Halloween!

Our annual Halloween party was last night at Snow's Restaurant/bar. Our little group had pirates, a flasher, Lord of the Rings creature, a Page Boy, and a Go-Go girl. We all had a blast singing karaoke and having a night out without kiddos. We were out from 9pm - 1am but it seemed like we were gone for just an hour. It went by way too fast! Stay tuned for Halloween for the kids - next week!

Gramma and Grampa Lockwood Visit

Grammy and Grampy Lockwood came this weekend and we had a wonderful day on Saturday. We took a drive to Sturbridge, enjoyed the Fall Foliage, stopped at a tag sale and went to an Apple Festival. We went to iParty to get Daddy's Halloween Costume...then Marshalls...had lunch at the Oxhead Tavern on the Lake, and even made a stop at Walmart on the way home. Tanner was a gem all day - even at the restaurant! Everyone took turns toting him, but I think Grampa got the Lion's share...Tanner really loves his grampy and sometimes doesn't give him much of a break. The "Grampa's little guy" t-shirt couldn't be more perfect...

Matching Recliners

Tanner has recently become enamored by chairs. He climbs up on any and all chairs that he can. Sits in them for a minute. Turns around and slides down. He'll do this again and again. Apparently, great fun. Gramma and Grampa Lockwood were here this weekend and they bought a Tanner-size recliner that matches (relatively well) our living room set and dada's recliner. It is in perfect shape and Tanner loves it. Another great tag sale find!

"I Do All My Own Stunts"

Believe me, we dont encourage this sort of Daredevil Stunt Riding. This kid does it all on his own. I'm afraid he might have some of his uncle Barrett's genes...Mommy is worried already.

Clear the Way!

Gramma Va got this little 4-wheeler for Tanner's birthday. We have been keeping it outside and he really hasn't done much with it until I brought it in the other day to get it out of weather. Ever since then he's been hopping on and off it all day long. He doesn't get the "steering" thing yet, but he presses the "go" button with his right hand while holding on to the center with his other hand and proceeds to plow straight into whatever is in his path. Nevertheless he seems to love it. And its quite funny for mom and dad too! (sorry the pic is dark - WHY is it soooo hard to get good photos?!)

I love tag sales!

Last weekend Gramma and Grampa Lockwood were here to visit. We were out Tag Saling on Saturday and they found Tanner this 4 wheeler. We figured it would fit him in a year or two but for $35, who could pass it up. Well we got some use out of it already when Hunter came over for a couple of hours on Wednesday. They road it all over the yard and around the house. Tanner was laughing all the way, but of course by the time I grabbed the photo op, he was ready to get off.

Yesterday was unusually hot and we had already put away the kiddie pool for the year, so we got out this toy that we often use as a "water table" of sorts for Tanner. We figured he could spash his hands around in it and play with some toys in it. Well I guess he had other ideas. I mentioned in the last post that he has been climbing up on everything...well there he was, sitting in the water on top of/amidst all his toys. He sat there like that for a good 15 minutes. (BTW, the toy you see is also from a Tag Sale last summer).

Rob, Tanner, and I also went Tag Saling this weekend. Among other things, we found this Kelty Kids carrier for just $20.00! We "tested" it out in our yard today and he seemed fine in it. We've been wanting to get one of these for a while now - its in perfect shape - like new. A fall hike is on our agenda for next weekend!

What, Is this unusual?

I heard Tanner yammering away in his playroom the other day...I walked in to see what all the happy chatter was about and there he was sitting in one of his toy baskets, digging stuff out, examining it then tossing it out on the floor. What fun! He actually sat in this basket playing for about 20 minutes. Its hard to get him to sit in one place for 20 seconds, let alone 20 minutes. Climbing seems to be his thing lately. He just loves climbing up onto or into things. He's mastered the couch and loves it. Theo is not thrilled, as his "back of the couch" safe haven is now in jeapardy...

He climbs in and out of this little wagon by himself too...