~JULY 2nd::Amber Alert

ON

1980
in Mesa, Arizona, at 6:17 p.m.
Little Amber Lyn arrived:: 7 lbs. 9 1/2 oz.

Our little angel::It was love at first sight

6 hours old

1 day old

July 26, 1980 [24 days old]

In Idaho-getting loves from Grandpa Madsen

July 29, 1980

Russ loved having a baby sister!

6 and 1/2 months old--Grandma & Grandpa Rogers visiting us in Phoenix, Arizona

July 2, 1981::ONE YEAR OLD

Such a little tadpole! Had her in the pool starting at 2 weeks old!

Christmas 1981, In Idaho

Back in Phoenix

July 1, 1982

One day before turning 2 

July 17, 1982

At Disneyland in front of It's a Small World

July 18, 1982::A day at the beach!

Newport Beach, California

AUGUST 1982

In Idaho-in Grandma Madsen's front yard

Rowing the boat for mom on Rigby Lake

At Grandma & Grandpa Madsen's house::yup!  Amber's going topless! :)

AT HEISE HOT SPRINGS

CUTEST 3 KIDS EVER!

Mommy taking Amber down the tube! She LOVED it!

In Grandma Rogers' front yard


Sugar and spice and everything nice

That's what little girls are made of.

DECEMBER 1982

In Phoenix, Arizona-Grandma LOVED to fix Amber's hair

AUGUST 1983

Rogers' family reunion in Idaho! [the numbers on their shirts are showing the order of their arrival as Grandchildren of their Grandma & Grandpa Rogers::Amber is #12]

At Heise Hotsprings during the reunion

JANUARY 1984

Going to a 'dress up in your mother's clothes' birthday party!

JULY 1984

Going off the low dive at Heise!

Sisters loving to pose!

Another summer going to Rigby Lake!

A 'smart little whip' AND a sweetheart!

JANUARY 1985

(in Moon Valley, Arizona)

AUGUST 1987

ALWAYS CRAZY ABOUT BIG SISTER!

DECEMBER 1988

Solvang, California

MARCH 24, 1989

Grandpa Rogers' 60th Birthday [in Solvang]

JULY 8, 1989

In Disneyland! (again)

JULY 1989

When Grandma & Grandpa were missionaries at the Idaho Falls Visitor's Center

JULY 23, 1989

An after church photo-at Grandpa Rogers' house

DECEMBER 1990

In Midland, Texas


JANUARY 6, 1991

Celebrating Bud turning 7!

 MARCH 1993

Southlake, Texas

JULY 1996

During a Madsen family reunion on Bill's Island

SUCH A BEAUTY

The Madsen grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa at the reunion cabin

July 2002

During a Rogers Family Reunion at Jacob's Ranch

And NOW, skipping ahead about 10 years  :)
~DECEMBER 2012~
here is our Angel Amber

after adding a husband and FIVE boys!
+ Baby Boy #6 is actually 'in the oven' in this picture! 
 ETA August 23, 2013

A beautiful woman
A loving wife
A fantastic mother
A gifted musician
A caring sister
A loyal friend
A devoted daughter

and many other wonderful traits that I've run out of energy to list.....   ;)
SO---
now all grown up (33 to be exact!) with an ever-growing family of her own,
the sentiments of this famous poem come to mind:

I'll love you forever
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be.

xoxoxo