back to school

the kids are back to school and we are slowly getting back on schedule. bel was very excited to get crackin' on the books and be back with all her school buddies.

chandler was SOOO excited to start school (almost as excited as mom) so far so good.

desiree has to leave by 7am to get to school on time. although i was up to make breakfast for her by 6:30am, i forgot to pull out the camera. i will make sure to correct that asap!

happy 30th!

for the big 3-0 this year my family was awesome enough to pitch in for a ticket to miami where a couple of my bestest buds were ready and willing to take me in for a week, if they had only known :)

my first day mel got me right into florida culture by taking me on a trip through the everglades. i kind of thought, "boring, it's just a bunch of alligators" which it was, but something about seeing them in their natural habitat made it worth the trip. this is about as close as i was able to get to one, i only wish it had been the less smelly end!

they were all over the place, and they were all sizes too!
if you look closely you can see some babies in this picture, look for the stripes in the middle under the leaves.
that night they took me down to las olas, ft lauderdale for some yummy dinner and window shopping

these two are AWESOME!

we also went to key biscayne and climbed to the top of the bill baggs lighthouse.

you could see for miles in all directions, it was amazing!

this is a turtle nest we found on our way to the lighthouse, they were all over the beach.

many days were spent lounging at the pool, what a life, i could get use to this.

my last day we went to hollywood beach. it was great! mel and i got a whole day in of shopping and swimming. after lunch the waves got pretty high which was awesome and a little scary. i got bowled over pretty good a couple times, luckily the lifeguards insisted we stay close, just incase.

thank you mel and stephen for your awesome hospitality! the trip was just what i needed and i can't wait to come again. love you guys!

miami

here are mel's posts from my trip, she did a much better job and took a few more pictures than i did.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmelodeecooper.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fgators-gators-everywhere.html&h=290b29cbfc76ef4c4b1fbdc223633534

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmelodeecooper.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fnight-on-town.html&h=290b29cbfc76ef4c4b1fbdc223633534

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmelodeecooper.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fkey-biscayne.html&h=290b29cbfc76ef4c4b1fbdc223633534

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmelodeecooper.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fkey-biscayne.html&h=290b29cbfc76ef4c4b1fbdc223633534

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmelodeecooper.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Frain-rain-go-away.html&h=290b29cbfc76ef4c4b1fbdc223633534

summer fun part 2

my favorite thing to do in the summer is lounge by the pool. we have yet to set up the big pool so we got a little one to get us by. the kids love it and so did the dog. carter got hold of the hose and that was it, he sprayed everyone and loved every minute of it.

here are some cute videos of the kids playing in the pool and having a good time.

summer fun

the weather is finally warming up a little and one of scott and the kids favorite things to do is build a fire and roast marshmallows.even i got in on the fun.
carter is just chillin', he LOVES to be outside!

scott's inside's are falling out, lol.

smokin'!

kita enjoyed it too, she waited til the kids would burn their marshmallows cuz she knew that one was hers. what a funny dog.

this is the after math of the fire pit, carter escaped outside and went diggin'.

all about my mom by chandler rogers

This is so cute i had to share!

My mom is (25) years old.

She has (purple & pink) hair and (light green) eyes.

She weighs (12) pounds and is (25) feet (0) inches tall. (almost like my dad)

She has (1) brothers and (3) sisters. (megan, michelle, stephanie(actually sis in law, sorry brit)

She grew up in (her house).

Her favorite...

color is (purple)

food is (bananas)

game to play is (none)

place to go (florida)

t.v. show (american idol)

movie is (spongebob)

song is (me to sing)

thing to do is (watch tv)

restaurant (the gap)

My mom is the best mom in the world because...(in the summer we're going to lagoon. she gives me a haircut.)

time to catch up

i've had a few complaints about seeing the dumb ol' classic skating pics and decided it was time to do a little catch up, so here goes.

the boys and i celebrated our birthday's this month, apparently chandler is the only one who got a picture though, hmm, nice job camera man. (i believe if you scroll down you will get to see us sing happy b-day to carter)

for quite some time i have been asking for a dog, scott finally caved on the condition that it was for the boys' birthdays AND he didn't have to take care of it. so far i have stuck to the agreement. this is kita, she is a pure bred alaskan malamute. she is four and a half and apparently had been abandoned and was looking for a good home. we have been happy to provide that for her. it has been a long dream of mine to own one of these beautiful creatures and here she is. what a great addition she has been to our family!
we also got to celebrate one of our favorite holiday's this month, here is our annual easter picture with scott's grandma "g.g."

we also recently made some additions to the backyard, here is carter on our new swing set, he absolutely loves it and now that he has learned to open doors there is no stopping him! (in fact, LOL, the other day he took a shower with daddy and while scott was drying off carter disappeared. scott sent chan to look for him just as we heard noise coming from the backyard. scott opened the blinds in our bedroom to discover a stark naked little boy jumping on the trampoline, it had to be one of the funniest things i have ever seen! sorry i was too lazy to get out of bed and take pics but you can imagine i'm sure!)
and after a long day of sneaking off into the backyard he will doze off in daddy's chair. what a cute boy we have.
here is carter's birthday pics...