The Rose Family

That's what dad calls him... oh and also pudgebucket. He's getting pretty big and has got to be one of the most relaxed and pleasant babies to be around (we're not biased or anything). Here are a couple recent pictures of him for all to enjoy!

Some of you may have known that we signed up Matt to play in AYSO soccer this year. The team went without a coach for the first week or so, that's when dad kicked into coach mode and led the U6 Green Dragons to a successful year. Since noone keeps score (although I did count 3 goals for Matt during the season), everyone got trophies at the end. They were all excited. Dad looks forward to coaching again next year when Josh is old enough to play too!

This year, Matthew decided he wanted a birthday party that was all about Legos and Star Wars. So he invited some of his friends over to a Lego Star Wars birthday party. Oh was it so fun! We purchased a big pack of various lego pieces and divvied them up for the eight boys to make their space ships. They got to take home their creations. Dad also went out on the driveway with lots of chalk and drew pictures of the Death Star, various Tie Fighters and the faces of Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Maul. They got to throw water balloons and take out their targets for the good side. To top it all off, mom had the brilliant idea to buy foam swimming noodles and turn them into light sabers. I think that one was the biggest hit with a jedi battle ensuing on our front lawn for about 15 minutes. Needless to say, the kids had a huge blast.

A few months ago, Matt had lightly tossed a rock at the sliding glass door in the backyard. He didn't throw it hard, but it was just enough to shatter the outside pane on the door. So we were left with the inside pane while we looked for an inexpensive way to replace the glass on the outside.

Well...... I was out moving the lawn on Saturday. And as you are probably already guessing, the weed eater threw a rock right through the second glass pane, shattering it completely. So I spent the rest of my Saturday cleaning it up and taping cardboard to the door to keep the bugs and heat out. It didn't really work. So Saturday night was spent at Home depot. Did you know that you can't just replace the glass on those doors? No! You have to get an entirely new door... and not just the door, but the frame too! So I had to buy a whole new door. I finally got home at about 9:30PM Saturday night.

Sunday came around. The ox was in the mire because it had reached 90 degrees inside the house and it was only slightly hotter outside. The boys were drenched from napping in rediculously hot rooms. At that point I decided we had better just get it done even if it was Sunday. So Jamey and I spent two and a half hours ripping out the existing door and put the new one in. Now we have some nice french doors instead of the standard sliding glass. Take a look at the surgery below.

 

 

The temptation was too great. Maybe it was the super-cool ability to be a rock star. Maybe it was the screaming of the crowd as we danced and rocked our way through Muse, The Ramones, Foo Fighters, Disturbed and others. Whatever it was, we gave in. Yes, the Roses have acquired Rock Band for the Wii and have been playing it nonstop. That game is an absolute blast to play. Rebekah took some pictures of us unpacking it and plugging it into our new TV (yes, we had to get a new TV too). I'll be posting the pictures when I get home tonight. So watch out Howards and Gilberts! A Flock of Roses will be playing Expert and rocking your world soon!