Tannerisms

He started licking his hands and then rubbing them all over his face and hair. I asked him why he was doing that and he said in his high pitched goofy voice, "Why not?"

Tannerisms

Tanner is a goof ball. He set up his "soft blanket" and gave us cheesy smiles.

Pre-haircut. 

This is the way to eat an ice cream cone. 

Tannerisms

He ends every sentence with the word "poopy."

At the store the other day I felt something grab my rear and turned around to see him smiling and holding an oven mitt.

Mad Face Tanner

Have I posted this face before? This is Tanner's mad face. We see this daily. For Christmas Kathryn sent us a punching bag, which is the best thing ever. All the kids love it, but Tanner just goes at it with all he has. And then as I was looking at pictures, and then glanced over at the punching bag boxer guy, I made the realization that Tanner and him are twins.

Exactly the same. Hilarious. 

Kidisms

Sidney was playing dress up with my dress one day. Tanner thought we were going to church, so he ran to his closet and pulled out a church shirt, shorts, socks and sandals. He wanted in on the picture too.

The kids made sleighs out of extra Amazon boxes we had sitting around. They decorated them with stickers and markers. At first they were trying to pull Tanner around in them, and when that didn't work, we got out their stuffed animals. Good times had by all.

Tanner's 3rd Birthday

The morning of Tanner's birthday I told him we were going to go to a playground at the mall. He thought I meant the park, so he ran and got his shoes, then ran out the door. I followed him to the park, where he soaked in the sun. He's so funny on the swings.

Then he wanted to go for a walk. 

At the mall he climbed on each and every animal. 

 

He loved the playground. 

We walked around the mall, and he ran into the Disney store, which we played around in for a while. Then we headed to Barnes and Noble for a while. 

We picked up his free birthday cookie at the Barnes and Noble café, which was as big as his head. 

When we came home he couldn't wait to make his cake. He loves helping in the kitchen, always pushing a chair over when he sees me making something. He tore open the cake mix. 

 

I told him he got to lick the paddle, and before I was able to take it off the stand, he was at it. 

 

 

 

 

 

The bad thing about having to pick the kids up from school is that I have to wake him up from his nap a lot. He didn't get a very long nap, and it's pretty funny waking him up. He can't even open his eyes, and he buries himself further into the blankets. 

He sat up and then fell over. 

He had been talking about his Hulk birthday for weeks. Pretty much everything he got was Hulk.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Tanner! Can't believe he's 3!!! 

Tannerism

He has been trying to escape his car seat, and one time I looked back and he was trying to chew his way out, crazy man.

Clown Face

So one day, Tanner came out of Sidney's room looking like this. She claimed she had nothing to do with it, and I almost believed her until I noticed perfect circles on his hands, something he can't do yet. He thought it was great, and was so mad when I washed it off. Life is never dull around here.

 

 

Tannerisms

A conversation:

Me: What do you want for Christmas, Tanner?
Tanner: Presents.

Me: What kind of presents?
Tanner: Mine.

 

He's such a good helper, he carries his poop out without being asked.

Tanner's first kiss! His friend was over and I was putting him down for a nap. He always has to give everyone who is home hugs and kisses, so he wouldn't go to bed until he got one from her. Oh man, this kid. 

Tanner stole Sidney's stool from her, ran into the living room with it, stood on it, and with two fingers in the air, shouted, "Did it!" 

He got ahold of my lipstick and thought that was pretty cool.

Looking in the mirror. 

Mickey Tanner

I just love this little photo of Tanner.

Tannerisms

Tanner is constantly doing things that make us laugh. He has so much energy, he just never stops. Here he's using the force on us.

 

He ran around wearing Jayden's glasses, thinking that was pretty cool. 

And then this morning I gave him some cough medicine and he grabbed his stomach, hunched over, walked really slowly saying, "Sick. Sick. Sick." He learns so quickly. 

Tannerisms

I was changing his clothes.
Tanner, in tears: Hulk shirt.
Me: It's dirty.
Tanner: Superman shirt.
Me: It's dirty.
Tanner, thinking for a split second: Batman Shirt.
Me: You don't have a Batman shirt.

Hulk Smash

Tanner's latest obsession is the Hulk. All day long he runs around shouting, "Hulk smash!" He jumps off of furniture and smashes the ground with his fists. It's funny how one second I couldn't care less about the Hulk and then when my kid suddenly likes it, it becomes something cute and fun.

Another thing he did yesterday was when I stopped by the storage unit to get something. I parked right next to it, and since I was only staying for a minute, I didn't get him out, but I did roll down the window so he wouldn't feel alone. He saw our Power Wheels McQueen and got really excited, but I wasn't getting it out. He kept asking for it, and then he started getting mad and threw his shoes out the window.

More Tanner

While unpacking we found some fun dress-up costumes.

He also found the Legos and I walked in on him like this. He had climbed up on the dresser and was throwing them all over his room. 

He thought that was hilarious.

Then he dumped the whole bucket on the floor and was laying in them like he was swimming. 

 

 

A boy and his cars. 

I'm always finding the most random things around the house. Like a cube of butter on a fork on the living room floor, an apple core in my closet, and banana smashed on the carpet. 

He also really likes to put deodorant on, not only in his armpits, but on his stomach too, and one day he insisted on bringing 3 of them with us in the car. 

 

Tanner loves massages. He'll come and sit on your lap and pull up his shirt, grab your hand, and enjoy. 

He got a huge kick out of his hair all spiked up.