THE ROSENTRETERS SINCE 2005

Michigan

2011-08-07T09:05:00.000-07:00

oh how I love Michigan in the summer. I could swim in Lake Michigan all summer long, I soak up litterally every second we get to spend at the beach while we in Michigan. Growing up there gave me a love for the beach and the water, I can't get enough of it! I love watching my kiddos enjoying it now and playing in the sand. I love jumping in the waves with the kiddos and running out into the waves myself. This year we were able to share with Colorado freinds! So fun to see the excitement in all the kids as we swam. Love going to private beaches and having it all to ourselves, Love the beach on a rainy day when know one is around.

Jayna's got brand new blog.............okay so now brand new.

2011-05-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

I am going to start blogging on my photography blog because this one no long wants to allow me to post pics, so if you like reading my blog, you can start following me on. jaynasphotography.blogspot.com.

Focus up

2011-04-11T19:53:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have been trying to keep my crazy mind from spinning out of control and wondering why there is so much to think about. Well I think my focus has been a little off lately, okay maybe for a while,and maybe way off. It occured to me why I might be getting a little overwhelmed with life...........I need to focus up.

Probably mostly from my own racing brain, and probably some from just life. I am constantly thinking about if I am being a good enough mom and wife and if my kids are dressed good enough, and that I should do Olivia's hair and what I should wear to certain events and how much I should be playing with my kids, and what I should be teaching them. Does this stress anyone else out............and what my house should be decorated like and what events my kids should be signed up for.

Who is my audience and who should my audience be. I know God does not focus on trivial stuff and I should have my focus be UP. All this to say, I need to put my focus where it should be and maybe then I will not have so many worries, about not being able to always have my kiddos dressed to a t. Not having the perfect everything!

So today, I took pictures or my imperfect kids, because I know they are not perfect. I took pics of Liv playing with her playdough, with her messy hair, and food on her face, and her clothes that are far from perfect. Yes I want to dress my kids cute and would love to have money to do so and I do think it's important to have her look presentable, but this should not be my main focus and it should not consume me like it is!

My best friends Wedding.......I mean shower

2011-04-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, I had the privledge of taking Jilliann and Scott's engagement pics!!!!!!! Boy did we have fun! We went to Telluride and Ridgway, to capture some fun pics! What a fun couple to capture pics of! They did great! They were able to act oh natural and get some fantastic pics! It does help to be a super cute couple and be photogenic as well. We had a blast this weekend meeting Jilliann's finance, Scott, what a super guy! We are so happy for her. them! We also were able to celebrate with them at their couple's shower! Vicki did great decorating, and fabulous with the food as well. Here are some pics from the weekend of fun festivites. ummm oh ya need to delet some old pics, I have no more room!

Things that haunt me...

2011-03-21T13:31:00.000-07:00

apparently I have exceeded my picture limit after four years of blogging. So I guess I delete some old stuff until then, you can read about my crazy thoughts.

Things that Haunt me.....
-blank Canvas
-my kids blank baby books
-The unfinished scarf I started
-the messy house
-the abondond excersise video
-my daily devotional that goes unread
-unread magazines
-unedited pictues
-and the grand Finale BLANK WALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the list could go on and on, but I really need to do somthing productive today! And hey here is a good idea, how about I take care of some of these things that haunt me.....................I am off to clean the house.

I am woman here me roar.......I mean cry.

2011-03-15T14:32:00.000-07:00

Why is being a woman sooooooooooo emotional? I think my husband thinks I am nuts half the time. Just sitting here thinking about............how hard it is to be a woman..........

Montrose=home?

2011-03-13T21:56:00.001-07:00

I can't believe I have been living in Montrose for almost 8 years! Wow! To be honest when I first moved here, I wanted to run away, run far away!

So to accomplish this I was searching jobs, in other places in Colorado. I decided I loved Colorado, but get me the heck out of Montrose. I only ended up getting two interviews and did not get either job! I cried and cried, when I found out I did not get either job. I wanted out of Montrose, in a bad way!

So I started the next school year, mad and sad because I thought I would never meet my husband living in Montrose Colorado and I HATED IT HERE! Besides I had dated the five single men living in Montrose. But thats a whole different story.

So I joked with my principal about hiring a single, and good looking male english teacher to fill the spot that they needed to fill. Well to my surprise, he did! Thank you! A year later I ended marrying this new hot english teacher! Another long story that will have to wait for another day.

So after getting married, we both decided that still the grass was greener on the other side of the fence and we would always be searching the CDE website for jobs elsewhere in Colorado. This lasted for about a year until we started telling people when they asked, that well we are here for now, Unless something better comes along! So evenutually I stopped seeking jobs elsewhere!

We met the Palms and many other great freinds through church, which we are still all freinds with now, we got involved in a home group, and had kids, and decided okay this place is not so bad! Definatly helps to be married with kiddos. I would never suggest living here SINGLE.

Now that I am not teaching and I have two kiddos, lots of freinds, and quite the little community here that feels like family to us, Montrose has become HOME! I love my freinds! I love attending Mops, I love our church! I love that we are so close to Ouray (one of our favorite places!) I started to grow my photography buisness! Olivia has a cousin here.

So the whole point to this post is this. Dan comes home from school one day and tells me, I think we are going to have to MOVE!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I finally realize how much I love this place and my husband mentions the word "MOVE"

Dan is currently seeking a principal position, which would allow me to stay home and be a stay at home mom and we would not have to struggle financially, well not as bad at least. So the search begins for a principal job.

Luckily for me the only way we would move is if we A. Got a job offer somewhere else. and B. we sold the house. Which I am not attached this house, I will gladly move to a new house in MONTROSE! So now we pray that a principal job opens in Montrose, or close by, or pray that God puts us where ever we are supposed to be which I am hoping is right here!

Our big boy

2011-03-10T14:24:00.000-08:00

Loving this little boy! I have never seen a happier baby! Loving watching him grow, and smile and squeal! He loves his sister and anyone who will smile at him for that matter! Takes a lot to make this kid fuss. He is now sititng up and eating ALOT! He is a growing boy! I think Olivia can't wait for him to be big enough to run around with her, but she is still having fun with her little brother. I never imagined how much I would love having a little boy!

What fills my cup.......

2011-03-08T14:14:00.000-08:00

I was just thinking as I just finished reading the parents magazine today, how rejuvinated felt! It's amazing what a little "me" time can do for a girl! So I started thinking about what makes me tick and what fills my cup and what just makes me a happier wife/freind/mommy to be around.

1. Having time to read a magazine, and drink a glass of chai. (uninterupted of course, the kiddos were both sleeping)

2. Being able to cook dinner for family. Having the table set and ready long before dinner is ready to be served. (expecially when I feel appreciated after dinner is done)

3. Silly but time to shave my legs. Uniteruppted time to sit and shave my legs.

4. Bath time...........I love bath time. Expecially in the dark with a candle.

5. Smiles from my kiddos. and love of any kind from them........expecially when Olivia says sweet things to me. Like "your the best mom ever".

6. washing my face at night...........which I am often too exhausted to do. It's usaully pushing it having the energy to brush my teeth.

7. Girl itme. A night out with the girls, to just have some girl conversation.

8. Taking pictures! I love pictures! I am so thankful I can creatively capture life!

9. Although I don't get to do this much anymore, I love to create artwork!

10. Lastly is when my husband helps me........with anything, which he is sooooooooo willing to do, he helps with everything. Usually without me even asking and usually when I do ask he does so without a second thought or complaint!

I wanted to put pics to go with all of these things, but not all of them merrit a pic but to be continued. I will add pics!

Just living life.

2011-03-07T14:52:00.000-08:00

waking up everyday............playing with the kiddos..............feeding the baby.........somtimes trying to survive and not lose my sanity over tantrums and the question "why". Always wondering what is next: but also trying to live in the moment..............trying to remember to cherish all time, even when it's crazy, loving having a baby.......praying to see all the blessings of our three year old, (that are sometimes covered with screaming, whining and tantrums.) Always wondering and thinking too much.......trying to focus on what's important.........and praying again to keep my focus on what I am supposed to be thinking about........always a wandering mind.........evil thoughts trying to creep in...........praying again for positive thoughts..........battlefield of the mind...........Out of controll emotions...........will I ever be normal again....what is normal...........I am just a woman............... Wondering what God has next................but trying to live for the day..........wondering if I am doing enough...........wondering if I am a good Mom. ..................so thankful...........thankful........that I am a stay at home mom.......always wanting to be better...........thankful for photo jobs...............thankful for my family, faith and children, and thankful for a God that always provides......... I will just end with that.

Our trip to Arizona

2011-02-22T15:55:00.000-08:00

Arizona Cactus.

Visiting Casa Grande, Olivia was loving spending time with her Grand parents. It was super windy, so this was a really quick trip, but there was not a whole lot to look at there anyways.

I love the cactus with purple on them! Had to get a pic! Unfortunately I could not get more pics becuase the weather was pretty yucky.

one of my favorite pics from vacation! Liv and Grandpa Berry having a conversation together.

Elijah sure loved Grandma Berry, it was so sweet how he cuddled with her and smiled at her! So glad we got to go down for a visit!

Dan and Liv at a really fun park by Grandma and Grandpas, Dan and I had a blast there as well!

Becuase I missed the really cool sunset on the first night we were there I was determined to get a sunset pic, we were on a walk the first night walking away from the sunset, as we turned around and started heading home, we realized, there was a beautiful sunset and we were to far away from the house to get the camera in time. So these will have to do.

Because I am never in the pictures we did a hold the camera out and snap, This is difficult with my camera, but we got one!

On the way home we pulled over at an abandund gas station to feed Elijah. So of course a picture was in order!

We stopped a lot to go the bathroom, feed Elijah and go the bathroom, traveling with a three year old that had to use the restroom a lot, a five month old that wanted to eat a lot and of course to fill up the tank!

On a long desert highway...............cool wind in my hair...............

................and finally back in Colorado!

Valentine's Day

2011-02-15T21:10:00.000-08:00

Our morning started with Liv and I and acutally Elijah to waking up to make Dan a special Valentines breakfast before he went to work. We made him hear shaped eggs and bacon and toast. We also had a fun Valentines party for preeschoolers that Christine, Jess and I put together. It was a really fun time!

Dan bought me a dozen roses and attached scripture verses about love to each of them. Super sweet. He also gave me a super sweet card, which is all I ever ask for is just a card with somthing written it. Dan and I got to go out and leave both kiddos home! Thanks to one of our students who was an awesome babysitter! Olivia just adored her!

Dan and I want out to dinner and just shopped at Target one of my favorite things to do without kids, is just look at all the CLEARANCE!. I love TARGET!!!!!!!!! We also went to coffee trader and just chatted! It was fun having time alone! Which we loved and need to do more often! If we had free babysitting we would certainly taken advantage of that a lot more! What a fun day!

Lastest Happenings

2011-02-01T10:12:00.000-08:00

We have been a little busy lately, I guess thats always how life is! We finally got a chance to enjoy the outdoors and enjoy why we moved out to Colorado! We drove to the mountains twice this last weekend and enjoyed some sledding on Saturday, boy is it good to just get out of town! Then on Sunday we went and soaked in the hot springs with the Pollards.

Olivia's Birthday Festivities

2011-01-15T15:43:00.000-08:00

Madal and Griff had a Tea Party for Liv so sweet.

Liv Madal and Griff enjoying Liv's birthday lunch!

Olivia had two days of birthday fun turning "3" this year. Her birthday morning, I attempted to make her a three pancake, it was a thee on the pan before it got flipped and then it had to be reasembled on her plate, never the less she loved it when she got to blow out her candle! After breakfast we headed over to the Freeds where Jess and Christine set up a birthday tea party for Liv! I love my freinds! It was super sweet! After some fun playing we headed to Heidi's Brooklyn Deli for some lunch. Then of course home for nap time. For birthday dinner we went to Chillis and were joined by Ailee, Jess and Griff, that made Liv's night!
This morning she woke up to her birthday party decor and had her freinds over for a great bday party! She loved it! I am so glad all this birthday stuff is over! I am a little bit exhausted!

Happy 3rd Birthday Olivia! We love you!

2011-01-13T22:07:00.000-08:00

To our little bundle of energy! We are so thankful for Olivia and all the Joy she brings to our lives. She cracks us up and amazes us daily! She is such a great big sister to Elijah! She comes up with the craziest stories, and we wonder where she gets the thoughts she has but it's always entertaining! We do love her imagination and her wild untamed spirit! We love you sweet girl! So glad God put you in our lives three years ago!

Natural Light verses studio light

2011-01-02T11:24:00.000-08:00

I am still a big fan of natural light photography but because we live in a house, that does not get a lot of natural light, I broke down and got a light! So here are some of my new pics trying out my light.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-25T22:58:00.000-08:00

Colorado Sunset

2010-12-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

Colorado has the most beautiful susets, on top of yesterday being a warm sunny and beautiful day we had the most gorgeous sunset, so of course, I grab my camera run out the door to get a shot. Olivia running in her socks behind me chasing me down the road, the girl loves a little excitement! So here is what we got!

Fondue Christmas Party at the Huots

2010-12-11T12:11:00.000-08:00

New family pics

2010-12-06T22:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-26T11:15:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving with good freinds this year, it was a nice and relaxing day!

Olivia and Elijah Pics

2010-11-21T17:09:00.000-08:00

Rooms of our house

2010-11-18T20:38:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to take pics of our rooms that we have painted and as much as a camera is in my hand I never get around to it! So today I decided to snap a couple.

2010-11-14T21:22:00.000-08:00

Been a while! I have been busy being a stay at home mom! Loving it! I have also been busy doing photo shoots! Loving that as well! Still adjusting to having two kids! Loving having a newborn, I feel like I never have a chance to photograph my own kiddos anymore, but here are a few random pics.

Elijah is almost a month old!

2010-10-20T21:50:00.000-07:00

More Elijah pics

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Elijah Daniel has arrived

2010-09-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

Elijah Daniel Rosentreter. Born September 23rd, 4:59 am, 7lbs 8 oz, 19 inches. Love this new baby!

Feeeling the love

2010-09-22T06:54:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful for freinds. My freinds put on a beautiful baby shower for me and it was way more than I could of asked for or could of ever thought of. Everything from the food to the details of decorations was perfect and all the people that came to help me celebrate this new little life inside of me was awesome. I loved that day!

The last of Maternity pics

2010-09-21T12:10:00.000-07:00

Maternity pictures!

2010-09-04T07:28:00.000-07:00

I am blessed to have a great freind, who also happens to be a photographer. So we take pics for eachother! So nice. Jessie was able to do two photo shoots and get some really fun shots!

Fall is right around the corner.

2010-08-19T15:58:00.000-07:00

Fall usually my favorite season for some reason, is right around the corner. It seems like the the last three have been a little stressful for the start of the school year. This one is proving no different. This fall we will be adding an addition to our family, which is and will be a very exciting time for us. The hard part for the past couple of years has been figuring out how I can spend the majority of time raising family, which has consisted of Olivia and still being able to make enough money, so we don't need to stress. Which the school district is not always on our side, but God is so it has worked out for the past three years. The first year I was able to find an amazing sub to take a full semsester off to stay home with Olivia after having her. The second year, I was lucky enough to be able to work part time, and we were able to find another teacher willing to work withe me which, the school district said they would only do for the year. Last year, I was lucky enough to get the school district to change my contract to part time and they hired a real art teacher to teach part time with me! We have been blessed, this year comes with another challange of finding a sub for the remainder of the year, so I can take off after September. God has worked out and I am praying for his perfect plan in this situation too. Praying for peace about the situation while I wait, to find out how this will all work out. On a side note, I have been doing lots of photography, I feel super blessed to be able to put a wedding catergory on my website, and I feel like I have been really blessed with an abundants of photo jobs, I am still learning a lot, and still need to learn a lot, and I still get discouraged quite a lot. But woul love if my identity will become in the near future, a stay at home mother and photographer on the side. Instead of part time art teacher/part time mom.

Summer was amazing and we feel so fortunate that we were able to spend so much time with Olivia and do all and see all that we were able to see. We were able to spend a large chunk of our summer visiting family and friends in Michigan and in Indiana, and doing a few photo shoots there. I can't believe summer is coming to an end quickly, but I am excited for the change of season and new change that will happen in our life! I will post new pictures soon, I still need to do my maternity pics and I am sure there will be some other fun life documenting moments, I will feel the need to post and write about.

Last of Michigan pics

2010-08-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

Michigan Pics, Wedding, the UP and up north.

2010-07-26T06:48:00.000-07:00

30 weeks prego

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Michigan

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4th of July Camping Trip at Soap Creek

2010-07-06T08:16:00.000-07:00

What a fun time we had camping with great freinds, we were so excited that everyone was able to come up to camp with us this weekend. Olivia had tons of freinds to play with including her bud Griffin. We had a great menu that consisted of making pizzas on the fire, in the pouring rain. The rain was not on the menu though.

Camping with the Lanes

2010-06-27T18:42:00.001-07:00

26 weeks prego

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Happy Father's Day

2010-06-20T12:30:00.000-07:00

Today I am thankful, that I was raised by a wonderful dad who cared for me and did everything for me. I am was very blessed to be chosen to be his daughter. Today I am also thankful, that I am married to a wonderful man, who is trying his best to be a wonderful Dad to Olivia. Olivia loves her daddy, so much!

Hiking in Ouray

2010-06-18T15:44:00.000-07:00

Grandpa and Grandma came to visit

2010-06-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

Spokane

2010-06-04T13:35:00.000-07:00

This makes me happy...............

2010-05-26T13:32:00.000-07:00

My wonderful husband has helped me prepare the garden so it's ready to plant, we have about half of our garden planted. I have not been nearly as energetic about this year, so we will see what we end up with. On the other hand, my husband bought me the most beautiful hanging basket for mothers day that I never even got a chance to take a picture of because it died the next day. So to replace that, we filled all of our planters, they look so pretty, I love flowers, they make me so happy, now just to keep them alive all summer. Expecially when we are gone. So here are some pictures of all our flowers!

Birthday

2010-05-20T20:43:00.000-07:00

31

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Today I turned 31, don't feel any older, and it's actually been a pretty super birthday! I usually don't like birthdays, or holidays, just because I get so excited about them and my expectations are so high, that I am usually let down, I try not to but they usually turn out in tears, when things just don't go as planned, and crazy things end up happening. For some reason they are just extra emotional days for me.

I had to work today but decided to bring a treat for one of my classes, they sang to me, which made me feel special and silly at the same time. I am 31 and my high school kids are singing to me. Well my husband woke me up saying Happy Birthday, which was a little thing but actually made me feel quite special because I forgot it was my birthday until he said that. I made a quiche for us to eat for breakfast, I love quiche. At school my wonderful husband made me a birthday card out of contruction paper which could not of been cuter, expecially because it was from him and Olivia. That made my day. Did I mention, he was not supposed to get me a present becuase we went out to dinner last night and he bought me a plane ticket to go and see Jillian in Spokane in a week. But when I woke up this morning he had a gift for me, a zoom lens, which I wanted really badly, for the weddings that I am going to photograph this summer! So needless to say I am spoiled and don't deserve all that he does for me.

It's also surprising to me to see all the wonderful messages that people message me on facebook, the nice things they say, and I wonder are they talking about me. Not to mention the wonderful birthday messages I have gotten my phone that I of course missed the calls because my phone was dead or I was napping. Which is another huge blessing that Olivia went to sleep because I have been emotionally and mentally exhausted, these last couple of weeks, with the news of our little boy, and the end of school, and just the crazy month of May, Good things but at the same time, a lot to wrap my head around. I guess being prego makes everything that's happening just a bit more emotional for all ready super emotional me!

Olivia cooking with me

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Olivia helping me bake, she wanted to crack the eggs

and do everything.

20 weeks

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Happy Mothers Day mom!

2010-05-09T06:54:00.000-07:00

Top ten reasons we love Mom/Grandma Carolyn
1. She will drop anything and everything you.
2. She will do anything for you.
3. She cleans our house and spoils us rotten when she comes to see us.
4. She always gives us a good laugh.
5. She is the most talented woman I know.
6. She prays for us.
7. She comes to colorado to visit us.
8. She is the best grandma.
9. she can do a mean chicken legs.
10. She taught us all to love the Lord!

Our littleboy

2010-05-05T18:28:00.001-07:00

It's a Boy!

2010-05-03T16:12:00.000-07:00

We were shocked and excited to see a perfect little boy! Perfect head, perfect spine, perfect everything.

Ladies tea

2010-05-02T07:34:00.000-07:00

May 3rd is coming soon!

2010-04-30T14:04:00.000-07:00

The count down is on, we find out if we are having a boy or a girl in a couple of days! I can't wait for the ultrasound! For now it's just baby sha. We do have a boy and girl's name picked out and we will see if we stick with them, after we find out what we are having. Monday at three!

New Olivia pics

2010-04-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

4 months prego

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Olivia and her baby

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Happy Easter

2010-04-04T16:54:00.000-07:00

Spring is here!

2010-03-29T12:00:00.001-07:00

13 Weeks

2010-03-23T16:41:00.000-07:00

Yes too early for belly shots, but I am so excited to start showing and not just feeling fat. I loved having a prego belly with Olivia. With Olivia I don't think I started taking belly shots until after 20 weeks, but I want to take more this time. So here we go starting at 13 weeks. Olivia always kisses my belly and talks to the baby, which she calls "sha". Thanks to Jillian.

Just for Fun pics

2010-03-20T20:38:00.000-07:00

I still have not done Olivia's two year old pics, I will get on that soon, I just have a vision and I need some warm weather. But here is the lastest photo shoot.

12 wks Prego

2010-03-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

Olivia is going to be a big sister. We have a heartbeat and healthy one at that. 160. We are very excited to be having a baby the end of September. My due date is September 28th, so we will see when this little one decides to arrive. We decided to wait until I was three months along to announce it because of last time. So we are praying for a healthy little baby in there. Belly pics will be coming soon!

Livy Pics

2010-01-30T17:24:00.001-08:00

Snowshoeing

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Olivia's Birthday Party

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Olivia is "2" today

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What a blessing this little girl, has been in our lives. We love her so much and our so thankful for her. Happy Birthday sweet girl. We love you so much!

Turkish New Years Eve

2010-01-01T16:41:00.001-08:00

Playing Dress up

2009-12-30T21:19:00.001-08:00

Olivia and Ezekiel

2009-12-21T14:01:00.000-08:00

Olivia's freind Ezekiel is here from Hawai back for a visit. So excited to see Meleah and Joseph again and to hear what God is doing in thier lives.

New Olivia pics

2009-12-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

Photography

2009-12-09T11:17:00.000-08:00

I have been taking pictures like a mad woman and I always post them on facebook so those of you who are not on facebook and don't check my website, your missing out, so I decided to post some on here for you.

Thankful for Olivia

2009-12-04T11:43:00.000-08:00

This past week has been hard............many tears.............It's really hard to pass your due date with no baby. It's hard to think that we could of had another or possibly two more little ones this Christmas. I think it makes it even harder that I am not pregnant now, I kept telling myself "it will be okay as long as I am pregant by my due date, but that is not happening because that is passing now and still no baby in my womb. Dan told me, at least we have Olivia, and I am holding on to that, some people can't have kids at all and at least we have one, but it does not stop my heart from aching for more and dreaming and wishing and hoping to be pregnant again soon. My heart aches for all the woman who long to be pregnant and have trouble concieving, and all the woman who have experienced a misscarage, or lost babies. I can't wait to post again that we will be expecting our number two. So here are some pictures, of my beautiful little girl, that I am so thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T18:20:00.001-08:00

For Thanksgiving this year we headed to Parump Nevada to visit Dan's parents, we ate lots o f yummy food and stuffed ourselves silly, Olivia has enjoyed her time, I have never seen her act quite so wild before. She was running around like she had been in a car all day, imagine that. Tomorrow we are going to do some black friday shopping!

Olivia in Denver

2009-11-19T11:50:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we drove to Denver, I took some engagement pics, It was a bit cold, but still a nice getaway anyways. We did a little shopping and took some pics. I was hoping to get some cute pics of Oivia in the city, but the weather did not allow it, so I just got a couple snapshots inside instead.

Greek Party

2009-11-07T19:27:00.001-08:00

We had some freinds over for dinner and decided to do a greek theme, it was a blast and the food was delicious. We had greek music, and everyone had a name tag with their name in greek. Carisa made some awesome greek sides and a very tasty greek drink, and we made a greek main dish and a salad. What a fun night. Here are a few pics from the night. Next we are going to have a turkish themed dinner.

Jillian and Me

2009-10-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

In a few Days Jillian, my best bud here in Montrose will be moving back to Spokane, so we wanted to get a few cute pictures, before she moved away! I am so sad, but I know that God has big plans for her!

Olivia is 21 months old

2009-10-18T08:55:00.001-07:00

Grandpa and Grandma's Visit

2009-10-16T14:43:00.001-07:00

Picking Apples for Apple sauce

2009-09-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Olivia and I went to pick apples, with Jessie and Griffin, and of course we had a little photo shoot too! Iwas pretty excited about some of the shots I got so cute.

All three kids watching the chickens. Later on Griffin looked at the chikens and said "Hi chickens" so stinkin funny. Guess you had to be there.

Olivia and Griffin watching Jesse climb the tree to get apples.

All three of us moms were in the same birthing class, kind of cool we were not freinds then, but now all the kiddos are freinds.

Olivia and Kaitlyn taking a break from playing at the fence.

Olivia and Griffin had fun climbing the ladder, even though they both wanted to be on it all by themselves.

Olivia and her Best Friend Griffin

2009-09-19T06:19:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics of Olivia and her best freind Griffin, Olivia and Griffin, love to play together as well as fight together, typical one year olds. Olivia cries everytime Griffin leaves, it's so sad, it breaks my heart. Griffin has come over a lot lately to play with Olivia so us moms can get photo stuff done, although half the time we spend intervening with the two buds, and when one does something the other one has to do it as well, naughty or not. The love to watch volleyball together, play at the park together, and just hang out together whatever we may be doing. Griffin always asks "where's Libby" when ever she is not in sight. Nothing better than listening to the two of them giggle together.

Olivia's 20 month pics

2009-09-14T14:26:00.000-07:00

New Olivia pics

2009-09-07T18:48:00.001-07:00

Have not updated in a while......

2009-08-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

Life has been busy super busy, we just finished our first week of school. Getting back into a schedule is hard with Olivia. So I will post more new pics soon, check out my photo blog there are lots of new pics on there. Here is one new pic for now.

The last of the Michigan pics.

2009-08-07T20:47:00.000-07:00

Just more pics

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More michigan pics

2009-07-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

Our Anniversary........Four Years.

2009-07-25T06:58:00.000-07:00

We decided not to do a getaway, because Olivia had a fever that she could not break, so we just did a night on the town in Grand Rapids, it was a blast. We went downtown and parked at the Amway (Valet Parking). We walked around the hotel and also down by the river. I am so annoyed I have no pictues, I left my camera in the car, we only have pictures of before hand. We had the best dinner, in the fancy 1913 room. Five star restaurant. It was amazing. We had a bottle of wine and they brought us complimentary champagne becasue we told them it was our anniversary. We also ordered the forbidden apple for desert and it was brought out with a plaque made out of almond paste that said Happy Anniversary. Wow. It was so nice. Of course we were all dressed up and Dan looked so nice. Love my man in a suit. After dinner we walked Downtown a little and got a carraige ride all around town for a half hour. So fun! Then we found music and Dancing at the Rosa Park circle so we thought we were go do a little dancing. How much fun.

Olivia's Tea Party with Great Grandma Upton

2009-07-25T06:53:00.000-07:00

Olivia on Vacation

2009-07-24T05:24:00.000-07:00

Camping at Soap Creek

2009-07-06T07:18:00.000-07:00

Olivia in Boulder

2009-06-29T20:19:00.000-07:00

Boulder and Scotty and Meg's wedding

2009-06-28T21:50:00.000-07:00

We were able to go up to Boulder for the weekend to celebrate with one of my really good freinds at his wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and we are so happy for Scott and Meg. What a perfect couple and what a fun wedding! So happy for them both. I did not have my camera unfortunately for the ceremony, and the reception I did not have my flash so I did not get to many great pics, but here are few of the wedding. Now they are off to Paris for their honeymoon!

Robyn's baby shower

2009-06-25T22:28:00.000-07:00

The Youngs photo shoot

2009-06-25T21:51:00.000-07:00

Photo shoot of Kaiser

2009-06-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

New Mason pics

2009-06-17T20:42:00.000-07:00

Whenever we get a chance to babysit our little nephew we have to do a photo shoot, he is a little ham and is very easy to photograph, he is very photogenic. Olivia and Mason had a blast today playing together, they are too funny. I all ready have ideas for the next photo shoot with Mason. I am dreaming of a photo editing program as well, this photography stuff is just to much fun!

Camping with the Goodwins

2009-06-14T06:32:00.001-07:00

Garden party

2009-06-11T13:37:00.000-07:00

We are growing some radishes and cilantro and dill and a few other veggies and herbs, hopefully the tomatoes will start growing soon, so that I can make some salsa. I was out taking some pics of the garden, I love my camera! Definately have fun with it, can't wait to take more people pictures, just like people are my favorite to paint, people are my favorite to photograph. I did newborn pics the other day and was very pleased with how they turned out. Hopefully I will have some family pictures to post soon!

Olivia at the park

2009-06-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

Olivia loves to play at the park. So of course I have to get a few pictures. I really should be sleeping right now, but I am on here uploading pictures.

Summer Vacation

2009-06-07T21:13:00.000-07:00

Enjoying and soaking up every second of summer, loving being a stay at home mom with Olivia, and yes it gets better, the fact that Dan and I are both teachers with summers off is definately a bonus! No that is not the reason I married him, but God definately gave us something special there. We are blessed!

Olivia is getting so funny and cracking me up more and more. Today I step out of the shower and she brings me clothes to put on. She is always thinking. She loves to put her babys in their swing and let them swing all day long, if they were real they would barf. She takes good care of her babies, she feeds them and gives them bottles, she was even putting diapers on their heads, she always does everything to her dolls that we do to her, (but we don't put diapers on her head,) not sure where she learned that one. She loves to hug her babies and she even brings me her care bear to sleep with, when I am laying on the couch. She is so thoughtfull! Watching her go down the slide and stand up with the biggest smile on her face when she gets to the bottom is the best thing ever, wow what a blessing we have. It's easy to get frustrated when she is screaming at the top of her lungs, or when she interuppts dinner every night, but man she sure makes up for it all! He little smile melts our hearts! She loves to read storys to herself and she loves to sing a long to Klove in the car, swee music to our ears!

Well Dan and I our doing great, we are looking foward to some good hikes and camping trips this summer as well as our trip to Michigan! Always a blast! We are both awaiting some warm weather so we can take Olivia to the pool and play outside a little more. I have not been painting to much lately, but really need to start again, I need to paint a wedding present for the end of June! Got to get on that one. We are enjoying Olivia and pateintly waiting for the time to come when we will get to add another to our family. We pray that God will bless us with more children in the future. Until then we will enjoy and spoil Olivia as much as possible with lots of love and attention.

Well it's getting late and Dan decided he wanted some cookies so he drove to wal-mart to get some butter, so I suppose I should go make him a little treat. By the way, the diet thing, it just does not work with the Rosentreter's, although I am starting to run, I have been once, but I will keep it up! We will post some new pictures soon, I guess we have not had anything to interesting since our vacation!

Our first vacation for the summer

2009-06-01T11:13:00.001-07:00

Well we took our first road trip for the summer. Our first stop was Parump, Nevada to see Dan's parents. We stayed there, three days and just hung out. Then on to California to go and camp on the ocean. We had a beautiful site that overlooked the ocean. We were a little bummed about the weather it was so cold and cloudy and we could not really play in the water (although Dan did go swimming a little and braved the cold), we did play on the beach a little bit, I think Olivia liked playing in the sand. She loved exploring the campsite and just hanging out. Olivia was a trooper for the most part. Because of the bad weather we started heading back early and stopped in Mesquite for a few days to lay out by the pool and soak up some sun. That was cut early as well, Olivia ended up getting heat rash all over her body so we decided it was time to go home. Not our favorite vacation ever, but we enjoyed seeing the ocean and it was nice to get out of town and go away for a week.

My 30th birthday party

2009-05-21T07:02:00.000-07:00