I dip my pancakes in milk

Love that morning hair...

"For breakfast I like boiled eggs, without the yellow yucky part, and daddy's pancakes dipped in milk. I don't like syrup, it's yucky too!" ~ Sarah

When I grow up

When I grow up...

Backstage getting ready.

Oh! I see my fans! WOO HOO!

Awesome dance moves!

Sunday Attire

We were getting ready for church and Sarah was very interested in Daddy's tie, so we gave it to her and she put it on.

"Raspberries!"

"Itsy, Bitsy Spider"

Dearest Daughter

Dearest Daughter,

Several months ago I woke in the middle of the night. Something in my spirit telling me to rock you to sleep. Confusing as that night was it was then that I knew, you were waiting for me to find you. Many months prior I told an online website that I was 'pregnant' when I wasn't... it sent me emails about how you were growing, when I could feel your kicks. (But I wasn't really pregnant and doctors told me chances are low. I read the emails about my child being 1 month then 2, 4 months and 6 months...) And then, one day in January 2008 I received a call from my cousin Julie, asking if Daddy and I would like to adopt you. We prayed and attended the temple about this decision, and the answer as clear as any could be, yes, you were meant to be with me. Whenever we needed to travel our schedules would be clear. If times got hard or worrisome we felt the spirit near. I met you first late February, you were 10 months old! You crawled across the room and cuddled in my arms. I showed you the outside window and you fiddled with the blinds. I fed you orange squash and a bottle of warm milk. I even got you to giggle when I tickled your tummy. Back in Utah we waited to hear when you could come to our home, you were in California with another Foster Mom. Finally in April Daddy came to see you.

You were only 10 months old, but when you saw daddy you crawled across the room, put your arms straight up and said "Da Da!" Daddy was extremely surprised, he picked you up and you giggled and cooed.

You showed us your most favorite toys.

You even climbed up into my lap. But we already knew, you were meant to be ours. The waiting was hard, but luckily we were able to see you often. The Lord blessed our family in countless ways so it would be possible for us to be together, He brought us comfort and let us know that all would be okay. Finally after 16 months we can be sealed together, this sealing is Eternal. We will be an Eternal Family, forever sealed as if we had never been apart.

We love you!

~Mommy & Daddy

Happy St. Patrick's Day

St. Patricks Day a social worker came to our house with a huge stack of papers to be signed. At first we weren't sure what they were, most paper were about medical records, 'Will we care for said child? yes', etc... until we came to the last page: "This document must be signed with your FULL LEGAL NAME. This is the LEGAL document for the adoption of child mentioned above."

Yes I cried.

Our daughter was placed with us as our adopted child! Since one of the papers had my maiden name misspelled we have to re-sign the paper for the birth certificate! After recieved by California Adoption Services we get to fly to California to pick up the new Birth Certificate.

Our daughter will be sealed to us in the Provo Temple.

The tenative date for us to fly to California is April 3rd through 7th! Which means the sealing date will be April 10th. :) HIZZAH!!!!

Sarah Ruby Rosenvall

The Short Lived life of our pet Froggy

Today is a day to celebrate! PI DAY!!! March 14! 3.14! Happy Pi day! i hope you get to eat yummy pie!

In other news today...

You may have noticed (in a prior post) that Andrew and I have a pet Froggy! His name is Tubal de Malachite.

Yesterday I decided to start Spring cleaning! Also... since we'll be moving soon It is a chance for me to pack up everything in the house that we won't need in the next few months. I found our water filter for a fish tank! Woo hoo! So...I decided to switch the tank on the froggy! This time with the water filter installed! The froggy seemed really happy. Malachite splashed in the water and ate up the little food pellets I gave him! I continued cleaning/packing the house.

About an hour later Andrew asked me a curious question, "Where is the frog?"

We still haven't found him. o_O

Silly Daddy give me the Flashlight

Sarah woke one morning very incredibly happy, she wanted Daddy's lap at the moment so Rew took these pictures. She's playing with a little flashlight.

Staying Busy

Playing with Daddy and Little J, Sarah's brother.

Wow! look at the cool toys Little J has!

"Playing with the baby!

Flying kites at Rock Canyon Park.

I found the musketeer hat! (This is actually the face she gives when she thinks she's in trouble.)

Yummy apple! Sarah loves to pick a treat from the fruit/vegetable basket.

Strawberry Shortcake!

Okay... she really just smashed it all over her hands, the little bit under her lip is from her tasting a tiny piece and then spitting it out!

Looks like Mommy forgot to put the child lock back on the pots & pans cupboard!

Things we did

For the past six months I wake up to my husband on the computer. Once again applying to more jobs, reading the newspaper, checking e-mail or perhaps an occasional game.

Afterward he makes breakfast, his favorite: pancakes(his own recipe) & maple syrup. Our daughter prefers eggs: made like a crepe, sprinkled with cheese and rolled loosely. (Rew wishes me to clarify that it is an omelet, however it's very thin like a crepe. So... a crepe omelet.) I take a little bit of both, I like my pancakes bite-sized dipped in the syrup and only a few bites of the crepe...since my daughter usually begs to have mine too.

(my syrup jar...that I painted at Color-Me-Mine a few years back. Excellent place to go btw.)

Breakfast is usually followed by reading! Our daughter LOVES books! She likes to curl up with a book, sit on your lap with a nice sippy of cold milk and be read to. New words come everyday as she's starting repeating what you say: 'Kitty-cat' 'Bunny' 'Doggie, woof woof'.

This book is one of her favorites. (I'm not kidding.)

Perhaps it's because of all the brightly colored pictures inside.

Then usually outside to play! We were flying kites at Rock Canyon Park.

Rew fiddling with his kite (he had the harder one).

This is the closest picture of me that you'll get... all the others are of our daughter! I was holding the string to the kite at the time. You can barely see the white string....and the kite is the blurry yellowish thing seen against the gray rock.

Back home for lunch made by me! It changes everyday but always has a vegetable...because veges are our daughters favorite!

Then down for a nap while I search the realm of job hunting and Rew drives to drop off resumes. Once completing the task we usually read the new books of the week from the Library, take a nap, I write lesson plans, perhaps watch an online video, clean my dishes and house.

Daughter wakes up! Time to play, perhaps with a friend, or with mommy and daddy! We have sidewalk chalk, Moonsand, Playdough and crayons! She also loves to draw. We go to Library storytime, or dance to music, watch Baby Einstien or read more books.

We walk to the duck ponds to feed the ducks, or perhaps to the pet store. On really special days we'll see a movie at the dollar theatre (we just saw Bolt... very cute!)

5 pm I make dinner (Spagetti for tonight with broccoli and pears.) Play some more, read more, says prayers, sing songs and tuck our daughter into bed. After she is peacefully asleep we read until 11:30 or so then go to sleep. Ready to start a new day tomorrow.....

Then find this:

Yes... she stuffed her pajamas and daddy's socks in the toilet! (I thought that door was always locked!)

Zzzzz....

Filling Daddy's Shoes

Lately Sarah has enjoyed wearing mommy or daddy's shoes around the house!

Baby Shower

My friend Emily asked for comments about a picture she has of her little one. This is the comment I posted. I liked it!

"Yo ho, yo ho, a baby's life for me.

We play, we giggle, we eat, and poop,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

We cuddle and coo and can give a loud hoot,

Drink up MILK me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a baby's life for me.

We bounce, we sing, we dance, and grin,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

Mystify and mesmerize, and even hypnotize,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a baby's life for me.

We rollover and charm, and wake in the night,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

When we wake all the city, we give mommy a fright,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

We're darling princesses and handsome princes,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

We're cute and amazing, really quite sweet,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a baby's life for me.

We're criers and whiners, and take loads of time,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.

Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads,

Drink up MILK, me 'earties, yo ho.