The Rodriguez Family Blog: April 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Where has the time gone?

Dylan turned 14 on Monday (sniff, sniff). He is growing up too fast! But we are enjoying watching him become the wonderful person that he is. Here are some pictures from memory lane...and a few recent ones too!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Easter 2009

Luke opening an egg that has money in it at Grandpa and Grandma Rodriguez's House!

All of the kids after the egg hunt at Grandpa and Grandma Cash's house!

Luke showing us what he found.

Cameron, Mariah, Casey, Reese and Luke

We spent Easter with our families this year. The day started with church at Sandels in Riverside. This is where my brother and his family go. It's a really great church and we enjoyed it! The kids loved being there with their cousins. Then we headed to Grandpa and Grandma Cash's house for lunch and an Easter egg hunt. It was a beautiful day to be outside too! Later that evening we stopped at Grandpa and Grandma Rodriguez's house for dinner and another egg hunt! Lucky kids...here are some pictures from our day.

Coffee with Friends

Heather, Kim, Noelle, Joy and Sharon

A high school friend of mine came in from Houston this past weekend. We were able to get together and catch up. It was great because I hadn't seen or talked to her for several years! A few of our other friends were able to join us too. It's been so great to reconnect with all of them!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Take Me Out To The Ball Game....

We went to the 66ers vs. the Quakes game on Friday night with Matt, Jen and the boys. It was great! They were handing out Dodger blankets to the first 2000 fans, so of course, we couldn't miss it!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Luke's First Tee Ball Game

Saturday morning was Luke's first Tee Ball game! It was the cutest thing I've ever seen. He hit the ball and ran straight for the pitcher! LOL Everyone was shouting, "Go to first...Run to first base!" He eventually made it. This is going to be a very fun season, full of some good laughs too, I think! Our church league does praise cards at the end of each game to encourage the players and remind them all of how well they played their game that day. Luke loved it. He was so excited and very proud to get his card. We went to lunch afterward and he talked all about how much he LOVED" baseball with a tee"!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I'm SO not ready for this....

Oh my goodness! I thought kindergarten registration was hard. But, I found something else to be even harder...HIGH SCHOOL orientation! Last night Dylan and I went to the high school to get all of the information needed to start next school year. As I watched him talking with the baseball coach and introducing himself I was reminded of how far we've come. The time has passed so quickly. Before we know it the next four years will be gone. I was excited at the possibilities though! There is so much that high school has to offer and I'm looking forward to seeing what God does in Dylan's life and how he uses him and who he becomes. There are some big changes coming this year at our house...

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!