Go Cubs, Go!

Being in Arizona this time of year means 1 thing: the Cubs are at Sloan Park!  Ruth flew in and joined us for one of the last Spring Training games of the year.  While the Cubs did not have a great day, it was a great experience for our kids to see them in action.

Lucy LOVED the sunflower seeds that Tim sent!

Mitchell opted for some cotton candy.

Classic ballpark hot dog for Owen...

...and then a nap.

Lucy found the 1 monkey in the whole place... and named him Rizzo.

Sleigh Bells

What a magical morning! There was much joy found underneath the wrapping paper today!  

Monkey Business

Lucy is still an avid collector of all things monkey.  Riley is a fan of the monkeys in her room too, as they are perfect for snuggling upon.

Monkeys, Monkeys, Everywhere

Lucy's love of monkeys has not waned.  She loves to arrange the monkeys in her room, and Riley loves to snuggle said monkey pile.

High 5 for Lucy!

Lucy had a big birthday weekend.  We celebrated on Saturday with family and friends.  It was such a great day!  We made monkey door-hangers with her friends, and then, in the quickest flash that you could ever imagine, she opened presents with the help of all her friends.  I have never witnessed such fervor with presents.  Once the dust settled, we had cake and ice cream before monkeying around with our friends.

30 and Counting

Lucy has collected a few more monkeys. She is now at 30 monkeys, and happily accepts all offerings.

Christmas Bliss

Wow!  Christmas was again magical at the Rogers' house.  The kids all "slept" in Mitchell's room, and managed to stay downstairs until 6:22am that morning.  I think they'd tell you it was well worth the wait! 

Lucy  opened the first gift of the morning;  it was impossible to resist the present Santa left when it was wrapped in pink AND had a monkey tied in the bow! Among other things, she also got a pink robe, a bead set to make jewelry, and 3 Cabbage Patch Kids from Mommy.  That was a big hit.

  

Owen was wide-eyed all morning.  Santa gifted him a much-desired remote control Jeep and a vet set for all of his doggies.  He also got a science set, fold 'n fly paper airplanes, Legos from Mommy's years that have light and sound, and a very prized gift-certificate to rent games for the Wii.

 

 

 

Mitchell is in Lego mode.  He was very fortunate to receive Legos from Santa and from several relatives.  In fact, he had so many Legos he spent all day building, and apparently neglected usual things like, say, eating breakfast or lunch.  Besides the Legos, he was very excited to get several Harry Potter things--movies and a Wii game.

 

A BIG surprise was a pair of skiis for Mommy.  Apparently Daddy, Grammy B, and Aunt Ruthie were all in cahoots to pull this off.  It was a total shock.  I am looking forward to trying out these new skis.  

When asked if there was a favorite thing about the day, each kiddo eagerly said "all of it!"  I would agree.  

We were and are all very richly blessed.