An Afternoon with Grandpa Rosa

My dad, aka "Papa Joe", is a huge lover of trains which is expected since it was his life career as an engineer for Kennecott Copper Mine. He knows all there is to know about trains and how they operate. When the train show came to town he got so excited and couldn't wait to take his grandsons with him. They were almost as excited as he was. I was nervous for Max because he has never been with my dad without me. I thought he would cry but he loved it. It meant the world to my dad. Very special memory for all of us.

Eye Testing/Research

Kyle hooked up to wires as part of study for the cure of RP.

Meet the Jazz Night

Conner is a huge Jazz fan and couldn't wait for this years meet and greet. He took 2 of his buddies Jake and Jayden and had an amazing time! He is lucky to have them sign the same ball that is also signed by Deron Williams ( a birthday gift by Grandpa Gum straight from D. Will.)

Finally! Snow Skiing as a Family

Max does all day lessons and we ski. So fun!

Ugly Sweater Party Vengence

"when your job here is thru..... you can just 'Ask Andrew'" using his logo.

Christmas 2011

Not the greatest photos but it will do. Somehow we lost Christmas day photos. Santa brought Conner: XBox, Madden '12, clothes. Lilly: Moped, Malibu Dream House, Barbies and corvette. Max: Bball hoop, pirate ship and stuff. Very fun Christmas!

The Three Sweet Peas

My friend Stacie has an awesome blog called The Three Sweet Peas. Check it out! Fun ideas, tutorials and printables!

A few more photos

New York New York New York: Trip of a Life Time

Of all the surprises Kyle has given me, this trip to New York takes the "cheese" cake. Non-stop fun and excitement. It was a very inspirational trip. When you see yourself at the bottom of these mile high buildings, surrounded by an endless sea of people, you realize how large life can be. Utah may be small but it will grow. Maybe not as large as NY but it will continue to grow. There is so much to accomplish in this life. So many people in NY are reaching their highest goals. For example: think of all the broad way singers and dancers who have worked their entire life to be the greatest and make it to "broad way". They did it!

Mama Mia, Wicked, Rockettes, Today Show, Letterman show, Rockefeller plaza, glam shopping stores, statue of liberty, the Met, Pizza Pizza Pizza, subway, the temple, Bryant Park (ice skating), Spotted Pig, SoHo, etc. We saw a ton but still so much we missed.

Max Moments: School Christmas Program

They sang so many fun songs and Max actually sang and knew all the words. We are still in shock!

Max Moments: HSP....weird reaction to pneumonia

Max caught a typical cold-runny nose and cough. He had it for over a week, nothing too unusual. Then one morning he had red dots on his ankles. The next morning he woke up with more dots but on his hands plus blister-like bumps on his ears. It looked similar to chicken pox. We took him to the doc and after x-rays and tests they diagnosed him with pneumonia and HSP. I was shocked to hear he had pneumonia because he showed no signs of distress in his breathing but the xray revealed fluid in his lungs. Periodically a child can have a reaction to pneumonia and get HSP. Its not contagious nor life threatening unless it reaches the liver. The same spots on the outside are also on the inside of the body. The remedy was simple, just antibiotics. He is all better now

The lake house...its coming along!!!!

back and side of house


Front


stairs leading to pool

Music Lovers

The kid's favorite songs this year:
* Max always asks, "Mom, can you play, all the kids...run, run, run" which is, Pumped up kicks by Foster the People
* Conner loves: Moves like Jagger and most of Maroon 5 songs, Taio Cruz and most of the top 10 hits. Of course, he knows all Rush songs.
* Lilly: anything Taylor Swift or slow song ballads. Such a sappy song lover

HaLlOwEeN.......

Mexico!