The Roanes

So much to post...

Well, not that I have ever blogged often, but lately it's obviously been less. I've been having anxiety issues and it's been a rough summer. I finally started some medication and we're hoping things will start looking up soon. I managed to escape my anxiety for a week and enjoy a vacation with William and we flew down to Tempe to visit my sister Lindsay and keep her company while her hubby was away in Texas. We had such a wonderful time!

We went to lots of fun places, ate lots of yummy things, visited some friends and family and just enjoyed our time with Auntie Lindsay. William especially enjoyed playing with the baby in the mirror at Auntie Lindsay's apartment. There was one in every room!

He also enjoyed lifting Uncle Jared's weights everyday.He came home so big and strong!

Ammon stayed home with Daddy and we had lots of help with him while Dad was at work. Thanks everyone! Ammon sure missed William and they had so much fun reuniting. William had just started crawling the week before we left, and he turned pro while we were gone. He's all over the place and loving it. He'd cut his first tooth before we left, and came home with 3 more!

Ammon's been enjoying a B-fit class at Bravo Academy. He's sure grown up a lot this year and is looking forward to 1st grade in a few short weeks! Summer went by too fast, as it always does, but especially this year it seems to have almost passed us by!

We have sure enjoyed some good times, though, amid the challenges and I know we'll make it through and soon things will seem normal again. Thankfully we have lots of help and love and support.

Arizona!

William and I are in Arizona! And boy is it HOT! But we are loving it here. We've been restin' and relaxin' and having a great time visiting Auntie Lindsay in Tempe.

We went swimming yesterday at ten am when it was only 101 degrees!

We visited the beautiful Mesa Temple,

And we've enjoyed being with Auntie Lindsay!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I can't believe it has truly been 3 months since I've posted. I'm going to have to remedy that.

William is getting so big so fast!
Ammon, too! He turned SIX on March 5th!!! He's showing off his Hot Wheels Bugatti Veyron-his new prized posession.

We blessed William on March 7th- 5 months old now, can you believe it?

I'm Happy...Are You?

Our little Will is such a happy little guy! We're so in love with him and just enjoying him more every day. He is so smiley, and we're finally catching a few on camera- yay! He's usually wiggly when he's smiling so the pictures always come out blurry, or we miss it with the camera delay. But finally we're getting some cute smiles captured. That makes Mom happy!

Mom and Dad are also happy because Ammon went from this lovely hairstyle:

to this!

He doesn't looked so thrilled in the photo, but he was really happy to play Lego Star Wars video game during the haircut. I've broken down and taken him to the Cookie Cutter kids haircut place. Costs a little more, but there's no arguing about holding still anymore! It's been a week or so since we got it cut and he asked today if his hair was still short. I told him it was, but it grows a little everyday. Then he said he wants to get it cut again and go even shorter. I'm sure he just wants to play video games!

We are also very happy because Jared graduated!!!!

I know he wasn't keen on walking for his diploma, but his mom and I wouldn't let him get away without going through all the pomp & circumstance.

Mitch Pali, Jared Roane & Darin Zaugg
Study Buddies!

Jared & Maribeth

I'm so proud of my sweetie and all his decoration!
Our little family!
Jared, Ammon, Maribeth & William

I can't believe that Christmas Eve is one week from today! It's crazy!
But we're doing great and we've sure got plenty to be happy about!

Much love and Happy Holiday wishes to you all!

My Current Favorite Photo

Our little Will!

This picture was taken Halloween night, and can you believe he was only 3 1/2 weeks old! Baby is six weeks old this week and my how time flies! We're sure enjoying him and are so happy to have him as part of our little family. He seems so big today. He looks more like a baby and less like a newborn if that makes sense. He just looks different and I can tell he's growing! I can't wait to see how much he weighs at his 2 month checkup.

It's documented! Daddy did get some time with the baby! Jared has been super busy with work and school. Graduation is only 3 weeks away! We'll be so happy to have Daddy home more!

Ammon's kitty got a new brother, too! Thanks, Grandma & Grandpa!
They're twins...but almost three years apart. Ammon loves his kitty (now kitties!) and he still loves his woobie. It used to be "woobies" but we're down to ONE favorite woobie. He snuggles them every night at bedtime and he likes their company during the day, too.

Happy Halloween!

Ammon chose to be Darth Vader this year. Since you can't wear masks at school he wanted to have his face painted to look like it was burned. He wanted it to be all black and bloody as in moments after Anakin was burned, but I was able to talk him into a white scarred face like you see when Vader takes his mask off to see at Luke in Return of the Jedi. Luckily he gets to wear his mask trick-or-treating tonight. Much easier!

William is a little teddy bear Ewok. Thanks, Nana, for the darling costume! He's so cuddly in it!

Ammon & Jared carved this beauty at Anthony & Melissa's house last night. Ammon put bullet holes w/blood dripping out. ...nice...

The little tyke is 3 weeks old now! Time flies! He's more alert and awake these days, but so far a great sleeper, especially at night. Hope it lasts! We love our little guy and are sure enjoying him!