Utah!

After Christmas we went to Utah for a few days. It was fun to get away and spend time with family. We enjoyed a wonderful ski trip, saw movies, went to the SLC temple, and just played games. It was so much fun! Thanks for having us all Mom! Here are a few pictures from the trip.

The ski & snowboard crew

Sweet Boy in the stroller at Temple Square

Mom, I'm so done with this!

Christmas

I know, I know.... It's almost 1 month since Christmas and I'm just posting pictures. Better late than never.

Ok mom, let's get this show on the road

This is for me!

Yep, all mine

Take that Dad and That.

Our Sweet Monkey Boy

Tanner's Birthday

Tanner's 1st birthday was on December 22nd. We were so excited to celebrate our sweet little boy. To think that a year ago he was born prematurely and still in the hospital just blows my mind. You would never have guessed. Tanner is the most adventurous little boy. He'll squirm out of our arms till he is free and able to move around. He loves to crawl and explore furniture and other "non toys". He is almost walking. He has incredible balance and will stand alone for a minute, but is still afraid to walk without holding onto something. Tanner weighs 23lbs and 12 oz. and is 31 inches long (80 percentile for both). He is very healthy and active. Tanner's best gift on his birthday was the news that he was done wearing the helmet. That was great news for Mom, Dad, & Tan. His head looks so much better than it did a few months ago and we are pleased with the outcome. We had a little party for Tanner that night with some family. Thanks to everyone who came and those who came in spirit. Tanner was definitely spoiled. He chowed down on some pizza with his party guests, opened up a ton of wonderful gifts (thanks everyone), and devoured more cake & frosting than his little body was able to handle. Needless to say he was exhausted from a great day. Here are some snapshots from the night. Congrats on being 1 Tanner. We love you so much!

Tanner and Preslie

The Grandpas

Opening Presents

The Loot

"Mom, this stuff is real good!"

Tanner's finished product

The cake that everyone else ate.

A late thanksgiving post

I never put up any pictures from Thanksgiving. Probably cause I didn't take a lot. I do have pictures from the awesome three-way birthday bash we had. Over the weekend it was Justen, Gentry, and Jenny's birthdays. No better way to celebrate than cake and presents and some good laughs!

What a cute little girl sweatshirt. I wonderful if it will fit?

What do you mean wrong present? Better luck next year Jus.

Trying to get away from a picture

Our little cowboy!

Happy Birthday Justen

Today is J's birthday! We are so happy to celebrate our husband and daddy today. Justen is an incredible father to Tanner. We are so proud of Justen and all his accomplishments! We love you! Happy Birthday Love Court & Tan

Tanner's 1st Haircut

Recently Tanner's hair has become too long and mullet like. Cami was kind enough to help us out. Tanner was so cute; he sat on a booster seat in the salon. As soon as Cami put the cape on Tanner he started smiling like he knew something important was about to happen. Although, once Cami started cutting his hair he looked at me like, "What the heck Mom". I knew I needed to act fast. I found a mango sucker and gave it to Tanner. Problem solved; he LOVED it! He was going to town on the sucker and consequently Cami was able to finish cutting his hair. Needless to say my little man looks adorable with his new haircut.

Before

During

After

Here's a cute picture of Tanner and his cousin while we were in Vegas

Halloween Festivities

I know it's not Halloween yet, but it's right around the corner. Last year we waited too late to get pumpkins. We drove around to 3 stores without any luck :( This year I was smart and bought them earlier. Since Justen was leaving for NYC today we decided to carve our pumpkins last night while we watched the final game of the World Series (sorry Rangers, better luck next year). It was lots of fun and I think they both turned out successful! I decided to do an easier one this year; considering I've had some trouble in the past.

Tonight Tanner and I went to the ward Halloween Party. Tanner was all decked out in his Pooh Bear costume! Here are a few snapshots of the little guy.