The Rodriguez Family Blog

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Soccer Season

Mariah's soccer season started a couple weeks ago and we are having such a fun time already! Mario is coaching again this year and loving it. This season he gets to coach with a friend of ours which is perfect. Mariah loves this sport...I think she's found her "thang"!

Handsome Kid

Dylan got his glasses and can see much better now! I think he looks very distinguished and older too!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Four Eyes

Much to Dylan's dismay, he needs glasses. It was becoming clear that he needed his eyes checked when he couldn't read things off the TV while sitting on the couch. A visit to our eye doctor confirmed our suspicions and he picked out a great style. Don't worry...I'll post a picture when he gets them! :o)

Disneyland

Reese, Luke and Casey

We spent our Labor Day at the happiest place on earth! Our passes expired quite a bit ago and we didn't renew them, so this was a very fun treat for the kids. To top it off they got to go with their cousins which made it all the more exciting! Now that the little boys are taller we were able to enjoy some of the bigger rides. Luke's favorite this time was Star Tours. Good times!

Look Mom...No Training Wheels!

Daddy is demonstrating how FUN and EASY it is to ride with no training wheels!

Luke decides to try it and doesn't think it's as FUN or EASY as dad says at first!

He's almost got it!

Luke is learning to ride without training wheels on his small bike. He is getting a bigger bike for his birthday next month and we thought it might be easier to learn to ride the smaller one first. However, if you ask Luke...it's not! But he does a good job of going out to practice in the evenings. I'm sure he'll have the hang of it in no time!

Friday, August 21, 2009

Family Night at Dodger Stadium

On Monday evening we headed to Dodger Stadium. We are a family divided when it comes to baseball. The older boys have been St.Louis fans since they were little, Mario and I have always been Dodger fans and we've managed gain a dye hard Dodger lover in Luke. Unfortunately, Mariah can't decide and really likes both teams. But, this time she was thinking blue! We had such a wonderful time. Luke was in heaven and loving every minute of it! Good times!

13 Years

2009

We celebrated 13 years of marriage this past Sunday! Wow! We can't believe it. Where has the time gone? This is also a momentous year because we have now known each other longer than we haven't known each other (16 years)! God has been so gracious to us. Every year we are grateful to have had another year together. We are looking forward to what God has planned for us in the future!

1996

Something to Consider

Adopting a child doesn't change the whole world. But for that child the whole world changes.

Unknown

It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so you may live as you wish.

Mother Teresa

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Truem

Whether you believe you can do something or not, you are right.

Henry Ford

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

Eleanor Powell

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition!

The small things we do in life for others don't mean much...they mean EVERYTHING!

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one come to you without leaving happier.

Mother Teresa

A friend is someone who knows you well and still likes you.

Unknown

Kids Say The Darndest Things

Luke often says such funny things, so I thought I would start to share them with all of you from time to time! So here are some of the most recent ones that have kept us laughing...

Apparently Luke has recently become fluent in French. When I inquired about where he had learned French he replied, "From the FBI!"

Recently our dog Maddie was barking to get outside. I sternly said, "Be quiet! Go lay down!" Then I heard Luke say, " Mom, I could be wrong, but I don't think that is the way to earn Maddie's affections!"

Luke has narrowed down his career options recently. He told me he just can't decide whether he should work at Walmart or be a Doctor!

Luke asked me the other day if we could stop at Starbucks for a "Frap-a-chonie".

After our walk through a living nativity this Christmas, Luke said "Wow...I didn't know Jesus was "king of the jewels" thats cool!"

Luke has been asking about heaven lately. When we will go there, who will go there and now...what will go there. He told me that he'd like "jacket" (his blankie) to be there so please put it in a box, write "JESUS" in big letters and He can pick it up at the post office when he has time!

When I asked Luke how his day at school went earlier this week, he said "Great! I met Avery and she's willing to marry me!"

Today Luke announced that he is getting a tatoo. It apparently is going on his stomach and will read: God is awesome...and so is my mom! It does have a ring to it! I like it!

Luke was watching the kids walking by as we waited for Dylan after school today. When suddenly he blurted out, " Oh dang! I just saw a Jonas brother! I didn't know they went to this school." I said, "You did?" And he said, "Yeah, the one with the hair!"

Luke hurt himself on Friday and we had to visit the emergency room. When the Dr. came in she asked me if he had lost conciousness at anytime. And although he was very much out of it, Luke opened his eyes just a little bit and said, "No, I lost my balance!" Then closed his eyes again.

Luke was asking about the logistics of how God could make everything in the world in just a few days. So, I began to review with him what happened each day. When we got to the 6th day I told him that God made the first people. I said, "Do you remember who the first man was that God made? Do you remember his name?" "Grandpa?" was his reply!

On Halloween Luke asked his dad, "What is Jesus being for Halloween?" When Mario said he didn't know...Luke said, "I think he's gonna be a hamster!"

Luke received a call from Geoffery the Giraffe at Toys 'r' Us for his birthday today! He listened quietly, then said, "What the heck? I didn't know giraffes could talk!"

We were at the doctor's office recently and the nurse told Luke that she loved his curly hair. This was his reply, "Seriously, it's not MY fault! It's my mom's..."

Recently one of Luke's siblings was sent to their room for disobeying. As he assessed the situation and they went upstairs, he turned to me and asked, "Are they gonna get their rear-end paddled?" To which I replied, "No! Where did you hear that?" He said, "You know...that's spanish for a spankin'!"

Most nights I tuck Luke into bed and they all go pretty much the same...tuck him in, pray, give him a kiss and turn on his music. But tonight was different! When we were done praying he said to me,"What did you say?" I said,"Amen!" "M-O-M!" he told me,"It's Hey, Man! When we're done praying we say Hey, Man!"

Man, you've got to love kids!