My Little Smiley Guy

Here are some recent pictures of Tanner. He started smiling about a month ago and has just started giggling. He is a really good baby and we all enjoy giving him lots of loves (especially Aubrey!) We don't have any nicknames for him, but Carter calls him Tanner Tans and it's kind of starting to stick.



Okay, not so smiley, but cute!

And here's Aubrey giving him her loves! They seem to have a special bond. She loves helping me take care of him and he responds to her voice when she's around and gives her big smiles.

"Faster, Faster Grandpa!"

My kids loved running on the treadmill with Grandpa! They went really fast!

Carter

Brock

Aubrey (not quite as coordinated!) :-)

Finally a Trip to Rexburg!

Aaron went out of town for a couple of days so I decided it was time to take a trip up to Rexburg with the kids. Grandpa Brad was so nice to take the bus down to the airport so that he could drive back up with us. It was so nice to be home! Grandma and Grandpa have a so many new things for the kids to do, so we played hard every day. I had the camera out as often as I could to capture our fun times. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa and Kyle for being so patient and accommodating. We love you!





One of the boys' favorite things to do was ride the tractor with Grandma and Grandpa! We probably could have mowed the lawn 3 or 4 times! Aubrey didn't even care to try it.








We turned the hot tub temperature down so the kids could go swimming in it. Brock loved it! The other two stayed in for a while but didn't care for it too much. I have a darling picture of Brock swimming with Grandma Laurie, but she threatened me if I posted it!


Carter and Grandma gathering up the potatoes that were dropped in the field across the street. Do you know how expensive potatoes are these days?!? It's outrageous!


My favorite picture! We were up there during spud harvest, so the kids could watch the potato trucks all day outside our front door!


The kids got to spend some good quality time with Grandpa Brad. Carter loved riding the pink bike around the driveway with Grandpa!






They also got to help him build the new Power Wheel and use all his tools (even his drill). They were super helpful! :-)




They loved driving the car! It went really fast!





Grandma and Grandpa Walker came up one afternoon to see us! We don't get to see them too often so it was fun spending some quality time with them!




I could just kick myself for not buying a tee ball set this summer! The kids played with that more than anything else! By the time we left, they were all really good at it!

We also went to McDonalds, played at the park, jumped on the trampoline, played on the swing set, made and ate sugar cookies, fed some bunnies, and climbed on an air mattress. The kids didn't get a nap for three days in a row! We were all pretty tired when we got home but it was totally worth it!

Tanner's Blessing

We blessed Tanner on Sunday, Oct. 12. We were so happy to have some family there. Aaron gave a beautiful blessing and it was a great day. Almost every time I told Tanner that it was his special day, he would look up at me and give me a huge smile. Too sweet!

Aubrey's New Dress

We just had to show off the pretty new dress that Aunt Stacey bought for Aubrey! Thanks Stace! She adores it!

Splash Park

We took the kids to the splash park by our house and we had a ball! We were the only ones there so the kids could do whatever they wanted (usually it is packed!) Last year they wouldn't go near the water and this year we couldn't pull them away.





I can't even tell you how long it took me to get Aubrey to strike a pose for the camera!