Catch-Up Time

Even though it is almost the end of June I thought we would start by getting everyone up to speeds on whats been happening with us for the past couple months. We have been insanely busy since we moved back in April and have since moved again (more on that later).

Not much more happened in April beside all the moving which due to that factor we didn't realize until about Mother's day time frame (early May) that Alli was pregnant. We we're so busy with the sudden need we had to move that we kinda forgot about everything else until things finally settled back down a little bit.

May Happenings

First part of May we realized that Allison was pregnant and let our immediate family know, so for those of you that don't know yet still, sorry for not informing you all sooner. We didn't want to broadcast it too much till Alli was in the "safe zone". So far she has felt fine, which was partly why we didn't figure things out sooner because she felt normal. She had all the regular symptoms that are not so noticeable unless you are paying real close attention, she has just never had the morning sickness. She felt nauseous from time to time, but we were having a heat-wave, and she usually does when she overworks herself in the heat, so we didn't pay too much attention to that. Like I said earlier once we slowed down enough from the hurried moved we figured things out pretty fast :)

Memorial Day Weekend:

Ryan gave a talk in church on Sunday. Which was really special, not only because of the spirit he brought into the meeting. But because the bishopric had asked the men that were speaking to all dress-up in the uniform of their respective branches of the military. I had never seen Ryan in his uniform, only ever saw pictures and I must say he looked amazing! Ok extremely handsome. He had know about it for about a little over a month and had been working hard to get his weight back down so he could fit back in his uniform....well good news is that he did it! And gave a very inspirational talk about what freedom means to him. I think people half expected him to stand up there and tell war stories and relate them to the gospel somehow, but he told me later that that is not what he felt like he was prompted to share with everyone.
I think its awesome that my husband is so close to the Lord and his Holy Spirit to know exactly what he's suppose to say and what people needed to hear! It was a growing experience for me to watch him as he spoke, always pausing at times to listen to the whisperings of the spirit. And as bad as this might sound (only because I can't think of another way to word it right now) his listening to the spirit really paid off. Because a few days later we got a call from a member who had been visiting our ward that Sunday who owns a house out here that fit what we have been needing almost perfectly and offered it to us to live in for an awesome price! We have been blessed in many ways lately!

Love This Song

I heard this song last night on the radio when we were driving back to our new apartment (yes we moved) with the last load for the evening. It really touched me and reminded me of all the tough times we all go thru and I don't know about everyone else but life has been pretty tough for Ryan and myself the past couple months. Not only does this remind me of the strength that I have found and do find everyday in my husband, but also the strength that can be found in the Lord.




I Won't Let Go by Rascal Flatts (lyrics)

It's like a storm
That cuts a path
It breaks your will
It feels like that

You think your lost
But your not lost on your own
Your not alone

I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
And you can't cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won't let go

It hurts my heart
To see you cry
I know it's dark
This part of life
Oh it finds us all
And we're too small
To stop the rain
Oh but when it rains

I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
And you can't cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight

And I won't le tyou fall
Don't be afraid to fall
I 'm right here to catch you
I won't let you down
It won't get you down
Your gonna make it
Yea I know you can make it

Cause I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
And you can't cope
And I will dry your tears
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won't let go
Oh I'm gonna hold you
And I won't let go
Won't let you go
No I won't

February Snow!

Yes more snow. That is about all we have to talk about around here is how much snow we keep getting. It started snowing around 9am and became really thick heavy "blizzard like" snow by 1pm, which was when I left work that day. It was awesome! It was like the snows we use to get when I was a kid...remember the actual feet of snow we use to get here in Missouri?! A good 15 years ago granted, but still...These pictures are take around 10pm that night.


Looking out the front door towards the street


This was the snowfall at about 10pm....about 13 inches. 5+ more had fallen by the time we got up the next morning

At the same time, this is out the back door.... there is a good 6 inch drop to the floor of the deck, so the snow is pretty deep


Still out the back door...looks pretty cool on the deck railings


And our stuff sitting on the deck, slowly disappearing from sight, becoming buried beneath a thick blanket of snow in just a few hours....


When we woke up the next morning we found our selves with about 18 inches of good thick snow.

SNOW!

These pictures are from the snow we got back in January. I would say that for the month of January we got about 20 inches in our yard.

Cody has yet to take kindly to the idea of sleeping inside the dog house. He feels the need to
guard it just like he does the actually house, as you can see by the spot on the porch where there is no snow. We can't let him inside because "cats are the enemy" and "a tasty snack" in his mind.



Cody also has found a new toy in his water bowl. It is hilarious to watch him play around with that bowl like its alive. He will play around the yard with it for hours on end too. He also loves the snow! Bounces around in it just like a bunny rabbit....only ten times as big.

Christmas 2010 Pics part 1

The Christmas Trees....one in the living room and one in the office
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Dinner & A Puzzle (9/17/2010)

After I got off work, Ryan came up with the idea of doing something different than our regular Friday night dinner and a movie at home. So this is what I like to call our simple little, spur of the moment, date night.

We took our dinner (we had Mexican) to a neat little park that was close by to our neighborhood. I think it was called William Henry Harrison Park, not exactly sure though. But it has a creek running through it, picnic tables, play-gym for kids and a trail.

Allison checkin' out the creek

The picnic table and surrounding stuff...creek to the left, rocky hill to the right

AJ (sr), Evie and Allison

The puzzle...fyi we didn't get much further than this. Next time, smaller puzzle

We have a Dog (Early September)

For those who have not heard yet. We now have a dog. We found him on one of our evening walks by a park that runs along side the Missouri River. He seemed to hav just been left there and neither Ryan or myself could bare to just leave him there all by himself. So after about a half-hour of persuation, we were able to get the dog into the jeep and we brought him home, with every intention of finding his owners and a good home. Apparently the Lord had something else in mind and we have become that good home.

We have named him Cody and he responses to it, so I think thats the name we are sticking with. He is part black lab and part rottweiler. He has become a very good guard dog and already knows what to bark at....granted if it's a cat whether its one of ours or not he will bark at it :)
He is very friendly though once he realizes who is allowed and who isn't. So, FYI- if you come to our house be prepared to here him bark at you. And I must say his bark is one of those very loud, deep, "dont dare move" barks! But we love him and he and Ryan are best-buds already :)

Allison's Birthday (Aug 15)

We celebrated my birthday a day early since it was on a sunday. Ryan was sweet and got me flowers. And my mom and sister came over and we had a bar-b-que party.

Yummy smell of the grill

Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

Checkin out the kitchen, while waiting on dinner

My mom and Ryan

Playing Kickball (Alli;Mom;Leah)

Mary playing with Little Miss (kitty-cat)

Little Miss in one of the present boxes, after I opened it of course :)

Long, Hard Road...But We Made It

Well, its been a long, hard road to get here, but we can finally say we are moving on with life. Things are finally looking up for this little Rosenlund family and we'd like to thank all of you who have helped us in any way, shape, or form. Physically or Spiritually. We are both happy, relieved and nervous all at the same time to be taking this next step in our life together....and no Alli is not pregnant. We are not quite ready for that big step, but we'll get there all in our Heavenly Father's good time.
WE ARE MOVING, upward and onward. As of July 1, 2010 we will be moving into a new home on the other side of town...still in the Independence Stake/area.

More details to come later as things progress....