Could they really look any different?

Who would have guessed that they could look so different from each other. It makes me wonder what the third one will look like! They do have one thing in common though. They are super CUTE!

My Princess

So, I am sitting here at the computer and it is midnight and I am thinking to myself why am I blogging and not sleeping!? I know the kids will be up throughout the night, but I have not had a single second to be on the computer this week and so here I am. Everyone in the house is sleeping but me. It is quiet and so I decided to blog. I feel like life has been crazy around here. We have been house hunting and that takes up a lot of time. I am ready to move out and start life in a home and hopefully it is sooner than later. I only have 13 more weeeks until the baby arrives and we definately need a place before then. I also wanted to post pictures of my cute kids. Especially Brielle. I think that she has been jipped on my last blog entries because none of them include her. I took this picture of Brielle to go along with my funny story for the day. Here it is. This morning I was combing Brielle's hair and when I was done she looked at me and said, "MomI wish you were as beautiful as me." I agreed with her and just had to chuckle to myself. I really don't think I have to worry about her self esteem! The bad part about it is that I can't even say that she gets her beauty from me!

If I were a Pioneer

I found this picture of Doug when we were at the filming of the Work and the Glory. I love this picture of him and I like to think is is just what he would look like if we lived back in the Pioneer days. Life would have been much more simple back then, but I am definitely glad that I live today where modern conveniences make life much easier.

Life as a kid

I have decided that we would all be a little better off if we could always live our life as if we were still kids. Both Brielle and Benson have been sick for the past few days and it amazes me how they can just go and play like life is normal, even though they are sick. As an adult I just want to sit on the couch and feel sorry for myself when I am sick. What a difference. Kids are also great at a lot of other things. For example, if kids get in a fight with their friends, it usually only lasts about a minute and then they are back to being best friends again. Or when they don't get something that they want, you can usually distract them with something else and they forget all about what they wanted in the first place. Or the classic and probably the greatest trait of children is their ability to forgive. I know that when I am offended or have my feelings hurt it takes me a while to really forgive. But kids on the other hand will forgive you immediately. I got mad at Brielle the other day for not listening to me and I made her cry. She said that I had yelled at her and hurt her feelings and she was really sad about it. I quickly gave her a hug and told her I was sorry and that I made a mistake by getting mad and she said without another thought, "I forgive you Mom, it is okay, you will feel better now." Isn't that great! I love having kids around me all day to teach me that sometimes it is better to just act like a kid and love life for what it is.

All you need is love

As I climbed into bed last night I took notice that my blanket was already underneath the sheets for me so I could be a little warmer as I climbed into our cold sheets. Doug went to bed before I did and this is just something we do for each other without really thinking about it. I then started to think about how many of these things we do for each other that have just become habit over the past few years. For example, when I get my toothbrush to brush my teeth at night, I always get Doug's for him and he does the same for me. Or if he gets a bowl of ice cream, he always brings me one too! Or when one of us is at the grocery store we almost always get something just for the other person that they will like for a treat. Doug usually gets me ice cream!! We never have to ask the other person to do it, because that is just what we do. I decided that we do these things for each other because we truly love each other, and it is true what they say all you need is love. I couldn't imagine my life without Doug in it. I love him today much more than I did 7 years ago and I am sure in another year I will say the same thing. He is an amazing husband. Recently I have not been the easiest person to live with. I am blaming it on the pregnancy and my hormones but I really am a little too emotional than I should be:) He has been really patient with me and I know that he could argue a lot of points in which he would be right, but he doesn't and I know it is because he loves me more than to just argue for the sake of arguing. He is the greatest blessing in my life and because of him I have my other 2, almost 3 in May, little blessings. If everything else was taken away from me I would know that I still had my little family and that my husband will always love me. So really all I need is love. (My friend Alice had a good story about love you can link to it and check it out.)

The power of prayer

Isn't the power of prayer amazing? Just recently my sister in law Missy went to her 20 week ultrasound to find that her baby had a cyst in his sinus. This cyst is a sign of a disorder called Trysome 18. This is very serious and if your baby has it they will probably live only a few hours after birth. Needless to say that after the ultrasound she was really scared as were the rest of us. But since that time numerous of prayers have been offered in her behalf and yesterday we had a family fast. Last night my father in law Larry gave her a blessing, and in the blessing he said that the baby would be born well and whole. Now some people might say that it is silly to believe in such things, but I will never deny the power that prayer and fasting can have in any situation. This does not mean it will always turn out how you want, but, it will be God's will and how much more comforting is that to have that knowledge. I cannot even begin to tell you the amount of times that prayer has helped me in my own life and I am grateful that we have a line of communication with our Heavenly Father. It is true that prayer coupled with faith can lead to miracles.

What a big boy!

We came into the kitchen and found that Benson had put this little back pack on all by himself. He looks so grown up, and I think he gets jealous that Brielle gets to go to preschool and wants to go too!

And She's Back!

Hello all! I know that I took a few weeks off in the blogging world, but I think I am back into the swing of things. I told a friend of mine today that I think I would be a little more motivated if I didn't have dial-up Internet which takes forever for me to download, upload, or load anything! But maybe someday we will upgrade right? Life here at the Rose home is going good. We were very fortunate to go to Utah for Christmas as a surprise Christmas present! It was great. I loved being there with our families, seeing a few friends, and enjoying all the snow. I miss having a white Christmas out here in Tennessee. Brielle absolutely loved every minute of it and the night before we left she held onto her Grandpa Larry and just cried because she didn't want to leave. I think it is still hard for her because every few days she lets me know that we just need to get in the car and drive back. Benson had a good time too if you discount the fact that he had to go to the ER a few days after we arrived. He had a temp of 103-104 and we couldn't get it to go down. So, of course at 4:00 a.m. we took him in and he had an ear infection and tonsillitis. We put him on an antibiotic and after a round of an allergic reaction, we got him some medicine that worked and then he was okay. Overall it was a fantastic trip, and I am grateful we were able to be there. Now we are back in the routine of life and I am just counting down the weeks until May for this baby to come. We are still trying to think of names for him, so if any of you avid blog readers out there have suggestions please let me know. We are excited about having a boy, and Benson has just learned where the baby is. If you ask him he will run over to me , lift up my shirt, and point to my belly. It is really cute. He is getting so big and it is hard for me that in a few months he wont be my baby anymore. He just learned to say the word cracker and he walks around the house all day saying it, he has also mastered the art of saying please, and I tell you what, when he says it he gets anything he wants! Well, that is life in our home and I will try to not let so much time lapse so our blog page doesn't look the same every time!