Zavoral Villa!

My parents, now known as Nana and Papa, came to visit for President's Weekend. We had a great time with them, and Tanner loved being with his grandparents.   Friday night was my school's open house. It's the biggest day of the year, takes weeks of preparing, hundreds and hundreds of people come to it. Mom and Dad flew in 30 minutes before it started, so we met them at the open house. Jeremy brought Tanner and they all toured the place while I greeted families in the music room. Tanner was quiet during the hustle and bustle, calmly watching everyone around him with wide eyes. A few minutes after closing the doors and talking with just the 5 of us, Tanner started singing and playing tons. DadR played the metallophones and Tanner sang and sang! This type of personality is one that we continually notice about Tanner. He is very quiet and observant in public, waiting until he's just with family to be animated and silly.  On Saturday, we had a big breakfast at the house. Then...

 Since we both work full time, we try to make the most of every minute that we're with Tanner. This makes it harder to get things like cooking, cleaning, studying, dating, and errands done because we just want to be with this little guy. Here's a few pictures taken this month.  Jeremy has to pay close attention to the grocery ads each week to see if his Hormel deals are being advertised and to see what his competition is doing. Tanner is getting really good at helping Jeremy get rid of the ads we don't want.  This is Tanner in my blue pants that I wore when I was a baby.  Yah, Tanner spends a lot of time on our bed. He plays on it while we get ready for the day. The bed is also the best place in the house for rough housing. Tanner loves to rough house!  TanMan is getting better at jumping in his jumper!  We still manage to get to the beach every now and then for evening walks.  We ate out with some gift cards. What a view!  If we stand Tanner up a...

I know that life isn't about things, but there are some things that truly make life a lot better. Here are some favorites that I've splurged and gotten myself in the past few months that make such a difference in my life: crock pot liners. it's a bag you put in your crock pot so that you don't have to wash the thing when you're done garbage bags with the loop handles. it's definitely worth the extra 3 or 4 dollars.  snack bags of Fruits & Nuts mix from Costco. they're healthy, filling, and yummy. pacifier clips. we now have 3 or 4, and i'm so glad. humidifier. i grossly underestimated what a difference these things can make. we sleep much better when this thing is on- even if we aren't sick. candles. just cheap ones that make the room smell yummy, and the little flames around the room make us feel more classy. cutting boards that don't stain. i was sick of having a stained cutting board, and one day i thought "what am i trying to prove b...

Jeremy got us tickets to the Monster Truck Rally at the Anaheim Angels stadium.  IT WAS AWESOME! I have to admit that we were a little nervous of what to expect. Neither Jeremy or I had ever been to one of these things. I totally expected there to be a bunch of white men with tons of tattoos and wife beater shirts, all smoking, drinking, and yelling obscenities the entire night. But we were pleasantly surprised to see the stadium filled with your typical, clean-cut, orange county families. And yes, it was FILLED with families. Who woulda known?  Tanner wore his special ear muffs that dampen loud sounds. In fact, almost every kid was wearing them. I'm glad, too, because those trucks were LOUD.  I also dressed him in these cute blue corduroy pants that I wore when I was a baby. I think I waited too long to put them on him cuz they were almost too small for his chubby legs. But doesn't he look super cute in them? Tanner loved watching the giant trucks. You could see his eyes...