Valentine's Day!

So Andrew isn't much of a romantic (He would say "whatever") but I don't think he really is. Until it comes to Valentine's Day, then he is really sweet. Since we have been married a "CUPID" knocks on our front door and leaves me and now the boys gifts. From roses to exercise equipment I am always in for a surprise. We also never know when the cupid will knock. Andrew doesn't ever let me get him anything because he says Christmas is my time to give him good stuff and Valentine's is HIS day. So he got a homemade card from me. But cupid got me this awesome stroller the kids are sitting in. I never dreamed he would get me and never even dared ask! I was set on another one! As you can imagine I was pretty stoked! Tanner got a shake and go truck and lion and Benson got some Matchbox cars (that he can suck on all he wants). It was a great Valentine's Day! Thanks cupid! ;)

What do you do when it's freezing outside??

I very much dislike Nebraska weather! It is so unbelievably cold here. It's a wet cold that freezes you to your bones. And not only is it cold, it melts away with a sunny day (making me think warm weather is coming) then snows again the next day, and so on. So what do you do? NOTHING! Play around inside! Tanner finds random places to hide and I have to find him.

Where is Tanner???

I got a kick out of this one!

Then here are some other random pictures.

One day they will fill their daddy's shoes!

As I sat at the table and looked down at all the shoes by the door I couldn't help but smile at the boys shoes compared to Andrew's.

The Dentist

Last week Andrew, Tanner, and I all went to the dentist. Tanner had never been. So for the whole week before we went, I talked to him about what the dentist would do and how they would look and poke at his teeth with special tools to make sure their was no "Sugar Monsters" on them. (I remember watching some movie in elementary school and the "bad stuff to eat" were monsters...so that's were I came up with sugar monsters). Anyhow he did so good and did everything the dentist asked. They couldn't believe it was his first time and he didn't freak out once. He really did amazing. After he was finished they gave him a new toothbrush, writing erase pad, and a couple toys. Needless to say he was thrilled and loved his visit to the dentist!
Andrew and I on the other hand were nervous to go to the dentist (and this is really embarrassing to say) but Andrew hadn't been for 6 years and me for almost 9! I know kind of ridiculous!!! So we were nervous to hear the results of our visit. They took me in first and took x-rays, cleaned my teeth, poked around, then told me I was done. I asked how many cavities I had and they said, "None your mouth looks great, whatever your doing keep doing it and always remember to floss!" I could not believe it! So I hurried in to see about Andrew. He wasn't as lucky as me but still only had one cavity! I was pretty pumped about our visit, but think I have to give the credit to my faithful super duper Braun OralB toothbrush and the best Crest Whitening Expressions Extreme Herbal Mint toothpaste. Andrew and I both have that toothbrush and have been using them for over 5 years and they've done their work. I highly recommend both to anyone!
Hooray for an awesome family dentist trip! And we do plan to make them regular now!

Brothers!

All ready for bed!

Just a few pictures I thought were cute and wanted to post!

Turkey bone

I've never had to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving and wanted to cook one for fun, but I forgot to save the "Wish Bone". So the second one I cooked I was sure to remember. Tanner was so excited about it. I told him it had to dry and then we would make a wish and break it. He carried it around all day asking if it was ready yet. After he realized it would take a few days he set it down and forgot about it, until one day he was at the sink washing his hands and came running into the other room where I was screaming, "Mom it's ready mom it's ready!" So we each took a side made a wish and broke it. TANNER WON! I asked what he wished for and him and Andrew said "No telling or it won't come true!" It was fun for us both!

Trip to the ZOO!

As Benson is getting older, he is starting to like going and looking at all the animals and things at the zoo, it was a fun family day out!

Beautiful butterfly in the Butterfly House...

and flower

Yes that is a HUGE frozen waterfall behind the boys. It looks cold out there but it was actually a tropical day for us in the high 40's.

Silly Tanner

I was looking through the pictures on my camera and found this shot.... that Tanner obviously took of himself. I couldn't help but laugh. I always get so many pictures of random objects he thinks are cool... or his own face. :)

Do you think this fits???
So I was going through Tanner's old clothes and pulling out the sizes that would fit Benson, Tanner thought he'd help by going through a bigger size bag and found this for him. I told him it was too small but he put it on anyway and wore it around all day and put it on the next. I finally said it needed to be washed and put it away. Luckily he hasn't asked for it again.

He loves his airplanes

Busting out his awesome moves and showing off his HUGE muscles.

Benson Boo

8 months old

" Don't you dare take that picture!"

What a cute little B.U.M.

Back in Nebraska!

The boys after church just playing around.

Andrew and Benson having a bonding moment.

The beginning on January on the plane heading back to Nebraska. It wasn't a very full flight so we had two rows and Benson's carseat, so he was able to fall asleep in that and Tanner had room to spread out and sleep. It was a great flight home!

Trip to Cedar City

Some of the last days we were out west we headed to Cedar to spend some time with more family. We stayed at a hotel, so the next morning we invited the cousins over to swim. Ashley, Benson, Savannah, Jeffery, Colby, Tanner, Andrew, Bailey, and Amber soaking in the hot tub.

Benson 7 months old.
It was Benson's first time in a pool and I think he loved it. He just splashed and watched everyone swim around him.

Trip to Panguitch

We headed to Panguitch for the day to visit with my Grandma Roe. It was great but the time was to short, I wish we would have been able to spend the night so we could have talked longer.

Aunt Deanna with Benson
She had him laughing pretty hard with bobbing her chin.

Great grandma Roe with Benson

Just hanging out

While we were out west Benson got a fever of 104, with it going up and down for almost four whole days. My mom said we needed to take him to the doctor. And fun for us my mom got to be the nurse over him. When the doctor came in he basically said let it runs its course but if it gets worse we'd give him an antibiotic. Luckily the next morning his temp was back to normal and he was fine from there on out, but then Tanner's temperature peaked and lasted the rest of the week. Who knows what they had?!

Tanner and Benson riding a horse.

They liked it but right when I went to take the picture Tanner got upset because he thought Benson was going to fall... hence the face!
Gaming it up.

Benson and grandpa

Taking a bath in grandma's sink.

Visiting Grandma

Grandma Martha lives at the hospital and loves to have visitors, lucky for us we were able to go spend a few days visiting with her and listen to all her wonderful stories while we were back at home.