Bon Voyage

Grandpa and Grandma R were getting ready to fly out to Argentina.  They were waiting at the SL airport and sent a goodbye text.  I took a picture of the boys signing "I love you" and sent it back to them.  It melted grandma and grandpa's hearts.  They look so big and handsome.  We're going to miss grandpa and grandma.  They're going to be gone almost three weeks!!! What will we do without them?

Bathtub Fun

Bridger wanted to take a bath with Tanner.  He looks huge next to Tanner.  Tanner thought it was so fun to have a buddy in the bath.  Bridger wanted to make his hair into a mow hawk.  He's such a funny boy!

Sophie wanted to join the fun too.  Bridger and Tanner would just laugh and laugh at Sophie.  She would try to drink the bath water.  Nasty!  Tanner loves to play with his bath toys.  I love his big belly!

Weekend with Aliyah and Lilly

So Shan and Robby had his work party at the Grand America. They decided to take advantage of the discounted rate and stay the night.  So I took Shan's kids so they could stay overnight at the hotel.  They dropped the kids off Saturday around noon.  Matt was gone to the UANA annual conference in Salt Lake.  So I talked Mom and Dad into going to Kangaroo Zoo with us. (I was a little worried about taking 5 kids).  It was so sweet of them to spend the afternoon with us because they're trying to get ready for the Antarctica trip.  Dad brought a bunch of doughnuts so we had one before we went in to play.

The kids had a great time jumping.  I was worried that it would be busy but it wasn't too bad for a Saturday.  Even Lily had fun jumping.  At first she was a little hesitant but then grandpa got her jumping in the kiddy area.  Then she figured out the slide area and couldn't go down enough.  It was fun to watch her.

Grandpa was sweet to walk around with Tanner.  He loved watching all the kids.  Mom and I enjoyed visiting with each other.

Sunday morning Bridger and Aliyah played lots of board games.  This picture cracks me up because Bridger would not smile because he was being a poor sport.  They were playing Shutes and Ladders and he lost.  I love the big smile on Aliyah's face.  They actually play really well together.  They're fun little buddies.

Tanner Eating Cheerios

We started feeding Tanner Cheerios!!!  It's a right of passage for babies.  He's working on his coordination in picking them up and then putting them into his mouth.  It cracks me up to watch him because it takes a lot of concentration.  He gets so happy when he gets them in his mouth.  In the morning when I get the box of Cheerios out, I start to shake it and Tanner gets so happy.  He starts to kick his legs and wave his arms in his high chair.  He gets a big smile on his face just seeing the box.

Tanner Playing Ball with Sophie

While Tanner is in his Johnny Jumper, Sophie will bring her ball over to him.  He's figure out to grab the ball out of Sophie's mouth and then throw it to her.  Then the fun starts all over because Sophie will bring the ball right back to him.  The funny thing is when Sophie won't drop her ball and Tanner tries to pull it out of her mouth.  Sophie puts up a lot with Tanner but then Tanner puts up with a lot of Sophie's wet kisses.  

Bath time with Tanner is so fun.  He loves to splash around and play with his bath toys.  Bath time can never last long enough.  I love his big belly!

Tanner 8 Months Old!

Tanner is 8 months!  I can't believe how fast the time is going by.   He's rolling all over the place.  He no longer just lays on a blanket.  He's also in the beginning stages of crawling!!!  He stretches out his body and tries to reach as far as his little arm can go.  Then he pushes with one of his back legs but it throws his balance off and his falls on his arms.  He gets up on his hands and knees but then goes back on his tummy to reach for something.  He's playing with toys better.  He LOVES his walker.  He's figured out how to get all around the house in the walker.  He started off pushing with both feet and moving his body to try to get it to move.  But now he's actually walking.  It's so fun to see his little feet move so fast.  It reminds me of the Flinstones.  Tanner is eating baby food three times a day.  He eats a fruit for breakfast and lunch and then a fruit and a vegetable for dinner.  We've learned that he doesn't like rice cereal mixed in his vegetable.  At first we thought he didn't like vegetables, but then Matt figured out that it's the rice cereal.  We mix it with his fruit and he does fine with it.  He's started to eat Cheerios and he gets so excited when you pull the yellow box out.  He's figured out how to pick up a cheerio or a puff and put it into his mouth.  It's been so fun to watch him figure this out.  He started off picking them up but then he couldn't figure out how to release it into his mouth.  When I fix a smoothie for the boys in the morning, I'll feed some to Tanner.   He loves it and can't open his mouth wide enough.  He's like a little bird.  He's babbling all the time.  He likes to growl with his voice.  He smacks his lips together and clicks his tongue.  It's so cute.

He typically takes two naps a day.  His morning nap is around 9-10:00 and he sleeps for 2-3 hours!!  Then he takes an afternoon nap around 1-2:00 and sleeps for 1-2 hours depending on how noisy the house is.  He still likes to pull the blanket over his head when he's sleeping.  It makes me so nervous!  I try to pull it down but he pulls it back over his head.  When he wakes up in the morning or from a nap, he plays with a couple of stuffed animals that are in his crib (Mickey, Minnie and Goofey).  He's happy as can be when he wakes up.  Whenever he sees Sophie he lets out a little laugh.  It's so cute!  He'll roll over to Sophie and grab the tags on her collar.  Sophie is so good to just let him.  He's sitting up so well by himself.   He still cries when the bottle is finished.  But becomes content as soon as I put the binki in his mouth.    His top front teeth are trying to poke through.  His bottom front teeth have grown in really well and are very visible.

Tanner likes to play ball with Sophie.  He loves this rubbery pink ball but so does Sophie.  Sophie will bring it over to him and then Tanner takes the ball out of her mouth and tries to throw the ball.  It turns into a little game for both of them.  (I've had to get over the germ factor).

Tanner still loves his baths.  He's learning how to splash and boy can he splash.  Water goes everywhere but he gets so excited with the splashing.  He likes to play with his bath toys.  Right now he just likes to suck on them and throw them in the water.