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We live in a house.   Yep. A house. That we own. When did I get so old?! Willister loves his new home. And the fact that he finally has room to circle his giant toy.  

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Over Christmas, Will got his first taste of food.  It was a glorious meal of rice cereal.   He was pretty excited about it. Until I put it in his mouth...  Figured maybe the car seat was the problem so he was transferred... Apparently not... Apparently, eating was the issue. Lovely. I took the picture below, looked at the preview on the camera, and went "

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Will & Gav had a blast together over Christmas.   They got twinner jammies from Bma & Papa. Gavin taught Will to be a good sharer by borrowing his car seat whenever it was available, (and occasionally when Will was already in it...) He also taught Will to hold hands... Does it get much cuter? Gav got a Sit & Spin for Christmas so the boys tested it out.

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Christmas was awesome.  Will got to spend time with lots of different people.  (He also was held, and rocked, and watched by lots of different people- hooray for mama-breaks!) First, Will got to meet Santa Claus.  Poor kid.  He didn't get a picture with a living, breathing Santa, so i guess this will have to do... Apparently, this slightly creepy Santa has been around since my mom was a

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It has been a crazy holiday season.  I feel like we've been running around like rabbits (although I'm not sure why rabbits...) and I've finally had a chance to sit down and nibble a carrot. Okay.  That was weird.  But really.  Christmas was awesome.  Now we're back home & I'm sorting through the pictures.   Holly Jolly.

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It was a great Thanksgiving.  All the Tanner kids were home (except Paul & Jill).  Will ate turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and rolls; all via Mama's milk, of course. Ron wore an excellent turkey hat and entertained us with his traditional "Thanksgiving Turkey Gobble."  He really is quite good at it. Will got to spend some time with his Great-Grandpa Smith. And Great-Grandma

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We cookied for Thanksgiving.  After finding a tutorial here, I convinced a few family members to help me out.   They turned out pretty darn cute, despite my 4,000 mistakes.  (No really, the first time making anything, I unintentionally sabotage everything.) This time, the main issue was frosting consistency.  An attempted rescue by the microwave only made things worse.  Don't

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Getting Will up from his nap-- Daddy version: How Will feels about sharing his crib: The End.

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Baby Will has his own theme song.  (With Grant and me as his parents, really... are you surprised?)  While we love to make up silly songs, we're rarely patient enough to write much more than one line.  So I guess you could say we love to write jingles instead of songs. Will song, err, jingle, simply goes, "You're the cutest baby in the world!"  Sometimes "cutest" gets replaced

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Will loves his room.  (Well, he hasn't complained...).  The bedding turned out great.  I love how all of the fabrics look together & the colors work well.  The bumper turned out a little too big... and I've been too lazy to fix it, hence the overlapping corner.  But that corner allows Catan, Will's sock monkey, to look over him while he sleeps. On the opposite wall, we hung this beautiful

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We headed to Utah for the weekend.  I counted a grand total of 40+ people that we managed to visit in two days... We saw nearly half of those people Friday night at a Provo staple, Brick Oven Pizza.  Out of the 12 members from Apartments 1810 and 2310 (plus one adopted member), 10 were able to make it to our grand reunion.  It was awesome. These guys are awesome.  I talked a little bit

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The room is done.  Mostly.  But it is also filled with unhung picture frames and a twin bed that threatens to become a permanent fixture.  (It's just a little too handy).   So until things are a little tidier, enjoy this snippet of Will's room.  Everything is homemade. Except the crib... and the sticks.  Some tree made those.

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McFarlands came to visit!  For one of our jaunts around town, we took them to our favorite local hiking spot, Roxborough.  We were greeted by a handful of deer.   We see deer everywhere here.  It feels like home.  It makes me happy. They were super close to the car and not even phased by us.  It was pretty sweet. We spent some time at the visitors center.  Taylor found

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We're home!  We had an excellent 5-day stay in Texas.  Will & I visited Denton to see TWU friends, Colleyville to see Pat Riddle School of Dance friends, and Grapevine to visit church friends!  It was awesome.  I managed to take a grand total of 0 pictures... So instead, here are a few oldies from hanging out at Mumsie's house.

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It's supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow... blizzard style... Will & I are supposed to leave for Dallas tomorrow... Bad combo... So say your prayers for an uneventful trip. And in the meantime, picture cute babies in the snow.

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A small rainbow snocone, that is!  Leslie helped me make a killer snocone costume for little Will.  We covered a hat with colored felt and made a white cone out of felt as well.  Then I cut holes for his legs (a stressful scissors moment). We attended the ward trunk-or-treat.  To get candy for Will... that I am now eating.   Since Will can't eat it, it's only fair that I eat it all so

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Will has become a frequent flier.  He has been to San Diego, Chicago, and Boise.  Half of those flights were attended by three Tanners: Will, Grant, and yours truly.  But the other half, I managed solo... plus Will of course. Which is one of the many reasons that I'm super lucky that he's such a good baby.  The last two flights, the plane wasn't full, so I even got to bring his car seat

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I headed home to Boise for two weeks.  It was awesome.  I had a 24/7 babysitter, willing to change dirty diapers and wake up in the middle of the night if neccesary, (Bma, of course).  I spent nearly every day in the dance studio, teaching classes and choreographing.  And of course, we got to visit my family. Papa, Will's favorite cowboy: Bma & Papa.   We even drove to Burley one

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So here's the scoop: I just got home from a two-week trip to Boise- Yay! And now we have visitors: Linds, Taylor, and this beautiful babe: We're busy having sisterly fun, but when the fun is done, the blogging will have begun... (I know that was bad grammar, but wasn't the rhyming awesome?!)

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Will is a great sleeper.  An awesome sleeper.  It makes me happy. But Will is a horrible go-to-sleeper.  I would like to say I've gotten used to his pre-bed screaming... but it would be a lie. I'm not sure whether it makes me really sad, or just down right tired.  Probably a combo. Okay.  Pity session... over.

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I do grocery shopping every two weeks.  I make a meal plan (or try to), and buy everything needed for the meals for those two weeks.  This week, I ventured out into new territory and bought lots of new ingredients (that interestingly, ended up being almost all cheese...). I bought gorgonzola.  Or is it Gorgonzola?  Are you supposed to capitalize the name of cheeses?   Only fancy cheeses?  

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Will had a blow out. I started the water to soak his pj's in the sink. I forgot that I started the water to soak his pj's in the sink. I remembered... I turned off the sink. (too late). I scrambled.  No, not for towels... for the camera! :) The Tanner Family Water Park was born. I re-scrambled. This time for towels. I checked on Will. He

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Grant has been trying to convince me that I need a bike so that we can journey about town together...   I have been trying to convince Grant that there will be endless scars and bruises if I attempt to journey about town on any fewer than four wheels... Finally I conceded with one stipulation.  I had to have an awesome bike.  If I am going to risk life and limb (seriously, sometimes it

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Caution: This post contains a photo of a naked baby bum.  If this either A: makes you uncomfortable; or B: makes you want to squeal with glee... you have been warned. We have been trying to settle into a nightly bedtime routine with Will.  The first part of his routine is to get a bath.  It's amazing how much lint & gunk can get between his tiny little fingers.  I mean really, he doesn't even

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It was Labor Day and Grantie had the day off (yay!).  He has been begging me to take the kayak out, but I've been stubborn because of our lack of life jackets.  We finally found a little baby life jacket and decided it was time to get Will out on the water.  (Never mind that we didn't have life jacket for ourselves... We're good swimmers...) Of course, the camera died after this

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We have been especially blessed lately with being able to see family a lot.  After living in Texas for two years where our closest family members were multiple states away, we are loving being in Colorado, one flight (or drive) away from nearly everyone.   I stole these pictures from my sister-in-law Jill's blog.  During our trip to San Diego we spent a day in Long Beach, with Grant's brother

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... is an unexpected smile.

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I have officially decided that Pinterest has saved my decorating life as we know it. I rummage through other people's genius ideas.  I find new websites full of images of great design.  I don't know why they're great.  I don't really know why I like them.  But I keep track of them.  And I copy them. Yesterday we found this sweet mirror at Goodwill.  Two bucks.  Yes, that's a 2... I saw it

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I can't believe that Will has been alive for two whole months! (as of yesterday)   He had his 2 month appointment, complete with shots.   We both cried.  Angry baby wailing is completely different than injured baby wailing. And Will's injured baby wail breaks my heart.  But all is well.  Here are his stats: Weight: 13lbs. 1/2oz.    80% Height: 22 3/4in.  50% Head: Can't remember.... 50%

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We spent a lot of our time in Chicago walking around, being touristy tourists.  Because our hotel was close to Michigan Avenue, most of our jaunts were on or around that street.  Chicago has such a nice feel (at least this area does).  It's busy and bustling, but feels safe and exciting, and even relatively clean. We ventured out to Millenium Park and visited Cloud Gate.  After seeing

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The real reason we were in Chicago was because Grant had training for work.  Fidelity is on Michigan Avenue, also known as the Magnificent Mile.  All of the best shopping is on Michigan :) And so is Marilyn Monroe!   In ALL her glory. We wandered around after Grant got off work each day, checking out different part of the city.  The architecture is absolutely beautiful.  

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Statement: I can officially wear my pre-pregnancy jeans.  Hallelujah. Question: Must I always be covered in poop and spit-up?  Tis' true love at it's finest... and messiest. That's all.

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Will and I flew to Chicago.  By ourselves...  Because Grant and I are such cheap-o's...err... frugal... we didn't want to pay an extra $100 to get on the same flight.  Luckily, Will was great and we made it easily.  (But getting around Chicago/O'Hare with a stroller is no picnic.  We're talking multiple elevators). We were picked up by Aunt DD, Uncle Bruce, and Gma.  The next day, DD and Gma

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Last week we spent some time visiting the windy city: Chicago.  I was especially excited because visiting Illinois means visiting family!  My Grandma made the 3-hour drive up to the city and we spent the day with my Aunt DD, Grandma's sister.   After we got home, Gma sent us a CD of the pictures she took: Gma is famous for her pictures.  She always has a camera on hand.   And

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Last weekend we took off for a little vacation in San Diego.  It had been exactly 3 years since we visited the same place for our honeymoon.  It's amazing how much our lives have changed in those three years, especially with little Will! We strolled along the boardwalk at Mission Beach: And enjoyed the amazing weather.  While it's nowhere near as hot as Dallas has been this summer

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It has been a crazy few weeks!  Will has now successfully completed his first four airplane rides with trips to San Diego and Chicago.  Before I post pictures from our long-distance adventures, I wanted to catch up with the few weeks before that. I had a birthday!  Being four days after giving birth, I can't say it was the best birthday I've ever had... but Leslie & Lauren made me an awesome 

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Grant has been home this week on paternity leave.  Awesome.  I've been lucky to have three weeks of 24 hr. assistance from either Grant or my Mom.  Tomorrow marks my first day mommy-ing it solo.  But Will has enjoyed his uninterrupted "Daddy time." Reading The Pokey Little Puppy.  My dad always read to me when I was little and so it makes me really happy to see Grant read to Will. Chatting.  

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Our little man is growing fast!  Yesterday he had his two week appointment and he's gained more than two pounds since we brought him home-- Whoa Chubster! "Mama, I'm not so sure about this photo shoot thing..." "But I supposed I'll smile a bit if I get a big milkshake afterwards."(Which he did...) "Is this going to last much longer?" "I suppose I may as well model a bit while you've got me

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Yes. This is a birth story.  Which means two things: #1- It inevitably contains some details you don't want to hear about.  (Read: blood, pain, etc.) #2- It is inevitably a long story. Thus, I have devised the three-length story system.  Decide how much you want to read and then pick your story!! #1- Short and Sweet: Will was born!  Mama & baby are both healthy and happy and Will is quite

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Will Tarrant TannerBorn July 14th, 2011, 9:38am7lb.4oz., 19 1/4in. We feel so blessed that little Will or "Baby T" is here, healthy, and perfect in every way! Mama and Will are both home, doing well, and cooking up a birth story post.  Won't that be exciting?!

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The dressers are done!  Being our first true refinishing job, we learned a lot along the way.  But we are really pleased with how they turned out. Lesson #1: Sand more than you think you need to.  This allows for proper stain soakage. Lesson #2: Don't leave the stain on for more than 5ish minutes.  20 minutes=too long=sticky dressers=boo. Lesson #3: Foam brushes rule.  Real, bristle brushes are

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Today, in an attempt to not think about being 9 months pregnant, I began a little mobile for T's room.  I found pictures and even a free pattern (yes!) at Spoolsewing.com So I chopped some fabric scraps into bird parts: Here is an example of a flayed bird.  Heehee. Stitched 'em up nice and good: "Please stuff me! I feel so empty!" "Okay dear birdie face.  I will stuff you.  I will stuff you

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For the next major part of Baby T's room, he needed somewhere to put all his cute teeny clothes!  We wanted to find a medium-sized, counter-height dresser to turn into a changing table as well as a small dresser that can act as a sort of nightstand in the corner.   After scouring Craigslist, Goodwill, and every antique/thrift store I could find for multiple weeks, we ended up with just what we

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No better way to celebrate the 4th of July weekend than... Baseball: Yes. We barely made it to the game in time for the very last play...  But the Rockies won and we scored a great dresser for Baby T's room!  (Currently being stained, details coming soon.) Spending time with the ones you love: Trying to forget about how "done" you are feeling: And of course, fireworks! Happy Independence Day

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There are lots of reasons to smile: -We're officially Coloradoans- plates, drivers' licenses and everything. -The Baby T countdown is less than 20 days.  (Assuming he doesn't make a late debut.) -Painting is officially done. -We had gyros from Bucci's Greek & Italian Specialties.  Yum. -My latest migraine is over.  Hooray.  Embarrassingly, this one was caused by a sugar-overdose.  (As was the

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-69151931541454097882011-06-26T21:39:00.000-06:002011-06-26T21:39:54.270-06:00

The last few weeks, we've been quite busy.  Not just Grant and me, but a long list of household items have been kept busy as well.  For example... The kitchen has been busy pretending to be a craft room: The iron has been busy... ironing... Scissors, measuring tape, paper, pencils, sewing machine: all at work doing what they do best. Kelsey: watching Thoroughly Modern Millie... as well as any

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-47502004574300701542011-06-24T15:05:00.001-06:002011-06-24T15:05:09.482-06:00

  During our last getaway before Baby T arrives, we checked out a few of the hundreds of hikes located near Estes Park. We stuck to the weeny mile-long hikes (walks) around lakes.  This is Lily Lake, close to the B&B where we stayed, the Baldpate Inn. The other side of the lake overlooks Twin Sister Peaks.  (A hike for another day...) hah We also explored Bear Lake inside Rocky Mountain

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Last year, I talked about how to sneak up on a deer.  Click here if you missed that glorious post.   Well, last weekend during our day-trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, just outside of Estes Park, we needed no such skills.  These elk were begging to be our friends.  No sneaking necessary. Um, yep. He's right next to us. And it wasn't just one or two elk.  There was a whole bushel of them.  

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"Time in nature is worth double."-Mike Peterson Amen.

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Four weeks.  28 days. Less than one month of un-parenthooded-ness.   We ran away for our last getaway before life changes forever (hooray for that!). Estes Park was our destination: We spent the first day wandering about town, through the little shops. We especially loved all these Russian nesting dolls (or as Grant calls them, Russian-estic dolls). We were especially excited to look for a

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My book finally came!  After figuring out which patterns I wanted where, I headed back to Snappy Quilts to buy the fabric.  If you recall, I originally picked out these fabrics for the baby's bedding.  But of course, as life goes, half the fabric I picked were out of stock and un-orderable... of course. But I found some great substitutes that I actually like a bit better than my original choices!

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As part of Grantie's birthday present, he registered to compete in any event he wanted.  He picked the Mountain Biking race and signed up for the Sport division- basically Intermediate (so we thought). This is my face before I saw all the other bikers and became basically scared for Grant's safety... This is Baby T's hugeness.  He was clueless as to his father's recklessness.  But not clueless

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-52542753535376075462011-06-13T13:56:00.000-06:002011-06-13T13:56:06.754-06:00

I went to Home Depot.  By myself. Woot for me.  Jumping off of a nursery blog post found here, I went to get a paint sample that would closely match Restoration Hardware's color Silver Sage.  I ended up leaving not only with a Glidden sample made up to match Silver Sage, but four other grey Glidden samples.  1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  There they are.  Paint colors always look so much darker on walls than

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Because we were apart for Grant's big birthday #26, I got him a present that we could enjoy together!  We packed up the cooler: And took off last Friday evening: Mountains. are. the. best. And I couldn't resist taking one of these lovely side-mirror self-portraits.   We headed up to Vail for the Teva Mountain Games!  We just stayed one night; long enough to collect oodles of free stuff, watch

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Yesterday I bought all of the fabric & notions & such needed for the nursery's bedding.  As of five minutes ago, I have successfully finished part one of T's bedding: a fitted crib sheet!  Woohoo!  Instead of uploading pictures right now, I'm going to be responsible and take a shower :)  Yes, it's almost 5PM...  Just wanted to revel in the glory of success...  Pictures coming soon.

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Believe it or not, Grant is really the decorator in the family.  He has been saving pictures on his computer of home design ideas since we got married.  Recently, I discovered Pinterest where we've both started collecting fun ideas we find here & there on the net. But now that we've got "T" to get ready for, I've had to take the reins a bit.  I'm usually hesitant to do anything

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-77972818703765745852011-06-07T20:46:00.001-06:002011-06-07T21:10:36.969-06:00

We were just getting settled in to our new home when we decided to head out to Roxborough Park.  It's only about 20 minutes from home which is awesome. There are a couple different parks in the area with these beautiful red rocks. Baby T was fairly cooperative on our little hike.  As awkward as pregnant hiking can be, it honestly can't be much more difficult than hiking with the baby once he's

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-87794911879550632512011-06-05T21:56:00.002-06:002011-06-05T21:56:54.416-06:00

One of the very best things about living in Colorado is all of the outdoor opportunities!  I have lots of pictures to post from our recent outgoings but iphoto+new internet+impatient pregnant lady= only one picture for today. Top 3 "features" of the Great Outdoors: 3: Being outdoors creates so many opportunities for adventure.  Be it the christening of various flora and fauna (as if they don't

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-67684721694584855782011-05-30T20:44:00.000-06:002011-05-30T20:44:01.118-06:00

We hopped in our fatty truck- the exact same set-up that brought us to Texas two years ago.  This time, Grant's car was already at our final destination so I got to ride in the cab of the truck as well.   Pro: Spent the whole time with GrantCon: Didn't get to use our walkie-talkies... Although the truck and car look the same, a few things have changed since the last time we took a picture like

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Introducing Kelsey Tanner, Master of Arts in Dance.  Woot. (Plus a little addition). My parents came for my graduation.  They were also extremely helpful in packing up our little home since Grant couldn't be there to help for very long. Grant was proud of me graduating, but more excited that I could finally join him in Colorado!! Yay! There's me.  I brought snacks for the ceremony but then

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-28397969434038275152011-05-20T13:38:00.000-06:002011-05-20T13:38:08.591-06:00

Welcome to the new Tanner storage unit!...err.. home! I took these pictures Monday so luckily things are looking much better now.  We're still not completely unpacked but we're getting closer.  When things are all cleaned up I'll take a few more pictures.   The kitchen is great with a bit more storage than our last place.  Woot. The dining room just opposite of the kitchen.  The lighting was

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-39043954753709766172011-05-18T10:46:00.000-06:002011-05-18T10:46:25.475-06:00

We made it. We busted out the 14 hour drive in one day somehow. We've unpacked most of the boxes... sort of. We're attempting to adjust back to sharing a queen-sized bed.  Unfortunately, I'm a little bigger than the last time we had to share a bed. Baby T has his own room but he doesn't sleep there yet :) And pictures are coming eventually. The End.

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Life is truly excellent right now: Graduation is next week, only SIX days until Grant & I are officially reunited, my parents are coming, we're moving closer to family, and Baby T is only 2 months away!! But with all the goodness comes a lot of change. First, I'm coming to the realization that for the first time in eighteen years, I won't be in school next year!  School is something I have

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-3837537060579861512011-04-30T00:11:00.000-06:002011-04-30T00:11:07.628-06:00

I, like 2.7 million other people, was in Chicago this week.  Work flew me out there for "training."  I love exploring, so I often found my self wandering around the city before & after work.  I walk fast so I can cover a lot of ground.   I snapped the above on my way to work.   I worked here (but on the 8th floor). I happened upon this thing... I also saw all of this. It was my first visit to

Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963570559955375912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-74164404275703232312011-04-25T14:50:00.000-06:002011-04-25T14:50:23.804-06:00

Grantie came home to visit for Easter!  It was a perfect weekend.  We did some shopping, ate lots of good food, and celebrated Easter together.  We took a few pictures but the settings on the camera were a little wonky so they're mediocre at best.   One night we headed to the Gaylord Texan, a huge, fabulous hotel in Grapevine.  Instead of paying the $10 for parking we parked about a mile away in

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-12703286895866916932011-04-20T16:03:00.000-06:002011-04-20T16:03:46.608-06:00

Adorable kids. Beautiful flowers. Perfect day.  I love taking pictures and learning a little every time I use my camera.  Hip hip hooray :)

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Yesterday I spent the afternoon in the bluebonnet fields with some friends who were kind enough to adopt me as a family member for the day. Preview:

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I told my Dad I wanted to go skiing for my birthday.  And so the day after I turned 26, he kindly obliged.  We headed up I-70 to Copper Mountain.  We enjoyed a great spring weather and better-than-spring snow.    I love the mountains...   Dad and I just livin' the good life.  Skiing + great weather = good life. What's that you say?  You have never been skiing?  Well my friend, you are officially

Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963570559955375912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-72109816226611638202011-04-10T18:42:00.000-06:002011-04-10T18:42:08.480-06:00

The unfortunate: I dropped my computer yesterday and lost everything on it... The extremely unfortunate: My final presentation is on Tuesday.  My final presentation was on my computer. The optimistic: Twenty-four hours later, I have recreated my visual presentation.  I still have hours of rehearsing & nit-picking, but it will get done. The incredible: There is a baby in my belly.  I feel blessed

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-21266980427874025652011-04-08T17:31:00.000-06:002011-04-08T17:31:55.380-06:00

Today is a very special day.  Today Grant turns twenty-six years old!  It's the fourth birthday Grant has had since we met and the first that we have had to spend apart. Normally I would make him a scrumptious Hawaiian cake as it has become tradition.  I've heard rumors that Grant's mom will be making the cake this year so I'm feeling glad that Grant will get some (even if I really just want

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-74802028387787448442011-04-04T18:02:00.000-06:002011-06-26T21:14:00.425-06:00

Things are picking up at school and at the studio: My culminating presentation for my Master's degree is next week and it's competition season at the studio.  Since the next month or so will be so busy, I bought a ticket to Denver to spend some time with Grant before the long haul. While I was there, we headed out for one of our favorite activities, hiking!  This time we hiked around Castlewood

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-84982648727630174672011-03-30T15:36:00.000-06:002011-03-30T15:36:40.476-06:00

While I was in Boise I got the best surprise ever!  Grant came to visit!  We had been apart for two weeks (with only eight or nine left... blech), so it was great to spend a few days together.  While Grant was there we headed out to meet the two newest members of the Peterson family: Oh, no, it's not my mom & Grant... Hollywood: And Cougar: We even got to ride Hollywood around.  Baby T wasn't

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-60796429777241048092011-03-22T21:13:00.001-06:002011-03-22T21:14:11.095-06:00

Last week was Spring Break in Texas so I took I much needed trip back home to good ole Iderho.  It was great to be home especially because Linds, Taylor, Gavin, Gma, & Papa Logsdon all made it to Boise as well.  Gavin, as always, was the star of the show.   Unfortunately Gavin forgot all his clothes for the plane ride. (Babies can be so forgetful sometimes!)  So he got to try on some of Baby T's

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-82398170519771891402011-03-21T14:07:00.000-06:002011-03-21T14:07:45.182-06:00

Grant has been in Denver for about three weeks now.  Striving to remain positive about this unfortunate, but luckily temporary, situation I've compiled a short list of the good things: -I get the whole bed.  Me and my seven pillows.  I also bought a body pillow.  It's for Baby T... -Oh man, I just ran out of good things... Actually being away from Grant has forced me to document life in a

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-27457155465433551042011-03-16T21:44:00.002-06:002011-03-16T21:47:01.473-06:00

I can't help but be pumped about having a little guy on the way.  I was openly hoping it would be a boy for some reason.  I don't know, I just wanted a boy.  Anyways, he is due July 17th. Any favorite boy names [warning...if the name is good enough, we will steal it]?

Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963570559955375912noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-47179033089186256162011-03-08T08:51:00.000-07:002011-03-08T08:51:25.852-07:00

My brain is exploding (for multiple reasons).  Share in my small pity party if you so desire: 1. Bad morning for head and tummy.  I have been so blessed to have good days for the last month or so.  But today is not one of those days... 2. Grant is gone :(  He got transferred to Denver (yay) and started working there last week.  I have to stay here until graduation (boo) and although having the

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-60888954560582052372011-03-07T08:34:00.000-07:002011-03-07T08:34:43.433-07:00

Next up on our BBQ trip was Cooper's BBQ in Llano.  I think you say that "Lah-Noh."  But Grant liked to call it "Yawn-oh."  Go figure. They were all stocked up for the lunch rush on the last day of our trip.  Pork & beef sausages, brisket, chicken, pork and beef ribs, and even a little goat somewhere in there.  That pot on the end is a giant bucket of Cooper's sauce, a kind of thin, sweet BBQ

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-44647265651795376762011-03-04T10:59:00.000-07:002011-03-04T10:59:14.662-07:00

After spending the night in Austin we headed South & West in search of some more good grub.  Our chosen destination was the Wimberly Pie Co. but unfortunately it was closed.  But in our brief tour of Wimberly, I saw these Texas bricks, laughed, and had to take a picture: We also found a cool Bonzai exhibit outside of town: Grant was excited.  Mostly because in his inner heart of hearts, he

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-92129204133639878812011-03-02T15:53:00.000-07:002011-03-02T15:53:59.312-07:00

Grant acted as our BBQ researcher for this trip.  He found the website Full Custom Gospel BBQ, a site by people who travel all over Texas and review all the best BBQ joints.  Our first stop, Kruez Market, was in Lockhart. Central Texas has big German roots hence the name Kreuz (pronounced krites).   Baby T was hungry after a long drive from the big D.   After waiting in line for about 20

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It's been six or seven months since our last Texas weekend getaway (read here) so we headed out for another vaguely planned adventure in the back country.  Last time we headed East and ended up near Tyler, TX.  This time we decided to head south and putter around near Austin, TX.   Our actual route was a bit crazier than that but if when I added all the destinations, GoogleMaps was covered in

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-70766689266046522962011-02-28T10:44:00.000-07:002011-02-28T10:44:36.645-07:00

Maybe I'm getting all sentimental because I wasn't able to ride my favorite rides: Test Track and Space Mountain.Or maybe it's because the little boy inside me has my hormones spiking.Perhaps it's just because I ate my weight in Twist & Shouts (Walmart-brand Oreos) But truth is, looking back on our awesome trip to Disney World, I really think the very best part of the trip was the company: It

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-92024492198713159672011-02-27T15:00:00.000-07:002011-02-27T15:00:11.898-07:00

It's a Boy... unmistakably! Congrats if you guessed right!  Now our little boy will have 13 first names- awesome!   Baby T salutes you if you guessed right!   And this is his sweet (err.. scary) upside down face.  He is a wiggly wiggly boy, but didn't want to wiggle his cute little face to the side so we could get a profile picture.  So, we're stuck with the scary, upside down ghost face for

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I'm clearly way way behind on my Disney World posts.  Thus, the next few posts will be whirlwinds of pictures and stories.  For today, the stories of excited, involved husbands. First, we have Logan, the bird man. Well, hello birdie.  Hey, he's got a dollar! He was a tickly bird. I like the face on this one.  Rethinking your enthusiastic involvement yet, Logan? Love the laugh. And of

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-7185533666882334232011-02-17T13:42:00.000-07:002011-02-17T13:42:03.718-07:00

After Epcot we headed to Magic Kingdom.  It was a rainy day so my camera didn't make an appearance... but the day after that: Animal Kingdom!  One of our favorite parts of Animal Kingdom was the best show never to hit Broadway (yet): Complete with singing Nemo & Marlin: Dancing sea fronds and anemone:  Exploring with Mr. Ray: Of course, Dory and her short term memory loss: Bruce and buddies:

kelseybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09337169635576938613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890825658719052399.post-74301268647999205242011-02-16T15:14:00.000-07:002011-02-16T15:14:17.240-07:00

In exactly one week we will find out whether Baby T is a boy or a girl!   In early celebration, we're taking a poll to see what you think!   If you get it right, we'll name the baby after you... every one of you...  Aren't you lucky? The poll is over there ----> Guess away!!

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After I reluctantly left my new duck bff, we headed for a trip around the world.  Only at Disney can you visit Canada next to England next to Morocco, Japan, Mexico, etc.   We checked out Canada. Chatted in various phone booths: Nothing like a good phone booth picture: And an even better friend to be a human doorstop for you: Snapped a few crazy face-in-the-hole pictures: Saw a silly

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Disney World is full of creatures.  Donald is a duck, Mickey is a mouse, Pluto is a dog, Goofy is... a strange dog.  While these creatures... er... characters are lots of fun to give hugs and get pictures with, for some reason, they didn't entertain me quite as much as some of the more natural, normal sized creatures: Unfortunately, while Mickey and Minnie seem to possess some kind of magical

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We found it interesting that some Disney movies, Pixar specifically, are featured much more than others at Disney World.  For example, there were lots of references to Finding Nemo but very few of Cars, Incredibles, Up, and the Tanner classic, WALL-E.  Despite our disappointment that not everyone shares in our affinity for the cutest robots alive... we loved all of the Nemo attractions. Part of

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We picked the Mallory's up at the airport on Thursday morning.  They had been flying since 10:30ish the night before... yuck.   Queen of naps: "Want a little break before we head out to the park?"Marathoner Mallorys: "Nah, we're okay."QN: "Maybe just like an hour nap?" (That's short to me)MM: "How about just a quick Denny's trip and a splash of water on our faces?"QN: "Are you serious?  Maybe

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We decided a few months ago to go to Disney World.  The Mallory's moved to Seattle in October and we decided a reunion was absolutely necessary.  In Florida. Which means a two hour flight for us... and an entire night of flying for the Mallory's.  What good sports! We stayed at a hotel in the Downtown Disney Area which was great for transportation to and from the parks.  However, they did not

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We just got back from the awesomest (yes, awesomest) trip to Disney World.  However, I'm already a bit behind on other adventures and thus, must document those first.   A few weeks ago, my parents came to visit!  It has been a year since my mom has come to visit and my dad has never been out since we moved to good ole Tejas, so I was very excited. Unfortunately, I was the puke/migraine queen all

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There really are lots of joys of pregnancy!  Hearing the little peanut's heartbeat and getting to see a little sonogram were two of those joys.  Looking forward to the future is certainly a joy (however sleep deprived that future may be), as well as talking about possible names, and picking out our baby's first footed p.j.'s, (the only piece of clothing our baby has, as of yet). Unfortunately,

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For this New Year's Eve (can you believe it is 2011?!) we were invited to a Murder Mystery dinner party!  Each party member was given a part to play as we read through the dialogue and clues to discover who committed the horrendous crime. Caitlin & Jared were Mama Rosa and Marco, the wife and son of the deceased.  Jared was a wannabe soccer player and always said, "I'm gonna be world cup!" in a

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The rumors are true! (As if you've heard rumors...)  Grant & I are excited to announce that we are expecting a little "Baby T" in July.  This sonogram is a little old so he still looks like a little peanut.   July is the (only) month for Peterson women to have babies, apparently.  My dad, sister, brother, nephew and I are all July birthdays so Baby T will fit right in.  In fact, I'm due on July

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About a week after I took my first set of family portraits with the Gurneys, I took family pictures for the Koerners, the Gurney's cousins.   Unlike the Gurneys, the Koerner's don't have any babies.  Instead they have three kids who love the camera, which made my job pretty darn easy. I am still struggling a bit with my settings, most specifically with white balance.  I got a little more

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Music has always been a part of a Tanner Christmas, all three years of our little family celebrations.   We love to sing Christmas songs.  We even have a song of the year each Christmas.  2008: Mistletoe by Colbie Caillat, 2009: Last Christmas by Wham, covered by Jimmy Eat World, and 2010:  ??  Well considering the events depicted in the video below, it just may have to be Silver Bells. Wow,

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One of our favorite activities from our little Christmas break was snowmobiling!  I had never been before and we had a lot of fun.  Grant and I were excited to be up in the mountains breathing fresh air and clomping through the snow. Here is the whole crew minus Grant who took the picture We suited up with helmets and gear (I was excited because my helmet was a medium... I was sure I would

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With the holidays behind us, (and thanks heavens, the semester too), I finally feel like I'm ready to leave my blogless cave.  Unfortunately, that cave has also been fairly camera-free, so here's one of those full of junk, no picture posts: We spent the Thanksgiving holiday relaxing and refraining from cooking (because that cave of mine doesn't have a pot, spatula, and certainly not an oven).  

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Best five bucks I ever spent...just kidding...it was free.

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A few weeks ago my friend Cherie asked if I would take some family pictures for her.  I said, "Um, you're aware that I have absolutely no experience & really don't know what I'm doing right?"  She said, "No problem." So I said, "Yes!" We headed to Grapevine's Botanical Gardens where there were approximately 200 other families taking pictures... (Okay maybe not quite 200). There was a beautiful

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