Big bird's best friend!

Hey guys! I bet you didn't know...Tanner and Big Bird are best friends! They met a few years ago.

Tanner is even friends with Oscar the grouch, Elmo and everyone that lives on Sesame Street!!

Check it out. We have proof:

Tanner had forgotten he visited his school long before he would actually attend Kindergarten there!

Tanner asked me: how did I buy that food if I didn't have money!?

He doesn't really remember flying around with Elmo, but geez, the proof is right there! It simply had to have happened.

He "thinks" he remembers these cookies being good!!

Tanner knows mom and dad have been to NYC, but I guess we ALL forgot Tanner has too!! lol.

Tanner loves his friends from Sesame Street. He's just really racking his brain trying to remember all these experiences and I guess it was because when he was only two years old he visited...that's why he doesn't remember it!! That was a loooong time ago! But occasionally he'll say

"oh that was fun when I did that...."

HA HA HA.

We LOVE this book. I made it for Tanner when he was two. He hasn't read it for awhile until recently and it's perfect because it talks about letters and numbers and makes it fun for Tanner to learn! It's totally personalized and I recommend making one for your child too. The dilemma though...is do we tell him he really didn't visit Sesame Street or let him continue to imagine he really did all these things? It's oh so cute to watch him read and think he was a super star!!

We really love books. We've read to Tanner since he was a baby. We read together every night! Kambrie is trying to get in on the action too. It's such a fun family time to be together.

This is another book I really love. It explains the different feelings we all have. Super duper cute for a child trying to understand different emotions!!

PS the personalized book was made from shutterfly.com

PSS no I did NOT choose the outfit that Tanner is wearing in the book. That unfortunately was not an option!!

meal time evolution

meal time. easy.

right?

starts out simple and sweet. yummy food to eat.

but somehow turns into THIS!

a food slaughter.

everywhere.

all over!

No. She is not playing peekaboo.

but still just as adorable as ever...

and finally leads to this:

meals. eventful adventures. to say the least!!

One for me, one for you!

GAMES aren't just for KIDS!

Okay my friends...I thought of this FUN idea. We'll see how many of you agree. wink wink

I love making things. I love all things hand-made. There's just a sense of LOVE embedded in everything created and I LOVE a little personal touch. Plus, creating something brings such a sense of accomplishment, pride and fulfillment!!

I'm a hands on person. I don't do well with instructions. I see=I do. So here is where YOU come in.

I want to learn new things, see fun projects, and incorporate other people's style of things that I like into my own!! So I want to get my hands on something that YOU can share with ME, and the rest of my blog readers.

Think about what you can create. For example, here are a few of the things I like to do...

I like to make JEWELRY.

I like to sew PURSES and BAGS.

I love making home decor, decorating photo's, making cards and scrapbooks and a huge realm of things in that area!

These are just a few of the things I enjoy!!

Here is how it will work.

Think of what you do best. Do you sew? Do you stamp? Do you do antique? Do you re-upholster? Do you knit? Do you make hair bows? Do you draw? Do you cook?

What do YOU do?

You create whatever it is you do best and send it to me!! Yes. Out of the goodness of your heart. Because you love me. And because you want to share your talent!

I in return WILL send every person who participates something back. It might just be a beautiful card I made thanking you for your creation, or it could something a little more elaborate.

Out of all the items sent I will pick my favorite and send YOU something a little more than elaborate (!!) from my heart that I've created.

And it will be worth it!!!

ALSO, I will post each entry on my blog for the world to see your talent and then have a vote. Who ever wins that vote as well will get a creation from me!!

SO....wanna play!!?? It will be fun. Let's all share our talents.

If you are interested you can post here, or you can send me an email: luckiestgirlalive @ hotmail dot com. You have ONE WEEK to decide if you want to play. Entry ends next Friday night the 24th and then you have ONE MONTH to get your creation done and mailed to me. Sent by Oct 23rd.

So branch out a little. Have fun with this. Come and play!!!

Labor day 2010

Labor day weekend Gpa Kirk came to visit from Oklahoma.

The weather was perfect so Sunday evening we spent time in the backyard. Tanner got a kids fishing pole for his bday so Gpa gave him some lessons on how to throw the line and reel in a fish power ranger!...in preparation for their fishing adventures the following day!

Our BYU pirate was catching on quick and having a blast!!

It was so cute to watch him throw the line clear across the yard!!

Next we had some fun trampoline time.

Holy shmoly. That is a workout jumping...but it was dang fun.

We even had a little toe touch competition. Daddy gave great effort and had a nice attempt big stretch! Tan man was a little backwards on his "toe touch!" As for me, I've had previous practice in this field...but you can determine for yourself who won!!

Monday, Labor day, the boys headed off for a fishing adventure.

They apparently had a wonderful beautiful day fishing and Tanner enjoyed every second. He got right into the river, wet up to his chest, helped reel in fish, used the net to catch, and even "pet" a few of the slimy fish.

Dad said Tanner requested the second to last picture of him standing by the river so he could always remember that place.

I sure love my boys!!

Is that not the cutest face EVER!! Great memories for Labor day 2010.