The Rollins Family

2011-04-04T11:49:00.000-07:00

Jackson's favorite Pastime

Jackson's 2 favorite things are his thumb and his blankie.

Quality time with sis and their thumbs.

Once again thumb and blankie!

2011-04-04T11:44:00.000-07:00

The Dodgers

Linden batting.

Mya on 3rd base

Mya just hit a good one.

My little ball players.

How cute are they! I'm so glad they got to be on the same team.

Mya's Princess Tea Party

2011-04-04T11:29:00.001-07:00

Mya's 4th Birthday!!

Opening presents on the trampoline.

Enjoying some chocolate fondue and pizza.

What beautiful princesses!

My gorgeous Cinderella!

2010-11-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

Jackson's 1st Birthday!

Halloween night. A brave knight and a beautiful fairy.

My FAT Spider!

My spider didn't make it through the night. He's so Sweet!

2010-11-09T11:48:00.000-08:00

Check out these eyes too! Just like his brother.

Tris concentrating hard on the pumpkin.

Linden thought the pumpkin was pretty stinky.

Jackson's 1st birthday cake.

Jackson's 1st birthday dinner.

2010-11-09T11:42:00.000-08:00

1st Day of Preschool

1st Day of Dance Class for Mya (that was short lived)

Canadian Thanksgiving With Canadian Cousins

Jackson dumped out half of my soap on the floor. Not fun to clean-up!

Check out those eyes! Crazy kid!

2009-11-12T18:56:00.000-08:00

Our little poser.

He was sticking his butt out and thought he was so funny.

My little beauty.

This is her true personality shining through.

2009-11-12T18:49:00.000-08:00

Our little family.

Mya loves her little brother and loves being a big sister.

Mya and Linden have been best buddies lately. Don't you just love that face!

Have you seen cuter kids? I guess I'm a little bias.

2009-11-12T18:42:00.000-08:00

Our little angel! My best friend Olivia brought her new camera with her when she visited and got some great pics of the kids

Isn't he so sweet.

For 2 weeks old he's got pretty big feet.

We even got a little grin.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-07T19:14:00.000-08:00

What's new pussy cat? Cat in the morning and Nemo by night.

Nemo and the Big Red Mean Ant

Ready for the Halloween Carnival

Trick or Treating

Our Little Pumpkin

2009-11-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

Jackson Keith Rollins
4 days old

2009-05-29T13:17:00.000-07:00

Pima Air Space Museum

On Memorial day Tris's parents came down to visit and we decided to take a trip to the Pima Air Space Museum. It was really cool!!

The kids loved this penny thing and probably could have stayed there the whole time watching the pennies roll around and around.
Look at those pennies go!

The kids were learning how to fly. Maybe Linden will be a pilot when he grows up.

They had some amazing planes and amazing stories to go along with them.

Mya just being cute!

There were so many planes to look at and each one was unique.

My little astronauts (we have got to get rid of the stinkin' soother/binky).

2009-05-18T08:44:00.000-07:00

Pretty Dress!!

Mya got a special package in the mail from Grandma and Grandpa Jackson and was so excited when she realized it was a new pretty dress.

She couldn't wait to wear it to church.
So pretty!
She looked so sweet in her new dress and I guess she was showing her NEW dress to everyone in nursery. She is a funny girl. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

2009-05-18T08:34:00.000-07:00

The Tucson Zoo

I took Linden and Mya to the zoo a while ago and still hadn't posted the pictures. We met a bunch of their friends there and they had a blast.

Just runnin' around.
Anytime I tried to pick up Mya she'd make a mad dash for it. What a turkey, she likes doing the opposite of what I tell her to do.

Trying to keep up with the big kids!

They were so excited when they saw the splash area.

They gradually got closer and closer to the water until . . . .

. . . .they were all the way in. I knew that would happen. The weather was perfect for getting wet that day and the kids really did have a great time.

2009-04-21T16:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday MYA!!

Well it's been a while since I posted and Mya had her birthday at the end of march so here are finally some pictures of her special day.

Just singin' Happy Birthday, which is now her favorite song. She sings it all the time.
She blew out the candle before we were even finished singing.

Look at those lips. She wasn't messin' around!

So proud of herself for getting it on the first try.

Nummy cake, as Mya would put it!

She got to pick out her own cake in the grocery store and of course she went with the pink one.

Opening all the presents. The best part of the day.

Ooooh! A Dora Hairdryer and dress-up kit.

Dora was definitely the theme of the party. She got an awesome Dora book from Mr. and Mrs. V.

Grandma and Grandpa Rollins got Mya a cute little bathing suit that she wanted to put on as soon as she saw it.

Grandma and Grandpa Jackson got her a Dora thermos cup that she uses all the time and some great pink plates that she loves.

We can't forget the fancy shoes. She wore them around the house for a few days. She looked so funny walking around in high heels. She had a fun day and got spoiled. We can't believe our little baby is 2.

2009-03-23T17:21:00.000-07:00

The Birthday Hike

A couple of weekends ago it was Tris' dad's birthday and all he wanted was to go on a family hike. So, we all headed out and had a great time.

Linden loves his cousins! Here's Linden with one of his oldest cousins, Austin.
Here's the girls, Mya loves them too!

The whole clan making their way up. Linden was a trooper for a little while.

It got pretty hot up on the mountain so Tris tried to keep himself cool. This is him and his mom.

Linden pooped out part way up so Tris, being the great dad he is, carried Linden the rest of the way on his shoulders. He's a heavy little guy.

We made it to the top. Uncle Treven had to carry Mya almost the whole way. Thank heavens for uncle Treven because Mya is no peanut.

This is the view from the top, it was beautiful.

This is Linden and Tris chattin' on the way down.

Mya and Grandma, what a cute picture.

This was Grandma and Grandpa Rollins (Tris' mom and dad) with all the grandkids that were there. We really had a good time and we hope dad/grandpa had a great birthday.

2009-03-18T20:25:00.000-07:00

Thomas and Friends, Live on Stage!!!

Last night Tris took Linden to see Thomas Live!! I saw a commercial on t.v. that said Thomas the play was coming to town so Tris decided it would be fun to take Linden to see him. Linden was so excited for an entire week, because he was finally going to see Thomas.

Linden made sure to wear his Thomas shirt for the show. He even took his Thomas costume along, just in case.
This is when they arrived and first got seated. Linded apparently couldn't take his eyes off of the stage.

Finally the show started. Tris said that Linden kept on wanting to get down and touch Thomas.

During the intermission Linden got one of his favorite things in the whole world. A RED SLURPEE!! He was a spoiled little boy last night, and loving every minute of it.

More Thomas!!

I guess Thomas saved the circus and got a big ribbon!! Well I know Linden had fun because all day today he was asking to go see Thomas again.

2009-03-02T07:22:00.000-08:00

I BE THREE!!

On saturday was Linden's third birthday and he walked around saying, "I Be Three Today." It was so cute and I really can't believe that my little guy is already three years old. Tris's mom and dad came down from Cave Creek to celebrate with us and I'm pretty sure Linden had an awesome day!

He got a little spoiled. Look at all those presents.
He had to have a Thomas the Train cake (of course)!

Linden and Mya both thought that the cupcakes were pretty tasty.

Mya licked all the super duper green icing off and hardly ate any cake. Little Turkey!

Linded did pretty much the same thing. That green icing can't be too good for you right? Oh, well I'm sure it won't hurt to have it once a year.

Opening the first gift. What could it be!?

Surprise!! It's Thomas!

Grandma and Grandpa Jackson gave Linden the coolest cup and plates.

He' loves the cup. He's using it right now, at this very moment.

Guess what? Another Thomas. YIKES!

Linden's friend Hanna got him the coolest shirt ever. Yup, Thomas! My little boy is growing up but some days I wish he would just stay little. Happy Birthday Linden!

2009-03-01T09:12:00.000-08:00

Canadian Relatives!!

I was so lucky to have a visit from my Canadian relatives not too long ago. I rarely get to see them so when they called and said they would be in Arizona I was sooo excited. First my Auntie Alicia and Uncle Terry came from British Columbia and my Auntie Cheryl came from Wyoming. She looks a lot like my mom so the kids thought she was Grandma. We thought it was so cute so Auntie Cheryl got to be Grandma for a few days. We took the kids to the zoo one day and they were pooped.
Mya didn't make it all the way home. So cute in her little shades!!

A couple weeks later Autie Alicia and Uncle Terry came back with more family. This is my Grandma's (my mom's mom) friend Ray, who of which Mya loved. He played with her the whole time. She soaked up all the attention.

Here is Alicia and Terry kickin' back after a long day of golfing. I think they were really enjoying the warm weather.

Here is my sweet Grandma, I just love her to death. I'm so glad she came!

After they visited at our house for a couple hours they convinced us to come and have a delicious meal with them at their hotel room. My Uncle Terry and Auntie Alicia are amazing cooks (they own a restaurant) so it didn't take much convincing. Here is my Uncle Richie with the finished product, STUFFED PORKCHOPS. YUMMY!

I couldn't get many pictures of grandma where she wasn't taking pictures. She is the queen of picture taking.

Here is Tris getting ready to dig in to his porkchop.

Mya loved Terry and he kept pretending that someone was on the phone for her. We thought it was so funny.

Everyone enjoyed the meal and was able to visit and we all had such a good time.

It was sad to say goodbye, but we hope they will all come and visit again, soon. I love to see my Canadian family so this was such a treat.

2009-03-01T08:48:00.000-08:00

California!!

A week ago I was able to go visit my closest friend in California. Me and Olivia lived together at BYU and have kept in contact ever since. She had twins just a little over a year ago and I still hadn't seen them so this visit was long overdue.

There were no husbands around so it was us and 5 kids under the age of 4. It was a lot of fun but it sure got a little crazy once in a while. There was a great mall with a bunch of ride on toys for the kids so we took a trip their one night to get out of the house and the kids loved it.
Mya loved the horsies.

In case you didn't guess, this was Linden's favorite.

Mya was just chillin' with the twins William and Weston. They sure are cute boys!

We took the kids to a museum and they had a blast. This is Averie (Olivia's oldest) and Mya having fun.

Linden at the museum.

Our last day in California we took the kids to a park to get them good and tired before the plane ride home. This is Mya swinging at the park.

Linden wanted to see how long he could hang from the monkey bars. He did pretty good!

This is the classic Mya face. I see this face several times a day.

This was Averie and Linden on the last day cherishing every moment they had left (he he he!!, you'll get the joke here Olivia).

2009-02-11T13:44:00.000-08:00

Ouch!!

Has this ever happened to you?

I was working on the computer and Linden climbed behind me on the chair. The next thing I knew he was complaining about his sucker. I turned my head to see what he was talking about and I felt something swinging from my hair. Yup! It was his sucker.

Poo Poos

2009-02-08T18:10:00.000-08:00

Silly Girl
Mya is the funniest little girl in the world. I'm sure not many parents buy Whoopee Cushions for their kids, but I did and the kids think it's so funny. Mya will bring the Whoopee Cushion to me and say, "momma, more poo poos." I'm such a good mom, eh!

She always giggles after all the air is out.

Bathing Suits in February!!

2009-02-05T18:55:00.001-08:00

Winter in Arizona!

It was so nice out the other day that we decided to pull out the sprinklers and get the bathing suits on. Can you believe it's February.

The kids were so excited to play in the water.
My little cutie with yet another scrape.
Aren't they so sweet!

Mya sportin' her new bathing suit (thanks Heather)! Hand me downs are the best.

Stopping for refreshments.

Mya had a little accident that left all her Cheerios on the ground. OOPS! Like this hasn't happened a million times before.

Potty Training #2

2009-01-28T20:07:00.000-08:00

Potty Training!!!

Well the time finally came when I knew I needed to potty train Linden. He has done so well, but there have definitely been moments when I've wanted to give up. We aren't all the way there yet but I know that day will come. Well, here's my little guy in action.

This part takes the longest. Those darn pants are so tricky to get down.
I skipped the middle part cause I'm sure no one wants to see that. His favorite part aside from the treats is getting to flush the toilet.
He is so good at washing his hands too. He won't let me help at all, unless the water gets really hot.

He's so funny cause he'll put soap on his hands and then wash it right off with the water, so I'm not too sure if his hands are really getting that clean. Oh, well I'm sure it won't kill him, right?

All done!

Dry those little hands so they are ready for treats!

YUMMY! M&M's, it's so worth it, right!! My little guy is growing up so fast (sniff, sniff).

2009-01-27T21:08:00.000-08:00

We just had an amazing photographer take some pictures of our little family and the ones I've seen are amazing (thank-you Allison)! If you want to check them out as they are posted they are on Allison's website. www.allismithphotography.blogspot.com

2009-01-26T15:55:00.000-08:00

Children's Museum

Time seems to have flown by this past month so these pictures are a little old. Our good friends invited us to the museum on a saturday and Linden was so excited to go with his little buddy Thais. They really had a blast (and it was a free day)!

They were holding hands on the way in but I missed it by seconds. I need to be faster with the camera.
This is Thais and her dad having fun dressing up.

Mya was out patroling on her hog to make sure everyone was being good.

Tris was playing in the fire truck with a random kid.

Eventually Linden made his way over.

Mya was loving the freedom of being able to crawl around and play.

Of course Linden loved the train section and threw a fit when we needed to move to a new section. He would have spent the whole time in this one area if we let him.

This was one of the kids favorite sections because it had little babies to take care of and a grocery store to shop in. Tris and Jordan (Thais's dad) liked this section because it had a dance, dance revolution section. I think they had as much fun as the kids.

This is Mya walking right through the middle of the train. It really was a fun day and can't wait for there to be another free day.

2009-01-11T07:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas Morning

Well I've been a little slow at getting the Christmas pictures posted. I just seems like things haven't slowed down since Christmas. We had a great Christmas at Tris's parents with cousins from Virginia.

As you can see they got spoiled.
Mya was checkin out all the presents before the big event.
Mya finally has her own big fuzzy chair. Linden got one over a year ago from Grandma and Grandpa Jackson so Mya got one from them this year. Now no more fighting over the one chair, right? I'm sure they'll find something else to fight over.

Linden got a T-Ball set and he loves it.

This is Mya opening her first baby doll. She thought it was pretty neat.

Mya got a cute little dress-up set from cousins; thank-you cousins!

Linden already took over one of Mya's toys. That didn't take long.

Aunt Tia was helping Mya push her new doll in her new baby stroller.

Linden got a train track for his trains for Christmas but we couldn't haul it to Grandma and Grandpa's so he got it when we got home after the holidays. He was so excited! Mya liked it too.

Linden had to get dressed in his Thomas costume to play. Later he insisted on wearing it to the grocery store. When you're a mom you definitely have to pick your battles so we got some funny looks at the store. OH WELL! We hope you all had as great of a Christmas as we did!

2008-12-17T21:41:00.000-08:00

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes (Continued)

I previously posted the kids with all their crazy shoes on. Well they were at it again. They find mine or Tris's shoes around the house and put them on. Sometimes they don't put them back where they found them. The other day Tris and I were in a hurry to get out the door and we were each missing one of our shoes. After a few minutes of frantic searching and tearing the house apart we found them in the laundry hamper. I'll check there first next time I can't find a shoe.

We thought this one was extra funny because he had no pants on. NICE LEGS!
Not a bad look!

Mya can already walk in heels!

She can motor in these, it's pretty impressive.

Lookin' good!

2008-12-12T12:18:00.001-08:00

Zoo Lights

Some of our friends invited us to go see the Christmas Lights at the zoo and it was a lot of fun. The kids loved it!!

All bundled up, don't want them to get cold (because it's so cold here in AZ).
Not a great picture but it shows a bit of the lights.

I think Tris and I had as much fun as the kids.

Santa was even there. Linden wasn't too sure about him so he wouldn't sit on his lap.

Our fearless little Mya didn't care either way.

We tried to take a family pictures by the Elephants at the end and this is as good as we got. Linden wasn't in the mood and Mya wouldn't look at the camera. It was a really fun night!

2008-12-12T12:07:00.000-08:00

Sneaky, Sneaky!!!

We recently did a craft and made cut out snowflakes and colored them. I always have interesting pictures after crafts. Check out Mya!

She knows when I'm not looking and eats the tips off the markers. Unfortunately she decided to eat the black one.
Didn't seem to bother her.

Yuck!!!!

Good thing they're Non-Toxic (I say that about 5 times a day with Mya). Except a couple days ago she ate my deodorant and I had to call the Poison Control center because of the warning on the deodorant. I got a lecure on the phone about keeping EVERYTHING out of her reach! WHATEVER!!

Linden wanted to show me his mouth too. All Clean!

Linden loves crafts!

Kiss, Kiss!

Linden is just starting to use scissors. Hasn't quite got the hang of them yet. I'm sure it will come. Like our snowflakes?

2008-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:00

Family Pictures

Tris's dad was nice enough to take family pictures for us with his awesome camera. We were so thankful because it saved us about $50. I love our little family and the kids were so good when we were taking the pictures. Here are a few cute ones.

This was one of the best ones, I thought.
My beautiful Miss Moos (her nickname)
Like Father, Like Son!!! (check out Linden in the picture below). I didn't know that Tris was doing that until the pictures were downloaded and I started looking at them.

Linden is such a funny kid.

2008-11-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

I FOUND A MOUSE IN MY PANTRY!!!

I found a mouse in my pantry today and she was eating my chips. I was vaccuming the bedrooms and when I was finished I couldn't find Mya. I opened the pantry and found her in there snacking on the chips. She is such a funny kid and she definitely knows how to get what she wants.

P.S. Notice yet another injury. She fell foward on her tricycle and scraped her chin and I was even standing right there. YIKES!

Twilight!!!

2008-11-25T18:26:00.000-08:00

Girls Night Out

I was able to go out with the girls on Monday night to see the Twilight movie. We were all so excited to see it and we weren't disappointed. It's just such a great love story so how could it go wrong. Well, I had a blast and am so glad I have found so many good friends here in Marana.

Too Quick!!

2008-11-23T22:01:00.000-08:00

My Little Artists'

At least a couple times a week the kids and I will sit down at the table and do art projects. They love markers, stickers and especially stamps. I keep a close watch on the kids because they like to color on their faces and Mya will even snack on the markers (she bites the tips off and chews on them). Anyways, I turned around for, literally, 10 seconds to get a paper towel and when I turned around they had both decorated themselves. The pictures don't do it justice.

Linden loves his red stamp so much he thought that he should put it all over his head. Oh did I mention the stamps aren't washable; their markers are, but not the stamps. YIKES!
Mya's is a little hard to see because it was yellow but she had stamps going all the way up into her hair. How are they so fast!

Not Again!!

2008-11-17T12:11:00.000-08:00

The Story of our Life

I'm pretty convinced that we have the most accident prone kids ever. We've had a broken arm, stiches, split lips, cut chins and eyes, huge goose eggs, black eyes and the list could go on and on. Mya recently had stitches on her right eye and just a week ago she cut open her left one. Luckily it wasn't as deep so we didn't get her stitches (it was borderline) but we've spent way too much money on urgent care and ER visits in the past year. YIKES!!

Here's our accident waiting to happen. Isn't she cute? (check-out the eye)
This doesn't go along with the other picture but these kids are so cute together. They love playing together, and I love it when they play together cause it makes my job easier.

The other night before bed they got all my couch pillows and made a fort under the table. Mya would pass the pillows to Linden and he would arrange them in just the right order. Then they enjoyed their fort for about 45 minutes.

2008-11-11T13:15:00.000-08:00

Photo Tag
My friend, Mauri, tagged me and this is kind of interesting!! The rules are to pick the 4th photo from the 4th folder in your photo library and explain the meaning. It's too bad the photo ended up being of me cause I really don't like posting pictures of myself. This was from my birthday this year at Tris' parent's house. I'll let you guess how old I am.

I'm tagging 1. Laura 2. Jenn 3. Emily 4. Nicole 5. Allison

2008-11-06T20:15:00.000-08:00

Walkin' Time!

We decided since the weather cooled off that it was a great day for a walk so we called some friends (Elizabeth, Kolin and Kohen) and had a great morning exploring.

The kids on the walking path by our house.
Linden stopped for a drink and got a little wet at the same time.

Mya loves being outside. It's when she's the happiest.

Lucky for us the kids found a huge dirt pile on the path.

It didn't take long for them to get comfortable in it! YIKES!

Mya thought it felt pretty cool!

Guess it didn't taste as good as it felt. YUCK!! I swear this kid will eat anything.

They decided since they were already a little dirty, they might as well get A LOT dirty.

I promise I didn't let Mya eat dirt the whole time, it's just that everytime I looked away she would get a handful. Little Turkey!

Linden was lovin' life, having so much fun.

Like Mya's Little HITLER mustache! We definitely had baths as soon as we walked in the door.

I've Been Tagged

2008-11-05T20:49:00.000-08:00

Thanks Jenn, This Should Be Fun!!!

Eight Favorite TV shows:
1. The Office
2. Survivor
3. One Tree Hill (I know I'm a nerd; everyone has one show they don't want to admit that they watch, this is mine O.K.)
4. Dateline
5. American Idol
6. Americas Next Top Model
7. 30 Rock
8. 20/20
This was really Hard!

Eight Favorite Restaurants:
1. Pei Wei
2. Cafe Rio (can't beat their grilled chicken salad)
3. Olive Garden
4. In N' Out
5. Texas Roadhouse (love their sweet potatoes)
6. Famous Daves
7. Red Lobster (love their crab alfredo)
8. Chipolte

Eight things that happened yesterday:
1. Watched the Election Results
2. Took Tris lunch at his new work
3. Took Linden to Danielle's house to play with his friends.
4. Traded clothes at Twice as Nice for the first time.
5. Took the kids for a long walk and they found lots of great sticks.
6. Spent some alone time with Mya (since Linden was with his friends)
7. Re-decorated the kids room.
8. Made dinner for my husband and kids. (this is the life of a mom, not too exciting but I loved every minute of it.)

Eight Things to Look Forward To:
1. The Holiday Season! I've already got my Christmas Tree up (in my defense I'm Canadian and Thanksgiving is technically over for me already)
2. Giving my kids their Christmas presents (I found a killer Thomas the train set on Craigslist that Linden is going to go crazy over)
3. All the cool weather.
4. My mom and dad coming to visit.
5. The Twilight Movie!!!
6. The weekend.
7. The Office on Thursday
8. The Election being over!!! (sounds like a lot of people are happy about this)

Eight Things on My Wish List:
1. Another Trip to Hawaii
2. A trip to Italy
3. A trip to Australia to see my mission again.
4. A trip to Scottland
5. A trip to France
6. A trip to Canada
7. A trip to the Carribean
8. A trip to the Phillipines (to see Tris's mission). So there are a few places I'd like to see, it's called a WISH LIST right?

Eight Things I Love About the Fall:
1. Leaves changing colors (so beautiful!)
2. Wearing something other than shorts and T-Shirts.
3. Walking outside and not sweating.
4. Not having a fan on all night long, but instead having a cold nose in the morning but all the rest of me is cozy warm
5. Halloween
6. Thanksgiving
7. Being able to open the windows and let fresh, cool air in.
8. Warmer foods and beverages - soups, hot cocoa, apple cider

Eight people I tag: 1. Olivia; 2. Mauri; 3. Laura; 4. Melanie; 5. Lynette.; 6. Chrissy; 7. Elizabeth; 8. Denae

Trick or Treat!!!

2008-11-01T15:35:00.001-07:00

Halloween Night

Well Halloween night finally came and the kids were so excited. We had been talking about going trick or treating for so long and even practiced at home a bit, so the kids couldn't wait to get out there.

Linden had planned on being a vampire but we went to the mall earlier in the day (on halloween day) and I found this costume for $5.50 at a toy store (80% off). Lately Linden has been obsessed with trains and has really taken a liking to Thomas the train in particular. I figured he'd like this costume a lot more and I was right.

Mya was our cute little ladybug (thanks cousin Autumn for passing down your cute costume). Mya was eating candy before we even got out the door. She snagged a sucker from our candy bowl when we weren't looking.
This is out front of our door and they thought they had better start off by taking a little of our candy and putting it in their buckets.
Off we go!

Their first door and our great neighbor.

Thomas the Train and Dad. I loved this picture.

So cute!!!

One of our last doors. Mya's bucket got so full and so heavy but she wouldn't let us touch it. I think she was afraid that we'd take it away. She was keepin' a close watch on it.

As soon as we walked in the door Linden dumped his candy out. They couldn't even wait to get into the living room, on the rug.

Mya just copied everything that Linden did and dumped her candy out too.

I swear they opened about 5 suckers. They were so funny.

I wanted to get one last picture of the kids before we took off their costumes and Mya wasn't in the mood. First she took her antennas off.

Then Tris put them back on. She wasn't impressed.

She desperately wanted to get back to the candy, so I never got a really good picture of here. Little stinker!

Mya was sharing one of her suckers with her brother. What a nice girl. Well that was Halloween in a nutshell. It really was fun to watch the kids go from door to door and get so excited about all the candy. Hope everyone had as good of a night as we did.

Halloween!!

2008-10-29T22:45:00.001-07:00

Carving Pumpkins!

We finally got around to carving our pumpkin and it was a lot of fun. It's been a while since we've done this and it was a first time for both of the kids. They were pretty funny about the whole thing. Mya dug right in, but Linden was too crazy about the whole thing.

Linden started out interested in the whole process but as soon as I took the pumpkin lid off he wasn't too sure.
As you can see Mya is right in there but Linden backed right up. I guess he didn't like the pumpkin guts.

I love Halloween so I had to get right in all the mess.

Tris couldn't resist either (this will be the last picture with Tris in his Hilit clothes because he is officially done on October 31st),

All done. We kept things pretty simple.

Linden thought it was pretty cool now that all the guts were gone. Mya never had to be convinced, she loved the entire process.

My Little Artists!

2008-10-29T22:34:00.001-07:00

Paintin' Time

Last year I let Linden paint a pumpkin instead of carve one because he could help more and he loved it. This year we did it again and Mya got to be a part of it. They each got their own little pumpkin and they made them so beautiful.

A clean canvas
Linden is so precise when he colors or paints. Mya was taking pointers.

After watching her big brother Mya really got into it.

So Beautiful!

Just about done.

The finished products.

So talented!

Cookies!!

2008-10-29T22:24:00.000-07:00

All By Myself!

The other day I decided to let the kids help me make cookies. I had done it before but it was more like watch mom make cookies. This time I let Linden and Mya do everything. Yes, it did get a little messy, and I'm sure they snuck a few bites of cookie dough here and there. They had so much fun so it made the mess worth it.

They scooped the dough and I just helped them get it off their spoon.
Good job eh!

Mya couldn't wait for them to be ready (little chunker)!!

The anticipation was killing them. They turned out pretty yummy!

Balloons!!!

2008-10-29T22:18:00.001-07:00

The Best Thing We Found!!

Well Tris, the kids and I went car shopping last Saturday and these balloons were the best things we found. Tris is changing jobs and will no longer have a company vehicle so we needed to find a car fast. We spent an entire Saturday looking and came home with balloons. The kids were thrilled, but us, not so much!

I think I'll get him one of these for Christmas.
So Sweet!!

Crazy Kids!

Enjoying the Weather!!

2008-10-28T14:41:00.000-07:00

What it's Really Like Having an Older Brother!!

Well the kids have loved playing outside all summer and what's so crazy is that even in October they are still able to go outside in the sprinkler. This day was maybe not as fun for Mya as some of the others have been.

Not too sure what happened here (and yes, I do actually watch my children).

Pretty clear what's going on here.

Youch!! A little bit of a wedgie. That can't feel good!

Going Jogging!!

2008-10-21T14:33:00.001-07:00

Gettin' in Shape

The other night right before bed Mya found her running shoes and some socks she had taken off earlier in the day. I think I've mentioned Mya's love for shoes before, but as soon as she found the shoes she wanted me to put them on her. She handed me the socks and shoes so I decided to just let her get a little exercise before bedtime. They all just looked so funny with her p.j.'s. Just Check it out for yourself!

Nice Socks!!
After all the workin' out she was parched!

Couldn't quite figure out the lid so she decided get some help. She is so funny!!

Doing the Dishes

2008-10-21T14:23:00.000-07:00

My Little Helper!
Linden was being my little helper the other day with the dinner dishes. He loves playing in the water and I love letting him help (even if it really isn't so much help).

Wash, Wash, Wash!!

Stop Looking at my bum!!! I normally wouldn't put a picture of my bum on the blog but I thought Linden standing on the bowl on his tippy-toes was so cute. He got the bowl out of the cupboard and put it there all by himself. I did't even give him the idea.

The Mountains

2008-10-15T12:48:00.001-07:00

Gettin' Away From It All

Our good friends the Hatches invited us to go up to the mountains with them on Tuesday so Tris took the day off (which he never does) and we headed out of the city. We stayed all morning, ate lunch and headed back home afterwards. We had so much fun and were glad we got the invite. We can't wait to do it again!

We hardly ever get family pictures for some reason so this was a good time to get one.

Tris doing what he loves, FISHING!!

Linden loved being outside but he wasn't exactly sturdy on his feet in the mountains. He fell over at least 10 times. We lost count.

Linden and one of his best friends, Hannah. Mya is in the background trying to keep up!

Mya's pants had snaps that just wouldn't stay closed so her pants were so funny all day. She got a lot of air up there.

Just pulling up a seat (check out those pants).

SNACK TIME!

They are always the happiest when their eating, especially when they get to eat DORITOS.

Mya got a little somthing in her hair.

Getting ready to cook up some lunch. They loved this fire pit and lucky for us it was in a brand new picnic area so it was nice and clean still.

Linden was workin' on making a little something himself while he was hangin' out in the fire pit.

The Ostrich Farm

2008-10-11T20:54:00.000-07:00

The Ostrich Farm

Lots of people have been checking out the Ostrich Farm lately and told us it was great so we decided to go when Mom and Dad Rollins came down to Tucson for a visit.

We thought it was great but the Ostrichs' were a little scary. Dad almost got his finger bitten off.
Mom and Mya.

Then we went to feed the deer; they were much nicer. It took a while for the kids to warm up to them.

But once they did they couldn't get enough of them. They let the deer eat right out of their hands. They loved it!

Then there were the laurakeets (don't know if that's how to spell that). They loved Tris' hat.

And my hair!

Mya thought they were the coolest thing and followed them all around.

Linden, on the other hand, got a little pinch by one that landed on his shoulder and that pretty much ended the fun for him.

He preferred them much better like this.

Maybe some day we'll come back for the monster tour. All in all it was a great little family trip.

Yearbook Yourself

2008-10-07T15:22:00.001-07:00

Through the Years!!

I saw these types of pictures on a friend's blog (thanks Danielle) and I thought they were so hilarious so we made some of our own. Tris' are the best. He looks so good in his. ENJOY!! (we did).

Tucson's Childrens Museum

2008-09-27T13:31:00.000-07:00

Tuscon Childrens Museum

We have been wanting to take the kids to the Childrens Museum for quite some time now and we finally got a perfect saturday with nothing else going on. We all had so much fun there. The kids each had their favorite areas as you will see below. It was a really fun family day.

This was the front of the museum, perfect family photo opportunity; another couple was nice enough to take our picture.

Linden absolutely loved anything that had to do with trains. That's his favorite right now.

Mya just liked having the freedom to touch anything and everything.

She found a little friend in the Jungle area.

Linden have a lot of fun climbing through all the tunnels.

What a little poser.

Linden talked about seeing the dinosaurs at the museum for weeks, since we planned on going to the museum a few weeks ago and didn't make it there. He sure has a good memory now. He kept asking, whenever we got in the car, if we were going to see the dinosaurs and the Choo Choo trains.

Mya wasn't sure about the dinosaurs, especially when the T-Rex started moving.

This was by far Linden's favorite station. He stayed at this station for almost a half hour. He just stood there and held the button down and watched the train go around the huge track.

Tris was teaching Mya a few art tips. She loved coloring but even more than that, she liked taking all the pencil crayons out of the art table.

The last stop we made was at the bubble table outside. We made some HUGE bubbles and we also got covered in water and soap. Overall it was a fantastic day.

Troublemakers

2008-09-19T13:41:00.001-07:00

Troublemakers!

I think the days of 3 hour naps for Linden are over. I put him in his crib for a nap and after an hour and a half he was still talking. I peeked in his room and he was doing headstands in his bed. Crazy kid.

Not bad, eh!

Mya got caught in the act of spreading Q-tips all over the floor. Look how surprised she was!

Apparently these things taste pretty good cause Linden use to suck on them too. YUCK!

How could you get mad at that little girl! So Sweet!

Cleaning Up!

2008-09-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

Cleaning Up!!

The kids were playing with their huge bin of plastic food and at clean-up time they decided that they wanted to get in the bin along with the food. Crazy Kids!!

It was a TIGHT fit! (Look at that face)

Potty Training

2008-09-14T20:34:00.000-07:00

Potty Training

Well this is something I've been trying to put off for quite some time. I have absolutely been dreading potty training Linden, but I think he could be ready since every time he poops his diaper he tells me. The first day was not exactly a success story so we are going to keep trying until we get it. Well here's just a little bit of the action. I spared you by not showing you pictures of the actual messes but just how many undies (or gonchies as we call them in Canada) we went through in a couple hours.

Undies #1 NEMO

(Poor Nemo!)

Undies #2 WALL-E
(Poor Wall-E)

Undies #3 THE INCREDIBLES

(Poor Incredibles)

Mya decided that she wanted to catch a piece of the action and she actually did really great. She only wet 1 pair of undies in the time that Linden wet 3. So, I've contemplated training both of them at the same time. We'll have to wait and see how crazy this makes me before I decide to do both now.

The baby potty wasn't quite her style so she graduated herself to the giant potty. Always such a big girl!

The two potty trainin' kiddies. SOOOOO CUTE!

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!!!

2008-09-06T20:25:00.000-07:00

SHOES, SHOES, SHOES!!!

Recently the kids have loved putting on shoes, but only ones that aren't theirs. Mya is especially into shoes; she's such a girl! I will usually notice that they are being too quiet and they will be in my closet putting on mine or Tris's shoes. I'd have to say that they look pretty cute in our shoes.

Dad's work shoes.

They are a little tricky to walk in.

Dad's flip-flops.

Caught in the act.

They Grow Up Too Fast!

2008-09-01T23:08:00.000-07:00

They Grow Up TOO FAST!!!

For some reason I started looking at pictures of my cute little kids on our computer the other day while they were napping and I was blown away by how much each of them has grown. Time really does go too fast. Several people have told me to enjoy this time in my life because before I know it I'll blink and my kids will be leaving home. Sometimes I just want them to stop growing and I really don't want to miss a minute of their lives. We love these kids so much and feel so blessed to have them in our lives. And aren't they just so DARN CUTE!!!

LINDEN WILLIAM ROLLINS

About 1 month old

10 months old

1 year old

2 1/2 years old

MYA MARIE ROLLINS

About 1 month old

4 months old

7 months old

16 months old

2008-08-28T21:30:00.001-07:00

KEEPIN' COOL!!

The kids love playing in the sprinkler because it's the only way that I can really take the kids outside right now. Otherwise it's just too hot!! Linden is such a nice brother that he always makes sure to keep his sister cool in the Arizona heat.

She usually does alright on her own!

Just a little thirsty.

2008-08-27T14:22:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIS!!!!Tris turned 26 this month so we had a little party. Mom and Dad Rollins came from Cave Creek and we had our closest friends (The Hatches) here in Marana come over to celebrate.

Tris got his work/golfing hat that he had been asking for. Pretty Stylin'.

Mom is always working hard to help out where she can.

It was great that Laura, Brandon and the rest of their family could make it. They're great!!

Grandpa just happened to click the camera at the very second that Linden's finger was in this position. It made for a pretty funny picture.

Hannah and Linden just hangin' out.

My two little monkeys jumping on the bed. Mya shouldn't be though cause she already has stitches in her eye from doing that very thing just days before. Doesn't their mother ever watch them!

They all fall down!

2008-08-27T13:38:00.000-07:00

HELLO CANADA!!

The kids were pretty excited about going to see Grandma and Grandpa Jackson in Canada. They even saw Mr. Moose the Mounty!!

Sorry if this is a little out of order but I'm still trying to figure things out. This is when we took the kids to Calaway Park (an amusement park in Calgary). They loved the rides, especially Linden.

Linden wasn't sure about this one!

Everyone got to enjoy the roller coaster!

Then cousins took a little road trip in their Big Rig!

The adults had lots of fun too, can't you tell!!!

Mya thought the Ice cream was the best part!! Yummy!

2008-08-27T13:24:00.000-07:00

GRANDMA AND GRANDPA JACKSON'S

Linden and Mya loved playing with cousins is Grandma and Grandpas backyard!!

Charlie's Angels!

We finally got to meet Joshua. Cheryl (my sister) had him in June. He's soooo sweet!

Just takin' a break after all that playing. Mya and Linden became really fond of juice boxes at grandmas house. I don't every buy them so it was a treat I guess.

2008-08-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

GREAT GRANDMA ROGERS 80th BIRTHDAY IN LAC LA BICHE

I thought that we should post some of the pictures from our trip to Canada. It was such a nice trip because we not only were able to visit with my immediate family, but we also got to see all my Aunts and Uncles too. My Grandma had her 80th birthday so we celebrated with a family reunion in Lac La Biche, Alberta (way north). Boy was it chilly up there for us Arizona folk. The kids had a blast at Great Grandma Rogers Lake Lot!!

Cousins hanging out on the trampoline.

Linden had his first Quad experience with his Great Uncle Gary (my uncle) and loved it.

Tris and the kids skipping rocks at the lake.

It was Pow Wow days in Lac La Biche. It has a high Native population so every year they have a celebration with a parade and Native dancing. It was great. Linden's enjoying the parade with dad.

All the Rogers family visiting before the parade (my moms side of the family).

Grandma and Grandpa Jackson getting as much time with the kiddies as possible. Mya has Grandpa Jackson wrapped around her little finger.

Setting Up a Blog

2008-08-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

Well, this is my first attempt at a blog and we will see how it works out. I've loved looking at my friends blogs and thought I would give it a try. I also thought it would be easier for me to keep my family in Canada, and throughout the U.S.A., up to date on the kiddies. Wish me luck!