Family Portraits 2010

Here are a few pictures (out of the 166 total!) from our family photo shoot that we did in May.  We are lucky that we got the shots we did considering how terrible the kids were that day!  We had the shoot at Apollo Park, not far from the base.  The problems were (1) the wind and (2) the fact that this was the first time the kids had been there.  Chrissi Richards, our amazingly talented photographer, said that, compared to the lake and the ducks and the other equally "new" things the kids had to focus on, she was the LEAST interesting thing around!  Poor, Chrissi!  She even came to our house a week or so later to take more shots of the triplets.  She's awesome!

Take a look and enjoy!

On the road again....

In just a few short days, our family will be making another cross country trip - destination....Maryland!  We are so excited to move into our new home and meet new friends.  More importantly, this is the closest we've been to our family in the last 10 years!  I'll be sure to post pictures of our trip and of our new house.  We should be there after the 5th of July so stay tuned for more travel news and funny stories from the Rowdy Rozsas!

Summer Fun!

We had a great weekend with the kids.  I put up a little baby pool for them and they loved every minute of it!  Kolya and his friends even build themselves a little water park with the pool and the slides!  It took a while for Olivia and Matthew to warm up to the idea of being splashed but Daniel had no problem at all!  He is the Splash King!  Enjoy!

New Beds for the Boys

Picture this.....  A few months ago, we found Matthew hanging upside down, on the outside of his crib.  He had climbed out and was trying to climb back in when he got his fat knees stuck in the crib slats.  At that point, unable to move up or down, he decided it would be fun to lean backward and wave his arms around.  I think Mykola had a mild heart attack when he found him in said position!

Nevertheless, it was at that point we knew it was time for toddler beds.  Reluctantly, we took the boys' cribs down and set up their toddler beds.  I had saved the train bed Nicholas had in Germany and found one online to match.  Mykola and I knew it would be an adjustment for all of them, but we didn't quite expect how much of a change it would be for everyone.

The good news is that they, from the very beginning, have slept through the night in their beds.  The bad news is we now need to "babysit" them until they fall asleep.  After a few months, they are figuring out that nap time/night time is not for playing around.....they are figuring this out just in time for us to move and screw everything up!!

That said, these pictures tell only part of the story.  These are some of the places we found them when we tried to let them fall asleep on their own.  Clearly, we needed a better idea!

Olivia needs a new hairdresser!

Olivia is very much a girly girl.  She loves to have her hair brushed and put up in ponytails or clips.  They don't last very long in her hair because her brothers have made it their mission to strip her of anything gender related.  Fluffy scrunchies fall directly into that category!

When she woke up one day after nap time, she was anything but "put together."  Here are a few pictures of the disaster that sat atop her head.  I think she could give Don King a run for his money!

Kolya's First Holy Communion

On Mother's Day weekend, we celebrated Kolya's first holy communion.  My mom and Jack were able to come out and be with him.  We practiced his prayers and receiving the host  over and over again.  He did such a great job that day!  Our whole family came to church to see and support him, even though most of them ended up in the crying room!

Afterward, we had lunch with all the communicants and their families in the Chapel annex.  That, too, was a great time!  Kolya got to open all of his gifts and ride his new bike.  He was really proud of himself, as were we!  Congratulations, Kolya!