Day 22- Withdrawals

Do you know what goes really great with a slice of pizza? A tall glass of Dr. Pepper... one the rocks! I have officially hit 22 days without it though- without any carbonation for that matter. No Sprite or anything! Let me just tell you how hard it is when everyone has a can of Coke in their hand and all I have to do is reach over and grab a sip. Or like tonight when we bought pizza I picked up some 2-liter bottles. While placing a slice of pizza on my plate I seriously contemplated filling my glass with Dr. Pepper. I settled for a tall (rather sugar loaded) glass of Cranberry juice instead. When it was halfway gone I thought again how wonderful it would taste if I were to fill the other half of the glass with Dr. Pepper and enjoy the best tasting concotion I've ever let my taste buds feast upon. But- alas- I am still caffeine and carbonation free :(

New Blog to Watch

So there's this blog with adorable car seat covers- way cuter than the one I made. She posts something new all the time and it's been fun to browse through all her creations. Check out all her cute ideas at carseatblanket.blogspot.com

Spare Time?

So my cute sister Emmalene bought this adorable car seat canopy for me when Peewee was born. It was blue and yellow- in honor of our beloved Bonneville Lakers. It was great because we went to every game in true Laker fashion! Well the winter rolled around and the temperature dropped so I felt that I needed a warmer cover. Holding true to our passion for the SF 49ers I purchased the fabric and began to sew!
It was my first one so it's a bit oversized but hey- I'll get it. No pattern no nothing! I'm quite proud of that! And Peewee is proud, I'm sure, to sport the family team colors!!


Do you like the ugly purple-red carpet??

New Year, New Tricks

So it is January 1, 2010 and PW decided that he was ready to move up the developmental ladder. New trick of 2010... eating his feet! Check him out for the first time---

Part Two

You can't see it here but Lene had quite the pregnant belly and was still up and at it! I think she was secretly hoping to go into labor!

This was classic this season. Grandma and Grandpa (I don't have a picture of him because he had the camera!) tried to divide their time and spend a little with each of the grankids.



Elauna, Ella, Avonleah and Ellie tried really hard to play together this Christmas. There were lots and lots of meltdowns and even more smiles! Ave and Ella got a little sick of each other, Elauna had a bit of a tender heart and Ellie jumped from cousin to cousin with a smile! (I had a picture of Ella bawling her eyes out, but none like that of the other girls so I didn't think that would be fair- because they all did it!)
On Christmas morning most of the family was sick with a nasty 24 hour bug that sent us to the bathroom to puke, or do other business, quite often. Some more than others. It eventually wore out its welcome and we were all ready to eat Mom's delicious snacks a few days later!
Babies were shared and kisses passed on along their cheeks. Memories were shared too- and some were even newly made! It seemed that Santa came to each of us this year as we discovered fun gifts and lifelong family love with everyone. The best part was that we all got be together- and more than just once! As earlier mentioned, we even fit in a family photo with all the children, spouses, and grandchildren. I can't say everyone was smiling- but they were there! So we'll see how they turned out!
All in all this was so much fun! Things are changing as each of us grow into ourselves and our families- but we will always be a big family together! Even if all our time together is spent wiping spit, tears, or floors, changing diapers, calming screaming fits, making sure everyone has food, making sure nobody chokes on that food- or other things that aren't food, and having to take a moment for ourselves we will always be the best set of Grandparents, Parents, Children, Grandchildren and Friends that we'll ever have!

Christmas with the Rohrers

Peewee was a star all season long. He battled a cold and cough through Christmas and the new year and only broke down when we stood in the cold for family pictures!!

Ethnee asked for a pillow- and that's just what she got. Only this pillow was made of gold! Most of Eth's time around the fam was spent picking up this or that child or playing games with the little girls!

I love this picture. Con G was the happiest and most loving little guy around. He made sure to have everybody pick him up and pass him around. PS- he's a tank so that wasn't as easy as it sounds!

This is the basis of Livy and Darron's time with the fam. She wouldn't leave his arms and he wouldn't put her down. It was really- very cute.

Adelaide ended up needing lots of Daddy and Mommy time. She warmed up to us eventually though- letting us play monster with her and even letting us pick her up sometimes and kiss her- for just a second.

And this is the best picture of all. We all ended up needing moments like this throughout the constant partying that was the Christmas season. A little nap and some "me time" helped everyone remain sane.