It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

We had the best Thanksgiving spent with wonderful friends!! It is hard to live so far away from family but when you have great friends who are in the same situation, it makes for a memorable weekend. Our friends Kurt and Tracy came up from Atlanta and spent Thanksgiving and friday with us. We also had our sweet friend Rebecca and Tanner's friend Evan with his dad Brian. Oh, and we cannot forget the Missionaries :) It is was a great day spent laughing, playing, eating, and checking out our new phones..lol....


The kids all had a great time playing with toys and watching fun movies. On Friday we went to a bouncy house and the kids jumped around for a few hours...

We were sad to see everyone go but we have wonderful memories of Thanksgiving 2010!!

Now, we are on to Christmas! We love this time of year and look forward to all the fun adventures! Michael got a little excited a few weeks ago and put up the decorations while I was gone..lol..it does look great!

The boys are having fun reading Christmas stories and listening to fun music. They have also watched Frosty the Snowman about 10 times and it is only November 30th!! hahaha The blogposts will continue through the month as we have some really fun things planned!!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

Gavin Worth Havin :)

Our little Gavin man is certainly worth havin!! He is such a sweetheart and cares for everyone!! If someone knocks into him, he will turn to them and say, "I sowwy, I not mean to." It is precious!! He loves to give hugs and tells everyone that he loves them and he adores his brothers more than anything.

Today our little monkey is 3 YEARS OLD!! What a blessing the last 3 years have been! He is a shining ray of light and his little spirit brightens our home soooo much!

It is hard to believe that he struggled when he was born and was in the NICU for a few weeks.

He got to come home the day before Thanksgiving and we were so excited. He was very succeptable to illnesses so we spent that Thanksgiving in our home, just our little family, but it was wonderful and memorable.

Today Gavin is a ball of precious energy and hilarious to boot! He keeps us laughing all day. He is a lover of all things SUPER WHY and MICKEY MOUSE, and could eat cheetos and chocolate milk all day..lol.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONKEY!! You are a treasure and we are so blessed to have you in our family!! Love you to! Mom, Daddy, Tanno, Zachy, and Mama :)

The Joys of Fall

We love fall at our house. The weather is perfect, the fall festivals are going on everywhere, and Halloween fun is happening all around. This week is a busy one for us and will give me plenty to blog about later, but for now, here are a few fun pics of things we have done lately:


We spent an evening at the ward campout. I could have sat and enjoyed this view forever!

For Tanner's birthday dinner he chose to go to Chuck-e-cheese with one of his friends. I love this picture of Michael and Tanner:

Tanner had such a great time at his birthday party. We went to a park and had lots of fun with his cute friends:

Oh, and the gift of all gifts...a new Spiderman costume from his friend..lol

Greenville's Fall for Greenville has been going on for a few years now but this was the first year we went....and it may be the last...that place was crazy! Sooooooo many people!

The boys and I carved a pumpkin the other night. Tanner just wanted to sit in the dark and stare at it..lol

And for your viewing pleasure.....

Our Hotdog:

Our Old Time Golfer:

Our Sweet Little Bear:

October 8, 2004

What a great day that was!! It was the day I became a mom! There were a few scary moments, but at 8:31 PM we had a sweet, adorable bundle of goodness, with a head full of blonde hair :)

Michael Tanner Stone has blessed our lives sooooooooo much since that day! He is kind, loving, funny, smart, and constantly happy! He doesn't know a stranger..lol..he talks to everyone and makes friends instantly.

Tanner,

We love you buddy! You are such a sweet boy and you are so extremely smart! We are very proud of you every day.

Happy Birthday Tanna Banana, we hope you have a great day!!

Where, Oh Where, Have the Stone's Gone?

We are here I promise! Ever since I started school last year, I have become one of "those bloggers". It is not on purpose, it is just hard to juggle so much stuff.
We have been busy since school started, we took a two week trip to Utah. Driving cross-country proved to be interesting and we actually had a great time :) The boys were sooooo good! I knew there was a reason that I demanded a DVD system when we were buying the new van..lol.
We had some crazy experiences in Nebraska, my most unfavorite state, but we made it there and back and enjoyed every minute we spent with our family and friends.
In fact, we had so much fun we came home and put a FOR SALE sign in our front yard!! Yes, we are moving to Utah!! We have to sell the house first, but we are looking forward to this new adventure!
We are also looking forward to fall/winter. It is a favorite time of year at our house, mainly because Tanner and Gavin have birthdays coming up and Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are my favorite!! The sites, the smells, the feeling of the atmosphere...I LOVE IT!!
I promise there will be blog posts, and lots of them, in the coming months. I have to make up for my lack of posting in the last year..lol.
It is also the time of year when the very popular music on my blog..lol..gets switched out for Halloween music. I hope you all enjoy! I know I will :)

Kindergarten!!

Hi! This is Tanner Stone. I am 5 years old. Yesterday was my first day of Kindergarten. It was GREAT! I got to eat lunch in a big room called the cafeteria and my mom came to help us get our forks and milk, then she ate lunch with me :)

My teachers are very nice and I am really excited to be in school again. My mom took some pictures of my first day...here they are!

I look at little scared in this picture but I wasn't, I just forgot to smile.

I really missed my Gavin and I know he missed me. He was very excited to see me when I got home.

On my way into elementary school. That is one big school compared to 4K!!

Oh yeah! This is my teacher, he name is Mrs. Styles. She is very nice!!

I found my cubby and and got ready for a fun-filled first day.

My mom took this picture when we were having lunch together. I have to say, the food wasn't half bad!

Well, that was it. I am excited to have 178 more days of Kindergarten. My dad told me that it will fly by...maybe it will!

"Gee Mom, I Wanna Go To Camp!"

It is hard to believe that 8 weeks of summer camp fun have ended. Tanner has had such a blast and we cannot say enough wonderful things about Super Summer Day Camp. The director and counselors are amazing and Tanner has made so many friends. Our little people person was a hit with all the campers and led them in all their camp songs every morning and afternoon. I think we have heard "I said a boom chikaboom" and Icky icky ooh ah" enough to last us until next summer. He got to enjoy a baseball game, swimming every Tuesday, ice cream every Friday, movies at the theater, visits from the police and firefighters, a trip to the zoo and water park, and so so so so much more. We are definitely looking forward to next summer so he can go back.

One of the best things they did is they got together with all the other summer camps that the city parks and recreation host and had a talent show. All the camps were assigned a genre of music and Tanner's camp got reggae. HILARIOUS! They learned Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds" (you can listen to it on our music list) and Ziggy Marley's "Friends". They did such a great job and we love listening to Tanner sing them. They even tye died shirts to wear..lol

(Please notice Tanner just a rockin away..lol)

The last day of camp was bittersweet. We will definitely miss all the campers and leaders....

Miss Pam, you are the best camp director ever!!

Miss Colleen, Miss Nell, Miss Olivia, Mr. Chris, Mr. Ray, Mr. Steve, & Mr. Devin...YOU ROCK!