7 months

So, I keep making promises to keep up on the blog and I keep failing.  So, I am just going to say I will do my best.  Instead of trying to play catch up, I am beginning at 7 months and updating from there.  Here is Trey at around 7 months.  At this point he has been fully mobile from about 6 months.  As you can see he is pulling himself up on everything and on the move. 

 Trey is full of smiles and giggles.  His squeals and laughter fill the room.  Trey tries hard to keep up with big brother Tanner and is so intent on being involved in everything.

Below is the one picture I was able to take with him sitting still and not falling off the chair.

Camping Trip

I am vowing to not give up on this blog, so here is the first of a few updates from over the summer.  Towards the end of June we were able to take a family camping trip over to Lake Billy Chinook.  We spend four days out on the boat and playing at the campground.  The boys did great traveling and sleeping in the motorhome.  The weather was perfect and we had an amazing time.

Our family out on the boat.  Trey was not thrilled about wearing his life vest but he handled it and enjoyed being out on the water.  Tanner love being in the boat but was not sure about when Tyler or I were wake boarding or tubing.  

This was our method for keeping Trey out of the sun.  The boat has a top on it but this picnic food tent and blanket seemed to be the best method for keeping him cool.  He slept like this, in his bouncy chair most the time while out on the boat.

Trey getting his nightly bath.

This is what camping is all about...dirt!  This is also how Tanner spent most his time.  Every time we turned around he was laying in the dirt playing.

After playing in the dirt, Tanner had a perfect handprint on his face.

Grandma Mary and the boys.  Tanner was singing to Trey and Trey was giggling at his older brother.  A big thanks to my mom for helping out with the boys so much, especially out on the water so that we could get some wake boarding and tubing in.

Once again Tanner playing in the dirt.

Our campsite.  We were blessed to be able to bring my mom's motorhome and all of us stay in it.

Tanner helping Tyler get ready for wake boarding.  Tanner's didn't necessarily like us being in the water while the boat was "moving"  but loved pulling the rope and pulling us into the boat when we were done.

Tyler's Aunt, Uncle and Cousin came and had dinner with us one night and met Trey.

The fun water shooter that Tyler bought Tanner.  He had a blast spraying the water and Tyler when he was in the tube.  Our first camping trip was a blast and we can't to take the boys on more adventures!

We are moving!

Tyler and I decided to begin looking at houses a while ago but were in no rush to buy just any old house. We had decided that we needed to find "the perfect" house in order to move or close to it.  Well...just out luck, we found it!  We had quite the list of requirements for our next house and this one met each and every one of them.  Here is a preview of the house.  We won't be moving until sometime in August but the current owners were nice enough to let us take some pictures.

This is the bonus room upstairs.  We will use it as a family room.

The master bathroom.  Yes, that is the shower with two shower heads.  I am not sure how I feel about not having a door and one might get added quickly.

The dining room and kitchen.  I think I am most excited about having a walk in pantry so that I can actually buy in bulk at Costco and have a place to store it all.

Downstairs "office".  We will be turing this into the kids playroom.

The living room.

I will definitely post more pictures once we actually get moved in and settled.  The great news is that we now have a real spare bedroom so anyone who wants to come visit is more than welcome.

4 month update

I am running a little behind on updates but Trey is now 4 months old and is already trying to stay up with Tanner.  At his 4 month check up he weighed 14 lbs 13 oz and is 26 inches long.  This puts him in the 50% for weight and above the 95% for height.  Looking back he is pretty close to Tanner's measurements at this age.  He is eating and sleeping like a champ and is overall a happy little guy.  He tracks Tanner wherever he is in the room and I haven't figured out if this is a new line of defense or just entertainment.  They definitely love each other and we can't wait to watch them grow up together.  Trey is rolling over and is attempting to crawl.  He rolls and turn and slithers to get where he wants to for short distances, but I don't think full crawling is that far off.  He loves singing and watching Tanner dance and is learning how his own voice works be screeching and making all sorts of fun loud noises.  By the end of the summer we might be in trouble with these two running around.

Swim Class

With summer comes swim lessons.  Tanner has been in swim lessons since last summer without a break but last Monday was Trey's first swim lesson.  Having Trey's swim class first and then Tanner's right after really showed how far Tanner has come in regards to swimming.  Tanner is so confident in the pool and is really swimming using his arms and legs to get places.  Trey is just experiencing the water and loved splashing and singing but wasn't too sure about actually going under the water.

Below is a video of one of Trey's first swims of the summer.

The below video is of Tanner diving for toys at the bottom of the pool.  He just recently decided he wanted to wear his goggles.  Tanner reminds me of my brother Matt preferring to spend more time underwater like a fish rather than swimming on top of the water.

Our happy boy under water!  Tanner enjoys just handing out under the water.  Anytime we go under the water he just hangs out for awhile instead of swimming back up to the surface like he is suppose to.  Tanner wishes he could have swim class everyday.  I guess I can't really blame him.  Hanging out in a 90 degree pool everyday would be my idea of a good summer.  Between spending time in the pool with our boys and out on the river in the boat, I am excited for summer!

Fun on the river

With as much as Tanner loves the water, we decided to invest in a boat and create family memories.  Here are the boys checking out the boat before it was in the river.

If you can't tell, Tanner is a little excited about being in the boat on the river.  He kept saying 

"GO FAST!" He and Trey did great on the boat and we can't wait to spend many hours on the river this summer.

Tanner decided he needed to help drive the boat.

Grandma Mary with both boys on the boat.

Horses and ATV's

For awhile now Tanner has been asking me when he could ride a horse and when he could ride a motorcycle.  Well, thanks to some special people my little boys dreams came true on our last trip up North.

Tanner has been very intrigued with taking Trey's picture.   He walks around the house saying "Cheese, Smile!"  

Here is Tanner and Grandpa Mike on the ATV.  Last time we were up North, Tanner would not even sit on so when he asked to climb on and ride, Grandpa Mike jumped at the opportunity.  Afterwards, Tanner kept talking about how he rode a "motorcycle".  There might be a little bit of country in him.

Grandpa Mike finally met Trey and it was love at first sight.  Trey enjoyed watching Grandpa Mike and checking out all of his fun toys.

Grandpa Mike and Grandma Linda had a big surprise for Tanner...his own ATV.  There was no hesitation on Tanner's part and he thoroughly enjoyed riding it all over the property.

While up North we were able to spend time with our good friends.  Here is Nayeli and Jaclyn with Trey.  Nayeli was helping with Trey in preparation for her new little sister Selena.

When they weren't helping with Trey, Tanner and Nayeli spent their time chasing the chickens.  

And here is the highlight of the weekend.  A big thanks to Cousin Cassidy for sharing Ziggy with Tanner.  Auntie Beth took time out of her busy schedule and walked in the ran in order to make Tanner's dream of riding a horse come true.  Cassidy did such a great job of showing Tanner how to feed Ziggy and where to hold on.  Needless to say, Tanner is still talking about when he can ride Cassidy's horse again.

Here is our little cowboy.  It was great to see everyone up North and we can't wait to make it up there again.