The Roanes

So much to post...

2010-08-07T07:18:00.003-06:00

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!

2010-07-20T16:46:00.004-06:00

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!

2010-03-17T14:39:00.004-06:00

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?

2009-12-17T13:22:00.004-07:00

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

2009-11-18T20:44:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-10-31T15:24:00.000-06:00

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!

Worth the wait...William Michael Roane

2009-10-09T17:19:00.000-06:00

Wow, after waiting and waiting...that went fast. Super Fast!
I went from this:

To THIS in 2 1/2 hours!!!

Ammon is so excited for his new baby brother!
William Michael Roane
Born 3:11 am October 7, 2009
Weighing 8 lbs 11 oz, 21 inches!

Fall is here- officially!

2009-09-24T15:02:00.000-06:00

Fall is officially here and today I noticed some spots of orange on the otherwise green mountains! I can't believe we're this far into the year already! Where does the time go?

Ammon has been in school for about a month now, and he's thoroughly enjoying it. He loves having his neighborhood and church friends in class with him and he likes his teacher, Miss Joy. This picture was taken just as we were heading out for his first day of kindergarten and I love that he was so excited. Not to mention the fact that he was finally able to wear his new Skechers and his new Star Wars shirt.

Jared's been in school about a month, also, and so far so good. His schedule is only half time but he's added extra study time to make sure he does well in his classes and will be on track to graduate in 3 months. Yay!
I love these beautiful roses! Thanks, sweetie!
They really made my day...I am 37 weeks and 6 days today and I just took this photo of myself.
We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new little one!
At my doctor appointment two weeks ago we found out that I was already dilated to a 4 and 85% effaced. Ammon happened to be with me and he thought my midwife meant there were four babies...he kept trying to interrupt us saying, "How many babies are there!?!?" It was quite funny. I was shocked and couldn't believe it. My midwife said not to panic and I could stay that way for a couple weeks, but of course I went home thinking I might have a baby that night! So, I tried to strike a balance between taking it easy while getting everything ready. At that point I still had a lot that I wanted to get done and it was a bit too early for the baby to be ready. I made it another week and went in last Wednesday and found out I had progressed to a 5. My midwife said to try and at least make it through the weekend and get past the 37 week mark. Again it was even harder to take it easy, and get everything ready! But we did it. I had everything important done that day and every day since I've gotten more little odds and ends done and ready. Obviously we made it through another whole week and I am suprised! I really didn't think I would make it this much longer! So I went in today and I am still at a 5, so the baby could still come any time now...or I could make it another couple weeks!
Two weeks ago I thought there was no way we'd make it to October, but I guess there is still a chance now! It's only one more week from today...so we'll see! Either way we are ready!
It was exciting to notice the leaves changing on the mountain today and the air is definitely cooling down which is very nice. Jared & I both love this time of year and it's fun anticipating the arrival of Ammon's baby brother!

We're still here- healthy and happy!

2009-08-23T22:13:00.000-06:00

So it's been a while since my last post! I usually try and at least do something once a month, but the last few months have slipped away so quickly I haven't kept up! Jared starts his last semester at Weber State tomorrow, and our little (big!) Ammon starts Kindergarten on Thursday! Where did the summer go?!? It seriously went by in a flash. We've been busy and we've been having fun!

I'm plugging along with this pregnancy- and it is FLYING by. I'm already 33 weeks and I can't believe it! I still feel good and am staying active. I have slowed down and switched to water aerobics, and I have a few minor aches and pains, but overall I feel good. I did break down and take heartburn medicine, and it's been heavenly without the constant burning! I feel the baby moving a lot and it's so much fun. We're very excited to welcome our little one! I'm pretty confident that his name is William, but we're still deciding a middle name. At the ultrasound this week my midwife said that hair was visible! We're so curious to see how much and if it's blonde like Ammon's was when he was born or if we'll get a little dark haired baby.

I looked at pictures today with Ammon and this is when he was 18 months old. It was so fun to see pictures and video from before he could walk or talk! It got us very excited for the new little guy.

Wahoo! Our kitchen is finally finished! It's been mostly done for a little over a month, we've just been working on finishing touches here and there. It feels so good to have it done and it turned out so pretty! We'd still like to get some new hardware and do a few more tweaks, but for now, it's DONE and it feels AWESOME. One thing that's kept us busy this summer is my babysitting job. This Wednesday will be my last official day since Ammon is starting school and I decided to take a few weeks to get ready before the baby comes. We'll miss our weekly trips to North Ogden and we'll miss you Siatyl & Nash! It's been fun watching you guys grow up!
We went boating with Shaun & Natalie, and Grandma & Grandpa Roane.
Ammon really wanted to try waterskiing!
We worked hard this summer- me making a baby and watching kids, and Jared remodeling the kitchen, but we've also played and had a fun summer.
We're sad for summer to come to an end, but excited for everything that is coming up! Jared & I both love the Fall and welcome the cool air and color changes that will be coming outside.
Ammon is excited to start school and we're all thrilled to welcome our new baby. We're also looking forward to Jared graduating with his Bachelors degree in December.
I hope to post again soon, but we'll see what the next few weeks bring!

What we have been up to...

2009-05-30T23:42:00.000-06:00

Behold, here is our cute little house the summer we moved in, July 2006:

And...ta da! Here it is now, May 2009:
It could use some flowers out front, but the house looks so different! We are really happy with how the color turned out and it's so fun to see the house change and improve!
Even more impressive is the garage before/after:

We are so glad that summer is finally here!
Amid the construction and usual craziness Ammon started T-ball a couple weeks ago. I think overall he really enjoys it, especially practicing with Dad in the yard. He also likes the fact that when he bats he gets to wear the pink helmet. He's secure in his masculinity. He's such a cute little guy and we've enjoyed watching him play, even if it's with his shoes when he gets bored in the outfield, or when he's not paying attention and the whole team has cleared the field and the other team is coming out. Quite entertaining! He's doing great hitting, throwing, and catching.

Ammon and Nathan Now to where the real construction has been...
Here are some pictures of the floor basically as it's been since we moved in. It had one or two more layers of linoleum/tile/junk, but this is pretty much what it has looked and we havent enjoyed it being an unfinished floor.

BeforeAfter!It looks so pretty! Just before we moved in the original hardwood had been uncovered and refinished in the rest of the house, so after 2 1/2 years of hoping, we were happy to uncover continuous hardwood throughout the hallway and kitchen! It looks fantastic and so much better than we had even hoped!

A few weeks ago we went to Safe Kids Day, an event in N. Ogden that the friend I babysit for helped organize. Ammon was thrilled to meet the Star Wars characters and it's fueled his obsession with Anakin/Darth Vader. In just the last few months Ammon has taken to drawing, and he started with lightsabers. Lots and lots of lightsabers. He's very creative with them but he also likes to see pictures of actual lightsabers and replicate them. Now he's been into drawing Darth Vader's mask and now thats included at least once in every drawing session.Here's Ammon's homemade Anakin outfit that, yes, I let him wear to school the other day. Snow boots and all, in the middle of May! I only helped a little and I did make him leave his bubble lightsaber and glove home. He wasn't thrilled about that. He was so particular about dressing just right and even having his hair done with the sides forward and the front curved to the side, just like Anakin.Back to the kitchen....
These first three are the same doorway, just slightly different views.This is the wall we took out...And the old original cabinets that were built into the walls and had to be taken out piece by piece. No easy project!Below is the old kitchen light.
And now we have six can lights instead. Much more light!And the fridge is actually part of the kitchen area now! It's home has been in the dining room until today!It's coming together!
YAY! It's been amazing to see how quickly it's coming along. We've had a lot of help, too- THANKS EVERYONE!
It's so much more open and light and new and pretty!

Under Construction!

2009-05-03T22:06:00.000-06:00

We are finally finishing the kitchen!

Ammon was thrilled to help out.

He did a great job!
Surprisingly- here is the before:
during:
and after:
The wall is gone! And so is everything but the kitchen sink! Literally! (yes, even the dirty dishes and who knows what else that were cluttering the counter top!) I think the demo is mostly done- now on to the
reconstruction part!

And just for fun here is a 17 week belly shot.
And it's a BOY!

Have you heard? This darling boy is going to be a big brother!

2009-04-11T22:49:00.000-06:00

Seriously, don't you just love that face? Jared & I are always surprised that he can make such faces! But that's about what they are in all our pictures now-a-days. Does he remind you of Bilbo when he demands the ring from Frodo?

It's true! I have a baby bump! We're all very excited! Ammon took this belly shot for me just this morning. Not bad for a five year old photographer! He's convinced it's a boy and we're anxious to find out for sure. Probably won't find out until next month though. I'm due October 9th. Yippee! It's been a great pregnancy so far with very mild sickness. I really enjoyed being pregnant with Ammon and so far this one's been even easier! Let's hope it stays that way! And by the way,

Happy Easter!

I can't believe I got a decent shot of Ammon! It's a miracle! We went out to Mtn. Green to meet our friends the Plyers and hunt down Easter eggs. Thanks for the invite, Tash! We had fun!

Chuck E Cheese...Where a Kid can be a Star

2009-03-20T17:30:00.000-06:00

Ammon's birthday request: to go to Chuck E. Cheese.
So the weekend after his big day Jared & I took Ammon and his friend, Nathan, to the magical world of Chuck E Cheese.

Ammon adores his friend, Nathan.

Little goofballs.
As we were eating our pizza and watching a Chuck E. concert on the screens to our left, Ammon asked why he didn't get to meet the real Chuck E Cheese and the kids on tv did.
Within one minute of his question...guess who walked into the room...
yup, you guessed it!

The REAL Chuck E. Cheese!
Ammon was so excited and ran over to say hi and give him a hug. It couldn't have been better and he couldn't have been happier! It was so cute to see his huge grin and the sparkle in his eye.

The boys had a blast and it was so nice to only have to keep track of two of them! They were so cute together! It was busy, but not too bad and we had plenty of pizza and pop and tokens to keep 'em happy for a while. With their tokens they earned tickets and each headed home with a small prize of their choice.
Overall, I think Ammon had a great birthday!
I keep saying the phrase, "Chuck E. Cheese...where a kid can be a kid!" but Ammon corrects me every time and says that it's "Chuck E. Cheese...where a kid can be a Star!"
So Ammon, now that you're five and you've been to Chuck E. Cheese... You're a Star!

Happy Birthday, Ammon!

2009-03-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

A miraculous birthday photo with a straight face and not blurry!

I'm lucky to get pictures like this anymore!
Our big boy turned 5 today! He's been counting down the days for a few weeks now.
He was born March 5th 2004, at 3:27 pm. He weighed in at 6lbs 12oz. 19 inches long.
He's grown up so fast and we're so proud of our little guy.See...most of my pictures turn out like this. Or worse!

Ammon requested a rainbow colored cake. I googled it and here's what we came up with. It turned out pretty fantastic! It wasn't too much work and he loved it. Ammon partied at school in the morning, and then we spent the day in N. Ogden babysitting Siatyl & Nash. Siatyl and Ammon both helped me decorate the cake. Happy Golden Birthday, Ammon!

A lovely compliment....

2009-02-23T20:15:00.000-07:00

Check out A Lovely Lifestyle.
Niki just paid me such a compliment by highlighting me on her blog! I'm so flattered! Her blog has been a delight to read since the sleepless night I found it!

Snow Fun

2009-02-23T09:53:00.000-07:00

I love this picture! It looks like Ammon is sitting atop a big puffy cloud. They sky was so blue and bright that day, too. We had fun in North Ogden digging a tunnel and sledding on the big hill by the driveway. We were at the house where I babysit a couple days a week. Siatyl, Ammon & I played in the snow while Nash was sleeping sweetly inside.

Green grass peeking through! And Ammon, too!

Siatyl peeking through!

Yup- I even crawled through the tunnel. The kids were so excited!

We made some awesome steps to get to the top of the hill to sled down on the left.

So much snow! Like I said before, we'll just try and enjoy it...but we're ready for spring!

Snow, Snow, and....MORE Snow!

2009-02-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

I love living in Utah for the fact that we get to fully experience all four season. And oddly, sometimes all in one day! But right now we're in Winter full swing...These pictures are from Christmas Morning. Ammon was so cute helping Jared shovel. We definitely had a white Christmas this year! When the shoveling was done we decided to have some fun. And of course, Jared took it above and beyond!He's a bit dirty, but he turned out pretty darn cool. Ha,ha...literally!He was the pride of the neighborhood...until he melted. It was sad to see him go, and we've been a little anxious and excited for spring to come, but this week we had a few more inches dumped on us so everything is yet again blanketed in white. We'll just try to enjoy it while it lasts!

Happy Birthday...to Me!

2009-01-27T17:28:00.000-07:00

Maribeth is 28 today!

I whipped up this little beauty and it turned out pretty cute for how quickly I did it. Definitely not my best work, but it did the job and it did it well.
It tasted delicious!

Thanks Sarah and April for patiently waiting while I worked my magic! It was fun to hang out. Thanks to everyone for the
Birthday Wishes!
You all are so good to me.
Thanks for making me feel special!
It's been a great day!

January Rocks!

2009-01-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

Ok- I confess. I sit down at the computer desk with good intentions of updating my lovely little blog... but I find it's much more fun to read others! Right now I'm in love with NieNie, and her sister CJane...and A Lovely Lifestyle. Sometime soon I'll have to figure out how to put their links on my sidebar. Until then, I just thought I'd post a little something so that Christmas doesn't show up first thing for anyone who does look at my blog. Since it was four weeks ago. Oh- I did get all the christmas stuff packed up and put away yesterday! So sad to see it go. But I always love January. I know it tends to be a slightly depressing month, what with the holidays over and the winter that never ends... but I've always loved January. It's a time of new beginnings, new resolutions...and most importantly my birthday. It's coming up on Tuesday the 27th. I just love birthdays. It's the one day that it can be...all about me! It's sad to me when someone wants to forget their birthday. And who knows, maybe it's just that I'm still young...and I might change my mind down the road, but for now, personally, I love to be celebrated. Also, Jared and I were married on January 18th. So that just adds to the magic and excitement that Janaury holds for me. We just celebrated our 7th anniversary. I can't believe how time flies. It especially flies when you're having fun, right?
Well, now that I've uploaded the same photo three times...yes, after deleting it twice, I'm going to quit while I'm ahead. My Aunt Carol made those awesome blocks for Ammon. Aren't they neat?! She made them by hand and they are adorable. He loves them. And while it's fun to be posting, I really should be writing her a Thank You note!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T00:38:00.000-07:00

Halloween!

2008-12-13T23:04:00.000-07:00

I woke up Halloween morning and my curtains were glowing-no kidding. I wondered what in the world was going on outside for it to be that way. It was so strange! I pulled open the curtain to see this beautiful orange sunrise! Amazing isn't it! It was such a fun Halloween surprise for Ammon and I both!
Halloween was awesome this year. What with the whole hair-dyeing and Harry Potter excitement. From day one Ammon wanted to wear the school uniform. He didn't care for the ever so popular robes that were sold everywhere. No, he wanted the uniform, the one that wasn't sold anywhere. So he and I set out to the DI and came across the perfect sweater, except that it was a mens size XL. My loving and very talented mother helped me to cut the sweater apart and re-sew it to Ammon size! It turned out perfect. I regretfully didn't take any before or during pictures, but you can see it turned out just right for Harry Potter. We were so proud! Thanks Mom! You're amazing!
Slap on a church shirt, pants, and dress shoes;
the official Harry Potter tie, glasses and wand...and ta da!

Harry Potter!

After trunk-or-treating we went to "Hogwarts" in South Ogden. Dr. Albert Hartman and his family put together this amazing family fun activity in their yard. First you have to go to platfrom 9 3/4 of course! I dressed myself up to be Luna Lovegood. I'm missing my wig, though. It was fun to be in school uniform with Ammon.

Dr. Hartman is Dumbledore. Ammon was so happy to be there-it was magical!I snapped this just after he met Dumbledore. He was so excited!

This is Olivander, the wand maker.
He made sure that Ammon knew the Patronus Charm

And look at the amazing Patronus Ammon made! Just like Harry Potter!

Halloween was lots of fun this year. October was a great month, and we did lots of fun things. Ammon's preschool took a fieldtrip to Black Island Farms. We went on a hayride to the pumpkin patch where the kids were let loose to choose their own pumpkin to take home.
Here's the one Ammon picked!

You can see it's his pride and joy! We tried to offer him any of the other plump, bright orange, still on the vine, pretty pumpkins, but this was the one he wanted!A nice close-up of the tiny, half green, junky looking pumpkin. He loved it!They were nice and let me pick a pumpkin, too. Isn't Ammon a character?!

Halloween- Finally!

2008-12-09T00:59:00.000-07:00

Honestly, where has the time gone? I swear Halloween was just yesterday... but Christmas is only 16 days away! The days are going by way too fast. So I'm a little behind on my blogging. But Halloween was a blast- and it needs to be documented. I have too many pictures that I'd like to post, so I'm just going to post some pre-Halloween pictures for now. I'll have to do Halloween night later...and hopefully before Christmas!!!So here's the "before"- our beautiful little blonde haired boy...A little nervous! But he really wanted to do it. I'm sure I was more nervous than he was. I was sweating bullets and totally red in the face because I was so worried about how it would go.I opted to do a wash out so there wouldn't be any harsh chemicals and all that jazz. The box said "Medium Golden Brown". It looked dark enough to me as it was dyeing, especially since we started blonde, BUT- since we started blonde...this is what we got! A nice light red!
Not quite Harry Potter, but more Ron Weasley!

Harry Potter, um, I mean Ron Weasley & Luna Lovegood

So a week later, October 30th, Here's the 2nd "before" picture. Now our little red-head.A little more relaxed this time for both of us...but curious how the 'Dark Brown' permanent hair dye will do. Especially since it was going over the red! By the way- I found a non-ammonia permanent hair dye for sensitive skin, and I did a pre-test this time on a lock of hair I cut off to see what color it would supposedly come out.

Happier with this result!
Our little Harry Potter!

Happy Memories...

2008-10-26T22:18:00.000-06:00

A step back in time just two short years ago... It was August 2006, we had just bought our first house, moved in, and stayed packed up for a road trip to the beautiful Oregon Coast. Our first big official family vacation.
And it was glorious. Ammon did really well through the drive. He was still small enough he slept a lot of the way which helped a lot. He was an adorable 2 and a half. We drove about 10 hours, then stayed a night in Washington at my Aunt Latricia & Uncle Joel's house, and then drove a few more hours and made it to Grandma Stoddard's place where we met up with my parents and siblings. We stayed a night near there in a little campground cabin in Champoeg, and the next day drove a few more hours and reached the Coast. It was magnificent. We camped at Beverly Beach, and it was a two minute walk through the forested camprgound and under an old bridge and we were at the sandy beach. Ammon loved the ocean! The weather was beautiful and the trip couldn't have gone more smoothly or more enjoyably. It was perfect. I just wanted to take a moment to share some of it. I wish I could show more and say more, but words just don't describe and it would take more time than I have right now...
We visited the Tillamook cheese factory- a family tradition. Yummy cheese curds and fresh ice cream. Ammon was in heaven. I think those were 50 lb. blocks of cheese. I can't remember for sure, but they were huge. Cheese was his favorite food by far at that time in his life. He lived on cheese and Pediasure. (I'm not kidding.)
Maribeth & Jared and little Ammon
Good Times!

Karate!

2008-10-12T22:42:00.000-06:00

Ammon was given three complimentary Karate lessons at MP USA in Ogden. He was so excited to go, but very nervous that he was going to get punched or kicked in the face. After soothing his anxiety, and explaining that they would teach him to block punches and kicks, he jumped right in.

He was especially excited to earn his white belt and have the instructor tie it around his waist, and then pull out a really awesome knife to cut it down to size. The knife was probably his favorite moment of the whole karate experience. You'll see below...I guess it was a little tiring for him. After telling (not asking, mind you) his teacher to "wait just one minute, I need to go ask my mom something" and coming to me for a drink of water twice he finally just plopped down. Notice how casually he's kicking back and crossing his feet...
Then I think he was downright bored. His classmate did really well, though! You could tell the age difference. Ammon was just a little too young, I guess.
But back home he was still very happy to show off his new karate moves.
It was an interesting experience overall.

Chopped! Change of season...change of hair!

2008-09-18T22:13:00.000-06:00

Oh, I've been such a slacker lately with downloading the photos from the digital camera, and keeping up with blogging. Life's just been so busy! Summer went by in an absolute blur, and I can't believe how fast time is flying by. It seems like we were just barely looking forward to school letting out and our trip to Disneyland and the "concert road trip" and just the joy of summer... and now we're already getting into fall, and back to school for Jared and Ammon. Jared loves the fall because the weather cools down (heaven to him) and I love the fall because there was always this magical quality to going back to school. (probably the social butterfly in me just excited). Plus Jared and I started dating in the fall, so that's always a fun reminder, too. Life is so good right now! Honestly, sometimes I get nervous that it's going too well and that means something negative is going to happen...but I try to not let myself go there. I try and focus on the positive and the good and really... life is just good right now. Well, I'm getting too deep for my quick post- I wanted to finally put something out there...I've been wanting to for so long. Someday I'll be more consistent with blogging. Until then, here's just a quick post. I finally chopped my hair. So here's a before and after.
I love going to the salon and doing something drastic. It's just fun when you feel different. Change is good, eh! I feel like this is my "usual" haircut and I'm very happy to be back with it. Don't I look happy?! But I will miss the cute quick ponytail!
Anyhow- hi everyone who checks this out and thanks for reading my blog!

Maribeth :o)

p.s. threw in a picture of the road trip with Scott & Alicia. We're at the top of the Multnomah Water Fall approx. 650 ft. tall. (pictured above). We hiked/ran up to the top, but luckily it was mostly paved. It's in Oregon just past the place we camped out. Beautiful! It was such an awesome, trip, too!

and Ammon's first day of school. His 2nd year of preschool. Our baby's growing up!

The reason I want to blog...

2008-07-08T23:03:00.000-06:00

So, the reason I want to blog is that I thought it would be a great way to "jot down" all of the cute little things that Ammon does, and have a family journal of what goes on in our lives. Ammon was so cute tonight as he was going to bed and I want to remember this. I've noticed this last week or so that when I say, "I love you, Ammon." he replies with, "I love you, too. (slight pause) ...Mom, I love you." (waits for response)...and I thought it was funny that he would repeat himself. I finally realized that he wanted to hear me say not just "I love you", but "I love you, too" also. If that makes sense. :o) Such a cute kid. If I do say so myself. :o) By the way, he's got the 2nd caterpillar we caught on his right arm. It kind of blends in with his jammies, but it's in the crook of his elbow. The first one we caught made a cocoon and changed into a really cool moth. I'll have to document that later.

Once-a-month-mini-posts...so sad....

2008-07-07T23:21:00.000-06:00

Well, of course, I was so excited about blogging and as soon as I got my own blog set up I became way too busy to put any time into it. Someday still...I hope... Anyhow, It's been a crazy day and I don't feel ready for bed, so to relax I thought I'd check out a few blogs. I guess I'm one of those "blogger stalkers" - I love to check 'em out, but I rarely comment and the writers likely don't know I've been following their blogs. I was thinking how much fun it is to read a new post, especially when they have cool pics. Any pictures, really, it's just fun to see what people are up to. And since I was checking out blogs, I pulled up my own and was sad to see the last measly post was June 2. So I figured I'd put something in quick- in case anyone happens to be checking my blog. But since I've only told 2 or 3 people about it... likely not... but just in case someone is reading this...
We had a great 4th of July holiday- we did things a little different this year and went to West Points fireworks on the 3rd, so the 4th was a little more relaxing. We went with the Roane clan up to the Snowbasin Gondola and went up the Mountain. The kids loved it and we all had fun. Later we met up with some friends and did some fireworks at home and then had super yummy ice cream sundaes with the works and I mean the works. Then we came home and camped out in a tent in our yard and woke up and had licorice for breakfast. It was great! We are getting ready to go on a road trip to Washington to see the Police concert. Jared & I are going with his sister, Alicia and her hubby Scott. Kids are staying home! (their two and our one). So the next two days will be crazy getting packed and ready, and then we'll be having some fun! Sort of on a whim we sold our Honda today, too. That was a crazy deal in itself.
Alas- summer is going by way too fast, and I don't feel like I've had a chance to start any of the big projects I wanted to do this year. Blog, Photo Books, organize the kitchen, organize the storage room, excercise, etc, etc, etc...... ok- I'm getting tired and I'm not sure if I'm making much sense anymore, so at least enjoy the pics!

I want to post-just haven't found the time!

2008-06-02T22:06:00.000-06:00

Life is busy as usual and we're so excited for summer!
We just took a family vacation to Disneyland- which was awesome- and now we're wrapping up preschool this week, changing babysitting days, and getting some yard work done- FINALLY! Who has time to post?!?! I still am anxious to get going with the blog, but I'm afraid things will be slow on this end since life is so busy for us right now. It's all about time management- and I'm working on it!

I was going to post...

2008-04-08T22:19:00.000-06:00

I was happy to finally sit down for a minute- and I can hear Ammon calling me AGAIN....

Just getting started!

2008-04-01T10:25:00.001-06:00

Jared & Maribeth and Ammon
March 2007
This is the best family photo I could come up with.