The Rodriguez Family Blog: August 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010

The Griffith Observatory

On Friday we spent the day at the Griffith Observatory. I had never been there and really wanted to take the kids. It was great! There was a lot to see and learn and the views were beautiful (even though it was a little smoggy). I forgot my camera so my camera phone pics will have to do this time (such a bummer)!

There were several shows and exhibits to see while we were there.

My personal favorite was the scale that told you how much you weigh on the moon! I've decided to go with my "moon weight" from now on...I'm only 22 lbs. there! Our whole family got on the scale and together the six of us weighed just over 100 lbs!

We did a little shopping in the gift store too...

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Sleep Over!

Lil' Buddy and I had to stay at the hospital for a couple days this week while they ran some tests for his very bad Acid Reflux. He was such a trooper! Trust me, the testing they had to do was no fun but he did so well with all of it! We are relieved to find that he has no abnormalities or damage. We are just waiting on the results of the biopsies now and are praying that those come back tomorrow with good news too! If so, then it looks like he will just have to take a daily dose of Previcid and we can definitely live with that!

Thank God for your healthy kiddos. There were so many in Peds this week who were not. My heart goes out to them and their families.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Happy Anniversary!

Today we are celebrating our wedding anniversary! We can't believe it's been 14 years! God's goodness, grace and mercy has been so evident in our lives. We feel very blessed and can't wait to see what the next 14 years will bring.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Back to School!

Wow, I can't believe it. The summer is over. Jacob, Mariah and Luke all headed back to school on Monday (Dylan starts today). We are blessed this year to have some really incredible teachers. I'm looking forward to all that this school year will bring. Dylan is in his sophomore year and will learn how to drive in October. Jacob is in his 7th grade year and now taller than me:(. Mariah is finishing her 5th and final year of elementary school and Luke is all grown up and headed to school full day in 1st grade!

Monday, August 9, 2010

She's Back!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I know it sounds crazy....but I think it may be true....I saw it with my own eyes! Diane is back to blogging! Be sure to check in on her blog this week. She will be posting on all the fun her and the boys have been up to recently! You know she is always up to something and now she has agreed to keep us all up to date!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Wrightwood Camping Trip

We spent the weekend in the mountains camping with Diane and the boys. We took a hike, played Charades, Sardines, Hide 'n' Seek and even had a Badminton tournament! The kids rode their bikes and scooters and whittled wood they found on our hike. We didn't see much wildlife other than the raccoon who was checking out Diane's tent the first night. Although, they did warn us that a bear had been seen the night before we arrived! Luckily, we didn't see him ourselves.

Luke was using a Badminton racket as a guitar while singing his heart out in the middle of the forest!

Disneyland

We were sure to squeeze in a trip to Disneyland before school starts next week and had a blast! I didn't take too many pictures because we were busy enjoying the day(we stayed to shut the place down)! Our experience this time was different than in the past because Luke is now tall enough to ride pretty much everything but Indiana Jones! This made for some awesome family time together. It was...magical!

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!