Tanner's New Shirt

Yep, Tanner is going to be a big brother! I am 8 weeks pregnant with number 2! We are really excited and Tanner, as you can tell from the first picture, is still his busy self! Looks like we will have an end of July baby -- I am already praying for a cooler summer!

Girls night out!

Wednesday night was girls night out for our ABF class at church. We went to Bread Winners (probably my favorite restaurant -- at least for a girly night out)! If you have not been and live near Dallas, its a must go to ASAP place! And if you like chocolate cake then sister you really need to go. I never used to be a fan of chocolate cake until..... I had this cake!!! It's so yummy! So we ordered a chocolate cake and ate dinner too! :-)

I love girl's night out. When I was working, I never wanted to go out and miss out on time with Tanner and Brian, but now that I am staying home and get to spend lots of time with Tanner (or maybe that he is learning how to throw a pretty good temper tantrum) I am all for girls night out. Its such refreshing time to get out and hang out with other moms. Of course, the subject of conversation is mostly about our kids, but its still tons of fun! I am lucky to have such a great group of girlfriends to hang out with and I am looking forward to our next time out!

November Moments

What a great week! It was so much fun to spend all week with Brian and Tanner.

Blog catch up -- part 2

Friday night we went to the Family Fall Festival at church. We were only planning to stay for a half hour to take some pics of Tanner in his costume and then head home, however, Tanner was having sooo much fun with his Papa that we ended up staying for a couple hours! He was sooo excited about everything! He loved looking at all the lights, rode his first ride (hot air balloons that swirled and spun faster and higher up in the air than I thought), rode a pony, sort of petted/ (clung to Daddy) animals in the petting zoo, saw a fire truck up close, and even found some flashing monkey lights! Tanner dressed up as a monkey again this year (his costume still fit from last year). Maybe next year he can pick out his own costume!

Saturday, we went to my parents land and played at their park. They had a ton of pumpkins layed around the park. We played on the playground and then played with the pumpkins and flowers. I even had fun getting to swing on the swings -- Tanner thought it was cool when I went really high!

I just love fall! It’s the best time of the year! I love being outside and I love looking at all the best colors all around you! I am looking forward to another month of beautiful weather! Happy Fall!

Fall Festival

Tanner's first glimpse at the fall festival!

I think his face says it all -- he is loving getting to ride his first ride ever (spinning and swirling hot air balloons)

Tanner with his buddy Andie!


Tanner riding a horse (he was making horse noises for 30 min)!


Tanner with Papa by the firetruck

Our lil monkey -- notice the lights in the background 'monkey maze'!

One tired monkey heading to the car.


Grammy and Papa's park at their land

Tanner stopping for a pose by the pumpkins

Tanner on a choo choo train!

This pumpkin is heavy!

Tanner was petting all the flowers.

Video of Tanner's first ever carnival ride -- He was having a blast!

Tanner and Abby (my parents dog) sliding down the slide!

Blog catch up -- part 1

Brian and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary on the 12th. We enjoyed a get-away to San Antonio and stayed at the Hotel Valencia (great place – we stayed there on our 1 year anniversary as well). This was our first weekend get away with no kiddo! We had a great time and enjoyed sleeping in and taking naps plus a romantic candlelight dinner at Landry’s on the riverwalk on our anniversary night. I love San Antonio riverwalk!

The next weekend we drove to Oklahoma to cheer on our pokes for OSU Homecoming. Wow, how bout them pokes ranked number 6!!! We had so much fun walking around campus and Tanner loved running in the open fields and looking at the Homecoming house decks. We just might have a future OSU TD Hake football player – he got lots of practice anyway! He has even started to make the go pokes sign with his hands and throws his arms up for touchdown! By the end of the afternoon in Stillwater, Tanner was pooped and fell asleep in his stroller (which never happens by the way)! While we were in OK we went down to the grandparents Neighborhood Park and we all played so hard in the fresh very cool air (I just love OK weather)!

On Thursday, we celebrated Brian’s 29th birthday. I can’t believe we are almost 30!!! Tanner and I had a blast making Brian a coconut choc. cake and then we had dinner with our friends the Clemens at Genghis Grill (yummy)! Happy Birthday to the best husband and daddy ever! We love you!

San Antonio

Out to dinner for our anniversary!

Taking a break on the riverwalk.


Trip to OSU

Tanner with Grandma and Grandpa before the game.

A family picture in front of the library at OSU.

Tanner in front of a Dr. Suess house deck - he loved it.

3 Generations of Cowboy fans!

Tanner running in an open field at OSU.

Tanner playing football on the library lawn.

Tanner and Grandpa.

Waiting for the parade to start.

Tanner sacked out after a fun day!

Sliding down the hill at the park.

Climbing back up the hill to slide down again -- if only there were snow on the hill!

18 months!

Tanner turned 18 months last week! Our lil monkey is a year and a half -- so weird! I have to say though THIS is the most fun I have ever had with Tanner. I still miss the baby moments, but getting to know this little person is a blast! He has such a sweet spirit and loves to hug and give kisses and most of the time he finds so much joy in sharing toys and snacks. He can get my blood boiling and melt my heart in the same minute. There is something about them choosing to want to be in your lap or choosing to spend time playing with you. I love it and thank God that I am able to enjoy this precious time staying at home with him.

So our life at 18 months consists of a new weekly schedule (playdate on mondays/library, bible study at church on wednesdays, and school on fridays) and in between lots of play time with Marty and Molly! At 18 months we are officially paci free! I got up the nerve two weeks ago to get rid of the paci cold turkey (he only used it at naps and bedtime, but he LOVED it during those times). It was a magical thing! He would put it in his mouth and he would melt -- he would sit still and let me hold him and snuggle while we read a book before bedtime. He has done awesome though! He only asked for it one time (the first day) and he is even starting to snuggle and sit still again -- and now he can give me sweet kisses and talk to me while we snuggle before bed. I never would have dreamed it would have been that easy! The next milestone is potty training (yikes i am nervous). We bought a seat and have even let him test it out a few times. He tells me when he is going poo poo (like i really need him to tell me -- its written all over his face) so we are making progress and maybe by 2 he will be trained!

We tried to get his 18 mnth pictures taken and that was a complete disaster! Getting an 18 month old BOY to sit or stand still, much less stand on a little red dot (JC Penney's camera won't take a picture unless they are lined up with this little red light) for a picture is impossible! I am really sad not having pictures though. Hopefully Michelle will have better luck -- she is our next step! I am getting more pressure than ever to cut Tanner's hair, maybe I am crazy but I love his wild curls! Tanner with a short, clean cut 'do' just doesn't seem to fit him!

Here are a few 'still moment' pics of our big boy!

Tanner discovers daddy's nipple!

While having some silly daddy time... Tanner discovers dad's nipple!

Jibber Jabber part 2

Ok, so here is a clip that better represents his jibbers and jabbers. He is looking at the mail and thinks he sees a picture of 'daddy' on the brochure. I am wondering if this is a phase or is this the rest of our lives!?!?

Jibber Jabber

Jibber Jabber.... jibber jabber.... jibber jabber.... is all we hear at our house right now. Tanner stayed Friday night with his grammy and papa and he has not stopped talking about it since! He came home constantly jibber jabbering. He still says all the words he knows but they are all linked together with a constant, well, jibber jabber. It is really funny, but exhausting! I guess this is paybacks for all the talking I did to my older brothers! I wish the video did his jibbers and jabbers justice, but it was the best we could get on film! Notice how his lil tongue is going in top speed -- what a silly boy!

Snuggles and Kisses with Baby Molly

Tanner got to hold lil baby Molly and thank goodness he was so gentle with her! He liked rubbing her belly and giving her snuggles and kisses. Hmmmm..... I think this has 'I want to be a big brother' written all over it! Thanks for letting Tanner hold Molly!

Monkey See, Monkey Do, Mommy's monkey goes to the zoo

We took Tanner to the zoo for the first time last week so that he could come eye to eye with some monkeys! We had a great time as a family and enjoyed getting to spend the day with Daddy! It was definitely a hot day, but the zoo had lots of indoor spots to cool down along the way so it wasn't too bad. We bought Tanner a monkey backpack to wear that has a leash on it so he could walk around without running off to far from us. Yes, I put a leash on my son! I felt a little weird at first, but it was the best thing ever! He was happy getting to walk freely and we were not chasing him all over the place -- WIN WIN :-) Plus, he looked really cute in it as you can tell from the pics! A must have item for a curious lil monkey like Tanner. We will definitley be going back, but once the weather is a bit cooler!

O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Oklahoma OK

We had a great weekend in Ok with family and friends. We haven't made the trek since christmas and it was great to see everyone and eat at our favorite restaurants too! Yes, I enjoyed a great Johnnies burger (Bret I know you are jealous)!

Tanner took his first dip in a swimming pool and he actually liked it! Brian and I had a great time swimming as well! We had a busy weekend and Tanner played really hard with all his cousins. On the way home he was so pooped -- he crashed within 5 minutes (This was the first time Tanner has fallen asleep in the car since he was 9 months, so it was a big deal for us)! Thanks to all our Okie friends and family for a great time! Hope to see you all again soon!

The next two posts are new as well (I had a lot of updating to do) -- so be sure to check them out too!