the Rogers family

October 2011

2011-11-02T15:25:00.000-07:00

This month was a fun one, but it made us all sad that it had such hot weather. It never cooled down. :(
Raelynn turned the big 1 on halloween!

She couldn't get enough of the gifts given to her!

Brody never can decide what to be for Halloween, so he made a costume change a few times:

Raelynn's 1st year photo book

2011-09-27T16:38:00.001-07:00

Click here to view this photo book larger

Annual Santa Claus cookie making

2010-12-27T07:49:00.000-08:00

Santa Claus cookies are super fun for the grandkids to make and so my parents have been making it a tradition for the last few years:

Candin Lynn:

The Kade man:

Sarah:

Cooper:

Me and Cassidy chowing down:

CJ:

All of the fun Christmas decorating plus some cousin play time at the end:

Mom loves the nap time

2010-12-15T14:38:00.000-08:00

I love it when the baby is snug, warm, and SLEEPING! A lady who gets adjusted at Jeff's office made this cute fluffy mat. I put it by the computer and Raelynn fell fast asleep...our computer puts out a constant hum and heat. That did the trick! She is now 6 weeks and as far as I know super healthy. She is a great nurser and I am learning that eating the wrong foods can make for a super fussy baby. My list of foods I researched "not to eat" is about a mile long. Not fun, but when I stick to it she is a happier baby I have found. We love having a girl and I am starting to get out of the "just had a baby" haze.

Work Christmas party and some Holiday baking

2010-12-12T16:00:00.000-08:00

Last night we had the Preferred Chiropractic work Christmas party at Rockin R Ranch.

I love cowboy food and as you can tell, so does Jeff:

(He looks GREAT as a cowboy)
In the fun little cowboy singing show they ask anyone who's Birthday it is to go up on stage...poor Heather has a loud husband and brother who thinks it is funny to point to her (isn't that like a third grade thing to do?!):

The best part of the night...the white elephant gift exchange. The limit was only 20 dollars and somehow Jeff and I ended up with a gift card to Texas Road House that has 60 dollars on it!
We have been attempting some Holiday baking. Okay, this really means that I add an egg to a mix and put it in the oven!
Brody has been in Science class for Gilbert Parks and Rec and on Thursday they are having a little Christmas party where the kids are to bring a treat. Brody picked out his own cookie mix at the store, cracked the egg, mixed the dough, and even rolled it out and decorated the cookies:

The kid HAD to sample every step he was doing. We had to wash hands very often!

Raelynn's baby blessing

2010-12-07T13:58:00.000-08:00

Sunday was a great day for us...Raelynn was blessed and we were able to have the whole family come and hear it and then over to our house for a quick breakfast. My sister Christa has a wonderful camera, so I just hopped over to her blog and stole all her pictures to do my post! Isn't that the easy way to do it. :)
My little girl is so stinkin cute:

Mommy loving her little girl:

Her cousins love her SO much:

The Wiemer side:

Some pictures of the newest addition

2010-11-18T15:31:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of Raelynn...

My Halloween labor

2010-11-06T11:39:00.001-07:00

Raelynn was finally born 5 days late on Halloween. Kind of a crazy day to have your Birthday, but its hers now.
Sorry my labor story is graphic, but having a baby is not clean and scheduled...
I had a C-section with my first pregnancy and was really hoping to have a VBAC with this second pregnancy. I found a Dr. and hospital that would do that and was really anxious to actually go through the birthing process. When I went to my past due Drs. apt. I was really sad when we had to schedule a C-section for a week later. The baby hadn't dropped and it wasn't looking like I would be able to go into labor on my own before the schedule C-section. Halloween morning we had 8:00 church and I woke up kind of feeling funky. We decided not to go to church and I layed down. Jeff told me to continue to try to see if the baby was moving and at 11:45 as I was laying in bed I felt a pop in my stomach and was shocked when blood started coming out like crazy. I yelled for Jeff and he got beach towels and put them in the front seat of the car and we went off to the hospital. The funny thing was that I quickly grabbed a robe and threw it around me because I had bled through my other clothes and took them off to see where all this blood was coming from. Jeff sped down Pecos to the Chandler hospital as I was bleeding through the beach towels. It didn't hurt, but I was shaking because I didn't know what to do. When I got to the Hospital they layed me on a table to examine and I remember blood was just poring off of it. I was completely freaked out by this point and was being stabbed with IV's and heard a nurse say that we had no time to do a spinal tap for the C-section because the baby's heart beat was getting scary. They put a gas mask over my face and then I remember waking up later. They took Raelynn out at 12:27 and she proved to be a trooper because nothing was wrong with her. 8lbs. 2 ozs. 20 inches long with a beautiful face. She got a small cut on her forehead from the scalpel as they performed the C-section, but that was it. They were worried about her oxygen levels, but they turned out fine. What a relief. I was able to see her and then taken into a room. A little while later I looked down and there was blood all over my sheets. They had to call the on call Dr. to come down and take a look at what was going on. I had internal bleeding that was coming out of my incision. They cleaned me up and bandaged me up and a few hours later I looked down and it had happened again. The Dr. came back and bandaged my stomach super tight (the worst when you have a ton of staples already). I wasn't allowed to eat and started to throw up from having an empty stomach and all the pain medication. They kept me in a room that first night where I had a nurse with me pretty much all the time and a button to push that would give me meds through my IV. I ended up not being able to eat until dinnertime the next day. That was so hard because my stomach was completely empty from throwing up and I had to just lye there thinking about food. The Dr. said that they don't know why I had bled like I did, but that it was all mixed with the amniotic fluid. I almost had to have a blood transfusion, but luckily my levels went up quickly after all of the bleeding. On day 3 I got very sick again and that night the nurse figured it was from the pain meds so I was taken off all except Motrin. Kind of a painful experience, but what made it all worth while was at night I would lay Raelynn on my chest and we would fall asleep together. I am so glad the whole experience is over and I am now left with a huge cut full of staples from one hip to the other all bruised up from the internal bleeding. Each day is getting better and we are loving our perfect little girl.

Past due

2010-10-27T14:15:00.000-07:00

Past due Doctors appointment today. Thia little girl inside my stomach likes it way too much. No progression and she has not dropped. I feel like she is super stuck up in my ribs. I was really trying with this baby not to have a C-section, but I had to go ahead and plan one for Tuesday November 2nd. That day I will be 41 weeks pregnant. That gives me until then to try to see if she will come out.The good side is that I can enjoy Halloween: go to our ward trunk or treat, go trick or treating with Brody, and eat lots of goodies.
I am really hating being pregnant. Actually, I have never liked one minute of it. When I was pregnant with Brody a girl told me that I would miss the belly so much when it was gone and guess what...I didn't at all! I ended up sleeping in our rocker chair in the front room last night because I couldn't get comfortable. I'm mentally done, but I guess I still have some more days to go.

Dear baby, This hurts!!!

2010-10-21T19:00:00.000-07:00

39 week check up today. No progression. Baby isn't even dropping. I really don't think my belly can stretch anymore before it just rips open! Luckily, other than that everything seems perfectly fine. I have been getting some fun morning sickness feelings returning and throwing up coming back. But the bright side is that by the end of next week, whether forced or not, our baby girl will be here!

Girls Get together

2010-10-04T16:48:00.000-07:00

Jeff's mom was nice enough to plan a get together where we ate lunch and celebrated baby Raelynn and Jeff's cousin Rachael's baby (due in January). We ate sandwiches and cupcakes over at Poppy's in Mesa.
Fun pile of presents:

My sisters: Alisha and Christa

My BFF's: Carlie and Tiffany

My mom and I:

I wish I would have gotten a picture with Jeff's mom, the one who planned the "sprinkle". It was a great Saturday!

36 week ultrasound

2010-10-03T17:20:00.000-07:00

Second ultrasound in the pregnancy and everything is looking great! She is STILL a girl.
Estimated weight right now: 6lbs. 2oz.

Week of September 19-26th

2010-09-26T19:18:00.000-07:00

Finally got our kitchen painted. We have been in our house for 6 months now. Feels good to have gotten rid of the fruit wallpaper that was there before!

Got a chance to go to niece Kayla's 8th grade softball game and nephew Kades baseball game...Brody loves his cousins.

Bought a new couch for our house...very soft...can't wait for it to get here in a week.

Should I be worried about this one?: Heard Brody singing the latest Kesha song on his way down the hallway to his daily Lavender bubble bath.

I am so uncomfortable pregnant...I will wake up in the middle of the night with half my body numb because I am literally squishing myself. :)

Saturday night Brody "went out" with a girl who works in Jeff's office. She took him bowling, out to eat and to the mall...all while Jeff and I got to go on a date with everyone from his side of the family. Brody says that Judith is his girlfriend...crazy boy!

(This happened last week) Found out my older sister Christa has stage 4 lung cancer...she starts Chemo again tomorrow...she already did all of this for breast cancer this year. Hope everything goes well for her!

35 weeks pregnant so far

2010-09-23T09:54:00.000-07:00

Getting closer to the due date in October. I think we are going to be naming the little girl Raelynn Tatum Rogers. Brody is super excited and cannot wait!

Grandparents Day 2010

2010-09-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was Grandparent's Day so Brody headed over to both his Grandparents houses and read them a story. He can read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" all by himself because he has memorized the pattern of words every page does and then looks at the picture to see what animal and color matches up. He did a great job...here he is reading to his Papa Steve...

Brody's cousin Kade Neman gave his his old Yoda costume. Brody got super excited and has been wearing it around everywhere. Poor kid is sweating a ton in it, but doesn't want to take it off...

I swear that kid gets a new freckle every single day!!!
Here is a random picture of the Brodsters with his pet chickens on his head. I think cousin Candin had something to do with this and even took the picture because I didn't even know it was in my camera...

Brody loves his animals

2010-09-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

I went into the backyard the other day and found Brody riding our turtle. It was shocking because Brody did this all by himself and that kid is scared of everything. That kid has a minute long freak out if there is a fly or an ant anywhere in sight. Right now I feel like we have a zoo: 2 turtles, 2 chickens, a hamster, and a fish tank. Next, I need to get a double of me to do all the housework. :)

7 months prego

2010-08-02T16:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, here I am at 7 months! I am already ready to not be pregnant anymore and have this little girl join our family.

Disneyland and the Beach

2010-07-28T18:55:00.000-07:00

We had a blast this year at the annual beach trip to San Clemente. Of course we had to make our way over to Disneyland while we were there!

It was super hot at Disneyland and super crowded.

Brody looked like such a little nerd in his too small hat, but it was the only one I could find in our car before entering the Disneyland park.

My favorite food I have ever eaten is a homemade waffle cone from the Disneyland icecream shop. Being pregnant this time I was in heaven!

We bought Brody a bubble gun and he went around the park shooting everyone...he thought it was super cool!

Greer in July

2010-07-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

We had a fun mini vacation over the 4th of July up in Greer, AZ with Jeff's sister Summer and her 5 kids:

Rattlers Game

2010-06-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to the Rattlers Game with the Prices and two front office girls at Jeff's work. Brody couldn't be more excited because he is in absolute love with one of the girls: Judith. Anytime he goes into Jeff's work he goes to her and gives her a hug. He has told me that he loves her because she has long nails. The entire time he wanted nothing to so with me and only wanted Judith:

Yesturday while running errand he told me that he loves Judith because she wears high heels.
The kids were spoiled with face painting, Rattlers toys, and icecream:

Brody's 3rd Birthday Party

2010-06-14T15:55:00.000-07:00

On Brody's Birthday we invited the family over for some cake, icecream, and good old pinata hitting. Brody had the time of his life and loved all the attention he got from everyone all night long.
During his Birthday song he yelled out "Cha Cha Cha" any chance he could get. I love how everyone played along and did it too:

When it came to hitting the pinata: a four foot tall Elmo, the kids all went crazy! Some of the older kids are too good at hitting pinatas and broke it open before everyone got a turn:

Everyone in the family treated Brody like he was a little king and so with all the attention and presents, he got super animated opening each one. Here he is opening a turtle Birthday car from Grandpa Manning and inside was the best thing ever: 3 WHOLE DOLLARS! He went nuts:

My little brother home from his misssion

2010-05-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

Last night we got to see Ryan at the airport returning home from his mission in Washington D.C. Here we all are waiting a little too late for some of these crazy kids. His flight kept on getting pushed back later and later until it finally arrived at almost 11:00 PM.

Alisha and Kayla with "Bud":

Ryan with some of his nieces and nephews...they were all super hyper and waited at security check point until they could see him walking up the ramp:

The kids loved decorating my parents house with hearts and posters earlier in the day for Ryan to come home to:

Brody has spent the past few days learning how to potty train! He has had some ups and downs. Holly saw him the other day and told him that if he did a good job at going on the potty that she would make him his very own cake. That got the little guy super excited and he tried really hard after that. Sure enough, yesterday Holly brought Brody his very own cake! He loved it!

Baseball time in full swing

2010-05-10T16:25:00.000-07:00

One of Brody's favorite things to so is watch his cousins play baseball. We have been going to a few of their games this season and Brody has decided he wants to be a baseball player. At one of cousin Cooper's games he started yelling with the crowd "Go Cooper" he got home that night and told me, "Mom, when I play baseball you can yell GO BRODY"! Right after that I signed him up for Gilbert Parks and Rec beginning sports skills for 2 and a half to four year olds. He is super excited and can't wait for the classes to start!
Kade showing off his cool number 3:

Brodsters loves running around with Cooper..Cooper treats him so well, it is awesome:

Cooper, Brody, Candin, and kayla hanging out watching Kade's game Saturday morning:

Jeff finished the Ironman!

2010-05-09T07:13:00.001-07:00

Jeff's Ironamn time: 16 hours 33 minutes
St. George Utah Ironman is finally done and Jeff can check it off his list of accomplishments. It was crazy hard and was painful to watch people push their bodies so much. This was the first year St. George Utah put on their Ironman and the problem was that they have SO many hard hills. It's hard enough to do an Ironman, but when you add freezing cold water, crazy steep hills, and wind...it almost seems unfair. All I was hearing at the end of the race was that nobody would be signing up for St. George again and that it was the hardest Ironman out there. Yep, that was Jeff' sfirst 140.6 mile Ironman!!!
All the boys finally done:

Brody had to entertain himself somehow...making "rock towers":

When we finally pulled into our driveway after the long car ride home, Jeff was surprised to see our house heart attacked and posters on the garage. Thanks to the Newmans and Wiemers:

Were coming soon Ironman!

2010-04-24T06:32:00.000-07:00

Jeff's Ironman race is just around the corner...2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run! I actually officially hate Ironman..yes, I said it. Jeff has to train for so many hours that we don't get to see him as much as we could. Jeff's "Martha Stewart" sister-Holly came over yesturday with a good luck cake she made. How cute!

Easter 2010

2010-04-02T12:37:00.001-07:00

Brody loved decorating eggs this year and thought it was the coolest that he could even eat the egg later.

Kristi helping out her kiddos with egg dying:

We had a visit from my sister and her youngest earlier in the week:

Easter Sunday we had a kid Easter Egg Hunt at the Rogers house. Here the kids are filed into one room while an adult explains the rules:

Kids off doing their hunting:

A successful full basket...here Brody is trying to do a thumbs up like Jeff:

Holly's twins are hilarious. They knew exactly what they were doing! This picture is kind of funny because they are doing the exact same position getting an egg off the ground:

Family pictures...
I showed up in PJ's feeling grose with morning sickness

The Jobes:

The Hanchetts:

Scott, Kristen, and Karis Rogers:

I HATE morning sickness!!!

2010-04-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

I am so fed up with morning sickness and it has only been 3 and a half weeks of it so far. Seriously, in addition to looking like I ate too much in my stomach...I feel like crud mostly every minute of the day. I think my hubby is tired of having to clean the house by himself and eating frozen pizzas. I dropped off Brody at my mom's house this morning and he told me to NOT pick him back up!!! He's such a sassy two year old. I think it is maybe because I lay on the couch most of my waking hours. Puking has been a blast! Luckily it has happened only a handful of times so far. I need to remind myself how crudy I feel right now so that when my lovely husband tells me "Let's have another kid!" (Like it is no big deal) I can remember how disquisting this feels. I guess it fades from your mind and you get prego again...this time it is going to take longer than two years to be erased from my mind!

Here comes the big belly!

2010-03-03T06:12:00.000-08:00

I'm pregnant! Here comes the weight gain, the mask of pregnancy, the morning sickness...and we are very thrilled. We have been married seven and a half years and only have Brody so far...we kind of suck at repopulating the earth. So, we are very thrilled and look forward to moving into our home next week and thinking about which room will be made into a nursery.

Friday Night Out

2010-02-22T07:51:00.001-08:00

Friday night I went with my oldest neice Kayla to the Mary Poppins play out in Tempe at the Gammage. She is only 13 and is already taller than me! You can't tell in the picture because I am wearing heels and she is wearing flats. This summer I was taller and now standing next to her I am amazed because she is already half an inch taller. She's already 5ft. 6inches! She is a super great volleyball player...I am totally seeing college scholarships not far off.

Finally closing on a home!

2010-02-20T06:18:00.000-08:00

Alright, this is going to be our new house! Well, we are closing on it at the moment. It's a short sale, so you never are 100 percent sure until you've moved in. But, everything is lining up okay. Since Jeff has finished Chiro school we have been searching for a house...living with his parents, living in my friends rental home, and now living with his parents again. Holy cow, what a roller coaster ride! I am so excited to get this home and cannot wait to move in end of this month or beginning of next. The picture is not that great of the front, but it was what MLS posted. It is a a beautiful one story home in the gated community of Jakes Ranch in Gilbert. Fingers crossed...

And this is what happens when you go to public school

2009-12-16T17:53:00.000-08:00

I have had a bump in my leg for as long as I can remamber that has always hurt. Over the years it grew bigger until about two years ago it hurt so bad I went to the Dr. He made a small incision and drained black liquid from it. The bump has been growing again these past two years and it has been hurting so much that it was keeping me awake at night. I decided to go to the Dr. again. This time the Dr. sliced the whole scar tissue lump out of my leg and when he opened it up a piece of pencil led came out. After asking my mom about this she said "Oh I guess it was you tht got stabbed by another kid in your class with a pencil in grade school...yeah that makes sense now". So, I have had the piece of led in my leg for 20 years! I guess that was the risk I took by going to public school in Mesa! :)

November recap

2009-12-02T17:20:00.000-08:00

Okay, November recap of what went on...
While we were gone on our awesome cruise my sister Christa was finding out that she has breast cancer. A small lump turned out to be way more than she ever excpected and she had to come down to the valley two weeks ago to have major surgery. She will start chemo and radiation which will go on for months and months. I really hope the best for her and am glad that she has a great hubby to help her. She is a super blogger and I love the fact that she is. Between coming down to the valley where all of her doctors are and her blog I get to stay up to date with everything.
Our cruise was fun, but I did worry about her while we were gone because I got a text right before leaving...that stuff stays on your mind.
The boys relaxing poolside

Going out on a smaller boat taking us out to an island

Brody LOVED the "airplane boat"

Jeff is so in love with the ocean that he couldn't resist going snorkeling out into the ocean on a cold day; by himself...isn't he weird?!

The boys loved looking over the ship for seagulls, fish, or dolphins

Saying goodbye to the boat

Once we were off the boat we made our way to SeaWorld for some more fun

I really don't understand what that pose that child is doing

Shark exhibit

We had a great week of nonstop fun.

What's been happening in October

2009-10-29T17:13:00.000-07:00

I'm folding laundry while blogging...now that is SUPER TALENT. Alright, we are still alive and doing well. Recently we went to Schnepf Farms with the family and had a blast...
The bikes are so much fun and I so want one. How cool would that be?

I got to go with Averi on the cool bumble bee ride. She didn't get scared at all! What a cutie she is...

Jeff and the Brodsters being silly. Jeff sure likes being goofy with Brody. They are each other's best friends.

Alright, now about the most important event of the month...the Half Ironman. 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and a 13 mile run. Jeff completed it in 7 hours. But, poor guy is already signed up for the full Ironman in May 2010. Way more training is coming his way!

After the race; all cooled down:

Jeff did the race with his older sister Heather. She did a great job too. What an accomplishment.

Happy Birthday Christa

2009-09-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to wish my sister Christa a Happy Birthday tomorrow!

Christa has always been a peacemaker to everyone. She is a super sweet and is always fun to hang out with!
Growing up with Christa was so easy because she was and still is super easy going...nothing seems to bother her. (I SO wish I would have gotten that trait)
She is incredibly athletic and seems to master every sport she tries-um except maybe not tennis like all the rest of us girls in the family. :)

Christa is a great mother and has a super nice husband. WHat more could you ask for?!?

Watch out Christa-don't be such a perfect family or your husband might stay Bishop forever!

Yo Gabba Gabba show

2009-09-21T09:33:00.000-07:00

Brody is obsessed with a TV show on Noggin called Yo Gabba Gabba. It is so cheezy and he eats every minute of it up. There was a Kids Expo this past weekend at the Cardinals Stadium so, and I can't believe we did this, we drove all the way from Queen Creek to Glendale.
Here he is waiting for them to come out:

Here is after DJ Lance Rock and Brodee come out:

The only problem was that it was too far for him to see and they did a few songs and left the stage. Only two of the characters were there and he kept on asking where "Tootie" was. We had some meltdowns when he realized they were gone...

Oh what a fun week it has been...

2009-08-27T15:58:00.000-07:00

I have not posted in forever!!! My camera broke and I just need to go get a new one. For my Birthday way back in July my parents gave me cash to go buy a new one and can you believe it...I haven't got to it yet. Today I had to run to my mother-in-laws house to borrow her camera because my wonderful husband backed into a parked car. Oh well, it happens to everyone, right? It's not fun because we are trying to save up to buy a house and this is not going to help the cause. I sold my beautiful Dodge Nitro this week and no longer have a car. I almost cried when I had to give the keys over to a couple in Scottsdale who is having their 16 year old drive it around. The banks are so strict on giving home loans that we are doing everything we can to get one. Our fingers are crossed that we get a home loan!!!

Beach trip 09

2009-07-31T16:59:00.001-07:00

Summer time at the beach...ahhhh...
Every year the Rogers side does a July 4th Beach trip. Camping, laying out on the beach, and campfires.
Brody got hurt and so I put a bandaid on him. Jeff thinks that bandaids make a boy into a woosie. The next day we got busy packing up to head on down to the beach and we look over and Jeff's dad had put bandaids all over the little kid to mock Jeff.
I love to read magazines, so Brody decided to join me to do a little coloring.

All of the boys went out into the freezing cold water to body surf. They stay out there for hours catching as many waves as possible.

Jeff and Ricky digging in the sand with their boys

Steve and Ellen took Brody and Raiden out into the water. They had the time of their lives. Brody would pull my hand after that and beg me to go in with him. His lips would turn blue, but he loved it.

Sleeping on the beach-it was COLD this year!

Heather and her girls hanging out:

Rick and Kristi:

June and July catch up

2009-07-14T16:16:00.001-07:00

Father's Day-had the family over for some BBQ and cousin play time...
Newman kiddos posing with grandpa

Alisha and I just goofing around with dad...

Brody loving on cousin Kade. He loves that little guy and constantly asks where he is.

Had to throw this one in there-happens way too often

Brodsters is 2!

2009-06-17T08:55:00.000-07:00

I am a little late on this post...our Brody turned 2. We talked up his Birthday with him so much that we had him saying "I'm 2". What a cutie! Holly blessed her twins on Brody's B-day, so we decided to have a combined party for all three of them.

Showing the other kids his new treasures.

Brody could not have had a better day. He was too excited after the first present to open more, so we kind of had to force him to open them. What a mean mom, huh?!
Other things that have been happening:
Jeff's work is going great and he continues to get new patients. Preferred is taking him and some other staff to Disneyland on Friday! Fun for him! To help dad out we like to take the trash out for him. Brody always says "I HELP" and loves to do anything you ask him to do:

I have been staying busy watching my sister's kiddos three days a week while her business continues to pick up. Her kids are great and Brody cannot wait to see them. As you can see, I put them to WORK!!!

Her youngest daughter is a great dancer and had a dance recital a few weeks ago:

I know I am winning the worst blogger award, but I really need to do better for myself. Hopefully make a book out of our memories someday!

Our fun new toy

2009-05-22T17:16:00.000-07:00

Recently we got a fun toy...a golf cart. Because Jeff's parents, his sister, and my sister all live in the Cortina neighborhood we thought it would be a fun thing to have. It really has been. One afternoon we went and picked up the Newman gang...

I love this picture. Aunt Holly is always so nice to Brody and gave him a chocolate pop...

As you can see, we are having a blast!

Yesturday Brody was eating some sloppy spaghetti-o's. He said to me "Mamma" and then a little softer so I got really close because I thought he was going to tell me a secret. He planted a big tomatoey kiss right on my nose...

You can't see the red too well, but it is there. What a cutie!

Easter 2009

2009-04-16T13:48:00.000-07:00

Easter was a great day! We met with Jeff's family in the morning and my family at night. Two Easter egg hunts for Brody...what could be better.

Train ride and new home

2009-04-11T11:09:00.000-07:00

We have been super busy with moving. I love the house we are renting in Queen Creek...it has a great backyard with lots of room for Brody to run around. Seriously, I am lovin it! After almost 10 months of living with Jeff's parents I am super glad that we have our own roof over our heads.
This past week was cousin Tyson's third Birthday party at McCormick Park in Scottsdale.

Brody loved the train ride and was even more in love with the shirt Rick and Kristi made for the kiddos to take home. He wore his shirt proudly around all day and even slept in it that night. When Jeff got home he stuck his belly out a little further than normal showing off the cool train print on his shirt!

Elder Ryan Wiemer

2009-03-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

My little brother Ryan is doing great on his Washington D.C. Spanish speaking mission and sends letters and pictures every week to the family to keep us all posted. Here is his latest picture: (He is on the left)

What, are we just the cutest couple ever? J/K

2009-03-15T18:34:00.000-07:00

Jeff's cousin Traci got married this past Friday and at her reception had a photo booth. What a cute idea! Here is our pict. from it...everyone else was treating it like a kissing booth...so we did the same!

On a side note...we are moving on Tuesday!!! I am so excited to rent out a house from my friend Tiffany. She and her husband have been kind enough to let us rent one of their beautiful homes in Cortina. Queen Creek here we come!

Funniest picture ever!

2009-03-12T20:33:00.001-07:00

Jeff and I are going through old family photos and ran across this one. He he it is hilarious! Scott, Jeff's brother, is the one in the back! He hates roller coasters to no end. It is so funny...we are all enjoying ourselves and Scott is so scared.

Science Center

2009-03-11T16:47:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Jeff had a day off work so we headed on down to the AZ Science Center. I went there one time before with my ASU college class and remember having a lot of fun. I guess I was younger and had a bunch of goofy soon-to-be-teacher girls with me because I remeber it differently. There were buses left and right dropping off field trip crazy elementary schoolage kids and it was pretty crowded. Brody loved the weather portion of the center and watched a fake volcano errupt.
Also, what a turtle eats according to Brody:

Thurdsday Carousel Ride

2009-03-06T08:42:00.000-08:00

Every Thursday Brody and I have been heading on down to Superstition Springs mall for the Duper Show and free Carousel ride. Brody dances and laughs! I even ran into a high school friend-Jami Lovell and her little adorable red head boy. Jeff got to zoom over on his lunch break and take Brody around the carousel. I totally spelled wrong in the pict...oh well!

My Little boy

2009-02-17T20:08:00.000-08:00

Brody loves to play with items like nail polish, vacuums, hairspray, and makeup. I guess he watched me too closely. Yesturday I went out in the backyard and found him like this:

Just when I think that I am raising Brody too girly...

the kid tries to clober me with the broom

and he hits me (while cracking up laughing)!!!!

We've got a temper problem

2009-02-10T20:53:00.000-08:00

I am learning that Brody has some serious temper issues. When that kid gets mad I just get out of his royal way. Can you believe that he is not even in his terrible twos yet? Today cousin Raiden was teasing him with a toy and Brody yelled, clenched his fists, and threw himself on the ground. He's still the cutest boy in the world, but I am a little nervous to see what the future temper will bring. On another note, we have been trying to qualify for a home loan and I am sad to report that our first try was rejected...second place is not saying good things. We have absolutly no debt except for one car loan and the dreaded school loans. Our stinkin school loans are so massive that we will be retired, not able to go to IHOP because we have to save our money for our monthly school loan bill. I guess the worse thing that would happen to us would be that we rent. Not the worst in the world. More info on that to come...

Day at the ZOO

2009-01-28T13:45:00.000-08:00

Jeff's aunt invited us to the zoo today with free tickets, so how could we say no to that. I was freezing this morning though. I love the warmer weather and am so excited for it to come back. Here are a few pictures, mostly of the cute Brody:
Brody hanging out in front of the giraffes

Bennett (sorry Rachel, if I spelled it wrong) trying to get a better view

Not the best picture, but this is what the zoo truly is

Raiden with Grandma Ellen-Brody and Raiden fight for her attention!

Holly with just one of her babies

Brody saw the older kids doing this and thought he would give it a try-he's a pretty good climber

Jeff's 10 year reunion

2009-01-25T20:01:00.000-08:00

I sat down tonight to watch Desperate Housewives and it is a rerun. :( I actually am posting about Jeff's 10 year reunion a few months late...I completely forgot. See what happens when I don't post as often? The reunion was held at Chase Field and was actually crazy expensive. It is just one of those things you do because it only happens once. I begged my awesome sister for an outfit because I had nothing to wear...of course she handed me a few different outfits, the shoes, jewlrey, and bag. WHat a sweetie! We got to go with Katie and Layne and it was nice because we all felt like we had to leave before it ended because of the kiddos. The dinner was nice, but not too much to do being the wife. Here are a few picts. from the night:
Katie, a girl that I forgot her name but she was a sweetie, and me

Jeff, me, and a couple I really don't know, but very nice

Fun Friday

2009-01-23T20:47:00.000-08:00

Had a great day, but sure am tired though. Last night my sis-in-law Heather invited me to the movies-Bride Wars. There were some other ladies in the ward there and it is funny because I actually felt like I was doing something wrong because I left after dark and got home late. NOt the best of movies and I wouldn't really recommend it just because it was too predictable and very short. My stinking husband didn't listen to my directions on bedtime;I promise I yelled them very clearly and loudly as I ran out the house. I-in my very stern, mommy voice-told him that Brody HAD to go to bed at normal time. Jeff loves to play, play, play with that little guy. Well, I got home and asked the question already knowing the answer, "Did Brody go to bed when he was suppose to?" Jeff tells me that he put him to bed at 9:30. 9-freakin30!!!! What other one year old is allowed to go to bed that late? CPS come arrest my husband, not me-I seriously try. Jeff told me that he would ask Brody if he wanted to go night-night and Brody would shake his head. Thanks Jeff for ASKING Brody if he wants to go to bed. Of course he is going to say no. Yes, my husband was out smarted by a one year old! The story gets even better because Jeff says that Brody finally turned to him and said "night-night". Well ladies, Brody is avaliable for babysitting your hubby if you are interested.

Wednesday

2009-01-21T18:33:00.000-08:00

Carless again for most of the day actually wasn't too bad. After doing all the cleaning and laundry that needed to be done I sat down in front of the TV and vegged to my DVR list. Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl, Kyle XY...I am all caught up. I didn't even feel guilty about it because I had no other choice. Best feeling ever. Cruddy part about going nowhere all say long is that you stay in your mommy sweatpants all say long looking seriously hidious. From our corner of the house..he he, that's right I said corner becuase well that is exactly what we are living in right now at Ellen and Steves. One room for us and a corner in another room for Brody's crib. I laugh about it sometimes because I would never have pictures my life looking like this years ago. I actually have it really good though. ANyways, from my window I see the parking lot of the High School I went to 9 years ago and sometimes wish I could go back to those carefree days of only worrying about boys and grades. Do those teenagers see how good their life is hopping into mommy and daddy's car at the end of the school day? I never got use of a car in high school and always walked to school. Back then I was SO embaressed and would go early enough so that no one would see that my mom and dad weren't the ones that had the kind of money to be able to afford the cool third car that I could zoom around in. I was so lucky though to have food, shelter, friends, and a carefree teenage life. I would so go back in a second, but with a completely different mindset.

A new blogger is born

2009-01-20T21:07:00.000-08:00

I'll admit it, I am not a very good blogger. I can't publish a post without putting a picture on it, hense the lame picture from the previous post. I spell check and reread through every post making sure there aren't any mistakes. Seriously. I wrote a letter to my missionary brother today and couldn't think of what to tell him has happened in my life lately. I know my days are filled because I am worn out when it is time to go to bed. I always have told myself that I need to start a journal, but I don't...days are flying by and I haven't been keeping good enough track of them. Do I want everyone to know every detail..no, but I truly love it when someone is honest about their life in their blog. Even though I am a quarter of the way through my life....I think???? A third? Half? Everyday I learn more about who I am. This is going to get boring to everyone but me. I am not going to spell check, reread, I will just push the big fat Publish button when I feel tired. I need to remember all of the sappy things Brody does or the funny things my husband says on a daily basis. Here it goes...Tuesday...
Today I am carless. My beautiful Dodge Nitro-shouldn't have bought the thing-is in the shop. It truly is my dream car and that is why I had to have it...now I hate it. I hate spending as much money as we so on it. Lesson learned. Used, ugly cars from here on out. Brody had a bad day today because he is not feeling the best and wined and wined and wined. I actually had to hand it to myself how calm I was. I took him for a walk to the park while he kicked the wagon's sides hating every moment. I couldn't believe how happy I was when a neighbor's dog barked, making Brody smile and laugh. I remember thinking that that very moment was the hilight of my day.

I am old enough to dress myself, right?

2009-01-06T10:52:00.000-08:00

I tell my husband all the time after he says something to me that I am going to go write what he said in my blog and post it for all to see. If anyone knows my husband you know he jokes around a lot and that 99 percent of the time his comments are ones that I cannot put on the blog-well, they're a little PG-13. My husband just started working after years of being in school, so we don't have much money to spend shopping. If I could be I would be a shopaholic, going to the mall everyday(good thing that I do have self control though). So, Sunday I got dressed for church, nothing seemed to work, I changed my outfit again and again. I ended up wearing a brown Shade with a brown dress, brown tights, and brown shoes. When we got to church I looked down at my outfit and in a pouty, sad voice said "I look like a big, stupid brown leaf!!!" Looking to my husband and waiting for him to say, "Oh no dear, you look beautiful" or "You look great today, hon" he calmly says "Well, your the one who dressed yourself". Geeze, boys. So blunt, so honest!

Christmas Day 2008

2008-12-27T19:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas day was mild-Jeff and I slept in! Everyone came over at noon and ripped open presents and then left! That's pretty much it in a nutshell. We did have a great day...I thought it was very special because I got to talk to my brother on his mission! Here are some pictures of our fun Christmas Day! Brody got a Baby Furr Real tiger from Santa-he gets to feed it a bottle, which he loves

Loving the presents, candy, and fun

Finally, I get to hold one of the twins-Brooklyn Belle

This picture is pretty funny-Jeff's dad truing to take pictures of everyone on the little, itty, bitty chair

Everyone just doing the Christmas thing

We all got gumball machines this year! So much fun.

Kristen and Karis looking so cute with funny faced Scott

Christmas Fun

2008-12-27T18:36:00.000-08:00

We started the parties at the annual Manning Family Christmas gathering. We had a ham dinner followed by a talent show. All of the brothers and sisters and the spouses did a skit where we jumped and danced around the stage. It wasn't great to look at, but it was sure fun to do. I wish I had video of it because it was pretty pathetically funny. Jeff's siblings-Scott and Heather

Brody, dad, mom, and the famous bottle stuck in Brody's mouth

Brody with Santa-hey, thanks Santa for bringing my kid a ball and the LOUDEST kadzoo ever!
We then did Christmas Eve at the Rogers' family annual party. Mexican food and great desserts!

Holly, cousin Tracy (who just got engaged!), and Megan-they are all so pretty

We have a live nativity acted out with the unmarried kids in the family-Mattea doing her best Mary impression.
We had a great time hanging out with cousins, Aunts, and Uncles!

Christmas Ride

2008-12-15T08:04:00.000-08:00

Katie and Layne Peterson were nice enough to invite us for a Christmas hay ride for Family Home Evening last Monday night. They took us around their neighborhood looking at the lights and singing Christmas songs. Alot of people in their neighborhood put up Christmas lights, so it was a blast for the kids to see the lights as they rode on the hay. The Jobe family and Prices came with us and really had a great time. Thanks Petersons!

I have SO many pictures to post and cannot find them on my computer. Jeff's sister Holly has her twins last week...Kristen Rogers (sister-in-law) had her baby very early last week as well. All three babies are doing great and we cannot wait for things to settle down so that they can get stronger and hold them! I will put them up as soon as I find them because the new baby girls are SO cute.

Annual Verve Christmas Party

2008-12-04T13:56:00.000-08:00

Everyone is invited, patients & non-patients
We would love to see you there!
All you can eat food and drinks
Saturday December 13, 2008
4:00PM-?
@Verve Wellness Center-4824 E Baseline Rd # 140 Mesa, AZ 85206(North side of Baseline between Greenfield & Higley)
Come and support Dr. Jeff Rogers and check out his new place of work.

Best News Ever!

2008-11-30T14:00:00.001-08:00

Jeff is now officially a Chiropractor! He passed everything...school...Arizona test...we are done! I am so excited for him and know that he will do great! He is working at Verve Wellness Center very close to home over on Baseline & Higley. I have been putting a blog together for him and where he works and now I can link it to mine. www.chirojeff.blogspot.com

Vampire Tees

2008-11-13T20:50:00.000-08:00

We recently put together a cute shirt in preparing for Twilight to come out next week! Here it is:

If you want to order one, the link is in the upper right-hand corner of the blog. Tell everyone about them!!!

Fun filled Saturday

2008-11-09T17:36:00.000-08:00

Since all of you know that my sister-in-law is having twins,we just had to throw her a big shower! It turned out great...great weather, great food, and she got some of the cutest gifts. Her two girls: Brooklyn Belle and Londyn Lynn will be so decked out in the cutest attire.
Holly posing with her twin belly and Kristen with her one baby belly. These two are due only two weeks apart. Because Holly is having the twins, she will probably go way earlier than Kristen.

Beautiful cake topper:

Halloween

2008-11-02T18:58:00.001-08:00

Halloween was great this year. I got to go trick-or-treating for the first time with my little man who was dressed as the cutest spider. We had a great time going from house to house and talking with people in the neighborhood. We then all headed over to the Rogers' house for their yearly feast of Texas Road House rolls and chili. The party included everyone eating a ton of food and then we all manned our booths to entertain the kiddos. We expected the kids to be tired of the games after a half of an hour. There is only so long you can make animal balloons until you crack. :) I had cute Kali Rogers ask for a "ghost". I explained to her the ones I could make...flower, baseball man, parrot, bunny, or horse. Kali then replies that she wants a ship. I explain her choices again and she asks for a ghost hat. Oh, cute Kali! Here are a few pictures of the evening. I am so mad that I didn't take any more. I got distracted and by the time I realized everyone was pretty much gone.

Brody as a spider, Me as Sarah Palin, and Jeff as Obama (everyone said they will be voting for me:)P.S. We are NOT voting for Obama, but Jeff felt like being a political figure as well.

Jed, Summer, and Rocky Jobe

Grandma and Grandpa Manning

Steve and Deon Clayden

Mom and Dad Wiemer

Ellen Rogers-the great Halloween party host

A baptism and a Halloween party all in one day

2008-10-26T17:05:00.000-07:00

I have been a blonde forever and I just felt like a change. I really didn't realize how dark I was dying my hair until it was all done. Crazy. It is so dark.

At Jeff's work there is a dog named Gracie which hangs out there (the owner's dog). Brody LOVES her to death and the big dog is scared to death of him. I thought this picture was hilarious...even though it is fuzzy it shows the dog burying her head while Brody is trying to give her a big hug.
Here are a few pictures of Ashtyn Jobe's baptism:

The Price Family

The Hanchetts
Holly is doing great carrying those twins due in about a month or so.

The cute baptism girl=Ashtyn

Our ward's Halloween party was Saturday night. I was so amazed at how well Brody caught onto to the whole trick-or-treating bit. He would shove his bucket onto someone's lap until he got the candy and then run away and circle around and do it again to the same person. What a cutie!

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Cousin Time

2008-10-20T14:44:00.001-07:00

Hanging out with cousins on the Wiemer's side....

A fun filled weekend!

2008-10-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

WHAT COULD POSSIBLE BE IN AUNT KRISTEN'S TUMMY????? Friday night we hung out with Scott, Kristen, Holly, and Ricky. We had some pizza and just lounged around. Very relaxing, cheap weekend (my fav. kind). Brody gets a little bold with Kristen and is always lifting her shirt to find her belly button. This time while trying to find it, I think he was a little surprised with what he found! Kristen is 6 months prego, but has a perfectly round cute belly. Brody just loves, loves her belly now more than ever.
Saturday my nephew, Race Rogers, got baptised out in Phoenix. It was a great program with great catered food to follow. We ate outside of the church at about 6:00 and it was freezing! I am so, so excited it has finally decided to cool down and am very excited for the Holidays right around the corner.

The whole Rick Rogers crew with newly baptised Race in the middle.

Steve, Rick, Race, and Kristi's dad all posing.

Race got a great gift homemade from Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Steve. It is Book of Mormon figurines special ordered with their stories on note cards on the side. Everyone loved it.

Day at the CIRCUS

2008-10-07T13:59:00.000-07:00

So ready for some circus fun...
Hanging out with dad sucking on sunflower seeds...
No idea who these kids are, but hey Jeff was the one with the camera...
Brody got the chance to go with his cousins to the Circus in Gilbert recently. Elephants, acrobats, all types of fun things to look at! The pictures are still frames from video Jeff shot while there. The videos wouldn't upload, so pictures are the next best thing.

What has been happening September 1-15

2008-09-25T18:59:00.001-07:00

Sprinkler FUN!!!

Brody loved playing out in the yard in the sprinklers and was so sad when it was time to go inside.
Cousin Kade pushing Brody. Mt. View (of course) shut out Highland. :(
At the beginning of the month we went to the Highland-Mt. View game. It was a blast, but way too hot for night time. We sat on Mt. View side to root on Emily Rogers. She is the cutest pommie there! Brody seemed so fascinated with her! Kayla Newman's 12th Birthday!!!

Gold Canyon Candle Party

2008-09-16T22:42:00.001-07:00

My cute sister-in-law (Summer Jobe) sells Gold Canyon Candles and I am having my first "host" party. Tuesday September 23rd 6:30-8:00 @ my sister, Alisha Newman's house. I would love for anyone to come and eat some goodies and see what smells Gold Canyon has to offer for the Holiday Season. Alisha's address is 18463 E. Cattle Dr. Queen Creek 85242. She has such a cute home and has decorated her kids bedrooms so cute it is worth it to come and check them out!

Ryan on his mission

2008-09-09T12:21:00.001-07:00

My little brother Ryan studying hard in the Utah MTC:

Ryan has officially shipped out from the MTC in Utah to Washington D.C. He seems to be doing very well with the Spanish language and writes to my parents often in Spanish. He gained a whole 15 pounds in the MTC, which is great news! His Type 1 diabetes are under control and his only concern is with the constant bike riding he will be doing. With Type 1 you have to eat a snack if you are working out and constantly control your blood sugar. He reports back to his Doctor in AZ and even though there was a concern about everything when he first went into the MTC, he says that he will watch his blood sugar levels. We are excited for him and are always anxious to hear what is happening in the field.

Ryan with his new mission president and wife:

Ahhh...the graduation is done

2008-08-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

Well, the big smarty pants finally did it!!!! I can't even start to explain how excited I am that he is finished with school. NO MORE SCHOOL! Here are just a few pictures from the graduation we got back from last night. I have a video to upload and will post that later, but here are a few moments of the great graduation ceremony. Jeff is now a Doctor of Chiropractic. 8 years of schooling after high school and he is done!

In the crowd of the graduated-there were 108 of them.
Heather helped me with Brody on the sidelines because the ceremony lasted 2 and a half hours.
Derek got to hand Jeff his diploma on stage because he is also a Doctor...very nice of the Prices to come and be a part of the celebration.
Tony, Jeff, and Erik.
Vid and Jeff. Vid is also originally from Gilbert and moved out to Texas to go to school.So, Natalie (in the blue) and I are the only ones in this picture who did not graduate-we always said there's no way we could make it through. I think it is neat that Danielle (in pink) graduated-way to go to her.

A little of this ...a little of that

2008-08-05T09:48:00.000-07:00

Brody is finally getting his top two teeth! The poor kid is 14 months and only has two teeth. Because of this the kid does not eat! He hates baby food (which is gentle enough because of the lack of teeth) and can't yet chew all the big kid food. In this picture below you can start to see his two spikes coming through.

On Saturday we had a big party for Steve, Jeff's dad, who turned 57! We love the parties!
I m so very excited to announce that I picked up my very own copy of Breaking Dawn! I am very excited to start the book, but not really sure when that will happen.
I have started to bike ride with my dad every Saturday morning. Holy cow I am amazed at how fast that 58 year old can go. I try so hard to keep up...as you can see I was trying very hard and made an embaressing spill. Affter an hour and a half of full on riding by canals I begged him to turn around. I have been trying to get in my own early morning bike rides so that I am not left in the dust so much. I really would love to get a road bike someday and train for future triathlons. We'll see!
Brody is not too sure about stinky, sweaty mom. The look says it all.

Just hanging at the beach

2008-07-25T09:37:00.001-07:00

We just got back from staying at the beach for 11 days. We are now a nice golden brown (not sure how long it will last, but hope it will). The Rogers clan go every year in July and this year was year 21! We stay at the same campsite in San Clemente. That's right San Clemente where Ryan Sheckler lives. We ran into him at Pipes breakfast cafe. No, just kidding we didn't, but it's funny to go to all the places they show on his MTV show. I really think Heather was the most sad not to see him :) Just kidding Heather. We boogie boarded, wave skied, lounged, and watched 5 boys in the family do a triathlon.
The boys after the race-feeling so proud of their triathlon accomplishments.I wish I would have taken more pictures, but I was too preoccupied just having fun at the beach and before I knew it I really didn't have many on my memory card going home. Here are just a few of the Rogers hanging out under their umbrellas. My favorite in this picture is that guy over to the right in the background-he has gotten way too much sun in his life, but I kind of think he thinks it is cool. He is even sporting the white bandanna. Kristi is a natural beach lover. She is so calm with her kids and just goes with the flow. I might go a little crazy trying to manage 5 kids there, but she loves it.Jeff loves to wave ski and stayed out for five hours one afternoon not even coming in to eat. That's a love for the ocean.

2008-07-08T22:10:00.000-07:00

Alright, here are a TON of pictures! When I left my camera in AZ back at Christmas time all all of my pictures were left as well. I couldn't resist and had to add pictures all the way back from December. I'll start with what has happened the most recent and work my way backwards! For the 4th of July we sped off to Greer, AZ and stayed in the Rogers' family cabin. There were 26 of us total and one bathroom! To say the least it really was a great time:
Teaching the kiddos how to shoot a BB gun-Way to go Jed and Jeff!Down at a picnic by the creek-Isn't Brody the cutest little chip eating elf?! Jed dunking his kids into the cold stream-They LOVED it.
The Jobes-we went hiking with them after everyone else left. I love those green trees in the background.
Having fun at our hike. I love, love to hike and wish I could do more hiking in Greer someday.
Heather, her girls, Ricky, and Raiden enjoying a picnic lunch by the stream.Alright, the Eager 4th of July Parade was the best parade ever! I don't think Brody appreciates me stretching his arms that much. Sorry buddy!

Steve, Rick, Kristi, and Jeff hanging out on the curb watching the parade.
At the end the Fire trucks came by honking their horns. Tyson felt it was too much. What a cutie!
What a ham Brody is! I think he knows what a camera is. As long as he is on dad's back he is loving life.Alright, on an earlier event: The best day ever....My Birthday! I woke up craving Krispy Kream and ate so many that I got a huge stomach ache. Ellen had to join in on the eating fun!On my Birthday I woke up with a case of pink eye? I think that is what it was. I just love wearing my broken glasses. Arghhhh...not. We had a mini party at Alisha's house to celebrate mine, but mainly Brody's Birthday. I can't begin to tell you how awesome everyone is and how sweet all the gifts were. I would be happy with doughnuts and cake, but everyone was too nice and brought awesome gifts! Brody's Birthday cake BEFORE...

and AFTER...
Jumping forward in time: hanging out with the family. Holly's boy Raiden is hilarious. That kid could eat for days if you let him. In this picture Brody and Raiden were fighting over bites of an ice cream bar. Too bad I didn't get a picture of Raiden's face...he is so cute.Our big move: Moving is probably one of the most stressful things to do. I am so glad that the 22 hour drive is long gone. Here we are about to hop in the Penske after all day of packing. One last goodbye to the house...

This picture is all the way from December 07, but I thought it was funny. Here is what Ryan would do...chill, relax, play, have fun, no worries. He is now on his mission looking back on these days thinking that they were great times. Ryan and the funny Kade doing their own thing...not talking, just chilling.Christmas 07 pictures that were lost until now! I couldn't stop laughing when this one came up...Kristin Rogers holding Tyler at the annual Rogers party.

Decorating sugar cookies at my parent's ward party. First taste of a cookie...so good.
Kayla's a rockstar model and is a blast to hang out with. I loved decorating cookies with her.
The Wiemer family walking around the Temple lights. I remember that it was so cold. I really miss that!

For Ellen and Steve's Christmas present we had all of the grandkids get together and get a picture done at Freestone Park. What a funny bunch of kids. 15 grandkids with 3 now on the way!
I had to add this picture in because Jeff seems to be doing the Zoolander Blue Steel face and well, Brody is just hating the puffy polar bear sweater.

Missionary letters

2008-06-27T17:52:00.001-07:00

Elder Ryan Wiemer, my little brother, has been out on his mission for a whole week and a half and says it is very hard. Poor guy is hanging in there though. We found a website that allows you to type up a letter for a missionary who is currently in the MTC.
http://ldsmissionresources.org/?do=freeMtcMail
They will print it out and send it to them thru the mail for free. Pretty neat. If you know someone who is currently in the Salt Lake MTC it is worth doing. Ryan is and would probably love to get a letter from anyone. It does ask for departure date: his is Aug 19 and MTC box number: his is 181. I know it is hard for the guys (and gals) to leave for such a long time and they probably get pretty homesick.
As you have noticed there are no pictures :( because we are trying to set up our computer. I love to post cute pictures of Brody to brag how so adorable he is...so they will be coming soon!

We are sweating!!!!

2008-06-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

It is so stinkin hot here in AZ, but are glad the trip is over. The 1000 mile trip was full of many adventures. I didn't take any pictures and now looking back on it I wish I would have. We spent 22.5 hours on the road total. We couldn't find a hotel room one of the nights until 1 AM and it was the most filthy place ever. (We were just glad we got to sleep) We got pulled over twice for the same thing, but if you get a warning in the same day they can't give you a ticket! Brody threw up for the first time in his little life all over Grandma Ellen. We did it though and are living with Jeff's parents in Gilbert until we find a house. House shopping really is fun though and we want to take our time and get a good deal. We are loving swimming and are ready for our many adventures in the near future!!!

The big move

2008-06-15T18:12:00.001-07:00

Well, we have been packing like maniacs and will soon be leaving. Really soon. We are out of Midlothian on Wednesday. Jeff's parents are flying in tomorrow to help us pack and help us with take the 2 day of travel it takes to get home. I will post again when we get settled. AZ here we come!!! What an adventure this will be....

Ryan's farewell

2008-06-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

Ryan-my 19 year old brother-is having his farewell this Sunday. He is leaving next week and will be serving in the Washington D.C. Spanish speaking mission. He is speaking at church and saying his fun goodbyes. The church building is located South of Greenfield and Elliot and starts at 9 AM. I am going to miss seeing him leave by three days. Crazy, but I know he'll do great at learning the language and teaching the gospel.

House sold

2008-06-01T19:08:00.000-07:00

Well, we would like to announce that our house is SOLD. We are pretty sure this time it will all go through. Appraisal and inspection have both been done and we have been working on fixing the minor items that the sellers requested. We are closing on June 16th and have to be out the 19th! So soon. We are very excited to be moving back to AZ, but are also dreading the multiple day trip it takes to get a Uhaul full of stuff back. Wish us luck!!!

Jeff had the wonderful job of sealing nails on the roof. Apparently a few were exposed. Yeah, we have no clue what all of this means so we threw some tar over them. Hopefully that seals them.

This past Saturday we went to a BBQ at one of Jeff's classmates house. Brody warmed up to this girl Danielle and loved sitting on her lap playing with her hair and phone. I think he had a little crush on her because he spent a lot of time with her.
Brody with Danielle and her fiance Charlie-both will be graduating with Jeff this summer.
Some more of Jeff's classmates-Vid and Eric with his new baby.
Erica is a new mom and loves kids. Her little girl is so cute and tiny compared to Brody. Jeff thinks he is strong, but Charlie is stronger. Jeff is sitting behind me saying he won, but it just doesn't look like it from the picture. (Jeff-"You're a dork") (Becky-"I know")

Sold our turtle

2008-05-25T19:00:00.000-07:00

Jeff loves turtles and I am also fond of them because they remind me of my grandmother who would collect turtle figurines. We have had two pet turtles in our married life that have kind of grown with us. Our African sulcata tortoises are pretty neat animals. Our biggest one is so big I can't pick her up and our smallest of the two will follow you around like a dog. We got these two turtles as babies and just a few days ago sold one. We just have too much stuff to move-us, dog, and a baby!!! Not a fun task so we have been eliminating as much stuff as possible and one being one of our turtles. We paid 25 dollars for "Tae" four years ago and got 200 dollars when we sold her. Good return for our money, but I am also happy because she is at a good home.

Bread you can make out of food storage items

2008-05-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

I learned how to make this bread this week and use some food storage items. Comes in handy!
Blender Old World Bread
2 C. water
1 1/2 C. wheat berries
Blend ingredients in blender until smooth.
Add 2 1/4 t. yeast
Put mixture into large bowl.
Cover with a towel and let it sit out all night.
Add 1 ¼ t. salt
Add 3-5 C flour slowly and mix by hand until the right mixture is obtained. (the amount of flour varies from one batch to another)
Knead for about 8 minutes. Put back into bowl and let rise until it has doubled in size.
-Could put in oven on 100 degrees for 20 min.
-Could leave out for about 1.5 hours
Spray med. sized bread pan.
Preheat oven to 350
Separate dough into two.
Roll out onto floured surface.

Add a spread onto the flat dough:
-Cinnamon & sugar
-Olive oil
-Garlic butter
-Etc.
Roll up and pinch ends
Place in pan and bake 25-30 minutes

House update

2008-05-20T19:14:00.000-07:00

We have been trying to sell our Texas home since November and finally got an offer a week and a half ago. Our 4 bedroom 2000 sq. ft. home is on the market for 124,900. Can you believe how stinkin cheap the housing is out here in Midlothian, TX ??? We were excited that we finally did get an offer and signed the papers and were on cloud 9 that we would not have to show the house anymore. I have been cleaning this house with Brody in my arms and leaving for hours on end so many times that I have lost count. I counted the other day and it was in the 30's. I got a call today saying that the buyer fell through and our house is back on the market. I about hit the floor a little out of sadness and anger, but mostly because I am exhausted. I am blogging angry, which is not good. I showed the house today and they didn't show up. I scrambled getting everything perfect while Brody screamed at the top of his lungs. I left the house for two hours with a baby who was hungry, needed to be changed and didn't want to have anything to do with it all. I forgot my cell phone trying to get out in time and just showed up at a friend's house hoping she would be there. Luckily she was and I had a fun just killing time. Hopefully, a post will come soon saying that the house is SOLD!

Missing a great concert

2008-05-18T15:11:00.000-07:00

My big camera is in AZ...still can't believe I leave so many things when I go to visit. I have a smaller one which allows me to take easy video, but the pictures are really grainy. No pictures of our life for this week :( I'll work on taking some fun video in the week to come.
This week Jeff and I booked it over to our local bakery-Busy B's. Doesn't that name just sound small town Texas? They have the best desserts I have ever tasted. While leaving we saw a poster that stated that Country Thunder will be coming to the town next to us the last week of May. Coming to sing is my absolutely, positively favorite singer: Tim McGraw. I really like his wife's voice Faith Hill also, but she is not singing at this Country Thunder. Waxahachie really isn't a big town, so I thought that going would be awesome because I might be able to get a descent seat. I rushed to the computer to buy tickets and they range from $150-$500! Well, I guess I am not going. Someday I will go to a Tim McGraw concert...someday. (violin playing a sad song) Don't feel sad for me though because I really can't complain about anything else...I am putting a countdown on the side of my blog reading how many days to go until I get to go to the BEACH! So much fun.

11 months was all it took

2008-05-12T19:40:00.000-07:00

I have been listening to moms talk about how it took FOREVER until their kid finally crawled. Forever to them was 7 or 8 months. I got stressed out when Brody didn't crawl when every other kid his age did...I have to tell you that I got seriously stressed out about it. Jeff gave me an exercise routine I would do with him everyday...strech his legs and arms back and forth, back and forth. We almost called the doctor many times to see if she would do tests on him to make sure evrything was okay. We went to a Whole Foods Store and have been putting strawberry flavored fish oil in his bottles to help with brain development. Well 11 months old Brody is FINALLY CRAWLING. He is seriously booking it with a grin on his face. We are so proud of him. Here is the little speed racer in action (remember it is his first official day of actually getting around):

Little about the Ironman

2008-05-04T12:32:00.000-07:00

After traveling to AZ a few weeks ago and toting around a ginormous baby, I noticed that I forgot my camera. So, our pictured life right now is not happening. I had my brother send over my pictures off of the memory card and thought it would be awesome to write about how much fun watching the Ironman was back in April. We had to have T-shirts and hats made and show off our "Red 26" club logo. It is a thing Jeff's family started-Red is the Ironman color and 26 is the number Iron falls on the periodic table. We have so many cool things with this logo screen printed and embroidered on. Brody is sporting the hat design and I am showing off the T-shirt. We stayed there in Tempe rooting the guys on until 11 at night...long day! We had a blast and are looking forward to November when Jeff's dad joins the guys and takes a shot at becoming an Ironman as well. The day started with over 2 miles of swimming at 7 AM.

Next, the 112 mile bike.

Derek Price

Scott Rogers

Ricky Hanchett

Rick Rogers

Week of April 21-27

2008-04-27T14:52:00.000-07:00

A week ago Jeff was asked to speak in church. So, what does the guy do? He has his dad write the entire talk for him. It was such a great talk and people were coming up to him afterwards wanting a copy. I do admit that it was great and I'm glad that he did a good job, but so not fair. No, Jeff actually had finals this week and writing a talk was not something he really had too much time for. I know he is so grateful that his dad helped him out. He had officially passed Tri 8 and Boards Part III and only has Tri 9 left as well as Boards Part IV left to go.

This week I got back from a trip from good old AZ. We went to watch Ricky Hanchett, Rick Rogers, Derek Price, and Scott Rogers tear it up in the Tempe Ironman. We are so impressed that all four finished and did great! This November Jeff's dad will join in to try and become an Ironman as well. We are planning in signing Jeff up for the November 2009 Ironman in Tempe. Oh boy, lots of training in our future.

I feel bad that I didn't contact and see any friends while on this past trip to the Valley. I got to hang out with both families, though. We really had fun and love to see brothers, sisters, and parents. While I was on the trip Ryan got his mission call to Washington D.C. Spanish speaking and we are all very excited for him. He leaves June 18th and was more than happy to sell me some of his electronics for a really cheap price. Thanks Ryan!!! Oh, Happy 8th Birthday to Candin Newman (big sister Alisha's youngest girl)!!! Candin is a real cutie who loves to keep Brody entertained and does an awesome time doing it . I just know she will be a great help to me when I live closer to her.

Week of March31st-April5th

2008-04-06T16:54:00.000-07:00

Well, our house is still for sale. It feels like forever, but it really has only been 5 months now. We had to reduce the price by 5 thousand dollars last week and we are probably going to have to lower it more in the near future. So frustrating, but that is the market.

Friday I went with Julie to the Parks mall and had a great time pushing Brody around while we mostly window shopped.

While in the car I caught the two kiddos holding hands and smiling at each other. They are pretty cute together (wink, wink) Look at his "player" face. He is going to be trouble.

Saturday Jeff participated in a bike race out in Downtown Dallas. He had a great time while I cleaned the house and got ready for yet another looker to see the house. He is such a boy and didn't put on any sunblock. He has the funniest sunburn lines. Jeff wear sunblock next time!!!
I love, love to bike and was going to be in the race, but I was stuck cleaning. (Oh, whoa is me) :) I would love to do more bike races in the near future...this does require getting into shape. Hmmmm...it'll happen.

Week of March 24-30

2008-03-31T10:00:00.000-07:00

Monday-

My neighbor had mentioned to me last weekend that they had some toys their little boy doesn't need anymore. She followed through and brought them over. Much to my surprise it was way more toys than I was imagining.

One of my friends, Erika, had her baby this week. She and her husband decided to not find out what the sex of the baby was. It would drive me crazy for nine months not knowing what to plan for. Every time I would ask which names she was thinking about she could only think of girl names and well, they came in handy. Claire weighed only 6 lbs., has dark hair, and is such a cutie.

The weather was great on Thursday and when Jeff got home a little earlier than expected we raced over to the park. Can you see the blue sky behind the curious thumb trying to grab my camera?

Brody played with that one piece of grass for a while. It really fascinated him. (SO cute)

Friday morning was story time at the library. I met Julie there and we stayed afterwards and checked out books for our nine month olds. I'm not sure they appreciate it as much as we do. Brody sat next to Julie during an entire book.

Friday night we took Brody over to his very first babysitter (who is not a grandma). The Rowley's in the ward have been begging to watch him and of course we took their offer. Duh. Babysitter for free...no way we could pass up on that one. After our movie they fed us a steak dinner. Very nice.

Week of March 18th-23rd

2008-03-24T06:42:00.000-07:00

Spring is starting to come to Midlothian...slowly. We have a few great sunny days and then a cold rainy day sneeks up on us. I am LOVING the warm sunny days because for afternoon nap I take Brody on a walk through the neighborhood. I walk listening to my Ipod until he finally wakes up...it is a serious stay-at-home mommy sanity saver.

Wednesday-

Parker College held its annual Easter lunch. They do an awesome job at these and invite all family members of students to come. While you eat they have drawings for prizes, a balloon guy, and great catered food. Brody is just one of "the guys".

Saturday-

The City of Midlothian put on an Easter egg hunt at the park in town and there were a ton of people. I got there with Brody, Easter basket in hand hoping to get him an egg. Wow...I was wrong. The only thing I could scrounge up for him was a sucker laying in the grass. Afterwards the Mayor told Brody he put a side a few eggs and he could have one of them . He was sure happy with his sucker though.

Brody is getting so big...you can see how I have a hard time carrying the chunk around.

Week of March 9-15

2008-03-17T14:42:00.000-07:00

This week I had the opportunity to visit Utah for the funeral of my Grandmother. As you can see, she was a beautiful woman outside and in. At the funeral they talked about her sense of humor and her love for her family. Going there was a great opportunity to remember her and visit with the family. Left: Brother Ryan, Sister Alisha, Me & Brody, Brother-in-law Morgan, Aunt Diane, Uncle Mike, Cousin Rachel, Cousin Ingemar, Uncle John, Cousin Heather, Cousin Meghan, Sister Christa Front Row: Niece Cassidy, Niece Sarah, Nephew Lund, and Dad holding Nephew Will

I got the chance to see cousins, Aunts, and Uncles that I have not seen in 13 years!

Also got the chance to hang out with my sisters and brother-

We went exploring downtown Salt Lake at Temple Square. We got a tour of the new Conference center, the Relief Society building, and the Joseph Smith building.We caught Will staring at the cute couple across the reflective pool.
My sister's oldest daughter, cassidy was a huge help and loved to hold Brody and thought I was goofy when she found the comb I packed for him. The Joseoh Smith building which used to be a Utah hotel was gorgeous. Christa's kids and Brody standing in front of a Joseph Smith statue. Sarah is gorgeous with her big brown eyes. I really think she will have to fight off the boys someday. Brother-in-law Morgan, dad, and Cassidy in front of Salt Lake Temple.Inside the Conference Center-

This painting is life size. If you stand up to it you feel as if you were really there. The building is pretty neat. We went and sat in the seats and looked down at the massive building which holds 12,000 people and they told us it is so hard to get in to a session.

Week of March 2-7

2008-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:00

Monday-
I went over to my friend's Julies house to have dinner with the missionaries. We had spaghetti....without any silverware or plates! She invited another family from the ward over and they were really entertaining. The dad was hilarious and made it really enjoyable. Julie's husband played the drums (he is very talented) while one of the family's sons played the electric guitar. We had food and entertainment.

Julie's girl-Riley
Friday-
We woke up to snow. It was a winter wonderland outside. Of course, I had left my camera over at Julie's house, but it was a gorgeous sight. Brody turned nine months and I have decided that he has what I call the "baby disease". He has no signs of teeth yet and has absolutely no hair. He is not crawling or even propping himself up to his hand and knees. I know everyone must worry with their first child about everything and I feel like I am doing a ton if it. I want some progression. He is doing well at naps (whew) and his toys keep him occupied for a while. Saturday-

Downtown Dallas during the day.

Downtown Dallas at night.
Jeff is preparing for boards and is out at his school all the time taking classes to prepare him for the crazy test. I drove out to Dallas with Brody and met him and we hopped over to a movie. Um...what were we thinking. Brody doesn't do movies. We took turns outside of the movie and vowed never to go to the movies again. What I really need are my mom and Jeff's mom to live close so that we can actually go to a movie!

Week of Feb 21-March 2

2008-03-03T08:45:00.001-08:00

This week went by with not much happening. Saturday was a gorgeous day and we headed off to a park in town. Jeff flew a kite while Brody swung and I sipped on my Sonic drink. Pretty relaxing day!Brody made a friend at the park, but didn't want to have anything to do with her and ignored her while she tried to get his attention to play.
I cropped this picture because while Jeff was taking it I didn't relize the little guy was trying so hard to steal my drink. He is obsessed with pop. Everyday I run to Sonic and he whimpers and whines when he sees them handing it to me through the window. But, hey I am not Britney Spears and I do not let my kid drink Coke. Jeff will sneak in a few drops of it here and there to his mouth when I am not looking.
Sunday-
It is crazy how the Texas weather differs from day to day. Saturday was gorgeous and then Sunday brought tornado warnings.
We hope everyone had a great week and we miss all of our friends and family back in AZ. I know you all will stay warm with those 70 degree perfectly sunny days!!!

Week of February 17-20

2008-02-24T14:22:00.000-08:00

I am not the best at posting so I decided to do more of a journal version to my blog. My sister-in-law (Kristen) put her blog into a book and I heard that it turned out great. I would really love to do the same thing down the road...so here it goes.

A few little blurbs about things this week:

Monday-

It was Presidents Day so Jeff was off of school and worked on a little project for Brody’s room. Brody seems to like fish and now that our fish tank is sold Jeff was feeling a void for the little guy. He put this shelf up with a small fish tank so that Brody can watch the fish from his crib. The funny thing is that we went to the store and bought feeder fish to stock the tank because, well, Brody doesn’t know the difference and they are very active little things. We also had someone tour our house, but we’ll just have to see with that.

Tuesday-

Jeff got home from school early because he got suspended for one week from clinic. Sounds a little like high school, huh. He was using Physical Therapy equipment with one of his patients and was in such a hurry forgot to put away some of it. His punishment; suspension for one week.

Friday-Met a girl who has a baby exactly Brody’s age and went to story time at Midlothina’s library. We had a great time watching our two cuties steal toys from each other. The only thing is I got so jealous because her little girl crawls circles around Brody while he lays on his stomach or back and watches. I am so ready for him to be able to move around a little…he might not feel like he is so stuck. (That blur in the picture is the other little girl-Riley)

Valentines Day

2008-02-14T17:43:00.000-08:00

This morning started out with Brody and I going to the gym. I joined the YMCA in the next town over and am loving getting a workout every morning. Brody goes to the child care play area and seems to be doing great. We made the lasdies some homemade applesauce muffins (my mom's famous recipe). As you can tell, Brody was estatic about going anywhere in the car this morning.
When we got home there was a Valentines package on our doorstep all the way from Gilbert.

Jeff got an embroidered gym bag, I got a sign for the house, and Brody got a note from cousin Raiden. Thanks Ellen and Steve!!!

Fish tank sold

2008-01-28T05:36:00.000-08:00

Our house is for sale and we don't know when we'll sell it, where we'll rent if it sells...our life is so up in the air right now. We have been going through reducing what we will have to move in the near future...so, Jeff made a big sacrifice and sold his 125 gallon fish tank. He loves fish and we agreed that when we are settled in the next few years that he can get a bigger and better one. Can't wait! The only thing is that I really hope the carpet recovers from having all of the weight on it for almost three years. The tank went to a nice family who have four kids and are really excited about having it in their home.

2008-01-27T11:52:00.000-08:00

Britney tagged me on her blog not too long ago. Cool..I haven't done one of these yet. Thanks for the opportunity Brit.

Here are the rules:
-Link to the person who tagged you.

-Leave a comment on their blog so that their readers can visit yours.-Post the rules on your blog.

-Share the seven (7) most famous or infamous people you have met.

Or go with the original 7 weird things about yourself.

-Tag 7 random people at the end of your post
-Include links to their blogs.

-Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Just like many people I have not many anyone famous. Maybe someday. Here are my 7 strange things about me...um should I do this...okay I will:

This was as goofy of a picture as I could find. On a trip in San Antonio in all of these neat old fashioned tourist shops trying on hats.

1) My dog has a dozen outfits and I get the groomers to paint her nails pink every time.

2) I have a white notebook for everything: one filled with decorating ideas, hair style and makeup ideas, coupons, church handouts from lessons, gift basket ideas, people's addresses, one with Birthday dates and ideas for presents, etc. I am looking in our study room counting 17 of them.

3) Okay, this one happened yesterday. If you love dogs, well sorry then. I threw a baseball at my neighbor's dog. Okay, it sounds cruel, but that dog barks every night and keeps me up. A year ago I told my neighbors, politely, about the situation and they shut their door in my face. I then went to the city and they wrote them a complaint letter and nothing has changed. Do you see why I throw rocks at it and baseballs (and spray the hose on it)? :)

4) I go to Walmart at least four times a week (remember, we live in a small town)

5) My favorite food is eggs & ketchup

6) When I was teaching I went to a class. To get to know everyone in the room we had to say the craziest thing we had ever done. I really couldn't think of anything. One girl said that she has licked the Eiffel Tower. I was actually jealous. Jealous of licking the Eiffel Tower??? Why can't I do something crazy like that. I just don't know if I would actually do it.

7) I love teeny-bopper movies, books, and shows. I am so stinkin obsessed with the Twilight series books. I love stupid teen-centered shows like One Tree Hill and Kyle XY. And yes, I have seen High School musical one and two and liked them.

Tagged: (all family)

Christa

Kayla

Kristi

Heather

Holly

Kristen

2008-01-23T07:21:00.000-08:00

Well, it is official Brody is a clone of Jeff. Just look at him stare at our fish tank. One afternoon he was screaming and really grumpy and all I had to do was let him watch the fish. Goofy kid.

Yesterday I went with Jeff to school because he only had one class to go to. Brody and I ate in the school cafeteria, toured the campus, and talked to a few people he goes to school with. Afterwards, we went on over to North Park mall and just spent our time walking around. We have to take advantage of the days when Jeff doesn't have classes because up until May he will be stinkin busy finishing up trimester eight. I do appreciate all the time and effort he puts into school trying to get good grades.

Here is a cute video of Brody....he moves his mouth when you talk to him as if he is trying to say something too. That, or he is just mocking me when I say things to him:)

Forget the Terminator...Jeff meets Lou Ferrigno

2008-01-16T18:35:00.001-08:00

At Jeff's school today they had Lou Ferrigno talk about Chiropractic. He has been seeing a Chiropractor since he was twenty years old and, well folks, if Mr. Universe sees one then maybe everyone should. So, I wa teasing Jeff and said that he should have asked him how he feels about "the governor" and Jeff said that Lou is actually the sheriff of L.A. He looks pretty big...don't mess with that sheriff!

MSG overload

2008-01-11T14:50:00.000-08:00

Jeff does a wonderful diet of all natural foods when he is in school and does really well at it. Every once in a while he goes off of the grease deep end. One of his favorite places is in the next town over called BUFFET CITY. Yes, it truly is as nasty as it looks. Everything is fried and when you walk in you get knocked over by that nasty grease smell. I ate there once and vowed I never would because my broccoli (only thing there not fried) was black and dripping with grease. Here's the real reason Jeff loves it-they have a coupon come out every once in a while which makes their take out only 3.99. Jeff wined and cried when he got back into the car because the mean lady took his coupon and he wanted to use it again before it expired. I watched a Dr. Phil episode one time about seriously obese people who can't get out of their beds and I remember one guy saying these two things: doughnuts are like litlle clouds from heaven (okay, I fully agree with that one) and that there is nothing better on this earth than take out greasy Chinese food. Well, Buffet City is just one of those unique places we will have to take anyone to who dares to come and visit us.

What happems when a man invents something?

2008-01-09T19:06:00.001-08:00

I'm at Babies R Us and see this netting bag with a handle that allows you to place a piece of fruit in it so the baby will not choke while eating. Great idea...um not really. The package states that it was invented by a father. Of course it was! Just take a look at what happens to a banana in the netting bag....
In case you can't see Brody is covered with banana. All the bag did was allow him to squish banana through the holes so that it could get EVERYWHERE!