Roper's Blog: Labor Day

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Labor Day

Growing up, Labor Day meant (to me) that: my dad would get a day off from work, you had just started school, the public swimming pools were closing, fall is coming which meant much cooler temps and it is against fashion rules to wear white shoes until next memorial day.

Since we live in Arizona, Labor Day means: my husband gets a day off from work :), school has been in session for over a month, the pools (at least most of them) will stay open for a couple more months, fall is coming and "cooler" temps mean the mid 90's. The only correlation between now and then is the "white shoe" rule, which I have personally broken :)!!

Though Labor Day is a bit different in Arizona then in Utah, it still marks the end of summer. I took a moment to reflect upon the past few months and memories my little family created this summer. I hope you enjoy some pics of our summer highlights...

9 comments:

Kristy Martin said...: Cute slideshow-it was fun to watch! I love summer so much, but this time of year is always so fun!; September 4, 2007 at 7:19 AM
Angie Whitman said...: You have been a busy girl this summer! Fun slideshow....I didn't see any pictures of Beehive Camp! How come??:) That was a milestone event, I know!; September 4, 2007 at 7:41 AM
Melissa Stadler said...: Precious pictures and wonderful memories with your fam. You are so right about Labor Day...it just means that we are nearing the end. :) But cooler days are coming!!!; September 4, 2007 at 10:46 AM
JOE BURNS said...: Great pics looks like a fantastic summer of fun. Thanks so much for coming to my wedding it was great having you guys there. I got inspired by your page and started a blog for Kenz and I. You'll have to check it out. It's super new so it's slowly growing and evolving. http://joekenzie.blogspot.com/; September 4, 2007 at 2:20 PM
Anonymous said...: I love your pics. It looks like you guys had a great summer. I am dying that you went to HS with Nolan. It is a small world! Treo and Nolan got married a little over a year ago and are doing well. They're a good match.
So, what dept. does your dad's wife work? He is welcome to stop by any time. Your dad is a riot. I remember his at your wedding and he's a crack up. We are always up for visitors here. Anyway, I hope all is well. Tell Matt hi from us!; September 4, 2007 at 8:14 PM
Amy Y said...: I loved all the pictures, thanks for sharing. I love summer pictures, what a great idea to pile them all together.; September 5, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Brody Purser said...: What great pictures. You guys had a great summer, especially with Matt's graduation. Labor day in Utah definitely is an end to summer, I'm not sure what marks the end in Arizona though. Is it ever going to cool down this year??; September 7, 2007 at 8:15 AM
Evelyn said...: Love the slideshow Jen! You really did have such a great summer, didn't you?? Precious pictures of the kids and you looked so beautiful at Matt's graduation! That made me so excited to see those pictures- what an accomplishment for you guys. Miss you!; September 7, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Lynnette said...: I love this post! This is the kind of stuff that I love to see because people just disappear for the summer and it's great to see and hear about where they've been and what they've been up to. It looks like fun! I love the grad pics too...what a milestone! Congrats again!; September 22, 2007 at 9:02 PM

Our Story

Welcome to our blog, it is fun to have you here to read about our little life here in AZ. Matt and I have been married for 13 happy years. We moved to sunny, AZ after both graduating from Southern Utah University (which is where we met.) We moved here so Matt could attend dental school. During school, we were blessed with two, darling little boys and our third little guy came shortly after Matt graduated. Wade is 11, Seth is 9 and Trent is 6. They are BUSY little boys who keep us on our toes, but we love it! We are still over the moon for our fourth child, A GIRL, Rylee who is 5! Our newest addition, Casen Judd, is 2 and is the sweetest thing on this Earth :)! Rylee will get to be our little princess forever. The boys will have lots of fun too! I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in August 2012. We have been fighting the fight of our lives since then and do not plan to give up anytime soon. Very thankful for our family, friends, neighborhood, but most of all our knowledge of the Gospel that carries us through each day. We know our family is forever!

Words Too Cute To Forget

12/15/2011

Wade: "When I grow up and get married, I'm not going to see my wife very much."

Me: "Why not?"

Wade: "Well if you play in the NFL you have to travel a lot so I won't see her."

Me: "What about during the off season?"

Wade: "Well, I guess I'll see her then."

12/10/2011

Trent: "Mommy, you have to be very soft with me because I have a baby in my belly."

8/15/2011

Seth: "Why are you and dad going to the Temple? Is one of your friends getting married?"

Me: "No, we are going because Heavenly Father has asked us to. We are going through the Temple for people who have died so they will have the opportunity to accept the Gospel."

Seth: "Like Michael Jackson?"

Me: "Yes, like Michael Jackson."

Seth: "The doctor gave Michael Jackson too much medicine so his heart stopped and he died. He is in Heaven. You can go to the Temple for him."

Me: "Yes, that sounds like a good idea."

3/20/2011

Seth: "Stop acting like a baby, Trent."

Trent: "I'm not a baby, you're a baby Sep!"

10/12/2010

Me: "Say: Love you Mommy."

Trent: "Love you Mommy."

Me: "Love you Daddy."

Trent: "Love you Daddy."

Me: "Love you Wade."

Trent: "Love you Wii."

Me: "Love you Seth."

Trent: "Love you Sep."

Me: "Love you Rylee."

Trent: "Love you Ry-ee."

10/6/2010

Seth: "Mom, are we going out to dinner tonight?"

Me: "No."

Wade: "Seth, why do you always ask if we are going out to dinner?"

Seth: "Because I like to go out to dinner, I like to get pop."

Wade: "Seth, you can't drink too much pop or you will get fat and have to go on Biggest Loser and exercise all day until you get in shape again."

8/30/2010

Wade [to Rylee]: "Hi, Rylee sweet baby."

Wade [to me] : "Mom, we couldn't have asked for a better girl...or a prettier one!"

8/19/2010

Me: "Look Seth, they are starting to build the Temple right over there."

Seth: "Are they building it for you and dad to go in?"

Me: "Yes, they are."

Seth: "Are you going to get married in there?"

Me: "No, we already got married in the Temple by Ampa's house."

Seth: "Can we go inside?"

Me: "Yes, before they dedicate the Temple, you can come inside and look around with mom and dad. When you are 12 you can go inside and do baptisms for the dead too."

Seth: "Do we have to wear fancy clothes?"

Me: "Fancy clothes?"

Seth: "Yeah, like marrying clothes?"

Me: "No, church clothes are fine."

7/16/2010

Seth: "Mom where is Ju?"

Me: "She is staying at Ampa's and visiting Marshall."

Seth: "So, she is staying with Ampa and can see Marsha whenever she wants?"

Wade: "His name is Marshall, if his name were Marsha he would be a girl."

later on that day:

Seth: [while skipping down the hall] "Ju is staying with Ampy and seeing Marsha whenever she wants!"

Me: (Sigh) :) "Sethie, his name is Marshall."

5/12/2010

[Matt turned the TV to "American Idol"]

Wade: "Dad!, I don't want to watch this show. I do not like it. I do not like Stake Conference.

Matt: Stake Conference?

Wade: I mean General Conference, I do not like to watch it.

Matt: Wade, this is "American Idol" not General Conference

Wade: Well, I don't like that show. It's so boring.

12/29/2009
Wade: "Mom, Seth and I decided we don't want to travel anymore. We just want people to come and see us here."
Me: "How come?"
Wade: "Because when we drive for a long time it makes me hot and sweaty and it hurts my boose to sit there."

11/28/2009
Wade: "Can I have the green Christmas shoe?"
Me: "Green Christmas shoe?"
Wade: "Yes, I want to have the green Christmas shoe and Seth can have the blue one, is that okay?"
Me: "Oh, are you talking about the stockings?"
Wade: "Yeah, can I have the green one?"

11/9/2009
Seth: "Mom, I have swine flu."
Me: "You do?"
Seth: "Yes, I keep coughing."
Me: "I'm sorry to hear that."
Seth: "Yeah, I have swine flu because I keep coughing all the time."

10/1/2009
Me: "What treat do you want?"
Seth: "I want those sticky M&M's."
Me: "Sticky M&M's?"
Seth: "Yeah, you know those sticky one's that don't have chocolate in them?'
Me: "Oh, you mean Skittles?"
Seth: "Yes Skittles, that is what I want, please."

7/21/2009
Me: "Now I hope you guys (Wade and Seth) act a lot better in the next store than you did in the store we were just in."
Wade: "Mom, we will act better." Jesus is telling my brain that I need to act better. What is Jesus telling your brain to do?"

7/1/2009
Wade: "Mom, are you going to find out, today, if your baby is a girl or a boy?"
Me: "Yes, I am. What do you think the baby is?"
Wade: "A girl!"
(He has always said it was going to be a girl since the day I told him I was pregnant!)

6/17/2009
Wade: "Granny, this dinner is delicious, can I have the recipe?"

5/31/2009
I walk into the room wearing my church dress...
Seth: "Mommy, you look like a princess!"

5/25/2009
(While eating a hard bolied egg)
Seth: "I don't like that part (the yolk), that is a yucky seed!"

4/12/2009
Wade: "What does Jesus do to you when you are born?"
Me: "He gave you a hug and a kiss and sent you down to be with mom and dad."
Wade: "You mean he just dropped me down from the sky?"

3/14/2009
Me: "Seth, it is time for you to stop playing and go to bed."
Seth: "I know mom. It is too late. I was looking at the stars and they are beautiful."

2/24/2009
Me: "Seth, what is in your mouth?"
Seth: "mmfth" (trying not to open his mouth)
Me: "Seth, what is in your mouth? Open it up please."
Seth: "A booger, that's yucky, I won't eat that again."

2/8/2009
Me: "Wade, do you like your new room?"
Wade: "Yes, I do!"
Me: "Are you excited to sleep in here?"
Wade: "No, I am not going to sleep in here. I have to stay with Seth."

1/8/2009
Wade: "Last night I didn't have a dream about skeletons, I had a dream about Hannah Montana."

1/5/2009
Seth: "Mom, when I grow up I want to be a pirate!"

12/21/2008
Seth: "I am going to be late for school, say bye to me."
(Today is Sunday.)

12/16/2008
Wade: "Mom, can dad's be bunny scouts too?"
Me: "What?"
Wade: "Can dad's be bunny scouts too?"
Me: "Oh, do you mean, can dad's be cub scouts?"
Wade: "Yes, that is what I was asking."

12/13/2008
Wade: "Mom, we can't go and see "Bolt" at the movie theater because we already watched it and they erased it." (He is used to us erasing shows on our DVR when we are done watching them.)

12/2008
While watching the lightening outside...
Wade to Uncle John: "Be careful not to go outside because if the lightening hits you, your heart will stop and your friends will bury your skin."
(meaning: I told him how his Grandma Joyce died when her heart stopped and her spirit went to Heaven and her friends and family buried her body here on earth.)

11/1/2008
While saying family prayers...
Wade: "Please bless we can have fun with Barack Obama and John McCain."

9/2008
While sitting near Wade's smelly feet...
Seth: "That is yucky for me. I don't like it."

9/2008
Seth: "That lady bug is going to scare you to death!" (he then growled at it)

9/2008
Me: "Wade, your teacher gave you this thank you note."
Wade: "Why did she give me mail?"

9/2008
While watching "Cars" and singing "Life is a Highway"...
Me: "Seth, will you come here, please?"
Seth: "Not now, mom, I'm singin'"

9/2008
While reading the "Book of Mormon Reader" (BofM with pictures)...
Seth: "Look, Mom, he is giving him pizza!" (while looking at a picture of Nephi, the son of Helaman, giving the plates to his son Nephi)

8/2008
Seth: "Mom?" (as he came into our room at 4:30am)
Me: "Sethie, go back to bed, it is too late."
Seth: starts singing, "It's too late to apologize, it's too late..."

8/2008
Wade: "Mom, where are we going?"
Me: "To the bank."
Wade: "We can't go to the bank it makes me CRAZY!"
("crazy" is a phrase I often use to describe something that bothers me)