OH BABY!

Yes......we are so excited that we are adding baby #3 to the mix. And just when I feel like I've got this girl thing down, we get a BOY to shake things up a bit.  I can't tell you how ecstatic we are to have a little boy!  Mia is also so excited to have a baby brother, although she still refers to "him" as "her."  I don't think she realizes that in just a few short months, she is going to be dethroned!!!  Baby Rosenvall will make his debut in July and we can't wait!!! 

{P.S.....isn't he handsome?}

L * U * C * K * Y

What better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than with a "Green" Cuisine!

Green eggs, green pancakes....

 ...and green milk! 

 Bon Appetit!!!!



Mia-isms Part Deux...

Mia and I were reading books before bed one night and I asked her "what color are the grapes?'"  She said, "Orange!  No, actually they're purple."


One Saturday we were out running errands.  Bryan and I were discussing the places we needed to go when Mia interrupts and says, "Babe, can we go to Wally-Mart?"


We were out on a Sunday drive and Mia was throwing a little tantrum.  Bryan gave her fair warning and told her if she didn't straighten up that he was going to pull the car over and give her a spanking.  She kept at it and so Bryan abruptly pulled off to the side of the road and Mia bellows out, "OH GRACIOUS!"

Happy "100th" Birthday Grandma Roper

Today my Grandma Roper would've turned 100 years old.  She passed away 18 years ago and it's so hard for me to believe that she has been gone that long.  My grandpa and her left quite a legacy.  I have to admit that I have the coolest family and it's always a PARTY when we all get together.  Last May Grandpa Roper would've turned 100 years old and our family threw a big SHEBANG to celebrate.  One of that hardest things about living away from family is missing out on all of the fun get togethers.  I was bummed that we weren't able to make it to Grandpa's celebration and I told myself that I won't miss another big party.  So, Mia and I made a last minute trip to Utah and it was totally worth it.

A party isn't a party with the cake.  As you can see here, this was one BIG cake.  It was made with 8 half sheet cakes.

A masterpiece in the works.  Grandma's favorite color was peach. 

The die-cuts on here represent the many things that remind us of Grandma.....her love for her children and grandchildren, Rook (she loved playing cards with her grandchildren), candy making (specifically honey candy), diligent in writing in her journal, quilting, cooking/baking, their mission in Samoa,  her love for music and of course she always wore sneakers. Grandma and Grandpa didn't have a clothes dryer and I have many memories of going to their house and there always being clean clothes out on the clothes line.

Yes, there were 100 candles to be exact!

Dad and his siblings

{L to R...Gary, Afton, Dot, Suzanne, Marj, Alan}

Mia is totally in her element on Grandpa's farm.  She was found numerous times soliciting people to take her for  rides on the wagon.  

Buck serving up some king crab legs.

Mia and her cousin Matti were inseparable and had a ball dancing together. 

 
Doing the Bunny Hop {a Roper tradition}

 

The wallflowers

Sea World

We've lived in San Diego for over a year now and have yet to visit Sea World.  Weston, Kirstin and Suli came to visit and so we spent the day at the park.  Mia loved the dolphin show and her face says it all.....

Weston and sweet Sulivan

Happy "36th" Birthday!!!

He just keeps getting better and better with age!!!

Hangin' With The Boys

.......At the Science Museum at Balboa Park.

 {Aiden, Gabriel, Mia & Hyrum}



Mormon Battalion Commemoration

Last week we went down to Old Town for the commemoration of the Mormon Battalion's 146th anniversary. We've never been to visit the site, but heard it was a must-see. There were booths, marches, cooking demos and many other fun activities:

....Potato Sack Race

 .......Jump Rope

 .....Hansen's in full Battalion attire

 .......Biscuit roasting

.....Biscuit eating

 ......And some R & R



What Makes Me Happy.......

........THIS!!

There's nothing I love more than tucking this sweet girl into bed.  I love that she has to make sure Bun Bun {bunny} has a new diaper and jammies on every night.  I love that she insists on having "fresh water with ice!"  I love being a mom!!!

Mia-isms

* The other morning as I was putting on my make-up Mia says, "Cute make-up......good job Mom!!!"

* Since Santa took Mia's Binky on Christmas Eve, we thought we have seen the last of the Binky. Well, yesterday she was up playing in her room and came to me waving a Binky {Oh no!  Where in the world did that come from} in her hand saying, "MOM.....look what Santa left for me."

* Mia was acting up and so I gave her a little spank and she said to me, "Hey! That was SO not nice, Mom."