ZOOTASTIC FUN

OUR KIDS JUST LOVE THE ZOO. THE BOYS REALLY LOVE TO GO ESPECIALLY WITH OUR BESTEST COUSIN MATEO. CELLA LIKES TO GO BUT EVERY TIME SHE FEEDS THE GIRAFFE IT LICKS HER AND SHE CRIES. I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE STILL WANTS TO FEED THEM. NOW THAT IT IS GONNA START TO GET HOT WE MAY NOT BE GOING AS OFTEN OR WE HAVE TO GET THERE SUPER EARLY AND GETTING 3 KIDS OUT AND ABOUT BY 730 IS A WHOLE HUGE PROCESS OR MAYBE I JUST DON'T HAVE IT DOWN YET :)

PILLOW PETS

I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT I WOULD NEVER BUY PILLOW PETS BECAUSE THEY FREAK ME OUT AND I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT TODAY ANTHONY WORE ME DOWN AND THE KIDS GOT THEIR PILLOW PETS. GOING TO BED WAS NEVER SO EASY. LOOK HOW HAPPY CELLA'S NEW FRIEND MADE HER!

WE ALWAYS GET ALONG

SIBLING RIVALRY

SUMMER IS HERE

CELLA AND ANTHONY REALLY LOVE TO PLAY OUTSIDE BUT SINCE IT IS GETTING SO HOT WE HAVE HAD TO PLAY OUTSIDE IN THE EARLY MORNING. BOTH KIDS LOVE OUR GRASS AND SPEND A LOT OF THEIR OUTDOOR TIME ROLLING AROUND IN IT. THEY ALSO ENJOY PLAYING ON THEIR PLAY SET.

ANTHONY WITH HIS CAT. HIS NAME IS

SUPER CAT BRUNO YANKEE BEAN.

CELLA ALWAYS MAKES THIS FACE WHEN YOU TELL HER SAY CHEESE

BRAD SAYS ITS BECAUSE I "MOMMARAZZIED" SINCE BIRTH.

SHE IS ALWAYS PREPARING FOR THE FLASH

PRESCHOOL GRADUATION

SO ITS OFFICIAL I AM GOING TO HAVE A CHILD IN KINDERGARTEN. I CAN BELIEVE THAT ANTHONY WILL BE STARTING BOOTH FICKETT IN AUGUST. HE IS REALLY EXCITED AND CANT WAIT TO STOP GOING TO "BABY SCHOOL." ALL HE TALKS ABOUT IS HOW HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE A NAP AND HOW THEY COOK THE FOOD FOR LUNCH AT SCHOOL AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING A LUNCH BOX. I KNOW THAT TAKING HIM TO KINDERGARTEN WILL BE WAY HARDER FOR ME THEN HIM. FOR GRADUATION I LET HIM PICK HIS OWN OUTFIT WHICH WAS HARD FOR ME. I THOUGHT HE WOULD PICK SOME NICE PANTS AND ONE OF HIS NEW SHIRTS BECAUSE ALL WEEK HE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW MRS. REESA SAID THEY COULD DRESS UP IF THEY WANTED. ANTHONY LOVES TO DRESS UP BUT WHEN THE DAY CAME ALL HE WANTED TO WEAR WAS HIS FAVORITE PAIR OF JEANS AND A STRIPPED SHIRT. SO I LET HIM DRESS HIMSELF AS MUCH AS IT KILLED ME. I AM LEARNING TO PICK MY BATTLES WITH MY STRONG WILLED SON.

5 MONTHS REALLY??

I HAVE NOT BLOGGED IN 5 MONTHS AND I CANT BELIEVE IT! THINGS HAVE BEEN SO VERY CRAZY AT OUR HOME SINCE JANUARY. WE HAVE BEEN A FAMILY OF 5, YES THAT MEANS 3 KIDS CRAZY HUH? WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY SHORT TERM PLACEMENT OF AN EIGHT MONTH OLD BABY BOY HAS TURNED INTO A LONG TERM PLACEMENT OF A NEWBORN!!! SHE IS VERY CUTE AND SWEET AND I WONT BE POSTING ANY PICS OF HER FOR HER PRIVACY AND HER FAMILIES PRIVACY. SHE WILL SOON BE RETURNING HOME AND SHE WILL BE MISSED DEARLY. FOR ALL THOSE MOMS WHO SAY HAVING 3 IS JUST AS EASY AS 2 THEY ARE WRONG!! LOL WHEN THERE ARE 3 YOU ARE OUT NUMBERED. KIDS ARE SO FUNNY IN THE WAY THEY WILL PLOT TO BE WILD WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT AND ARE LEAST PREPARED. I HOPE TO CATCH EVERYONE UP ON ALL THE WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE ROGERS' KIDS.

CHRISTMAS IN A FLASH

those little brown sprinkles are "reindeer poop" Anthony's idea not mine

CELLA'S CAR GAMES

CELLA LOVES TO PLAY IN THE CAR. SHE THINKS ITS THE FUNNIEST GAME EVER. BRAD WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY GAVE US A RENTAL CAR AND SHE LOVED THIS CAR MORE THEN ANY OTHER SHE HAS PLAYED IN. I LOVE WHEN KIDS LAUGH.

WOODY AND BULLSEYE

ANTHONY IS A HUGE LOVER OF ANIMALS AND WE WANTED TO RIDE HORSES FOR HIS BIRTHDAY SO WE WENT OUT EARLY FOR A TRAIL RIDE. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN ANTHONY RODE MISS KITTY. HE WAS A LITTLE UPSET WHEN HE ASKED IF HE COULD TAKE HER HOME AND WE HAD TO TELL HIM NO. HE THEN RESPONDED SHE DOESN'T COST THAT MUCH DOLLARS MOM!! WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK SOON.

ANTHONY TURNS 5!!!

I CANT BELIEVE THAT ANTHONY IS 5 YEARS OLD. HE IS SUCH AN AMAZING LITTLE BOY. THIS IS OUR 3RD BIRTHDAY TOGETHER AND I AM BLOWN AWAY AT HOW MUCH HE HAS CHANGED AND GROWN. I LOVE HIM MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY AND FEEL THAT GOD HAD A PLAN FOR HE AND I TO COME TOGETHER. HE HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH AND FOR HIM TO COME OUT OF HIS PAST IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO WHO IS AT HIS CORE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY LOU ROGERS!

I HAVE VERY FEW PICTURES OF ANTHONY WHEN HE WAS A BABY. HE IS 7 MONTHS OLD HERE

FALL PRESCHOOL PICS

LOVE BEING @ HOME

I HAVE BEEN A HOME FULL TIME NOW SINCE JUNE AND I AM JUST STARTING TO GET THE HANG OF IT ALL. IT IS A LOT HARDER THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. IT IS NOT JUST PLAY DATES AND TRIPS TO THE PARK BUT A 24 HOUR CYCLE THAT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE MOVIE GROUNDHOGS DAY!! I WOULD NT CHANGE IT FOR THE WORLD BC ALL THESE WONDERFUL MEMORIES AND BONDS THAT I AM MAKING ARE TRULY IRREPLACEABLE.

CELLA SUZANNAH ROGERS

OUR LITTLE CELLA IS GOING TO BE "OURS" ON NOVEMBER 6, 2010. I FOUND THIS POEM AND IT REALLY WRAPPED UP SOME HARD EMOTIONS THAT I AM GOING THROUGH. I AM SO VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED TO HAVE MY FAMILY!

Legacy of an Adopted Child

Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives, shaped to make your one...
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent, the other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up ... that's all she could do.
The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me, through your fears,
the age old question unanswered throughout the years...
Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling … neither.
Just two different kinds of love.

TRICK OR TREAT

PUMPKIN TIME

ANTHONY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE A "FACE" ON HIS PUMPKIN BECAUSE HIS IS "REALLY INTO LETTERS RIGHT NOW." THIS KID IS TOO MUCH!

CELLA LOVES TO EAT CHALK, DOG FOOD, DIRT AND NOW PAINT!

THE MANY FACES OF CELLA

HERE SHE IS MODELING BRACELETS

SHE IS VERY STUDIOUS

HERE IS THE "I'M GONNA HAVE A BINKY TILL I'M 25 FACE"

I'M SORRY FACE

WHO SAID EATING LIKE A LADY IS HOW I ROLL?