As a mother I am...

a really cool one or a terrible one... for removing my daughter from school on 2 different occasions so that she could go snowboarding.

Award & Reward

Ireland received an award for her entry (pottery) into the state wide Reflections Program

Because we're so proud of her accomplishments we bought her a new set of ...

And 1 week after this fabulous reward we received a call from Principal Baker.  We are not a violent family, however, Chris and I do carry Swiss Army knives. (The knife contains the best set of tweezers a girl could ever have.)  Well....Ireland took her knife (a gift from daddy) to school and had it in her desk, showed enough kids to draw attention to her desk and the teacher had no choice but send her to the office.  Possession of a weapon carries a 10 day school suspension along with a few days at some 'special school'.  Thankfully, Ireland didn't pull the knife on anyone and the Principal let her walk.  Although, she did say, she's keeping the knife in her office until the end of the year as 'EVIDENCE'!

A VERY Late Night b-day party.

Pulling poppers on the front porch.

With Savi Price - a best friend since birth.

In her new snowboard jacket and hat co-chillin' with the posse.

aka Lauryn Judd & Jessa Davies.

Couch potatoes: Bree Meyer, Kambria Killpack, McKall Dunford and in the chair a very ill Anna Bench who spent the next 5 days in bed.

A dead president - the gift from daddy.

Snuggling with pops.

....so November is all about Ireland

We had a 'Roth family' party to celebrate November birthdays. Ireland shares the month with cousin's Janee (beautiful girl in the gray and Christopher, hot guy in the sweater)

Chris' dad, Larry, was determined to be in every picture (haha) and Sheridan never strays far from any cake. Cute Riley (far left) is a family friend.


What we once referred to as Ireland's 9th birthday is now Ireland's birthweek. It just keeps going and going. In fact, almost 2 weeks later she got a gift from her Aunt Mailee. Each year I say 'this is your off year, no birthday party this year.' And then I cave....convincing myself with only 2 daughters what is wrong with a birthday party each year. They're all I have and one day I will wish I was still creating a cake or at least ordering one from Harmon's.

3,288 days ago at this very hour....

I was in full labor attempting to remove this sweet little angel from my body. Chris & the O.B. spent my delivery watching the Jazz Game. My mother was FREAKING OUT frantically video taping not only my delivery but also my Baby Shower being held at the very moment Ireland decided to enter this world....2 weeks early. And that was the LAST time she did anything remotely early.