BEFORE:
AFTER: (and yes, those are her tonsils in the little jar)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Our little Trooper
Claire had her tonsils and adenoids taken out, as well as tubes put in her ears this week. She was a trooper! Seriously, the first 24 hours were pretty rough and then she was up wanting to run around. We were mean parents and MADE her watch movies and cartoons all day, so she could heal up a little more. It's amazing how resilient kids are. Here are the before and after for you...
BEFORE:
AFTER: (and yes, those are her tonsils in the little jar)
BEFORE:
AFTER: (and yes, those are her tonsils in the little jar)
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Memorial Day
I enjoy Memorial day for several reasons. Matt's off work, we get to hang out as a family, the weather is generally beautiful, but most importantly because I get to think about the people that have made such an impact on my life.
Matt spent most of the day trying to get rid of the divots in our yard, created by the Bobcat we used to move the dirt. I spent the day finishing up making Claire's duvet cover and taking care of kids.
We went to Grandma and Grandpa Tanner's gravesite to talk about them and deliver some flowers. However, in the picture below, you will notice that Claire is holding a flower in her hand. I had to move the flowers for the picture because Claire kept picking them! Little stinker! :)
Matt spent most of the day trying to get rid of the divots in our yard, created by the Bobcat we used to move the dirt. I spent the day finishing up making Claire's duvet cover and taking care of kids.
We went to Grandma and Grandpa Tanner's gravesite to talk about them and deliver some flowers. However, in the picture below, you will notice that Claire is holding a flower in her hand. I had to move the flowers for the picture because Claire kept picking them! Little stinker! :)
Happy Birthday Claire! (May 23rd)
Happy Burpday Claire! (Yes, this is how she pronounces birthday!) We can't believe you are already 3!
Claire woke up and she positively bounded out of bed, down to the kitchen, yelling "Do I get my presents now?". We had fixed her favorite breakfast (pink pancakes, sausage, oj, and key lime pie yogurt) and she ate like a champ! Then Matt was off to work and we headed to the doctor.
It was determined at the doctors that Claire will be getting her tonsils and adenoids out, as well as tubes in her ears. This will be on June 5th.
We then rode the UTA Frontrunner (the new Trax train that runs from Ogden to SLC) to meet Matt for lunch. This was all Claire wanted to do for her birthday. She's been talking about riding the train to see her daddy since they went to the frontrunner display a couple of months ago.
Claire loved the train ride and Stella did pretty well. We met Matt downtown and went and ate pizza. Claire was excited to see daddy's office. She kept saying, "Whoa Mommy, does Daddy really work on top of that big shiny building?"
We rode the train home on the top level and she thought it was so much fun. We played in the backyard until it was time for me to make her birthday dinner. We had her favorite dinner: ham, stuffing, watermelon, and steamed broccoli. Then, came the birthday cake. I made her a red velvet cake with white frosting. She thought it was the coolest cake ever! So much so that she pulled the cake off the counter as it was cooling. So, it looked a little messed up but oh well! The only bad part was I hid her birthday candles a little too well and couldn't find them. So, we improvised and used some Easter egg candles.
We ate desert and then opened presents. She TOTALLY gets the present idea and had fun ripping into everything. She received a large bottle of bubbles, running shoes (she's wanted her own pair for awhile now), a couple of dresses, and a new trike. She rode her trike around for awhile and then she crashed! All in all, it was a really fun day!
Some stats about Claire at age three:
Weight - 31 pounds
Height - 26 inches
Eye color - greenish brown
Favorite color - pink
Favorite word - sparkly
Favorite book - Depends on the day, but right now it is "The Paperbag Princess"
Favorite movie - Cinderella
Favorite activities - playing outside in the backyard, playing mommy with her dolls, reading, playing with friends, running around the kitchen island with her daddy chasing her, playing in the mud, riding her bike or new trike, and hanging out with mommy and Stella.
Friends - Ashlyn Gray, Halen, Harris, and Brigdon Martini, Baylor Stout, all the kids in playgroup
Time she gets up - 6:30 am
Time she goes to bed - 7:30 pm
Claire woke up and she positively bounded out of bed, down to the kitchen, yelling "Do I get my presents now?". We had fixed her favorite breakfast (pink pancakes, sausage, oj, and key lime pie yogurt) and she ate like a champ! Then Matt was off to work and we headed to the doctor.
It was determined at the doctors that Claire will be getting her tonsils and adenoids out, as well as tubes in her ears. This will be on June 5th.
We then rode the UTA Frontrunner (the new Trax train that runs from Ogden to SLC) to meet Matt for lunch. This was all Claire wanted to do for her birthday. She's been talking about riding the train to see her daddy since they went to the frontrunner display a couple of months ago.
Claire loved the train ride and Stella did pretty well. We met Matt downtown and went and ate pizza. Claire was excited to see daddy's office. She kept saying, "Whoa Mommy, does Daddy really work on top of that big shiny building?"
We rode the train home on the top level and she thought it was so much fun. We played in the backyard until it was time for me to make her birthday dinner. We had her favorite dinner: ham, stuffing, watermelon, and steamed broccoli. Then, came the birthday cake. I made her a red velvet cake with white frosting. She thought it was the coolest cake ever! So much so that she pulled the cake off the counter as it was cooling. So, it looked a little messed up but oh well! The only bad part was I hid her birthday candles a little too well and couldn't find them. So, we improvised and used some Easter egg candles.
We ate desert and then opened presents. She TOTALLY gets the present idea and had fun ripping into everything. She received a large bottle of bubbles, running shoes (she's wanted her own pair for awhile now), a couple of dresses, and a new trike. She rode her trike around for awhile and then she crashed! All in all, it was a really fun day!
Some stats about Claire at age three:
Weight - 31 pounds
Height - 26 inches
Eye color - greenish brown
Favorite color - pink
Favorite word - sparkly
Favorite book - Depends on the day, but right now it is "The Paperbag Princess"
Favorite movie - Cinderella
Favorite activities - playing outside in the backyard, playing mommy with her dolls, reading, playing with friends, running around the kitchen island with her daddy chasing her, playing in the mud, riding her bike or new trike, and hanging out with mommy and Stella.
Friends - Ashlyn Gray, Halen, Harris, and Brigdon Martini, Baylor Stout, all the kids in playgroup
Time she gets up - 6:30 am
Time she goes to bed - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
1,2,3...wake up Daddy!
Matt and I are early to bed, early to rise type of people. Matt more so than I. He has consistently gotten up at 5:00 am for the past two years to go work out. Go Matt! I have consistently gotten up numerous times during the night to sooth kids, feed the baby, or whatever else and so I generally sleep until one of the kids gets up, usually about 5:45 or 6:00 am.
Anyway, we stayed up Saturday night later than we usually do, hanging out and relaxing. The next morning, we were up at 6:00 am to help get Claire breakfast. First off, for any of this to make sense, you need to understand how important breakfast is in our home! Claire's morning routine consists of getting up, going potty and then immediately heading downstairs to eat breakfast. If you delay getting food into her, she is a whiny, grouchy little kid that throws temper tantrums over nothing. She's not one that you can postpone feeding. So, breakfast is very important to the harmony in our home! Matt usually makes a big breakfast on Sundays; I'm talking pancakes or french toast, juice, sausage, bacon, yogurt...you get the idea.
We ate, got ready, hung out, and then headed out for 11:00 am church. We have sacrament meeting last, so it begins at 12:50 pm. Halfway through the meeting, Claire looked up from the book she was reading and noticed that Matt was sitting with his eyes closed. Somewhat loudly, but not enough to wake up Matt, she said "1, 2, 3" and then in a LOUD voice "Wake up Daddy!" Matt woke up and so did the surrounding 10 benches! Matt, Claire, and I, along with 1/4 of the congregation laughed for awhile over that one! Thanks Claire for keeping us on our toes!
Anyway, we stayed up Saturday night later than we usually do, hanging out and relaxing. The next morning, we were up at 6:00 am to help get Claire breakfast. First off, for any of this to make sense, you need to understand how important breakfast is in our home! Claire's morning routine consists of getting up, going potty and then immediately heading downstairs to eat breakfast. If you delay getting food into her, she is a whiny, grouchy little kid that throws temper tantrums over nothing. She's not one that you can postpone feeding. So, breakfast is very important to the harmony in our home! Matt usually makes a big breakfast on Sundays; I'm talking pancakes or french toast, juice, sausage, bacon, yogurt...you get the idea.
We ate, got ready, hung out, and then headed out for 11:00 am church. We have sacrament meeting last, so it begins at 12:50 pm. Halfway through the meeting, Claire looked up from the book she was reading and noticed that Matt was sitting with his eyes closed. Somewhat loudly, but not enough to wake up Matt, she said "1, 2, 3" and then in a LOUD voice "Wake up Daddy!" Matt woke up and so did the surrounding 10 benches! Matt, Claire, and I, along with 1/4 of the congregation laughed for awhile over that one! Thanks Claire for keeping us on our toes!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Stella's blessing day
Today was Stella's blessing day. We decided to have the blessing at our home, hence it was on a Saturday. Most of our family made it, only Traci (Matt's sister) and mom and dad Allen weren't able to attend. We missed them!
Matt gave Stella a beautiful blessing and she didn't cry too much! I have to admit that when I heard the thud of the binky landing on the ground, I groaned inside my head. But, she didn't really cry, just kind of cried, if that makes any sense! Mike, Scott (my brothers), Steven (my sister's husband), Brad (Traci's husband), and Rafe (Matt's brother) helped out with the blessing. We are grateful for such a supportive family! And I'm very grateful for a husband who is a worthy priesthood holder.
After the blessing, we all went outside to enjoy some yummy food with the fantastic weather. It was fun to have everyone over and be able to visit and enjoy one another's company. Every time we get together, I want to do it more! Especially because the kids have so much fun together.
Pictures will be coming soon!
Matt gave Stella a beautiful blessing and she didn't cry too much! I have to admit that when I heard the thud of the binky landing on the ground, I groaned inside my head. But, she didn't really cry, just kind of cried, if that makes any sense! Mike, Scott (my brothers), Steven (my sister's husband), Brad (Traci's husband), and Rafe (Matt's brother) helped out with the blessing. We are grateful for such a supportive family! And I'm very grateful for a husband who is a worthy priesthood holder.
After the blessing, we all went outside to enjoy some yummy food with the fantastic weather. It was fun to have everyone over and be able to visit and enjoy one another's company. Every time we get together, I want to do it more! Especially because the kids have so much fun together.
Pictures will be coming soon!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Playing catch-up
Wow, waaaay too long since I've posted! So, a quick synopsis of what's been going on the past few weeks...
-Matt has been in Savannah, Georgia for work. Hopefully this will be his last week out there.
-Stella is smiling more, crying less, and (mostly) sleeping through the night.
-Claire talks non-stop about her birthday, which is in 3 weeks. Everything is for her birthday. If we go to the store, it's to buy her presents for her birthday. If friends come over, it's for her birthday party. If we go on a walk, it's to go gather her friends up for her birthday party. If we pull out the paints to color, it's to make placemats for her birthday party. You get the idea!
-Dare I say this? I think spring is here to stay! After a May 1st snow storm, it's been beautiful weather in the 70's!
-I am trying to get in 20-25 miles of running each week. I'm a little behind on my training schedule but think I can make it up. Since Matt's been out of town, I've been logging all my miles on the treadmill.
-We finally agreed upon and purchased a leather sofa/chaise set. We've been looking for about a year now and love the one we ended up with. It has a hide-a-bed too! We like the rug we bought on overstock.com and it looks great with the sofa. Good thing since the rug weighed 59 pounds and was from New York. It would've cost us almost as much to ship it back as it did to buy it!
-I am re-doing Claire's room. Since I was sure we were having a boy, I didn't really worry about decorating the tree room. Well, when we ended up having a girl, I decided we needed to re-do the tree room. I'll post before and after shots when it's done!
-We're starting a major landscaping project this week. We've decided to pull up about 1000 square feet of sod and put in 15 trees and lots of other bushes, flowers, etc. This year we're going about the landscaping a lot smarter and more efficiently. For one, we advertised free sod on ksl.com and have had about 10 calls on it (and we only put the ad up Saturday!). We advertised that we have sod for free, you just come with your sod-cutter and cut it out. Definitely the way to go! Last time, Matt did it all by hand. It took him three days and it is hard, hard labor! We also contacted our neighbor who has small Bobcat to help us move the dirt that we'll be putting in. Last time, Matt did it all by wheelbarrow and it took a couple of days to move two dump truck loads of dirt. So, it should go smoother this time, with a lot less effort! I'm excited because I love the landscaping we did a couple of years ago. It makes our yard so much more beautiful and enjoyable.
-Matt has been in Savannah, Georgia for work. Hopefully this will be his last week out there.
-Stella is smiling more, crying less, and (mostly) sleeping through the night.
-Claire talks non-stop about her birthday, which is in 3 weeks. Everything is for her birthday. If we go to the store, it's to buy her presents for her birthday. If friends come over, it's for her birthday party. If we go on a walk, it's to go gather her friends up for her birthday party. If we pull out the paints to color, it's to make placemats for her birthday party. You get the idea!
-Dare I say this? I think spring is here to stay! After a May 1st snow storm, it's been beautiful weather in the 70's!
-I am trying to get in 20-25 miles of running each week. I'm a little behind on my training schedule but think I can make it up. Since Matt's been out of town, I've been logging all my miles on the treadmill.
-We finally agreed upon and purchased a leather sofa/chaise set. We've been looking for about a year now and love the one we ended up with. It has a hide-a-bed too! We like the rug we bought on overstock.com and it looks great with the sofa. Good thing since the rug weighed 59 pounds and was from New York. It would've cost us almost as much to ship it back as it did to buy it!
-I am re-doing Claire's room. Since I was sure we were having a boy, I didn't really worry about decorating the tree room. Well, when we ended up having a girl, I decided we needed to re-do the tree room. I'll post before and after shots when it's done!
-We're starting a major landscaping project this week. We've decided to pull up about 1000 square feet of sod and put in 15 trees and lots of other bushes, flowers, etc. This year we're going about the landscaping a lot smarter and more efficiently. For one, we advertised free sod on ksl.com and have had about 10 calls on it (and we only put the ad up Saturday!). We advertised that we have sod for free, you just come with your sod-cutter and cut it out. Definitely the way to go! Last time, Matt did it all by hand. It took him three days and it is hard, hard labor! We also contacted our neighbor who has small Bobcat to help us move the dirt that we'll be putting in. Last time, Matt did it all by wheelbarrow and it took a couple of days to move two dump truck loads of dirt. So, it should go smoother this time, with a lot less effort! I'm excited because I love the landscaping we did a couple of years ago. It makes our yard so much more beautiful and enjoyable.
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