Family History Friday-Wedding Day continued

Did you make any special preparations or have any special feelings that day?

This was an amazing day, thanks to my very organized and sweet mother and mother-in-law. They had limited time to put a wedding together, less than 2 months. But I don't ever remember either one of them complaining. DJ's parents had their mission call to Washington D.C., and were leaving in January, so it was either get married in December or wait for 18 months. We both knew that wouldn't work so were extremely grateful for understanding mothers who worked their heads off for 7 weeks to make this a very special day for DJ and I.

I rented my dress from Pedals and Promises in Logan, Utah. It was a beautiful dress. Sometimes I do wish I had it so I could show it to my girls but at the time, money was an issue so I chose to rent it. My veil was interesting, I'm still not sure why I chose it but at the time I was so excited about it. It had this beaded band that came right across my forehead and you should've seen the mark that left especially after wearing it for hours during my reception. I can't believe I didn't see that one coming. Anyway, it really was pretty but not very practical.

We were married at 3:00 in the afternoon and we had the privilege of being sealed by my grandfather, Hal Johnson, my mom's father. It was a beautiful ceremony and I have always appreciated the wise counsel he gave DJ & I that day. We had many of our family members and friends in attendance which made the day even more special. Because the weather was so cold, we didn't get many pictures taken with family outside the temple which I'm kind of sad about but we managed to gather both families for a big group picture on one of the big sets of steps leading to the temple doors.

We had two receptions, one in Blackfoot and one in Cokeville and both were decorated beautifully by our parents and siblings. Mom lined up a girl from Blackfoot to take our pictures both at the temple and at the reception in Blackfoot . She did a nice job and captured some cute moments. DJ's mom put disposable cameras at each table so the guests could snap pictures as they sat and visited and ate refreshments. I thought it was a great idea and as a result, we got some pretty cute pictures.

I can't remember everything about each reception but I remember my dad singing "How to Handle a Woman" at both receptions. He has an amazing voice and I loved hearing him sing this song! My sister, Lori and her husband Brad sang a duet which was really neat. In Cokeville they have a tradition of having a program at the reception. The Teichert's are notorious for roasting their siblings on these occasions. This one was no exception, it was complete with an MC (Matthew, DJ's oldest brother), a musical numbers from DJ's brother, Jonathan, then the 6 brother's changed the words to 2 different songs , "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by Creedance Clearwater Revival and "Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me" from the old show, "He Haw" which was changed to "Gloom, Despair, and Agony on D." Matthew played the guitar while the brother's all sang and DJ's, Nephew, Adam, who must have been about 7 or 8 at the time played the base guitar. It was hilarious, in fact, I'm so glad I have a video of it because it makes for great Friday night entertainment!

Probably one of my favorite pictures (all the brother's w/ DJ's dad) This is one of the many reasons I admire DJ's mom! Can you imagine raising all these boys?

Me with my sibling's! Love them!!!

DJ and I with my Grandma & Grandpa Rose (my dad's parent's)

DJ's big family--in-law's included!

DJ & I with Grandma Black (DJ's mother)

I'm sad that these pictures are so faded but I'm grateful for these memories!

My family (G&G Rose included)

The quality of the picture is terrible but I love it! It helps me remember just how happy I was that day! How I ever landed DJ, I'll never know but I'll be forever grateful. Love him!!!!

Love these pictures, especially the second one (the expression on his face just makes me laugh)

Ten little monkey's squished on the couch!

We've been able to have my sister's four kids with us for a few days while she and her husband went out of town. It has been one crazy household but we've had lots of fun moments to add in the mix! I snapped this picture right before Family Home Evening. How long do you think they remained seated after the picture was taken??? What a cute bunch of kids!

Best ski day EVER!

DJ and I took the 4 oldest kids skiing at Pomerelle last Monday. Mom and dad offered to watch the babies so we could go and enjoy the day w/out juggling babies in the lodge. It turned out to be the best day we've had in a long time. DJ's sister, Ann, and our niece Shaylin met us up there and we skiied the day away. Jordyn and Kaleb even skiied down the Mountain for the first time and both did amazing. Jordyn was fighting me like crazy all morning saying she was just going to stay on the bunny hill the whole day. But after Kaleb went down I decided it was her turn and w/ a little force, she went with her Aunt Ann and ended up loving it. In fact, she just kept telling us, "just one more run, k?" She was out last kid to come in the lodge. It was so much fun to see her improve so much and not be so scared about skiing! DJ and I had a ball skiing and watching the kids have so much fun! Thanks to mom and dad for caring for the babies all day....not an easy task! I realized when I got there that I brought my camera with no battery. Duh!! So, I don't have a single photo of our great day!

Wedding Photo's

Wow, do we look young!

I still chuckle everytime I look back at these photos. My hair-do (or is that a hair-don't) is plain hilarious. This wasn't just a style for the wedding, this is how I did my hair for about two years, with a tiny curling iron, hours in front of the mirror, and way too much hairspray. My how times change....I can get ready in just about 20 minutes (shower included) these days. My priorities have shifted just a hair--no pun intended!

Family History Friday- Proposal Edition

How did you propose or how were you proposed to?

DJ moved to Provo after spending the summer in Cokeville. His plans were to attend BYU Provo which he did for one day and then decided it just wasn't for him. He was so upset that half of credits didn't transfer from Ricks and he just hated the gigantic campus where you felt like you were just another number. Certainly not the "Rick's" feeling. Anyway, he got a job building the Micron facility in Provo and had an apartment with some of his friends from Cokeville. I was still living and working in Logan so we'd often meet in Cokeville and spend the weekend at his parent's home. We wanted to be together as much as possible so this was a good arrangement . I can remember DJ teasing me and playing tricks on me from time to time, particularly when it came to his proposal. You really have to know DJ to appreciate these "moments." There were a couple of times that I can remember when I thought he was going to ask me to marry him but then he'd play some funny joke on me. One such occasion was when I went to visit him down in Provo the weekend before my birthday. When he got home from work, I was waiting for him and he told me he had a surprise for me but I'd have to close my eyes and to not peak. I followed orders really thinking this was the big moment (though it would've been a little odd) Anyway, while I was closing my eyes, he got down on one knee and then told me to open my eyes. When I did, he said, "Happy Birthday" and handed me the box set of George Strait CD's. I'm not sure what my face looked like at that moment but his I'll never forget. He knew exactly what I was thinking and loving that he had tricked me big time. I was thrilled with the CD's because I've always been a George Strait fan but, that was not exactly what I had hoped for in that moment. So, the next weekend we spent with his parents in Cokeville. It was November 5th, 2 days after my Birthday. We stayed up really late talking as we always did. He loved to play his guitar and sing to me which he had done that evening quite a bit. I remember sitting on the couch by him and he, with no warning, pulled a ring box out of his pocket. I was sure it would be empty and that this would be another one of his jokes. But, I was wrong, inside was the most beautiful ring I'd ever seen. He asked me, and this time, there were no jokes, just a quiet moment I'll never forget.

In what temple were you sealed?

Salt Lake City, UT- I loved this temple and for as long as I can remember, this is where I wanted to be married. Thankfully, DJ didn't really have a preference on which temple, and the location worked for both of our families.

Morgan's Big Day!

We found out about a month ago that Morgan needs braces and a Rapid Palatal Expander, which is an appliance that widens the roof of the mouth to allow room for crowded teeth to grow naturally. She's been absolutely thrilled about the idea of having braces until today, in fact, she was down right giddy when they told her she was a perfect braces candidate! She has done nothing but talk about braces for the past month but today her attitude changed a bit. When we got to the appointment she realized she'd have to do the mold for the expander on the top of her mouth. She inherited my gag reflex and as a result spent a few minutes gagging and puking over the sink. Poor little girl, I felt so bad for her I had to leave the room. I'm not helpful in those types of situations. Anyway, we spent a couple of hours this morning getting her molds and getting the braces on. Then we went back in the afternoon to fit the expander and attach the wires. She looks adorable but talks hilarious. She was drooling all over the place and let's just say the twins could talk better than her for awhile. Anyway, this first phase of Orthodontics will be about 6 months and then she'll have a retainer for a couple of years and then I'm sure we'll be in the second phase before we know it.

We had to take some before and after pictures of the big day:

The night before (see, she's super excited)

Heading back to school after the first appointment (she doesn't look quite so enthusiastic) of course, puking will do that to you.

Waiting to be worked over again!

Fitting the expander

The finished product!

3 Things Tag

My sister and my mom both tagged me with this list so I thought I better get on the ball and answer! I don't usually love doing these but this one was a lot of fun.

3 Names I go by:
1. Cin
2. Mommy, Mom, Momma
3. Hon

3 Jobs I have had
1. Secretary at a Psychiatrist office
2. CNA at a Nursing Home
3. Grocery bagger

3 Places I have lived:
1. Park Valley, UT
2. Cedar City, UT
3. Rexburg, ID

3 Favorite Drinks:
1. Water
2. orange juice
3. Z-up/cranberry juice mixture

3 T.V. Shows I watch (I don't regularly watch T.V. so these are some I've watched in the past)
1. American Idol
2. King of Queens
3. News (okay, I know this isn't a show but it's the best I can do)

3 Places I have been:
1. Cancun
2. New York (Church History Sites)
3. San Diego

3 people who text me regularly: (I don't text…so I'll change it to call)
1. Julie
2. mom
3.my mother-in-law

3 Favorite foods
1. Shrimp
2. chicken tenders
3. salad

3 Favorite books:
1. Forgotten Notes
2. Daughter's of God
3. Little House on the Prairie (I LOVE reading any of these to my kids)

3 Favorite Colors:
1. Navy Blue
2. Black
3. brown

3 Favorite Hobbies:
1. gardening
2. exercising
3. snow skiing/waterskiing

3 Things you can find in my refrigerator:
1. Milk
2. eggs
3. yogurt

3 Things I do everyday:
1. tidy up my house
2. shower (even if it is 11:00 by the time it happens)
3. tell my kids I love them

3 Things I am good at:
1. talking
2. making friends
3. saving money

People I want to tag:
1. Brooke
2. Andrea
3. Jana

Bowling Fun!

Okay, so we're not pro-bowlers, but, we did have a ton of fun. Thank goodness for the buddy bumpers (not just for the kids) and I'm not even a bit embarrassed to admit it. The girls had so much fun and actually didn't do too bad considering they've only been one time before this. Kaleb started enjoying himself on his second to last turn, before that, he was just frustrated at how heavy the ball was and how slow it rolled down the lane. Poor kid! The babies were content to play on the stairs and only attempted to run down the lane a couple of times. All in all, it was a fun time and the kids have voted to go again really soon!

These two were serious business!

The little one in pink thought she was a pro and didn't need one ounce of help! The little boy in blue was just plain frustrated until he got a little coaching from daddy and maybe a little extra push of the ball from mom.

"Okay son, the buddy bumpers are your friend, I use them all the time!"

The two little people thought they would keep score for us until dad kicked them off, so they spent the remainder of the time crawling up and down the stairs.

The girls did a little jig near the end of our game, although, I'm not sure why from the looks of our score on the screen.

It's all worth it when...

you get a choker hug like this one.

Porter is the biggest squeezer ever. Atleast 20 times a day, he'll reach for me to pick him up and then wraps both arms around my neck, clasp his hands together, and squeezes as hard as he can. It makes my day!!!!!!!!

Where did my babies go?

(Porter & Kamryn-19 months)

It's a proven fact....

Kids don't need toys....they just need boxes!

Regan spent hours making this car for Kaleb (I think she enjoyed it just as much as he did) It was even equipped with a CD player and a side container with snacks. My favorite is the license plate that says, "wild thing!"

Family History Friday (How did I meet my spouse)

How did you meet your spouse?

I love this story but I have to admit, it's always funny to see the look on people's faces when we tell the story of where we met. I was living in Logan, UT, getting residency so I could attend Utah State University. It was May of 1995, and I was working at Weslo/Proform Company as a Customer Service Rep and in my spare time, dating off and on. I dated a few guys that I was interested in but mainly I was a "Venus Fly Trap for loser's" as I always told my mom. I had just broken up with a guy that I worked with at Proform and had written off dating for a while when my roommate invited me to go with her to Retrix Dance there in Logan with she and her boyfriend. The thought of being a "3rd wheel" and also the thought of trying to put on a happy face and have fun just didn't sound all that great but somehow she talked me in to it and I remember jokingly saying, "maybe I'll meet my future husband there." Well, the story starts here, DJ had just returned home from Ricks College in Rexburg and was living in Cokeville with his parents for the summer. His brothers frequently came dancing over in Logan which is about an hour and a half drive from Cokeville and he decided to come with them this same evening. I remember sitting there at Retrix with Kaycee (my roommate) and her boyfriend when I noticed this very good looking guy on the dance floor (DJ). I'm embarrassed to admit that I watched him for quite a long time and my roommate kept telling me I should go and ask him to dance. I wasn't about to that but I half jokingly said to her, "I'm going to marry that guy someday". About an hour went by and next thing I know, DJ was asking me to dance. Apparently, DJ's older brother, Tim, had spotted my roommate, (who was gorgeous), and told her she should dance with his younger brother, (DJ). She informed him that she was on a date with her boyfriend but that she had a roommate that he might want to meet. Yep, I was that roommate!! He agreed, and we spent the rest of the evening dancing and talking about everything under the sun. It was crazy how much we had in common especially having both grown up in tiny ranching communities, though Cokeville is a metropolis compared to Park Valley, UT.:) That evening, we exchanged phone numbers and I left hoping that he would by some small miracle call me during the week. I went right home and called my mom and excitedly told her that I had met the best guy ever! I went on and on about him, calling him everything from "RJ, JT, JD, for heaven's sakes, I couldn't even get his name right I was so giddy. I informed my mom that I was going to marry him and I'm sure she thought I was nuts but she acted genuinely happy and maybe hopeful that I had found someone that I liked ! Well, the phone call from DJ never came but for some reason, I ended up going to Retrix again that weekend with my friend. I saw DJ in the crowds of people and literally spent an hour hiding from him because I felt so dumb that he didn't bother calling me. He eventually caught up with me and informed me that I had only written down my address, not my phone number so he didn't have any way of getting in touch with me. Needless to say, I felt really dumb but I was so happy that we'd met up again and we spent the rest of the evening together. Before we left, I was sure to give him my phone number and we went our separate ways. Only this time, he really did call me during the week and we spent a lot of time visiting and he invited me to spend the weekend at his parent's house in Cokeville. Writing this, I can't even imagine that I actually agreed to do such a thing but I called my parents and asked what they thought about me going over there and they felt really good about it so that weekend I drove over and showed up on his parents doorstep. I later found out that his mom thought I was a chaser, in fact, I think she called me a "hussy" but actually I don't blame her. It's seriously the family joke now and I always give her a hard time about it. Anyway, his parents welcomed me in and made me feel right at home and I spent a fun weekend getting to know his family since many of them lived right in Cokeville, close to his parents. I honestly felt like I had known DJ forever and his family reminded me so much of my own. I spent every weekend I could in Cokeville with him but he came to Logan on a Saturday occasionally and we'd sometimes meet in Bear Lake which was about the half way point for both of us. My sister Lori and her husband Brad were living in Logan as well and willingly let me use their little blue car (the blue bullet) to make my trips back and forth. I put the miles on that car but they never complained. Maybe it was because they were so happy that I was not hanging out with them every weekend and now had my own life. Ha ha!! On November 4th, 2005, DJ proposed to me and we were married on the 27th of December, and to think it all started at a little Country Dance place named Retrix!!!

Reminiscing

I spent yesterday afternoon going through bunches of old photos. I'm planning to make Morgan a DVD of photos put to music for her big "8" B-Day in April. I figure I better get started now or it won't get done. Anyway, the first photo is of me when I was either 5 or 6 (I think) and the other one is of Morgan holding Kamryn. It's crazy how much she looks like me!

My kids know how to win my heart

I'll tell you how.........

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Christmas morning I opened one of the best Christmas presents I'd ever been given. And, DJ opened up one equally as cute and heartfelt.
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Morgan made me a homemade calendar and I love it!

I love all of the pages but these ones have to be my favorite. July is so clever, she picked background paper that looked like fireworks and then added a touch of her own.

Here's the coupon book for dad made by Regan. We chuckled together while reading these. One of the coupons says, "free anything-15% off" Apparently I should take her shopping a bit more but it's so cute and innocent. DJ's favorite was the free day of football with no interruptions. He's already redeemed 2 of the coupons, a date with mom and a night of football even though he did have a few interruptions.

Morgan got the idea to make me a homemade calendar. She desperately needed help but didn't want to give her idea away. I played dumb and told her she could ask for help along the way and I wouldn't even know what she was up to. She's no dummy, she didn't fall for that but she knew exactly what she wanted so she let me help a bit but basically put the whole thing together with some guidance from Regan. She picked her very favorite pictures out of literally 100's of pictures, hand wrote in all the families B-Days, decorated each page and put it together. I shed a few tears while looking through it....I really and truly love homemade gifts of any kind from my kids.

Does putting in earplugs and totally ignoring two screaming babies at 1:30 a.m. mean I'm having more patience?? Or should I have gotten up to see what they were bawling about, given them a love, a dose of Tylenol and rocked them for a few minutes?? Just wondering if I've blown one of my New Year's goals already!

Rose Family Ski trip (09) at OneTrueMedia.com

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

These are just random clips of video from the kids learning to ski. My favorite is the last 15 seconds--Kaleb skiing and me chasing him down the hill in my very slick shoes trying to get good video of his first time skiing.
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There are more pictures from the trip if you scroll down a bit.

Decoding Jordyn's goals

1. Soccer, Baskets
2. Let people play with my toys (she shares w/ friends, just not as well with siblings)
3. always have a nice look on my face
4. be in the kindergarten club (she'll get her picture up on the library wall and can check out books whenever she wants)
5. play the piano
6. drink more water (jre cmoor wodr) Cute
7. learn to read go to school and learn (what has she been doing for the past 3 months??:)
8. be nice
9. teach my little brother how to ride a two wheeler bike (wow, that took some serious studying)
10. to not give dirty looks (to my siblings)
11. Bear my testimony every week
12. pay my tithing (she told me she messed up and wrote "bear my testimony again"

She's pretty cute, it was a valiant attempt if I do say so myself!

Rose Family Ski Trip (12-18-09)

Kamryn and Cannon meeting in the lodge. Kamryn was obsessed with this little person her size. I don't think he was as pleased with her, but I don't blame him, look at the grip she has on his coat.

She's trying to pet him, I think. I love the look on Chloe's face back behind.

Chloe and Cannon--those grins are worth a million dollars!

Aunt Lor giving Jordyn & Kaleb some instruction and a positive pep talk--just what theyneeded!

Aunt Lor helping Kaleb on the magic carpet.

Jordyn happy as could be on the slopes. Quite a change from her previous ranting and raving about how much she hated skiing. Thanks Aunt Lor! It tickled me to see Jordyn so excited about her accomplishments.

Isn't he cute? He'll be ticked at me someday for putting him in girl snow pants!
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The Rose Clan all met at Pomerelle Ski Resort in Burley! Everyone was there but my hubby. Deadlines at work needed to be met or he was dead meat so he stayed behind. Bummer! I'm not sure who was more bummed, him or the kids. Mom and dad juggled kids in the lodge while parents ran in and out snapping pictures and video. All the kids were amazing, especially the Floridians, Luke learned to snow board and had it down in nothing flat. Jordyn belly-ached the whole week before about how she didn't want to ski so I didn't even bring her ski's or gear, well, you guessed it, she saw everyone else doing it and changed her mind. I also hadn't planned on Kaleb skiing because of DJ not being there and I hadn't planned on skiing because of the babies. Kaleb begged and begged and Grandpa couldn't stand it so within a half hour Kaleb was on the bunny hill having a great time. Aunt Lor gave him some instruction and before long he was confidently flying down the hill. Thank goodness for the magic carpet ride along side of the bunny hill, the kids thought it was great. I was not even dressed for the occasion, in fact, I was in my slickest pair of shoes, my crappiest coat, no hat, no gloves, yep, I looked like such a dummy running up and down the hill chasing after my kids. But, it's proof I'd do anything to see my kids have a little fun! And, hey, Kaleb got a kick out of me skiing down the hill with my slick shoes. I took a few pictures of the kids but mainly video and realized after, I only took one lousy shot of Regan and none of Morgan. Partly because they spent their day on the slopes tearing up the hills with their cousins and I spent my day in the lodge and on the bunny hill. It was a great day spent with cousins doing something we all love! I can't wait until all our kids are old enough to ski. One of our long term goals is to buy a season pass for our whole family and spend the winter on the slopes. We're only a couple of years off from accomplishing this!