Sneaky Peaky!

Today I dressed up the kids and took them on a mini photo shoot! I have been eying the most amazing wildflowers that are growing on the side of the road, so we pulled into a nearby neighborhood, parked the car, and walked to the where the wildflowers were! I have been dying to do a shoot there, so what better subjects than my own kids! I haven't officially done them since I started Rosie J. Photography (even though I am a constant snapper), so today was the perfect opportunity for all of us! I am still working away and will upload more when I edit more (I have to go make those delicious chocolate chip cookies for my brother, you know, the ones from a few posts ago!), but I wanted to show off my beautiful babies!

I love you Kyan and Lola!

Super (BUSY) Saturday!!!

Sit back and enjoy this post - it's a long one!
We didn't stop moving until about 7pm Saturday night!

Our morning started out at Lola's gymnastics class!

Lola only wanted her brothers help while warming up! It was so sweet to see just how patient he is with her! I even caught it on camera! I love how she looks to him to make sure what she is doing is ok!

After warm up, anyone was fair game to play with her! She had fun showing off her skills!

Right after gymnastics we rushed over to Kyan's soccer practice! His first game is this Saturday and he is super excited! He was pooped by the end of the 45 minutes, the coach had them running non-stop!

After soccer we had to run home for a short break! Then it was off to Pump It Up for Miss Ava's 4th birthday party!

While we were celebrating a 4 year olds birthday, it was very clear that the adults at the party were having just as good of a time as the kids!

This might have been the highlight of the afternoon for me! Watching my parents duke it out in the boxing ring! It was hilarious! I caught a few matches on video!

Round 1 - Mom vs. Dad


Round 2 - Joel vs. Dad


Round 3 - Erin vs. Megan

And yes...he was AWAKE! I love my brother!

Friday Night w/ Grandma and Grandpa

Friday night officially marked evening number one of Spring Break! It was also the first night that I was going to have the opportunity to see my brother! Little did I know he would sleep the whole time (jet lag is a killer)! That last picture was my proof that he was in town and that he is really real...just in case I wasn't going to get to see him!

Despite the fact that Joel slept the entire time we were there, everyone managed to have a blast! We ate pizza, played basketball, and played in the water fountain! Spring Break was off to a great start!

If she could...

...she would LIVE at the park! With the nice weather brings daily (sometimes twice a day) trips to the park about a half a block from our house! The second we pull into the driveway it is, "Mommy (or daddy, whoever happens to be driving), I go to the park?!" How can you say no to such a sweet little request! Kyan equally enjoys going, just happened to be this day he wanted to stay inside with his daddy and play games!

We are enjoying the weather as much as we possibly can while I am off for spring break! It makes me long for summer where I get to be a part-time stay at home mommy for 8 weeks! I am counting the days...

Take Me out to the Ballgame!

So I think that the pictures speak my 1000 words! We spent Sunday afternoon at the baseball field enjoying a spring training game with our closest friends and as our little family of four! We enjoyed each others company, the weather, and of course...baseball! But to be quite honest, I was more focused on socializing and snapping pictures than I was about catching any plays! Our friend and (old) neighbor (he will always be neighbs to me) initiated the email to get us all out to a game together, as he does so well. Brian (last picture on the bottom - 3rd from left) really is the glue that keeps us all together!
It was a perfect family day! I think I am safe to say, based on so many smiles, that all parties had a blast!

Cloud Nine

Ok first, a little bit of background. Twice a year, my dad and his friends come to AZ to golf everyday for a week. In March they golf 18 holes a day, in September, 36! I am sweating just thinking about it! Anywho, Chad and I used to always tag along with them when they went out to dinner, before we started to have kids, once they came, schedules and Lola's diva-ness just don't mix with us really meeting up anymore. So a few year ago, we started to cook the boys one homemade meal while they were away from home! It was a night where they didn't have to go to a restaurant and spend any money! Plus, it was a way for us to get to see them too! The past two years I have made Aunt Jan's homemade meatballs/Italian sausage/sauce spread (a recipe may soon come...still deciding on that one!) and they have left our house stuffed! It is a lot of hard work and preparation, but I have the BEST assistant in the world! Kyan loves to help make anything in the kitchen, but meatballs are his favorite! They were extra delicious tonight!


Kyan asked over and over again today, "How much longer 'til my golf buddies get here mommy?" To say that he was excited was an understatement. As soon as he heard the door, he ran to it and let everyone in! He was bouncing around and so excited to see everyone and show off all of his hard work! He gave some of the guys a tour of the house, making a special stop at his room to show his buddy Kyle the helmet that he made for him! Then it was off to the backyard to play around with a few of them for a little while so that I could finish up with dinner! His buddy John brought him sparkling grape juice and during dinner everyone toasted Kyan and his delicious meatballs! He was on cloud nine, to say the least! As soon as they left, he crashed and burned! Tonight was a great night!

Thanks golfing buddies for coming over for dinner and sharing our evening with us!

"Pants on the Ground"

We are not American Idol watchers, but it didn't take long for this song, its lyrics, and Larry to catch on to the world!

As an 8th grade teacher, I sing this song to 8th grade students who sag their pants as a joke, as do other teachers! The kids think it's hilarious! Not only do I sing it there, but the words somehow get sung at home. I sing it, Chad sings it (he knows more words than me, I just know "pants on the ground"), Kyan sings it, even Lola sings it! However, I didn't really know that Kyan sung it as well as he did until he told me that he was singing it at school one day and his teacher asked if he would sing it tomorrow for her so that she could record it on her phone! OMG! So I asked him to sing it for me so that I could hear him! It was the cutest thing ever! It was something that needed to be recorded and shared! So, the D90 did the trick last night and here is Kyan's version of the song, "Pants on the Ground"!



And if that isn't enough, Lola wanted her turn getting recorded singing her version!



Here they are together!


Love you Kyan and Lola!
I hope I never, ever catch you with your pants on the ground ;)