Spring Shine!

For Christmas, Nanny & Grandpop got Tanner a special present -- a new trampoline.

This is the best present ever...and he jumps every day.

And you can see, he's not scared in the slightest. He's going for a big butt bounce!

We had a tramp growing up and brings back all the memories. Playing dodgeball, don't crack the egg, building forts in the snow, etc.

Let's go fly a kite.

Well, we tried. But determined it was way too windy. After loosing the kite and having to chase it down, I was exhausted.

So we settled on the park.

Dallas Arboretum for Tiny Toy Tuesday

Tanner always like petting the little animals, especially the soft little rabbit.

We then did Kindermusik and sang and danced to our little hearts content. At first, Tanner was staring at everyone like they were crazy. But by the end, he was moving and grooving.

Face Painting

As we were strolling along at the Dallas Arboretum, he kept roaring at people as we walked by.

He was fully convinced he was a tiger and loved every minute of this!!!

And don't you just love that smile :)

Fun Birthday parties

Highlight of his day...or week...or year. Seriously, having a blast.

He had his own steering wheel, so he thought he was "in charge."

Feeding Ducks at White Rock Lake

Day Out with Thomas the Train

Tanner and I got to spend the day with Thomas the Train.

We got to ride on a real train ride with Thomas...

Isn't that every little boys dream come true??

Bounce and Slide on Thomas Bounce House

I hate how blurry these turned out -- but LOVED watching him. He'd bounce as high as he could and then throw himself onto the slide.

He always playing with his tongue sticking out. Seriously, I should be happy he still has it intact.

Play with a room full of Thomas train sets

Model Train Set filled with Thomas Trains

Giant sized sand box

Thomas the Train Tattoo

Petting zoo with 6 week old piglet

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, A Camping We will Go!

One weekend we packed up the car and headed to the Lake Ray Roberts with some friends for a weekend full of camping, hiking, and biking.

Tanner was definitely in his element. He LOVES playing outside, digging in the dirt, and running wild. He's completely entertained 100% of the time.

We set up tent Friday night and stayed until Sunday morning.

Tanner "helping" setting up camp.

When we first told Tanner we were going camping, his response was "Ohh! And see my SOP-ie!" We went camping last fall and these two were inseperable. This time Sophie wasn't able to come -- something about her mom being 7 months pregnant.

Luckily, Tanner was still plenty entertained by his younger friends Leah and Madeliene. They thought Tanner was hilarious and laughed at everything he did -- which ended up being the only encouragement he needed to be.

In the wee hours of the early morning, Tanner woke up. A few minutes, we could hear little Madeliene wake up in the tent next to ours. I asked Tanner why Madeliene was crying, and his response "She wants to play with my digger."

Cooking breakfast Saturday morning.

Umm...Bacon. Is it just me, or does food just taste better when you're camping?

On Saturday morning, we took the kids to the park to play. As we were leaving our campsite, Tanner saw the HUGE group of teenagers leaving on the same trail. Tanner yelled, "No, we're going to the park!" and took off running as fast as he could until he got ahead of the gang.

Notice the feet off the ground!

The beautiful lake. I can't wait to come back in the summer when the water is actually warm enough to swim.

If you challenge Arthur, he'll never turn it down. He dived into the freezing cold water.

Bonfire!

Tanner loved being next the the fire. He was our little firemaster. A little on the dangerous side - but what worries me, always excites him.

Definitely the best part of camping - S'mores!

Tanner cuddled on my lap and just let me sing him songs forever as we sat next to the camp fire. So precious.

The weather was in the 70s-80s, absolutely gorgeous on Friday and Saturday, but on Saturday night the temperature unexpectedly dropped into the low 40s. We were NOT prepared. I wore 2-3 layers of clothes and still was freezing cold. I didn't sleep the entire night.

With the freezing cold weather, racoon raucous (imagine 2 racoons in heat in your campsite), and various children crying in the middle of the night, I barely slept.

But there's just something about being outdoors is naturally calming and soothing -- and I always want to go back for more.