Our First Pool Weekend

Last weekend we had our first pool weekend. We had a great time and the whole family got involved...



We even fired up the hot tub...


We look forward to many more fun in the sun weekends in our own backyard paradise!

Mother's Day Weekend

We had a great Mother's Day weekend this year!

The weekend started off with Abby getting a new toy...a tunnel. She loves it and even though I put it way every night is is one of the first things that she wants me to open in the morning.

On Saturday afternoon we went on a great hike at Red Rock Canyon...we sure have gotten our moneys worth on the yearly pass. Even Chewy got to come along.






For dinner we headed to a Chicago style micro brewery complete with deep dish pizza. Jim really liked the beer and I really liked the junk food.

On Sunday morning we headed to the Hash House for breakfast. Even though it was the first time that we had gone to this restaurant it quickly became our go to breakfast spot. The food was delicious but the portions were HUGE. The plates are the size of platters. Even the kids pancake was the size of a Frisbee. We will definitely make another trip to the Hash House but next time Jim and I will need to share.

We learned at breakfast that Abby is a huge watermelon fan. Jim and I both find this funny because neither Jim or I are watermelon fans.

The rest of Sunday we spent relaxing at home. I even got to take a nap which is extremely rare for me.

It was a great weekend and I am very happy to be a mom! I just can't believe that next mother's day I will be a mom of 2!

Baby Rogers #2

We found out early March that Abby is going to be a big sister! I am now 1 week into my the second trimester and everything is going great! I have my fingers crossed that this pregnancy will be as easy as my one with Abby. Here is a recent ultrasound picture of our new bundle of joy...

Here is a picture of Abby's ultra sound at the same age...

We are very much looking forward to meeting our new baby and seeing the similarities and differences between baby number 2 and Abby. We will have to wait until November to find out; my due date is November 11th.

A Visit From Frank

On Sunday, April 25 we had a great day with our good friend Frank. He was in town for business but we got to spend the day with him before he flew back to Chicago on Monday. It was a beautiful day so we spent our time catching up, sitting out by the pool, grilling, and playing with Abby.

It took a bit for Abby to warm up to Frank again but once she did there was no separating them.

I was happily surprised when Abby grabbed a book and climbed into Franks lap!


It was GREAT to see Frank and we can't wait to see him again soon!