Valentines Day Weekend

Happy Valentines Day!!!

We went up to visit Oma & Grandpa Big Fish for Valentines Day weekend. Look what Jeff got me for Valentines day. =-)Yes... Jeff, Eric, Clary, Ben and Bob entered a fishing derby Valentines day weekend! Tanner hung out with all the girls and was VERY excited when the guys came home....
Sandy made us a wonderful dinner and Tanner showed off his new dancing moves for everyone. He does not want to sit anymore! He LOVE standing and dancing when we sing to him!
We hung the sign on the trail Grandpa Big Fish made for Tanner. It meets up with Sawyers in the woods. They are going to have so much fun back there!!

We had a GREAT weekend!

Tanner Rolled Over!!

I can't believe how fast Tanner is growing! He is almost 4 months old! Here he is sitting up like a big boy. He loves sitting with us at the dinner table while we eat. He doesn't want to miss out on anything!

We had a lot of firsts this week. Sunday night he rolled over for the first time. He was so excited playing with mommy & daddy on the floor he just pushed himself over. He did it 4 times in a row and as soon as I went to get the video camera he stopped and hasn't done it again. =-) Now we have to be extra extra careful with him on the bed and changing table. He is moving! Then we heard our first belly laugh on Thursday night at Grandma and Grandpa's. His whole body got into it!

We are seeing more of his personality and big smiles everyday!

Christmas Season 2008

Grampa Big Fish!!! Taking a quick snooze with Tanner.

Christmas Eve @ the Carlsens. It was a white Christmas for the first time in years. Tanner is wearing his elf outfit.

Gramma Carlsen and Tanner.

Chris, Kari and Tanner... It was nice to have the family all together this year.

Ridgefield blanketed in snow... the barn down the street paints quite the scene.

The backyard with over a foot of snow. Spent a lot of time indoors playing cards and reading.

The Sander family & Hubbel family celebrating Christmas dinner. Lauren made one of her delicous deserts... Soooo good!

Great Gramma Cookie such a great visit. We love it when she comes to town!

Photo at the Grotto after another great musical performance by the Vancouver USA singers. Tanner was enjoying the beautiful lights.

The Family outside the concert hall in front of the red light tree... Always fun to spin around looking up! Getting very dizzy!

A GREAT family vacation!!

What a shock! It was 85 and sunny most of the time in Maui and we came home to snow!!

It was a GREAT vacation! Jeff, Tanner and I went to Maui with my mom (Tutu - Hawaiian for grandma), Dad, Bobby, Ricky, Dave AND Tanner's Great Grandma Cookie! Ricky flew 26 hours from DC to meet us, Dave flew all the way from Arizona and Grandma Cookie came from Denver. It was the first time Grandma and David had seen Tanner. He was spoiled!! He grew sooo much over the week. He is smiling every day and even talking to us! Jeff and I went out for a date night to celebrate our anniversary and left Tanner with the gang one night. I swear he was bigger when we got back to the hotel!

One of the highlights of the trip was a whale watch we went on with the whole family. Whale watching season is just starting but they were everywhere!! Jeff and I go on a Whale watch every year but this was definitely the BEST! We went through the Pacific Whale Foundation (a non-profit organization that donates all the profits to the research and protection of the whales) and they were great! They were very knowledgeable and took us right to the whales. The whales swam right up to the boat and we saw multiple full breeches.

It was definitely different traveling with Tanner. We brought so much stuff and I didn't get to bake in the sun as much as I use to. =-) But he was GREAT! He slept through all the flights and loved laying in his tent by the pool.

Now we are home and enjoying the snow!! I can't believe Christmas is next week! We are headed up to Poulsbo to spend the holiday with the Carlsen's!!

Day at the Park

Stephanie, Abbie, Stephanee, Oliver, Tanner and I went to the park to get pictures of the kids in their cute Halloween costumes!! Oliver is 9 months, Abbie is 6 months and Tanner was1 month in the pictures. Aren't they cute?!

Tanner's World!!!

Peace!

Tanner did not know what to think about his Hippie parents!

He was busy in his Tigger outfit!

Just hanging out in the bassinette... streeeaaaching out!

Halloween was fun this year! Tanner was watching the door... Checking out all the little girls in their princess outfits. He got pretty excited!

Tanner had a lot of firsts this week!

First night sleep at a hotel....

We went up to Seattle and stayed at the Fairmont for a work conference. We were so worried he would wake up the neighbors during the night but he slept like an angel!!

Then we took him to see his Great Grandma Carlsen. He is her 29th Great Grand child!!

Next we took him on his 1st Ferry Ride over to see Grandpa Big Fish and Grandma Carlsen...

He also got to see his Great Grandma Healey and Uncle Scott Next, his first wedding!

He was on his best behavior and even showed off his funny faces for everyone!

Then Uncle Ricky came to visit all the way from DC to join the #1 Uncle competition.

What a week!

Tomorrow is his first Halloween! Wait until you see how cute he is in his Tiger costume!! =-)