The Courage of Andrew

So...it looks like the last time I posted was in September. Um...I don't really remember what happened during the month of October...

Except for my favorite mother-in-law's birthday!

She finally hit the big 30!

Oh...and I found out if I drive when I'm not wearing glasses I'm breaking the law. 

So forward to November!

First, a short story. A few months ago, Andrew's company had a work party (which we of course did not attend). After the party, Andrew received a phone call from his company informing him that he had won a drawing. The prize? A barbecue! (Like the appliance, not a party.) 

Anyways, Andrew brought home his prize from work and... it was not a barbecue at all. It was... a turkey fryer? What in the world are we supposed to do with a turkey fryer? The obvious solution was to take it to RedNeck Central out in G Town and have us a fried turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving. Awww yeah!

(That's fried turkey neck)

Don't ask me how it happened, but Andrew actually managed to get Thanksgiving off! So we got to have a feast at the Rosenbaums, which is always a party. Then, we got to celebrate Andrew's favorite holiday ever: Black Friday. 

I know it may be hard to understand, but Black Friday with the Rosenbaums is one of the most fun days of the entire year! We started at 4 am and hit Big 5, Shop Ko, Target, Harbor Freight, JC Penney, Game Stop, Pretzel Maker (seriously), Gap, and finished with breakfast at Amber's. 

The two best deals of the day consisted of two zero degree sleeping bags for $30 each and three XBox games for $30. Take a look at our loot!

Now here's a fun fact for you. Andrew and I were born nine days apart in the same hospital. We actually have pictures of us holding hands while in our cribs in the nursery at the hospital. So adorable.

(This is not the aforementioned evidence)





Anyways, we celebrated our birthdays in style this year. 

I spent months coordinating the purchase of an XBox 360 with two paddles and Call of Duty all with the help of our parents and brother-in-law. You would not believe how many texts and e-mails I deleted just to keep Andrew in the dark. As you can see, mission accomplished. That's genuine surprise.

Then I had the best birthday ever because Andrew rules.

We went to the "Big City," ate dinner at Rodizio Grill, slept in a covered wagon (WHAT?!), and went shopping at City Creek. It was AWESOME!

I think that's everything!

Oh...and I finished my college education. I'm officially a genius. Someone hire me.

August and a Lil Bit of September

I started school again. But don't bring it up. Instead, let's talk about some of the fun things Andrew and I did in August and September!

We had 3 more birthday parties!

Rosalee!

Caulder!

And Will! (With Grandma Halvorsen!)

And Ya Ya took us to Lagoon! Why? Because she rules!

Rattlesnake Rapids, oh what have you done?

Then there were some good times spent at Salem Pond.

Tukk was laughing like a maniac the whole time we were feeding the ducks. Seriously, he would get so excited that he would have to throw in a chunk of bread the size of a tennis ball. Caulder (and I) thought it was pretty funny to hit the ducks with the bread. Andrew tried to get the ducks to eat the bread off of his own butt.

The boys could not get enough of the little canal that streamed into the pond. As Tukk's position on the bank was progressively getting more precarious, Misty asked, "How long do you think until Tukk falls in? I'm giving it 2 minutes." 2 seconds later, SPLASH! Nice try, Misty. Luckily it was just one foot that fell in (hence the one bare foot in the picture). 

Before hitting our final destination at the snow shack we made a stop at the bridge. Caulder gathered the rocks and "sold" them (for free!) to us at his Rock Shop (aka that little pile of rocks on top of the bridge railing).

I tried to hit more ducks with the rocks. (Believe me, they were asking for it. You should have heard what they said about my mother.)

Andrew tried to hit kayakers with his spit.

Tukk dropped the rocks off the bridge into the water and said things to me like, "That rock was Anakin. Do you love Anakin?" I answered, "Yes. I love Anakin." He replied, "Well he's dead. Sorry."

Well, we're really sad that summer is over, but we're (kind of) excited to see what Fall brings!

Johnson Family Reunion 2012!!!

Don't worry. We did some other stuff in August besides our trip to Disneyland.

We went to Fish Lake for the Johnson Family Reunion! 

(All photos taken from the blogs of Jess and/or Misty).

Do not stress about this picture. Especially don't stress about the fact that she needs glasses to accurately see her target...(the squinting is just to look cool...not because she's not sure if she's aiming at a child)

There were lots of Ranger rides (and rides on whatever this machine is) including a Ranger (and this machine) Treasure Hunt that was totally awesome!!!

June and Malea

Winnie and Tukker

Klive driving like his hair is on fire

Cousin Trailer Sleepover!!!

(Andrew and I weren't invited to the slumber party, probably because we're TOO cool)

Caulder and Tukker. I don't know. You tell me.

The Babe giving Klive some fashion tips. "I wear my hat backwards so people know how hip I am. But you don't have a hat. Here, wear this hoodie like a toga. That sends a message to everyone that you are indeed a fashion icon, schooled in the arts of The Babe." (Direct quote)

Jess and the girls in the "Mountain Man Hut."

No caption necessary for this good looking couple.

Everything I know about love I learned from Grandpa Kyle, you know, the obviously very affectionate man we see in this picture. He's clearly trying so hard to reciprocate Grandma Sarah's hug.

And of course, what else would we do at Fish Lake? Fish! Unfortunately, Andrew and I had to learn the hard way that if you want to catch anything you have to go with Grandpa Kyle. Better luck next year Randrew! (Randrew is cool, right? Like Brangelina?)

Disneyland 2012 (Part II)

We (The Rosenbaums) had a very busy, exciting trip to Disneyland. 

Andrew and I started preparing for our trip months ago by collecting all our change. A few days before we left, we took it to the bank and got it turned into $78.81 in cash. Oh yeah!

We rented a van and drove to Mesquite the first night. It started with a bang as the stroller fell off the top of the van onto the freeway. Ashlee promptly swore and commanded Scott to dart through speeding traffic (on foot!) to retrieve it. No exaggeration.

The next day we had a buffet for breakfast and hit the road. We didn't stop until we arrived at our hotel in Anaheim. 

We woke up early the following morning for Knotts Berry Farm. 

Here's Dawn and Mama Bauma, fighting the sun and ignoring Linus from the Peanuts Gang.

We rode on some awesome roller coasters, and ended up getting soaked on more than a few of them.

We made several new friends...most of them were pretty sleazy.

Knotts Berry Farm: The berries? Nonexistent. The fried chicken on the other hand? Very real and very delicious.

The next two days were spent at Disneyland and California Adventure. Scott is officially the Fast Pass Master. I don't think we had to wait longer than 30 minutes for any rides (including the new Radiator Springs Racer) thanks to Scott.

We made sure to do all of the classics while we were there including matching shirts, a family photo in front of the Mickey Mouse flowers, and turkey legs.

Eat it, Chance. Matchy Matchy.

True love...Caveman style

And of course Mickey Mouse ears!

Andrew and his mama. Hopefully Ash isn't too jealous on the sidelines.

We finished our vacation in St. George.

Breakfast at the Bear Paw of course! We're cute, right?

And Aladdin at Tuacahn (not Hairspray, though we do look good).

Let's finish with another picture of Max!