Shutdown 2010

So far we have had a pretty good shutdown! Of course, it always starts with the 4th of July. The night before the 4th, we went up to the Corning Races with Abby, Tim, and the girls, and the Prides. Tanner had both of his girlfriends there, Kenzie and Grace, so he had a ton of fun! He did not love the fireworks at the end though....I think they were a little too close and a little too scary for him! And of course Mike and I enjoyed getting out with some other adults! On the 4th, we went out to Mom and Dad's with the fam and hung there all day. The men had all 3 smokers going, and made us a ton of meat! Meanwhile, us girls made the sides and watched the kids do fireworks in between the rain showers, and sometimes while it was still raining!

Then we just tried to get caught up on some stuff around the house during the week and then on Thursday we went to Kansas City for a little mini Vacation. We took Tanner to Worlds of Fun for the first time and he LOVED it! Since it was a Thursday afternoon and cloudy out, there was hardly anyone there, so we did not have to wait in line once! Tanner rode every ride at least twice, if not more, often times just staying on it and going again! Sometimes he was the only one on the ride! It worked out perfect, I wasn't dying of heat, Tanner got to run around without us worrying about losing him, and we got to do everything we wanted! Here's the "Old Time Picture" we had done while we were there.. Then we spent the night down there, and went to Crown center the hang out the next morning. We went to the Crayola Store and got a few fun things, including Dora and Boots dolls, ate at Fritz's, and played in the fountains. Then we went down to Prenatal Imaging and had a 3D ultrasound done. Unfortunately, our little girl was sleeping and was not wanting to move around a lot, so we didn't get a ton of pics, but we did make sure she was healthy and a she!

Big yawn!

Kind of a profile, almost sucking her thumb Here I am at 29 weeks!So that's about it for now! Hope you all enjoy your summer!

It's been a while, again!

So it's been a very long time this time!!! We have been crazy busy around here and I have barely had time to take care of the house and hang out with Tanner, much less Blog, but it's now the last day of Shutdown and Tanner's napping, so here we go!

June was absolutely nuts! Mike's little brother Matt got married to the love of his life, Bailey! Mike was the best man, I was the Matron of Honor, and Tanner was the ring bearer, so we had lots to do! We had Bailey's Shower at the end of May and then the Bach. parties were at the beginning of June, the day Matt finally got to come home from California! So between planning a shower, two Bach. parties, and helping with the wedding, we stayed plenty busy! Then once the wedding was over, they had about a week before they had to move to South Carolina, so we tried our best to help them out and spend as much time with them as we could! Here are a few pics....

Then we just had a lot of other little things going on and I caught a small stomach bug in there too, so that slowed me down a lot! And, of course, it's summer, so all Tanner wants to do is go outside and play, and he thinks we need to go out and play too! Here's a couple pics of our play time!

Playing in the rain!

Sparklers! Driving his truck! Blowing bubbles!
We hope you all are having a fun summer too!!

A Little Catching Up

It's been a little while since I've posted and I think there's a few things we need to catch up on! Most of them are from this weekend! Friday we went and had an ultrasound and found out we are having a little GIRL! I think Mike was a little surprised by this, but he hasn't missed a beat! He's already looking up names, making plans, and doing a lot of talking to Tanner about it. She moved my due date back a few days, but that's OK; otherwise everything looked good! Then we got Tanner, went out to eat, and then took him to Grandma and Grandpa's to stay the night and while Mike and I had an evening to ourselves, we treated ourselves to a movie! Then VERY early Saturday morning we went to Fort Leavenworth garage sales. We found a few good buys and enjoyed the day together looking around the base. It's actually very pretty! Then we headed over to Legends in an attempt to find me some maternity clothes, but we didn't have a lot of success, so I guess I'll be doing some online shopping soon!
Saturday night, I went down to Fillmore to Tonya's house with Abby, since she was having a Cookie Lee show. I had never been to a Cookie Lee show or even heard of one, but I looked at the catalog online, and they had a lot of cute stuff and a pretty good program. For those of you who don't know what Cookie Lee is, it's a jewelery direct sales program similar to Pampered Chef, Pure Romance, Uppercase Living, etc. and it's more affordable than it's competition. Sooo, by the end of the night I decided to bite the bullet and sign up! I've been looking for a way to make a little extra money these days and I'm hoping this works really well for me! So, anyone looking to have a girls night out shopping for jewelery in they're own home, let me know! If you would like to look at the merchandise, go to CookieLee.com.
Other than that, we've been staying busy as usual! Mike's working a lot at Kawasaki and for Kermit, and I'm still trying to workout 3-4 times a week and keep the house going and keep up with Tanner! Also, Mattew and Bailey's wedding got moved up to June 18th, so I'm rushing to plan a shower and Bachelorette party real quick! So, it should be a CRAZY summer for us, but that's OK, I work much better under pressure! Here are a few new random pics of Tanner for those of you who haven't seen him lately!

Hunting Easter Eggs Easter morning!Hunting at Grandma and Grandpa's.

Mowing the yard with Daddy!
Trying to put his mower in the back of his truck!

Cruisin'

Wearing his Mr. Potato head's glasses!

Trying to dress himself!

Tanner's 2nd Birthday!

Sunday, February 28, we celebrated Tanner's 2nd Birthday! I still can't believe we have a 2 year old, but I totally love it! He is so much fun these days! I remember when he was turning one and we were so in awe of his personality coming out and thought it was so much fun, but now I realize that was nothing! These days Tanner does not stop talking!!! He loves to tell you what belongs to who, whether it's his or hers or yours or mine! He asks so many questions, and he loves to watch Dora and answer all of her questions, too! It's really entertaining to watch him use his imagination too! He play cooks, takes care of his baby doll, and does all sorts of stuff with his cars!
Anyway, back to his birthday. We opened some presents at home with him that morning and then had a party planned for that afternoon. I decided to save the tricycle we were going to give him for the party as his 'big' present, but you'll see soon how well that went!

Mike and Tanner putting together Tanner's Little People Garage!

Tanner was so cute in his new shirt, too bad he only wore it for about 15 minutes!

Blowing out the candles!
Dora cake!! Mike didn't love it, but Tanner did and that's all that matters!

Tanner eating his cake with a fork (that he asked for!)

He ate about 3 bites of cake and then went to play! Then he noticed a bike under the table and got it out to play with while everyone ate!
He's not the best at pedaling yet, but Tatum and him worked out a system! She would pedal while he rode, and then he would 'pedal' while she rode (and pushed with her legs from behind)!
Vance and Tanner going to get into the bounce house!

Opening the rest of the presents with some help from the girls!

So, this was what I was talking about with the big present! Mike (with a some help from Uncle Brian) got this Harley truck for Tanner without my knowledge! Needless to say it was a huge hit and all the kids loved it!!!

Tanner giving driving a try!

Cailyn LOVED driving the truck! And Tanner and Vance loved riding!

Vance trying to drive and run the radio at the same time!

It's been a while!!

I know, I know, it's been quite a while since I've got on here! Things in January were really crazy and I haven't really had the time or energy to sit down and write anything! So, where to start? In January, Matthew got to come home for 10 days, so that was really nice! Tanner really misses his uncle Matt! Here are a few pics from his home coming.

I don't think either one of them wanted to let go! Tanner got to finally meet his cousin Cooper!
His Uncle Mark got him his first hoodie! Playin' with Uncle Mad!
Then we had Mike's 30th Birthday, so we had a couple dinner's and a couple friends over to hang out and play cards. Then I was getting really tired since I found out we're expecting again! We'll get our new arrival in September!

Tanner's shirt says "I'm the big brother"! Right in there, too, Matt and Bailey got engaged and decided they were getting married in August! Then Matt asked Mike to be the Best Man, Tanner to be the ring bearer, and Bailey asked me to be her Maid of Honor! So now we will have a fun summer full of wedding planning! Finding a dress that fits me might be a challenge when I'll be 3o some weeks along, but we'll make it work!

So I think that's all the big stuff in the last month or so. There have also been a few birthdays, Valentine's day, and making plans for Tanner's 2nd Birthday! Saturday we went to get Tanner's 2 year pics taken. He should be sooo good at getting his picture taken, but when he gets in front of someone he doesn't know he plays shy! We wound up with a couple good ones!

So, now were planning for Tanner's Birthday, a new baby, and a wedding, so I'll try to keep you posted on all the fun news!

Tanner's new Bed!

Mike spent part of the day after Christmas turning Tanner's crib into a toddler bed. I was a little apprehensive about it, but Tanner absolutely Loves it! He played in it off and on through out the day and has done a really good job sleeping in it! He even stays in it when he wakes up until we come get him (which was what I was really worried about!)! Now he goes into his room and says "my bed!", like it hasn't been his all along!

He told me "Mommy! Sit!". He was so excited Mommy could sit in bed with him! Then we let Memphis get into bed with him too and he really liked that!

Christmas Day

Christmas day was lots of fun too! We got up early to see what all Santa brought us! Here's Mike and Tanner going through Tanner's stocking!

And look at all those presents!
Then Tanner took a short nap and then we got ready to go to Mike's parent's house! Thank God for 4 wheel drive vehicles! We used the Trailblazer to help get everyone there and then the truck to get everyone home! Here's Tanner posing for a quick picture!
And wearing the "santa's little helper" hat!
Tanner "handing" (more like throwing) everyone their gifts!
Tanner lovin' his new wagon from Grandma and Grandpa!
Trying to pick up Daddy's new bowling ball!