The Rodriguez Family Blog: Our 12th Anniversary

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Our 12th Anniversary

We decided to head to Vegas to celebrate our twelfth wedding anniversary! Since two of our four children were gone at camp this week, we took the opportunity to get away. We had so much fun! We saw a magic show and Tournament of Kings, both of them were great. We even traveled to the top of the Eiffel Tower...the view was incredible! But my favorite was the Bodies exhibit. I know it's not for everyone, but this was probably my favorite! It is so fascinating to see how intricately the human body works and what it takes for each of us to function every day! When you see something

like this, you can't help but think of how amazing God is to have created us in such detail. Unbelievable! Thank you Patsy for coming to stay with Dylan and Luke so we could go away. Thank you Mario for your commitment to our marriage! Thank you for getting up at 5am everyday and working outside in the heat. Thank you for putting the kids to bed at night when I'm worn out. Thank you for going to get us Dairy Queen late at night for a special treat. Thank you for coaching our children's sports teams. Thank you for going on walks with me in evenings. (I could go on and on...but those are some of my favorites.) We have come so far. I can't wait to see what the next twelve years have in store for us! I love you!

3 comments:

Diane said...: Very Cool!! It looks like you guys had a great time on your getaway. Congratulations Kim and Mario on 12 years of marriage! You guys ROCK!
Love you!; August 7, 2008 at 9:54 AM
Catalina said...: WOW 12 years!
That is fantastic!
CONGRATULATIONS!

XOXO; August 7, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Karen Hyde said...: Looks like you had fun! Can't wait to hear more about it...especially the Bodies exhibit. I wanted to do that too. Congrats on 12 years!; August 9, 2008 at 9:56 AM

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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!