Rosie2008-08-20T20:14:05Zhttp://rosie.allendiaries.com/atom.aspxQuick BlogRINGOtag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-08-17:692cc5f0-4817-4f05-ade9-18cddd17be8cRosie Roberson2008-08-17T12:58:25Z2008-08-17T12:16:00ZMaisie is dog-sitting this weekend for her cousins' dog, Ringo. Here are some photos . . . Maisie, Cole and Henry are going to be SAD when the weekend is over and he has to go home! He is so cute!
]]>Maisie is dog-sitting this weekend . . . Five Days, Five Eggstag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-08-15:ef7541e4-fe22-4817-b20a-fdd0f87c1172Rosie Roberson2008-08-15T14:59:52Z2008-08-15T14:52:00ZFive days and five eggs! We think Dottie is an egg-laying rock star! I never knew having chickens would be so exciting.
Cole with Day 3 egg . . .
Our chickens . . . Dottie on the left (smooshing Carmela). They were all asleep in this herb barrel, but the poparotzy disturbed them. ]]>Dottie is an egg-laying rock star . . . Egg #2!tag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-08-12:d1ce952e-b8e7-4b90-8945-b0595d3035aaRosie Roberson2008-08-12T12:34:06Z2008-08-12T12:30:00ZJosh checked this morning . . . no egg. Cole checked this afternoon . . . egg!
I promise I won't post photos of every egg we find . . . it is just at this point it still feels like magic!
]]>Josh checked this morning . . . no egg. Cole checked this afternoon . . . egg!Our First Egg!tag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-08-11:317ec0c0-497c-4a16-97ec-073dc79c1370Rosie Roberson2008-08-11T15:12:36Z2008-08-11T15:05:00ZI just had the feeling I should check the nesting box today . . . and found an egg! It is our first one. We are pretty sure it belongs to Dottie as Lucy is supposed to lay green/blue eggs and Carmela is still a little young to be laying. Go Dottie!
]]>I just had the feeling I should check the nesting box today . . .A Great Reviewtag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-30:c55681bf-254a-42a3-b6ff-e4d5a01968a5Rosie Roberson2008-07-30T15:16:14Z2008-07-30T15:13:00ZI found this review today of my Clothspins! game. It was so fun to read about someone actually playing my game! I left a comment saying as much. This is my first experience hearing about how my game is being experienced. Very fun. You can read the review here:
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2008/07/briarpatchs-clothespins-game.html ]]>It was so fun to read about someone actually playing my game! . . .Clothespins! Giveawaystag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-30:563a5df0-2ca7-41fd-841e-314f9aadf98cRosie Roberson2008-07-30T15:13:00Z2008-07-30T15:07:00ZI noticed today that two sites are having "contests" and are giving away my Clothespins! game . . . check them out . . . you could win!
]]>Two sites are having "contests" and are giving away my Clothespins! game . . .Children's Festivaltag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-24:c456e7f6-fa9d-471b-a5ec-72fdef409d18Rosie Roberson2008-07-24T19:45:27Z2008-07-24T19:18:00ZOn Monday night we went to the Children's Festival. It is put on every year (except last year when the Library was shut down) by the Jackson County Libraries. You can see pictures from 2006 here. Below are some photos of the fun!
Each year a community member is the "queen" of the children's festival. Here Maisie kneels to be proclaimed a princess.
Face painting is always a big hit . . .
Paper plate masks . . . also good used as a fan (it was hot!).
Maisie behind her paper plate princess mask . . . and weaving . . .
Cole and Henry . . .
Get this noodle necklace off me!
You can't go to the children's festival without feeding the trash dragons . . .
]]>On Monday night we went to the Children's Festival . . . Sweet Sixteentag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-24:4e7659a6-350d-4539-a0d6-b228dc0587baRosie Roberson2008-07-24T19:17:42Z2008-07-24T19:10:00ZMy niece, Taylor, turned 16 on Saturday. For her birthday a bunch of family and friends went rafting . . . and then out to dinner. Her parent's surprised her with a Jeep for her birthday . . . good luck on your driving test tomorrow, Taylor!
Emily (Taylor's best friend) and Taylor
Maisie still in her life jacket . . . it was her first time rafting . . .
It was Cole's first time, too. Note the water gun . . . lots of fun! ]]>Happy Birthday, Taylor . . .Asleep at the Tabletag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-19:90317e79-cebb-4856-ac47-6bc444705798Rosie Roberson2008-07-19T11:22:51Z2008-07-19T11:01:00ZLife is so tiring when you are under 2! These are photos of Henry today eating french toast. I just left the room for a moment and found him like this when I walked back in . . .
]]>Life is so tiring when you are under 2 . . . Artichokes in Bloomtag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-17:0fdf9b64-b5f7-4d35-b69d-675fbd9ce6d6Rosie Roberson2008-07-17T19:28:04Z2008-07-17T19:17:00ZHave you ever seen an artichoke in bloom? They are surprisingly beautiful! I had no idea! I love eating them, but I did not know they would add such vibrant color to our back yard! There were so many that we did not eat them all . . . we left them on the plant and were surprised with these beautiful blooms. I took photos . . . then a few days later took more photos as they had opened even more. The photos do not do the color justice. It is really amazing . . . and there happy bees buzzing all around . . .
]]>Have you ever seen an artichoke in bloom? Surprisingly beautiful! . . .Henry learning to ride a biketag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-17:f7ef662a-48b0-48d5-b576-c6ea69b70343Rosie Roberson2008-07-17T19:11:30Z2008-07-17T18:54:00ZHenry wants to be like the big kids so much! Josh put the training wheels back on Cole's old bike so that Henry could "ride." It is more like sitting and rolling. He doesn't pedal or steer . . . but he is having fun!
]]>so cute! . . .Clothespins! gets an award!tag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-15:9ae20996-175b-4a04-88cf-bff2d0d7bb69Rosie Roberson2008-07-15T20:25:42Z2008-07-15T20:01:00ZI just noticed as I was "surfing" online that my Clothespins! game won an award! Check it out:
After posting this I found another award . . . so I am adding it. Check it out as well:
http://iparentingmediaawards.com/winners/19/270-5-2026.php ]]>My game is award-winning! . . .Beach Trip 2008 - Shell Beachtag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-08:19608132-41e2-4320-9912-969d9b5f9337Rosie Roberson2008-07-08T19:23:38Z2008-07-08T19:08:00ZOn our drive home we stopped at another beach . . . and found LOTS of shells!
While Josh went off beach combing . . . the kids and I took a bunch of photos of ourselves . . .
]]>On our drive home we stopped at another beach . . . and found LOTS of shells! . . .Beach Trip 2008 - fire on the beachtag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-08:7c92ec5c-e9a3-462a-8903-2204628a44c0Rosie Roberson2008-07-08T18:59:04Z2008-07-08T18:51:00ZOn our last night at the beach we made a little fire and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows . . .
Maisie . . .
Cole and Bridget . . .
The three mamas and babies . . .
Josh and Cole roasting . . .
Josh and Henry . . . so cute. ]]>On our last night at the beach we made a little fire and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows . . .Beach Trip 2008 - Tide Poolstag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-08:a7d89ba3-4317-42ea-894b-2966c2e7cc8bRosie Roberson2008-07-08T19:29:48Z2008-07-08T18:41:00ZThere weren't any tide pools on our beach . . . so we went to "seal rock" to see some. Here are pictures from that outing . . .
Maisie at the entrance to the beach access . . . she hasn't outgrown pink yet! ]]>Pictures at the tide pools . . .Beach Trip 2008 - Hatfield Marine Science Centertag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-08:b1a25ede-e1d5-458b-b576-864389a749f1Rosie Roberson2008-07-08T18:08:17Z2008-07-08T17:50:00ZWhile on our beach trip we went to the Hatfield Marine Science Center . . .
Lunch outside the science center in the back of the pickup . . . ]]>While on our beach trip we went to the Hatfield Marine Science Center . . .Beach Trip 2008tag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-08:1204ea39-3581-4650-ae14-00aadf1b0017Rosie Roberson2008-07-08T18:50:33Z2008-07-08T17:28:00ZThe last week of June we went on a trip to the BEACH! It was LOTS of fun! We rented a house right on the sand . . . so the kids could go out the door and play. Zach, Kim, Declan, Brett, Maggie, Bridget and Julia shared the fun times with us. I took LOTS of photos. Here is the first set . . .
Cole and Henry on the beach . . . playing in the sand. I took this photo from the back patio of the house.
Cuties. Note Henry's favorite crown.
There was a dune right next to our house . . . Cole used it as a slide non-stop.
Josh built a wind shelter . . . these photos are "during construction" . . . I couldn't help using it as a frame.
Zach, Josh and Cole working on the shelter . . . and Maisie, BURIED! Declan helped!
Colie-olie
Cole and Maisie running in the water. The beach went on and on so flat. It was wonderful for the kids with no big waves.
Josh and Cole taking a walk . . .
Henry, oh, Henry.
Self portrait!
More self portraits . . .
The house we stayed at . . . looking at it from the water . . .
Maisie LOVES the beach!
I couldn't stop taking pictures of this little cutie!
]]>Here is the first set of photos from our trip . . .Independence Day Spirittag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-07-08:e495bc61-a442-446a-aaa0-625798a18143Rosie Roberson2008-07-08T17:26:31Z2008-07-08T17:16:00ZWe had a nice 4th of July . . . we went to our little town's parade, then went out to my parents for a BarBQ . . . and ended up staying the weekend! It was so relaxing! I have been so busy . . . it was so nice NOT to bring my laptop and be forced to NOT work over the weekend! Here are a few pics of the kids right before the parade.
]]>A few pictures of the kids on the 4th . . .Family Fun Centertag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-06-19:9fa7f189-0a4f-4394-8992-7038ce6af41aRosie Roberson2008-06-19T16:42:41Z2008-06-19T16:35:00ZWhat a nice Aunt!! Deirdre took Maisie and Cole to the Family Fun Center on Wednesday. Cole has been wanting to go there for quite some time. The had so much fun. Here are some photos Deirdre took on her iphone . . .
Cole and Maisie in the bumper boats . . .
Can you spot Maisie and Cole? Hint . . . they are passengers . . .
Cole playing put-put golf . . .
Maisie got a hole-in-one!
Thanks for a fun day Deirdre!!! ]]>Aunt Deirdre took Maisie and Cole to the Family Fun Center on Wednesday . . . Meet Lucy and Dottietag:rosie.allendiaries.com,2008-06-18:dca11bcd-8684-42c5-826a-1cfcc59a3b59Rosie Roberson2008-06-18T17:46:25Z2008-06-18T17:33:00ZLast night we got two new hens . . . Carmela was just too lonely all by her lonesome. We miss our three little roosters, but we are trying to get used to our new flock. Our new hens hatched in early March and we picked them up last night. They have not been held like our little chicks were, so they are a bit skittish . . . but hopefully they will get used to us too. Their names (we named them on the way home) are Lucy and Dottie. So now we have a Carmela, a Lucille and a Dorthy (Lucy and Dottie). Lucy is pretty small and she is an Araucana. Dottie is pretty big and she is a Dominique. Here are a few pictures. Like I said, they are a bit skittish, so they are hard to photograph. Sheldon is happy to have a little flock to herd around again!
