Dear John

I got to go see this movie on opening day! Something that doesn't happen in the Roseland house too often! Chad picked up the kids after school and I had a few hours of mommy time!

Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors, his books always end up as great movies (something that I don't feel like happens too well very often), but this was good. I cried, of course, and thought a lot about my brother (mom, I need his address so that I can write to him, something I never do. Please email it to me). There was a very tender moment between a John and his dad and I thought about my brother and my dad, that is when the tears started flowing the worst.

I can't wait for The Last Song to come to the theater! They showed previews and I can't wait!

If IKEA was your mom...what would your name be?

Instead of Chad, Jenni, Kyan, and Lola Roseland we would be Sfad, Sveni, Slala, & Kianvik Rasvelannd! Ha! That was fun! I saw this on someone's blog and thought it was pretty funny and went to type in my name instantly - then did the whole family! I couldn't help it! I know you are dying to know your IKEA name too! So, here is the link, have at it!

And the Award Goes to...

ME!

So, this is my first blogger award, and I feel honored! I was given this award by my blogger friend, Amy, who, if were being honest, only gave me the award because she new I would play along! Not that she thinks I am honest or anything!!! Just kidding Amy, I know you know I did my 25 Random Things about Me post just for you! So, in order to accept the award, I have to in turn tell 10 honest things about myself, which I think I covered in my 25 Randoms about Myself, but just in case that wasn't enough - here are 10 more!

1. I was married on the beautiful island of Oahu, with my feet in the ocean, serenaded by a Ukulele.

2. My kids do not get a bath every single night. I definitely won't get the cleanest mother award, but, if we, or should I say, if I am being honest, they don't.

3. I know a lot of people who "know" people, if you know what I mean.

4. I suck at getting cards/invitations in the mail, even though this is one thing that I should be good at and have control over.

5. I would wear my UGGS to bed if I could.

6. Ah-So is my favorite restaurant and I would eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if I could afford to. It is also my comfort food when I am having a bad day, which I am, but it is also a place that Chad and I go to celebrate too! I will use any excuse I can to eat there, as you can see!

7. I love unsweetened ice tea and have discovered that Chic-fil-A sells it by the gallon, so no more stops at McDonald's every morning to get my fix before school, I just have a jug that is kept nice and cool in the fridge and I can get it when I need it! Since I am not a coffee or soda drinker - I NEED IT every morning!

8. I am very emotional and hard on myself.

9. I usually hear what you are saying, but don't always pay that good of attention (not sure if that comes from teaching 8th graders and only wanting to hear half of what they are saying?) so if I ask you to tell me again, I swear I heard you, the second time I will listen!

10. I am planning my first blog giveaway soon...stay tuned! This all stemmed from my past month's winnings and getting FREE stuff in the mail that was actually worth something! My mailbox has become a place that I love lately! I want others to share that feeling!

So blogger babes - now I have to pass this award along to 7 other Honest Scraps: My awards go to (drum roll please...)

1. Celeste
2. Laken
3. Susie
4. Camille
5. Candis
6. Hannah (maybe I can get a post out of you?)
7. YOU - if you are reading this and you are not one of the named above, please play along!!!

He was a Skater Boy

To say that we have been busy lately is an understatement. So,I would say that we took a time-out tonight, enjoyed the nice weather outside and watched as Kyan practiced his skills on his new skateboard (thanks Uncle B.)! He was so excited and you could see his confidence growing with each step he took! I love that he thinks it is so cool to wear protection right now, he geared up with hand, elbow, and knee pads! We could not find his helmet to save our lives, so no tricks were attempted tonight! Just getting a feel for his board!

Meanwhile, Lola pushed around her baby in the stroller!

Showing his sis how it is done...

...after she finished making a mess of the rocks, she spotted out of the corner of her eye that the skateboard was left alone unattended and hurried at her shot to try it!

NOT a good idea! She actually got up and said, "BONK!" No harm done this time and unfortunately I don't think that one did her in enough to keep her away, so I will have to find a better way to distract her next time!

Kyan was getting the hang of it and thought he was so cool when his two feet were on the board!

I snapped tons of photos tonight - I have tons to play with in photoshop now too, something I don't often do too much of when it comes to my own children, something that I promise myself to get better at doing. Seems to always happen that way, but here is one that I will show you that I did change in a few ways - now I have options when I print!

The top is the original photo straight out of the camera - not complaining.
The bottom four are different actions that I used on Photoshop to enhance the picture! I must say that I think the last one is my favorite, but then again, it is Old Skool (my personal favorite action of all time, ever to use!)

Wrestling Heaven!

Lola and I arrived at the party before anyone else did - we wanted to make sure that everything was ready when Kyan walked into the door for his 5th birthday party at Peter Piper Pizza! She was my little helper for the morning!

Birthday Boy

Lola would not get off the mini merry-go-round. She rode the thing for almost the entire two hours that we were there!

A little air hockey with his buddy, Steven!

Brownie Time!

Lola and Grandpa Jerry singing "Happy Birthday" to Kyan! As soon as grandpa got to the party, Lola seemed to be pretty darn attached to him, she wouldn't let him out of her sight for more than a second, and if he managed to sneak away, she would holler for him! That, or he had to distract her so that she would stay busy long enough to be without him! Thank you Grandpa Jerry for your help with her!

Makin' a wish! Hmmmm, wouldn't have to do anything with wrestling guys would it?

I will say that Kyan knew EXACTLY what he wanted for his birthday this year - WWE "stuff"! That is exactly what he got too! He got so much that I had to go out and buy a separate bin to store all of it in! But, he loves it and has played with it every single night!

When he went home he ripped open every single guy, with the exception of one or two that I needed to exchange, and held matches! The best way for me to describe him and the place that he was at in the den of ours was - wrestling heaven!

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out on Saturday for Kyan's party! We are so thankful that you are in our lives and that you were able to share your time with him! We love you!

Good Luck Streak!

So I must tell you that I have had luck on my side these days via blog giveaways! If you asked me about landscaping plans I would throw something at you first and then tell you that luck has not been on my side as far as numbers go (errrr, that is another post in itself), but blog giveaways wise - I am one lucky lady!

I just won this necklace from Jess L.C. Jewelry via the BonBonRose Girls blog! This was the first giveaway that I have entered off of their website and what do you know, I won! They also offer great fashion, decor, and everything in between kinds of tips!

I also won these great earring from Crystal B. via the My Give Away Today blog. They have new giveaways every single day and I enter almost every single day, when I won these earring back in December (after about 2 months of entering and thinking that I was never going to win anything) I was shocked to see my name posted as a winner of these bad boys!

Would you believe that I won another Crystal B. item within one month of each other? Me either, but I did! This time it was off of her very own Ideas and Giveaways blog! I love this necklace and wear it every chance I get. I think that the saying goes pretty good for me right now too! Her work is beautiful and there are several necklaces in her etsy shop that I would love to own!

If you don't enter these contests - you should start, you could be the winner of something new very soon! Best thing about it is that it is absolutely free!

Are there other giveaways out there that you enter? If so, I would love a chance to enter, although you might not want to share with me, I am on a pretty good winning streak! Maybe it is time for a trip to Vegas after all...

Team Tornadoes

I know, I am pretty sure that a post or two ago, I was talking about how excited Kyan was to play baseball! What I don't remember if I mentioned was how torn he was between soccer and baseball and how each day he bounced back between the two of them. When he found out that some of his preschool friends were going to be starting practice in a soccer league this past Saturday - his decision was made! He was sold! Soccer it was and soccer he began!
I made him pose for a quick picture at the house before practice!

I wasn't sure if Lola and I were going to make it to practice, as she has gymnastics 8:45 at the Little Gym and soccer started at 9:30, but we were able to catch the last 15 minutes of him in action! Chad and I were talking about how crazy it felt that one of us was taking one kid to one thing, while the other was heading in another direction with the other and how it really showed how fast they were growing up.
Kyan will practice the next 5 to 6 weeks and then the last 8 weeks or so he will have soccer games! I can't wait for those! GO TORNADOES!!!!