I Love to See the Temple

So the past 2 days I was a slacker and didn't post about anything. Hopefully today I can make up for that. Today I'm so thankful for the temple. Last night Roeun and I went to the St. George Temple and were able to be there when Teal and Sky received their endowments. Teal is getting married in two weeks and sky is getting ready to leave on his mission. I'm so proud of them both for making choices that have allowed them to go to the temple. The temple is such a blessing in my life. I'm so greatful Roeun and I were able to be married in the temple and sealed for time and all eternity.  Whenever I go to the temple I feel such wonderful peace. Last night was no exception. When it comes time to leave I always feel a little sad. it is similar to the feelings I get when it is time to go home after visiting family back in Washington. I Love the Temple

Things that make you laugh. :)

I'm grateful for things that make you laugh. Specifically, my brother Sky is going to be receiving his endowments this Friday and when the letter from the temple arrived earlier this week they miss spelled his name instead of writing Sky Moran McMahon they wrote.................................................................................................... Sky Moron McMahon. needless to say he has been teased all week about it.
Atticus also makes me laugh every day. Today I made him an Indian headband with feathers on the back. He loved it and ran around the house making Indian noises for most of the day, then he flushed it down the toilet.

Giving Thanks

So I have made a goal to make one post a day until Thanksgiving Day telling about something I'm thankful for.

So today I am thankful for CHEESE. Silly I know, but when Atticus is being picky abut eating or just won't eat, without fail I can always get him to eat cheese. With cheese at least I know he is getting something to eat and not starving. Some of our favorites are pepper-jack, and our all time favorite is vintage white extra sharp cheddar cheese (Tillamook ) 

So................................................We are thankful for cheese :)

Family Update

There is nothing to exciting going on in our lives right now so I'm going to give a quick update on my family. Teal and Trever are getting married in less than a month. I'm planning her bridal shower so if anyone wants to com let me know or if you have any tips i welcome any and all. The shower is on the 16th. their wedding is on the 27th and their reception will be the 28th.
Sky received his mission call. we are all so excited for him. He is going to the. . . . .  Milan, Italy Mission. He won't be leaving for a few months. He has been learning Italian he is using Rosetta stone.
Atticus was a lion for Halloween. he was the cutest little lion i have ever seen. He just loved Halloween and learned he loves candy even more.

Atticus is growing up

Atticus has been so funny and learning so many new things this past week. On Sunday he has started to say baby. Tonight while at my parents he found a doll and started saying baby over and over again. Our dog Marley he used to call Mar but on Saturday he started to call Marley Marnew. Every time he says Marnew he will put his head back and howl like a dog. I seriously laugh every time. During September we took Atti to the Hogle Zoo. He loved it! one of his favorite animals was the baby elephant. he has even been trying to make elephant noises lately. He is our little munchkin and we love him so much.  This picture was taken on the carousel at the zoo. He loved it so much we let him ride it twice.

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

The last couple of days Atticus has been sick. He has a stuffy nose and won't sleep very good at night. I hate flu season.
On a happier note, lately in the morning when I go into Atticus room to get him out of his crib he will show me in a very excited way the cars and truck on his blanket and sheets. He then starts to makes car noises. Vroom Vroom Vroom. It is seriously so cute and funny.

This is how i found Atti one day in his room. he had been trying to crawl into his stroller.

Cargo Basket

Today Roeun and I decided to build a cargo basket that attaches to our roof rack. We have been wanting one for quite some time but they are expensive. So we went to Home Depot and bought some stuff. With our amazing crafty abilities we were able to make one for a lot less. It looks great and we love it. If we were to have purchased one about the same size the cheapest would have been about $400. The grand total we paid was $26.50 this includes tax. Now I can't wait to actually use it.

Almost 1

I know I'm terrible. It has been so long since my last post. so here is just a quick update. Christmas was great we went to Washington to spend the holiday with Roeun's family. School is going well next semester I will graduate with a degree in Biology and one in History. I'm so excited and can't wait. Now for the big news. Atticus is almost a year old. I honestly can't believe how old he is. It seems like a couple of months ago that I was still pregnant. He has turned into a wonderful toddler. He now runs around the house, climbs up onto everything, pulls books, off shelves, pans out of cupboards (and they have child safety locks), and throws tantums. But when he will give me a kiss it just melts my heart. I love being a mother.

school is over and still no rest :(

I will start with the good news. The semester is over. I'm so glad it is over now we can gear up for Christmas. We are super excited for Christmas. We will be going to Washington for Christmas and for the first time we are flying. It will be so nice to not have to do the 19 hour drive to Roeun's parents. I'm a little nervous taking Atticus on the airplane. but in the end a 2 hour flight beats the driving.
Now for the bad news. This morning Atticus came down with the stomach flu. I feel so bad for the little guy. He has not been able to keep anything down. Because of this I have had to change my clothes 4 times today and Roeun a few as well. I just gave him a suppository and a bottle of pedialyte. We will see how he handles it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The only posative thing out of this is that he will sit on my lap (or Roeun's) for hours just cuddling. He normally is very active and all over the house making a mess. Nedless to say I'm enjoying the quiet and cuddle time with my baby boy.

Look Who's walking!!!

So Atticus started to Walk a few days ago. It was about 7 in the morning and I was sitting on the couch. Roeun was laying on the floor on the other side of the room. well I set Atticus down on the floor and he walked across the living room to his daddy. I was amazed it was about 10 feet that he walked. He has not walked that far since then but he will take 5 to 6 steps before he will sit down. I'm excited that he is walking but it makes me a little sad that he is growing up so fast. and I'm not entirely excited about him being all over the house even more than he was before.

2 Years!!!

I can't believe it has been 2 years. well almost. it will be two years in a few hours. We were married November 24th, at 9:15 am in the bountiful temple. It seems like it was just yesterday yet I can't remember life without Roeun. We have gone through so much together. we have had trials and joys. during the last two years we have been blessed with our wonderful son Atticus.

He has brought so much joy to our lives. He is a wild busy baby. He is always happy, and he brings out the best in both of us. Roeun is such a good father to Atticus. He couldn't be a better role model. Atticus loves his dad so much and would spend all day playing with Roeun if he could.
Today he did the cutest thing ever. Roeun had gone into the bathroom to take a shower before church. Atticus crawled after him a fast as he could. I followed to get Atticus so Roeun could take a shower. I grabbed him just as he was going into the bathroom. He looked at Roeun flailing his arms he screamed Da Da! It was so sweet. He really loves his dad. We have also had so many fun adventures together. We have gone backpacking, hiking, climbing, biking, camping, and exploring together.
I wouldn't change any of it for the world. Last weekend we hiked Angels Landing with some friends from Washington. It was so much fun. We brought Atticus in his backpack. I don't have any pictures of the day yet. So I posted an old picture. This was last March I think. So in the end I just want to thank Roeun for giving me the best years of my life. You are my best friend. My one true love. We are perfect for each other in every way. You have given my the most wonderful and perfect son.
I can't wait to spend the rest of eternity with you. I look forward to many more adventures together. I love you Roeun!!
Happy Anniversary.

Pictures

We had some family/Atticus pictures take. We are so pleased with them. Jaelyn Lovell took them. thank you so much. Her photography blog is http://jaelynlovellphotography.blogspot.com/

Mountain Bike Ride

Last Week we went for a drive up to Kolob Reservoir and decided to bring our bikes. We rode around the lake. It was so nice. I love the mountain. Atticus had a blast riding in his trailer until he started to get hungry. We had a blast and the trees were so pretty just starting to change.

Just recently Atticus has started to pull himself up. Over the past week he has been working on it and was able to pull himself up a few times. However, today he has perfected it. He would crawl all over the house and pull himself up on everything. It was so cute he even started to side step along the couch. Now all he wants to do is stand up. He thinks he is to big now to sit down. He needs to stand all the time. I can't believe how much he is growing up. He is getting so big. Tonight we are putting him in his own room for the first time. I think it might be harder on us than him. Hopefully all will go well.

Nap Time

I have decided to write something since I have not written in quite some time. School has started and once again life seems back to normal. While summer was great it is kind of nice for a change in pace. with that comes Atticus' endless amounts of energy. Some days the boy drives me crazy. He loves his toys and playing so much he just would rather play than take naps. I don't know about other kids but he refused to nap. most days he will take about two short naps. and by short I mean about 10 min. So on those rare occasions when he takes a nap longer than 20 minuets I am in heaven.
Yesterday Roeun and I went to St. George and I got a new pair of running shoes. can I just say I am so excited for these shoes. I have made a goal to start running again. It will be nice to get out and just run again. I'm hoping to do some 5k's and a triathlon eventually.
I put these pictures of Atticus and some of his cousins. He really loved them and wanted to play with them even though he couldn't crawl when we were in washington.

Summer Happenings

Atticus taking a nap with grandma
Atticus and Auntie Erin
Zion Narrows




This is what he wore for his blessing. He was so good. I was afraid he was going to be noisy and talk the whole time. my other fear was that he would poop in he outfit and get it all over. thankfully he didn't do either.
Aunt Cindy, Chalei, and Atticus after the blessing. I'm so glad they were able to make it.

My Grandma. We were super excited Grandma came to the blessing and the luncheon after.

So i guess it is about time that i write something on here. We have been so busy. We had Atticus's baby blessing June 29th. It was great, Roeun's parents and sisters came from Washington. they stayed for a week. then we ended up going to Washington to visit the fam. It was so much fun. I'm sad were are back here in the blistering heat. This summer has gone by so fast I can barley believe it is almost over. between visiting family and having Atticus. I love watching him grow, it has been a blast. I just can't believe how big he is getting. He is starting to pull his knees up under him and try to crawl he half crawls and rolls all over the house. I will post pictures later.

I love this Boy!

Atti did not like the wind at lake Powell. We were practically eating sand

This was taken when he was 3 weeks old. He is so big now
His snow suite is so cute I wish we could have used it more.
Atticus is always so happy in the mornings.

Atticus is already a boy!

Today during sacrament meeting Atticus decided that he was hungry half way through. mind you he had eaten about an hour earlier. So I took him to the mothers lounge to feed him. I opened the door to the room and saw another mother in there with her baby girl. This girl was being so good and not making a sound. so when I began to feed Atti and he started to eat like he had never eaten a day in his life. He was making so much noise the sound had to be turned up. He was practically snorting. On top of that he starts to cough and fart at the same time. I was actually embarrassed. He is such a boy.