'Tis the season

We have had very busy month. Tyler's brother and his family came in from Michigan we had a great time seeing the City decorated for the Holidays. Chase loved having his cousin Keira around, they just followed each other everywhere. The same weekend my brother-in-law and his mom were in town. We meet up for Church and branch at Sylvia's in Harlem. We had a great time having fried chicken and waffles. The following Monday, my sister was in town on business, we met up for dinner and shopping along with Tyler's brother in Time Square. Although, it was an extremely busy week and weekend we had great time with everyone.




On our way to see Santa at Macy's


Keira was able to attend the last day of swimming lessons with Chase.


Two peas in a pod.

On December 8th my younger brother and his wife welcomed Auston (5 lbs 3 oz) and Audrey (5 lbs 11 oz) they are all doing great. Lucky for me they were staying with my mom when I arrived in UT, if was nice to be able to help out and spend some time with the little ones and my brother.




Also, on December 8th one of my good friends got engaged. Talk about a busy day. Well not for me just everyone I know.

I flew home on December 15th to spend a couple of weeks with my family. I made it in time to see one of my nieces perform at her holiday dance concert, it was very cute, she loved the jiggle bells. My time was spent visiting family, finishing my Christmas shopping and playing well chasing Chase around my parents home. Let's just say he never stopped moving!!! After falling down the stairs a couple of times he finally mastered coming down the stairs and I must say he is pretty fast for a kid who just learned how do them. Tyler joined us in UT the Friday before Christmas and we were also lucky to have his parents in town.



Emma at her dance preformance.

He had a great time with all the cousins and I'm sure he will miss having them around along with the space. My parents have a black lab, I was worried that Chase would be afraid of her because she is so big but just the opposite. Every time the door opened he would walk up and call to for the dog, it was very cute, once she come up Chase would stick his hand out let her lick it. Don't worry I washed his hands every time.



We were lucky to have a white Christmas, it snowed every other day while we were there. We skied the day after Christmas, there were about 20 of us. We had a great time despite how cold it was. Let's just say it's been awhile since I skied in such cold weather. However, Tyler went up a couple days later and it was even colder (1 degree at the top). No thanks, I stayed home and went to lunch with my sisters.

With all the snow we had to take Chase sledding. I'm not sure if liked it or not but is was certenly entertaning for Tyler and I. Chase did however enjoy eating the snow.








We attended family Christmas parties and enjoyed seeing all the family we have in UT, it almost makes us (me) want to move back. However, we still love NYC and it truly feels like home and besides we just aren't ready to move.


Chase visiting Santa at the Brown family Christmas Party (My grandma Rogers family)


Chase and his cousin Micah


Chase and papa at the Stewart family Christmas party.


The cast of the annual Rogers family "Nativity" reenactment. Usually we use make shift customs but this year thank's to my aunt the primary president we had acutally customs.


Chase opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa



My youngest sister Stephanie got engaged on December 23rd we are very excited for her, the wedding date is set for May 3, 2008 in the Mount Timpanogos Temple.

Happy Holidays

I thought I would post our Christmas card for those of you we see on a regular bases, you most likely already know every thing we included but just incase...

In looking back at 2007, which I can't believe is already over, we have truly been blessed with a year full of happiness. Watching Chase grow up has been a joy – we are in constant wonder over how quickly he picks up things. His newest joy is the stairs, which he learned over Thanksgiving at Tyler's parent's home in Michigan. Unfortunately, we don't have any stairs at our place, but for Christmas we will be at my parent's in Utah and they have plenty for him to explore.

In September, Tyler left Ogilvy & Mather and American Express for mcgarrybowen and Disney. He spent the majority of October working in Florida with his new client; let's just say his Disney knowledge is now up there with the best of them. Chase and I were able to visit him for a long weekend and celebrated his 1st birthday with Mickey and friends. I'm still with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation, promoting early detection of breast cancer.

We are grateful for all of our friends and family who came to spend time with us and enjoy the city we have come to love.

We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

He's on the move

Well, we had our first snow of the season this morning and it was beautiful. I love how peaceful everything seems right after the snowfall, and although it was freezing as we walked to church, it truly is beginning to feel like the Holiday season.

Here's an updated on the last couple of weeks. Work for me (Minde) was crazy in November; as we were preparing for our annual Benefit Dinner and Auction which happened on Monday, November 19th. The event went off without a hitch. I got off early on Wednesday and decided to take Chase down to see the balloons for the Thanksgiving parade, but on our way there he fell asleep in the stroller and missed the whole thing.







We flew out on Thanksgiving morning to spend the Holiday with Tyler's family in Michigan; it was great to see everyone. Let’s just say it was a much-needed vacation. Of course, Chase loved all the space to walk around, he did laps around the house non-stop. Thanks to Nana, he also learned how to go up the stairs, which quickly became his favorite thing to do. After just one time up the stairs he decided he could conquer it by himself. We were all in the kitchen talking and all-of-the sudden Chase was gone and no where to be found. I found him at the top of the stairs grinning from ear-to-ear, he was very proud of himself, and I was totally panicked. After that, we kept even a closer eye on him since he doesn't know how to come down; we'll tackle that I my parent’s house at Christmas.





While we were there, we also were able to web cam with Tyler's brother and his family in Germany. Isn't technology great!!!

Now that Chase is on the move we just had to take a small video, since he walks like Frankenstein. Isn't he cute?



This past Friday, Chase and I met up with my Aunt Suzy, who was in town on business, and walked around Lincoln Square, Central Park and Fifth Avenue. Although it was cold, we had a great time and Chase was a little trooper. That night we met up with Tyler and my cousin's Rachel and Gonz (who live in NJ) for dinner down in Chelsea. We had a great time catching up with everyone. We are looking forward to having Tyler's brother and his family in town this week along with my brother in-law and his mother.