Grandma Herb Comes to Visit

This week has been crazy!
On Wednesday Grandma Herb came down from Oregon to visit. We are thrilled to have her here and we've been trying to pack our days full of fun activities.
Before she got here we got the house all cleaned up and even carved a few pumpkins to make things more festive. Tanner really liked carving pumpkins this year. He kept sticking his entire arm inside the pumpkin and pulling out handfuls of seeds.
Then he wanted to eat what he pulled out.



Wednesday we went to eat Dinner together and then I had to go to a primary meeting. But Grandma and Dad put Tanner to bed and then just hung out at the house.
Thursday we went to eat at this restaurant overlooking the White River. It was a delicious meal and a beautiful fall day. We then took Tanner to play at the park next to the river. He loved walking around the playground and going down the big boy slide (all by himself). He's really into exploring lately- so the park was a lot of fun.
Tanner in the swing

Going down the slides



And then he got stuck...hahahaha


On the way home Tanner was pretty worn out and fell asleep.
Then we packed our bags and took off for St. Louis that afternoon. Its a 5 hour drive and we were all tired when we got there. It was about 10 when we checked into our hotel room. Tanner was asleep when we got there, but by the time we got into our room- he was WIDE awake. He was totally wired. He ran around our room and we had to give him a second bottle in order to get him to lay down long enough to fall asleep. He was CRAZY.
Here is Tanner watching t.v. on our bed. He did not want to go to sleep


The next day we woke up and got ready to go to the temple. Grandma volunteered to watch Tanner so Chris and I could go do some sealings together. We did initiatories and sealings and it was so nice. I love the peaceful feeling in the temple. Although I missed Tanner, I still had a wonderful time with my sweet husband.
While we were in the Temple, Grandma and Tanner played on the Temple grounds. Here are a few cute pictures Grandma took of Tanner.
Tanner by the bushes- such pretty fall colors

playing on the stairs


Then we went to JoAnn's and to Macaroni Grill for Lunch. We headed home about 4:00 and got in around 9:00. We were exhausted and Tanner slept really hard that night.
Saturday we mostly chilled at home. We ate breakfast with my Uncle Joe and his little family. He had made biscuits and gravy and invited us over. It was delish!
Then we took Tanner home for his nap and Grandma and I did a little shopping around town. We listened to the Hog game at home and played in the leaves.
Tanner loves to play with the leaves. He pulls them apart and throws them in the air. Its so funny to watch.



He doesn't really know what to do when he's trying to walk and there is a leaf in his way. Or in this case- a ton of leaves. He just stares at them and then cautiously tries to walk over them.


Later we went back to my parents house to have dinner with Uncle Joe again. Nanny and Papa were still in St. Louis. We dressed Clark and Tanner in their matching Razorback sleepers in honor the HOG victory yesterday. Tanner loved having Clark lay on his arm.


He loved digging his fingers into Clark's eyes even more. Stinker!


Today was just the normal church stuff and we made some pumpkin bread. Dinner with the family later...
We've only got a few days left of Grandma's stay. I can't believe how fast it's flown by. Tanner loves his Grandma. They do this think where Grandma says "I'm going to get you" and Tanner sticks up his finger gun with his thumb and pointer finger. Its so cute. I want him to learn to say "stick 'em up" but we'll see. haha

We're so grateful to have Grandma take the time and money to come all the way here to visit. Its been fun and we can't wait to go out to Oregon at Christmas. I'll post more after she leaves- I just wanted to get a few pictures posted now, so the post isnt too long later.