Tanner's Blessing

We blessed Tanner on June 7th. Andy gave him a very special blessing. It was so neat for me to get to see so many of the men in our families up in the circle. I was pretty overwhelmed with what great examples my two boys will have of righteous priesthood holders. I'm so thankful for our families, and espcially for these two little boys!



(Andy changed out of his suit too fast, so he was the photographer and got out of being in the pictures!)

Tanner - 5 Weeks Old

Tanner keeps getting bigger everyday! He's continued to be a pretty good eater, when he's not really gassy and uncomfortable. He's sleeping good at nights, too, just getting up once usually, although he has done a couple all-nighters (which I was grateful for). I have the boys sleeping in the same room and it's actually been working out pretty well. Treyden almost never wakes up when Tanner cries. Tanner smiled for the first time at 4 weeks. He's only done it a couple times since, but they have definitely been real smiles and not just gas. I'm excited to see him start to respond a little more.

I was trying to get a picture of Tanner smiling, but this was the best I could get him to do. Just enough to show he's thinking about it, but not enough to actually smile.

Brothers - Best of Friends

So far Treyden has continued to adjust really well to having Tanner around. He constantly wants to be hugging him or holding him, which is cute, but I have to be watching all the time, otherwise he'll pull Tanner off the couch or smother him. Hopefully they'll continue to be close as they get older. The other day Treyden was standing next to the couch where Tanner was laying. Tanner was waving his arms around and would once in awhile touch Treyden's face. Treyden thought Tanner was playing with him and would just laugh everytime Tanner touched him. It will be fun once Tanner gets more interactive to see them play together.

Treyden - 16 Months

Treyden is almost 16 months! Where has the time gone? He has grown up so much in the last month or so and is quickly becoming a little boy and not my baby anymore. It's so fun to see how much he understands now. I can't believe some of the things we will tell him that he understands. He is starting to try to say a few words, although not very clearly yet. A few words he'll say are: mama, dadda, Jesus, uh-oh, night night, and Tanner (although this sounds a lot like dadda).
He still loves his blankie!

This boy is always on the go. He is constantly climbing in or or something. I'll be so glad when the rain finally goes away so Treyden can be outside more. He is too active to be in the house all day. He gets stir crazy!

Also, a tip for all the moms out there. I used to have his toys stored in baskets on a set of shelves, but I got sick of the mess. It was like a game for Treyden to pull the baskets off the shelves and dump them out. Then cleaning up took awhile to sort everything back into the baskets. I finally decided to try a toybox. I made sure to get one that was heavy enough he couldn't tip it over or drag it around and it has worked so much better! Although the toys aren't arranged as nicely in seperate baskets, the room doesn't get as dirty and clean up is so much easier, plus it's easier for Treyden to help!

If only it were mud...

Yes it looks cute, until you realize that is not mud he's got all over...it's GREASE!!! He got under the grill and was playing in the drip bucket that catches all the grease and ashes from the grill. Judging from the signs he had to have eaten some too. We were worried it would make him sick, but it didn't. Luckily Andy came home just as I was taking pictures so he could help clean up. He didn't find the whole thing quite as funny as I did, but hey, I think having a sense of humor is the only way I'm going to survive this boy!

Is this really June?

These are pictures from a storm last week. It has been raining every day for well over a week now, but the hail from this storm was unbelievable! It totally shredded my flowers and garden, too. I am ready for hot summer weather!!

This smile just makes my day!