The Roden's

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Well, I have been away from our blog far too long. I have taken lots of pictures and posted them on Facebook, but have not updated the blog. Thanks to my great friend, Cara, I can now update from my iPhone!!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Spring=Yard Cleaning Time!

We have had such beautiful weather lately that Sawyer is dying to be outside. She absolutely loves it. What I don't love is the pollen that makes her congested and the fact that our yard needed some major attention. I love for the grass to be neatly cut. It is just a pet peeve of mine. Not only did we cut the grass, but we cleaned up, used the weed eater, and put out 25 bales of pine straw. It might not sound like a lot, but just take a look at the pictures. There is still lots more that we want to do to the yard, but as we all now that takes LOTS of time and money! So, we at least go it to the point where it looks better :)

The back yard. The doghouse only recently arrived. It has not been sitting there more than a few days :)

View of the front yard. View of the front porch.

25 bales of pine straw!

Miss Priss doing her part!

She loves riding the mower with Daddy! No, the blades aren't on! She kept saying, "I ride!, I ride!"

Giving a little wave to Momma! She also blew me a kiss, but I wasn't quick enough with the camera.

Water break from helping Momma and Daddy!

Now for the after!

Like I said, we still have work to do, but at least we have started!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Random pictures with the new iPhone!

I downloaded the Instagram app for my new iPhone! I LOVE IT!! I have had so much fun taking pictures. These are just a few I have taken with it!

A day with Sawyer...

So it is Spring Break and we are just hanging out at home. We went to the lake for a few days, but are now back. Sawyer is an absolute mess. She talks up a storm, she says words, like yogurt, strawberry, and several more. It amazes us daily what she can do. She does not forget anything! This afternoon, she decided she wanted to put on some shoes, so we took her clean clothes up to her room, and she picked out these shoes to put on, along with her giraffe swimsuit, she got out of her drawer.

She is a mess, but oh so fun! We love you so much Doodlebug!!

Seven years and counting...

Spencer and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on the 19th of March. It is so hard to believe seven years have already passed. We did not make any major plans this year, we chose to stay home. Normally we go away, but this year, we decided to save the money and put it towards painting our bedroom, laundry room, and stairs. I know, exciting?? But, I really am :) Spencer did surprise me with a new iPhone 4s, not sure about the numbers, but he said it was the newest one. Anywho, I was totally shocked! I had not asked for it, but I sure did want one. Then, he had also made dinner reservations for us at Gian Marcos! I was totally excited! We had a fantastic dinner and are looking forward to many more together!

Gorham's Bluff: We had dinner and spent our wedding night here, in the Roden Room, of course :)

Saturday, March 10, 2012

19 Month Check-up

Well, I was about a month late for Sawyer's 18 month check-up. I was late for the 15 month, due to scheduling conflicts, so I wanted to make sure it was a full three months between. Everything went great. She weights 27lbs and is 33 inches tall. She is in the 75th percentile on both height and weight. She is a growing girl.

At 19 months Sawyer:

Eats whatever we eat. She loves turkey spaghetti, sliders, tilapia fish sticks with ketchup, taco salad, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, goldfish, sweet tea. Those are a few of her favorites!
Wears 18m-24m clothes
Size 4 diaper, although we may move up to a 5 soon
Size 5 1/2 shoe (at least her Keds are)
Loves Tater, Piper, and Bella
Loves to push her baby in the stroller
Loves to cook in her kitchen
Sleeps all night (730ish-615ish)
Loves to nap on the weekends
Loves to swing
LOVES, LOVES, LOVES OUTSIDE!!
Talks up a storm
Loves to dance
Can say please and thank you