Throw it all out the window?

Do you ever make an important decision and then toss it out the window and start over? I guess that is what we have done. You remember all those cute names you voted on? Well, Michael has decided to start over because he now doesn't like any of them. I started having a hard time with the girls names also. . So, now we are back at square one and would really appreciate your opinions. Girls names? Boys names? We want to know what you suggest because we've got nuttin!
Love you all!

What are you thankful for?

Tonight for FHE we let Tanner plan it. He picked the song and said the prayer and then gave us all a piece of paper and a crayon. He told us to draw a picture of what we are thankful for. My guess is that he has done this so much in primary that when he told me that we were going to plant a garden and I told him that it was to late in the year the only other thing that he could think of was drawing pictures. After we were done drawing he had each of us show our pictures and explain what we drew. Michael, Grandma & I all did the same thing..family. Tanner drew a picture of the temple and I just had to share his very cute picture with you. You can see the rounded door at the bottom in between 2 windows. The best part is the Angel Moroni laying down on the top of the temple.

Tanner's 4 year old pictures

We took Tanner a few weeks ago to get his pictures taken because of his birthday and we got them back today. I love them! Tanner is such a sweet boy. We love him so much!

Shots, molars, & hair....

There are a few crazy things going on at our house this week. On Thursday Tanner had to get his 4 year old shots. I think I would rather take Gavin for shots, for some reason I feel less responsible for the pain when they are really little. I felt horrible for Tanner, he just cried and cried and looked at me with the "mommy how could you let them do this to me" look. It has been three days and his legs are just starting to feel better. He is so sweet and I think he thought he was being punished.
On top of that Gavin has been teething and I thought it was just a normal tooth...no, it's a molar. It is black and blue and swollen. He is so uncomfortable! I feel so bad for him. It's a good thing that we have Tylenol or I would have never gotten through the week with 2 kids with fevers.
As for the hair....I HATE MY HAIR!! Have you ever gotten your hair cut and when it starts to grow back it does stuff it never did before? Yeah, I am there. I got my hair cut a few months after Gavin was born. I have had it trimmed a few times since then but when I found out I was pregnant I thought it would be fun to see how long it would grow before this baby is born. The left side of my hair does this funky flip thing now and I hate it! It isn't even just a few strands of hair, it is a whole chunk right behind my ear. The entire chunk flips out and towards the center of my head. What is that?!? I don't want to cut it but at the same time I don't know how long I can stand this!! If I blow it dry is does the same thing, nothing seems to work. Please help!!!

For every mother out there...

I found this on someone's blog today and had to copy it...so true!

Birth Order of Children:

1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.

The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper,a frown--you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash
and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from
the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour,whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the
smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Zoo, Baby Movies
and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners.

Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where
you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.

At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children

Swallowing Coins (a favorite):
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and
demand x-rays.
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!

Thanks for the votes!

We had a wonderful time keeping up with the results from the voting. It is great to see what names people like and dislike. When we (actually it is just Michael who can't make up his mind) decide on names we will let you all know. It won't be long from now cause I am crazy and have to have the name picked before I go for the ultrasound. I like my children having a name early. I feel it gives them more of an identity, plus I can get things done like creating the name blocks for the nursery.
I know you are all thinking, "good grief!" but that's ok...sometimes I think that about myself also.

2 Harley boys...

Yesterday morning (you can see they are still in PJ's) Tanner was riding around on his Harley hotwheels bike. Gavin was screeching and pointing to the bike so we decided to put him on it. He was so happy!
Tanner loves his bike...especially now that he knows how to pedal without getting stuck.
(Notice his shirt Aunt Der!!)