This is from the ride Spaceship earth at Epcot. They updated the ride to include the ability to see what you are going to look like in the future. They let you pick a few things for example do you like liesure or work or home the best, and then builds a little world for you. It was way fun. Then you can email your picture home, heres the kicker for free. I didnt think anything at disney would ever be free, but here it is!!!


Ashlyn and her cousin Cassie
Josh and Rylan
Uncle Craig and Jayden

Favorite Memories from Florida

I miss being with everyone already! Eliah woke up sad this morning that everyone was gone, and I knew exactly how she felt.

In memory of how much fun we had, I created a list of a few of the funny memories and quotes that I could remember. Do you have any you would like to add?

10 "I have a secret. Let me whisper in your ear. Knock knock - Who's there? - Why did the banana go to the doctor? - Because he wanted to go to the doctor." (Jayden)

9 Funny kid moments:

• “My name is Jenny!” and “When I go on a mission, I want to live with you.” (Eliah)
• “Mom, did you know that Sparta and Athens are city-states, like Washington DC is a city state.” (Jeremiah)
• “My teacher limited the amount of questions that I can ask in class.” (Matthew)
  
• Brayton’s book – and his collecting of invalid fastpass cards.
• “Then Brayton heard the most terrifying sound…” “meep meep” (During the telling of the story "Why Brayton was afraid of Loch-ness turtle")
  
• Eliah was kindly brushing my leg hair, which it badly needed as I hadn't done it for years - then later she was brushing my Gerald’s chest hair too!
• Blake cuddling up and telling me “I love you.” And my reply “I love you too.” Me telling Eliah “I love you.” And her reply “I love juice.”
• Craig finding Alexander hiding in the closet, stuffing his mouth full of pez.
• T.J. seeing Gerald driving in front of us, “Dad, that is a dirty car, huh?” “Yep T.J.” “Need a wash, huh dad?” Also – him being excited any time he saw a race car.
• Not this trip, but still a great memory – (Playing balderdash – reading about a certain date: “This was the day when the biggest earthquake in California’s history happened in Texas.” (Shaelyn)

  

8 “But mom, can I please do my homework?” (“Homework Goody Rogers.” aka Jeremiah)

7 Immediately following Ashlyn’s genii dance performance, Jayden gave another kind of a show by making a naked streak across the room to get his swim suit on, according to his mom’s promise.

6 Josh’s love of mermaids – and so after the choreographed Little Mermaid dance number by Cassie and Ashlyn – he got a little too excited and decided to jump in with all his clothes on and two phones in his pocket.

5 “Please make an illegal u-turn as soon as possible." (Magellan - the auto navigation system)

4 “Angi, you know what you said about cows earlier? Did you mean it?” (Clint)

3 “Scott is kind of like the underdog because no one ever expects him to win.” "That's the nice thing about being you, Scott." "Yeah - it is easy to exceed people's expectations"

2 “I didn't know you were on a first-name basis with Billy Satan.” (Craig to Jon)

1 Putting at the end of every sentence, “...if you know what I mean!”

Then I love the comment dad made when I asked him how he was enjoying the trip. He talked about having all kids gather - and just hearing them laughing and playing: "I just thought, this is heaven."

What do you think? Do you have any you would like to add?

Photo Mania

Roasting hot dogs in the rain.

Ok! a little racey but too cute and there is nothing like roasting hot dogs in the buff in the rain. And she is so cute.
Catching minnows with butterfly nets.

Coloring easter eggs...safely.
Jeremiah reading "The Mightly Ghangis Khan" to his class.

Fun at the park.

Trip to the temple.

Photo taken by Eliah. She is quite the photographer. We need to get her her own camera.

Eliah entered these in the fair and the flower one got an honorable mention and the one of Serena and I won 1st place. She also made chocolate chip cookies which won 2nd place.
Jeremiah took this at Sea World and we entered it into the fair and it won an award. I can't remember which place but he won 3 first places and a couple of honorable mentions. I think he won a 2nd place but he doesn't believe me. He made molasses sugar cookies which won 1st place!!

Other than disney options

I was asked to post this list so here it is.—Jana

Ideas for What to do in Florida (besides Disney)

Blue Man Group www.universalorlando.com/bmg_overview.html
Cirque du Soliel www.disneyworld.com/cirque
Kennedy Space Center www.kennedyspacecenter.com
Green Meadows Farm www.greenmeadowsfarm.com
Sea World www.seaworld.com
Discovery Cove www.discoverycove.com (Swim in aquarium or with dolphins, includes a 7 day pass to Sea World)
Mini golfing
Bowling
Old Town- (pay per ride sort of deal, have one bungee jumping-free falling sort of ride)
Inflatable slide parks
Holy Land Experience www.holyland-orlando.com
Gatorland www.gatorland.com
Medieval Times www.medievaltimes.com
Fossil digging in Lakeland (FREE)
Universal City Walk- restaurants, carnival games, street performers, free boat ride
Downtown Disney- restaurants, Lego land (with building zone), performers some nights and days.
Ripleys Believe it or Not
Wonderworks (ages 5-12) www.wonderworksonline.com
Titanic Experience
Lots of things to do on International Drive
Walk around downtown Celebration (Disney owned city, restaurants, shops)


Beaches- Atlantic side (Body boarding, surfing, some skim boarding, sand castles)
Ponce Inlet-(our favorite) Light house and sea turtle conservatory
Cocoa Beach- Ron Jon’s Surf shop
Daytona Beach
Banana River
(We have a surf board, body boards, and a skim board for your ocean needs)

Beaches- Gulf Side (Clearer water, snorkeling, better shelling, tiny waves, skim boarding, aggressive seagulls)
Clearwater- pier 66
Lots of areas of Beach….

Outdoors
See Manatees at Blue Springs (winter time)
Canoeing/kayaking –Fort Maitland Park (Go with Greg?- www.adventuresinflorida.com)
Air boat rides
Deseret Ranch- Tour of Ranch and we can line up to go Hog Huntin’ (FREE)
Tortoise Mueseum- Oviedo
Merrit Island Wildlife Refuge (By Kennedy Space Center)
Leu Gardens (Free entrance Monday mornings until noon) www.leugardens.org
Mead Gardens
Letterboxing (like Geocaching but without the technology)
Catching minnows at Lake Mills
Central Winds playground/park
Strawberry picking (Dec-May)



Orlando Science Center www.osc.org
Orlando Museum of Art www.omart.org
Movies in the Park- Winter Park
Central Florida Zoo www.centralfloridazoo.org
Pool Hopping at the resorts
Biking and Walking trails
LDS Temple
Make home movies with the Rogers
Library Storytimes
Visit Brewsters- Gerald’s favorite Ice Cream shop ever!


LDS Church in Kissimmee
2016 N. John Young Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34741

Pleasant Hills ward 11:00 am
Kissimmee Ward 2:00 pm


Oviedo Ward will meet at 1:00pm for the year 2008

What do Mormons believe?

Hi everyone,

After Priesthood Session of General Conference, I thought of posting this new blog entry:
What do Mormons believe?

You'll have to let me know what you think of it, and if I can make any improvements to it.

Love ya.

Let's play a game...

At least one of the following people is a child of one of someone
who I have known for some years...

Who is that friend or who are the people in this photo?

Family Call Wrap Up

So to summarize the call from tonight, for those of you there, and not there is this...

Starting Mon we will all go to the park in the morning together, so what we want to do there, and go home for lunch, either all together or on our own, whatever we decide. Then that afternoon each family will do what they want, either Disney, the beach, the petting zoo Gerald talked about, the temple, or anything else you want to do.

Sunday sometime we will have a special viewing of the Rogers Family Film Festival where each family prior to coming will make their own version of some fairy tale or Disney Movie, less than 10 minutes long. Clint please make one and send it on, make sure Grandma is in there somewhere. Also if Becky wants to we can do the Olypics she was talking about.

Gerald wanted to do something special Sat night, so we need to know if you are planning on going to Disney that night or not. Please also post your times for arrival. Michelle if you want to go to Disney Sat night you can give me a list of things to get from the store for you so you dont have to take time to do that, we will probably go earlier that day. Or anyone else, can give us their list as well if they wont make it in time for shopping.

As for food we will only have one big meal together, which will probably be Sun night, so if everyone wants to pick a part of the meal to provide that would be great. Any suggestions on what the main course should be would be great, or whoever picks that part of the meal can decide. Im thinking we will need a dessert, drinks, bread, main course, salad and side. Any volunteers? Gerald was wanting to have some healthy breakfasts, and we will need lots of snacks, drinks, and sandwich stuff for disney and lunch. I think everyone should get what they like, and if theres extras we can all just share, like we did at the beach, unless we want to split it up, but because we all have very different eating habits, and likes, this will probably be easiest.

Other than that if anyone has any questions or concerns please feel free to voice them here. It looks like the parks open at 9 everyday and close somewhere between 7-11 depeinding on the park and the night. See ya all soon.