Rose Family

Story Time

aaron — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:23:36 +0000

Annabelle likes being the center of attention, and (sometimes) the boys like making her the center.

Bunk Beds

aaron — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:20:53 +0000

What can I say. We gave the boys bunk beds. They call them “bump beds”. As long as “bump” doesn’t become “jump” then they can call it whatever they want.

From Bunk Beds!, posted by Aaron Rose on 6/01/2010 (14 items)

: CHEESE!

: Zach climbing

: Logan climbing

: Zach pouting after I got after him for touching the ceiling fan

: CHEESE (we have GOT to find a new word to say for pictures…)

: Zach in his bed

: Complete, with “car wash” over the closet doorway

: Running, the best thing to do with the “car wash”

: Logan looking on at Zach

: Goof balls!

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Benjamin Robert Grant

aaron — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:09:37 +0000

Jenny and Dave came down from Seattle to introduce us to our new little buddy (even better than buddy… family! That means we can MAKE the kids play together for our amusement!)

From Benjamin Robert Grant, posted by Aaron Rose on 5/24/2010 (26 items)

: A look like that can see through walls!

: Dancin

: Who me?

: CHEESE!

: Cute little Ben!

: Andy Uncle takes Zack to the best (highest) places

: Yes, he’s my cousin. Blood relative. Seriously.

: (What’s the worst that could happen here?)

: Zach <3 Grandma

: ANTS!

: Aunt Ney holding Annabelle

: Sleepy time

: The transfer… careful…

: They make it!

: Zach: “Huh, I can stomp them, and they stick to the bottom of my shoe… that gives m…

: STOMP!

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Wanna ride bikes?

aaron — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:05:50 +0000

Robyn found bikes online for the boys. They came earlier this week, and with all the rain we haven’t been able to take them out until today (but we HAVE been riding them inside the house… which has been…. great…)

Next stop, the park!

From Wanna ride bikes?, posted by Aaron Rose on 5/23/2010 (10 items)

: We’ve got to find a better word to say for the camera than “cheese”.

: Logan

: Zach

: Hurry up Zach!

: Go!

: Classic

: Gotta stop to say hi to the chickens!

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A nice morning

aaron — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:56:13 +0000

It’s easy to forget that, sometimes, we have nice mornings where the boys play nicely with Annabelle. She loves when her brothers play with her.

Annabelle’s First Birthday

aaron — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:14:13 +0000

One year old! One year ago today we had a txt conversation:

Aaron: Hey, how’d your 35 week appointment go?

Robyn: Oh, pretty good. We’re going to have a baby today. Call when you get a chance.

Aaron: …

One year of watching Annabelle grow from a fragile little infant to a mobile, babbling toddler. One year of two big brothers giving her love and (mostly) positive attention. A year full of smiles and giggles (and good sleeping! WOOO HOO!)

Anyway, the party was a big hoot. Great weather. Good friends. Loving family. We had a very good day!

From Annabelle’s 1st Birthday Party, posted by Aaron Rose on 5/16/2010 (50 items)

: Zach and Logan blowing bubbles with Grandma Beeber

: Brooklyn

: Grandpa

: Annabelle and Mommy

: On the move!

: Julie, the master bubble blower!

: Big smile on your birthday!

: …and standing up by herself

: Looks like I missed an inside joke

: Elise wasn’t going to let go of her daddy for anything (except maybe a cupcake!)

: Annabelle showing off her new book

: Yes, that’s 6 kids eating vegetables, and yes they were promised cupcakes.

: Annabelle and Grandma Rose

: Hmmmm…

: This feels funny…

: tastes pretty good…

: wait a minute…

: (insert 2001: A Space Odyssey theme music)

: You know, mom, it’s really just easier if you feed it to me

: OM NOM NOM NOM!!!

: Bring on the mass sugar high!

: Elliot and Wyatt

: Yeah, ok… even the Keppinger kids got some

: Zach, looking suspiciously satisfied

: Wyatt was actually being super nice to Annabelle here, and I got there too late to sn…

: More bubbles

: nice

: Yeah, we’re pretty awesome

: Lacey & Kellen

: “Hi Kellen!”

: I think Julie blew more bubbles than the kids

: Reach!

: Priceless

: Annabelle showing me “how many” she is today

: Watch out Kellen, you’ll get COOTIES!

: I know I’ve seen that smile before…

: Not tired…

: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

: Zach and Annabelle actually looking at the camera and smiling… I was pretty impress…

: Yeah, about half of that bubble solution actually made it in.

: Bye bye girls!

: Bye bye Julie!

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Annabelle: Bathtime

aaron — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:03:26 +0000

Bathtime became a lot more fun for us when she decided to stop screaming bloody murder, and start enjoying herself. (Threesome bathtub experience to follow shortly.)

And how the heck is she going to be ONE YEAR OLD this month? How did THAT happen?

From Annabelle – Bathtime, posted by Aaron Rose on 5/02/2010 (8 items)

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Sleepover with Grandma Rose: Success!

aaron — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:03:30 +0000

Robyn and I picked up the boys from Grandma’s house this morning. They stayed the night to “eat popcorn in bed and watch movies” (their words). And more or less, that’s what they did.

We were afraid of getting a call at 10pm saying the boys wouldn’t sleep, were freaked out, or something else. I’m happy to report that the boys didn’t want to leave this morning. I wonder if we can make this a regular gig…

Easter 2010 – Sunday

aaron — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:02:29 +0000

Easter Sunday started with the official Mall Street Egg Hunt! So, Mason and the boys. Still, a good time.

Then Aunt Nay, feeling the urge to simultaneously out-do and be out-done, created yet another scavenger hunt for the boys in Grandma Rose’s common room. This time, she created a map for the boys to follow. That brings this year’s egg hunt count to 3, in the span of 2 days.

I should surprise no one that, at 7:30pm, the boys were both passed out in bed.

From Easter 2010, posted by Aaron Rose on 4/03/2010 (16 items)

: Run!

: Uncle Pat helps Logan.

: Mason: There’s one, in the Easter tree!

: That’s my #!@%& ear!

: CHEESE!

: Renee: Yesterday’s hunt is going to look like CRAP compared to this one!

: “A wowwe pop!”

: Yes, Zach is actually handing Logan an egg here. Quite memorable!

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Easter 2010 – Saturday

aaron — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:13:46 +0000

Our day started with a trip on the train to pick Grandma and Grandpa Clevenger up from PDX.

Upon coming home, we found that the Easter Bunny had been by with eggs for the boys to find. (Lucky for them, Aunt Nay knows the Easter Bunny personally… I think they were roommates for a while.)

From Easter 2010, posted by Aaron Rose on 4/03/2010 (22 items)

: Zach, on the train to get Grandma and Grandpa

: Logan on the train

: Cheese!

: Aunt Nay helps them with the first clue

: First eggs are found by the TV

: Eggs under daddy’s computer

: On the bookshelf upstairs

: In the garden

: In their room

: Binoculars in the clubhouse!

: Under the bed

: Zach finds his egg under the bed

: Aunt Nay helps them with the dissolving foam animals

: More eggs, in the bathroom

: Eggs in the dryer!

: A surprise on the couch, the end of the treasure hunt

: “But where’s the egg?”

: Logan’s mouth full of jelly beans

: Barrel of monkeys!

: That’s a lot of monkeys!

: Grandma plays their new Thomas matching game with them.

: I’ll bet you didn’t know the Easter Bunny lived in the tree in front of our house! It…

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