Sorry for the lack of postings, but we have been so busy lately. My mom spent 10 days with us in the middle of July. It was alot of fun having her stay with us. Will decided he needed to show off for Grammie so he slept throughout the night, learned how to roll over both ways, and laughed the entire time she was here. He loves his Grammie :) I took a two day ecology class for my continuing education credits. It was pretty boring, but I took it with my friend Barb and things are never boring when we are together! David and I were able to go on many dates while my mom was here. We even went to a movie (Harry Potter-great!!).

On July 24, we celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary. I got David a new shirt and a suitcase. He got me a gorgeous diamond anniversary band. He even made sure the diamonds were princess cut to match my engagment ring....how sweet is that :) To celebrate our anniversary, we got takeout and watched a movie. Very different than past years!

This weekend we are going to Breckenridge for our first non-Oklahoma family vacation. I'm so excited! David's cousin gave us a backpack carrier that Will actually likes so we are going to go on a few short hikes. I'm sure we are going to have alot of pictures to share when we get back.

My friend Karen and I are training to run a 5K in Sept and Oct. It feels so good to run again! Will is able to sit in the BOB stroller without the carseat and enjoys watching everything go by. Karen introduced me to running skirts and I love them. They are so much better than shorts because you don't have to worry about them riding up. You should get one. Plus you feel all cute in a skirt!

David is in the process of buying a new car....more details to come when the government decides if they are going to continue the cash for clunkers program (or as I like to call it "the David Tanner get rid of your Jeep" program).

Our little family on Pearl Street

"My Grammie is hilarious!"
Someone said he looks like Elmer Fudd....I goggled him and he does!!

Beth, Ezra, Karen, Megan, me, Will (Megan was upset because Will had just pulled her hair)

Goodbye old friend...

Today is a sad day in the Tanner household. We made the difficult decision to put our dog Cody down. For the past few years he's had really bad hips and have trouble getting up and walking. Also because his back legs are so weak, his paws drag on the ground which cause his foot pads to bleed. He went to the vet last week and the doctor gave him some new meds to try for 2 weeks. It's only been a week, but David and I can tell that the meds aren't helping. It's so sad watching him struggle to get up. He was 12 1/2 years old and David had had him for almost 9 years. Cody was obsessed with David and always wanted to be right by his side. He hated to be away from David and would pace the floor until he came home. He was a very loyal and loving dog.

*Cody used to love chasing bunnies, squirrels and prairie dogs. We would take him to open space and he'd run forever! One time David and I took Cody to the Tulsa Rose Gardens. Everything was perfect until Cody saw a bunny and took off running through the roses! He even ripped his nylon leash....David invested in a leather leash after that :)

*Before I married David, Cody was his co-driver and sat in the passenger seat whenever they went someplace. He didn't take to sitting in the back very well and would try to squeeze himself out the windows as we were driving down the street. We had to pull over many times and force him back inside. The best dog purchase we ever made was the Cody Cage that is in my car. Before that, Cody would spend the entire drive climbing over the back seat into the trunk and back again. He would, of course, get stuck with his head in the trunk and his butt on the backseat, so we'd have to pull over and fix him. Fun times in the car!!

*We took Cody to Petsmart once to get dog food. He did really well until it was time to check out. Then he decided to pee all over the floor...we are taking lake size puddle. The cashier just looked at David and pointed to the paper towels.

*Cody loved to eat anything and everything. Some favorites would be: dried worms stuck to the ground; tupperware containers....at least 40 if not more; loaves of bread; pepper jack cheese...well really any cheese; poop; rotting pumpkins; gingerbread houses; brownies; dark chocolate; peanut brittle; entire boxes of shortbread cookies; trash straight from the trashcan.

So thank you Cody for being a great dog; even with all the hair, slobber, smells, and loud barking. You were a great companion to David, Will and I. Enjoy the big park in the sky :) Every time I find another dog hair (and they are everywhere!) I will take comfort in remembering one thing....all dogs go to Heaven.

Skiing the Sand Dunes with David

Snowshoeing with David

Me and Cody cuddling

We called this his "deer pose"

The boys. Cody was so gentle with Will.

Cody loved to go camping. He loved roaming around and investigating everything.

The Cody pool

Best friends

6 months!

Six months ago, David and I welcomed our son into the world. Time has flown by!

*He weighs 17 lbs 8 oz (52%); he's 26 inches long (46%) and his head circumference is 17 inches (73%).

*Will is able to sit up all by himself.

*He can reach for toys that are close to him. He loves to pull on the bars of his activity mat and laughs when it falls on top of him.

*He talks all the time now! I think baby sounds are the most precious sounds on earth. He coos, giggles, and blabs to anything he sees. My mom claims that he gets it from me :-)

*Will loves to eat food! He has tried apples, squash, pears, peaches, bananas, carrots, prunes, avocado, green beans, and peas. I started feeding him three meals a day and he gulps down every meal.

*He's been on two airplanes trips to Tulsa.

*He loves to swim in the bathtub and the rec center pool.

*We joined a new playgroup and he's made a bunch of new friends. We still get together with Megan and Ezra each week to walk.

*We still get stopped everywhere we go so people can comment on his cheeks. The worst was when we were at the mall in Tulsa--we got stopped in every store! One lady actually kissed his feet...not cool!!

*He loves his jumperoo toy.

*Will is an absolute joy and is a very happy baby.

Happy 4th of July!