Cloudy with a chance of meat balls...

Atticus loves to go to the movies! He holds the tub of popcorn on his lap and kicks back for the show! Every now and then he will grunt at you for a sip of beverage, and he closely monitors who is eating HIS popcorn!




Today we went to see Cloudy With a Chance of Meat Balls, which Atti loved! He wore his 3D glasses the whole time and still has them on now that we are home!



Atti posed in front of the movie poster for almost three whole minutes so I could snap some shots of him wearing his new "eyes" as he calls them.




Atti and Grandma Sugar; Atti apparently has a hard time focusing with 3D glasses on, not to mention they are about 47 sizes too big!! Super cute though, gotta love him!

WOW! It Has Been A While!!!!

WOW, WOW, WOW!! Working has put a damper on blogging!! I am awful; no more taking pictures every day and writing about the funny things Atti does! Shame on me! Here are a few pics that I did manage to take this month...hopefully there will be more to follow in the very near future!




Atti in the "Parents for Sale" shirt that Grandma Sugar got in Florida while visiting A.J. a few weeks ago. It is no longer white, and has a large purple popsicle stain down the front. Still cute none the less and some spray'n'wash should help the situation...


Atti the pro slide climber! He has decided that taking risks is a bunch of fun. The stairs are out of the question while at the playground; from now on he climbs the slippery slopes!


Atti likes to look at the rocks below him as he "crab walks" along the bridge of the playset. The funny thing is that he does this in reverse and a little bum comes at you...if you are on the right end of the playground.


Atti is completely happy when he has stolen something from me, in this case my badge for work. He had a grand time pulling it on the ground through the wet leaves. No harm done, just a few minor scratches and a tid bit of mud. Easily fixed and worth every Atti laugh!



This is Atti on a "dad day" with Elliot. They play outside with trucks and balls while I am at work and Atti loves it! Also, you can tell because Atti is sporting a Sox hat! He always wants to look like his daddy!

How To Eat An Oreo

Atticus loves Oreos. He knows how to take them apart and lick all the frosting off before he actually takes a bit of cookie.

I unfortunatelly didn't get to snap a shot of the good times, and instead got a couple of Atti after the bag had been closed up (thanks Joe for taking them!) and he realized that he would not be getting anymore. Don't worry,we gave him one last cookie and he was happy again!

Our Lynndi Wilson Photos!!

We had our family pics taken last week by Lynndi Wilson who did an outstanding and amazing job! These are a few of the many shots that she got and I will say that I am more than thrilled with her work! Thanks so much Lynndi! We will definately recommend you and use your services again in the near future! We love these photos!

See more of Lynndi's work at www.lynndiwilsonphotography.blogspot.com

Family Photos

We had our pictures taken on Tuesday and a little teaser is up at www.lynndiwilsonphotography.blogspot.com if you want a sneak peak!

Elliot & Atti's Vacation

Elliot and Atticus went to Dallas to visit Joe and to see the Red Sox play the Rangers. Atti went to two MLB games and caught a fly foul at the second game!



Atticus playing in G-Pa's pool!



The foul ball that dad caught for Atti.



Joe and Atti at the Sox game.



Atti looking at the bull pen.



Elliot and Atticus in front of the stadium.



Dad and Son



9th Inning: Atti just couldn't make it!

Play Day

Atti loves to play at our condo's playground! His newest idea is to get gravel in both of his hands, climb to the big twist slide, and then throw them down the slide one by one. This task takes about twenty minutes because he waits to hear it fall off the slide to the ground before he will throw the next one. When all of his rocks are gone he will slide down and start over. I only let him do it about three times before my neck is strained from looking up at him from the side of the slide.




When Atti finaly makes it down the slide his hair goes crazy from the static. It is not a fast venture at any point and his little bottom drags along and he has to scoot down!




Yesterday we decided Atticus was big enough to sit on a swing all by himself! I barley pushed him an inch and he thought it was the best thing in the world!




I have lots more pictures, and I promise to post them shortly.... (thats for you Nana! I caught your hint!)

xoxo - Alize

Good Times In San Diego

Here are some more pics of San Diego!



Atti on grandpa Adrian's shoulders at A.J.'s family day.



Grandma Kim and Atti


Haylie and Kyle on our adventurous bike ride down the peninsula...with a naked mermaid statue in the background!


Nick and Haylie...and the back of me!


Kyle, Nick, Me, and Haylie!

Marine Graduation / California Quickie Vacation

Sooooo....Atti and I went with my family to A.J.'s (my baby brother) Marine Corps. boot camp graduation the first week in July. It was entertaining to take Atti on an airplane again; he is just so busy now it is hard to keep him sitting in one seat for a two hour flight. Not to mention that he throws tantrums that can rip your eardurms if he is not getting his way!

Anywho, we went midweek and had a nice time. It was very impressive to see the changes that my brother had undergone and how grown up he now was. It was nice to spend a bit of time with him too, as he is already gone back for more training.

Here are some photos and descriptions of what was going on during our trip:



A.J. and Kat on the ride to the hotel after A.J. had been released from his 13 week imprisonment! He was excited to eat a candy bar and sleep in a bed!



I think this is A.J.'s platoon (I couldn't see too far to read the red flag) lined up on the parade deck during the graduation. I loved it when they all yelled together - very powerful.



A blurry picture of a happy A.J. as he picked up some civilian clothing from our room so he could change into something not made of wool and a bit cooler than he was used too.



Atticus riding illegally on Nana's lap in the shuttle from the base to the hotel. They were making farm animal sounds; Atti knows that sheep say "baaaa" and horses go "pwwwww!"



This is the toddler king eating frootloops in MY bed! He climbed on up with his snack and made himself comfortable.



A.J. taking my mom's arm like a gentleman! WOW!! From boy to man in 13 weeks!



Once again, I think this is A.J.'s platoon. He should be in the second row, third back....



Grandma Sugar and Atti look at boats in the harbor on the back side of our hotel. Atticus wants to jump in the water and take a swim!


Me and Atti at the pool for A.J.'s after party. We swam later and the water wasn't too bad. I have given birth to a baby fish!


Last memories as we left the base. A.J. has never been more relieved in his life!

4th O July

You may have noticed that my posts are all out of order...I am playing catch up from the last month that I have slacked and not blogged! On the 4th we went to the Centerville Parade with Claire in the morning and Atti loved picking up candy, although he did not get to eat any of it. We stopped by a BBQ in Sandy for my dad's side of the family, and then in the evening we went to my moms and watched our neighbors do fireworks, but Atti fell asleep and I didn't take any pictures!

One Year Anniversary!

So we made it to the big one! A whole year of marriage...and a year and a half of being parents! We have survived! Although I wanted to go to Vegas and renew vows at the drive up wedding window...we had a lovely first anniversary! Elliot made us a delicious breakfast and Atticus tried really hard to be on his best behavior. After a quick nap we went hiking in Adam's Canyon and had a nice afternoon enjoying each other's company. Atticus loved being in nature and not having to do any work!



Elliot and Atticus pose while playing a game that makes Atti giggle up a storm!



My boys playing in the freezing cold river!


I decided to go in for a bit to cool off - I was frozen in under a minute!


Although this cake may not look too sharp, it was as yummie as the day we cut it last year! I have successfully eaten a slice with each meal today!


I can't tell you how happy I am that we are at this point in our lives! We have each other and that is all that matters!