Elijah's First Day at Home - Scripture Time!

I was so excited to see Adalei and Brielle dressed in their cute matching shirts and wanted to take a picture. There are lady bugs on the shirts. Adalei picked these out at the store.

I forgot that I had bought them and so I asked Adalei were they got their cute shirts. She said she got them when I bought my sweaters. Then I remembered that I had stopped at the outlets after her first dentist appointment because I wanted to get some sweater vests that were on sale. In checking out the clearance section, we found these cute shirts and some others. I let Adalei pick out which one she liked best. I was amazed that Adalei's memory was far better than mine!



A proud father holding his son........ Dad and little junior! :-) Elijah was so tiny and light - just like a little ball. Nate could hold him in one hand.

Nate and Misty are amazing. They got home from the hospital around 6 pm that night and by 8 pm they were having scripture time. I don't think they ever miss a day. When I babysit, we usually do an article of faith or two.....

I think they are on the second time reading the Book of Mormon with their family. I think Nate was 8 yrs old when he finished reading the Book of Mormon for the first time. I'm happy to see my son does much better than I did with scripture reading. I was fortunate if I got in one verse a day. This is a commandment that I struggled with doing as a family. It was easier to read on my own. I'm just grateful that my kids do better at this than I did.

Adalei's First Gymnastics Class - Last Day (10/09)

Since Misty just had the baby, I had the opportunity to take Adalei to her last gymnastics class.

Before we went inside the school, I thought a picture with this scarecrow would be cute. Adalei didn't know what a scarecrow was and I don't think I explained it very well either.


These pictures are self explanatory. Adalei had a great time with her session. She was the youngest and the shortest and the cutest in the class!

The lighting at this location was very poor and I didn't get my camera set just right. Hopefully you can see Adalei and not mind the poor quality of the pictures I took. These pictures are about the memories and not photography skills.....














































At the end of the class, she received a sticker for the session completion. Rather than put the sticker on her shirt, she wanted it on her pants. She's sure a cute little girl and I was very pleased to tell everyone there that I was her grandmother!

Newport, Oregon - A weekend at the beach house!

My friends (John and Troy, picture below) invited me to spend the second weekend in October with them at a beach house just north of Newport, Oregon. The beach house is right at the coast overlooking the beach. The view is awesome. When you walk in the house and look out the window, it seems like you are on a cruise ship because all you can see is the ocean water.

I've included some of my favorite pictures. I thought Jason, Ashley, Jenna, Casey and Charity would like to see these since we will be having our next family reunion there in June 2010.

I loved the sunsets best of all.

My Shrimp and Crab Louie (picture below)was so delicious! I'd love to go back again. I think the restaurant was named the Tidal Rave. A couple of the pictures here were taken from the restaurant as the restaurant is right on the coast also.





Don't miss the guy para-sailing in the picture further down. He was far away and I zoomed in as much as I could. He went under water right after I took this picture. It's the picture with what looks like a green kite. (At first we thought he was flying a kite.)

The clouds are interesting - wispy sometimes and just over the horizon in others. I liked watching the birds flying along the coast. They were flying north - I thought birds flew south for the winter?


I had a great weekend and enjoyed the relaxation I had there. It was hard to leave but I know I'll be returning in June, if not before.

Another shot of Elijah Nathan Tanner!

This little guy is so snugly. I just love to hold him.

He sleeps through many pokes and screams from his happy sisters.

I am amazed at his features and facial expressions - he already reminds me a lot of Nate! It is so fun to have a little Nate Jr!

Adalei's birthday activity - Nate's race day! 9/26/09

Nate told Adalei she could have a birthday activity after her birthday. I was sure surprised when her selection was to watch him run a race. I never did hear the list of what her other choices were - perhaps she only had one choice?

I can't remember how long this race was. I think it was 5k but I could be wrong.

I didn't get a picture before or at the start of the race.

These first two pictures are at the half way point and Nate was doing great! Near the front of the group and moving quite fast!






Checking his time..... He was smiling because he was doing really good........

















This is the end of the race. Nate was pushing himself as hard as he could. The sun was so bright that I couldn't see his time but Nate or Misty can tell you what it was. I just know that he really did great. I didn't get a good shot of the actual finish line....

He has his shirt off and it's just over his shoulders....












Now this picture shows you what a wonderful wife Misty is to Nate. After he crossed the finish line, he started throwing up. I gladly stayed with the girls and Misty went to give him some support. You may not be able to tell but he was throwing up as I took this picture.














It was just a couple of minutes and Nate was headed to the refreshment table for some water and something to eat.


















Just a couple more minutes and Nate was smiling and ready to think about his next race!

A marathon in June at Newport, Oregon on the coast.

Surprise!!!!!!!! October 19, 2009 at 2:18 am

I'm so excited that I can't go back to sleep! Ashley's water broke around 4 pm last night. I was so excited that I couldn't wait to hear the news and see his picture so I stayed up till midnight and now I'm too excited to go back to sleep.

My new grandson is named Spencer Romney Tanner. He is almost 3 weeks early so it was a surprise! Just 6 days after little Elijah! Spencer is 6 lb 2 oz. These two will be almost like twins!

I have to tell you about his name because I just love his name. "Spencer" is from Spencer W. Kimball. "Romney" is from Ashley's mother's maiden name and also after Marion G. Romney. (Ashley's maternal family line is related to Mitt Romney - a bit distant.) And of course, Tanner is his last name. When President Kimball was the prophet, his counselors were Marion G. Romney and N. Eldon Tanner so all three from that First Presidency are in baby Spencer's name. I thought that was so clever and so cute. Little Spencer is named after one prophet, two apostles, and the Romney maternal family line!

I can hardly wait to see him and hold him. I won't be in California until the day after Thanksgiving so I have a long wait ahead of me! I'm so happy that Spencer and Ashley are both doing well.

One more grandson on the way - March 2010 when Jenna and Casey have their next baby. Then I don't think I'll have another grandchild for about two years! (but I could be wrong......)

The name......

My new grandson's name is Elijah Nathan Tanner. Adalei chose his name "Elijah" and Brielle agreed. Misty and Nate chose his middle name "Nathan."

"Nathan" comes from the Tanner tradition for the father's name to be a middle name of a son. For example, Rex Tanner had a son Milo Rex; Milo Rex named his son Nathan Milo and now Nathan Milo named his son Elijah Nathan. I had not noticed this before but Misty realized it and told me that's why his middle name would be Nathan. I haven't looked at the family history records to see if it goes further back than Nate's grandfather or not. Misty may know.

"Baby Brother" is here! 10/13/09

Baby brother arrived tonite around 6:45 pm, 7 lbs. 4 oz, 18 inches. He doesn't have a name yet so we are just calling him baby brother still. His middle name will be Nathan but that's all I know so far. __________ Nathan Tanner.

Adalei and Brielle were so excited to go to the hospital to see their new baby brother tonite. They just kept talking about him all the way to the hospital.

Adalei wanted to hold him all the time except when she was eating a cookie. She really did a good job of holding him. I really liked her expression when she held him and saw him for the first time.









I was surprised little baby brother didn't cry from Brielle's pats on his face but he seemed to like them! That's good because he'll probably be getting a lot of them.







Holding Adalei's finger.......







Misty looks great! You can't even tell she just had a baby. She said she was tired. She was at the hospital for 1.5 hours before the baby arrived.












A very happy big sister....















It looks like he may be a thumb sucker like Adalei. It's even his left hand.....






This is my #2 grandson and #5 grandchild. I am a happy grandmother tonite!








Isn't this shirt from the hospital so cute?











This was the first time he opened his eyes - it was 2.5 hours after he was born.





Misty's mom said he looks like Nate! :)

Tucking in the Sweethearts! (September 2009)

Doesn't cute little Brielle look just like a darling doll in her bed? She is out of the crib and gets in bed herself and she stays there. She likes to be covered up. She is just absolutely adorable. I think two years old is my favorite age! She is so fun!



She's excited for baby brother to take over the crib - any day now......................



Cute Adalei in her new bunk bed.... She has the bottom bunk. She's so cute too and loves her purple fluffs with her purple blanket.




She's still sucking her thumb......






What a beautiful smile and pretty hair!














Look at Brielle's little hacky sack- she likes this blanket and this hacky sack when she goes to bed. If you can't find the hacky sack, she does accept a ball as a substitute! She's wonderful! She is the easiest little one I've ever put to bed! (Nate and Misty must have a secret on how to get her to bed without crying.................)

Beautiful blue eyes and lovely curly hair........ little Brielle!

Can you believe Adalei is four years old? (9/09)

Adalei is just growing up into a beautiful girl. She is so smart and so kind. I really enjoy being around her. Misty made a delicious chocolate cake with her specialty icing that we all love very much.

This first picture is Adalei deciding what her birthday wish will be for this birthday! Isn't she just cute?



















Adalei was having fun bouncing on her kitty ball with her dad. Adalei and Brielle both love bouncing.


























































Opening birthday gifts......









You can tell by her smiles that she loves her gifts.

We had to wait to open the rest of her gifts after she opened a book with stickers!














Opening a gift from mom and dad.............














New shoes! She loves them!
















Grandma found her cute pajamas with princesses on them.
















Crayons







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princess coloring book...













Bubble bath was a hit.....












Adalei was excited with a new soccer ball from her mom and dad.
















Yum!















Adalei's new pajamas looked way big when she held them up but they were size 4. When she tried them on we were surprised that they fit her perfectly!

Adalei was happy as she went to bed after her birthday party!