Kaitlyn is going to be 3!!

I cannot believe that our little girl is going to be three in a couple of weeks. As I plan her three birthday parties, I think back to when we had her and how she was such a good baby. She is soo smart and independent that it is hard to believe that she is only going to be 3. She has gone through A LOT of different stages this past year, that I am hoping she got all the bad ones out her system and will be a perfect little angel this year (yeah right). I cannot wait to see what she will pull out of her hat this year. Wish us luck!!!

Rliey Rogers joins the family

We gave Logan and Kaitlyn their christmas present today. We finally got them a cat!!! Logan has been asking for on since I can remember. He was so excited when he opened the present and the cat jumped out. Riley is adjusting well to the Rogers zoo.

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Our Thanksgiving trip

Well, I FINALLY got this up for everyone to see. We had a great time in Arizona for Thanksgiving. My parents and us went to see my brother and sister -in-law. This was our christmas present from my parents, which was the best gift they could have given us. We all needed a vacation, and it came at a great time!. We had a wonderful thanksgiving meal, and although the weather was nice, it was not nice enough to go swimming, which broke Logan's heart. We went walking at a dessert and saw lots of cati. We then went to the Red Rocks of Sedona, where it was a little colder than what it was in Phoenix. We went on a jeep ride up the red rocks at sunset, which was a crazy bumpy ride. We had a great time looking at the rocks and flopping up and down in our seats!! We then traveled up to the Grand Canyon and ran into a snow storm. It was not great for seeing the view. Thankfully, by midmorning, the snow stopped and we were able to see the huge hole in the earth. We are so glad we bared the winter weather to see this remarkable site. Of course, it would have been a lot better if we all had winter clothes on. Not thinking that we were up in the mountains,nobody brought winter clothes, so needless to say, we were FREEZING. Had a great time- thanks Travis and Keiko.

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Feeling pretty good

I can say that I am happy. I like my job, I love my house and I LOVE my family. I am so blessed to have everyone in my life-even the ones that annoy me (you know who you are) lol.

"I don't feel good"

Well, this past week has been one of those weeks that I am ready to forget. It started with Kailtyn running a fever of 102, and waking up in the middle of the night screaming her ear hurt. Needless to say, we did not get any sleep that night. I had 1 1/2 hours of sleep and then had to go to a training that had nothing to do with my position. I tell you what, I sure did go to sleep early that night. But of course, the medicine that we got Kaitlyn's ear had not fully kicked in, so, we did not get much sleep that night either. Well, by Thursday she was feeling better, and that night I was thinking that this family was heading in the right healthy direction. WRONG I woke Logan up on Friday and he said that he did not feel good. I took his temp and it was normal. Except, he was not fine, because I got a call around 10:00 from school telling me that he has a temp and we need to pick him up. Poor boy. I get home that night and find him laying in bed with Rob who is also saying that he is not feeling good either. OMG is this going to stop????? WEll, as of Sunday night, Logan's temp is still present and Rob is not complaining of a soar throat. Maybe those two boys will be staying home in bed tomorrow together. I just hope these germs leave the house without taking me down.

Why can't I sleep

It has been countless nights that I wake up early in the morning because I hear Kaitlyn cry. I go into her room and put her blanket on her, and return to bed. This is where my problem comes. I cannot get back to sleep. I think about all the things that need to be done at work, at home, everywhere. What I really should do it get up and go do something around the house, but the bed always feels to good. So, I just lay there trying to convenience myself that by just laying there will give me enough energy to get me through the day. After about t30-40 minutes of laying there, I finally fall asleep, only to be woke up by the alarm 15 minutes later. I go through the day trying to stay awake, so the little buggers at work do not kill each other. When I get home, Rob and I do the normal parenting things at night- homework with Logan, playing with Katie, and on the special nights bath time. Then we take the next 45 minutes to put to bed Logan and Kaitlyn. Finally, the kids are in bed, and all is quiet. I think to myself how tired I am, but find myself glues to either the t.v or facebook. Why don't I just go to bed????? Here I am at 9:30 typing on my blog wishing I could go to bed. What is stopping me? Why don't I just walk up stairs and lay in the bed that feel oh so good in the morning. I really cannot answer those questions, for if I could, then I would not be here right now.

BFF

well, after a week of sulking in his house, spike has a new friend. While we were over at Cub Foods (right next to Pet Smart) Rob had an idea of getting spike a friend so maybe he would not be soo lonely. Of course, he said it right in the ear of Logan, so now we were committed to getting a second gerbil. I agreed, as long as Rob and I got to name to gerbil. And so, Cosmo Petree Rogers was adopted and is fitting in remarkably with spike.