Wahoo

Happy news everyone, we are expecting a baby. Yeah!!! The stork is supposed to be here April 2nd. JaNae is 13 weeks along and slowly recovering from morning sickness. We got to hear the heart beat; that was awesome. And Katie is excited to be a big sister.

2nd Birthday

Balloons...check!

Streamers...check!

Super cheap toy kitchen that takes 3 hours to assemble...check!

Yellow cake with sprinkles...check and check!

Did Katie love the wrapping paper more than all our hard work?...double check!

Prodigal Bloggers Return!

We have returned! Recently, Katie took an interest in babies. So, we took her to the store and let her pick one out. She picked "baby" as she likes to call her and carried her through the entire store until we were done. She is still learning to be soft. But, overall it's adorable.

TFRT08 - Palmyra New York

The Palmyra segment of he Tanner Family Road Trip 2008!

Katie flying a kite for the first time.

This is the view from the top of the Hill Cumorah, overlooking the pageant stage.

Brother Joseph was kind enough to let us take a picture with him before the pageant.

The view of the Palmyra Temple is beautiful from the Sacred Grove.

And, here we are in the sacred grove.

JaNae and Katie at the Palmyra Temple.

Here is the Peter Whitmer home, where the Book of Mormon was translated.

Yeah, you could say we had a lot of fun.

TFRT08 - Niagara Falls Canada

The Niagara Falls segment of the Tanner Family Road Trip 2008! Oh yeah!

JaNae and I lovin' the cool misty air of Canada (how fast is 90 km/hr anyway?).

Katie's favorite part was being able to sit like a big girl in her own seat on the Niagara Falls Tram.

Just a note about crossing the Canadian border. They call it a "friendly" border because you don't technically need a passport, but the border patrol gaurds aren't friendly; they're really intimidating. There's something about a big man carrying a gun asking me "ARE YOU CONCELING ANY WEAPONS OR ALCOHOL IN YOUR VEHICLE! CAN YOU PLEASE ROLL DOWN YOU WINDOWS SO I CAN LOOK INSIDE!"

And here is my favorite video of Niagara Falls. It shows the slow calm water and the fast falling water. What you see here is a tiny fraction of the falls.

TFRT08 - Kirtland Ohio

Our Kirtland segment of the Tanner Family Road Trip 2008...


Here's Katie enjoying our road trip just how we taught her.


In modern language, we would call this dinning room / kitchen / family room a "great room."


Here's the Newel K. Whitney store, where many revelations in the D&C were received, where the School of the Prophets was held, and where my great-great-great-great-grandfather John Tanner bought a spelling book.


JaNae and I were so excited to be touring these great places, we forgot that Katie still needed her nap as a part of her routine.


One of my favorite places on our trip, the Kirtland Temple. I am in awe of the sincere sacrifice which went into building this temple; the blessings the Saints received for this sacrifice is a lesson for us all that when the Lord says "Open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing" He means it.



And then we finnished off the day with some ice cream from a local dive.

4th of July

We are finally getting to this post! Problem with digital cameras...you never download the pictures until you have a million. So, sorry this post is so late. We headed over to Parkland College and sat out on the grass. Katie loved all the new experiences that go along with 4th of July.

Katie tried a snow-cone and loved it. She had no intention of sharing though (when she likes something eating becomes a very serious matter).

She also became very attached to sunglasses, kettle corn, and was in complete awe over the firework display

And just for good measure: Katie is just starting to be interested in craft projects. So, trying to be a good mom I baby proofed and prepared for finger painting. I was so excited and proud of my extra effort. I thought for sure it would be a total hit. Unfortunately, it was a total BUST. Katie put her fingers in the paint and immediately was upset about her hands being dirty. An "A" for effort I suppose.