Fall Frenzy

We're doing our best to make the most out of the Fall before it gets too cold to go outside. On Saturday we went over to Yellville for their Fall Frenzy on the Square. They had face painting, hay maze, pet show, crafts, food, live music and lots of other fun stuff. Tanner had a blast. We met some friends over there and Tanner adores their kids. He had so much fun following them around and playing together.
It was cooler that day so we bundled up. We'll we bundled Tanner up.

Tanner and Mom- don't mind the weird face Tanner is making in this picture.

Tanner and Dad- love these boys!

Tanner loved playing in the piles of leaves.



After we took some family pics we headed over to the face painting booth.
Because of Tanner's newest obsession with Dogs, we decided to get his face painted like a puppy.

He was possibly the cutest puppy ever.


Then we went and got some lunch and went to watch the pet show. Tanner loved watching the dogs before they went to be judged. One dog even came over and started trying to lick his face. Tanner loved every minute of it.



Then we listened to one of our friends perform some live music and went to the craft booths. It was a fun afternoon and even though it was cold we had a great time.
Our little puppy was so tired from his afternoon of play, that he fell asleep on the way home.


Later that night AR play UTEP and Tanner was ready to cheer for the HOGS.



We also discovered Tanner LOVES corn dogs. I think its more the thrill of getting to hold his own food, but whatever it is- He LOVES them!
Seriously, could this kid be happier with his corn dog?




Last night Papa took the boys on another blanket ride. Tanner knows just what to do when a blanket comes out of the cupboard. He walks over and lays down, prepared to get pulled around. He does really good with Clark too. They're so cute!


This week is crazy, but I'm getting so excited for Thanksgiving. We have a bunch of family coming in and one of my best friends is coming down too. So excited! Comon' Thanksgiving- get here faster!

Cruisin' for a Bruisin'

This is Tanner lately... Poor kid! It seems like his head is a magnet for the cement. As soon as one bruise heals he falls down and gets another. I know its all part of the learning process, but seriously its so pathetic! Look at that forehead. Don't mind that he isn't wearing a shirt- I love my naked baby! Also- Tanner is going through a little withdrawl. We took some of his old toys, swings, and his bouncer seat over to my parent's house to use for baby Clark- and last night Tanner found his bouncer and decided he wasn't too big for it after all. So funny. As soon as Clark was lifted out of it, Tanner would crawl in. Then he lay there making it bounce by shaking his body. He looked like he was doing the "worm" on his back. And then he started just laying his head down in the seat because it was vibrating and he loved it. This kid is a constant source of entertainment.

Happy Haunting

Halloween has come once again and I find myself oddly relieved to have it almost over. I really look forward to dressing up and dressing my sweet boys up, but I'm so ready for a change of scenery around my house. I think my Christmas decorations might come out of hiding a little early this year.
I really struggled deciding on a theme for our costumes this year. Originally I had planned on doing Wizard of Oz characters, but there are just too many cute costumes and I don't have enough kids. Maybe in a few years. I finally decided on Peter Pan.
Tanner was Peter Pan. And he was a darn cute Peter Pan-if I do say so myself.
I made his costume last month and was so excited when I tried it on him and he hadn't outgrown it.
On Thursday we took Tanner to the "Kids Bash" on the ASU campus here. He had fun walking around and watching all the kids play. We dressed Tanner up,


but didn't wear our costumes. We met some friends there and walked around with them. Tanner loves to play with other kids. He is in serious need of a sibling to play with.
We had fun for a while, but then it started to get cold and we had to get Tanner home.
We had a really fun Halloween "Trunk-or-Treat" at our church building yesterday. There was a great turnout and lots of yummy food.
Tanner at the ward party


Here he is...off to fight Captain Hook


I was Tinkerbell and Chris was Captain Hook.

The Herb Family- Halloween 2010


I have to tell you what an awesome sport Chris is. He dresses up without too much complaining and wears the costume all night. He's so awesome. This year his costume was really involved. He had a wig, mustache, hat, sword, hook, coat and pants, ruffly neck thing, belt, boot covers and even an earring. It was awesome. And he looked great. So THANK YOU to my sweet awesome husband, for NOT being one of those lame guys who won't dress up with his family.
After we ate there was a costume parade.

I walked Tanner around because he wouldn't stay with the group. The parade lead around the church and then outside to the parking lot to "Trunk-or-Treat"

While Chris passed out candy out of the back of our car, Tanner and went "Trunk-or-Treating" He didn't really understand the concept but he enjoyed carrying his pumpkin bucket around.

Trick or Treat?


Then Tanner got his face painted. He held fairly still- I was surprised.

Then we headed home. There was a HOGS game on and we were missing it.

Here are a few others from the night.
Peter and Tinkerbell



Captain Hook and Pan

Family shot after "Trunk-or-Treating"

Tanner roaming the halls of the church after he got his face painted.


Also, my two younger sisters flew home from BYU with my sister Sarah's new boyfriend to surprise everyone. Well I knew about it, but no one else did. My parents and brother and sister-n-law flipped when they came in the door. It was so fun. We had a wonderful weekend with them.

I hope everyone had a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Now to start getting excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas. YAY!

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.