No spitting!!

When I was trying to take a kid pic, I caught this one and just love it--Sisters, Sisters, never had a better friend than sisters...

Maya's newest talent...spitting. Lily often reminds her that there is No Spitting!

"I love you!" Maya knows sign language!! Just kidding, this is how she soothes herself to sleep, sucking these fingers! this is also a classic shot of her 'wild hair'

Boo!

'Happy Halloween' to all!

This year we had 2 medieval maidens, a dragon, a florescent frankenstein and a gorilla--that scared all the little trick-or-treaters.

As always, we enjoyed 'Dinner in a Pumpkin' before trick -or- treating. We tried a variation this year that we enjoyed-- I saved the pieces we cut from our jack o lanterns (done Halloween afternoon) and peeled off the skin. Then I cubed it and popped in the microwave to jumpstart it. I made the usual rice and meat mixture, but tossed in the half cooked cubed pumpkin, and baked the casserole. The presentation wasn't as cute but more kid friendly. I even told Lily the orange chunks were cantelope--she didn't ask questions and devoured it. (I later told her it was pumpkin; and she likes it!)

Baby Playtime!

This intense baby playtime is brought to you by 'Bumbo', the amazing baby seat, and a 'floor gym' in an effort to not mess up her hair before church.

Maya's wild hair, the pigtail phaze

80 years!

We celebrated 80 years!

I did this cake for the party his wife threw for him and the Fam. I love the fall.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

I love old people...they can get away with doing whatever they please and no one can say a thing about it--I can't wait til I'm 80!

iPhone Club and other Fall Fun

Where we live there is an elite club, if you will, of men that all possess an iPhone. Induction into said club is simply obtaining their own iPhone. Their meetings include others, but interaction/participation is indeed limited. It is believed that having an iPhone enables greater access to knowledge and eventually power of all the universe. The name of this said club we speak of is Elders Quorum! (insert giant eye-roll here) Apparently it's a must in our ward to have all the scriptures and JS manuals on your small electronic device--or you just don't fit in!

4 months old--her cheeks just keep getting bigger!

She's had a birthday, Shout 'Hooray!'

Matchy, matchy golfers

And we went to the pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin (after a hayride, of course!)

Think Pink!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My mother is a mammographer (someone who takes x-rays of boobs, screening for cancer) and has always made us aware of our personal family history and EARLY DETECTION!!! I'll bet we all know someone that has had Breast Cancer and I'm sure we'd all like to have a cure! But until then Early detection is the best prevention!! So ladies, PLEASE do your self-breast exams and if you're old enough, get your regular mammograms!! It can save your LIFE!!

On on funnier note, there are some pretty silly t-shirts out there to remind us...here are a few of my favorites:

• Save a life, Squish a Boob
• Save our Boobs!
• (for babies/little girls) Find a cure before I grow boobs!
• Booby-licious
• Think Pink
• I fight like a girl
• Of course they're fake! My real ones tried to kill me!

The County Fair!!

This is Maya at 3 months!! This pic was taken at 11:30 at night; luckily this was an isolated incident and she's usually sleeping--but she sure was giggly that night! Don't you want to touch her hair!

I finished a few blankets and entered them in the county fair...both got a blue ribbon!

I loved this pink/brown blanket I did for Maya.

The kids loved riding the rides at the fair!

We got up early and did the 2mile walk that they do during the fair. We all placed (in our age groups) and got a ribbon!!

Keoni and JL were lucky enough to get an extra long ride when the power went out--they sure enjoyed the view from the top of the ferris wheel.

We loved going to grandma's fair!

I bought these goggles and they wouldn't take them off--50 cents well spent, I guess!

Sorry, turn your head--Keoni's first day of Pre-K, he's so excited!

What we've been up to...

First, we moved from Omaha. All of our stuff fit in a 26' truck with room to spare.

Bumpa Roring, Keoni and JL got to ride in "the big yellow truck."

Anthony got married. They had a pirate-themed open house. Arrrgghh, Matey!

Keoni and Lily took swim lessons at Surf n Swim.

These were my two favorite pirates!

JL turned 30! If you wonder what 30 looks like, there are 30 mini-oreos on this punch bowl cake.

Maya grew some fat rolls! This is her 2 month pic. and check out her hair!

Keoni went to see his favorite dentist, Dr. Roring. Good Job Keoni!

I finally finished Keoni's blanket. He loves it.

Dr Roring's new wheels

We've officially become a two-car family. JL drives this cool new car to work everyday. I love that it's white; very appropriate for a dentist.

This is a 1991 Toyota Corolla with a blue interior. Ironically enough, we used to own a blue 1991 corolla. We traded it in for our giant Buick on our way to Omaha. JL's little bro became the new owner of our old blue car and wrecked it over the 4th of July. We nick-named our white car 'the ghost,' very fitting, eh?

PS if you recognize the house in the back ground, we live there, so you should come visit us!

A summer without ice cream or chocolate

The last 6 weeks have been busy for us: a baby, nose surgery, moving, unpacking, sickness, a wedding, a baby blessing, family reunions, new job, birthdays, sickness again. Not much of a postpardom recovery, needless to say.

Sweet Maya was sad alot when it came to nursing/eating. With much trial and error (and cleaning up alot of baby throw up) we have discovered that Maya has a pretty sensitive tummy and prefers if I don't drink milk or eat chocolate. It actually helps! I've been doing some research on the matter...apparently infant gastrointestinal tracts may have a hard time breaking down cow's milk protiens because they are still immature (0-4 months) It can cause them to be fussy, usually in the evenings (the feedings all day cause problems in the lower tract; painful gas, etc) and throw up ALOT (we're talking like a pint of barf!!) right after eating. Some experts call this 'colic' but I always thought colic was when babies cried and cried for no reason...and gassy bellies are clearly good reasons. Anyway, baby's intestines are supposed to be mature at 4 months, which is the end of the summer for Maya. So until then, I'll only be sneaking bites of chocolate and drinking soy milk. For those of you that know me well, going without ice cream that long just might kill me, but as a mother we sacrifice so much for our children: "Sacrifice brings for the blessings of Heaven.." praise to the man, v4. Actually, I'll be just fine, infact I've already lost 4 pounds on my new 'diet.' Perhaps this will be good for me:)

Warning...Do Not Attempt!!!

It is likely that things in our life will happen all at once. The old saying "when it rains, it pours" is ringing true at our house. If you can help it, please refrain from the following all at the same time:

Move a thousand miles

Have a Baby (darling, of course)

Have a nasal septum deviation correction (septoplasty) with an inferior turbinate reduction (nose surgery)

Side effects will include: two helpless parents that are unable to lift, bend and are restricted to 'light activity', two children with no toys or a place to play because our house has mountains of boxes, a sleep deprived family and the mere hope that someday we'll all be caught up on our rest before we die!

"M" is for...

Maya Hope Roring

Born May 29, 2009 at 9:49am 8 lb 9 oz 21in

Another Speedy Delivery...

After having contractions for days and days (never regular) and being dialated for quite some time, we went in Friday morning for a scheduled induction. When we arrived at the hospital I was already in labor and dialated to a 7. After laboring on my own for a while, they broke my water at 9:10 and she was born 39 min. later...all naturale.

All At Once

Well, we just sold our townhouse and John Lee has been offered an associate position as a dentist with a company in Davis County, UT...Hooray! It seems like it all happens at once!

And I just wanted to say a big "Thank You" to all the family and friends who helped us out over the last month of my pregnancy!  We really appreciate all your help. It was really  hard for me to take it easy when I felt like I had so much to get done before the baby came. Thanks again!!

Graduation!!

Hooray! John Lee is a Dentist!! (Lilac is the color of Dentistry)

We're so proud of you!!

Congratulations!

Cinco de Mustache

For some reason, every year the private, catholic dental school, with their strict code of dress and grooming standards, holds an unofficial 'Cinco de Mustache Contest.' As many of you know, my manly hubby is a facial hair artist and has whole-heartedly participated each year...

2007-Classic Handlebars

2008-Three Musketeers

2009-Wolverine

RDEP BBQ

Eric stepped in for Celeste on this one...silly boys!

We had a BBQ with John Lee's RDEP classmates. The 10 dental students that were able to do their first year in UT and then join their other 75 classmates in Omaha for years 2-4. It's been so fun to go to dental school with these great people and their families!