Hanging out with T-bird in the last few weeks.

Last week was one of those weeks where I felt like all I did was say "NO"  so we decided to make cookies.  This was Tanner's first time REALLY making them.  She poured in every ingredient and stirred with the help of the kitchen aid.  And then helped me scoop them into balls.  AND finally she got into licking the spoon.  Eating the dough was her favorite part.  

Learning to cook macaroni and cheese with mommy.  Yes it is Tanner's new favorite meal and she is soooo good at stirring.

Trying out our old car seat.  YEP  too big only for little Jett now.

Pictures of the New House

Well I never could get my video uploaded to this blog. I don't know why but I have had more problems with this new blog getting things uploaded and getting new backgrounds on it. Sorry if it takes forever for it to download for you on your computer. If anyone knows why this is happening let me know.

But here are some pictures of our house. This is Tanner's room. We went with a yellow and pink theme.
Living room
Amazing kitchen that I really love. The desk looks out onto the playground so I could watch Tanner if I need to. It is really nice to have everything new, but the curse is that you want it to stay looking new and it is easy to see how quickly things get dirty.
Dining room with our cabinets that we decided to paint black. The only problem is that the paint never cured. So it still feels tacky. I think we are going to have to clear coat it.
Another picture our our living room. Yes with the big tractor out the window that runs all day long. It has become a source of frustration but we know it is just temporary and are hoping they get all the work done before we bring home Jett.

Tanner's Favorite past time

Jay got this bike right before summer started and has been working on restoring it a little. Tanner has quickly fallen in love with riding on the motorcycle with daddy. We finally got her a helmet so she would be a little safer but Jay goes very slow, I even walk next to them. Whenever Tanner sees daddy on the bike she says "I go motorcycle too".
Showing off her new helmet.

Well on the home front, I saw the doctor yesterday and too our surprise I have started diliating and I am only 35 weeks. Doctor doesn't seem to think I will make it to the beginning of september and I think I am much more aware of some contractions now. I am trying to lay low so that I can at least get to 37 weeks. Jett's life has always been one to keep us on our toes.

Almost 35 weeks and feeling tired

Well Jett is still cooking after a little scare last week. Here is a picture of his crib that I did get set up. The bedding is really simple but we like it. It is hard to tell but it is kinda a cranberry red and a deep slate blue, and tan. I started cleaning out his room of all the boxes so that we can actually walk in there. I meet with the doctor tomorrow to talk about dates for our c-section. The planner in me is very excited to have a goal but I know that this little guy keeps me on my toes so he will come when God says. For now I can't seem to get enough sleep in me, whether that is because of him or chasing Tanner who knows.
Here is a picture of our house from the outside. I am having trouble downloading a video tour of our house but will try and post it this weekend from my parents house. Behind the red car picture a big party deck that will wrap a little around the front.
On this side of the house we will have grass and we are planning on taking the deck about 8 feet off the front of the house and will have stairs leading down to the grass and then a walkway on the other side to the party deck. As far now we live in a dirt, dust pit and DO NOT open the window because otherwise we would have the dirt inside.

Moving onto the next stage of life

Tonight we set up Tanner's new bed. Her "big girl" bed as we called it. We let be apart of the whole process, taking down the crib, setting up the new bed and of course jumping on the new bed to see how springy it is. The bed was actually my sister's growing up and we were very thankful to not have to purchase a new one. It will go great in her own room some day.
CHEESE. Now it is time to set up the guard rail.
She loved her "new sheets and pilllows". Eventually we will paint her room and get stuff to match this new bedding but you have to start somewhere right?
Trying out sleeping with her blankets and stuffed animals. She seems to like it. Guess we will see when it comes time for bed. We will be starting the routine early to get her use to it and allow for extra time to fall asleep as I know she will be really excited. I don't anticipate her climbing out because she is not much of a climber.
Now daddy and mommy can sleep with Tanner. She likes that. As I write this it is 9:30 at night and she is still awake. We put her down to sleep at 8:30. Of the joys of new adventures and new stages.

Weekend Fun

On Saturday we hit our favorite bread place Con Pane and then Coronado beach with our friend Matt Green. It was great to have two boys to carry all the stuff and one mommy to walk with Tanner. What are we going to do when it is just two parents and two kids. YIKES!!

Tanner loves the sand. Her favorite thing is to move sand from one bucket of water to the next and destroy any potential sandcastle building.
We were trying to capture a potential castle before the destroyer hit aka Tanner.
One of the grossest things Tanner does is lick her hands when they are filled with sand. We made many trips to the water bucket to wash the sand out but it never lasted long. I DON"T LOVE SAND, so this is the most challenging part of parenting- letting Tanner be a kid and not worry about it. We tried to get tanner to play in the surf but she wanted nothing to do with the water, she only wanted to play in the sand.
Friday night the Johnson's and the Carey's hit Seaworld for a couple hours because we can with season passes. As we headed to the penguin exhibit we noticed this sign with Pete the Penguin and had to have the kiddos take a picture. I can't believe I got them both smiling.

Cuddle time

Well the first week of camp is over and this is where my two babies are--ASLEEP ON THE COUCH!!! This comes as no surprise for Jay but I was astonished to see Tanner asleep too. They both sat down to watch a show before Tanner's nap and low and behold they fell asleep. I guess Tanner isn't too old to cuddle after all and Jay was in heaven as he loves to cuddle. I think Tanner was just glad to have her daddy back because when Jay got up to put her in her crib she cried "daddy hold you, hold you". SO PRECIOUS!!!!