Pack Rat?

I think I might have a pack rat on my hands.

This is what I found in Tanner's Cozy Coup at the end of the day after hours of collecting:

-A truck

-A teddy bear

-A stuffed dog

-A stuffed hippo

-A piece of pink ribbon

-A plastic fork

-A green bead necklace

-A mechanical pencil

:)

Spring Days!

A couple weekends ago we we to baby animal days and my favorite part was letting Tanner ride the pony. He looked like he was having so much fun! He's still too small to try to hold the baby animals. He kept trying to grab the baby duck's beak. We had a fun day!

On these warm days (that the rain storms have interrupted) we've been playing outside. I've been putting the gate at the top of the deck stairs to gate Tanner in and then leave the deck door open so he can walk in and out as he pleases. I can be cleaning the kitchen and watching him at the same time! It's great! I thought he was so cute the other day just playing on the deck with his snack (that he dumped all over...but it's outside so I don't really care :). I had to take some pictures.

Easter Weekend

We just RELAXED this last weekend! Saturday morning we stayed at home during the first session of conference. Tanner had a fever again and we were monitoring it to see if we felt like going to my parents. He seemed happier after his nap and his fever went away so we headed down to Ogden. (Side story: I took Tanner to the doctor today and he has a double ear infection so he's on antibiotics AGAIN! Seriously this poor guy needs to get better!) My mom did a fun Easter egg hunt for the kids (too bad they had to stay inside because it was COLD all weekend). Tanner and Brigham thought the eggs were pretty cool. Brigham thought they were REALLY cool when he discovered they had candy inside.

We had such a fun weekend and enjoyed time with family and the uplifting words we heard from our Prophet and Apostles.

Puree Day!

I made a goal for myself to eat healthier. It is a constant battle!!! Why do the Cadbury eggs on the counter look so much more appetizing than the cauliflower in the fridge?? Why are there Cadbury eggs on the counter in the first place?? Well... I'm going to do better. As a mother and a wife I want to do this for my family so that we are all eating healthier and we get in good lifetime habits. I have a cookbook call Deceptively Delicious. Basically you puree your vegetables and "hide" them in recipes so that you are getting those nutrients you need. I thought I'd give it a shot and see if some of these recipes are truly Delicious AND packed with nutrients. So today I pureed my heart out. I steamed and roasted veggies and then went to town. Now I've got a freezer-full ready to "hide" in tonight's dinner (shh...don't tell Mike).

Birthday Bash!

A couple of Saturdays ago we had a big Birthday party for Tanner. We sent out invites and invited ALL the cousins! We had a bigs turn out and it was a total riot! There were lots of little boys running around our house. Tanner wasn't too sure about it all... He did try some cake and ice cream and thought that was pretty good stuff. After everyone left we tried out his cozy coup outside. He loved it! For the last couple of weeks since the party he only plays with his NEW toys. Thanks everyone for coming and partying with us!