Friends

We have been really blessed here with lots of good friends. Here are just a few. Tanner and his friend Titus on a walk. Griffin and Joshua playing a little dress up. Cadyn and Aaron with a little baseball rivalry. Finally my friends Joan and Chaser at Joan's 40th birthday party. Thank you God for friends they sure make life better.

What's the matter?

We cannot keep Tanner off the counter. We are trying to teach him. But sometimes it is funny enough for a picture.

Very Busy Boy

While Cadyn and Griffin are at school Tanner keeps himself very busy. I mean very busy. He likes to climb on the counter, play with the trash, climb into laundry hampers, and his favorite dust with the feather duster. He is a sweet, sweet boy. So much fun and a real joy in our family.

First Days of School

Now we are in the swing of school. Cadyn is in 1st grade and Griffin started his second year of preschool. They are both learning so much. It is such a blessing that they both love school and have great teachers this year.

Summer

Well I wasn't a great blogger this summer. We had a great summer filled with lots of great family time. So here is my favorite picture from the summer. It just happens to be on the last day of summer.

Happy Birthday Tanner!

Today is Tanner's birthday! It is hard to believe that a whole year has gone by. Tanner you are a sweet, sweet boy. We are so happy you are part of the family. We are excited to see what this next year will bring for you. We love you buddy!

Tanner's Baby Dedication

This past Sunday we had Tanner's Baby Dedication. The big boys were very excited to go up on stage at church and be a part of big church. It felt so good to be part of a smaller church where we know the pastors and there are lots of people in support of our family. Both my parents and Jeff's parents were able to be there. It was a very special day.

Birthdays, standing, brothers, and Star Students

February has been a great month. Just a few things that have happened are Griffin had a great 4th birthday. We had a few friends over to celebrate. We played some games, ate the coolest Lightning McQueen cake (made by a friend), and opened presents. Griffin also had a Bike-a-thon at school. Tanner has just recently pulled himself up. Wow that seemed really quick. Cadyn was just named Student of the Month. We are so proud of how hard he has worked this year. Finally there are some fun picture of the big guys with Tanner. They really love him and are great Big brothers.

Snow!

We went up to our friends the Zeek's house to play in the snow. It was a great day.

This should have been in the last post. The boys playing with Cadyn's Lego train set he got from Santa.

More fun snow pictures.

Christmas!!

The three boys before they opened presents on Christmas morning.

They were all dressed in their Christmas pj's at Jeff's parents house on Christmas Eve.

Griffin was an angel for his preschool performance. He was so cute with his white choir robe.

We have been busy in December!

Cadyn turned 6 on December 4th. We had a Lego party with the boys from his class. Everyone built a Lego car and raced it on a track in the backyard. Thanks Grandpa Grable for letting us borrow the Awana track. The boys had a great time. We now have more Lego than we know what to do with.


Tanner is growing lots and starting to move around. He is scooting around on his tummy. He just got his first tooth today. We have been trying rice cereal and he is not so sure he likes it.

The boys are very excited for Christmas. We have had lots of talks about Baby Jesus and Santa Clause. Just how does Santa get back up the chimney. Cadyn and Griffin hung all the ornaments on the tree in just the right places. Some were a little close together by Martha Stewart's standards but we think they look great. Cadyn had the chance to sing in the kids choir for the musical Arch the Angel at church. He did a great job at all 3 performances. Christmas really is a whole new experience through the eyes of a 6 and 3 year old. Last night we put up Christmas lights in their room. We told them if they got off their bed the lights would be turned off. It was the quickest bedtime in a long time. We hope you are enjoying the Christmas season too.