Rogers News

Happy Birthday Eli!

2009-07-05T19:47:00.001-07:00

Eli turned 1 on the 4th! We had his birthday party on Friday evening. He loved his cake and went at it face first! He had a big piece and ate most of it. He really liked his bath in the sink also. We can't believe he is 1 already! He is so much fun and such a happy little guy. His frequent dancing, many expressions, and easy laugh keep all of us smiling. We love our Eli!

Jerrod and I made his cake.

The kids eating barbeque and watermelon before cake.

Checking out the candle.

I guess he wanted more...

Bath time

Father's Day!!

2009-07-05T18:43:00.000-07:00

We spent Father's Day with Jerrod's family at his parent's lake house in Granbury. Owen and Eli both loved riding the SeaDoos. Owen also rode in the tube with Jerrod. Eli seemed to enjoy riding in the boat. We all four slept in one room together, which worked out great one night and not so great the other night. The boys loved playing with their cousins. We are looking forward to spending more time with them in Colorado!!

Jerrod and Eli on the Sea Doo.

Eli and me cuddling with Madison.

Eli and me on the boat. I love his life jacket.

Jerrod and Owen in the tube.

Madison and Eli.

Ethan and Owen playing in the sand.

Owen cruising with Ava.

Wildlife Park

2009-06-07T13:03:00.000-07:00

We took the boys to the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch on May 30. Eli's favorite part was helping Daddy drive. Owen liked the emus the best because they would eat out of his hand.

So big...and cute!

2009-05-21T19:03:00.000-07:00

He's getting so big!! I took some pictures of the boys on Sunday. When I was looking through them I suddenly realized how big Owen is getting. I'm so glad they are healthy, but they are just growing so fast!

Easter Weekend

2009-04-30T20:25:00.001-07:00

We had such a fun Easter weekend. My cousin Scott and his wife, Kristen, and their two kids came to visit us. We went to Sea World on Friday and the church Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Friends came over for another Easter egg hunt on Sunday evening. Owen now knows how to hunt eggs!

First Easter

2009-04-16T12:28:00.001-07:00

Eli's first Easter! Easter is my favorite holiday, so I was really looking forward to getting some great pictures of the boys in the wildflowers. With so little rain, however, our wildflower crop was very sparce this year. But I still managed to get some pictures of Eli with a few flowers. Check out his belly!

Boys and Dogs

2009-03-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

We get a lot of fun interactions between our boys and our dogs. Daisy, in particular, loves kids. As you can tell, Durham is a little less enthused. We are so glad that our kids are growing up with dogs.

Boys on Bikes

2009-03-19T21:25:00.000-07:00

Jerrod recently had his bike tuned up, which inspired us to start riding our bikes more. So we attached a child seat to each of our bikes and now we take family bike rides around our neighborhood. Both boys love it!

Owen's 2nd Birthday

2009-02-04T19:07:00.000-08:00

Owen's second birthday was January 26. He had birthday muffins for breakfast with a candle. Then I took him to Chili's for lunch and they sang to him. Jerrod surprised us by coming home early, so we met him for dinner at Mamacita's. They sang to him also and gave him a sombrero and sopapillas. It was quite a day! We gave Owen a kitchen for his birthday.

Kyle, Amy, Madison, Ethan, Evan, Ashley, Jim, and Jeanne came to visit this weekend for Owen's birthday party. We had his birthday party at J&R Gymnastics. We made Owen a Cookie Monster birthday cake. He loved it so so much! He had such a fun day, he had a hard time sleeping that night. We had so much fun with our family!

Happy Birthday Owen!

Two Boys

2009-02-04T18:50:00.000-08:00

It is so much fun to see Owen and Eli interacting and playing together. They are enjoying each other more and more. Owen loves to help feed and dress Eli and make him laugh.

Eli's Dedication

2009-01-14T12:41:00.000-08:00

We dedicated Eli to God this past Sunday at our church. It's hard not to be impressed by the awesome responsibility we have as parents to raise them in homes where Jesus is evident. I'm so comforted knowing that God is the only perfect parent and the Holy Spirit is the only perfect guide. I'm so glad we don't have to do this on our own.

We are all enjoying Eli so much! He is so happy and seems to love his little family. I'm so glad we have him!

This is Eli with his friend Caleb. They were both dedicated on Sunday. They were born 10 days apart.

Owen the Drummer

2009-01-14T12:36:00.000-08:00

Owen was very inspired by our church's Christmas program's rendition of "Drummer Boy," so we got him a drum set for Christmas. He spends a lot of time on his "music" every day. Attire is optional....

Sasha and Owen

2009-01-04T20:53:00.000-08:00

I was horrible about taking pictures over Christmas. :( Eli got very sick with bronchiolitis/RSV, which occupied much of our time and almost all of our energy. He is feeling much better now. We had a lot of fun in Colorado with our family. I did manage to take these pictures of Owen and Sasha.

Bob the Builder

2009-01-04T20:51:00.001-08:00

All three of my brown-eyed boys like watching Bob the Builder on the computer. I thought this was so cute of all of them together.

Rice Cereal

2009-01-04T20:47:00.000-08:00

Eli started solids on December 16. He really likes rice cereal. As you can see, our wooden high chair is very slippery. He is sitting up now, though, and is so excited about it.

Gingerbread House

2009-01-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

Owen likes construction so we thought he would enjoy "constructing" a gingerbread house for Christmas. He did enjoy it, but I think he liked the candy more.

Snow in San Antonio!

2009-01-04T20:34:00.001-08:00

This is a little old, but the holidays have put me a little behind. It snowed in the Texas Hill Country! Owen didn't remember his first snow, so we took him out to see it. He was a little worried about it, so we put some in a cup for him to eat. He likes it now.

New York, NY!

2008-12-15T14:34:00.000-08:00

We had another awesome vacation opportunity with Jerrod's job. Eli and I joined Jerrod in New York City this past weekend. (Thanks to Jeanne, Robin, Karen and Joey, and Kyle and Amy for watching Owen! He had so much fun with his GiGi, his friends, his aunts and uncles, and his cousins.) It was such a fun time of year to be in New York with all of the Christmas lights and festivities. We did a lot of walking and it was pretty cold. Eli stayed bundled up in the stroller as you can see. Now he wants to take all of his naps bundled up in his stroller and cruising the streets of NYC. He got so much attention from waiters at restaurants and people on the streets. I think he may have enjoyed being an only child for a few days. :)

Cabo, Mexico

2008-11-26T19:58:00.000-08:00

We are in Cabo San Lucas for Thanksgiving this year. The plane trip went really well - the kids were great. Cabo is so beautiful! Owen loves the ocean and the hang glider that takes off outside of our window. He sits on the balcony and watches the waves.

We went out in the ocean on a glass bottom boat. It was so amazing! We could see all the way to the bottom. We saw all sorts of fish and even sea lions swimming under us! We all loved it.

However, since we have been here, both kids now have a cold. It didn't hit Owen hard, but Eli seems to have it pretty bad. Instead, Owen now has a stomach virus. We spent last night cleaning up bodily fluids. Hopefully they will be better by the time we leave. I'm tired.

Owen's Friends

2008-11-13T19:46:00.000-08:00

Mason, Ethan, and Owen

Levi and Owen in their sand jeep.

Here are some pictures of Owen with his friends.

Eli's Doctor's Appointment

2008-11-12T14:16:00.000-08:00

Eli had his 4 month doctor's appointment today - he weighs 18 pounds and is 26.5 inches long! He is in the 90th percentile in height and weight. No wonder I am tired from carrying him around! It's hard to believe that I (as his sole food source!) have grown ten pounds worth of baby in the past 4 months. He is happy and healthy and his doctor said he is very strong.

Durham and Daisy finally got new dog beds (since Durham rolled on the old ones after being sprayed by a skunk). They really like them...and so does Owen. Yesterday he got in the bed with Durham to read to him.

Election Day

2008-11-06T13:11:00.000-08:00

Hoodlum baby.

Who is the next president?!?

I really like Election Day. It actually seemed like quite a hassle when I was trying to figure out when to go, should I take the kids, leave the kids, who can watch the kids, how long will the kids have to wait in line, should I take the double stroller, etc. But it worked out that Jerrod got home in time for us to all go together. I told Owen that we were going to go vote...he thought we were getting on a boat.

I was really looking forward to voting. It comes from my Dad. Whether my guy wins or not, I'm always reminded how remarkable it is that we live in a country where leaders peacefully hand over power. We forget that this is a relatively new phenomenon in world history! Of course, I also think about the sacrifices made by our founding fathers to establish this system and then the women who fought for our right to vote (I still need to see Iron Jawed Angels). It's such an amazing process and always makes me feel so patriotic. So I dressed the boys up in their red, white, and blue (Eli was especially excited given his patriotic birthday!), and we went to vote.

The place we go to vote adds to my nostalgia. We vote at the Fischer Hall in Fischer, Texas. Fischer's population is 20! Fischer Hall is the town meeting place and holds square dances and (small) bluegrass concerts. It was built in 1875 and is still operated by descendants of the family who built it. The wood rafters and floors were all done by hand. You can see small pictures at the following links: http://www.visitwimberley.com/category/travel/fischer-ls.shtml http://www.honkytonktx.com/dancehalls/. We love voting here. Sometimes you have to remind yourself which century you are voting in. It's sort of strange, though, to walk in and vote on a computer! Owen got an "I voted" stamp on his hand, which helped him understand that this process had nothing to do with boating.

We were in and out in no time and we were done. Regardless of the outcome, there is something special about taking part in a process with so much history. I hope I never take it for granted.

Introduction Pictures

2008-11-01T20:53:00.000-07:00

Owen the giraffe; Eli the lion.

Durham (left) and Daisy (right)

Bummer (left) and Bogie (right)

Introduction

2008-11-01T20:35:00.001-07:00

Well I have finally succumbed to the pressure to create a blog. Actually I was inspired by my sister and my cousin. We'll see how it goes. At least you might be relieved of my monthly picture album e-mails...no promises.