Wordless Wednesday

8 is GREAT!

Finley is 8 months young and I've said it once it will say it a thousand times.....time flies! I can't believe it has been 8 GREAT months since you came into our lives. You are just an absolute ball of joy!!! So what are you doing as an 8 month beautiful baby...

*You are sitting up and playing. You love to play on the floor with your toys and Mommy and Daddy. You no longer really care for the exersaucer or swing much anymore because you would rather explore.
*You can sit yourself up all by yourself AND pull up on any and everything. You even try to be brave and stand on your own. You did this all in one night...I was getting your bath ready and you were laying on the bath mat. You wanted to sit so you rolled and twisted until you were up right and then you just crawled over to the tub and pulled yourself up! It happened so fast that I was in shock...we had to drop your crib that night. Ever since then you have not stopped!
*CRAWLING!!! You are crawling all over the place and I have a feeling you will be an early walker too (tear).
*You are still eating a few jars of baby food, puffs, apples (which you LOVE), and bananas.
*You take two naps a day one around 10am and one around 3pm.
*You still love bath time and you are not afraid to splash water in your face.
*You are absolutely full personality! You love to talk, squeal, sing and dance. You are saying Mamamama, Dadadada, and byebyebye. And whenever we go somewhere you think you are the life of the party! HA! We love your sloppy kisses that you and you even kiss yourself in the mirror.
*You are waving a lot now and you started clapping the weekend of Uncle Greg's wedding. It is your new favorite thing to do. I can't take credit for that one because it was your Daddy who talk you how to clap!

We had a mini photo shoot in the yard for her 8 month birthday...doesn't she look so fancy!

Happy 8th months Sweet Fin...I love you more today then yesterday and will love you more tomorrow then today.

FAB Friday

I just love this picture of sweet Fin and it needs no caption.
Happy FAB Friday!

Yearbook yourself...

We could not stop laughing at these...join the fun at yearbookyourself.com.

Ray Tanner Home Run

I have been a runner for years. It is something that I love to do. It's my time, my freedom, my exercise, my challenge. I grew up watching my parents run so I guess it is in my blood. I love everything about it...challenging my body to go further and pushing the limits...and if I don't get to run a couple of days in a row I get all antsy and out of sorts. In fact I was training for the Twin Cities marathon when I found out that I was pregnant. Now that Little Miss is here we try to go running at least 3-4 times a week so it is only natural that we ran a race together. So on October 16 Finley, Micah and her boys ran in the Ray Tanner Home Run 5k. I can say that it was our first race together but technically it was not...I ran in the Governors Cup Half Marathon when I was 5 and half months pregnant so this was really her second race with Momma! And for the record she beat me both times HA! Now my goal is to get back to where I was before I became pregnant and to run the marathon that I started training for. Daddy B met us at the finish line and then we enjoyed the festivities with Micah, Tucker, and Mattox. BIG props to Micah for pushing that honker of a stroller with TWO big boys the entire way!

Cocky giving us a pep talk before the race started!

All of us at the end of the race that finished at home plate.

Finley's first picture with Cocky!



B came to watch us run. He has been there for all but one of my races and he only missed the one because it was during the season!

Coach Tanner and Finley...B's old college baseball coach and now boss man.

FAB Halloween 2010

Finley's first Halloween was a lot of fun. It was a beautiful fall day and we dressed her up in her pink kitty cat costume. I have some pictures of her in her pumpkin costume but I haven't had a chance to upload them. We (I) carved her first jack-o-lantern and then took some pictures of our little pumpkin. I can't wait for the years when she will be running from house to house trick-or-treating! Here are a few pictures from Halloween...

Missing In Action...

Dear Blog,
I have not forgotten about you or neglected you! It has been a very busy couple of weeks plus the camera is out of town so posting pictures will have to wait until it returns. Here is a sneak peak of a few things I will be posting about soon...
*Ray Tanner Home Run
*Charlotte visit with Lauren and Kingsley
*Halloween
*What FAB is doing now
*Uncle Greg and Aunt Kara's wedding

Sincerely, MIA

Happy Anniversary...

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! Thanks for setting a great example for us! We love you and we are so blessed to have such wonderful parents.