Christmas 2015!

I am so lame and didn't get our cards sent out soon enough....so here's our first christmas card!!

Well I just have to say that christmas is 10x better with kids. even though gracie had no idea what was going on, tanner and I had a ball wrapping her presents and letting her open them :)
We spend christmas eve and half of christmas day with Tanner's parents and little sis and her husband. Christmas eve we played lots of super fun games, did our annual pickle tradition where we watched 'Jingle all the way,' and talked and talked. Christmas morning gracie was the last one awake hahaha. She didn't wake up until 7:20 so naturally we all waited for her :) since she was the only child it was fun.



She was so funny when we brought her downstairs and put her stocking in front of her. she was still trying to wake up but these pictures crack me up so much! haha

that blank face grin hahaha.

Here's some more pictures of christmas morning!

Gracie got this cute table that she can stand up on and play with the toys on the top. I also got her a sit to stand walker that she loves!  She also got some clothes, boots, and some adorable outfits from stacey and aubree.  

Sadly that's all the pictures I got of christmas, I was just trying to enjoy watching gracie play with all her toys. It really was a magical day for me to watch her :)

Tanner got me:

-a new vacuum.YAY!

-boots

-a shirt

-a jamberry planner

-long socks

I think that's it. I'm probably missing something haha

I got him:

-a tunnaeu cover for his truck

-and some shirts

Then we headed over t my parents for the rest of the day. we had a delicious dinner, and opened presents from them!!

Merry christmas to my baby!! Gracie goo- i love you!!

Can't wait to see what the new year brings us :)

8 Months old! my heavens!

Gracie Goo is 8 months old and is a crawling machine!! She started crawling on the exact 8 month mark :)

*at 8 months, Gracie:
-wears size 3 diapers
-wears 6-9 month old clothes but is vastly outgrowing them....
-still goes to bed at 6 pm on the dot, and wakes up between 6:30- 7:30am
-loves baby food!
-bananas are her favorite
-still toothless!
- has a contagious laugh
-loves to talk and happy scream! haha
-everytime someone picks her up she kicks and kicks!
-is content laying in her pack n play for hours just talking
-loves to kick and gets so excited when someone goes to pick her up
-says 'da-da' a LOT!
-she loves her daddy
-she takes 3 naps a day, about 1 hour each
-she is my little buddy
-she is trying to stand up onto things!
-we love her to pieces!

Here's some of my favorite pics of her being 8 months old!

 i love this pic so much

 we went to see SANTA!!!!! her grandpa was santa for the ward party ;)

 isn't this so sad?? I put her in the bath one day and she just bawled! it was cute though haha

 funny face

 doesn't this break your heart??

she LOVES her baths still

She is growing up so fast. It's sad but happy at the same time!! I love to see her personality shine through. Love you sweetie pie!!

yes...I did it.

I don't now how many times I've heard people say to me about gracie, "how old is he? he's so cute!" or "oh what a cutie. what's his name?" stuff like that. at first I just brushed it off but now it's become a weekly thing where gracie gets called a boy!! even when she's wearing a bow. I don't get it..haha some people are just weird I guess. But anyway, I got really bugged the other day when someone said, "oh he is a doll. how old?" it just hit me I was like seriously? gracie doesn't look like a boy! and she was wearing boots with a bow that day hahaha.

so I decided to get her ears pierced. I've been debating it for like a month now. I grew up where my dad didn't really approve of getting your ears pierced so I was afraid I think because of that. But anyway- I did it and she was a champ! she cried for like 30 seconds and that was it. I never ever thought I would pierce my baby's ears, but they are so cute!! And since she was born in April, her birth stone is a diamond :)

Anyway- I'll be chat booking this as well, but she looks like a little doll. I think her daddy likes it a lot. :)

7 months!

Gracie is 7 months today!! man time is flying by!!
At 7 months she:
-is wearing size 3 diapers
-probably weighs 19-20 lbs.
-she loves taking baths and splashing!
-goes to bed at 7 and wakes up at 7
-LOVES baby food. her favorite right now is bananas
-her favorite toy is starsky. i turned around the other day and she was SUCKING ON HIS TAIL!!! yuck. it was pretty funny though.
-she is trying so so hard to crawl! she faceplates like 20 times a day
-loves sucking her thumb
-has an adorable toothless grin
-she loves sitting up and pretty much does that all day playing with toys.
-she is content sitting or laying on the floor playing for hours
-she has a hilarious laugh. i love it so much!!!

Here's some pics of the past month :)  I've decided I'm going to be scrapbooking gracie's life with chapbooks. they are my new found love and are GENIUS!  So.....It's undecided if ill be keeping up on my blog or not. but for now enjoy these cute pics:

For halloween this year we were sully, mike, and boo off monsters inc!!! gracie's costume was the cutest thing ive ever seen.

k she loves sleeping like this. it scares me so I go check on her like every hour!

Here's some random ones:

 I LOVE how she crosses her ankle like this

Look at those eyelashes.......dreamy :)

I LOVE YOU GRACIE!!!!! 

Love,

Mom

4 years? really??

We made it 4 years. and it has been the best, the hardest, and the most rewarding 4 years of my life! Tanner's little sister Aubree got married on october 9,  the day after our anniversary so we didn't get to much of what we wanted to do. We decided to be spontaneous and get a hotel in logan the night of the 8th instead of staying at his brothers house. We were glad we did. we had a lot of fun in our dumpy hotel. it was pretty ghetto but it's all about the memories right? :) Gracie had a bed to herself, and she slept 14 hours, so we couldn't complain.  And that was our celebration!

Aub got married the next day in Logan and she looked gorgeous. such a beautiful bride. Their sealer was amazing. probably one of the best sealings I've ever been to.  It was neat to have Tanner's whole family in there. every sibling with all their spouses. That's the best thing about being the youngest is you are the only one that gets to have all your siblings in the sealing room with you :)

We had such a fun time with tanners fam, and now everyone is married!! till the grandkids.

Since this post is mostly about being married for 4 years I'm going to recap some things I've learned about being married.

*Marriage is all about compromise
*Tanner is hilarious and makes me laugh so hard
*Experiencing trials together are no fun, but they make you become stronger to each other and to the Lord.
*Tanner and I love each other more and more as the days go on
*Life without a baby is boring! haha
*Gracie is the light of our lives and makes life worth living!
*Marriage isn't easy, but when you work at your differences and disagreements together- it becomes easy!
*There's nothing better than being married to your best friend.

I love tanner so much and I'm glad I get him forever!

I wish I could post some pics of our anniversary and the wedding but my computer is currently under some reconstruction....it won't let me do hardly anything. So....once I fix it I will be posting some pics soon!

6 months old!

People always warned me : "enjoy every little second with your newborn baby because before you know it they will be 6 months old!!"
Well, Gracie is now 6 months old and we just love her to pieces.  She gets more and more fun everyday. it is definitely going by super fast, but I am enjoying every minute.
*Gracie had her 6 month check up yesterday and here's her stats:

-she weighs 17.8 lbs!
-is 27 inches long
- her head is 17" around
-she got 3 shots and was a champ about it. Cried for 10 minutes and the rest of the day she was an angel!
- is in size 3 diapers
-wears 3-6 mo. tops and 6-9 mo. bottoms
-goes to sleep at 7:30pm, sleeps till 7:30am.
-loves to blow bubbles still
-she has the biggest smile and will smile at anyone
-still doesn't want to roll over
-just started sitting up 2 weeks ago!!
-loves her puppy
-knows who mommy and daddy are
-she responds to her name
-she LOVES baby food
-she loves all dogs. she just laughs and giggles at them. it's so funny!
-loves bath time
- she really only cries when she's tired or hungry
-I stopped swaddling her about 3 weeks ago and she's done great :)
-she is the light of my life!

She really is. I can't even describe the love I have for her. I can't imagine life without her really! must've been really lame and boring lol!
Every day I wake up, and I can't WAIT to go get her out of her crib. She always has the biggest smile on her face when she wakes up and gets so excited to see me. melts my little heart!
I really enjoy spending my days with her. it's fun to watch her explore and discover new things. most days I just stare at her in awe wondering how I got so lucky to have her. She is everything I could've imagined...but more. She sleeps through the night, she smiles at me, she laughs at anything, she could sit or lay down and play with toys for hours and be content, and she just has such a sweet spirit about her.

She definitely has the key to my heart that's for sure. I love her so so much and count my blessings every day that I got so incredibly lucky to be her mom.  Trying to grasp the concept of being Gracie's 'mom' makes me speechless.  It's such a bittersweet thing watching Gracie grow up. She has a sweet spirit, and I can't wait to see what she's like when she's older.

Of course I am bawling typing this. I guess I just want Gracie to know how much I love her. She doesn't understand that now, so that is why I blog about it, so that she can read this later on :) Gracie goo- you are our miracle!! we love you!!!

Well my phone broke, and our computer is being ridiculous so I can't get any pics of her from the lat month....
but Aunt Aubs took her 6 month photos and i love how they turned out. so here's some of my faves:

Her eyes are so gorgeous. so is her heart. LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!!!

Love,
Mom