The Ross'

Back on the blogwagon........

2011-08-03T15:08:00.000-07:00

yes i'm considering. attempting to blog again that is. life is moving to fast and slipping away. i have been terrible at journalizing my sweet little family, well maybe i should say big.... i mean i do have 5 little kiddos now, with this little cutie being our 5th. this is jake's first official pic on the family blog. sad. he's 8 months now. i thought his cute face would be a perfect, inspirational way for me to enter the blogging world again. boy do we love him.

anyways wish me luck. i'm terrible at making commitments when it comes to journalizing. no promises.

Roadtrip 2009

2009-08-11T14:53:00.000-07:00

South Dakota continued.......

Mt Rushmore.

Nothing like icecream on a warm summer night.

I guess this is what happens towards the end of a funfilled, nonstop, crazy roadtrip. Too Cute!! I love them!

What wonderful memories.

Post Edit: It's time to scrapbook again:).

Roadtrip

2009-08-11T14:42:00.000-07:00

Nauvoo was awesome.

Off to South Dakota......Buffalo's galore!

The wind cave

swimming at sylvan lake

Roadtrip

2009-08-11T14:30:00.000-07:00

Trail of Hope....probably the most touching part of Nauvoo for me. What incredible faith to leave everything behind.

The water lilies were in bloom, and they were beautiful. Scott promised to get me one. What an awesome husband!

Roadtrip

2009-08-11T14:20:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to be selective in the pics I post....... there were just so many of them, and because I don't have much time to scrapbook anymore this is a good way to preserve our memories for now:).

One of my favorite statues at the women's gardens.

The Mississippi river

Pioneer games in the park

What a beautiful temple......too bad the walk by photographer cut out half of it:(.

Roadtrip

2009-08-11T14:08:00.000-07:00

Note: someone please tell me how to post more than 4 pics in one post, this is frustrating:)

Carthage Jail - Matthew couldn't get enough of Grandpa Ross.....he's been missed.

Nauvoo Temple after an early morning session.

We were privileged enough to receive a special tour of the bell tower thanks to Scott's sweet parents. There were speakers up there to produce fake bird sounds to keep birds away.......who knew?

the kiddos at one of the Nauvoo plays, "Anna Amanda"

Roadtrip

2009-08-10T16:59:00.000-07:00

3400 miles + 6 different states = one awesome roadtrip and lots of wonderful memories:)

Some highlights from our trip:

Grandpa and grandma Ross at the Nauvoo pageant. They are currently serving a mission at the Nauvoo temple. It was a treat to be with them again. They always treat us so well. We love you both!

Matt and Dallin at Carthage jail, standing in front of two incredible brothers, Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

Inside Carthage Jail where Joseph Smith was martyred.

My wonderful dad with my sweet sister Skyler.

A big thank you to my parents who mostly made this trip possible. My mom is the ultimate travel agent........ she goes to extremes to make sure we have the best time, and see as much as we possibly can. Every trip starts with a binder in hand and our itinerary planned down to the minute:). We stayed in an awesome house in Nauvoo, and even ventured two KOA's, bugs and all.

birthday wishes

2009-07-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to a sweet sister. Jamie turns the big 3 0 today:). My wish to her is a Wonderful, Lovely day. You deserve it! I love you.

Oh and btw.......it's my birthday too:). In case you were wondering.....33. Sharing birthdays hasn't always been a fav of Jamie and I, but I couldn't pick a better person to share it with.

As for my wishes....... happiness, good health, sweet family memories, crazy spazzy sisters who I love to be with, wonderful parents who make me feel loved and spoil me rotten, donuts (thank you Kellie, and kiddos for DD's and a birthday serenade), a wonderful husband who loves me, children who wish me a happy birthday and give lots of kisses, thoughtful lovely friends, massages with my sweet sister in law, Kayleen (thank you), shopping sprees, and fresh cut flowers on my kitchen table..........I think I got everything I wished for today! xoxo

BitterSweet

2009-06-24T19:37:00.000-07:00

Sometimes life is bittersweet. As I was sorting through some of my pics tonight, trying to get somewhat organized I came across this sweet picture of Dallin, and Kate. Dallin is my sweetheart. He has always remembered to kiss me when saying goodbye. He is the one to always give me a hug and say I love you.... just because. He's always checking on me to make sure I'm happy, flashing me that darling grin of his, dimples and all.

But.......today, as we were leaving the swimming pool, for the first time in my life as a mother I had a child tell me he hated me, and yes it was Dallin. I was shocked. All over a stinkin' snow cone that I said no to. I just couldn't take the whining and complaining anymore, and so I said no. When I heard that word fly, I couldn't help it... I started to cry. Hence the bitter part of life.

After a long drive home in silence, a bucket of weeds to pull for each of them (for the whining and complaining), and lots of apologies (Dallin had lots of remorse and I'm pretty sure.... regret), the night ended with kindness, no fighting, I love you's, and happiness. Life is sweet......at least for tonight.

Eye woes

2009-06-10T12:48:00.000-07:00

So, a while back I had mentioned that my eyes had become hypersensitive to contacts :(, hence the lovely glasses I have had to wear for the last few months. Kate had gotten a hold of those things one to many times and Scott had to work his magic over and over to fix them. They have some sort of metal post in the middle Scott drilled in just to get them to stay together, supported by lots and lots of super glue (My husband is pretty handy). Anyways, we decided Lasik would be the next step......no more contacts and no more glasses! Pretty exciting, right? I was thrilled.
To make a long story short, I went through with the procedure, endured the scariness of it all, wore the ugly goggles afterwards, religously used the gazillion eyedrops they prescribe only to have to go and do it again. Yes, I am discouraged. For some reason my eyes were overcorrected, and now I am having eye strain issues, focusing issues, and headaches. I traded in my glasses, only to get other woes. I apologize for the vent, but I was hoping I'd be blogging about perfect eyes, but for now I'll have to look forward to sharing that in another few months or so:).

Strawberry Jam

2009-06-09T21:20:00.000-07:00

Mmmmmmm..........Gotta love strawberry season!

Halle enjoyed herself thoroughly mashing up those berries, and got quite carried away at times.

We recruited Kellie, Brook, and Kaylie to join us. Some pretty cute little domestic divas!

We got quite a bit of jam done that night and had a great time doing so. I swear by the Ball packet for making jam (my mom's wonderful find). 4 cups of strawberrys, 1.5 cups sugar, add packet and stir for 3 min. and walla......Strawberry Jam. See even I can do it:).

Girlfriends

2009-06-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

Why I am posting this awful picture of myself is beyond me. It just might explain what happens when I stay up until 2:00 in the morning sewing. :) Amber planned a fun getaway, and Keri inspired me to do yet another project. It's always so much fun to be with my friends, we don't get to do it often because of our little families, but I'm always so happy when we get to. Thanks Amber, again!

Keri and Amber sporting their projects. Keri sewed a couple of cute shirts for Lily, and Ambs started working on another darling quilt.

And Ta Da! I made a dress for Kate. Unbelievable.

Halle's Dance Recital

2009-06-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

Papa and Grammy Cox are always supportive. Thank you for being there:)

Halle is growing to quickly, I wish I could just push pause to these years. She blesses our lives in so many ways.

Halle is a beautiful little dancer. She really has a lot of talent. We are so proud of her hard work.

Happy BDay Sweetie

2009-06-09T16:02:00.000-07:00

One year older, and wiser too.......
Scott celebrated his......, well maybe we're starting to get to old to share that info :) We did have a good time enjoying dinner at Chili's, and a late night movie, Star Trek.

I hope all your wishes come true.... I love you!!

Cowgirl Kate

2009-06-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

"I wanna be a Cowgirl......."

I couldn't resist posting these. Everyday we find Kate sporting a different look with various types of shoes. She is always trying on someone elses shoes running around. Today well......the pictures speak for themselves.

I must say, she makes a darling cowgirl!

Monkey Pops

2009-06-09T15:37:00.000-07:00

Our Sweet Grandpa and Grandma Ross are serving in Nauvoo. Boy, do we miss them. Before they left, they purchased this fun cook book for us to have fun with.

The kids were having sleepovers with cousins, and Halle had Blakeley spend the night.

Everyone was a little wired, having a great time!
Thanks for the fun cookbook, G&G Ross. We've found quite a few fun recipes.

Easter

2009-04-22T13:42:00.000-07:00

Easter was a fun day. The kids were happy, loaded with sugar, and bouncing off of the walls. Scott made his infamous carrot cake, which is my favorite, and my parents did their annual easter egg hunt loaded with money. Even the adults get to regress, and act like children for a day trying to gather up as many eggs with the $$$. It really is a fun time. Thanks Dad and Mom! I still stand my ground though, Sterling cheats:). Somehow every year he walks away with the most.

Kate had a sucker everytime you turned around.

Matt showing off the goods.

The easter bunny hides the baskets, Dallin found his in the cupboard.

At the end of the day, Kate recieved her first shiner. Playing baseball with Rachel has its consequences :).

Easter

2009-04-22T13:23:00.000-07:00

Coloring Easter Eggs. Fun times!

Matt decided the easter bunny needed a hat. The title reads..."Ester Bunny you are awsome!", and the little saying..."You Rock." Makes me laugh everytime I think of it. Gotta love these moments:)

Dallin

2009-04-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

Dallin finally lost his first tooth. He thought it would never happen! He kept telling me he was the only 6 year old with all of his baby teeth. Not any more!

Soooo cute!

Projects

2009-04-22T13:05:00.000-07:00

I failed to post this in the last one, and blogger is not cooperating. Keri, Amber, and I with our finished projects.

Projects

2009-04-22T12:47:00.000-07:00

Projects, projects, projects...... oh how I wish I had more time. I've been dying to do some sort of project for a while, but the kiddos pretty much dictate my time right now, which is okay, and I'm also trying to save up for Lasik, because my stinkin eyes have become hypersensitive to contacts :(. So in the meantime, I will keep dreaming up fun projects, and adore the fun projects my friends accomplish.

I've been meaning to post these for a while. I have wonderful, creative, and ultratalented (I don't think that's a word, but it fits) friends. They put me to shame. They constantly inspire me and make me want to develop some more of my own talents. In due time, right? Anyways, one of my besties, Keri made this super cute apron for me for Christmas, and I love it!

The following project is one I actually did, yeah I know ......... Amazing! It would have never happened if my friend Amber hadn't found the idea, and planned a fun girls night. Thanks Amber, I know it's a little late.
This K is in Kate's room, it looks really cute against the paint.

Halle

2009-04-22T12:27:00.000-07:00

Ok, seriously I am terrible at this blogging thing. It takes me months to update and keep up on this. I'm going to do my best to catch up, so bare with me:).

Here are a couple of more pics of Halle's piano recital:

Halle and her teacher, Mary. We love, love, love her!

Halle's Piano Recital

2009-03-27T19:46:00.000-07:00

We are so proud of Halle and her talents. She is really turning out to be a great pianist and improving all of the time. Makes me wish I would have stuck it out and practiced harder and been more focused. Oh well. Life goes on and maybe one day I can try it again. Anyways, have a watch and listen. -- Scott

Malfunction

2009-03-06T22:13:00.001-08:00

Having troubles posting pictures and past posts are deleting themselves???. Hopefully I can get some pics posted soon. Too tired to figure it out. Scott's been gone all week :( , Kate came down with an ear infection, Matt had visions of being sucked into a black hole and was to scared to go to sleep (they're studying the solar system in school), it's cold and snowing, again, and my dear friend in our ward is probably moving :(. It's been a long week. I think I'll treat myself to the rest of the brownies.... I think there's still half of the pan left:).

Wasatch Back Relay

2009-03-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

Hoping to run this in June. Wasatch Back Relay. Anyone interested?

Blogger article

2009-02-25T12:11:00.000-08:00

A fun article on Mormon bloggers. Birth of the Bloggernacle.

Valentine/Anniversary

2009-02-18T18:25:00.000-08:00

Scott's and my anniversary is on the 15th of February. At the time it was exciting to have a wedding right after Valentine's ..... romantic, three day weekend because of President's day, didn't have to wait until spring, great color scheme, and a list of other reasons, but as time goes on I think to myself, "What in the world were we thinking?"
It is probably the most expensive time of year to spend some time in a hotel, the waiting for dinner is ridiculous, flowers..... are you kidding me? I would be more upset if Scott got those for me, because I'm to practical to justify the cost of something that dies 3 days later, and hmmmm the children, they're out of school for a fun three day weekend. Oh how sweet!
For the most part though the main reason for me blogging this is to say that I am married to a wonderful man. He is a good father, and a hard worker. I love him with all my heart, and am blessed to have him in my life. It has been 12 wonderful years. Time does fly. It was a goood weekend, despite Halle and Kate getting the stomach flu. We will definately make a point of making this weekend up sometime soon.

January at a Glance

2009-01-28T15:09:00.000-08:00

So...... Scott's working late. He does that a lot lately. I miss him when he's gone. The kids are full of energy, hence the house is falling apart around me, so I thought maybe I should catch up on January.... to escape for a little bit :).

Dallin turned 6!!! I neglected to blog a birthday post. Hopefully the fun birthday party will make up for that. This was his first "friend birthday party" he talked about it everyday for a week. Dallin loves being a kid. He is always making us laugh, and says the funniest things. We love you Dallin!

Birthday party for Kate and Dallin with the fam. Kayleen and the kids came to visit. I think we're outgrowing my family room.

Matt's other front tooth finally fell out. I love this stage. So Cute!

So.... while I was gone to Skyler's drill competition Scott was in charge. Hmmmmmm.... He says she was only gone for a couple of minutes. She's pretty quick to have gotten into my makeup, smear vaseline all over her hair, the counter, and all over my makeup bag - inside and out. My eyelash curler stuck to my eyelashes the next day because of all of the vaseline. Kate's either super fast or Scott's concept of time is a little off :) He did manage to grab the camera, and capture yet another one of Kate's mischevious deeds. Thanks honey, I'll forgive the vaseline coated blush brush this time.

chandelier

2009-01-09T12:50:00.000-08:00

I am loving this chandelier from PB. Scott thinks it might be to fancy for my kitchen. I still want it!!!

Kate's 2!!!

2009-01-07T20:43:00.000-08:00

My baby is 2. Unbelievable. She is such a joy, and I love her to death. Today I thought taking pictures of our day would be a good way to spend it together, and I was going to do my best to let her do as she pleased - lightening up a little :). So here are a few of our happenings today.

Breakfast. Kate's not to sure about the candle in her pancake.

She loves to color, especially on walls.

Choclate Chips. The perfect, and might I say healthy, after nap snack.

Mmmmm. Spaghetti. It was especially nice in my hair when she decided to throw it while I was cleaning up her leftovers.

She thinks it's fun to move the kitchen chairs around.

Storytime. (Notice the 2nd pair of jammy's, Kate thought that playing in not just one, but two of the toilets would be fun, and no this is not what I mean by lightening up.)

It was a fun day. She is so busy. I wouldn't want it any other way. Happy Birthday Sweety.

Night Out

2009-01-07T19:42:00.000-08:00

Enjoying some queso, chips, and molten choclate cakes after a night at the temple with the family. Life is good.

More Snipits

2009-01-07T19:27:00.000-08:00

A few more Christmas pics.

Santa wraps the hallway. I think to prevent peeking :).

Kate Loves her Daddy.

Grandma Ross has been making sweet doll clothes for Halle. Thank you!! The clothes are darling.

Showcasing their Hot Wheels.

December Happenings

2009-01-07T16:17:00.000-08:00

Here we are January 7th, and I am still trying to figure out what happened to December. This Christmas was definately the busiest yet for our family. As the kids get older there seems to be so much more going on, hence the projects and crafts get set aside. I hope to start earlier next year, wait I think I say that every year, keep trying and then try again :).

Some highlights were:

01. Polar Express - Mom's Birthday
02. Trip to Logan to see the Skinlo's and the Gibbs - Matt's begging for a snowboard now
03. Snow, Snow, and more Snow
04. X-rays on Kate's leg Christmas Eve, thankfully just a bone bruise - she still limps - love those playlands
05. Gibbs coming to visit - our children love, love, love their Aunts and Uncles
06. School programs and parties
07. Breakfast with best friends
08. Friends, Food, Fun, and Fireworks New Year's Eve
09. Christmas Day - I love my family

What a wonderful holiday!

Dad's face rocks!

My two babes!

The cousins!

More cousins!!

Last, but not least, our great family on Christmas Eve.

Happy Birthday Mom!!

2008-12-08T15:03:00.001-08:00

Breakfast at Kneaders. Yum!!

Grandma, Mom, and Skyler. Sorry Grandma about the closed eyes, you're still beautiful.

My mom is great. She's the kind of mom that is there when you need her. The kind that tells you to toughen up when you feel like you're at the end of your rope. The "I did it, so can you" kind of attitude. Sick days were not an option in our home growing up, unless there was some serious throwing up going on. On some days I just would wish she would take care of my problems, but as time goes on I am grateful to her for pushing me in the right direction of being independent and teaching me how to be strong. Thank you mom for being you, for loving our children, for planning those special girl get togethers and fun family trips, and for all of the motherly advice you give. We love you!!!

Happy Birthday Halle

2008-11-30T16:25:00.000-08:00

A few key words of why we love Halle:

Giggles, Sweet, Kind, Caring, Responsible - I'm am honestly amazed sometimes, Funny, Lovable, Smart............

And the list goes on. I can't believe how fast she is growing up, I feel incredibly blessed to have her in my life.

Birthday Ideas?

2008-11-24T12:56:00.000-08:00

So...... apparently I have figured out how to post photo's thanks to Scott. Yes, he was the author of the last couple of posts. It was fun to see him get a little carried away, and I'm sure it won't be the last time either. Anyway, I'm looking for some fun birthday party game ideas for Halle's 9th birthday party. So, for the three of you that know about and read my blog :), any fun ideas? I'm having a hard time coming up with good old classic party games. I decided against a theme this year, way to much time and expense, and for the most part I think birthdays are blown out of proportion. For me it was all about the games, friends, and well okay, the presents. So if you have any great game ideas..... Please share.

The Kate Chronicles

2008-11-22T20:39:00.000-08:00

This is our Kate!! She's busy and messy, but we love her to death! You can't get more fun than Kate. She keeps you on your toes, but she is a ham most of the time. We hope that these pictures will give the family that's not around often a chance to see her in her full glory. ;0)

After that brownie we just had to brush teeth, which she loves to do. Well.....maybe the toothpaste part.

This is Kate and Halle loving Moab.

Kate wanting to go outside and play with the big brothers and sister.

So this was fun. Misty had just made the cake batter and poured most of the batter in the cupcake cups. Misty left Kate alone for just a minute to find Kate eating the rest of the batter. Kate was in heaven and Misty was so happy that there was another mess to clean up right before the party.

MMMMmmmmmm.

Rewind to October festivities

2008-11-22T20:12:00.001-08:00

So we went to Frightmares at Lagoon with Misty's Family. They had lots of these foto opps.

Here's the brothers on one of Matt's favorite rides because it wasn't scary!!

Arrrrggggg!! Matt wanted a Pirate birthday party. It was a lot of fun watching and trying to control all of these boys. Misty had a bright idea of having a treasure hunt. It was pretty funny trying to get all of them to go to the same place to find each clue. Good Times!

Here is the witch princess!!

The night before Halloween! Carving pumpkins is one of my favorite things to do.

Just had to put this one on. This is one of my favorite carvings that I do.

Slow at Blogging

2008-11-17T14:32:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I'm struggling a little with this blogging thing. I haven't taken the time to figure out how to get my pictures posted on my blog (which I'm sure is as easy as riding a bike), and find that when I sit down at the computer, I love to look at all of your blogs instead of taking the time to update my own. I am determined though.
As for updates, life is busy as usual. One funny thing....... I am now our Primary chorister. Funny because I do not have one ounce of music background. Funny because when I get up and sing the songs I have to watch the children to remember the words instead of vice versa. I am greatful though, what sweet children. Where else can you be where you are loved even more for messing up and laughing at yourself. Life is about coming out of those comfort zones, and learning all that we can, Right?

Hello Blogging

2008-11-04T16:15:00.000-08:00

So after months of deliberating whether or not to join the blogging community, I am officially blogged on. As many of you know I have been somewhat anti to blogs, but after following many of your blogs out there, I have become somewhat fascinated with many of your day to day adventures, your inspiring thoughts and ideas, and most importantly the joy I see in journaling the sweet children we have been blessed with. So my hope is that in blogging my own family adventures, I will share the positive, spiritual, and sweet moments that happen in my life and my family's lives. What a great way to keep loved ones who live so far away as close to us as possible.

Election Day

2008-11-04T16:06:00.000-08:00

I feel blessed to be an American. Today Scott and I had the privilege to vote. Voting makes me feel patriotic, and thankful for the blessings we have as Americans. We will be up late anxiously awaiting the outcome.