Icky, Icky, Sicky or Allergies?

So for the past 3 weeks or so someone or everyone in the Rogers house hold has been ill!! The sickness has included projectile vomiting, severe head aches (both from illness and screaming children), sinus pressure/infections, ear infections, runny noses, snot rockets, sore throats, severe coughing, and many other things that do not need to be mentioned! As you can imagine it has been very, very, VERY crazy at this joint!

I finally decided to take the children and myself to the doctor at the beginning of last week! Matthew always refuses to go to the doctor stating "I will just treat the symptoms and sweat it out...however, I constantly find myself stating "Matthew, it cannot be a form of cancer BECAUSE EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS YOU DO!!!!" Sorry for the side note...back to the story!

At the doctors visit I find out the children had ear infections...which I already new I just needed the prescription...but I was expecting the doctor to tell me there was some crazy bug going around and for her to give me a miracle drug that would make the children healthy forever and Averie sleep in her own bed for the rest of her time living under my roof...surprise to me that drug doesn't exist yet! So I pull the...I work in the medical field card...still no miracle (just kidding)!The doctor tells me...just as everyone else states down here...IT'S ALLERGIES! Not buying it...how do allergies create this much havoc in life? Plus allergies have been non-existent in my life and I have lived in plenty of different states...including this one once before and I never had this kind of trouble. So instead of ranting and raving at this professional female I smile and happily take my prescriptions and walk out the door! I am thinking to myself the entire time...I will just find out from my doctor exactly what is going on!

The very next day I feel worse than I have ever felt before and am very much anticipating my 3:00 p.m. doctor apt. When the time rolls around I am expecting a miracle and looking forward to good health and what do I get instead...ALLERGIES!!! As I leave the doc's office with prescription in hand I think to myself...that is it I am done we are moving back home and we are never looking back!!! Then reality sets in and the rational Katie...yes, there is one...decides all right well, we will find some trust and treat this as allergies and see where it takes us!

As I am driving to our friendly neighborhood Walgreens I find myself thinking about allergies and wondering what exactly I must be allergic too and if I am allergic the kids and Matthew must be allergic to the same thing. As I am contemplating I glance in the rear view mirror at the children wondering if they feel just as miserable as I do when my thoughts are answered very abruptly by Averie sneezing and shooting 10 pounds of snot out her nose in the very back of the suburban! It took everything in my body not to laugh and throw up at the same time! Averie on the other hand sits in her seat apparently in shock not saying a word. I ask her if she can find a kleenx in her cubby to wipe her nose...she gazes in that direction and then proceeds to use her sleeve! Sweet...more laundry! I felt absolutely terrible for the little lady!

When we finally get to the pharmacy it is packed...I think to myself everybody has sales this time of year...no everyone has Allergies this time of year. Of course there is a line a 1/2 mile long and everyone and their dog is hackin, sneezin, and blowing noses! At this point I am very grateful the children are to ill to tear up the store and I take my rightful spot in line...number 998!

As we are waiting patiently in line I notice Averie and Jax noses are starting to run! At first I try to discretely use their clothing! However, I very quickly start to run out of sleeves and socks! Good thing we are at the pharmacy and they have strategically placed boxes of kleenex in the long waiting line! But no box of kleenx could wipe up what was about to happen. We are now number 332 and still waiting patiently...I hear Averie take in a deep breath...I look down in panic having a mental flash back to the car...I race frantically to get a kleenx out of my box and drop the box at the same time...my normal cat like reflexes, impaired thanks to the allergies, are unable to grasp the box as it falls...and in the slowest second of my life it happens...just as the box of kleenx hits the floor...a snot rocket the size of Atlanta emerges from the depths of Averies sinuses and goes hurling through the air looking for a new resting place...right on the back of the lady standing in front of us!!! I am horrified and quite frankly mortified!!! All 400 people standing behind us in line abruptly leave and I am left their all alone to mention to the poor Innocent in front of us that Nickelodeon called and they want their slime back!!! Good Heavens...How Embarrassing!

I lightly tap the nice lady on the shoulder hoping she doesn't feel it...she turned around immediately...staring at me blankly...excuse me mama by child has just sneezed and...well...there...is...well...there might...be...mama my daughter just sneezed and it has landed on your sweater! Oh dear, says the lady, as she starts to feel around. Ummm...here let me...its more like...just...If you just hold still I will get it for ya! As I am wiping it of her back I am thinking to myself how thankful I am it is in a spot out of view of the victim and that she is obviously wearing many layers! What seemed like a box of tissues and 3 days later I felt satisfied with my cleaning efforts and attempted to apologize all over myself for the incident!

The lady was very accepting and sweet! If she had any idea what had just happened she did not let on but she soon had a very clear picture. Just as she was about to turn around Jax sneezed and shot a double snot rocket straight down onto his belly! As I smile sheepishly and race to get a kleenx Jax gives his million dollar smile to the lady and proceeds to lick his lips for a nice salty snack. A look of pity soon turned to disgust and she turned quickly around for me to tend to my sickly children!

So is it a terrible cold, virus, or flu...according to everyone down here NO!!! IT'S ALLERGIES! Hopefully, we survive the winter without any more incident...but then what fun would this blog be?!!! No pictures posted secondary to the gross factor! We would like you to come back for a visit real soon!

Trick or Treat!!

This year we finally got to enjoy Halloween as a family! We all dressed up...including Matt!!! We went as characters from the Wizard of Oz! Thanks to my mom for the babies costumes! Halle went as Dorothy (my old costume...cant believe I ever wore it!), Averie went as Glenda the Good Witch, Jax went as the Lion (he wore his lion hat the whole time we were trick or treating but of course the second we found someone to take a pic he took it off!), Matt went as the Tin Man, and I went as the Scarecrow! Our neighborhood ended up having quite the Halloween Spirit...everyone seemed to decorate their houses and sit out in the front yards/porches to hand out candy! People were even driving in from other parts of town to trick or treat in our neighborhood (I will be better prepared next year)! It was actually really nice outside and we didn't have to wear winter coats over our costumes this year! It was a lot of fun for the kids and adults alike! Averie by far had the best time and thoroughly enjoyed Halloween...she was in aww of people just giving her candy! As I have stated before Averie would eat candy breakfast, lunch, and dinner!!! So Halloween is by far Heaven on Earth for little Miss Averie! I kept telling Averie to say Thank You for the candy and she would respond with Your Welcome to the people who just gave her candy!! It was a lot of fun! After we made our rounds in the neighborhood we sat in our neighbors front yard (their kids go to the same daycare as ours so we are becoming fast friends) and let the little ones eat their candy and hand out candy to the other trick or treaters! Hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween as much as we did!!

Jaxon Update!!

Jaxon Wayne

Jax or J-man is currently hitting one of the big milestones...WALKING!!! Last weekend was his first of many steps taken this week! Hopefully we start to burn a little weight off!! Just kidding...in all seriousness though he continues to grow like a little Monster (i.e. currently wearing 24 month clothes)! He too is experiencing his first "time outs"...but not at home at daycare! Apparently he is the big man on campus and he is throwing his weight around a little bit! I honestly don't think he is doing it to be mean I think he is just trying to playfully wrestle the kids...they just happen to be substantially smaller then he is!! The teachers have a hard time giving him a time out for it too...they say he just looks at them and gives them his famous little grin and melts their hearts! Yes...he already knows how to play it coy!!! He has started to say a few words as well! He says Hi, Bye, I Love You, More, All Done, and Uh-Oh! Time is sure flying these days...Hope you enjoyed your update!

Averie Update!

Averie Alexis

Averie is currently finding her independence in this world and will not allow much help in any of her daily tasks! She has also graduated from diapers to big girl undies!!! Yay Averie!!! She thoroughly enjoys going to the park to go "swimmin" or as we know it swinging! She loves it so much that she inspired her dad to build her a swing to hang on the giant Pecan Tree we have in our front yard! Averie would literally stay in the swing all day and all night! She is also discovering "time out"! It is currently a new thing so you actually have to just ask her if she needs a "time out" when she is being naughty and she will walk herself on over to her mat! Makes my life a little easier at this point in time!! Plus she always has to give you a hug when she gets done and don't you dare forget that part!! Averie is still Averie though, even as she grows in independence she continues to love music and dance! So when life gets a little tough on her we just have to turn the music on to give her a little peace!

Halle Update!!

Halle Girl

Halle has been a very busy girl between soccer ending, basketball beginning, school work, entertaining her family, making everyone laugh on a daily basis, and did I mention...losing teeth! She is going to be singing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!" Halle thoroughly enjoys making people laugh and she has discovered a new talent...fake laughing! Geee, I wonder who she gets that from (Matt). She is really quite funny and I have to admit I honestly can not help myself from laughing hysterically at her! Here is a few pics of her favorite things to do...be outside and make people laugh! She is very excited to share her talent with everyone! Enjoy!

Little Menaces To The Rogers Household!!!

The Culprit - Baby Face Bugsy

The Accomplice - Big Bruiser

The Victim - Khloe the Cat

One cool Saturday morning I am completing my weekly house chores with my lovely little babies helping with all they see fit...Jax was sweeping with the broom...Averie was mopping...I was vacuuming, scrubbing, doing dishes, laundry, etc.! I decided to take a break and take the trash out. Little did I know, this would lead to disaster at the Rogers household!

So as I unlock the front door and push open the screen door I look back to make sure the cat doesn't get out. I see the screen door shut and see Khloe's face pop up in the window to watch me as I head to the trash can. As I walk to the trash can I think to myself what a wonderful day as I quite thoroughly enjoy the sun on my face! I am contemplating whether or not I want to actually go back in to finish the chores when all of the sudden I hear a horrible screech type scream. I instantly look to the street and yard to look for the neighbor cat Lucy, who in my mind is in need of rescue from someone or something! But as the screeching/screaming continues I am unable to locate the neighbor cat or any other cat for that matter. I stand in the driveway for a split second more before I realize it is not the neighbor cat...I know exactly who's cat it is and I know exactly what is happening!!

As I run back to the front door I hear little baby laughing and clapping coming from behind the door and again I hear the terrible, horrible screeching/screaming! As I am reaching for the screen door the front door opens to Averie, Jaxon, and our poor squished cat Khloe! Apparently, as I rounded the corner out of sight Averie decided it would be an excellent idea to cram Khole like an accordion between the front door and screen door!

I open the screen door and see poor Khloe stumbling through the entryway like a drunk sailor barley able to stand straight. Jaxon is sitting in the entryway laughing and clapping like it is the funniest thing he has ever witnessed in his whole little short life. Averie is watching Khloe with a sparkle in her eye indicating that once she gets another chance she is gonna do that again! I am standing there in disbelief that this just occurred and as I start walking toward the poor Innocent who was just assaulted, Jax all of the sudden, reaches out and grabs the poor cat by the tail giving her another good yank! I sternly tell both the menaces to leave Khloe alone!

As the two of them are getting an earful I notice Khloe has now laid down on her side at the end of the entryway and is demonstrating labored breathing. I walk towards her and realize she is not opening her eyes. I kneel down beside her and gently pet her on the side and she doesn't move! I am freaked out at this point thinking this poor cat is going to die right here, right now! I hollar for Matt, not noticing Jax sneaking up along side me, and just like that Big Bruiser snags the sitting target by the tail for one last hoorah. With this one tug Khloe lifts her head and is able to open one eye and give a look around. However, she continues to lay wounded and lifeless on the floor.

At this time Matt rounds the corner and is taking a look at Khloe. I make a barricade around the cat and Matt with the laundry baskets and move the kids to the kitchen. I ask Matt if we need to take Khloe to the vet and he says, and I quote, "I'm not takin the cat to the vet...if she is that bad I would rather just shoot her." Now I am sure my husband did not mean it to sound as bad as it did (sometimes he lacks a filter) but this comment sent our eldest Halle into a tearful tizzy thinking about dad literally shooting the cat in the backyard. But tears were soon replaced with curiosity. For some odd reason Halle is able to ask her dad "well, what are you gonna shoot her with?" As chaos was unfolding in the Rogers household we barely notice that Khloe had gotten up and started to walk out of the room away from her crazy humans! Averie is the first to announce and point at Khloe's progress. Matt grabs Khloe to take a closer look at her. He realizes she is still not opening her eye. Upon further inspection he notices one of her eyes is a little foggy compared to the other (i.e. exhibit A...you can notice the difference in the pic above). Poor thing must have had her eyes wide open in fear as the door slammed in her face. I imagine her eyeballs plastered to the front door (Sorry for the inappropriate vision...I promise I love my cat)!

As we all breath a sigh of relief the energy is now focused back on the culprits! Averie is told she needs to say sorry to Khloe and give her a hug. As Averie bends down to give the cat a hug Khloe puts her rear-end in her face and hobbles as quickly and promptly as she can away from the little menace. This in return sends Averie into tears and heartache. However, little sympathy is handed out to her breaking her heart even more. Jaxon disappears into the background looking for more mischievous activities to entertain himself. Halle follows the cat and takes on her mother hen roll getting blankets and food for her cat. Khloe, I do believe, said goodbye to one of her lives and we will need to be a little bit more careful with her from here on out since she only has 8 lives left to live!

Saturday's At The Soccer Field

Halle is currently playing in the Abilene Soccer League. She practises twice a week and has a soccer game every Saturday. This Saturday, Oct. 09, Halle scored her first goal!!! Yay!! She then went on to score two more! She is finally getting the hang of the game and since scoring her goals she has become quite competitive. Everyone comments on how fast she is...it only takes the long legged little thing about 5 strides to clear the field...and no one can catch her! The first strides of the game the opposing coach said "Look at that kid run...she looks like a Gazelle! Halle also has her own personal cheerleader (aka Averie) on the sidelines who yells gibberish and jumps up and down when Halle goes flying across the field. Here are a few pics from Saturdays game...I will try to get a video of her scoring next week!

Happy Birthday To You...

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO JAXON WAYNE ROGERS

A Look Back At Jaxon's First Year!

Entrepreneur

The other day I was getting ready to complete my favorite house chore...LAUNDRY!! I was sorting the large pile into smaller, more time consuming, piles when I made a lovely discovery! I was digging in pant pockets pulling out the usual...screws, loose change, notes, silly bands (yes, these are Halle's pants) and to my wonderful surprise...a Five Dollar Bill! I think to myself...where did she get this?! We do not have cash laying around the house (let alone my wallet!) for her to get her hands on...so I am quite perplexed! I figure Matt must have given it to her, for some strange reason, on the way to school. I decide to make a mental note and ask later. However, to my surprise, upon further inspection I pull out another monetary bill...this time a large TWENTY DOLLAR BILL!! What in the world is going on here?! I swing open the laundry room door and holler for Matt. He heads over and I ask him...How come you will give your daughter money but you won't even give me a dollar for a soda! I get the why are you such a drama queen look accompanied with a what the heck are you talking about look and decided on my own this has nothing to do with him! I proceed to explain to him the questionable findings in Halle's pant pocket and just as the word TWENTY comes out of my mouth Halle starts yelling from the back of the house...THAT'S MY MONEY GIVE IT BACK! She comes running to the laundry room repeating that is my money and I tell her she needs to explain where she came up with this kind of money! She begins to tell me one of her friends at school gave it to her...I cut her off and say why does one of your friends have twenty five dollars at school? She explains her friends always have money and that they just give it to her (wish these were my friends!). I said...Honey people don't just give you this kind of money...why did they give you twenty five dollars?

And now the rest of the story....

Halle: You know those cereal bar things in the pantry?
Mom: Yes
Halle: Well, I have been taking extra ones to school and selling them to other kids at snack time.
Matt: That's my girl!
Mom: (GLARE IN DADS DIRECTION) OK...so why are you selling them for TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
Halle: What is twenty five dollars?
Mom: Lots of money...this right here (showing her the bills)
Halle: Well, I just tell them they cost a dollar and they give me whatever they have
Mom: GOOD GRIEF HALLE...this is probably that little girls lunch money and you just took it!!
Halle: I DIDN'T TAKE IT SHE GAVE IT TO ME!
Matt: Okay, lets calm down! Halle, this is a lot of money and if you are going to sell things you need to know what money you are taking from people.
Mom: WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SELLING THINGS AT SCHOOL!!!
Matt: Let me handle this...Halle, kids your age usually only have this kind of money on them for lunch money. We need to know this little girls name so we can give it back to her.
Halle: She has been eating lunch!
Matt: Honey, we need to know so we can return it.
Halle: ALL RIGHT...BUT IT IS STILL MY MONEY!!!

Upon, further discussion Halle informs us of the little girls name and we talk about how she will be returning the money the next day at school. She is not happy since she had big plans for her dollars! However, her kind heart shines through and she decides she doesn't want anyone going hungry and she certainly doesn't want her little friend to get in trouble for losing her lunch money. As the conversation comes to an end Halle informs us of one other small, but very important, problem! She tells us she has also collected small trinkets from other kids secondary to her informing them her dad can fix anything! We discover multiple small little treasures in her backpack (medals, small toys) waiting to be fixed and returned to the rightful owners the next day at school. Halle informs us she will also be collecting money for these items as well.

At this point, I am speechless (very rare in my world)! I have the worlds tiniest entrepreneur! I should have known! This is the girl who, at age 4, set up a table in our driveway, collected rocks from our yard, lined them up on the table, scribbled a sign saying ROK 4 SAL and taped it to the front of her table. She came in 30 minutes later with a THIRTY DOLLAR PROFIT!! So yes, as dumb founded as I was deep down this behavior did not surprise me! I have to be proud of the problem solving, survival instinct, and pure genius of my little entrepreneur!

Knock, Knock

The middle child...where do we begin?! The middle child is said to be a loner or not liking to take the limelight for anything. For purpose of this story...throw all those text book critiques out the window...this is no typical middle child!

Our Middle Child, who we like to call Miss Averie, is anything but loner. She may walk to the beat of her own drum...however, she strives for the limelight! For example, we will take our dinner this evening...

First of all, Averie, is our little greeter. Anyone and everyone who makes eye contact with miss thing gets a hi, hello, how are you greeting accompanied with a wave or tiny handshake. We call her the politician of the family...she does not blend in to the background! As we sit down for our nice Italian Cuisine (i.e. Fazoli's) this evening Averie jabbers away with her occasional intelligible speech/jargon run down of the sequences of her busy day. As we are listening intently to her conversation she slowly starts to get drowned out by the ever present limelight seeker we call Miss Halle. Sure enough Halle steals the show with her daily tales of school, soccer, and mean friend stories.

Please do not think...Oh, poor Averie she will make a lively comeback here in few short verses!

Halle proceeds to move the conversation to her favorite topic...Knock, Knock Jokes! Oh, the dreaded Knock, Knock Jokes! I am not talking laugh out loud KNOCK, KNOCKS....I am talkin the kind where you know you need to change the topic fast because it is the end of the day and there is only so much fake laugh gas left in your system! As you all know, when you do not laugh at one of these terrible jokes the water works will start and you will be comforting your child with...Of course I think your funny honey! Mommy just missed the ending or Mommy didn't understand what you were saying! And yes, by doing this I am only fueling her thoughts of...I am definitely the funniest person ever and my Mom is SO NOT the brightest crayon in the box! No win situation for Mom!!! So the knock, knocks continue...we are now on Knock Knock number 102!

While the jokes are coming one after another Averie starts to take part in trying to understand why everyone is laughing...not their normal laugh...but these strange cackles at Halle...

Side Note...So as you all have done before you hold your toddler on your hip with your hand cupped under their rear for support! Occasionally your child has a little gas and you make a funny comment to inform them...hey there, I know whats goin on down there! Well, in our family we like to say...Who's that knockin at your door? Does someone need out? And then we all giggle and move on! No harm, no foul!

Back to Averie! Averie's head, at this stage of the joke telling, is swinging back and fourth looking from Halle to myself. She is desperately trying to participate in this strange/exciting conversation between us but there is never a long enough pause for her to jump in! Then it happens...Halle says "KNOCK, KNOCK" and I say "WHO'S THERE?!" The pause...Averie has her chance and she jumps, full force, with matter of fact perfect timing..."DADDY'S POOPY!!!!"

Tears of laughter roll down our faces!!! She has to think we are the strangest beings she has ever come across! Here we are at the dinner table enjoying dinner and our poor middle child thinks we are talking about, what is by far, the grossest thing you could talk about at dinner time. To her Knock, knock, accompanied with a laugh, is referencing what happens after we digest our dinner...not something that occurs during!!

So instead of my middle child being an underachiever I would have to say she is by far an overachiever. She sat so patiently, processing the concreteness of our conversation, waiting for the perfect opportunity to show us her knowledge of our dialouge. How, you ask, does she do...she passes with flying colors STEALING THE LIMELIGHT AT THE PERFECT MOMENT!!!

6'5" Leprechaun

This is my Mom and Dad!

Dad is the subject of the story below!

So the other day I picked the kids up from daycare and as we are driving home I was enjoying my conversations with Halle about her day. One of the highlights of these conversations goes as so:

Halle: Mom, did you know my teachers birthday is just a few days after mine!?

Mom: Oh yeah...what day is her birthday?

Halle: A few days after St. Patricks Day...like the 12th or something.

Mom: Well, that is exciting...your birthday is after St. Patricks Day too. St. Patty's Day is on the 17th of March.

Halle: Oh...whatever. I think hers is like on the 32nd or something.

Mom: Ok (note to self...discuss how many days are in a month). Do you know why we celebrate St. Patty's Day?

Halle: Yes...we celebrate the color green and leprechauns and PINCH PEOPLE THAT DON'T WEAR GREEN!!! It is your favorite holiday because you love green!!

Mom: Well, yes but we are celebrating Irish Heritage and St. Patrick.

Halle: Who is Patrick?

At this point I realize we are a bit above a 7 year olds head...but you know me!! I change the subject slightly to our Irish Heritage but do continue to keep in mind Halle's version of St. Patty's Day!

Mom: Did you know you are part Irish.

Halle: No I'm not...I am an Indian like Dad!

Mom: Yes. But you are part Dad and part Mom and since Mom is Irish it makes you part Irish.

Halle: That's weird...so I am part Indian and part Irish?

Mom: Well, you are only 1/4 Irish cause Mommy is 1/2 Irish.

Halle: What is 1/4 mean?

Mom: You know how 4 quarters equal a dollar?

Halle: Yes.

Mom: Well if you were a dollar one of your quarters would be Irish.

Halle: Sweet!!!

Mom: Yeah...did you know your Papa Mac is full Irish!!?

Halle: What do you mean full?

Mom: All of his quarters are Irish!!!

Now before we move forward...for those of you who do not know my Dad...I need to paint a visual! My dad is 6'5" 210! LARGER THAN LIFE TO HIS LITTLE HALLE GIRL!! Not to mention Halle already thinks he is magical and they have had a strong bond since the day she was born. He is also one of the funniest people you will ever meet...you can not have a conversation with this man without tears of laughter by conversations end. Now back to full Irish...

Mom: Halle did you hear me? I said all his quarters are Irish do you know what I am saying?

I look in the rear-view mirror just as she starts to squeal and I see her gigantic blue eyes sparkle with excitement of Christmas Morning.

Halle: YOU MEAN PAPA IS A FULL LEPRECHAUN!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO TELL MY TEACHER!!! DOES PAPA WEAR GREEN TIGHTS!!? HOLY COW I CAN'T BELIEVE PAPA IS A LEPRECHAUN!!! MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO THINK I AM SO COOL...I KNOW A REAL LIVE LEPRECHAUN!!!

Don't ask me how I did but I was able to keep the laughter internal and move forward with...

Mom: Well honey he is

Halle: Can he go to school with me on St. Patty's day and do a dance for my class!!? I would so get an A....

Mom: Honey Papa is not

Halle: I CAN NOT BELIEVE I KNOW A REAL LIVE LEPRECHAUN!!!

Mom: HALLE

Halle: THIS IS SO COOL...CAN I CALL PAPA RIGHT NOW?

Mom: HALLE ROCHELLE...PAPA IS NOT A LEPRECHAUN!

Halle: But you just said all his quarters are Irish?

Mom: I know honey...they are but just because all his quarters are Irish doesn't mean he is a leprechaun.

Halle: Silence......

Mom: Honey do you understand what I am saying?

Halle: Not really?

Mom: Well babe, leprechauns are not real. Papa is Irish because his parents were born in Ireland...it is a country. And since his parents were from Ireland they are Irish and that makes Papa Irish and then Mommy is part Irish and you are part Irish.

I look in the rear-view mirror and smoke is rollin out her ears...she is trying so hard to process the idea of Papa being a leprechaun and the idea of heritage and being part something other than herself! Between concrete thinking and egocentrism this is a lot for a little 7 year old to process!

Mom: Do you understand now?

Halle: Long period of silence...yeah it makes sense I mean there is no way they make green tights big enough for Papa!!

And we will leave it at that!!! As long as we have some grasp of Papa not being a leprechaun that is all I can ask for at this point. I, of course, immediately called my Dad to fill him in on the conversation and it was a highlight to make someone who is always making us laugh...have a laugh them self! I however, will take a long time, if ever, to get the image of my Dad in green tights with a top hat on dancing an Irish Gig out of my mind!

It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood...

Welcome to the Rogers family neighborhood/blogspot! I have been debating for awhile now whether or not to join the craze everyone calls FaceBook (or FB as my friend Jenny put it...yes I had to ask what FB stood for)! I am a bit behind the times and really don't care! That is...until my 90 year old patient tells me I need to get her laptop up to the hospital so she can see what all her friends are up to at the retirement center...then I feel like the only person on the planet not joining in on the fun!!

I want to be clear and let everyone know I am not knocking the cult I am just simply choosing to go against the grain! I don't think you all want to know every minute of my day and quite frankly I DON'T HAVE THE TIME!!!! For those of you that don't know...I have 3 children and two are under the age of 2! So...I feel my children are more entertaining then the average post I could provide for you on FaceBook! Therefore I have chosen the spot that allows me to be a bit more verbose and will also keep a nice record of my children as they grow, marriage ups & downs (all in good humor of course!), and life as the Rogers clan knows it! I hope you enjoy our life stories and hopefully we can give you a laugh in a time of need!

And now for a little introduction into the wild family that has increased the Lone Star State population by 5 (read on at your own risk):

Matt or Matthew as I will call him is the man of the roost! He is quiet and evenly tempered...quite the polar opposite of his lovely wife (what are you laughing at)!!! He is unique in a way of no other person I have ever met. Every wife likes to say she has a handy man...but I literally have what most consider a renaissance man. He is the type of man that wakes up one morning and decides...hey I think I will learn how to build myself a computer from scratch...and by the end of the day we have a computer that works better than any Apple/Bill Gates Brain! Or maybe he will decide he wants to learn how to play a song he heard on the radio...he will listen to it, at most 5 times, and then play it on the guitar, piano, drums, and Bag Pipes in a matter of minutes...all by ear no sheet music what so ever. To sum it up, I pretty much pimp him out for motor/vehicle repairs, house maintenance/re-build, baby-sitting, and electronic repairs to up my popularity! Just kidding...in all sincerity, I love him more than all the stars and am thankful I never have to pay the big dollars for repairs of any kind!

Me, Myself, and I....I don't talk about myself so don't expect anything clever!!!

Halle or should we say Hallelujah is the oldest of three children!!! She is by far the best kid I have ever met and I promise I am not being bias! She has a heart unlike any I have ever come across. She will love you the minute you say hello! The only time this hinders healthy growth is when it comes to competitive sports...she is the type of kid that feels bad if she is winning and will stop mid competition to make sure no ones feelings are hurt! Trust me...we are working on that...and most would not guess this about me but I am actually able to bite my tongue in this matter! I feel most people would figure me to be a yeller (never)...but I am strangely encouraging and very quiet at all of her sporting events! I doubt it has anything to do with having a mother of my own, scaring me for life, when yelling at me to pull my head out of my @$$ during, not most but all, of my sporting events! Definitely no issues!!! Back to Halle girl...She is not only kind hearted but smart and beautiful as well...the whole package! Yes, Matthew is very well prepared to manage/use firearms during her teenage years...we go to the firing range once a week! She is like most kids in the matter of the need to be outside burning energy and to have social interaction with children her age. She is unlike most kids in the matter of expressing her self through fashion (at times I understand but most of the time I at least fix her hair to attempt some normalcy) and eating every kind of raw vegetable (I am talkin broccoli and cauliflower) over candy! To say the least, we do not know what we would do without our wonderful Halle girl.

Averie or AV as we call her has no words to really describe her...she is what she is...you will just have to meet her! At this point in her life she is a bit small for her age...but don't let size fool you! She is a spitfire rockin a glorified mullet not havin one care in the world. However, she do have one crazy sweet tooth! Wonder where she gets that from! For instance...we have a pantry with the sugar snacks on the top self (top shelf of 6). As you read above (Halle and her veggies) I have not dealt with the kind of kid that craves sugar...I have always been able to talk my way out of sugary snacks until now! I will say no and the next thing I know she is eating the candy! I of course blame Halle and tell her to stop given Averie the candy. Halle clams she didn't do it so I blame Matt and remind him what time of night it is and that Averie should not be getting candy. He states it wasn't him and at this point Averie is laughing in my face at my frustration. So with more investigation I find that the little monkey is climbing, remind you she is 2, to the top shelf grabbing her candy and putting it in her mouth for the climb back down! You can not help but be proud of the lack of fear...but worry about the future things she will be climbing (like the radio tower her dad used to climb)! Aside from the candy...she is a mover and a groover! Anything with a beat and this girl will bust a move...she doesn't care who is lookin! Closing her eyes, hands in the air, bouncing at the knees, and hair swaying in her breeze! Again, it is something you have to see for yourself! AV is one in a trillion and we expect great things!

Now last but not least...Little Man Jaxon or J-Man! He has helped with dropping the estrogen level for Matthew! He has a smile worth a million bucks and eyes to melt the hardest of hearts. He is all boy 100%...eating us out of house and home and burnin a hole in the ozone at the same time! He is mischievous and sweet wrapped in one little chubby bundle! He entertains himself and only loses his good ol Irish temper when he feels we have neglected his eating/sleeping routine...which with eating it is about every 30 minutes! It is new territory after two girls...but we welcome the challenge!

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