoNT7lIYp1gFW_Q94UVmAavbrOe5DoE6kq2XfdiuoLuiMJVpVdAS2bkm5Qmc3a3BETsmrCVXjmUVPOc_62bCBzEegR8rPoV3C3sKmhefeBl4T867Y1agvQ1UwcReMDgI/s640/soccer.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both;"><br />so this is our saturday mornings until the end of november. we have aleady had 4 games. so far, gavin is <span style="font-style: italic;">loving</span> it. i think maybe even more than t-ball. his team is "the glowing bananas". so silly- which is just perfect for a little kids team. more than half the time, the kids just kinda run around and kick the ball where ever so there are some pretty funny moments in every game. but they get a little better every time. i'm thinking this sport will be on the regular schedule for the next um-teen years. hayden can't wait to play. he's actually really good too! g and h kick the ball back and forth to eachother without going nuts. they totally work together and help eachother- it's awesome. hopefully next year i can sign him up.<br /></div>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-13462362103177545342009-09-12T10:47:00.000-07:002009-09-12T11:41:29.240-07:00birthdayson wednesday, gavin turned 5.<br />on friday, hayden turned 3.<br />so we took full advantage and went to disneyland on wednesday. g was free because it was his birthday, and h was free as well because he was 2 still. awesome huh?<br />unfortunately aaron was in new orleans for work, so he wasn't able to go. but my dad went, thank goodness, because i could not have done it by myself. (THANK YOU DAD FOR EVERYTHING!!!)<br />i kept it a total secret from them- even when we were parking they had no idea where we were. but of course they were excited once they figured it out.<br />we got there at 9:30 (they opened at 9), and the both boys got a first visit button, and a birthday button. so all day the workers and other visitors were wishing them happy birthday. that was pretty cool. the weather was perfect and barely anyone was there. we went on 16 rides, and the longest we had to wait the whole day was 30 minutes. i've never been there when that happens. most of the rides we had to wait 5 minutes or so. some of the rides scared them- pirates and haunted mansion, and some hayden wasn't big enough to go on. but all in all it really was such an amazing day. they both got mouse ears with their name on the back, and i got their silhouette done as well- both super classic things from disneyland.<br /><br />showing off their buttons....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTJ9aYLJC6gnMr_l72ftg1SDq9jE_LfRgX_RUhqh0g5YitHMV_kV1RuW8QHcg43efwBmA8vCIVFEtIHwpoFHzG_qDA58HWWkXlFxNwiJnkMUdhanFBYSvN9tCPcaqgyF202CE6emqEntX/s1600-h/disneyland+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R804mLOpF2MklakMcmT78aAx3tk14RPIXT5dHPJtFMP9ImBojI4xCTS22tO3jjEq-QCwxrAIp-mdoMBY9s6TFgwPiT4QpiX6zfAlh09fpbCzZHsiYGaiDPkoIynWbxc2w1NEn9cauMjZ/s400/disneyland+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380647863267977538" border="0" /></a><br />teacups and matterhorn<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6TuhRteewMeRuZGaVybp_xMNrOLgTAM2YaTT6bmFbGXdclFvQtB61o-y-s_98QrsMCaX0J1pI3FTp3THcVfeHREAZCrivFp9YDW80SgDxiN_p5BTnfBsTtC9zXzLxLTLU_p8s7RB9Fh7/s1600-h/disneyland+015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6TuhRteewMeRuZGaVybp_xMNrOLgTAM2YaTT6bmFbGXdclFvQtB61o-y-s_98QrsMCaX0J1pI3FTp3THcVfeHREAZCrivFp9YDW80SgDxiN_p5BTnfBsTtC9zXzLxLTLU_p8s7RB9Fh7/s400/disneyland+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380647874341838882" border="0" /></a><br />getting DIZZZZZZY on the teacups.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTCv1qWEM2w6nFUMExH8LOsVxUP0fZ1VFmTgoXaz6XmebKquwOK_e63pgEOLroGr8lpVf6kIlT3rL9OJLwrpHUXuBC7efKEh7rGF19dmtbPY5qiosmdq5NcIENCqtECJR8CjnM3Toe8dF/s1600-h/disneyland+021.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTCv1qWEM2w6nFUMExH8LOsVxUP0fZ1VFmTgoXaz6XmebKquwOK_e63pgEOLroGr8lpVf6kIlT3rL9OJLwrpHUXuBC7efKEh7rGF19dmtbPY5qiosmdq5NcIENCqtECJR8CjnM3Toe8dF/s400/disneyland+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380647883235517410" border="0" /></a><br />they LOVED small world. good grief it's annoying though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPLqUrw7-uAWZkVYSpjNkoRlLCJgdkY0j6qqzIsMBfymIPO0SayX669qU8TdB2GQ7kK8-xy6SbSsb88iE8EfGR0p1rnfYrq49EtU5DMG7fsGFYCcDDu4pFzdP_lEGlBKQDCEvT6KU2aH_/s1600-h/disneyland+024.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPLqUrw7-uAWZkVYSpjNkoRlLCJgdkY0j6qqzIsMBfymIPO0SayX669qU8TdB2GQ7kK8-xy6SbSsb88iE8EfGR0p1rnfYrq49EtU5DMG7fsGFYCcDDu4pFzdP_lEGlBKQDCEvT6KU2aH_/s400/disneyland+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380648764535996322" border="0" /></a><br />h zonked out in the middle of the day for about 20 minutes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGNGOwtT9NtuUJ9g9CA4FfeiZeyvXJ1kztKupswfb_Vx9OwU1KquAgp8UMRysMyNKpkcxhyRpjK0mdhyYIslP3Hutfu7h5cYmCPSveFdjxIoFMYz5n_PnFvq7W5O_qFMU8rVybVo-SWrX/s1600-h/disneyland+035.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGNGOwtT9NtuUJ9g9CA4FfeiZeyvXJ1kztKupswfb_Vx9OwU1KquAgp8UMRysMyNKpkcxhyRpjK0mdhyYIslP3Hutfu7h5cYmCPSveFdjxIoFMYz5n_PnFvq7W5O_qFMU8rVybVo-SWrX/s400/disneyland+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380648775148083922" border="0" /></a><br />shooting aliens on the Toy Story ride.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe4W-JbZPgIxXMIAXVcPRTvXR7qi06RKLHelqceJW04QhcsK_Mg1-0Vsiz0UslJXeFKxPh40gH4NrRW76emaq5OJTt31iEF3eRGfEcvim2vsr7bqH5_4VhyWMHsrBUw152oAKkvuda5Pe/s1600-h/disneyland+041.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe4W-JbZPgIxXMIAXVcPRTvXR7qi06RKLHelqceJW04QhcsK_Mg1-0Vsiz0UslJXeFKxPh40gH4NrRW76emaq5OJTt31iEF3eRGfEcvim2vsr7bqH5_4VhyWMHsrBUw152oAKkvuda5Pe/s400/disneyland+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380648784266730114" border="0" /></a><br />g my little race car driver. (good thing the cars are on a track, and go 6 miles an hour)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWe4CLUR6YeDl2_KtFo9YPTDYGUH5dVqE0FkJghZ9u7F4dlBJRidQJ0m5B8mE4xyt8NDz2kHJFBfC9Y2rmJDXZFgHb5iL6rOOmhwetnr5cCdCx_sS4z299PdylKuDpYl7-6xnydUkqnRRm/s1600-h/disneyland+046.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWe4CLUR6YeDl2_KtFo9YPTDYGUH5dVqE0FkJghZ9u7F4dlBJRidQJ0m5B8mE4xyt8NDz2kHJFBfC9Y2rmJDXZFgHb5iL6rOOmhwetnr5cCdCx_sS4z299PdylKuDpYl7-6xnydUkqnRRm/s400/disneyland+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380648790242428146" border="0" /></a><br />h is ready to go--- a little wiped out maybe?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu_eDgc9OrVLSmlJtD6zbWm-ok5f21iqbc_-tkbiDpP_-59fNOdJfF8KSE4H1vxQBLBwVKJTJXtgQ-XRIDyXX3AWgGvpsxzEkyae2zkWHM3uMOStCWybyQM_OOTHjHPp9CW8wxU909xF-/s1600-h/disneyland+052.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKh5YBHU72tzcTpjdHgAX_8vy1ASlF2unnkLYPM_HjZTU8797Yk32Hg8sBbbhiGKnwiQbRvJcpUE5YWAzfSCdcGOc4s8lS8ui74q4u_42SmJ8vGKlVgy_fHohYZliSiGju7mvTk2xVsgI7/s400/DSC_0489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378808900837947090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EqBnrp5QuILWd8Wn76txNTS0qE-ungLI6MrhaXxLMjbx0Zzt2DE5C2XLThZsCT0m9psFSGZXtOo6UqBLwMlPG79s-ov9Pap08jd8jo9RpbQhxAdZBrNrVM3a9d1SPkvP_3prkrweObJh/s1600-h/DSC_0495.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EqBnrp5QuILWd8Wn76txNTS0qE-ungLI6MrhaXxLMjbx0Zzt2DE5C2XLThZsCT0m9psFSGZXtOo6UqBLwMlPG79s-ov9Pap08jd8jo9RpbQhxAdZBrNrVM3a9d1SPkvP_3prkrweObJh/s400/DSC_0495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378808918010569618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfbJcO6x5WuDzjMQDi4cpEcmiPm9P_M8O9ZCLeTu6kDcb4fju40cUpa_iOh08P-jn_69dCicXKMwWeEEPCBwmgi4uT8cZz-WoSQlB4mnZXzTE044q8nzV6v1zGSHfOS4yrcmleYn97EnU/s1600-h/DSC_0493.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfbJcO6x5WuDzjMQDi4cpEcmiPm9P_M8O9ZCLeTu6kDcb4fju40cUpa_iOh08P-jn_69dCicXKMwWeEEPCBwmgi4uT8cZz-WoSQlB4mnZXzTE044q8nzV6v1zGSHfOS4yrcmleYn97EnU/s400/DSC_0493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378808904321672306" border="0" /></a><br />he is going to the same place that g went to for the last two years, which is great because he knows the teachers and the building and everything already. he goes tuesday and thursday from 9:15-12:15, so i get 6 hours a week to myself!!!!! how nice is that?<br />there are 3 siblings of kids that g was in school with- so he already has friends. i guess hayden and <a href="http://jfenfamily.blogspot.com/">jadyn</a> were inseperable last week, which is so super cute.<br />when did my kids grow up? i guess it had to happen sooner or later....rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-51285370819486553512009-09-07T11:10:00.000-07:002009-09-07T11:33:40.984-07:00kindergartenholy cow. gavin started kindergarten two weeks ago. how did he get so big all of a sudden? we got him a transformers backpack (which is as big as he is) and lunch bag. i'm not crazy about it, but he enjoys that stuff now, so i'm not going to fight it. and thank goodness no other kid in his classes have the same one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbD0BsfhJ6PL7hGsH-avbSnycKyhg5dJ9iyT24iolXuIMFmB52-cljOyL5-EvF07C2sI2oRchm7OlUfA1sgpUmYlq67kwvElRdVeCQZBGNL13S3FDd06X3BIMAm8O0RSsuckwOfnI5T8g/s1600-h/DSC_0474.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbD0BsfhJ6PL7hGsH-avbSnycKyhg5dJ9iyT24iolXuIMFmB52-cljOyL5-EvF07C2sI2oRchm7OlUfA1sgpUmYlq67kwvElRdVeCQZBGNL13S3FDd06X3BIMAm8O0RSsuckwOfnI5T8g/s400/DSC_0474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794772942240786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0-8sHRnwDZhRTA_lExcA7yMdRs20lwUAU1m-5anrZHorJH0BR4JPLrER3NKfNisHMTVqQwOuasjWuQRwRLMyemuJbhfBdbIjZH7oaHFi1ZS0DLSrg48qpmmyL5GADB9h8KN1iwjHvlXQ/s1600-h/DSC_0468.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0-8sHRnwDZhRTA_lExcA7yMdRs20lwUAU1m-5anrZHorJH0BR4JPLrER3NKfNisHMTVqQwOuasjWuQRwRLMyemuJbhfBdbIjZH7oaHFi1ZS0DLSrg48qpmmyL5GADB9h8KN1iwjHvlXQ/s400/DSC_0468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794767343124290" border="0" /></a><br />of course he had to have his hair "up".<br />the first day was great, but day number two was awful. he acted up and got in trouble with the teacher. ugh.<br />but then day three and so forth have been just fine. he doesn't really tell me what goes on, except that he eats lunch, plays on the playground and has a new friend (but doesn't know the new friends name). his teacher, Mrs. Friedman is super cute and i really like her. she doesn't take any crap from the kids, but isn't mean. the other kindergarten class and gav's class do a lot of things together. there are 54 kids in all (yikes!). i plan on volunteering in a few months. we have homework to do every day which consists of reading a book and having him tell me what it was about and i get to write it down. there is usually a paper to do as well- writing numbers or letters. he also has p.e. on thursdays where he says they do push-ups and ride a bike. who knows what really goes on.<br />it's definitely a new routine to get into.<br />he also started soccer. so twice a week he has practice. so far he's doing quite well, and really likes it. he can dribble the ball and pass and everything. his first game is next saturday, so that should be pretty funny. they basically just run around and try to kick the ball.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">so between school and soccer, he is wiped out by thursday. he has been going to bed earlier, but still not sleeping in much. i think i have to wait until he is in jr. high for that.<br /></div>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-29390828406402991982009-09-07T10:36:00.000-07:002009-09-07T11:06:39.795-07:00thirtyi am now officially in my thirties. and so far- it's been way better than my twenties. i am not upset about it because apparently i still look young- 2 days before my birthday a woman thought i was 21, so that's not too bad.<br />aaron was gone for work on the actual day, but he took me out to my <a href="http://www.sullivansteakhouse.com/">favorite restaurant</a> a few days later. it was <span style="font-style: italic;">so</span> good, especially since we haven't been there in about three years. he also got me a new chair. i have been looking at it for quite a while, but figured it was a far-off purchase. well, i came home from oregon to find it sitting in our living room. quite a nice surprise. i <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span> it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWur7bVUgW5Qxmuqb157t0A-JziIs_FXj_ci1jItzNHijy0WvFbVKY9nH-HLa2uS33WvNuxiVLEfdHWOiwbuYS3OLSJlYAmAWYnchcOiknsBiS9KuQLiXOSTDl-cjJhCmmA-Jy_pQoTMV/s1600-h/DSC_0501.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWur7bVUgW5Qxmuqb157t0A-JziIs_FXj_ci1jItzNHijy0WvFbVKY9nH-HLa2uS33WvNuxiVLEfdHWOiwbuYS3OLSJlYAmAWYnchcOiknsBiS9KuQLiXOSTDl-cjJhCmmA-Jy_pQoTMV/s400/DSC_0501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378785444714355154" border="0" /></a><br />so now i need to re-do the ottoman in new fabric. good thing it was easy-peasy!<br /><br />the night of my birthday, my wonderful friends <a href="http://blogofthehermdogs.blogspot.com/">Lyndsey</a> and <a href="http://jfenfamily.blogspot.com/">Jen</a> twisted my arm and came over for dessert and card playing. Jen made a super yummy cheesecake (no i'm NOT just saying that) and Lyndsey brought over chocolate fondue. so no complaining about that!<br /><br />cheers to thirty!rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-9846476817790695922009-09-07T09:34:00.000-07:002009-09-07T10:36:16.692-07:00NW trip highlightsi know i know. i should have done this post a long time ago, but we have not stopped going since we got home.<br />we had a <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">wonderful</span> time up north. it's already on the books for next year- but aaron will go with us, thank goodness.<br />so here is a rundown of the awesomeness that we had.<br />- the first day we drove to ashland where we stayed with our wonderful friend Lari. she lives here, but has a home up there too, so it worked out perfectly.<br />-the boys were AMAZING during the twelve and a half hour drive. i can't stress enough how great they were. and no dvd player either. so proud of them.<br />-day 2, we drove another 8 hours to North Bend in washington- 45 minutes east of seattle, and stayed with my aunt diane and her family. i really wish we could've stayed longer than the 4 days we were there. we had <span style="font-style: italic;">such</span> a great time. we went and picked blueberries at a farm (10 lbs for $11.80!!!) played card games and walked around the property with my cousins (they have 5 acres) picking and eating wild blueberries, blackberries, salmonberries and huckleberries. the boys loved being in the woods and were very excited to see deer and elk around. gavin thinks that deer are moose for some reason, and that cracked up my uncle scott. we went to the 100 years of north bend festival thingy and the kids had tons of fun at the parade and at the small carnival. although the <a href="http://www.seafairpirates.org/">Seattle SeaFair Pirates</a> scared the hockey-sticks out of the boys with their cannons going off. good times. hopefully we will be able to stay up there longer next year. scott and the boys had so much fun with each other- scott tickled hayden so much one night that h peed all over him. and i love hanging out with ashley and kaitlyn. they are such awesome girls.<br />-we then went back down to springfield. i am SO SUPER grateful to have been able to stay with my friend <a href="http://www.bandbfam.blogspot.com/">Brenley</a> and her family. it was so convienent- down the street from the <a href="http://jolleytimes.blogspot.com/">Jolley's</a> and down the street from <a href="http://abcafam.blogspot.com/">Brynne</a> too. i think it was a little overwhelming for her son McCoy having the boys around, but for the most part they got along fine and had some fun. brenley took us to see her new house and we were able to pick blackberries, which i used to make a pie for her later that week. hopefully she hasn't forgotten how to make crust yet. brenley was also super sweet to take some pictures of me and the boys (which i will post later). she is <span style="font-style: italic;">so</span> talented and really captures the personality of whoever she is taking the picture of. when we got back to her house, brynne and emily were there and surprised me with a birthday party. i really miss these girls, and wish we lived closer. we haden't all been together like that for 7 years, so that was awesome. plus it was funny to have all 7 of our kids in the house under 5. we also got to go to saturday market. it's so nice that it hasn't changed one tiny bit. i got to get my favorite phad thai. oh man..... it had been way too long since i had that. and of course i bought some killer berries to bring home to aaron at the farmers market. they actually made it all the way home without me eating all of them! during the time in springfield, i also got to visit with another great friend- Nate. and i got to meet his <span style="font-style: italic;">adorable</span> wife Lindsey. i'm thinking that we could be great friends-- if only we lived closer. i hadn't seen nate in about 8 or 9 years, and it was so wonderful that it was like no time had passed at all. we were the same old friends- just a bit older, and maybe a teeny-tiny bit more mature. the boys totally got along with him- so he is officially "uncle nate" now. i also was able to see a friend from <span style="font-style: italic;">way</span> back, Joy. she looks great, and we had a good, although quick visit, and had some good laughs about things that happened 15 years ago. and the main reason i went up there in the first place was for <a href="http://www.peaceandlovejenni.blogspot.com/">jenni</a> and michael's wedding. she was gorgeous- think of a princess- and that's what she looked like. everything at the reception looked amazing, and there were many people i hadn't seen in many years. i wish we were able to stay a few days after the wedding so i could see some of those people a little more, but i'll make sure to set some good time apart for <a href="http://www.darrenjolleyfam.blogspot.com/">them</a> next summer.<br />-we drove back down to ashland and stayed with Lari again, then made the treck back home. it was so nice to see aaron after 2 weeks apart. i came home to a spotless house and a surprise that i will have to post about later.<br />it was a great trip. if the weather weren't so horrible the next 8 months, i would go up again. but i'd rather just wait until it's super hot here, and super nice there to go visit.rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-8332133920352605202009-07-30T09:44:00.000-07:002009-07-30T09:54:55.220-07:00i have been sewing a ton lately. 1 dress, 4 skirts (just 1 for me so far), and i'm finishing 2 more skirts today (not for me). and i made some super cute <a href="http://kari-youcanmakeit.blogspot.com/2009/05/ruffle-butt-onesie-tutorial.html">"ruffle butt onesies"</a> for <a href="http://www.ylimesniper.blogspot.com/">emily</a> that turned out great. and how awesome that i got to give them to her in person. and see 3 day old Carly. that was a treat. and spend time with <a href="http://www.bandbfam.blogspot.com/">spring</a> too........<br />so just fyi i guess, the boys and i are going to the NW (the "granola belt" as aaron calls it) to see friends and family and to go to a <a href="http://www.peaceandlovejenni.blogspot.com/">wedding</a>. we are leaving on thursday the 6th, and will be home around the 19th because gavin has kindergarden orientation on the 21! i can't believe it. so if anyone needs my cell phone # so i can come see you while i'm up there, let me know.<br /><br />oh and how ironic is it that it's 100+ up there when i'm coming to visit? i thought i'd get a break!rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-41696022303864295342009-07-19T18:33:00.001-07:002009-07-19T18:44:19.081-07:00easy peasyso i made a super yummy, <span style="font-style: italic;">super</span> easy dinner tonight and i had to share.<br />i get the Martha Stewart magazine called "everyday food", so it's from there. (which if you haven't heard of it or have never seen it, BUY IT NOW! it's really cheap for a subscription and totally worth it- i use the recipes a ton, and change them because they are so easy)<br />but it's online too- so here's <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/family-style-rolled-omelet-with-spinach-and-cheddar?lnc=073ddfc3832ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist_food_quick-recipes">the link</a>. i followed the basic ingredient directions, but of course i totally changed it.<br />i added-------<br />1/2 tsp of tarragon<br />1/8 tsp of nutmeg<br />chopped smoked turkey- from the deli<br />i only used 1/2 a package of spinach<br />small diced red onion<br />cut up grape tomatoes<br />smoked fontina cheese<br />colby/jack cheese (instead of the cheddar)<br /><br />all of that- i did to taste- meaning, put as much or as little as you want!<br />all though i'm not crazy about turning on the oven, it is a great, quick dinner. you can throw in pretty much anything- sausage, mushrooms, ham, bacon, bell pepper.... whatever!<br />hope some of you try it!rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-70867362015156425432009-07-10T20:30:00.000-07:002009-07-10T20:50:30.679-07:004th of july<div style="text-align: left;">gavin became free of the oppressing tyranny of training wheels on independence day. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy5CZwwki8uA81M7aNkqGL7fyp6Ozx5TjLJkWiEBKNXAbNpENzwkdmJ90yxri-O5Zs9UBrvBvbJyzxvQOJ8yw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">pretty stinking awesome!!!</span></span>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-36822855351031107002009-07-06T07:26:00.000-07:002009-07-06T07:58:31.037-07:00mini-vacayhere are some pictures from the beach 2 weeks ago. it was <span style="font-style: italic;">perfect</span> both days and we had a GREAT time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw_Z7mtsdGeNaxKOHy97N7e8lrsNq_Yy4EydpnvkF2_4dWI56Wij_L7xEou7w0qUsz-2Lx_dBHXcgvnJ6Ahbcf-X39NHhPgVBUWtD2LzxZsNk26zh9Zjwb_HXvg-PZ3hzqDoCGakQTUiA/s1600-h/beach+012.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw_Z7mtsdGeNaxKOHy97N7e8lrsNq_Yy4EydpnvkF2_4dWI56Wij_L7xEou7w0qUsz-2Lx_dBHXcgvnJ6Ahbcf-X39NHhPgVBUWtD2LzxZsNk26zh9Zjwb_HXvg-PZ3hzqDoCGakQTUiA/s320/beach+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />am i really putting a picture of me in a bathing suit up here?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnwWhe8eFlR8KtrAXCVer-X-1HsqlIJQNTP5pcfz9tM8QjQaQkzRUgI7_Pd34bzREqit1C84QOpvuiWdlYDZVplkWBUVLAAyYJZkEt63METVP5rtmeVQg3X__hXXaWkhsfy4ybwFr0e6o/s1600-h/beach+061.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnwWhe8eFlR8KtrAXCVer-X-1HsqlIJQNTP5pcfz9tM8QjQaQkzRUgI7_Pd34bzREqit1C84QOpvuiWdlYDZVplkWBUVLAAyYJZkEt63METVP5rtmeVQg3X__hXXaWkhsfy4ybwFr0e6o/s400/beach+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360004018455346" border="0" /></a><br />all the kids down at the water. they barely came up all day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05xAtzsrYtOkE101PbgCJkXnmi8z2TLwF_R345-eETffUvh7hmJ47ryanyua8dq3ZNnPiedGVeZrBNfkhW1dkNAxwi_76ERPyw01LZAssZjS03vgAgYmqFpnDfn31SsOnxsisycArginE/s1600-h/beach+029.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05xAtzsrYtOkE101PbgCJkXnmi8z2TLwF_R345-eETffUvh7hmJ47ryanyua8dq3ZNnPiedGVeZrBNfkhW1dkNAxwi_76ERPyw01LZAssZjS03vgAgYmqFpnDfn31SsOnxsisycArginE/s320/beach+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />there were many sailboats sailing by which made it all the more relaxing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfBrXTgA6a14TmMbOn49gql16oRO4KIxyCNEtI2uTA5Ol0hMx4eNMZjh3MTkqxrcp1XHFfX-TY1IFLkKb4U4vLyjoGmlSAurG8UZr4qqKfjdRBsf2YJYb8b283bxcl5sIZfnIq1DyabVI/s1600-h/beach+038.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfBrXTgA6a14TmMbOn49gql16oRO4KIxyCNEtI2uTA5Ol0hMx4eNMZjh3MTkqxrcp1XHFfX-TY1IFLkKb4U4vLyjoGmlSAurG8UZr4qqKfjdRBsf2YJYb8b283bxcl5sIZfnIq1DyabVI/s320/beach+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />chloe fell asleep on the first day. i love this picture!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj2ne-LpFacn4Apiy5IoNn3b3yMwoISnaf8_qdsDKwMBaq6ZJHbo9gXvmi2ymucgM3PaW6K8ZVtce0MWMxM0r39yBF9yZZjlzY4vCC_PIzQk8sSHRpLMe4DbY-1-ynpmAQptq31SQEMZR/s1600-h/beach+039.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj2ne-LpFacn4Apiy5IoNn3b3yMwoISnaf8_qdsDKwMBaq6ZJHbo9gXvmi2ymucgM3PaW6K8ZVtce0MWMxM0r39yBF9yZZjlzY4vCC_PIzQk8sSHRpLMe4DbY-1-ynpmAQptq31SQEMZR/s320/beach+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />and how could i bring Lyndsey down there and not take her to Balboa to have some famous chocolate covered frozen bananas? the kids didn't complain about that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSll2LsjpQ9Ez2cKf2ST2cpR50G077mv2zg8tlAde9aHt1A5cRHA8N5CMRikZRPJmqh1GW3-RVptmLFbZfQ-MHZs7MF3kQij6B8JpFWlpTEwR5aANtBHfcYVl4248tIVoyjV3d2sIv4-dd/s1600-h/balboa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 572px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSll2LsjpQ9Ez2cKf2ST2cpR50G077mv2zg8tlAde9aHt1A5cRHA8N5CMRikZRPJmqh1GW3-RVptmLFbZfQ-MHZs7MF3kQij6B8JpFWlpTEwR5aANtBHfcYVl4248tIVoyjV3d2sIv4-dd/s800/balboa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355360643037522354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><br /></a></div>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-29747539384948297382009-06-29T09:01:00.001-07:002009-06-29T09:26:38.920-07:00goodnesswow. we have been going non-stop for the last few weeks. i feel like we are never home. we are at the park, or at a friends house, and there has been lots of family stuff these last few weeks too, which we have to travel at least 2 hours to. and we have been at the beach. aaron has to stay the night out there, so we <span style="font-style: italic;">totally</span> take advantage of the free hotel room and go out too. we have gone for the last two weeks and stayed in Dana Point, but then spend all day in Newport Beach. this last week, i dragged along <a href="http://blogofthehermdogs.blogspot.com/">my friend</a> and her kids (she doesn't mind ;) ) and we had a few <span style="font-style: italic;">wonderful</span> days at the beach. it's so nice to get out of the desert heat. hopefully we can do these mini-trips all summer. and they won't just be to orange county now because aaron got a promotion!!!<br />he is now the southern california district manager. it goes from santa barbara to bakersfield to the mexico border and everything in between. he is in charge of 10 people now, which means alot more work, but that's ok. he is totally capable of it. he will be gone probably 2 nights a week now too, which i'm not crazy about, but some of those we can go stay with him which makes it easier on everyone. i am so proud of him, he has deserved this for so long. he is finally getting the recgonition he deserves. good job sweetie!rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-75432479690831707132009-06-12T08:03:00.000-07:002009-06-12T09:09:14.415-07:00craftinessit has officially been summer for 2 weeks now, and for some reason, i am feeling very crafty lately. i think it's because i am tired of my house looking blah, and it's finally time to do something about it.<br />the first project that i did was an ottoman. we have plenty of seating in the living room, but one couch has the coffee table, and the other one has nothing. it's nice to put your feet up, right? so i went searching at our local thrift stores and found an ottoman with a good frame, good feet good size and awful fabric. perfect. and it was only 5 bucks. <span style="font-style: italic;">perfect!</span> so i brought it home and stripped it down to just the wooden frame. then i went and bought fabric and new padding and all that. i decided that instead of my original plan to just re-upholster it, i would make a slipcover instead, so i could wash it when the boys get little boy grime all over it. our couches are leather, and i am used to just being able to wipe off gunk, and i didn't want the ottoman to get all gross. so i made a slipcover. i have never done it before, i didn't have a pattern, i didn't look on the internet for instructions- i just did it. and i am <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> happy with how it turned out. i bought some other matching fabric to make new pillows, but i am still deciding on the trim and style.<br />here is before (gross)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTst0a9EcZQnjWzUGI-t4MHeRJF5ac0H7hezcxzzbfY24G9KnHD_4QjyrAR2Cw0p4zITZYFFTQPMUfOzBzy6RNdXa6Noe5xCcRIGhpxSFnTty0knmoEj6o_axyxVQ97vwyD89TblKumciT/s1600-h/misc+295.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTst0a9EcZQnjWzUGI-t4MHeRJF5ac0H7hezcxzzbfY24G9KnHD_4QjyrAR2Cw0p4zITZYFFTQPMUfOzBzy6RNdXa6Noe5xCcRIGhpxSFnTty0knmoEj6o_axyxVQ97vwyD89TblKumciT/s400/misc+295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346463126356080322" border="0" /></a><br />down to the frame....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPGo0v7FDTRXy3d2Ysce26lLhZHUOj94oNaRPAuGAXdJxvt7Vx1s1INyPY_1vxQBwwm_KiKTuWsBQ03LbKmEdLQRSQFmfWGdz34nLLU6Uvjhyphenhyphenjz9qNXpx_lIw4cNUm6DA69NuVuTkwHSa/s1600-h/misc+296.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPGo0v7FDTRXy3d2Ysce26lLhZHUOj94oNaRPAuGAXdJxvt7Vx1s1INyPY_1vxQBwwm_KiKTuWsBQ03LbKmEdLQRSQFmfWGdz34nLLU6Uvjhyphenhyphenjz9qNXpx_lIw4cNUm6DA69NuVuTkwHSa/s400/misc+296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346463132832071762" border="0" /></a><br />and covered......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBy20lMecg-FUPVnS0qs9Oajbrtj5uR7nSVAh6pY7j7FMvib6jf7jnvR0f_gDMrqydTj9ps2UWO1RXVDBv9PZklboElAJrgojO5AU5pqvA1XUwaQnkGzmhnp5hwcv_SRQxPrKa96eB6JAm/s1600-h/misc+297.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBy20lMecg-FUPVnS0qs9Oajbrtj5uR7nSVAh6pY7j7FMvib6jf7jnvR0f_gDMrqydTj9ps2UWO1RXVDBv9PZklboElAJrgojO5AU5pqvA1XUwaQnkGzmhnp5hwcv_SRQxPrKa96eB6JAm/s400/misc+297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346463133950343186" border="0" /></a><br />and with the slipcover on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83-5kI04SL1N8G9mIsQ1dRNuhv3XYfem81QR-gPO8ZTKn2J_UBYQjuyQJHrRSOIrs_88xbmCj3BVa2EtLSZyxB_fp0dyc3jl2oI_D1MWOcADz5VcITxTv0QLRmCsJrrc2jrrzYsNKq0FX/s1600-h/ottoman.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83-5kI04SL1N8G9mIsQ1dRNuhv3XYfem81QR-gPO8ZTKn2J_UBYQjuyQJHrRSOIrs_88xbmCj3BVa2EtLSZyxB_fp0dyc3jl2oI_D1MWOcADz5VcITxTv0QLRmCsJrrc2jrrzYsNKq0FX/s400/ottoman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346466702748807522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the next project i did was a baby shower cake for a friend. she is having her 4th child, and has NEVER had a shower before! so i wanted to make it fancy and special. since i wasn't getting paid for it, i tried out a new recipe for fondant. i have my recipe from school, but it's a pain to make, and i won't buy the Wilton stuff in the tub because it tastes gross. so i made it and it turned out pretty good. i know what to change for next time though, so that's good. she loved it, and that's all that matters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTS_LdqSwPEy3WnKNPMZUhlIlCivS8oR_IHFg0feQwhZ1GmMkm4rGky9UMvdMTL50wvYp7XbnSK-_J7jObkf0fvWEi2Q9Cu2GSr6s9CEJAwBQgeP1-vQ7nk8S-pFAjk_gnWu-1Vl24nNQ/s1600-h/bobbi+baby+shower+cake+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTS_LdqSwPEy3WnKNPMZUhlIlCivS8oR_IHFg0feQwhZ1GmMkm4rGky9UMvdMTL50wvYp7XbnSK-_J7jObkf0fvWEi2Q9Cu2GSr6s9CEJAwBQgeP1-vQ7nk8S-pFAjk_gnWu-1Vl24nNQ/s400/bobbi+baby+shower+cake+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346468848765220082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV0hn9_98enpgjL3ef0Mkv7krzJovF1SgISV_c6EdqNPPQ717Jj0J15XopTilHnAp_OOVuSKs0RDSLWyr6j-HhwfqHrR7_Fc4BwgL4CSOeQj3F6j048BOolnBRoxEWHaCB-643hFwWiRT/s1600-h/bobbi+baby+shower+cake+004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV0hn9_98enpgjL3ef0Mkv7krzJovF1SgISV_c6EdqNPPQ717Jj0J15XopTilHnAp_OOVuSKs0RDSLWyr6j-HhwfqHrR7_Fc4BwgL4CSOeQj3F6j048BOolnBRoxEWHaCB-643hFwWiRT/s400/bobbi+baby+shower+cake+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346468853507729394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the current project is for a <a href="http://ylimesniper.blogspot.com/">certain someone</a>, so i can't really post any pictures. but lets just say that it is super cute and super easy.<br />and when that is done, i will be doing a frame project. i'm thinking about going to the thrift store and getting a bunch of different shape and size frames, painting them the same color and putting them on the wall. no pictures inside- just the frame. not sure yet though. it's one of those things that looks awesome in someone elses' house, but not sure if it's for mine.<br />so in the mean time, we are enjoying this unusually cool weather (it feels like late october) and playing outside alot before we start to boil. oh yes, and i'm trying to not go insane.....rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-83693307150247262132009-05-30T16:18:00.000-07:002009-06-01T23:17:31.198-07:00last day of preschooli can't sleep because there is one of <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/phoenix/1/0/a/r/1/creaturekirkhart03.jpg&imgrefurl=http://phoenix.about.com/od/arizonapicturesandphotos/ig/Animals-of-Phoenix/Sunspider.htm&usg=__9hbYmtMAlVQU_iDoRehQMYkMqFc=&h=500&w=456&sz=54&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=AfV9cl8Oa1pJ0M:&tbnh=130&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsun%2Bspiders%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG">these bugs</a> in the living room, and they just gross me out and give me chills and i just can't go to sleep now and aaron is asleep and he wouldn't be very happy if i woke him up to get it. so lame, right? (they are <span style="font-style: italic;">seriously gross</span> though!)<br />soooooo i decided to do a post on gavin's preschool graduation. it was last friday, and it was awesome. they sang some songs which i will have to upload later because they are halairous. here are some super cute pictures of the "ceremony". g got to sit next to his best buddy <a href="http://jfenfamily.blogspot.com/">Jake</a> who will be going to a different school for kindergarden, but his little sister Jadyn (who has a little crush on g!) will start preschool with hayden in september. so luckly we will see him in the future. i am so grateful for his preschool. the teachers are great, and gavin has grown SO much in going there. i can't wait to see what hayden does there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzrL-8ANAQbeGY2ZjAHpYKgB1__VpU3uZoIBPbpn4UPyk9-UXAt1PjDCyliLbM8ub-z6HirOQecb7SAc1934rv5YsropNXiCy2v2nAqGbNvqhdg5QarYEYdpVql_F88SZqybr84gOiRFg/s1600-h/DSC_0874.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzrL-8ANAQbeGY2ZjAHpYKgB1__VpU3uZoIBPbpn4UPyk9-UXAt1PjDCyliLbM8ub-z6HirOQecb7SAc1934rv5YsropNXiCy2v2nAqGbNvqhdg5QarYEYdpVql_F88SZqybr84gOiRFg/s400/DSC_0874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341765202060352034" border="0" /></a><br />there is always time for a funny face...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWLGOpv3nRJCCI79uGB8n0Ns5fnncimOaKx9-GJ2Xvs5GPA31IcxcFKscK0cy16sUeVhr9nQ_Q6jrLLUr80uN8gJ2zKTA83VAEbZxNnjvGQwLvk8fCqwvQafk1I4LJzIYZey075Ias2Vx/s1600-h/DSC_0887.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWLGOpv3nRJCCI79uGB8n0Ns5fnncimOaKx9-GJ2Xvs5GPA31IcxcFKscK0cy16sUeVhr9nQ_Q6jrLLUr80uN8gJ2zKTA83VAEbZxNnjvGQwLvk8fCqwvQafk1I4LJzIYZey075Ias2Vx/s400/DSC_0887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341765201261625186" border="0" /></a><br />his "diploma" and one of his awesome teachers Ms. Tami<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtv2MtruDpvMTkzodYdlMUVtZJqno4MT2McfxNV4j9znIqKPMfGXaoJtMKLpyeeHyfDyx-HeGMu-kfRn5tQjJE1pq1ckxqY_QItsmBqiYyi0wuY4dmxpl8_oiBx_fDA6gcXnIMnBCO28Cy/s1600-h/DSC_0936.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjmzLoG441-V5YaGNK29EKL7wSISwADzEikj8pU5PTLwDKq8ZJj6szEHat2uGtdNeIIt55-_WNOBCla91xFzpPs7zfyHgBCqR4WcyuBB0_MOPZMErL0Y1WYQ_841_f4EWDWWNYs2h7JX7/s400/DSC_0978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341770683168124162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i can't believe gavin is done with preschool. it seems like he was just in diapers. and now all of a sudden he is writing, reading (a tiny bit), riding a bike and being a big boy. time is flying by. i am totally enjoying this time with them, even if my patience is completely tested every day. there is nothing like little arms wrapped around you giving "big snugs". hopefully they won't ever get to big for sweet moments. i sure hope they last forever.rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-85366960163872522032009-05-25T18:07:00.001-07:002009-05-25T18:32:23.970-07:00memorial daysooo i know there are a TON on pictures, but we are just having too much fun with the new camera. we went up to arrowhead for the day, and went on a great walk and then had lunch by the lake and played a bit at the playground.<br />i signed g up for kindergarden on friday, and soccer on saturday. they both start in august. so i have a few months of "downtime", yeah right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdjpY7wojQePHHqIYya2M5CIizPpe2_8RGb-0uUHEzYLDoP-qkEE9Ryx50fHZBRI-4PFZDB83ofqXwSznFMyhPzdMyQ3jX4fvY0OxgIIv1wvTGQgF8gyRwAu_31w8F-qE8CGYak2fmPg7/s1600-h/DSC_0756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMsJBhuWACmTvK3ipcomDt0bL3YNdXHMWwKss5HI3pKYuUcwP11DRri4IJH9Q880fkrl2TNsyI5qxEtogM0c7sxqKVs9E_JBGL0lqYBmLfFAUF7kYF6GwZiRVrgEHOi-FD_b6odv_vXBI/s400/DSC_0593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339933921649526738" border="0" /></a>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-24899556438718962582009-05-20T14:01:00.001-07:002009-05-20T14:16:46.985-07:00it's popsicle season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7nW-U5LmBfCQ8PP_qKbYPbYoIRyWLGcDxE4XUNwGgX6haERMoTYvCH8QbnWEImHp1cVfP_QmSDw3HEZPtCxv1LFusjAPedMGhVoAJVvPAHMRNEXuKDKC0KzmXYDMLHAtz5jcVHiR1hPK/s1600-h/haydenpopsicle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7nW-U5LmBfCQ8PP_qKbYPbYoIRyWLGcDxE4XUNwGgX6haERMoTYvCH8QbnWEImHp1cVfP_QmSDw3HEZPtCxv1LFusjAPedMGhVoAJVvPAHMRNEXuKDKC0KzmXYDMLHAtz5jcVHiR1hPK/s800/haydenpopsicle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338014817029478658" border="0" /></a><br />it's hot once again. it felt like a long winter, thank goodness it's over.<br />so aarons' birthday was last week. he is now the big 35. we decided to take the plunge and finally get something we both have wanted for a long time. it's his birthday present, my birthday present and some christmas thrown in too. he found a GREAT deal on a Nikon D40. it's super nice. and super different to get used to. it's going to take a while. but luckly we have some great subjects to practice on. i'm pretty good at taking pictures of landscapes, flowers and stuff like that, but not so good at people. so i'm going to have to practice on my cute boys. <a href="http://www.bandbfam.blogspot.com/">spring</a>, if you have ANY tips for me, let me know.<br />aaron also got his birthday dinner- beef wellington and lobster newberg- i make it for him every year. it only cost about $28 for a dinner that would cost at least $80 of we went out for it. and he says he likes mine better anyway. (such a sweet husband).<br />i'm signing gavin up for kindergarden on friday. is he really that old already??? and i've got to sign hayden up for pre-school soon too. and soccer sign ups are in the next few weeks.<br />in the mean time we will be hanging out all summer (probably with <a href="http://blogofthehermdogs.blogspot.com/">these people</a>) and trying to stay cool. anyone want to come visit???rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-68061520547552914002009-05-13T10:38:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:02:23.585-07:004 years, 7 months and 21 days... but who's countingthat is how long i have changed diapers. and guess what? NO MORE!!!! that's right. hayden is officially POTTY TRAINED! how awesome is that? we are so proud of you little bug!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgczoGAb-5CrM-aDDgeESbYmiPyvsmERigd-yZv2Zp3gPpL-WfB0qTl9s6HsdVychDSG6q01Utblfv9G4-QYtIOAsbDFXA-KmDK77HEwjFEiAhDyzAff3vnZtvglgAfAcAh_mY6UAkROF/s1600-h/h+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgczoGAb-5CrM-aDDgeESbYmiPyvsmERigd-yZv2Zp3gPpL-WfB0qTl9s6HsdVychDSG6q01Utblfv9G4-QYtIOAsbDFXA-KmDK77HEwjFEiAhDyzAff3vnZtvglgAfAcAh_mY6UAkROF/s800/h+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335370155714773426" border="0" /></a>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-15773558310230913932009-05-10T20:04:00.000-07:002009-05-10T20:06:29.568-07:00i pledge allegiance......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBbrU6FkDFx4DTlZ3M_IEQIw5G5FPqQoh3SY96SHGSjbNbTiBZ3hHizx9xVjUzyz0ynEyNgPzyj-WjsVNUbXNl7WvnCy2-QrCxU9yoWotWzzqm0WeH_gLrSSnw6jyS1xnZGSr6dhFNjlu/s1600-h/i+pledge.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBbrU6FkDFx4DTlZ3M_IEQIw5G5FPqQoh3SY96SHGSjbNbTiBZ3hHizx9xVjUzyz0ynEyNgPzyj-WjsVNUbXNl7WvnCy2-QrCxU9yoWotWzzqm0WeH_gLrSSnw6jyS1xnZGSr6dhFNjlu/s640/i+pledge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334397255390937250" border="0" /></a>rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-25866956539430945522009-05-09T08:59:00.000-07:002009-05-09T09:01:00.283-07:00the people have spokenthank you for all the nice comments. it makes me want to keep it going. so i will.rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383570026389953701.post-89429637062430816062009-05-05T08:09:00.000-07:002009-05-05T08:14:23.274-07:00so i'm thinking of stopping the blog. there is only like 3 people that read it, and it's hard for me to do it with 2 bonkers boys in the house. i don't know.<br />so if you want me to continue it, please let me know that you read- even if you are a lurker....<br /> maybe i'm just in a rut right now and don't feel like doing it. my feelings may change in a week or two, so we will see.......rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15604658862621296354noreply@blogger.com8