Ma Tanner: July 2009

Cute Cousins!!! (Crescent City, California)

Brielle, Paisley, and Weston are so close together in age. Paisley was born 2 1/2 months after Brielle and Weston was just a month and a half after Paisley. So before Brielle I had one grandchild and 4 months later I had 4 grandchildren! I had to reduce my spending per child! Now I have 3 more on the way so by March I will have 7 grandchildren! I am going to be a busy grandmother!

A picture of my #1 granddaughter is below! She's the one that made me a grandmother. Adalei's holding Paisley while Brielle watches. Adalei is a good big sister and just loves her little cousins!

Brielle............ (6/09)

Little Brielle on the run - she is a fast runner for her age and is always on the go!
Look how happy she is! What a cutie!

Two cute smiles from Brielle in the picture above and also below.
Brielle loved this little recliner - it was just her size.

I sure love this little girl - she gives me the best and longest hugs!

Just Paisley............. (6/09)

Princess Paisley is pretty in pink! What an innocent expression in the picture above!

The picture below shows Paisley with her wonderful mother!

I just love Paisley's facial expression..............

Here she is caught in the act (below)! I think I surprised her with my camera.
I know these pictures are a bit of duplicates but the expressions are all so different and so sweet that I just couldn't eliminate any of these! I sure love little Paisley!

The two pals - Weston & Paisley! (6/09)

More pictures from our family reunion!
I just love little Paisley and Weston together! Aren't they just adorable? They really look alike in this picture below. Weston was climbing on the cooler and Paisley is taking off her skirt. Those two sure stick close together even if they aren't playing together! I just love watching them play. I love their smiles and how active they are. I have to admit I wish both of them would let me hold them a little more but holding days are over with these two. Unless they are asleep, they are always on the go.

Weston has the cutest grin - I just love his smile and can't see it too often. His eyes light up and he looks so happy. I think Paisley has a hand on him in this picture. You can see that Jason is enjoying them also. I think this was right after we saw the elk in the field.

I just have to laugh when I see this picture below. Paisley is chasing Weston but she's not catching up very fast. You can see that Casey is walking nonchalantly behind them so he's there to protect them if they get too close to the edge with approximately a 20 foot drop. Paisley and Weston just love to be outside to run and run.

You will probably be surprised that this was the favorite play location. This is the bedroom where Charity and I slept in bunk beds. The yellow tub on the chest was filled with finger nail polish, lotions, etc. Paisley and sometimes Weston loved to dump them out or get them out one-by-one and throw them on the floor. Then they would pick them up and put them back into the yellow tub one-by-one. They were so funny to watch! I think they just liked the little bottles. (Weston is also checking out my CPAP mask!) Aren't they just darling little angels?!

I just had to include this cute picture below too. I love Paisley's expression. This is another day with her playing with the finger nail polish and lotions. Weston is exploring again with my CPAP hose in the background! I just love these two little sweethearts. You can see in this picture that Paisley was successful in removing her skirt from the first picture above.
I'm counting the days until I can see these two again! (and their moms and dads also).

I am so blessed to have such wonderful grandchildren!

Just Weston being a boy............

Weston just loves his dad and I think there's some resemblance there in the picture above.
I love the background of the redwoods in the forest and the ground cover.
I thought it was cute that Weston had picked a flower and was smelling it.

Weston's starting early to follow the little girl!
These two stay close together and I love watching them interact.

What a cute little innocent look! I love my little buddy! I still remember how he climbed up on the couch and hugged me when I was recovering from my surgery.
There's a special place in my heart for him.

Weston loves his sticks which reminds me that I still have two special sticks on my porch that he played with when he was here in May.
The sticks will be waiting for him when he visits me again! I can't wait!

I love this picture above. Weston entertained himself for a long time pushing this empty cooler around the kitchen/dining room floor. I just love how his little tongue is sticking out while he's hard at work!

I love Weston's smile in the picture above and how cute he is sitting in his chair.

I think it was a signal that he was ready to have a snack! He's a good eater!

The happy little greeter roaming the beach having a fun time all by himself..............

This picture is so adorable. Weston was having a great time scraping up the mud and throwing it down again. Little boys don't seem to be timid about this type of activity.

Now he's gathering pieces of bark to carry around. There were lots of fun objects on the beach to keep his attention. I really love watching him play.
There's such a difference between Weston and my granddaughters!
I'm so excited to have a grandson! My #1 grandson!

Aunt Ashley with Adalei and Brielle!

This is such a cute picture - especially with Adalei and Ashley both wearing black shirts and tan pants!

Misty is holding Brielle in the picture above.
I just love the picture below - isn't Brielle's expression so cute?

Crescent City Views! (6/09)

My favorite views from the California coastline around Crescent City!

I love the mist in the pictures above and below.

So very beautiful...........

I love these sights.........

I will always remember this as the location where I bruised my shin, knee, thigh, and hip. I was focused on taking this picture and not where I was walking. There was a space between the boards as wide as my thigh. I stepped right into that space and fell through as far as my leg would go. My foot was in the water. My shoe was soaked. My pants were wet up to my knee and the bruises were up to my hip. I had a scrape on my shin that was bruised and scabbed over. It was more than two weeks before the bruising and soreness went away. It sure did hurt for a long time!

I loved the clover and it reminded me of being a little girl on the farm and hunting for 4 leaf clovers during the summers. When I found one, I'd keep it in a book.

I loved this picture taken from the bottom of the redwood tree and looking to the sky above.

The beautiful ocean..........

Charity strolling down to the ocean........... So relaxing..........

This is a field with lots of elk! I think it was Nate that found this spot. The elk waited patiently for us to take pictures then ran away! You can see the ocean in the background below the sky!
What a sight!

To see the views from the rental home we stayed in - see the pictures at this website: http://www.vrbo.com/193825
The house had spectacular views - no other people or houses in sight. (The driveway was a killer to go up! Wow! I wouldn't have rented the house if I had known how steep the driveway was and long too!) The views of the redwoods and the ocean from the house were awesome! If you're ever looking for a great place to stay in Crescent City, I recommend this location!

Casey, Jenna & Weston (June 2009)

This was a close-up of saying good-bye before the men's hike/camping trip!
Jenna has such a beautiful smile.

The family by the redwood tree..........

Jenna and Weston at the ocean...........

Casey was like a mountain goat climbing up the rocks on the side of this hill. It was really high and he was really quick. I had to really zoom in or you couldn't even see him so the bottom was a long ways down from what this picture shows! Casey has lots of courage!

Jason, Ashley & Paisley (June 2009)

Paisley loves to see what's happening!

I love this picture with Jason and Paisley with the ocean behind them.

The family in the redwoods!

Two photographers in the family! Fun family time together!

The family by the redwood tree.........

Jason and Ashley together!

This is the exact spot where Jason announced that another baby was on the way! Jason was sitting in the same chair and Ashley was standing to his right. Jason just casually mentioned they wouldn't be able to come home for Christmas this year because of the baby! We were all surprised. I remember looking at Ashley and her stomach was flat! We are excited for the next baby - especially since we won't know the gender until he/she arrives. I think it's going to be a boy. The baby will arrive in November.
This will be my 6th grandchild! I am such a lucky grandmother!

Ashley has so much patience with cute little Princess Paisley!
Isn't the pink raincoat from Aunt Charity adorable also?

The photographer in action! If I see him taking a picture, I know I'm missing a great sight if I don't take a picture also! It's great to be taking pictures with Jason around!