Just the three of us......

Christmas 2011 (late)

2012-02-09T17:57:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas! Tanner was so much fun this year and we are so blessed he belongs to us! We did a lot of crafts and spent a lot of time with family and made to church for a special Christmas service as a family. It was really good!

We also announced our pregnancy at Christmas to our parents. On Christmas day, Travis' parents always come over and Tanner had on his Big Brother shirt for them. They were very excited! We told my parents the week before b/c we were celebrating Christmas with them and I was sick!

Anyway, I will let the pictures speak for themselves. We are very blessed and Thank Jesus everyday for his birth so all this is possible!

He tricked me............

2012-01-16T06:43:00.000-08:00

Boy, do I have a story!
Sunday after church I gave Tanner some cough medicine and sent him in his room for a quick nap before a birthday party we were attending. He was quiet and we never thought anything about it. I just figured the medicine made him sleepy and he went right on to sleep. So, in the interim, I dozed off myself and so did Travis. Fast forward to 2 hrs later and I go to Tanner's room to wake him up for the birthday party. I hit the hallway and INSTANTLY smell vicks vapor rub! My sinuses were now open and I could breathe........but wait........where is that coming from?!?!? I open Tanner's door and the smell BLOWS me away! I rush to his bed and see on his night stand is this open jar of vapor rub almost COMPLETELY gone! I panic, thinking he has ate it all......I wake him up and ask him and he said he did not.........I then made him blow his breath on me and I don't smell it. I asked him "what did you put this on"??!?!
He starts showing me shoes, toys, carpet, headboard..........you name it and it got rubbed down!

Once I realized he didn't eat the whole jar, I was a little tickled...NOT A LOT......just a little ;)
I didn't think he could even reach it........man, he showed me! He didn't get in trouble I just told him to NEVER put medicine in his mouth without Mommy giving it to him!

No, I didn't take any pictures......we were in a rush to get out the door for the party. LOL

Gotta love three year olds :)~

Be it unto me.......

2012-01-12T10:10:00.000-08:00

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38

For some reason, this verse has been heavy on my mind this week. As I lay in bed at night, I pray, meditate on the day and tomorrow. I thank God for his MANY blessings in my life and Monday night this scripture came to my mind. I have thought about it every day. My "goal" for this year is to be more personally committed to the things of God and his will for my life. Not just go to church when I am supposed to but to personally commit to his will. And maybe this is his way of affirming that which is stirring in my spirit.

Be it unto me God, whatever your will is, according to what you have written in your word.
I surrender, my will and my flesh and my life, so be it unto me!

Christmas time!

2011-12-04T17:59:00.001-08:00

I decided this Christmas we would do a weekly craft. This was our first one and I don't think it turned out too bad. He kind of got hand happy but we were hoping this would look like a Tree and I think it does....for the most part ;)

He's happy and that's all that matters!

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we put up our Decor and Tree's. Tanner was running around "helping" and proclaiming that everything we pulled out of the boxes was his very favorite ever!
He decorated the tree behind him (within his reach anyway) and if you look close enough you can tell! LOL

Enjoy the outtakes! He is such a comedian!

Never knew Christmas get any sweeter but it sure has!

Thanksgiving Recap

2011-12-04T17:34:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving and I didn't want to forget it! Travis' family came over and we had lunch together. It was a gorgeous day! We were able to get outside and play ball with Tanner ;)
Of course, HE LOVED IT! But first, we had a special guest show up all the way from the North Pole..........Our Elf DUKE!

As you can see.....we are VERY happy he is back!

Hanging out in my plate decor!

Silly guy!

Next up we ate and then headed outside!
Nana watches from the sidelines ;)

My handsome boy who is very good at Baseball for a three yr old. He can hit while being pitched to overhanded already and hits very far! However, we are working on the catching! LOL

All in all, we had a wonderful time with our family! I ate way too much but that's half the fun!

Early Christmas Gift

2011-12-01T06:01:00.000-08:00

We received an early present this year. It is one of the best Christmas presents I have ever been given. The butterflies I feel are overwhelming sometimes.......but it still doesn't compare to the kicks I will feel in a few months.........

Thank you GOD for this blessing! We are very excited and will I will recap the whole thing later.

Filled with THANKS.....

2011-11-23T07:11:00.000-08:00

I printed out this Subway art and have it sitting on my sideboard in my dining room in an 8x10 frame. I thought it was worded perfectly and represented everything I am feeling this time of year. God has been so good to me and I never want to forget all the things he has given me and I never want to take them for granted.

On another note:
Tanner and I sing "You are my sunshine" to each other every night while cuddling. So, I checked out some Pinterest ideas and came up with this. It's far from perfect but it was my first attempt at free handed art work. Ok, not completely free-handed, I did use a stencil to do the letters. ;)

Anyway, he loves it and that's all that matters. It is hanging in his bathroom. I will post the complete setup when I get chance.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know I am looking forward to being with family, especially my boys!

Halloween and Fall Love

2011-11-10T17:19:00.001-08:00

Meet Superman. The funny thing is he wore this everyday for two weeks before Halloween. We were not sure it would make it to Halloween actually ;)
Our Fall decor
Tanner's Pumpkin he painted all by himself!
My Pumpkin
another little lovely pumpkin
My little fisherman-

Sweet boy
Being funny while I am trying to get a good picture!
More Fall Love and a little Christmas too ;)

Holidays are my favorite time of year! I love traditions and family time! Bring it on!

Fair Fun!

2011-10-24T07:11:00.001-07:00

We skipped school and work and went to the State Fair with our friends, Hayden and Meiling.
Hayden is one day older than Tanner and she is all over my blog! Her Mom and I are best friends. We left bright and early that morning and got there as they had just opened!

Hayden was all about riding every ride big or small. Little man, was a bit skiddish! This when he had just started warming up ;)

Of course, we had to get our faces painted ;)

In exchange for washing Spidey off his face; we had to make a mad dash to Target to but these so we would not have a melt down!
All in all, we had a blast and I am thankful that I get to experience all these things with the most precious person in my life.

Have a great week!

Jesus lives in my heart

2011-10-11T08:18:00.001-07:00

Tanner and I laying in bed last night saying our prayers...

Tanner: Mommy, Jesus live in my heart.
Me: Yes, he does baby.
Tanner: We can't see him. Why can't we see him?
Me: We can't seem him, but we can feel him.
Tanner: (pulling up his shirt) he lives right here. Pointing at his belly.
Me: Laughing, yes, he does.
Tanner: He can't come out because he don't have a door ;)
Me: Laughing hysterically at this point!

Oh, how I love this boy!

Lotion anyone??!?!

2011-10-06T12:22:00.000-07:00

Every night after bath Tanner lotions himself down. I mean DOWN! You could slide off of him if you wanted to. I always have to tell him, that's enough, don't get anymore. He carefully covers EVERY crevice, every toe, every finger, just everything. I let him do this while I grab his pajamas out of his room and this is what I come back to find...........I had to grab my camera.
I was laughing so hard at him, I had tears streaming down my face.
He eventually joined me in laughing at him ;)
I love this little guy and that smile is infectious!!! It definitely keeps me on my toes too!

Summer 2011 Recap

2011-10-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

I just want to recap this past year since summer is over and holidays are about to be in full swing!

First up- A big boy bed for my Big boy! He did great with the transition and we never missed a beat.

My big boy turned Three!

We celebrated on his birthday and took him to Chucky Cheese for the first time and had a blast!

Little legs ;)

He got a Swing set for his birthday! And let me tell you, that thing has NINE lives! Seriously!
We learned how to ride a bike (with training wheels) but nonetheless!
A great friend had her second son, Conner Ward!
We took Tanner to the movies for the first time and saw Kung Fu Panda! Success!
I had a little getaway for a friends birthday!
We ate at PF Chang's for Father's Day and Tanner used Chopsticks like a PRO!

We also made our very first Build A Bear! We got a Panda! Tanner is bathing him ;)

We ate Ice cream with cousin Justin...
From this truck ;) Very first time!
Celebrated the 4th being OH SO CUTE!
Spent alot of weekends here........as a family.
Caught some of these!
Road Uncle Jamie's motorcycle...... (only in the yard)
Road on the boat!
Went to Birthday parties.........
Finally road the horse on the Carousel ;)
Bathed with cousins.......
My very first DIY wreath! That the M has now fallen off of!
Got haircuts with Dad.......
Momma got a new TV and Stand!
Babysit our cousin Opie......Tanner was a big helper and very responsible with Opie.
I was so proud!

Well that's the highlights, roughly. I am ready for scarves, pumpkin patches and family time!

Happy Thursday!

IF............

2011-10-05T11:55:00.000-07:00

if...Tammy edition...

If...

•If I were to get pregnant.............I would be happy.......

•If I could have any job in the world…I would do charity work.

•If I had a day to myself...I would go to the Spa and shop!

•If I could get married all over again…I would marry the same man and do it the exact same way!

•If I could live anywhere in the U.S...I would live anywhere close to a beach.

•If I were to have more children...I would want it to be healthy! That's my only request!

•If I could have any talent in the world...I would like to play music professionally.

•If you met me in real life...I hope you would like me. ;)

•If I went back to school...I would do something in the medical field.

•If money were not an object...I would invest solely in finding a cure for Cancer.

•If I could meet one celebrity...TIM McGraw BABY!

•If I could shop at only one store for the rest of my life...It would be Gap!

•If I could choose an animal/pet...it would be a dog and nothing else

•If I could go on a trip right now...I would take Tanner to Disney World.

•If I had to choose between a house cleaner and personal chef...it would for sure be a House cleaner! Hands DOWN!

•If I had the option to get plastic surgery…I would TOTALLY get it. I would make my nose smaller and boobs a size bigger. Just one size though!

I found this off http://katieandbenupdates.blogspot.com/.

I love her faith in God! She inspires me to trust him more.