Typical Day in the Rothman House with Mommy

Jenna and Austin got caught jumping on Jenna's bed and loving every minute of it!







Austin reading his books and doing one of his favorite things: standing in the window sill.

Audrey's Wedding

I know that I have posted a lot of pictures from Audrey's wedding the last couple of weeks, but we finally got the proofs back from the photographer and wanted to put up the good pictures.

Me and Austin

 

By the end of the evening Austin had enough, he didn't want to walk anymore!

Pretty Pretty Things

 

Wedding Collage

 

I was just playing around with some photo editing software and wanted to see what it could do!

Audrey and Chris's Wedding photos

So the photographer has put up some of the wedding photos on her blog! Check it out:
http://www.happyfullmers.blogspot.com/

4 things!

4 things I was doing 10 Years ago:
1. I was 15 so beginning my freshman year of high school
2. Getting my driving permit
3. Just moving to Texas
4. Avoiding social contact with boys if at all possible...glasses and braces worked wonders in that department!

4 things on my list to do today:
1. Do the dishes
2. Read to my kids
3. Fold the laundry
4. Take a walk to the park

4 things I love about my Husband:
1. He loves me for who I am
2. He is a WONDERFUL father to our kids
3. He goes to work so that I get to stay home with my kids
4. He will watch my chick flicks with me with minimal complaining

4 Jobs I've had:
1. Creekside Pet Care Center- I worked with a vet.
2. Children's Courtyard- I was the teacher to 8 two year olds for 3 years.
3. Target- I was a cashier and then worked at Guest Service
4. Integrity Mortgage- I worked for my dad helping the loan officers.

4 Movies I have seen more than once:
1. Twilight!!! Seen it 4 times...have to have to have to read the books too!!
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. Hitch- So very very funny
4. Made of Honor- if you want to see Patrick Dempsey in a dress- gotta see this one

4 Places I have lived:
1. Keller Texas
2. Des Moines Iowa
3. Seattle Washington
4. Provo Utah

4 Places I want to visit:
1. England again...
2. Italy
3. Egypt
4. Paris

4 TV shows I watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. E.R
3. Private Practice
4. Desperate Housewives

4 Things you may not know about Me
1. I am a compulsive reader
2. I am the worst procrastinator
3. I have moved 23 times!
4. My middle name is Aleene from my grandmother

4 things I love about my kids:
1. Jenna and Austin's laughs
2. Austin's heavenly blue eyes
3. Jenna's gorgeous brown curls
4. The hugs that warm my heart!

Austin Update

Well for those of you who didn't know, Austin has been through a battery of (unnecessary) tests because he was severely underweight. They did several blood tests and weight checks and tested for Celiac Disease, his THS levels. AND afterall was said and done, the tests came back NEGATIVE! We waited for weeks on his celiac test (allergy to wheat) and are so incredibly grateful that are beautiful baby boy is fine and just a little small. He is still working with a nutritionist and speech therapist every two weeks at home and the nutritionist and Pediatric GI specialist every three months at the hospital. But, as of yesterday he is officially in the 0.83% for his weight category. He has gained a pound a month since we started this all three monthes ago, and that is fantastic. It just takes lots and lots of fatty foods that unfortunately we cannot eat! But all is well with the rest of us and that is all one can ask for and be grateful for.

Audrey's Bridals

Now that Audrey is finally married, I can post some of her 250+ bridal pictures that we took back in October. Audrey didn't want Chris to see her dress, so no one got to see the pictures.

Audrey's Wedding

I know that these aren't the greatest photos, but its all that I have to work with until we get the proofs from the photographer next week. But all went relatively smoothly and Audrey was beautiful! Congratulations Audrey and Chris!

Audrey's Bachelorette Party

These were pics from Audrey's "Bachelorette Party" before she got married. We all went to Chili's and had such a good time.

Christmas week

Christmas sort of went on all day long and for another day after that! We promised that we weren't going to get them a lot of stuff, but you know how that goes. We bought things a little at a time but by the time Christmas actually rolled around we forgot that we had a stash already. So between all the grandparents and ours, the kids opened up presents all day long and didn't get to the stockings until Friday. It was a ton of fun though!

Thanksgiving!

The afternoon of Thanksgiving was pretty much a dud according to my children, so instead of parking it in front of the TV they wanted to play outside in the leaves. Austin was a little bit skeptical at first but later on he decides it might be okay to get a little dirty.

Happy Anniversary!

On Tuesday Randall and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. It has been amazing the journey that we have taken the last five years. Some of the things we have done:
1. Moved 6 times
2. Had 2 children
3. Visited 2 foreign countries
4. Graduated College
5. Made a ton of new friends
6. Started a Career
7. Survived!...and so much more

I just want to say, Randall I love ya babe and I cannot wait for the next five years and every year after that!
***These pictures were from our trip to Greece where Randall proposed 5 1/2 years ago***
Rachel I love you too :)

Goodreads

I have just found the most wonderful website for avid readers. It's called www.goodreads.com. You can add all the books that you have read, are reading (and it will keep track for you), and all the books that you would like to read. You can share your lists with your friends, etc. So check it out and try it out, let me know what you think.

Favorite Pics

Below is a long slide show of my favorite pics from this year and last year. I tried to stick to the holiday ones, but you know how it is with your kids. There isn't just one favorite picture to choose from. Some of them are really old, I just now got them to load onto the website.

Favorite Pics

Halloween

Austin and Jenna had such a blast for Halloween. Well, Jenna more than Austin. He did not care for having to wear a costume that covered his head, but he was sooo cute! We only went to three houses because it was hot and they were tired. But Jenna talked about her fairy costume for days and it took that long to find one. But all and all it was a fun adventure!