The Rogers Family: April 2011

Well, that's what we're all hoping for anyway. With the amount of rain we've had in the past few weeks, there should be MANY beautiful flowers blooming. We are a bit tired of being stuck inside, so I thought we'd update you on what we've been up to this past month.

Let's start with March Madness. It was awesome. We celebrated a storybook ending for the Washington Hatchets with their 4th state title in the past 7 seasons. We also got to celebrate the fact that Washington had their 3rd Mr. Basketball (all by the last name of Zeller in case you know nothing of Indiana basketball) and 3rd Trester Award winner in the past 7 seasons. What a great way to end the Zeller era in Washington. The Rogers' are certainly glad we were able to attend the State ee Finals and experience all of those State Championships as fans. One of the best parts of attending the State Finals this year was the halftime show. No, there were no kids jumping rope or even dogs doing tricks. The halftime show I'm talking about didn't even take place on the floor of Conseco Fieldhouse. It happened out in the concourse. It just so happened, that during halftime of the Hatchet game, the Butler Bulldogs were playing for a ticket to the NCAA Final Four. Only in Indiana could one experience what we witnessed. It seemed the whole stadium evacuated to watch the televisions in the concourses. Even the workers had left their stands to witness Butler pull out an overtime victory over Florida to earn their second straight trip to the Final Four. It was incredible and certainly a memory I will carry with me forever. I ended my perfect basketball weekend by traveling to Dayton with a friend to watch the Tennessee Lady Vols play the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish play in their regional final. While Tennessee did not reign victorious, it was still a thrill to get to see Pat Summitt coach.
Once March Madness ended and we all finally left the couch and the television, it was back to our normal busy schedule. Cam's soccer season has begun with limited activities due to the crazy weather. Both Stuart and Cam have been crazy busy with Boy Scout Activities including the Blue and Gold dinner and the Cub Scout campout at Camp Lazarus. Stuart will be traveling for his job almost every week until the middle of June. It makes things very hectic around here but we survive because we have good friends who come visit and help out when they can. Noah continues to be a ball of fire and he certainly keeps us on our toes. He has not handled this rainy weather well because he is a kid who needs to be kept busy at all times. He is talking more. Right now he is obsessed with buses (because he knows it brings Cameron back to him at the end of the school day) and Choo Choo's.

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. We had a nice weekend at home and enjoyed a nice church service yesterday as well as lunch with friends. Here are a few pictures of our crazy lives. Enjoy!!!

Noah in his Easter outfit (courtesy of Uncle Mohamed)