"Where the heck have you been?..."

Is a phrase that you might be asking yourself about my lack of blogging (especially if you are from Utah and the word "heck" is/was probably part of your vocabulary.) But, to my dismay, the word "heck" has become part of my little, Wade's vocabulary. I know it could be worse, but I can't help but cringe everytime I hear him say it. The funny thing is that I don't think Matt and I say that word. It is crazy when your child is old enough to pick up words at school or on TV. Nevertheless, we are working on it so if you hear him say it--don't judge me :)!

I have been an official blog slacker (thanks Joe) and my only reason is that it has been crazy around here lately. This post will wrap up the past couple of weeks so I hope it won't be too long--I will try to keep things simple.

First, the Roper family feels inclined to welcome Shaq ("The Diesel") to the Phoenix Suns Basketball team. We are HUGE fans of the Suns and feel extremely excited to have such an incredible player join our team. Now when Matt and the boys play basketball, Wade is Nash, Seth is Stoudemire and Matt is Shaq! We can't wait to see Shaq play--it should be a great second half of the season!

Ampa came to visit at the beginning of this week. The boys (and I) were thrilled, as usual! It is always a treat to have my dad in town. We visitied all our usual spots when he is here--"Peter Piper", the park and the orange groves by our house. He also bought the boys some temporary tattoo's which they absolutely LOVE!

My friend and college roommate Mandi and her two adorable kids came to visit this week too! I love Mandi! Those of you from college that are reading this know what I mean. She is so much fun and such a great friend. Her kids are darling and we spent most of the week chatting while our kids ran around entertaining each other! We did go to dinner and a movie one night while Matt watched the kids (thanks!) and we also took the kids to "Bounce U" for a great energy burning session followed by a great primary activity that Wade and Gracie attended. The week flew by and I can't believe Mandi is already gone! Thanks for all the fun--we love you guys!

Wade had a Valentines party at school on thursday and was beside himself in excitement! He and his little friends were talking a mile a minute about getting candy and passing out Valentines and how much fun it all was. He had a great time.

Matt and I went out for a friend's birthday/ Valentines day on friday. Our friend's husband rented a limo which we rode in to the "Grand Lux" in Scottsdale for dinner. Besides my HORRIBLE cold (which is another reason I haven't been blogging), it was A LOT of fun! I haven't been in a limo since high school dances (which is probably the same for most of you), so it was pretty fun!

All in all it has been a busy, but fun, two weeks! I will try not to go as long without posting!