tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13344034868034612172024-03-13T07:04:38.850-07:00Brent and Mary RoseBrent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-35511321838246797942012-02-18T15:19:00.004-08:002012-02-18T15:29:40.623-08:00Amelia's Baby Blessing<div><div style="text-align: center;">On Wednesday, December 28th, Brent gave Amelia Rose Keller a blessing to give her a name. We were so blessed to be able to have our family there to be a part of that beautiful blessing! He did an amazing job, and Amelia (along with all of our other children) is so lucky to have a father who honors his priesthood and was able to give her that beautiful blessing. We failed at getting very many pictures, but I am so grateful we got pictures of her in her blessing dress with 2 of her Great Grandmothers! Here is who was at her blessing: Great Grandma Henderson, Great Grandma Ward, Granny and Grampy Welch, Grandma and Grandpa Keller, Stephanie, Val, Aleece, Madelaine, Lennon, Harrison, Jacob, Katchie, Jeff, Clayton, Amy, Carly, Dave, Addie, and Pilar. She looked gorgeous in her blessing gown and in a couple weeks we are going to have some more pictures taken of her in it!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O7AdlqYw054/T0AzQHd_sKI/AAAAAAAAA3g/xU2yOLJSHOk/s1600/IMG_3991.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O7AdlqYw054/T0AzQHd_sKI/AAAAAAAAA3g/xU2yOLJSHOk/s320/IMG_3991.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710620679481569442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">With Mom and Dad after the blessing. Wrapped in the same blanket that Brent was blessed in as a baby!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y1wnp5FDmfY/T0AzPQ2jvOI/AAAAAAAAA3U/Ez-YTmwIyWU/s1600/IMG_3921.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y1wnp5FDmfY/T0AzPQ2jvOI/AAAAAAAAA3U/Ez-YTmwIyWU/s320/IMG_3921.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710620664820645090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She loves her Daddy!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QMqSv4N4AJQ/T0AzPIFhTuI/AAAAAAAAA3I/Bnjmf2ppAtI/s1600/IMG_3915.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QMqSv4N4AJQ/T0AzPIFhTuI/AAAAAAAAA3I/Bnjmf2ppAtI/s320/IMG_3915.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710620662467481314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our little family!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gVXegiAIOwk/T0AyYxVDfRI/AAAAAAAAA28/7dsgTXFQFUk/s1600/IMG_3899.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gVXegiAIOwk/T0AyYxVDfRI/AAAAAAAAA28/7dsgTXFQFUk/s320/IMG_3899.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710619728645684498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Great Grandma Ward</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hbCQooKulXM/T0AyYfZtCdI/AAAAAAAAA2w/vOaA_hk31CI/s1600/IMG_3885.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hbCQooKulXM/T0AyYfZtCdI/AAAAAAAAA2w/vOaA_hk31CI/s320/IMG_3885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710619723833346514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this picture.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sdh7m_AXA0k/T0AyX9NGJEI/AAAAAAAAA2k/gelatw0Sik4/s1600/IMG_3883.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sdh7m_AXA0k/T0AyX9NGJEI/AAAAAAAAA2k/gelatw0Sik4/s320/IMG_3883.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710619714653660226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grandma Great Henderson</div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-26194669107392561482012-02-18T14:50:00.009-08:002012-02-18T15:16:12.972-08:00Amelia's First Christmas<div><div style="text-align: center;">So the last 10 weeks have flown by and I swear that every time I think about sitting down and blogging, I get distracted! I am going to try and play catch up with our lives since our beautiful Amelia arrived!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so fun to celebrate Amelia's first Christmas! Christmas was with the Kellers this year, and we were able to have dinner and do presents with the Welch family! It will be nice now that Mom and Dad Welch are living in Utah now, so we can be able to see both families over the holidays!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0YzoKrktBhQ/T0AwzZJDtlI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/V4Etc4hnA0Q/s1600/IMG_3832.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0YzoKrktBhQ/T0AwzZJDtlI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/V4Etc4hnA0Q/s320/IMG_3832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710617986986128978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brent helping Amelia open her first stocking!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEJACxGtLOw/T0AwyW1VG8I/AAAAAAAAA2M/t_c73xHsoJg/s1600/IMG_3769.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oEJACxGtLOw/T0AwyW1VG8I/AAAAAAAAA2M/t_c73xHsoJg/s320/IMG_3769.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710617969186642882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas with Aunt Steph and her cousin Lainey Bug!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-egFlRqoSMOg/T0AwyB_oT3I/AAAAAAAAA2A/eb7g9CYMz2o/s1600/IMG_3757.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-egFlRqoSMOg/T0AwyB_oT3I/AAAAAAAAA2A/eb7g9CYMz2o/s320/IMG_3757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710617963592699762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner with Leecy T, Grampy, Miss Milly, Lainey Bug, and Brent!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kqQ4-_SO5Mg/T0AwRjAaZSI/AAAAAAAAA10/C7TeFHovKPg/s1600/IMG_3744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kqQ4-_SO5Mg/T0AwRjAaZSI/AAAAAAAAA10/C7TeFHovKPg/s320/IMG_3744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710617405518669090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas picture with the Albrechtsons (I am pretty sure I spelled that wrong haha sorry!) and baby Hannah who is just a couple of months older than Amelia!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HfyTxST17B8/T0AwRBggULI/AAAAAAAAA1o/-Z8eOTyAiro/s1600/IMG_3706.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HfyTxST17B8/T0AwRBggULI/AAAAAAAAA1o/-Z8eOTyAiro/s320/IMG_3706.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710617396526469298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brent with his stocking!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gXWvSXwUGYM/T0Av432oUpI/AAAAAAAAA1c/xDt02qgk7yk/s1600/IMG_3700.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gXWvSXwUGYM/T0Av432oUpI/AAAAAAAAA1c/xDt02qgk7yk/s320/IMG_3700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710616981618053778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Christmas stocking!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a3K5_FXuzrY/T0Av4QxofoI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/zYminIZ6vx8/s1600/IMG_3531.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a3K5_FXuzrY/T0Av4QxofoI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/zYminIZ6vx8/s320/IMG_3531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710616971128110722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our little family with Santa and his Elf!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WbDgHEacQmk/T0AvfUQ9e9I/AAAAAAAAA1E/JB6mNslqh10/s1600/IMG_3519.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WbDgHEacQmk/T0AvfUQ9e9I/AAAAAAAAA1E/JB6mNslqh10/s320/IMG_3519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710616542568086482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this girl!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VNLN4OCWY1M/T0Ave8dh18I/AAAAAAAAA04/-Uazzbg0sHQ/s1600/IMG_3513.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VNLN4OCWY1M/T0Ave8dh18I/AAAAAAAAA04/-Uazzbg0sHQ/s320/IMG_3513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710616536178350018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This Santa Claus has been coming for Christmas Eve since Brent was like 3 years old! I am absolutely obsessed with this picture! Santa loved it too :)</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3c_VSuR9HBk/T0AvDFPT4kI/AAAAAAAAA0s/F-wfKd36FhU/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3c_VSuR9HBk/T0AvDFPT4kI/AAAAAAAAA0s/F-wfKd36FhU/s320/IMG_3498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710616057498296898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">With her Great Grandma Ward on Christmas Eve!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-en4v4FZZKxQ/T0AvCuzwe4I/AAAAAAAAA0g/UbYpBSDQo9I/s1600/IMG_3468.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-en4v4FZZKxQ/T0AvCuzwe4I/AAAAAAAAA0g/UbYpBSDQo9I/s320/IMG_3468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710616051477150594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Opening Amelia's Christmas jammies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dE1MihHS-Cw/T0AupiuY5fI/AAAAAAAAA0U/lrS1oHae0YE/s1600/IMG_3461.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dE1MihHS-Cw/T0AupiuY5fI/AAAAAAAAA0U/lrS1oHae0YE/s320/IMG_3461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710615618736678386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photo pop with Grandma and Grandpa Keller on Christmas Eve in their Christmas jammies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-60ogNQV8-eg/T0AupJOVwCI/AAAAAAAAA0I/m6ky4I2inHA/s1600/IMG_3452.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-60ogNQV8-eg/T0AupJOVwCI/AAAAAAAAA0I/m6ky4I2inHA/s320/IMG_3452.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710615611891367970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Her 'first Christmas' outfit on Christmas eve! She is adorable!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-76716003837069629272012-01-13T16:59:00.000-08:002012-01-13T17:13:53.627-08:00I did it!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Move over lunch lines and recess, hello first giggles and diaper changes!! :) Well I did it! I officially resigned from my position as first grade teacher today! This is going to be quite the transition, but I am so excited for this new chapter in my life! I can't imagine spending my days without this girl! I will still be doing eyelashes, which will be good because I can do it at home with Miss Milly! I am so blessed to have such amazing women that I work with, everyone was so supportive of me even though I know I am making their lives more stressful! Here's to new adventures!! :)</span></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-53690382020945768302012-01-06T16:09:00.001-08:002012-01-06T17:00:22.372-08:00Amelia Rose Keller<div>I realize this post is long overdue, but it is so hard to find a moment to blog with everything going on these days! This post may bore you, it is very very long so you probably won't be interested in reading the whole story, but I want to write down how everything happened so we could remember everything in the future before we forget the details!</div><div><br /></div><div>When we went to the childbirth preparation class, they talk about everything you need to know for when to go into the hospital so they don't send you home. Well we listened and have read about everything you should know, and I talked to my doctor, and we </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>still ended up having our little miracle on our THIRD trip to the hospital! It all started on Tuesday night, the night before my due date. My parents brought over eg</div><div>gplant parmesan from Olive Garden, and as we were eating I started getting contractions. I had downloaded a timer and as they started getting stronger, we timed them and they were at 2-5 minutes apart for about 3 hours! At this point, I tried showering to see if they would stop (in case of false labor) and they kept going, so on to the hospital we went! Well... needless to say, my body didn't make the progress it needed to make, so they sent me home with all sorts of advice. We got home around 2am so I decided to skip work the next day because I knew that a full-term pregnant lady + contractions + no sleep = a not very pleasant teacher!</div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-10siTOAPbJI/TweV9VqCOpI/AAAAAAAAAog/oitRa2P4ZG8/s320/IMG_3040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694685134851291794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUyxPm6webk/TweV8zJg81I/AAAAAAAAAoU/CGKMzDLyssE/s320/IMG_3039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694685125588087634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I spent that day walking around different stores and the mall, trying to get my contractions to go closer together to send my body into real labor. The contractions never stopped, but had gotten more intermittent, yet gradually were getting even stronger. On Thursday, I decided I needed a good distraction and went to work. The kids were very helpful in keeping me distracted from the contraction pains, and I got to deal with all of my well-intentioned co-workers comments. i.e. You still haven't had that baby? What are you doing here? What happened yesterday? Do you feel miserable, I can tell by just looking at you!</div><div><br /></div><div>Friday morning we had a faculty meeting at 7:30 and being 2 days overdue, I knew it would be an exhausting day so I decided to sleep in and stay home to rest. I am so glad that I did because that was the last time I slept before Amelia was born! On Friday night, Brent and I met up with Clayton and Amy at the mall to try and walk her out again. I ran up and down the stairs trying to coax her out also... I can only imagine what people were thinking haha! Well when we were talking, Amy told us that for her mom, castor oil worked for every one of her babies. I had been going back and forth about this, and had decided not to even think about it, but after this conversation, Brent and I thought... well, why not?! So we went to Walmart on our way home and got some. I mustered up the courage to drink it (taste not too terrible, consistency AWFUL!!), and wish I would have waited because my contractions started getting worse about 2 minutes after I drank it! </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DmZ9AUOKtVQ/TweV9r1s0YI/AAAAAAAAAos/MOov08dtZPQ/s320/IMG_3050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694685140805800322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just in case I forget in future pregnancies - castor oil = a lot of trips to the restroom when you are already feeling crappy (excuse the pun haha) and therefore; not worth it!! Well... the contractions started getting stronger and closer around 9:00 and Brent and I waited until midnight before we knew - this was very different from last time. The contractions were close together, stronger, and taking my breath away! After 3 hours, we knew this was it! We put all our stuff back in the car, gave the boys next door our key so they could watch Lole, and headed to McKay Dee! When we walked in at about 12:05, I said, "I know I am in labor, and I am NOT going home this time!" The nurses made a few jokes and off we went to triage to get me checked. I had made a little progress since Tuesday, but not enough to make the on call doc want to come in the middle of the night. We walked around for an hour and made no progress. :(</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point I was pretty frustrated. I could see on the monitor that my contractions were crazy strong and close together, yet I wasn't dilating. Basically, the nurse told us that contractions are not a true sign of when you are in labor. WHAT?!?! The true sign is when your body dilates. So if this continues to go on, eventually they will just induce you. My induction was set for the following Monday at 8:00am, so that meant if I didn't dilate, I would be having full blown contractions for 2 1/2 more days! Reluctantly, I took the pain meds and cried my way home in the car. </div><div><br /></div><div>As we drove, my contractions just kept getting stronger and stronger. This went on all night long. After a night of no sleep, I called the doctor at 7:15am to plead with him what to do. At this point my contractions had been labor strength for 10 hours. He told me that first time moms can be in labor for 20+ hours and that is why they sent me home. He advised me to wait it out a couple more hours and then go back in. After a couple hours, I had a little bit of a melt down, because I feared that if I went back in they would just send me home again. My amazing husband laid down in bed with me, breathed with me, and held me while I was able to get a couple little naps in because my body was so exhausted.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually we decided to go to his parents and sit in the jacuzzi hoping that it would help with the pain a little and relax me. After doing this and showering, I knew that we needed to go to the hospital. Even if they sent me home again, I needed to know what was going on with my body after 24 hours of labor at home.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJ44AXwaIjU/TweW91gAbzI/AAAAAAAAAo4/FLU5VRXBh6Y/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694686242910793522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDs1pi7yd9g/TweW-PBTTsI/AAAAAAAAApE/eerEOW54830/s320/IMG_3066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694686249761328834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>When we got there the nurse checked me and said, "Good news, you are having this baby tonight!" I was finally dilated to a 6!!! We were so so so excited and so were all the nurses that had been there the previous nights who all came in to congratulate us on not having to go home haha! The doc told them to go ahead and give me my epidural and get things started! After the epidural (not near as bad as I was anticipating, holding still was the worst part), my body progressed pretty quickly! At around 8cm the doc broke my water, which gushed a lot more than he was anticipating haha! We were able to turn out the lights and rest our eyes for a little bit while we waited for my body to progress that last little bit! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Our nurse's shift ended at 5am, and at 4:35 when she said we could start getting ready to push, I was so sad that she wasn't going to be able to be there when our little girl was born! Well, pushing did not take as long as I (or the doc and nurse) had anticipated! At about 4:45 the nurse was calling the nursery to hurry and get a nurse in there for when Amelia was born. My mom, Katchie, Ann, and Addie were in there with Brent and I, and I had them turn on some upbeat music to try and wake me up to push because I was exhausted and delirious at this point (after 2 nights of not sleeping at all). </div><div><br /></div><div>With the epidural, I wasn't sure if my pushing was doing any good, so reluctantly I finally gave in to having the mirror so I could see what was going on, and it actually helped a ton! It really gave me a lot of focus! At one point in time, when she was crowning, the nurse touched either her head or body and her head popped right back in! It was the craziest thing and totally shocked the doctor and the nurse who said they had never seen that happen before! Brent was amazing though everything and it was incredible how I could tune out everything going on and just listen to him coach me through pushing and giving me words of encouragement. At 5:04 our little Amelia Rose made her debut! Her umbilical cord was really short and so they had to keep her down there while Brent cut it before they put her right on my chest while they cleaned her off. She was absolutely perfect. The next hour or so was quite a blur while the doc finished everything up and everyone was taking pictures, and we were just soaking up seeing our beautiful healthy baby girl!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DOp81px_E4g/TweW-wM6wLI/AAAAAAAAApQ/wbLkbiPSOnI/s320/IMG_3128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694686258668421298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div>Amelia Rose Keller was born at 5:04am on Sunday, December 11, 2011. She weighed 7 lb 3 oz and was 20 inches long.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFk377uNyPM/TweX6VDa11I/AAAAAAAAAp0/LJcGL0_ix50/s1600/IMG_3177.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFk377uNyPM/TweX6VDa11I/AAAAAAAAAp0/LJcGL0_ix50/s320/IMG_3177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694687282172974930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qu9fx4cIF2A/TweX5uEAGWI/AAAAAAAAApo/p6DsW1YtEoM/s1600/IMG_3143.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qu9fx4cIF2A/TweX5uEAGWI/AAAAAAAAApo/p6DsW1YtEoM/s320/IMG_3143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694687271706433890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZFcmKsnbjo/TweX5bjwb6I/AAAAAAAAApc/YOxjBH1XuGk/s320/IMG_3146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694687266739351458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZFcmKsnbjo/TweX5bjwb6I/AAAAAAAAApc/YOxjBH1XuGk/s1600/IMG_3146.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZFcmKsnbjo/TweX5bjwb6I/AAAAAAAAApc/YOxjBH1XuGk/s1600/IMG_3146.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>The next few days were filled with lot of friends and family visiting! We were those neurotic parents that didn't let her out of our sight, and we enjoyed every minute of it! Life has been quite crazy every since with the holidays! Hopefully I can keep up with updating the blog on all that has been going on! Being a mom is quite the full time job and I feel so blessed to have this opportunity! She brings so much happiness into our lives, and we cannot remember what life was like without her! </div><div><ul><li><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IyO6dkJ44yk/TweY260CvKI/AAAAAAAAAqM/ae0LWL9AWaA/s1600/IMG_3193.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IyO6dkJ44yk/TweY260CvKI/AAAAAAAAAqM/ae0LWL9AWaA/s320/IMG_3193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694688323101179042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></li><li><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AnjyjinmW6Q/TweY2d09nJI/AAAAAAAAAqA/IVWcI5LIoE8/s1600/IMG_3228.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AnjyjinmW6Q/TweY2d09nJI/AAAAAAAAAqA/IVWcI5LIoE8/s320/IMG_3228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694688315320409234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></li></ul></div><div>Since we have family that lives out of the state and don't get to see her, we started a blog where we try and update pictures of her everyday! I am trying to be better at the every day part, but it is fun to be able to look at it and see how fast she is growing and changing! If you want to keep updated on pictures of our beautiful girl, the new blog is kellerfampics.blogspot.com</div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-72170995142724115572011-12-04T14:26:00.000-08:002011-12-04T14:29:56.390-08:00Christmas Tree!<div style="text-align: center;">I really wanted to make my tree match our front room this year and have had so much fun making my own ornaments this week! Yellow and black are not exactly the most popular colors for decorating a tree, but I love it! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-edNqSCZtMww/Ttv0A3ITq8I/AAAAAAAAAlM/kzcFX9V7-lE/s1600/IMG_3025.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-edNqSCZtMww/Ttv0A3ITq8I/AAAAAAAAAlM/kzcFX9V7-lE/s320/IMG_3025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682403650493983682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She is very excited for Christmas :)</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l1d824qJZE8/Ttv0AZ3nzhI/AAAAAAAAAlA/UKYLaiE9bok/s1600/IMG_3036.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l1d824qJZE8/Ttv0AZ3nzhI/AAAAAAAAAlA/UKYLaiE9bok/s320/IMG_3036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682403642639371794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-20549069959789898222011-12-04T14:07:00.001-08:002011-12-04T14:25:32.926-08:00Thanksgiving 2011<div style="text-align: center;">My handsome man on Thanksgiving!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pQ4QCblYvrs/Ttvya27_TtI/AAAAAAAAAk0/85W1eKoYsUw/s1600/IMG_3002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pQ4QCblYvrs/Ttvya27_TtI/AAAAAAAAAk0/85W1eKoYsUw/s320/IMG_3002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682401898095660754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that Brent and Ann had smiles on their faces when I tried to surprise them with a picture! Apparently they were busy laughing at me because I put a bowl of gluten in the gluten free area... whoops!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDxrBNuxwv8/TtvyaVCOGwI/AAAAAAAAAko/1yCzxEJLwEM/s1600/IMG_2990.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDxrBNuxwv8/TtvyaVCOGwI/AAAAAAAAAko/1yCzxEJLwEM/s320/IMG_2990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682401888994990850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My sister-in-laws! </div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ziFUT-E0hak/TtvxkG0FLFI/AAAAAAAAAkc/YAv8974d9Nw/s1600/IMG_3011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ziFUT-E0hak/TtvxkG0FLFI/AAAAAAAAAkc/YAv8974d9Nw/s320/IMG_3011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682400957464652882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the belly on Thanksgiving! I was 38 weeks and 1 day!</div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2SxsUSxUqE/Ttvxj4d7eaI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/2UOBicm3RcQ/s1600/IMG_3024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2SxsUSxUqE/Ttvxj4d7eaI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/2UOBicm3RcQ/s320/IMG_3024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682400953613646242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My Thanksgiving pies!!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2U1bQyaWtgU/Ttvw5lbsgNI/AAAAAAAAAkE/FBeCcOTQFG8/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2U1bQyaWtgU/Ttvw5lbsgNI/AAAAAAAAAkE/FBeCcOTQFG8/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682400226949497042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh how I love this man!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UQBQBcxlxok/Ttvw5fnFWrI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ydRay0EkhIY/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UQBQBcxlxok/Ttvw5fnFWrI/AAAAAAAAAj4/ydRay0EkhIY/s320/IMG_3022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682400225386650290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-41506417351325653862011-11-16T16:17:00.000-08:002011-11-16T17:36:24.816-08:00GratefulSo life has been so crazy and busy lately I feel like I need to post, so that I can look back around remember how I was feeling at this point in my life. Today we are 37 weeks. As we learning in our childbirth preparation class, it this point, this little bundle of joy would be considered full term! I absolutely cannot believe it! The whole first half of the pregnancy seemed to drag so slow, and now I feel like each week just goes flying by!<br /><br />As we are preparing for her, it has really been neat to reflect on all that I am grateful for! I love November, and reminding my kids about how much we have to be grateful for during this holiday season!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I am so grateful for my incredible husband. There is a first grade mom that comes in and volunteers a ton every week, and today one of my team teachers told me that the other day she said how much she would die to have my husband for just one day. Brent is so good to me. I am so lucky. He is so good to come and help me at school all the time. Every time he comes and helps, I always get the comment, "Oh I can tell you are newlyweds, that will wear off soon." But I know that it won't. He is such a genuine person and is always doing things for others, especially me. I love knowing that even when we have been married for 30 years, that he would still come and help with class parties, and help the PTA stuff sack lunches for our Halloween carnival. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Brent's grandma recently had a pretty severe stroke and it made me fall in love with him all over again as I sat and watched him spoon feed her, especially when she won't eat for hardly anyone else. He is so compassionate and I am so excited to see him as a father. He is already so protective of our little girl, and I know it hasn't even started yet!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">A coworker of mine has a daughter that is pregnant as well, and is due only a few days after me. As I hear about her struggles of currently being in a separation, I am constantly reminded of how lucky I am. No matter how tired he is, he is is always willing to rub my feet and cater to my every need. I have gotten quite spoiled as he has become my security blanket, and I rely on him for so much. I am truly lucky to be married to my best friend. He have such a blast together, and have a good time no matter where we are because we are together.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I am so grateful for the opportunity to become a mother. I cannot possibly imagine how much my life is going to change in the next month. I already feel like I know her, and am so excited to get see the little girl she will become.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I am so grateful for how blessed we are to have jobs, and the means to support our growing family. These days it is truly a blessing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I am so grateful for family. They are always there for us, no matter what. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">I am so grateful for Lole. Although this year she has had some odd health issues and really been a pain, I am grateful for the happiness she brings. It is so nice to be able to be greeted everyday by someone who just loves you so much! Sometimes I think it would be easier if I didn't love her so much. :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">I am so grateful for my kids. They are so excited to share everything with me. They love to come and rub and hug my belly. They want to bring me in every leaf and acorn they find at recess. They tell me I am the best teacher ever (haha I know they are just trying to make me happy, but I TOTALLY appreciate the effort). They make me laugh.</span><br /><br />I really am so lucky and have so much to be grateful for. I am so excited for this new adventure and can't wait to look back a year from now to see how my life has changed!Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-54628258899855038522011-11-04T12:29:00.001-07:002011-11-04T14:14:18.644-07:00Laughed til I Cried...So on Fridays we get all of our first graders together for music time right before it is time to home. This is always fun and quite crazy with singing, dancing, and 70+ six and seven year olds. Well today we were practicing our songs for the Christmas program and then the kids were belting out "Must be Santa," when the announcements came on. They were announcing the winners from the weekly drawing. So, as you can imagine, nothing quite quiets up a group of kids like prizes.<br /><br />So it goes from being crazy noisy to silent within a matter of seconds. A couple seconds later a little girl farted. Now let me just tell you that as a teacher, it is important to not laugh at these moments. I am usually really good about keeping a straight face, but it was just so quiet and she was just so loud that I just lost it. When the kids saw me laughing they started laughing, which made me laugh more. Tears started coming and I had to turn around so the kids would stop laughing.<br /><br />I finally got my giggling under control and was feeling so bad for laughing at this poor first grader who was probably already embarrassed. I walked my kids back to class and as we were lining up to go home, one of my kids says to me (so sweetly), "<span style="font-weight: bold;">It's ok Mrs. Keller, when my mom was pregnant she farted a lot too</span>."<br /><br />Well, that came back to bite me! HAHAHA! That is when I realized that my kids thought I was laughing because I did it!! So that is when my kids started telling me how funny it was that I farted. I quickly corrected them, but thought it was so funny! Now I have an even bigger reason not to laugh when that happens next time, so I don't get blamed!! :)Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-84856054282254183252011-10-26T16:09:00.000-07:002011-10-26T16:25:15.402-07:00Day in the life of a teacherSo one of my kids has never turned in his homework before. He comes in today telling me that his mom throws his homework away so that is why he doesn't have it. I asked him if I needed to call his mom and tell her not to throw it away. He just kinda stared at me like... Uhh... I dunno..... So before he leaves for the day I pinned a note on his shirt (this works fabulously in first grade since they can't read upside down, and this they will keep it on). <div><br /></div><div>Here is what the note said: </div><div><br /></div><div>I have never turned in my homework and today I told my teacher that my mom throws away my homework so I can't do it. Please help me get my homework done and turned in every Monday. Thank you!</div><div><br /></div><div>About 10 minutes after school gets out his mom comes in with him about the note. She tells me that she didn't know he had ever gotten homework because she has never seen it and that he always tells her he doesn't have any. I proceed to give her a new one for the week and explain my homework packet. When I asked the student if he still had his new folder I gave him yesterday in his backpack (because he lost his) he didn't know, so we checked. </div><div><br /></div><div>There in his backpack was his new folder with this week's homework, his old homework folder with a previous week's homework, along with a zillion other papers I have sent home. Needless to say, I think she felt like an idiot. Oh and did I mention that this was the same parent that I had a big confrontation with at the beginning of the year? I am sure glad I go through the effort to keep my parents informed of everything with a calendar, and a note attached to their homework every week :)</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are reading this and have a child in elementary school - please I am begging you -CHECK THEiR BACKPACK!!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>***comic relief*** watching this student entertain himself in the mirror for like 30 minutes while his mom stayed and talked to me :) they call him "shiny object," haha I am glad this student and I have something in common!</div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-33087409596118299872011-10-23T18:05:00.000-07:002011-10-23T20:52:08.262-07:00Yellowstone!<div>Lots more pictures to post from our trip this weekend, but here are just a few for now! We only have taken like 500 so far... haha :)</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VlAdZlM4gNI/TqS7uMOYnOI/AAAAAAAAAjs/RJKaUuFLnC8/s1600/IMG_2495.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VlAdZlM4gNI/TqS7uMOYnOI/AAAAAAAAAjs/RJKaUuFLnC8/s320/IMG_2495.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666860633368861922" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RuWZcJcHLSc/TqS7t9MIj2I/AAAAAAAAAjg/6IwJHHt_e5Q/s1600/IMG_2432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RuWZcJcHLSc/TqS7t9MIj2I/AAAAAAAAAjg/6IwJHHt_e5Q/s320/IMG_2432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666860629332889442" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NvdYChiLw7M/TqS7tkL9sDI/AAAAAAAAAjU/xW-HMKgjBHw/s1600/IMG_2428.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NvdYChiLw7M/TqS7tkL9sDI/AAAAAAAAAjU/xW-HMKgjBHw/s320/IMG_2428.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666860622621290546" /></a>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-10077641697648780782011-09-28T13:55:00.000-07:002011-09-28T14:10:15.805-07:00Special NeedsSo on Sunday we had the Special Needs Mutual come and do a program for our sacrament meeting at church. I feel like if I don't write down how it made me feel, that I may forget. I appologize ahead of time if this post bores you. This blog is the best journal I have and I really want to remember this experience!<br /><br />I don't think I have ever felt the spirit like I did that day. I love my job and working with kids, but it really made me realize why Special Education was always what I wanted and thought I would do with my career.<br /><br />They started the program by singing <span style="font-style: italic;">In This Very Room</span>. This message of this song is basically that Jesus is in this very room. I cannot express how true that statement was. I know that each and every one of those special needs mutual had such an amazing spirit in heaven that they were sent here to be protected. They are truly celestial beings.<br /><br />Throughout the program they had the leaders speak a little, a parent spoke about her daughter, had special musical numbers, and a few members of the group gave talks. They all had different ailments and special needs. There were those that couldn't walk, talk, hear, or see among others. I loved to hear their testimonies in both words and song.<br /><br />One particular man got up and spoke about how he had meningitis as a child and couldn't see well out of one eye, had a hard time walking, and couldn't hear. He told a story about how he felt the spirit to sing <span style="font-style: italic;">Silent Night</span> with the choir. He mentioned how you can't understand him so when he sings it just sounds like loud noise. The choir director was clearly upset and looked around to find out who was making that loud noise. When she discovered it was him she smiled, nodded, and continued directing the song. I truly understood how that woman felt when she realized who was making that noise. When they got up to sing their musical selections it didn't sound how people would describe as "beautiful." There were many who were singing but clearly not singing the words. But it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.<br /><br />Clayton and Amy came up for the weekend and came to church with me and the three of us sat on the back row of the congregation and were bawling by the end of the program. I know with every bit of my heart that each and every one of them is an angel here on earth to teach us and make us better. They have already proven themselves and are already celestial. Being able to experience that program that day was such an incredible reminder of what is truly important in life.Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-25114697831695720432011-09-12T21:28:00.000-07:002011-09-12T21:36:17.677-07:00Cupcake Blanket<div>Now I don't claim to be a sewer or anything... but I am pretty proud of my second blanket! :) I used the scraps of my red and white minky blanket and sewed them together. Thanks Momma and Biggie for helping pick out the rest! It took me forever to finally sit down and put it together, but I am so pleased with how cute it turned out!! If you are a sewer, try not to judge haha!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DfNIV-wNNvY/Tm7dgP9vxgI/AAAAAAAAAjM/AGPH7mBcuE0/s1600/IMG_2306.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DfNIV-wNNvY/Tm7dgP9vxgI/AAAAAAAAAjM/AGPH7mBcuE0/s320/IMG_2306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651698128507618818" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kvl2chFH2XI/Tm7dZuhoK2I/AAAAAAAAAjE/ZOSEj-kqROk/s1600/IMG_2307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kvl2chFH2XI/Tm7dZuhoK2I/AAAAAAAAAjE/ZOSEj-kqROk/s320/IMG_2307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651698016452094818" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DCuqoSu_Gls/Tm7dTI_ttRI/AAAAAAAAAi8/xE3a9f7R8aE/s1600/IMG_2309.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DCuqoSu_Gls/Tm7dTI_ttRI/AAAAAAAAAi8/xE3a9f7R8aE/s320/IMG_2309.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651697903298524434" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tugynnqLEi0/Tm7dNJ3pqMI/AAAAAAAAAi0/kkrTgR0gCIE/s1600/IMG_2308.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tugynnqLEi0/Tm7dNJ3pqMI/AAAAAAAAAi0/kkrTgR0gCIE/s320/IMG_2308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651697800453925058" /></a>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-88554162114109460112011-08-28T18:48:00.000-07:002011-08-28T19:07:03.025-07:00Back To School<div style="text-align: center;">So I started school back up this last Monday! I wasn't sure I was quite ready to go back to school yet, and boy did I not know what to expect! I figured I should blog about it so I can look back to remember and laugh... (hopefully) :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So the hottest week of the sumer also happened to be the first week of school... and our school doesn't have AC. So if you can imagine, 98 degrees outside + 24 first graders + a pregnant teacher = a LONG week! I bought my kids bottled water to keep in the classroom, but there isn't a whole lot you can do when it is so hot! I am looking forward to the temperatures going down a little bit this next week so hopefully my kids can focus a little better, and so I can sweat a lot less!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had 2 kids throw up, 1 go to the in-school suspension room for being violent, and 1 parent upset with me and threatening to sue the principal after her child got in trouble for being dishonest (long story, I will spare you the details haha). It has been quite the interesting week!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer! I also have had some great moments this week as well!! My kids love to ask me about my belly and I even had one ask me how my baby was going to come out... haha it was hard not to laugh at that one! After the summer you forget how honest these little kids are! It is going to be a great year and I am so excited to get to know my kids better! Here are a few snapshots of my room on the first day of school!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-23227386249075712462011-08-15T20:30:00.000-07:002011-08-15T20:47:16.742-07:00Rounding Up Summer<div style="text-align: center;">My mom and dad took a little road trip this month! They went and visited my sister and her new adorable baby, Henry in Minneapolis! From there, they came to spend some time out here! It was amazing to have them come visit! We ate and made lots of yummy (comfort) food, they helped a TON with my classroom (with Katchie too), gawked over my ever growing belly, we went to a concert, Salt Lake, and Park City, and just had fun! It is a bummer having them far away, but it is sure nice when we get to see them! Thanks for coming to visit Momma and Biggie T!! Love you! Here are a few pics!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby's first concert!! We took my mom and dad to see Tim McGraw at Usana Amitheatre last weekend and it was such a blast! The belly picture was taken at about 22 1/2 weeks! (haha I guess I was REAL excited)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUlJgf5lxws/Tknk0LPJd6I/AAAAAAAAAic/4nLxsnXjhBc/s1600/IMAG0066.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUlJgf5lxws/Tknk0LPJd6I/AAAAAAAAAic/4nLxsnXjhBc/s320/IMAG0066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641291593278912418" /></a></div>
<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sO-4otQoQtI/TknkzEpPAxI/AAAAAAAAAiU/BMYnaWtjtgc/s1600/IMAG0065.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sO-4otQoQtI/TknkzEpPAxI/AAAAAAAAAiU/BMYnaWtjtgc/s320/IMAG0065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641291574329410322" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JYFvcegvVb8/Tknkx-fL6hI/AAAAAAAAAiM/oCdYOlN0-EE/s1600/IMAG0064.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JYFvcegvVb8/Tknkx-fL6hI/AAAAAAAAAiM/oCdYOlN0-EE/s320/IMAG0064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641291555496782354" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J3vmHorpWwc/Tknkwgs-BfI/AAAAAAAAAiE/QHP7Z3Ojdbc/s1600/IMAG0062.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J3vmHorpWwc/Tknkwgs-BfI/AAAAAAAAAiE/QHP7Z3Ojdbc/s320/IMAG0062.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641291530321659378" /></a>This last Saturday we went to Park City with the family! We were walking down Main Street and saw "Loosey the Moose" and I had to have our picture in front of it! :) This is at about 23 1/2 weeks... not sure if you notice or not, but my belly grew quite a bit in one week! This feisty girl is growing fast!!
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<br /><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5B2F2H6hzvI/Tknk09eUXGI/AAAAAAAAAik/-0YsS4DVifE/s320/IMAG0070.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641291606764313698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px; " /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUlJgf5lxws/Tknk0LPJd6I/AAAAAAAAAic/4nLxsnXjhBc/s1600/IMAG0066.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUlJgf5lxws/Tknk0LPJd6I/AAAAAAAAAic/4nLxsnXjhBc/s1600/IMAG0066.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div>
<br /></div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-13441534791923972312011-07-29T21:39:00.000-07:002011-07-29T21:44:35.228-07:00Baby Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">We had our ultrasound this week and got some 4d images of our little princess! Isn't she beautiful?! It is so neat how she already has a personality! We are absolutely in love!!</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nE6kGxgxPQc/TjOLMnfhZQI/AAAAAAAAAh8/nMTfd1XN4cM/s1600/Baby%2BCollages.002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nE6kGxgxPQc/TjOLMnfhZQI/AAAAAAAAAh8/nMTfd1XN4cM/s320/Baby%2BCollages.002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635000607646508290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I had my first attempt at making a minky blanket today and I am so proud of how it turned out!! I read lots of blogs online that said it was very difficult, but after reading lots of tips I decided to give it a go! I have been working on rag quilts with Brent's mom and have been getting a lot more comfortable with the sewing machine. This just gets me excited to attempt more sewing projects in the future!!</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HVjlDsdr73k/TjOLMgcuntI/AAAAAAAAAh0/IQXGkKI9DRA/s1600/Baby%2BCollages.001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HVjlDsdr73k/TjOLMgcuntI/AAAAAAAAAh0/IQXGkKI9DRA/s320/Baby%2BCollages.001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635000605755743954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-6542184018366966762011-07-20T22:45:00.001-07:002011-07-20T22:50:19.848-07:0020 Weeks!!<div style="text-align: center;">We are halfway there!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been a little while and I really feel like my belly has started to pop this week!! Here are a couple pictures!</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NYxCD4rT8QM/Tie9gizpmuI/AAAAAAAAAhs/VsWYm_3b42A/s1600/IMG_2274.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NYxCD4rT8QM/Tie9gizpmuI/AAAAAAAAAhs/VsWYm_3b42A/s320/IMG_2274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631678225846999778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yes... if you are wondering... my nails are neon... summer is winding down and I thought why not go out with a bang :)</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8aqE8hMgPI/Tie9gbou8HI/AAAAAAAAAhk/K12PRCfSOio/s1600/IMG_2272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8aqE8hMgPI/Tie9gbou8HI/AAAAAAAAAhk/K12PRCfSOio/s320/IMG_2272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631678223922163826" /></a>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-42349546173085936812011-07-04T23:03:00.000-07:002011-07-04T23:10:37.795-07:00Happy Summer!!<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Independence Day!! <br />I love this time of the year! We had a blast today grilling out and going to the fireworks up at Weber High! **Note** This delicious fruit pizza pictured below was devoured by 5 of us before the night was over. And I am pretty sure I ate half of it. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q0LOCJPD_Uw/ThKp-lQpQ3I/AAAAAAAAAhU/q_puW_1Dk6U/s1600/IMG_2259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q0LOCJPD_Uw/ThKp-lQpQ3I/AAAAAAAAAhU/q_puW_1Dk6U/s320/IMG_2259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625745777158079346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QiyMPkH48Bw/ThKp-bYyFyI/AAAAAAAAAhM/-quZs9Id6dg/s1600/IMG_2256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QiyMPkH48Bw/ThKp-bYyFyI/AAAAAAAAAhM/-quZs9Id6dg/s320/IMG_2256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625745774507857698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EZe-GuAkSTU/ThKp_RKKc3I/AAAAAAAAAhc/nCmTXZ_4aoI/s1600/IMG_2260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EZe-GuAkSTU/ThKp_RKKc3I/AAAAAAAAAhc/nCmTXZ_4aoI/s320/IMG_2260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625745788942054258" border="0" /></a>We got to go on our first bike ride of the summer this week and it was amazing! Isn't that a gorgeous backdrop to have when biking around your home??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f25a52c130&view=att&th=130f6ca97cc73358&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1373435738156171264-1&zw"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 553px; height: 329px;" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f25a52c130&view=att&th=130f6ca97cc73358&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1373435738156171264-1&zw" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-2627407127370293292011-06-23T13:40:00.000-07:002011-06-23T13:48:56.713-07:00Perfect Day<div style="text-align: center;">I have been terrible at posting since last week!! We have tons of pictures to post, but I just wanted to post a couple of the best day! I could never have imagined the day going any better. Knowing we are now an eternal family is the most incredible feeling. We had a photographer take some great pictures so hopefully soon we can have some better ones!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uwUBmDMcaro/TgOlojEGpHI/AAAAAAAAAg8/VqQIiecQz1s/s1600/IMG_2004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uwUBmDMcaro/TgOlojEGpHI/AAAAAAAAAg8/VqQIiecQz1s/s320/IMG_2004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621518875914314866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qg2LK54Qtdk/TgOloSpidQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/W0gdgnqxWIc/s1600/IMG_1992.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qg2LK54Qtdk/TgOloSpidQI/AAAAAAAAAg0/W0gdgnqxWIc/s320/IMG_1992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621518871507924226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4q0b7JdGFPY/TgOlpKxIAFI/AAAAAAAAAhE/MEzqML0jFlc/s1600/IMG_2060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4q0b7JdGFPY/TgOlpKxIAFI/AAAAAAAAAhE/MEzqML0jFlc/s320/IMG_2060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621518886572130386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-71969888572501639402011-06-08T15:24:00.000-07:002011-06-08T15:25:38.259-07:00Delicious<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zh_dEUr030c/Te_2qYCzRPI/AAAAAAAAAgs/pN7-iC8ANpg/s1600/IMAG0235.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zh_dEUr030c/Te_2qYCzRPI/AAAAAAAAAgs/pN7-iC8ANpg/s320/IMAG0235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615978468223436018" border="0" /></a>Thank you Ann for getting me addicted. What you can't see in this picture of sugary goodness is the huge mess on my stove from when my pot was too small and it boiled over. A lot. Haha lesson learned! :)Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-6868167567360907272011-06-03T15:46:00.000-07:002011-06-03T16:01:26.494-07:00Finally Here!<div style="text-align: center;">Well folks, summer has finally arrived (although it doesn't really feel like it outside)! Today was the last day of school and it is so bittersweet! With the paper chain hanging in our room for the past month and the dreams of laying poolside, I have been so excited for summer! But when 1:25 came today, I was so sad to see my babies leave! Here are a few things I am going to miss the most about not being with my kids everyday:<br /></div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>Getting hugged a zillion times a day (I can probably have Brent help me with this one)<br /></li><li>Speech impediments (you totally fall in love with them)</li><li>Dancing to Jailhouse Rock, Twist and Shout, and the Hokey Pokey</li><li>Laughing at the funny things kids say</li><li>Hearing about 20 times a day "Mom, I mean Mrs. Keller! I always call you Mom!"</li><li>My kids being so excited about everything in my life that they want to share it!</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">Here is an example of the last one. During the last 5 minutes I was alone with my kids, I decided to let them in on a little secret. I told them I had a surprise for them, but that they would have to wait until they were second graders. After they realized my secret, they proceeded to throw their arms in the air and ran to every teacher outside (who all still didn't know) yelling, "Mrs. Keller is having a baby!!!"<br /><br />Oh yeah... we are having a baby. :)<br />ETA 12.07.11<br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-87655622139267700432011-05-31T10:02:00.000-07:002011-05-31T10:17:41.926-07:00A picture says a thousand words...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f25a52c130&view=att&th=13046ef9fd3413fd&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1370342075494563840-1&zw"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 474px; height: 282px;" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f25a52c130&view=att&th=13046ef9fd3413fd&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=1370342075494563840-1&zw" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brent and I captured this photo at a stoplight on our way home from visiting the cemeteries for Memorial Day. It really seemed to capture the beauty of Memorial Day and being grateful for all those who have served for our freedom!!<br /><br />This has been a pretty crazy week around our house... A week that has put life into perspective for us for sure! Brent's dad got into a car accident on Thursday night when he drove off of North Ogden Pass. After a late night at the Emergency Room and a stable spinal fracture he was released and we all were left a little in awe. After hearing his story, seeing where he drove off, seeing his car, and spending time with him, we have realized that we have truly seen a miracle. There are so many sad things that happen in the world and I 100% believe there were angels looking out for Brent's dad that night.<br /><br />Life is crazy. There are decisions to be made every day. There is work, family, marriage, church, kids, animals, parents, siblings, co-workers, students, school, etc... I am sure the list could go on and on for some of us! At the end of the day though, what is really important? It makes me sad to think that sometimes it takes these extreme events for us to see what really matters that the end of the day!<br /><br />I am so lucky to have amazing family and friends. If you are still reading this maybe take a minute and take the opportunity to remember to be grateful for all of the blessings in your own life!<br /><br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-30858274234995087072011-05-10T21:10:00.000-07:002011-05-10T21:23:33.614-07:00Photo Updates!<div style="text-align: center;">How amazing is this husband/son?! For Mother's Day he spent the rainy afternoon grilling under an umbrella :) He was good to the mother of his future children with yummy breakfast and a beautiful new watch! Love this man!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tT5S8iwMq4o/TcoOBXlThYI/AAAAAAAAAgg/es7v2J3qNeU/s1600/grilling%2Bout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tT5S8iwMq4o/TcoOBXlThYI/AAAAAAAAAgg/es7v2J3qNeU/s320/grilling%2Bout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605308102889145730" border="0" /></a><br />It just wouldn't be Easter without the bunny cake!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dtQTXoO8Amw/TcoNl-MLzFI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/Hf9D9WBkrsQ/s1600/IMG_1103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dtQTXoO8Amw/TcoNl-MLzFI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/Hf9D9WBkrsQ/s320/IMG_1103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307632216427602" border="0" /></a><br />Our first married Easter! Isn't he handsome?! I don't know if you can tell.. but we are matching... :) And yes I know that my blazer is adorable... it was in my Easter basket! He done good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYX_lrMUK1o/TcoNmZ0IjSI/AAAAAAAAAgY/h_h6UOb3ATM/s1600/IMG_1098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYX_lrMUK1o/TcoNmZ0IjSI/AAAAAAAAAgY/h_h6UOb3ATM/s320/IMG_1098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307639631744290" border="0" /></a><br />WOOT WOOT! It has been official since December but it was so great to see him walk across that stage to get his degrees on Saturday! When you get 2 Bachelor degrees you better walk!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CW2ditFfch0/TcoNUHSyw7I/AAAAAAAAAgA/FJfQlpCIPPk/s1600/IMG_1179.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CW2ditFfch0/TcoNUHSyw7I/AAAAAAAAAgA/FJfQlpCIPPk/s320/IMG_1179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307325422420914" border="0" /></a><br />Aww.. so proud of this guy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nuunH6cxlrE/TcoNUitGWkI/AAAAAAAAAgI/hXChq67IVQ0/s1600/IMG_1166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nuunH6cxlrE/TcoNUitGWkI/AAAAAAAAAgI/hXChq67IVQ0/s320/IMG_1166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605307332780513858" border="0" /></a>Life. Is. Good.<br /><br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-90603562285223813842011-05-03T14:15:00.000-07:002011-05-03T14:26:25.764-07:00It's About Time!<div style="text-align: center;">So I have <span style="font-weight: bold;">finally </span>gotten around to reading for fun again!! Since last month I am onto my third wonderful book! Brent has been studying super hard for his tests next month to get his different licenses, and so I have had more time to read! :)<br /><br />Here is what I have been reading!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FnThdUj6_HU/TSx58-viyWI/AAAAAAAAABo/TjYCt8-GiIA/s1600/The%2BHelp%2BCover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FnThdUj6_HU/TSx58-viyWI/AAAAAAAAABo/TjYCt8-GiIA/s1600/The%2BHelp%2BCover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This book was so good! I loved how it made me think. What was really interesting, was reading it on the way to Memphis to visit my family. When I got there it was amazing to me to see how much the South has changed in 40 years for the better! I would recommend this in a heartbeat to anyone! And last week I saw the preview for the movie that was coming out! I am glad I read the book first! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HO2Ot0FeNE8/TVx6ZFCpXZI/AAAAAAAABxY/G-TlgEPATLc/s1600/water_for_elephants_cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HO2Ot0FeNE8/TVx6ZFCpXZI/AAAAAAAABxY/G-TlgEPATLc/s1600/water_for_elephants_cover.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>LOVED this book!! It was one of those books that keeps you on the treadmill forever and going to bed late because you can't wait to read what is on the next page! I finished it about a week before the movie came out and was so excited! The movie was great, but I still like the book more! Haha next time I will leave a bigger gap between, because the book was so fresh on my mind and I hated that the movie left parts out and changed things! But still so good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/isbnthumbs/B00/0SE/B000SEIQEU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 160px;" src="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/isbnthumbs/B00/0SE/B000SEIQEU.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close</span> is my current read! So far I am loving it! I am about 25% through with it (according the Kindle app on the iPad :) This book reminds me a lot of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime </span>and I am loving how it makes me think. I love to read about what this 9 year old boy is thinking and how he talks to people! It is heartbreaking and also really funny at times! I have found myself reading selections to Brent since they made me laugh out loud :)<br /><br /><br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-72282052051413354592011-04-26T16:00:00.000-07:002011-04-26T16:15:44.402-07:00How does that happen?<div style="text-align: center;">So I lost a kid yesterday... it was the worst moment I have ever had as a teacher, I think. The worst part is that in the commotion of coming back from recess, it took me a little while to realize he was missing! Ahh!! After checking the bathrooms, walking around inside and out of the school, many parent phone calls with no answer, talking to his big brother, and calling him repeatedly on the intercom, we were about to call the police. I was seriously about to have a panic attack. About 2 minutes before calling the police, we found him standing outside the school.<br /><br />After many prompts with no response I finally got something out of him. His tummy was feeling funny so we decided to walk home. Seriously!? I couldn't believe it! Well, yesterday I was beating myself up about how I let that time go by before I realized he was missing... but today I realized something: <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Tender Mercies</span>.<br /><br />What if I would have realized he was missing 20 minutes earlier? If he walked all the way home and just got back when we were about to call the police, then we would have been calling the police without finding him. I am so glad it didn't have to come to having the police search the neighborhood to find him. I cannot imagine the stress that would have put him, his parents, me, the school, and my future career through!<br /><br />Anyway, I feel like an absolute idiot. It is crazy how easily that can happen. I have learned my lesson, that is for sure! If your child is in my class in the future, don't worry... I won't let this happen again! Talk about a bad day.<br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334403486803461217.post-14222888545103382772011-04-14T09:42:00.001-07:002011-04-14T10:00:58.080-07:00I'm in love<div style="text-align: center;">Ok. so yesterday I was blog hopping and I came across this blog that was giving away a gift card for this website called <span style="font-style: italic;">Shabby Apple</span>. So I went to this website and I fell in love! I couldn't believe it!! So so so cute dresses that are actually modest!! I have been trying to find a cute dress for when we get sealed in June to wear for our pictures, and I have been having the hardest time finding one that I actually liked! Well not anymore!! Now I just have to decide which one I can't live without!! Yay! So I thought I would share :)<br /><br />Their vintage collections are so so cute!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-apparel.aspx">Shabby Apple Dresses</a><br /><br /><br /></div>Brent and Mary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17533771757857833828noreply@blogger.com0