Owens Blessing

On Sunday June 19th (Fathers day) Owen was blessed in our church. He was so good and didn't cry or anything!
I made Melia a skirt with a matching bow tie for Owen. They turned out quite cute (and they were super easy!)



Melia loves her brother- a little TOO much!

Fun Run

Yesterday, Sherilyn and I along with Owen, Melia and Beckett did Cindy Ady's Fun Run. It was a 5k that is supposed to promote getting active in Alberta. Turns out it was actually 6.2k and although I walked most of it... pushing a stroller with my two kids in it which probably was an extra fifty pounds really tuckered me out- I still ran parts and we finished in just over an hour. AND we weren't last!!!! woot woot!

anyways, today I am exhausted and kind of sore, but I want to continue. I would love to become a runner one day and I really want to dothis 5k in August. Anyone wanna join me?

Sherilyn and I were also featured on the 6:00 news last night. pretty cool! The global website hasn't updated yet so if I remember and find it I will upload it, not that it's anything special but maybe a little blogworthy?

Let's hope I can keep this up!

edit: heres the link (Thanks Sherilyn) video it starts around 6:08

My Sunshine...

Yesterday my little man turned five months old! I can't believe it has gone so fast... I cant believe I haven't taken a thousand pictures of him by now, like i had with Melia... i guess that's the curse of the second child- especially when the first takes so much time and effort.
Owen is wonderful, he is so smiley and whenever he sees me he gives me the biggest grins! He laughs and giggles and loves his sister... especially from a distance since she tends to love him back really hard sometimes!
He is rolling from his back to his tummy and a few accidentally the other way. He loves to talk and sleep in moms bed (but only from 5:30 on when I feed him- i am not a fan of co-sleeping, I just need my sleep!!) oh, and he loves to sleep in!! Melia was such an early bird- and still is, that I don't know what to do when he sleeps in until 9 or 10 am!!
he is teething, so we might get some teeth soon, and he definitely wants food. I think I may have to give him some soon.

All in all, I love this little boy and couldn't have asked for a better baby to come into our family at this time!
Owen is my sunshine, my little sunshine. He makes me happy when skies are grey!!

Thankful...

I've been a little scared lately. Melia seems to still be regressing. She used to know all her body parts and when asked could point to, wiggle or grab at pretty much anything I asked of her. Lately, she hasn't done it when I asked. I can't tell if its the Topamax she's on that has the potential to lower her cognitive abilities... like we need that to be any lower than it already is! or if it's a regression. My dad gave her a blessing tonight and it did lessen my fears, but I don't know what to do anymore.... man I love the power of the priesthood!

On another note, I bore my testimony in Relief Society today- I haven't done that in about 2 or 3 years, I really hate speaking in public, but my chest was burning and my heart was pounding and I knew I had to get up and bear it. Also I knew I needed to thank all the wonderful women in my ward who have been taking care of me... I also want to thank all my friends and family members right now for EVERYTHING you have done and do for me, even if its just a prayer every now and then. I love you all!

So I don't want my blog to be depressing... I know there will be many a post about sad things but I want to be happy and I want to share my happy not just my trials.
So for my birthday my fabulous mother organized a makeover for my office... to say it was dingy and well, gross, is an understatement. So on Friday we painted (along with some help from a friend) and on saturday we moved furniture around until we were blue in the face (thanks Sherilyn)- side note as I was typing I actually wrote bloo and sat there for a minute really trying to figure out why it looked wrong...baby brain!- anyways, its not quite done yet but I LOVE it! I will post pics soon, but I am still figuring out where to hang things on my walls and a bit more organizational stuff, but I am so in love with how it turned out. and will definitely be happier about spending time in here!!

well, the little man is calling and so is my pillow.

ps. I love my parents!!!!!!

how do i love thee...

Pintrest is my new love! holy smokes it is so easy to get lost in the heaps of pictures from around the world in every subject. I feel like i can find anything... if you haven't checked it out-do it. DO IT NOW! i guess its by invite only so if you want one let me know and ill send one your way. but it is seriously awesome!