New Discoveries!

I love watching kids learn and discover new things.  The little things that fascinate them I take for granted so it is just fun for me to remember the little things.  I am teaching my 1st and 2nd graders how to hula hoop and jump rope.  They get so excited when they can finally do them.  I can't hula hoop so they have fun laughing at me.  The 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders are having contests with me to see who can beat me at jump roping the longest.  It is going to whip me into shape.  They are so good.  And we are finding new ways to jump rope.

Memphis discovered something new during his bath about a week ago.  We don't have a bath tub in our basement apartment so I just have a little inclined tub for him that fits in our shower.  I had him lay down so I could soap up his little piggies and I had filled the tub up more this time and his ears were under the water.  He said ahh and then just started laughing.  Then he would say it again and laugh.  He would do this over and over.  He has discovered that his voice sounds different and feels different when he is under water.  I loved watching that and it was fun to laugh with him.

It also SNOWED on Tuesday for the first time this winter season.  It snowed so bad up in Highland were I teach school that we had to have an inside day.  We got about an inch, enough to cover our field and so after school I brought Memphis up because last time it snowed last winter he was just a newborn. I let him play in it and test it out.  He didn't really like it because then he was cold and wet.  Forgot my camera but it will snow again so maybe next time.

I have not blogged in awhile so just an update that we are all doing well.  Last week Memphis had a fever for four days so Danny and I took turns staying home from work.  I stayed home the most and all Memphis wanted to do was cuddle because he didn't feel well enough to do anything else.  I CHERISHED EVERY SECOND of those cuddling days because now that he crawls and walks around with things he just doesn't want to cuddle anymore as much.  Jump roping all week made my knee go out and I pulled all the extender muscles in my right wrist about a month ago so I have a brace on my knee and wrist for the next couple of weeks.  Danny had his first attack with kidney stones in August and battled pain for about 3 weeks but now the biggest stone is stuck and we are just waiting and waiting.  Don't really want to pay for surgery because his emergency room bills are coming in and they are expensive.  We are excited for all the holidays coming up and spending time with family and friends.

MEMPHIS IS 9 MONTHS OLD TODAY!!!  Still can't believe it.  My elementary school also had our Halloween Parade today and Danny and Memphis were able to come and join me:)  Me and Memphis dressed up like pirates along with the rest of my speciality team of teachers at my school.  I took lots of pictures so I will post them soon.  Memphis also has his 9-month well-baby check-up today after school so I will let you know how big he is!!!  HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE:)

Camera time!

First tooth

Now there's a smile:)

Standing tall with mommy

Teething Bites!

Teething has begun.  Memphis got his first tooth on Sept 21 which went ok but now the other bottom tooth is coming in and he is just not a happy baby anymore.  When my wisdom teeth were coming in it hurt so much so I understand.  He is not sleeping through the night anymore and not having a good time at day care.  But I know it doesn't last forever so better times to come.  I also took him in to the pediatrician and he is now a big 22 pounder!  Growing never slows down.  He is crawling faster and trying to stand on his own once he gets himself up.  Still can't believe it.

Baby Proofing!

This actually happened September 21, 2009.  Just finally got the pictures uploaded.  AHHH the fun begins!

Since Memphis started crawling I went around the house on my hands and knees trying to baby proof the house.

Here he is crawling.

Well, I watched him crawl over to the couch and grab on to the side. I didn't think he could get himself up to standing yet.

I was wrong.  He also just started walking along holding onto the couch.  Now I have to go around the house on my knees and baby proof.  Good Job Memphis!

Our California Weekend!

This last weekend we flew to California and spent 4 days in the Bay Area.  I grew up in Antioch so I wanted my husband to see where I grew up and of course I wanted to show off my new baby to everyone. My sisters still live near there so we stayed with them.  It was fun to have Memphis hang out with his aunts and my parents and brother came from Washington so Memphis got to spend time with his uncle and grandma and grandpa too.  It was my dad's 50th birthday on Saturday so we had a big party in Antioch with all our friends.  It was so fun to see everyone and of course my dad got lots of gag gifts.   I miss Antioch and everyone there but I am glad to be back.

Memphis loves riding on his daddy's shoulders.  This was at the airport.  The flight to Californis was nice because it wasn't full so they let us put Memphis in his car seat in the seat next to us and he slept the whole way.  The flight back to Utah was full so he had to sit on my lap and he didn't get very much sleep the whole weekend with so much going on so he was too exhausted to sleep and he just cried.

Memphis and his Auntie Alicia (aka Uncle Sheesha:)

Memphis and his Auntie Annalyn (aka Auntie Bob:)

(Alicia's boyfriend Fausto in the back)

Memphis and his uncle Chris

Memphis and his Grandpa Thorpe blowing out his 50 candles!

Well I wanted Danny to at least go see San Francisco but no one in my family wanted to take him because we have gone so many times.  My sister's boyfriend Fausto and Danny both love fishing so they went to the San Francisco Bay to fish for leopard shark and bat rays.  It was really foggy and cold and they only ended up catching a crab off the shore.

We went to Dave and Buster's in San Jose at the Great Mall with my family (if you don't know what that is I have heard it called an adult version of Chuck E. Cheese's)  and played arcade games.  We won over 5,000 tickets so we all got a prize.  It was a fun weekend!!!

Welcome to my new blog!!!

I have so many family and friends that have blogs and so many that have wanted me to start one that I finally have---YAY!!!   I have really enjoyed watching everyone's life enfold and families grow.  Since I just started this new blog I thought I would include a background of my new family from the time me and my husband met till about now with our new son.  There have been challenges and many many good times.  Life has its ups and downs but our little family continues to grow and we are excited for the adventures ahead.  The one thing that keeps us going is making sure we laugh together everyday.  I hope you enjoy the pictures and hope life continues to go well for all.

Me and Danny met in December of 2007.  We met at our single's ward FHE that we both didn't really want to go to but are sure glad we did now:)

We got engaged on Valentine's Day 2008 (yes I know that was fast) and we got married on June 21, 2008.  We honeymooned at his family's cabin and had fun 4-wheeling and fishing.  After our first summer together I started teaching elementary PE again (I love my job!) and Danny is a mechanic.

We found out we were expecting a boy and he was born on January 30, 2009.  I had the easiest labor (no pain, induced, and short).  He was born at 12:19 am and weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 19 in long.

We named him Memphis Kage Royer (from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds).  He has red hair and big brown eyes.  SO HANDSOME!  Looks like his dad.

We love to go camping.  Here we are camping by Price.  This was during Easter weekend.

Danny loves 4-wheeling and this is his new 4-wheeler and Memphis' first ride.  We went for a four-hour family ride while we were camping and he slept the whole way!

I just love these next two pictures.  He was about 3 months old.  He has been the best baby.  He has been sleeping 9-11 hours at night since he was 2 months old.  He started on solids when he was 4 months old and is such a happy baby.  We really lucked out.  And he is growing too fast. 

First real smile for the camera with a little wink!

This is the family picture we had taken when we blessed Memphis on May 24.  This is Danny's family.  He has 3 brothers (one brother is on a mission) and 4 sisters.  And Memphis has a cousin who turned 1 in June.  It is so fun to get together.  One big happy family!

My family also came to Memphis' blessing but we did not get a picture of my whole family.  This picture is of my brother and my twin sisters.  Danny's littlest sister is also pictured.  You can't see it but my brother is actually 6 feet 8 in tall!

My family has a time-share condo at Bear Lake and we went there this summer.  Memphis loves swimming!!!  We put him in his swim tube float and he kicked himself all over the swimming pool.  He especially loves splashing (even during his baths).

Memphis and his daddy at Bear Lake.  Yes is was cold but the boys didn't mind.

So happy!  Big smile!

This is my favorite picture of Memphis so far.  He just sat up and posed for me and I caught his adorable smile.  He started sitting up by himself at about 5 1/2 months.

Oh no!  Time to baby proof the house.  He has started crawling at 7 months!

Memphis just wanted to say hi!

Memphis and Mommy!  Hope you enjoyed our little history of the beginnings of our little family.  More to come!