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Merry Christmas/Happy New Year!

2012-01-30T21:15:00.000-08:00

Wow! This last year has been a very busy one. To give a rundown of what we’ve been up to, last spring, we sold our Altima and our Bronco and bought a Yukon XL and a Chevy Silverado. We miss our Bronco, but are glad to have newer, more reliable vehicles. Last May, Dale was promoted to store manager at Home Depot, we celebrated our 10^th anniversary, and announced we were expecting baby #4. In July, we went to Colorado and had a blast at the Jack Family Reunion. The kids are always asking if we could go to Colorado because they love it up there so much. On November 21, we welcomed Lewis D. Rogers to our family.

Dale is enjoying being manager and has grown in his position. It’s been fun to watch him set career goals and to meet them. He is still the assistant scout master and loves it. Every time he comes home from a scout camp he says, “That was the best campout we’ve had.” Dale is a great daddy and a wonderful husband. It’s been a great 10 years married to him.

Amanda is still the Sunbeam teacher and loves it. She is incredibly busy with the house, yard, and children. She loves to drive up Mt. Graham every chance she gets.

Joy, 7 yrs, is doing very well in school and enjoys being with her friends. She is a good example to everyone around her and is a huge help at home. She occasionally complains about being the oldest because she has to do more chores, but mommy just says, “I know the feeling.”

Joy and Lucy were in the dance recital yesterday and they each were very confident and performed very well. Mommy and daddy are proud of them. They both played soccer last fall and Lucy was excited to have her daddy be her soccer coach.

Grandma Rogers said it best, “5 is alive.” Lucy, 5 yrs, loves playing with Joy, Eli, and with her friends. She will sit for hours doing crafts and playing with dolls. She’s become more outspoken and confident and likes to do everything by herself.

Eli, 2 yrs, is as handsome, busy, fun, destructive, hilarious, messy, and smart as ever. I hope to report by next letter that he’ll be potty trained. Eli is all boy and loves to play outside and is always dirty and getting slivers in his feet. He helps himself to the refrigerator and pantry. He knows how to turn off and on the computer, VCR, and DVD player and start his own movies. He’s the biggest pest to his older sisters and often gets locked out of their room. Dale says Eli has more girlfriends than any little boy he knows and is constantly being stopped in the hall at church by girls, both young and old, who want to say hi to him. As crazy as Eli makes our lives, we love him to pieces and wouldn’t have him any other way.

Lewis, 4 wks, is growing fast and lets the whole house know when he’s not happy. He’s got a lot of really blonde hair, a good set of lungs, and a big appetite. He’s lots of fun to cuddle with and as long as he’s fed and clean he’s a pretty happy little guy. He’s great at going back to sleep after eating at night, so mommy isn’t too exhausted. However, that alarm still goes off too early for her liking and we are very excited for Christmas Break to begin. Lewis’s brother and sisters love to hold him and we have enjoyed having a sweet little baby in our home again.

We have been very blessed this year and give thanks to our Savior for all we have. We miss our dear friends and family we don’t live close to, but have also made lots of new friends this last year. We love living in Pima and have wonderful neighbors. We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love, Dale, Amanda, Joy, Lucy, Eli, & Lewis Rogers

Another little turkey

2011-12-05T14:24:00.000-08:00

Lewis D. was born at 7:55a.m. on Monday, November 21st. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 18 inches long. He has lots of blond hair and is a very pleasant baby.

I'm recovering well, although a bit overwhelmed with 4 kids. I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since I had him. Mentally, I'm ready to get back into my routine. However, since I had a c-section and am not getting a whole lot of sleep at night from a hungry little guy, I physically am not ready to.

The kids love the baby, and are always wanting to hold him. Joy has especially been a big help.

I'm going to try to send out a hard copy of a Christmas letter and family picture every now and then. If you've moved in the last 5 years and would like one, be sure to email me your address at abearnbaby@hotmail.com

OH BABY!

2011-10-15T14:59:00.000-07:00

A month ago, baby Rogers made the doc and Ultrasound Tech think it was a girl. The picture wasn't very clear, but that's what they were leaning towards. So, we announced we were having a girl. I pulled out and sorted thru the girl clothes this last week, but didn't wash them yet. Then I had a doctor's appt yesterday and during the ultrasound the doc asked me if I wanted to know what it was. I told him he kind of already told me what it was. He then said, "It's obvious what this baby is! It's a BOY!"
He printed out 3 pics of the boy parts as if to emphasize it. Lucy was so disappointed when I told her on the phone after the appt that the baby wasn't a girl any more. She loves HIM anyways and was kissing my tummy today. For a month I've been all excited to dress up a little girl. I was relieved to know I wouldn't be having another boy, as the one I have now is incredibly busy. A friend of mine told me that she didn't think it could get any worse, and I agree that I don't think any boy could be busier than what Eli is. I'm glad my little guy will have a brother to play with though. My hubby has a lot of fun with his bros.

Baby Rogers #4 is......

2011-07-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

INCREDIBLY MODEST!!! The baby moved too much last month for us to see what it was. Last Thursday, the baby wouldn't uncross its legs. Maybe next month....
So it's now 10:30 pm and Joy just used the bathroom, left the faucet running, turned off the kitchen light (the computer is in the kitchen), and laid down on the couch. I told her to turn off the water and she went into the bathroom and was looking at the light switch, kind of confused. I led her back to bed. This is the 2nd time in the last month that I know of that she slept walked. It's kind of crazy, but funny what she does at the same time!
For Christmas, our neighbors got their kids plasma cars. Eli loved riding them so much that he got one for his birthday. He got the biggest smile on his face when he saw his present. Yes, that is Dale riding Eli's car, while Eli is riding the neighbors'. Dale couldn't help trying it out when he found out the weight limit was 200 lbs! Eli got a big smile on his face when he saw Grandma Barbara, our neighbor down the street and one of his favorite people, at our house for his birthday party. I love that smile because he gets it from his daddy.

Lucy loves dolls. One thing I love about Lucy is that when she's tired, she doesn't fight it. She puts herself to bed...or falls asleep on the chair.

Love that smile! Eli enjoyed his birthday strawberry pie (we don't always do birthday cakes here).

All I want for my birthday is my two front teeth! I can't believe I have a 7 year old. She is so excited for next year when she gets to be baptized. She's already talking about the people she wants to invite to her baptism and party, and what she wants to eat! Her cousin was baptized last June, and Joy was extra excited to be baptized after that.

More Exciting News

2011-05-10T18:07:00.000-07:00

Amanda forgot to mention one more piece of exciting news. We are expecting child number four this December. This probably is no surprise since we just bought a Yukon and all our children are spaced 2 and a half years apart.

We're still here! Exciting spring!

2011-05-04T14:19:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll! Just thought I'd put up a brief post about our goings on. We sold our beloved 1990 Ford Bronco and bought a 2003 Yukon XL in February. Joy turned 7 in March and Eli turned 2 in April (pics to be posted). As of Monday (two days ago), Dale is officially the new store manager at the Thatcher Home Depot. This was way exciting news to us. Last, but not least, Dale and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary on May 11th. Wow! Ten years! Where does the time go? Hope everyone is doing great! We're gearing up for another hot Arizona summer. Take care everyone!
love, The Rogers

Winter in Arizona???

2010-12-30T21:20:00.001-08:00

Today we got the closest thing Arizona gets to a winter at about 11:30 today sleet started falling from the sky. A few minutes later we hear laughing and shouting coming from the back yard. Joy and Lucy put on a sweat shirt and their water shoes and were outside jumping on the trampoline that they got for Christmas having the time of their lives jumping in the "snow". The trampoline was slippery which only added to the fun. These two jumped for 20 minutes with the sleet coming down before we had them come in.

2010-12-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

Dear Family and Friends,

Another year has come and gone. We’ve had a very busy year and time has flown by. As the Holidays approach, it is time once again for us to share the happenings of our family and to reflect upon the blessings we have received this past year.

Dale is still working as an assistant manager for Home Depot and still enjoys his career and all the challenges that it brings. Dale recently completed training and testing to become a Store manager and is preparing to further his career. Dale is an assistant scout master and enjoys being with the young men. He spent seven nights camping with the scouts this past year and it is rumored that he has prepared some great meals and fed his scouts very well.

Amanda is enjoying her Home. This year she planted and raised a nice vegetable garden and grew flowers and grass. Amanda has been babysitting a two year old boy 2 days a week and spends a lot of time chasing him and Eli around the house, yard, and neighborhood. Amanda has a glimpse of what DeAnn gets to do all the time with her twins. Amanda is the Sunbeam teacher and has had the privilege of having Lucy in her class this year. Amanda is also the Wolf Cub Scout leader and has enjoyed working with these boys.

Joy is in first grade and loves Math and Reading. Joy played soccer this last fall and enjoyed having her Daddy as her coach. Joy is still dancing at her Aunt Jenny’s dance studio and is preparing for her Christmas recital. Joy spent a week this summer with her grandparents and attended a Karate camp.

Lucy is now four years old and has begun preschool. Lucy attends preschool with 6 other children and preschool rotates each week to a different home. Lucy enjoys when preschool is at her house. Lucy is also dancing and is preparing for her upcoming recital. Lucy is a thinker and she often amazes us with some of her great ideas that she comes up with. One of her not so good ideas was when she gave herself a haircut. The first thing she said when I discovered her was, “Daddy says I have too much monkey hair, so I cut it off.”

Eli is now 20 months old and he goes a hundred miles an hour every minute he is awake. Eli is often found climbing onto the table, bunk beds, stools, counter and anything he can get to. Needless to say, the kitchen knives are on top of the refrigerator! Eli’s vocabulary is growing every day but his favorite words are animal sounds. Eli started nursery a few months back and enjoys the time he spends there, but not as much as his parents enjoy the break from him.

This past year we had the opportunity to travel to Colorado and New Mexico for a family vacation and a family reunion. The kids loved the time they had with cousins and we all had a great time being together.

In closing, we would like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas. This time is special to our family as we reflect upon our Savior and all the blessings that he has afforded us this past year. We love you and are so grateful for your friendship and love.

Love,
Dale, Amanda, Joy, Lucy, and Eli Rogers

Colorado part 2

2010-10-12T21:18:00.001-07:00

Isaac and Jenny talking to Uncle Clarence. He worked at a trading post on the reservation for several years and speaks fluent Navajo. He's a way cool guy.

Yes, that would be mine who's trying to escape! Some of the Jack babies. So cute!

We LOVE Aunt Florence's house. She has the neatest toys and a great big yard to play in.

I love how these cousins and brothers have so much fun together. Good times.

Cowgirl Callie and her pony.

Now who puts a 4 way stop sign in the middle of the road?! Silverton, Colorado!

No, Bodie isn't going to the bathroom! The kids loved the snow. Lucy especially talked a lot about it. This is up a high mountain pass by Silverton. Thanks Isaac, for showing us around. We had a blast!

Eli happy to be out of the car. We were freezing at the top of the pass.

While we were driving up the pass, we passed a marmot. We were trying to get a good pic of it. Dale had Lucy on his lap so she could see it better. She leaned out the window and hollered, "Hey you! You look at my daddy!"

The little guy then posed like a trooper before running off.

The mountains were sooo green and beautiful! We loved Colorado and New Mexico. Ever since the trip, I've gotten several requests from Joy and Lucy to go back there...today! Lucy's asked several times, "Mom, can I go swimming in the pool at Colorado with Minnie today?" Joy's asked, "Mom, can we go back to Colorado or New Mexico tomorrow? It's too hot here!"

Rogers Family Vacation: July 2010: Colorado Part 1

2010-08-17T21:36:00.000-07:00

To sum up our vacation: good food, good fun, nice weather, and great company!

Joy climbing the rock wall at the Durango Rec. Center. It's a pretty nice place.

Dale's grandparents; the ones this family reunion is named after.

Can you guess which one is ours???

When we pulled in, the owner of the RV park expected us to have something a little bigger than this. He joked that if it rained, maybe it would grow. I think it was the smallest pop up in the whole place. Dale's cousins were proud of it though, and it works fine.

We had a couple of bar-b-q's with the cousins at Aunt Gail and Uncle Ted's house the first weekend in Colorado. It was fun to see Derek and Alexys's new baby. So cute!

Eli had a couple of buddies his age to run around with. This is Tony and Eli at Serious Texas BBQ. YUM! We had fun watching the river rafters below.

Hanging with the cousins in Durango.

Joy, Lucy, and Callie riding in the side car with Jeremiah. He was definitely one of the kids' favorites!

Willy taking Lucy for a ride. Yes, Lucy really is happy. She LOVED riding the motorcycles.

Busy busy June

2010-06-28T08:46:00.000-07:00

This month we went to Phoenix to visit my parents and brothers and their families. The kids had a blast in the pool!My little beach bum.

"Daddy says I have too much monkey hair, so I cut it off!" Those are the first words that came out of her mouth when I discovered her. You can guess who got in trouble!

Her hair was so long and pretty. She's happy that it only takes 30 seconds to comb it out now.

Looks like a mullet!

The new hairdo.

I decided it was time I learned how to bottle. Peaches or apricots anyone? These aren't going to last long in this house! I've bottled 7 pints of each.

Way exciting weekend!

2010-05-24T12:13:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, there is a new temple in the Gila Valley. It is just 5 minutes from my house! The youth in the temple district put on a program titled "The Place Which God for us Prepared." It was awesome. A bit of history about this area was given and the lyrics to the songs went right along with whatever historical facts were given. Pima Stake, the one I'm in, did a song called "Cotton Stomp." The kids and I went to the Friday night dress rehearsal. Wow! What a good show.

Ever wonder what the plane looks like that the prophet flies around in?

This is it! My friend, Joanna Hardy, and her husband and his family run the airport here, in Safford. She invited us to be at the airport with her family when the prophet flew in. I was thankful for this because Joy couldn't understand why she wouldn't get to see him, even though he would be here.

At the airport, we were told by the bodyguards (there were about 10 of them) that we were allowed to take pictures, but that we couldn't yell or make a huge fuss. There were about 10 adults and 10 children in our party. Elders Walker and Costa of the 70, Elder Holland of the 12, and President Eyring and Monson were all there. I wanted to enjoy the moment, so I didn't get very many pictures. Only Presidents Monson and Eyring came over to say "hello," and all of the other guys and ladies got into the awaiting cars, so I didn't get any pics of them. President Monson was so funny and acted like a typical grandparent, "Let's see these kids," he said as he walked over. He gave the kids high 5 and shook hands with them. To Joy, who didn't say a word and was acting bashful, he said, "A shy one! That'll be a good trait to have in 10 years!" If only he knew! Joy is a very outgoing, boycrazy kindergartener.

After about 5 minutes or so, President Eyring started tugging on President Monson's suitcoat and said, "We need to go. You're going to get hot out here." Motioning to the terminal, President Monson replied, "Why don't we go in there where it is cool and visit then!" The exasperated, but patient Elder Eyring said, "Because we have things we need to do." After visiting, mostly with the kids, a few moments longer, they left. Wow! To stand just 3 feet from the prophet and be with him for 5 minutes! What a privilege! Joy was thrilled...and so were Dale and I!

A couple of miles from the airport, when Dale and I were driving home, we saw a huge bunch of cars and a sign "We love you President Monson." One of the bodyguards came to our cars and told us to drive slowly and that President Monson stopped to say hello. Sure enough, Presidents Monson and Eyring were on the side of the road shaking hands with a small crowd. By the way, there were about 6 cars for the group that was here with President Monson.

At the cultural celebration that night Dale, my sister-in-law Jenny, and nephew Bodie got to see the prophet and everyone with them (Dale and Jenny had to help with it since they were youth leaders). Bodie got to shake President Eyring's hand.

The temple dedication was wonderful and full of laughter and tears. There has been so much excitement in this valley ever since the announcement that there would be a temple here. Finally, we don't have to make a 3 hour trip any more! What an unforgettable weekend!

My friend, Joanna, is holding the little boy on the left. President Monson gave her a hug!

President Eyring.

OH BOY!!!

2010-05-12T12:49:00.000-07:00

Gone a fishin' instead of just a wishin'!

It isn't a normal day unless Eli gets his hands in the toilet at least once. Yuck!

Pucker up, baby! I LOVE yogurt!

Another Tonka truck picture. All 3 kids get a kick out of this game. The girls take turns

pushing and playing chicken, while Eli squeals and laughs.

Happy first Birthday little guy! Eli turned 1 last April. He knew just what to do with his cake. He's great at eating and sleeping and playing. He's a very happy boy and so fun to have around.

Eli has 4 teeth now and is walking everywhere. He loves to play "This little piggy" and "If you're happy and you know it." I admit, we haven't taken many pics of anyone else, but with the dance recital coming up, I'll get some of the girls put up.

More pics

2010-04-06T16:30:00.000-07:00

Our several attempts at getting a good Easter pic of the kids. These are only half of them!

Finally, the best one we got!

Eli absolutely refused to sit for a picture, and Lucy had to have her sucker or she would have been "Stoneface Lucy" and not look at the camera; the first pic is a good example of this. Yesterday, Eli finally got his 3rd tooth in and is working on #4. They are his top fromt 2 teeth. He also began walking between Dale and me yesterday. He is the noisiest little walker you've ever seen, and he had a lot of fun with all the attention from mommy and daddy. He loved giving and getting hugs every time he got to one of us. He's been taking a few steps here or there, but yesterday was the first day he really got going.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

And a happy 30th anniversary to mom and dad. We'll be married for only 9 years next month. I guess that means we're still newlyweds. Here are some pics from last year's Easter:

I'll post pics of this year's Easter later. Here's a funny story about Joy. Enjoy!

Dale and I don't do the Easter Bunny thing. Dale's parents didn't do it when he was a kid, so he didn't really want to do it. I was fine with that because the whole Santa Claus thing detracts from the real meaning of Christmas anyways, so we don't need the Easter Bunny to become an important part of Easter. Well, everyone asks Joy what she got for Easter and she says, "My dad says the Easter Bunny doesn't come to our house." While she was talking to my dad on the phone today, she told him that next year, she was going to sneak out of bed and get out an Easter basket for the Easter Bunny to put candy in. She also told my dad to put out an Easter basket next year so the Easter Bunny could put candy in it and then he could come to Pima and give it to her. Hilarious!

Meet Mini ME

2010-03-08T20:00:00.000-08:00

Dale's younger brother, Sam, decided to have a little fun and put this together. I thought you all might like to see this:

You know those age progression pictures police do to find children who have been missing for years. Well I had to do an age regression for Dale incase he gets lost and pulls a Benjamin Button on us (grow young instead of old).

************************* “Meet mini me” Ha ha. I couldn’t help it.

While mommy is away

2010-02-04T18:05:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of Joy doing her Hula Hoop. Joy got this for Christmas and loves it. The other day Joy had me time her. She hula hooped for 35 minutes without dropping and would have kept going if I had not made her go to bed.

Here is a classic Eli picture. He now has two teeth.

Joy wants we to tell you this is her own fashion costume.

Myself and Amanda got new callings in our ward. I was called as an assistant Scout master and Amanda was called to be wolf cubscout leader. Amanda had her first meeting today and then had to go to roundtable tonight. After the girls shower tonight this is how they dressed themselves and then they came to the living room to dance. I thought these picture were pretty funny so I posted them for all to see.

Tonka Truck!

2010-02-03T19:21:00.000-08:00

This is Dale's favorite jacket for Eli. Yes, this is the dishwasher Eli is holding on to. This is where he pulled himself up to standing for the first time. He's a little stinker and is ALWAYS getting into something. He is so busy.

The girls in their Christmas dresses...and Eli with something in his mouth, of course.

While we were at Target doing our Christmas shopping, Dale spied this Tonka Truck and practically drooled over it. I told him that Eli was too little to care about it and that his sisters would probably play with it more than he would, so we didn't get it. The next thing I know, UPS is dropping this huge box off at my door. I just laughed when I found out what it was. Dale is so excited to get "boy toys" for his little man. As you can see, both Eli and the girls have fun with it.

Christmas letter to family and friends

2009-12-10T14:41:00.000-08:00

December 10, 2009
Dear Family and Friends-
As the days begin to get shorter and the weather turns cool, we enter a wonderful season when we take time to give thanks for all our blessings, and to focus our attention on the Savior’s birth and the blessing that this event has afforded all of us. This last year has brought countless blessings to our family and we would like to take the opportunity to share these with you.
On Easter Sunday, Eli Rogers was born. Eli is a happy healthy 8 month old monster of a boy. Eli loves to play with his sisters and is rarely found without a smile on his face. Eli’s favorite thing to do is eat, and eating he does! Everything he finds goes into his mouth. Eli is the fastest army crawler the world has ever seen. He is quick to follow his sisters everywhere they go.
During Thanksgiving, we paused to celebrate the 3rd Birthday of our little Lucy. Lucy has really grown this last year and her personality is quickly developing. Lucy has learned a thousand new words and has begun to communicate with others besides her immediate family. Lucy loves to ask questions such as, “What would happen if an alligator bites you?” Lucy has begun taking “big girl” dance classes and is excited to perform in her first recital this next week.
Joy turned five this year and has begun kindergarten. Joy is thrilled at this new stage of her life and is anxious to learn as much as she can. Joy loves to practice reading and is getting quite good as this new found talent. Joy also loves her social life. As everyone knows, Joy is always surrounded by friends and does not know a stranger.
In October, Amanda got one of her heart’s greatest desires for her birthday as we moved into our new house. Our house was begun in June and was finished in time for Amanda’s birthday. We got to plan and select many items for our house. At times this was a bit stressful, but in the end was so worth it. Amanda works full time raising her family and feels blessed to have this opportunity.
Dale is still at Home Depot where he works as an assistant manager. Dale enjoys his position and the challenges that it brings. Dale was able to lay tile in our new house with his bothers and friends to help out. Dale loves his new garage and has spent countless hours in there building shelves, a work bench, and organizing tools and toys.
We hope that this past year has been as good to all our friends and family as it has been for us. We feel so grateful for the blessings we have received this past year. Thank you to everyone for your love towards us. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love Dale, Amanda, Joy, Lucy, and Eli Rogers

"Love Song for a Baby" - by Marion Dane Bauer

2009-12-03T14:33:00.000-08:00

This one's for you, Sarah!

"Your laughter was the sun. Your smile, the moon. Even your burps were bells, since we loved you."

"Round cheecks, a round tummy, a round little bottom all made us love you."

Firsts

2009-10-29T21:11:00.000-07:00

Lots of firsts have happened these last couple of weeks. We spent our FIRST night in our FIRST home on October 15th. We signed the papers to close yesterday, the 28th. Eli sat up for the FIRST time on Friday, October 23rd. He is so close to crawling and gets around pretty good. Joy is beginning to put sounds together to read words and read her FIRST book on Sunday, October 25th. It was "Hop on Pop." Lucy doesn't have any "Firsts," but she's really picking up on knowing her shapes and colors. Today, she was pretending to be asleep in the car when I came home from running errands. At first she had me fooled, but then I heard hiccup....hiccup, and I saw her peek. So I carried her to bed and she ended up falling asleep for reals. Sweet! Lastly, we left all 3 kids with a babysitter (other than family) for the FIRST time and went out to eat for my Birthday. We've been pretty busy these last few weeks and still have a few boxes to unpack and pictures to put on the walls. We have awesome neighbors and are in a nice little neighborhood. We've gotten several plates of cookies and one of our neighbors brought us dinner on our first night in our home. We're pretty happy and look forward to making new friends here.

House Picture

2009-10-15T10:02:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures of our new house. We might not have internet for a couple of days and we wanted to post some photos.

Moving Days

2009-10-15T09:40:00.001-07:00

Last night was our LAST NIGHT in this trailer!!! We are locking in our interest rate today, since it is so increadibly low. We also got an awesome number for our appraisal, so we are way excited to not have to deal with mortgage insurance. YEAH!!! We are so excited to finally get into our first home.
Eli is also moving. On Monday, he decided to celebrate turning 6 months old by army crawling. So funny. He used to try to scoot around by using only his toes and he looked like a little caterpillar. He's rolling all over the place, too. He is the gruntiest little guy too, and lets you know he enjoys his dinner. He's a little chunklet.
Last night, when we were at the house, Lucy was looking at everything and just didn't get it. She said, "We have those marshmallows too. I have that dress. Daddy has that Bronco too." She doesn't realize that everything we have is at our new house. She thinks it's someone else's stuff and that they have the same things that we do. She cracks me up.

Building

2009-09-25T12:11:00.000-07:00

By the end of today, our block wall should be finished, all doorknobs should be on, and all light switches and outlets should be on the walls. The carpet, which is the last thing to go in, is supposed to be put down next Wednesday. I just got the keys to our house today. Yeah! It's crazy to think that it could be finished in one week. I'll post pics of our home soon.
Something else that is exciting is the spire and the Angel Moroni were put on the temple a few days ago. You can find pics of this event if you go to: http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/gilavalley/construction/

I love being able to drive past the temple every day and to see its progress. It's just beautiful. One can feel the excitement in this valley for the temple, especially when it is mentioned at church. Now we can drive literally 6 minutes, instead of 3 hours, to the temple.

Help from Big Sister

2009-09-04T07:21:00.000-07:00

About a week ago we began feeding Eli baby ceral. Last night it was Lucy turn to feed her brother. Both Joy and Lucy love to feed there brother it is like having a real life baby doll.

FIRSTS

2009-08-15T17:47:00.000-07:00

Eli got his first hair cut last week. His hair was about 3 inches long on top and was driving Dale crazy, so Eli got a hair cut. Eli was very calm a which made this an easy process. He looks older now.

Joy went to her first day of Kindergarten. She was so excited I am not sure she slept much the night before. Joy loved kindergarten and could not stop talking about it.

Here is a photo of Lucy and her cousin Gavin. Lucy and Gavin played well together
for the first time. Gavin got to come over when everyone elso was at school and these cousins had a great time together.

A very busy July!

2009-07-28T16:30:00.000-07:00

Jan holding Arlee and Eli the day before the 4th of July. Eli definitely weighs more than Arlee. I think he passed her up when he was 2 months old and she was 5 months old!

Last week, I met DeAnn, Mason, and Justin in Holbrook at Grandma and Grandpa Roger's house. These kids had fun playing together, making messes together, and getting cleaned up together. It's pretty crazy when you put 3 two year olds together in one small house with a LOT of sewing stuff. This is Mason, Joy, Lucy, and Justin in Grandpa's new tub.

Eli is the cutest, smileyest little boy you've ever seen. He gave his first grunty little laugh at in Holbrook when I was playing with him at Grandma's house.

These pics of the temple aren't that great, but here it is. The steeple you see is from the chapel they are building next to the temple. The walls are big stone slabs that are being trucked in. Half of the bottom level of the temple has the stone facing up. I've heard that the temple is ahead of schedule due to the lack of rain we've had here.

Finally, this is what our house looks like. The framing's up and the trusses should be up by the end of this week. We finished picking out everything, which is a very tedious job. I sure hope it turns out okay.

We have a garage...and a patio!!!

2009-07-13T14:17:00.000-07:00

The foundation for our house was poured on the Thursday before the 4th. The garage and patio were poured last week some time. On Friday, Dale's day off, we ran from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. trying to figure out everything we want in our house. We went to Home Depot 3 times!There are sooo many options and choices to be made. We had to figure out our interior and exterior paint colors, stain color for cabinets, countertop color, marble color for the bathrooms, and the list goes on and on. Not only do we get to choose all of these colors, but we need to make sure they don't clash. It's a lot of fun, but definitely a lot of work-especially with kids.
Last week we went to Sierra Vista and went swimming in their awesome swimming pool at The Cove. We met Flint and Jan there, and Cooper and Joy were in heaven swimming together. Lucy loved playing with the tubes and Eli fell asleep in the warm pool. It was a fun and much needed trip out of town.
Well, Eli's screaming his head off. That's the update for now. The house should be framed this week. Yeah!

Smiles, kids, and house

2009-07-02T11:36:00.000-07:00

Eli is happy little boy. He has recently started smiling. He has not laughed yet but he getting ready to. He had his two month vistit a couple of weeks ago and he now weighs 13 lbs he is getting big fast.

On Sunday everyone wore Red, White, and Blue here is a picture of the kids. Joy is very excited to ride her bike in the 4th of July parade again this year.

Here is an updated picture of our house. They are pouring the foundation today. We can't wait to see it next week when they start framing then we will really be able to visualize it. We met our neighbors behind us yesterday they seem really friendly for cows.

Exciting news

2009-06-11T19:30:00.000-07:00

On June 10 2009 we met with our builder and signed a contract to have our house built. The contract states that the builder has 120 days to have our house completed. So we should be moving into our home on or before Oct 10, 2009. We are so excited for this event in our lives. We have waited along time for this day to come and it appears the wait was worth it our builder has come down 30K since we spoke with him in January. We now feel very comfortable with the cost of our house. We wanted to go take a picture of our lot before anything began on it to follow it through the stages. However when we arrived at the lot our builder had all ready begun preparing the lot. We were ecstatic to find him already there working on our house.

Eli's Baby Blessing

2009-06-11T19:19:00.001-07:00

On Sunday May 7,2009 Eli was blessed. Here is a couple of pictures of Eli all dressed up before church. The second picture is of Amanda's younger brother David and his wife Lacy . A lot of family and friends came to support us for this event. To all those that came thank you. After the blessing we cooked hamburgers at Isasc's house. We had a very enjoyable weekend with our families.

Big Guy and Pineapple Princess

2009-06-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here is Joy all dressed up for her dance recital. She preformed Pineapple prinecess. She was very cute and did an awesome job.

Here is a couple of pictures of our big guy. As you can tell he does not miss a meal. Eli is a very happy baby and very easy going, he even tolorates his sisters when they are smothering him with love.

Family Pictures

2009-05-29T18:58:00.000-07:00

My brother Flint came to town to take pictures at the dance studio. He took time out of his busy schedule to take our family pictures. He did a phenomenal job as always. If any one needs family pictures taken or any other special event photographed I highly recommend my brother.

Happy Mothers Day

2009-05-10T10:27:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day to all mothers and grandmothers out there. We would not be who we are today without our mothers. Thank you for all you have put up with throughout the years. Now some pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Here is a picture of the moon taken on Mt. Grarahm this last week. Little Lucy loves the moon she never goes outside with out looking for the moon and is quick to point it out to everyone.

Here a picture of or little boy Eli. Eli still sleeps alot but also is having longer periods were he is awake. He has some awesome big blue eyes. His sisters still love him and get exited to hold him and look at him.

When you have a new baby your older children grow up so fast. Lucy did her own hair for this picture. Lucy now loves to ride her trike. She got it for Christmas and has not rode it since then. About a week ago she decided she wanted to ride her trike and loves it now. She gets really excited when daddy tells her she is big girl when she rides her trike. Joy decided she was ready to ride her bike with out training wheels about a week ago. Dale had tried to teach her a while ago and she was not ready. This time Joy decided she was ready. She got her bike out sat on it pushed and started riding . She instantly starting riding as if she had always known how to do it. We will have to take some more pictures of our big girls and boy soon to share with all.

Proud Big Sisters

2009-04-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

The girls got better and got to hold there new brother. Joy was very exicted and held him for about an hour. She had fun look at him, giving him his binkie, talking to Eli, and touching his hair. Lucy did not quite know what to think. After lucy held him we ate dinner. Eli was sitting in the living room. Lucy left the table and went in to the living room. Amanda followed and found Lucy was trying to pickup her brother. We are going to have have to watch her around him.

Welcome Home Eli and Amanda

2009-04-14T22:14:00.000-07:00

Amanda and Eli came home from the hospital today. At about 11:30 I dropped Joy and Lucy off at Amanda's Visiting teachers house and went to pick up Amanda and Eli. Both of the girls were coughing and run low grade fevers so we went and ran several errands and let Amanda and Eli sleep. The girls got to stand at the door of our room and look in at Eli. Lucy and Joy still call him baby Buck, everyone else can call him buck as well. I think that is a nick name that will stick for a while. As soon as the girls get better they want to hold there brother. Lucy is fascinated by her brother. Joy of course has 10000 questions to ask. We are all glad to be home and together as a family.

Happy Birthday!!!

2009-04-14T20:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my sisters -in-law Jenny and Cammie and to their mothers. They both share their Birthdays today with their moms. How funny is that! Special thanks to both of them for this last week. Thank you Cammie for taking Joy to the wedding. She had lots of fun hanging out with you. Thank you Jenny for taking care of the girls when we were in the hospital. We love you both!

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T09:05:00.001-07:00

This morning the easter bunny came to our house and brought a very special gift.

Eli Rogers was born at 2:12 am this morning. He weighed 6lbs 13oz and was 19 inches long. This was a C section so all things considered this was our easiest baby to have. Amanda woke up at 11:30 and said her water had broke. We got up and packed and loaded the girls in the car. We dropped Joy and Lucy off at Isaac's house and wen to the hospital. In about an hour after arrival we had our little boy with us. Eli and Amanda are both doing very well. We are very greatful that Eli arrived to us safe. This is a wonderful Easter present to recieve. Special Thanks to Isaac and Jenny for watching our girls. I include some picture of the new little guy and of his proud big sisters.

Pictures from the past couple of months

2009-04-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

Joy and Lucy riding the horse Uncle Sammy and Dale made. Lucy's wearing some nifty
boots from her cousins, Justin and Mason.

These are the cute girls in Joy's preschool group from this year. Yes, Lucy thinks she's one of them.

Joy loved posing for the camera for her 5th Birthday pictures.

Remember "Buns of Steel?" It's funny that Joy and Lucy were doing it because my brother Brandon and I used to watch it and try to keep up with all the leg lifts they do. It's amazing the tape still works!

Lucy loves reading stories to her "beebees." Yesterday, she wouldn't let Dale get up from the couch and kept bringing him story after story. She'd throw a fit every time he'd say that that was the last book and try to get up. He's a good daddy and read to her for almost 30 minutes!

Lucyisms

2009-03-27T02:10:00.000-07:00

Lucy and Joy say the funniest things. Lucy is very vocal about passing gas. She usually laughs and says, "I farted!" whenever she toots. She also gets "farted" mixed up with "barked." Occasionally, whether it's herself or someone she is by and hears pass gas, she laughs and says, "Mommy, I barked!"
In case you were all wondering, yes, it really is a quarter after 2 in the morning. This big belly often makes it hard to sleep and I've been waking up for a couple of hours every night for the past week. I guess I'm just preparing for when this kiddo comes. Only 3 more weeks (21 days) from today! Something everyone is wondering about is what we are going to name our baby. When our family and close friends found out we were having a boy, the first thing that came out of their mouths was, "Are you really going to name him Buck?" The answer is, possibly. We are tossing around a few names, but for now we call him "Baby Buck."

24 more days!

2009-03-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

Only 24 more days until baby brother! When I look down, I don't see my feet, I see my bellybutton! I've also grown out of half of my short sleeved maternity shirts and it's too hot to wear long sleeves. Thank you Sarah for spicing up my wardrobe for this last month; it was getting a little boring wearing the same 5 shirts over and over. The girls often talk to my tummy and say, "Hello! Baby Buck!" During sacrament meeting, the bishop was also amused by Lucy trying to stuff a baby doll down her dress after I wouldn't let her stuff it down my own shirt.
The funniest moment of the week that I didn't get a picture of quick enough was when Joy was fixing Lucy's hair. Lucy usually won't let Joy mess with her hair and is always grabbing at the hair ties Joy is trying to put into her hair. So Joy had an ingenious idea to have Lucy sit in a little camp chair and tie her hands down with ribbons to the arm rests. Lucy was fine with the whole tying her hands down thing and really didn't know what was coming. She decided it wasn't so much fun when Joy began combing her hair and putting hair ties in. She managed to free one of her hands and hollered when she couldn't get the other one out. Joy won and actually did an okay job at doing Lucy's hair. She managed to put in a couple of pig tails and hair clips. I'll have to post a picture of a "Joy" hairdo.

Interview with my Dad

2009-03-18T16:36:00.000-07:00

An interview with Joy
March 18 , 2009 at 10:55am
These answers were provided by my oldest daughter Joy.

1. What is something dad always says to you? Yes or No

2. What makes dad happy? If yo do what he asks you to

3. What makes dad sad?If you don’t do what he asks you

4. How does your dad make you laugh?By tickling me

5. What was your dad like as a child? Um I don’t know, a person, a kid

6. How old is your dad? 30 (while laughing)

7. How tall is your dad? Big

8. What is his favorite thing to do? Play with me

9. What does your dad do when you're not around? He works at work

10. If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for? Doing the dishes

11. What is your dad really good at? Teasing mommy

12. What is your dad not very good at? My daddy is good at everything

13. What does your dad do for his job? Makes Money

14. What is your dad's favorite food? Hamburgers

15. What makes you proud of your dad? Doing the dishes all by Himself.

16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would he be? A talking one, football

17. What do you and your dad do together? Clean the room

18. How are you and your dad the same? We both have short hair

19. How are you and your dad different? Because we are different people

20. How do you know your dad loves you? Cause he helps me everyday.

21. What does your dad like most about your mom? He likes it when she goes grocery shopping.

22. Where is your dad's favorite place to go?The bathroom I guess

Lot's going on

2009-02-25T15:10:00.000-08:00

Today, we had 3 big things going on. First, it was my dad's 51st, I mean 21st Birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! Second, I got my bottom left wisdom tooth taken out. It was impacted and had partially come out, so I decided to get it taken out before it caused any cavities. Third, at the same time I was going through torture, my parents were dropping off my baby brother, Stuart, at the M.T.C. That boy was so excited to get out of his parents' house. Especially after having a taste of freedom when he went to EAC to go to school. You can write him at:
Elder Stuart Sam Bjarnson
MTC mailbox # 202
S.C.-Colu. 0316
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, UT 84604-1793
He will be leaving for Columbia, South Carolina on March 16th.
Some upcoming events in our family include: our niece's baby blessing this Sunday; my brother, David's wedding on April 11th; and unless this little boy decides to come earlier, our cesarean is scheduled for April 17th. Another piece of exciting news is my sister-in-law, Cammie, is 10 weeks prego! She's had a couple of miscarriages, so hopefully this one will be a good one. The doc said the baby looks good and it's heart is strong, so we are way thrilled.
Last weekend, we were in Phoenix and Mesa to see Stuart give his non-farewell talk and to hang out with family. On Monday, we went to a park where there is a skateboarding bowl and Dale, Sam, and Flint all rode their new longboards as if they were back in high school again. They had fun together. Joy and her cousin Cooper also rode around in the bowl with their scooters. If you want to see pictures, my sister-in-law, Jan, posted some on her blog, "Here we are."
We got to meet our baby cousin Arlee (I hope I spelled her name right) for the first time. She is so cute! She was wide awake a lot of the time we were there and really happy. She was cooing a little bit, which is always fun to hear. Cooper is very protective of his little sister and will be a good big brother to her.

Happy 30th Birthday Dale!!!

2009-02-12T17:34:00.001-08:00

It seems like a lot of our friends are celebrating the big 30 this year. It's Dale's turn today!

Dale bought himself a longboard skateboard for Christmas. I tease Dale that he's going through a midlife crisis. However, all of his brothers ended up buying themselves one as well. Good fun! We don't have any pictures of the longboard yet, but we'll have to post some soon. The color of the Birthday Cake will show you what color it is.

I can't believe I did a skateboard birthday for a 30 year old. It's something you would do for a 10 year old. He loved it! Especially his present. I got the shirt idea from a website by Old Man Army (a skateboard website). I also went to a vinyl letter party last week and they announced that they could put the lettering on clothing now. The ladies had fun with this project and were able to get the shirt to me in one day.

For fun, we went out to dinner -without the kids- and celebrated his Birthday. I can't believe we've been married for 7 1/2 years now and have kid #3 on the way (only 2 more months). It's been fun. Dale's a great guy and I'm glad I got him! Love you Dale!

Curly Haired Doll

2009-02-12T17:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of Lucy when I put the sponge curlers in her hair. I must admit, I thought she was the most adorable little girl at church that day! Dale called her his little curly haired doll.

Good Riddance Student Loan!!!

2009-02-06T14:38:00.000-08:00

Hallelujah! I feel like yelling it to the world! Due to a great tax return, we paid off our student loan today! Now we can move on!

We're still here!

2009-02-05T11:42:00.001-08:00

It's been very busy around here with the regular every day stuff. Lucy is into everything! She's very hard to put down at night because she WILL NOT stay in bed. Half the time, if you ask her if she wants a spanking, she says, "Yeah." If you give her one after a reply like this, she often laughs and runs away or acts like nothing happened. Needless to say, spankings aren't often effective with this kid. She is so hard to discipline and we are trying to figure out what works. She doesn't really understand timeouts either. Part of the problem is she is so stinking cute that we are trying not to laugh our heads off when we are getting after her. If anybody has any advice, feel free to share it.
Dale has been trying to get Lucy to say her first and last name together and she answers the same way her cousin, Bodie, used to answer, "Lucy Grandma Rogers." It sounds more like, "Wuzy Gamma Wogers."
I put sponge curlers in her hair for the first time last Saturday and she was so cute for church! I'll post pictures soon.
I'm 29 weeks (6 1/2 months) prego now and starting to get big. I wonder how big this kiddo is going to be. Dale got me a gift certificate for a pregnancy massage that I fully plan on using, probably soon. I'm excited!
Home prices are finally starting to drop here, making it more affordable for us to either buy or build a home. We've noticed the economy delays its effect on our small town and when gas went up and down, we went up and down a few weeks to months after the big cities did. So far, Dale's job is pretty secure, and hopefully we'll be in a home a year from now.

Christmas 2008 and snow!

2009-01-02T21:51:00.000-08:00

This year, Christmas was spent at Grandma and Grandpa Bjarnson's house. Joy and Lucy had so much fun there and want to go back to Grandma's house. It was great being able to spend time with family and to go to the temple with my baby brother, Stuart. I still can't believe he's old enough to go on a mission.

Thatcher didn't have a white Christmas, but we did get a couple of inches on the Saturday afterward. Unfortunately, we missed the snowfall because we were still in Phoenix, but there was just enough snow in the shade at our house that Joy was able to play in the next day. The snow angel pics were taken at Shannon Campground up on Mount Graham the week before Christmas when we went sledding. It was cold, but worth the trip and we had fun. Lucy was a little nervous about the whole sledding thing at first, but by the last run she was jumping onto the sled, ready to go. Joy and Dale went down the hill spinning as fast as they could and laughing their heads off on a little round saucer sled. The two of them barely fit onto it and they were fun to watch. I was a little sore for the next couple of days from hiking up the hill and hauling up Lucy and the sled. Dale told me that sledding was off limits for me until "Buck" is born. He knows that I'll be on a sled the next chance I get! Especially with the new ones we got for Christmas! (Thanks Flint and Jan). No, I wasn't being crazy on the sled, I was just reminded of how lazy I've been and that I need to work out more.

I hope you all had a fun holiday. It was so fun seeing you, Tommy and DeAnn and Mike and Teresa!

Merry Christmas! 2008

2008-12-10T21:24:00.000-08:00

December 10, 2008
Dear Friends and Family-
This year has flown by so quickly. Our big news of last year’s letter was that we were going to buy some land and build a house on it. We had a reality check on how long it would take to pay it off and on what we could afford for a house (we thought we’d be in a house by now). We are still paying for the land and hopefully will have it all paid off by next year. Our big news for this year is that Baby Rogers #3 is due on April 24th and it’s going to be a boy. Dale, as all of you can imagine, is as excited as a dad can get to have a boy! He can’t wait for fathers and sons campouts and scouts. I’m excited for less drama and one head of hair I don’t have to fix every day – especially Sundays.
The girls and I had the opportunity to go up to Salt Lake City with my family for a Bjarnson Family Reunion in July. We had lots of fun and it was great to see the cousins and my grandparents again. Almost everyone was at the reunion! In September, we went on a family camping trip to Alpine with Dale’s parents. The forest was so beautiful and green! It rained on us every day or night we were there and we loved every bit of it.
Dale is still an assistant manager at Home Depot and enjoying his job. It has its ups and downs, especially the long hours and having to work on an occasional Sunday. However, he has pretty good job security and with people all around us losing their jobs, we are thankful for it.
Joy played soccer this last fall and enjoyed it. Little girl soccer is the biggest organized bunch of chaos you’ll ever see. It’s hilarious when they’re out there trying to make friends with the other team, picking flowers, or tattling on so and so from the other team because “she took the ball away from me.” Good entertainment! She’s taking dance at the academy owned by her Aunt Jenny, and in “Mommy and Me” preschool with a few other girls in our ward. She is very smart, hates going to bed, and loves to dance, sing, draw, read, and play with her sister. She’s very excited to have a baby brother and just knew it was going to be a boy. She is very sweet and a big helper.
Lucy is a very independent little two year old who is always saying, “Let me do it.” She enjoys storybooks, dancing, singing, and is taking mom and tot dance with Aunt Jenny. She loves playing with her big sister and they are so cute together. They pretend to be kitties, play dress up, and take turns pushing one another on the swings. She gets a kick out of Joy squealing and running away whenever she tries to pinch her bum or says, “ding dong” and pokes at her bellybutton. She’s our little sweetheart and is very much the baby of the family (for now).
I am staying busy just trying to keep up with all of the mommy and housewife things that a girl has to do. My house is never perfectly clean, I always have one project or another in the back of my mind that I’d like to get to, and I always want to play outside with the kids or snuggle on the couch and read or watch a movie. My new hobby for the year is blogging and I’ve had so much fun with that. I’ve been able to find out what old friends are up to by finding their blogs, and I’ll have a better journal now because of doing one.
I hope this letter finds everyone well and happy. We have been so blessed and have so much to be thankful for. The Lord’s hand is truly seen in our lives. I am so thankful for Him and all that He has done for us.
Love, Dale, Amanda, Joy, and Lucy Rogers

Dishes

2008-12-08T10:03:00.000-08:00

The other day we were doing dishes the girls thought they needed to help. So here is some pictures of them working together. I am so glad these two girls enjoy being together. They have a lot of fun together.

Locks of Love

2008-12-08T09:58:00.001-08:00

I decided to get my hair cut short and donate it to Locks of Love. Joy cut her hair a few weeks ago and I have not sent it off so here is a picture of our hair.

So, the ultrasound tech said...

2008-12-03T10:57:00.000-08:00

"Merry Christmas, Dad, it's a boy!" I was too glued to the computer screen to see Dale's reaction, but I wish I would have looked at him now. I bet he had a big goofy grin on his face. Dale is finally getting his Buck!
Joy called it! She said that we have too many girls in this family and we need a boy. She also didn't like the idea of Grandma Emma keeping the baby (Emma threatened to keep it if it was another girl since we'd have "too many girls"), so it just had to be a boy. He was being a stinker and not cooperating with the tech when she was trying to get a look at the vessels around his heart. He was awake and very wiggly. He is healthy and we're excited.
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If any of you have changed your email addresses or if I don't have them, send them to my email at abearnbaby@hotmail.com
I'll be doing my annual Christmas letter pretty soon.

Mission Call

2008-11-30T16:24:00.001-08:00

For those of you who are interested, my baby brother, Stuart, received his mission call on Friday. He is going to the Columbia, South Carolina Mission and will report to the MTC on our dad's Birthday, February 25th.

2008-11-27T07:32:00.000-08:00

Lucy had her Birthday last week. Lucy love elmo so we made her an Elmo cake. It took so much red food coloring to dye the whip cream. We had a little birthday party for Lucy at Uncle Isaac house. We had a little BBQ and then got down to bussiness. Lucy took a long time to blow out her candle she just looked at it. All the other kids wanted to help her. Lucy did not know what to do with her presents she got some help from her cousins and then she got excited. The cake was such a mess all the kids had to take off there shirts to eat it. Good times were had by all. Now the real fun begins!!!

good stuff

2008-11-18T08:08:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

bunkbeds

2008-11-17T12:15:00.000-08:00

With our new addition coming this spring, we decided to kick Lucy out of the crib and put her in a big girl bed. Joy is on the top, of course, and loves it. Lucy also wishes that she was on top, except she can't get down by herself. The first night we had it, I had to get Lucy down from the top 3 times before she finally stayed in her own bed. The quilts were made by Grandma and Grandpa Rogers.

Tights and shoes

2008-11-17T09:09:00.000-08:00

Lucy wanted to go outside to play so I told her to go get socks and shoes on. This is what we ended up with!

Kids say the darndest things!!

2008-11-11T18:47:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, Dale took Joy to a cashier appreciation party at Home Depot where they played games and hung out. One of the cashiers asked Joy if she was going to be a cashier at Home Depot when she grew up. Joy replied, “Sure.”
Then the cashier told her that she ought to go to school so that she could be the boss like her dad (Dale’s an assistant manager) and asked her if she would want to be the boss. Joy replied, “No, I just want to be a mom. My mom bosses my dad around.”
She knows who wears the pants in this family! Love ya, Dale!

Boy or Girl?

2008-11-06T15:55:00.000-08:00

December 3rd is when we have the sonogram to find out what we're having. Dale is impatient and was hoping we'd get to find out by Thanksgiving. What do you think it'll be? Joy says it's a boy. I think I felt the baby move for the first time last Thursday. That's one of the few things I like about pregnancy. Right now, I'm really not enjoying the stuffy nose, itchy tummy, sciatic nerve pain, and pretzle legs when I have to sneeze pregnancy syndromes.
Good luck to Obama. I didn't keep up much with the debates, so I don't know what the viewpoints of each candidate were. I just hope he is able to keep up with everything that is going on and I really hope that he's got good morals.
On Halloween we got one picture of the girls and it's not that good. If you look up "Ike and Jen's" blog you'll see a good picture of the kids. We couldn't find the camera after that initial bad Halloween picture. Last Saturday, we went horseback riding at a lady's house that Dale works with. The girls loved it! Especially Lucy! She had a big Lucy smile and DID NOT want to get off the horse. We still couldn't find the camera for this event, so unfortunately we don't have any pics.

IT'S A...

2008-10-31T13:23:00.000-07:00

Another Rogers! Okay, so I wanted to keep it a secret from my mom that baby Rogers # 3 is on the way until I saw her next month because I'd be in maternity clothes by then. Well, I talk to her on the phone too much and she picked up on it but decided not to say anything, but I realized she must know because of my mistake on the phone and she did. Anyways, we are 15 weeks (3 1/2 months) today and we'll have the sonogram around Thanksgiving to find out what we are having. The due date is April 24th.
We haven't told Joy or Lucy that we're having another one, but Joy has picked up on it through listening to our conversations and she decided that my tiredness and tummy aches (morning sickness) were because I have a baby in my tummy. Out of the blue, a couple of days ago, Joy asked me, "Mommy, how old will I be when my baby brother comes out of your tummy?"
"If this next baby is a boy, you'll be 5 years old," I replied.
I guess we might be having a boy.

Bobbin' for apples

2008-10-24T18:35:00.000-07:00

For family home evening we went bobbing for apples. The girls decided it was fun to put the apples back into the water after bobbing them out and trying to eat them while they were in the water. You know how kids are around water. We had lots of fun!

Pink Dresses

2008-10-24T18:32:00.001-07:00

Some Pictures of the girls on Sunday.

Temple!!!

2008-10-21T18:48:00.000-07:00

The spot for the Gila Valley Temple has been officially designated. No more rumors about where it'll be. The temple will be located next to the baseball fields in Central, a small town between Thatcher and Pima. The ground breaking should happen in early 2009 and will take about a year or 2 to build. I can't wait to drive just 5 minutes to get to the temple instead of 3 hours. We'll get to go a lot more often, too. So if any of you are considering moving here, this is one more reason to do it!

Family Pictures

2008-10-12T17:21:00.001-07:00

These pictures were taken by Flint this spring thought you might like to see them. Thanks for the pictures Flint.

Little Lucy

2008-10-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

Yes we do have two daughters thought I post something about Lucy. Lucy is a fun little girl and is really learning a lot. Lucy has begun to potty train she will sit on her little potty and go pee but then she gets too excited and stand up in the middle and pees on the floor. Lucy love to play with her sister. One of there favorite games is kitty Joy is the person and Lucy is the kitty, Lucy will crawl around and meow. If you are sitting on the couch Lucy will crawl behind you put her arms around you and say baby back ride. It is a fun little game.

Hair cuts

2008-10-12T17:02:00.001-07:00

The other day we took the girls to get a hair cut. Joy sat in the chair and the lady asked Joy how she wanted her hair cut. Joy said she wanted it short like Lucy's hair. So Amanda had the lady measure Joy's hair. Joy's hair was long enough to donate to locks of love so she got a short a hair cut and someone will get her beautiful hair. Lucy got a trim nothing crazy for her.

Soccer

2008-10-12T16:48:00.000-07:00

Joy has begun playing soccer. Joy is on the pink butterflies team. Joy plays in an all girls league with girls who are 4 or 5 years old. Most of Joy's team is four years old. Joy's team has yet to score a goal in the right net but has scored a few times for the other team. The pink butterflies are a young team and are at a disadvantage to most other teams because almost all of them are 4. However the last couple of games were very exciting since the girls are starting to figure it out. Sometimes Joy will growl to intimidate the other team.

The Rogers Family Begins Blogging!!!!!

2008-10-10T19:49:00.001-07:00

Well here we go many of you thought this day would never come. Our lives are buzy and we figured this would help keep us in touch. More to come very soon.