Alyna got Married- I didn't take any Pictures of it

So we went to Utah for Alyna's wedding.  Obviously I didn't get any pictures of that. . .  that's what the professionals are for.  We have lots of other pictures though.  

We left at 2:30 in the morning and drove. Riley has always been a good traveler, especially with an iPad.  We didn't know how Tanner would be.  He was pretty good.  He slept until we got to Monticello (the first 6 hours) which was awesome.  He got tired of being in the car around Salt Lake, but he did good.

Riley played with these cars every day for at least an hour.

Ukulele playing.  Except he called it a violin and tried to put it on his shoulder.

Cousins!

More cousins

Tired cousins

First family picture with all four of us. . . kind of lame that it took 3 months.  Oh well,  we all look pretty good.

Tanner got blessed while we were there.  He's pretty handsome.

Riley and Tanner with 4 great-grandpas, 2 grandpas, and Dad.

7 Great grandparents, 4 grandparents, 2 parents, and 2 little boys who didn't get naps and wanted to go home.

Riley got to touch a school bus.  My parent's neighbor has one, they weren't home.  So don't tell Riley that if they were home he would have been able to go inside.

Comparing the school buses

It was a fun trip, but we are happy to be home with our very nice weather.  Also happy we don't have to make another 12 hour drive anytime soon

Random Pictures of the Boys

Riley likes to be like dad. 

He usually naps in his bed (not this day), but lately he thinks he needs to sleep on the floor at night. He doesn't even get into his bed at night anymore.  Silly boy.

I used to think February was the most miserable month ever, but it's very nice in Albuquerque.  We've been outside almost every day the past 2 weeks enjoying almost 70 degree weather.

Family Tummy Time.  

We had three ultrasounds with Tanner, all three of them he was sucking his hand.  He wasn't able to find his hand after he was born until this week.

A friend made this great bow tie.  I love it!

We went to the zoo.  Mostly we fed the ducks and looked at the elephants, the joys of having a zoo pass.

This may be the best timed photo ever.  I think it looks like he's trying to be an airplane, but he tripped.

I took this of our friend's baby.  I thought it was too cute not to share.  She's 7 weeks younger than Tanner, he's pretty lucky, I've already picked her to be his best friend.

Explora

We got a free membership to the Children's Science Museum because I signed up for a program at the hospital when Tanner was born.  We went on one of Andrew's Fridays off.

What we've been up to

Riley loves being outside

Grocery Shopping

This is how Riley and Tanner play

Tanner's mullet got cut off shortly after this

Riley teaching Tanner letters

Two Babies

Riley has recently become fascinated with facial hair,  I think it may have something to do with this. . .

He refers to this car as Grandpa.  I have a pretty good idea why.

Riley has all sorts of different ways he arranges his cars, by color or type.  You can't tell because they are backwards, but this is organized by facial hair.

Riley is trying to be like Uncle Bryce in this picture

December Babies

I'm not 100% sure that having a birthday in December is all that great.  Andrew says it's not bad, I'm not so sure I believe him.  But there are a lot of good things about having a baby in December.

- After taking a week or so off of work when the baby is born, it's Christmas, so your husband gets even more time off of work.  Andrew had an entire month off after Riley was born, and 3 weeks with Tanner.

- You get a nice tax deduction, even though you only had the baby for a couple days

- No one judges you if you don't leave your house for three months because it's so cold

- If you do want to leave your house you can cover up your leftover baby fatness with a nice coat or sweatshirt

- You don't have to travel for Christmas, some people may even come to you

- You can announce your pregnancy to your mom as a Mother's day present

-  When people bring you dinner they bring you tasty Christmas candy and treats

- It doesn't get light outside until almost 7:00, so your other kid might sometimes sleep in a little, or at least you can convince him to go back to sleep if it's 6:00

- If you make a New Year's Resolution to lose weight, it's pretty easy if you are breastfeeding.  I personally have lost 5 pounds since the beginning of the year and I'm mostly just sitting on the couch and feeding the baby

- You could be in a nativity

As you can see, having a baby in December isn't all that bad