Christmas Jammies Cousins

Merry Christmas!

Obviously Tanner didn't like Santa this year. Maybe next year he can take a hint from Owen!

Here is a house near us that has timed their lights to music. It is awesome. Come visit us and we'll take you there!

Poor Tanner

Tanner had his appointment with the allergy doctor today. He was unexpectedly happy for most of it. Thanks to Grandma K for the small toys to play with during the testing, it helped a lot. We did a prick test on his back for peanuts, tree nuts and egg whites.

The results are that he is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, but not eggs. We are looking at the eggs as a huge blessing, because let's face it, that would stink!
Then we did a blood test to see the levels of histamine in his body after the tests. I almost cried, because, hey who wants to see their kid in pain?
Here he is after the test, he was pretty mad, but the teddy bear with matching owie made him feel a lot better.

Now we wait for the doctor to call us about that and we start reading labels more carefully. I have a list of things to stay away from. I wish that every box and can in the grocery store had a sticker on it that said, this is okay for Tanner to eat. Oh well, I guess I will learn.
I've been struggling a little with the fact that I can't control everything and that at some point Tanner will probably accept something to eat that he shouldn't and will have to go through something terrible. I want to protect him always, but he needs to not have this hovering mother around him all the time. All I can say is that I'm working on it. If you have advice, let me know. Sorry you have to go through this Tanner, but things could be a lot worse, and we know you can handle it!

Peanuts

Oh how I wish this post was about the Peanuts Characters. It isn't. It is about good old fashioned peanuts and especially peanut butter.


Today I gave Tanner a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. I didn't think much of it, since he had already tasted peanut butter cookies and other peanut items. Unfortunately, his face got pretty blotchy after about 2 bites and I was on the phone with the pediatrician. On our way there his eyes got really red and his face continued to get more red and swollen.
After a good heaping dose of Benadryl and a steriod shot, he was pretty sad. Within an hour he was back to normal and I now carry Benadryl in my purse as well as an epi pen. Good Bye Peanut Butter!

Shutterfly Rocks!

Shutterfly is doing this amazing thing... They are offering 50 free holiday cards when you blog about them! Easy enough for me to do. My parents have been using Shutterfly for years. They have at least 4 photo albums all printed by Shutterfly. I looked at using Shutterfly for my holiday cards and had already planned on using them when I heard about this great offer. Here are some pictures of the cards I might pick!

They have so many to choose from. Here is a link to look at more. http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards I bet you can't wait to get your card from me! If you totally want one and don't get one, you should probably post me your address. (I won't post your address to everyone though.)
I've also thought about making a calendar for next year. You should check out how cute their options are... http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars I think I would love seeing Tanner's sweet cheeks on my calendar everday!
I just got an invitation for a Christmas party from Shutterfly... http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-invitations
It is really cute. I am loving Shutterfly! It is great!

Color Help

We can't decide what color to paint this bathroom. We are not big fans of the aqua color it currently is sporting. (We also have a basement bedroom this color!)
Michelle is looking at darker colors because white is boring and the color of the countertops and tile might look silly with some lighter colors. (The tile will eventually be replaced, but only after a basement bathroom is done...)
Please post us a comment if you have any ideas! Thanks!

Having Fun

Since we haven't updated for a while here are some cute pictures of Tanner!!!Tanner was a dinosaur for Halloween and loved picking up Grandma & Grandpa Berg's box of candy and dumping it on himself. Clayton dumped it on him and he just screamed "yeeeeeaaaaaahhhh." Tanner's cousin Owen was a lion.

Driving is one of Tanner's favorite past time. Let's just hope he doesn't have a lead foot like his daddy.

But his favorite past time is below and needs no explanation.

Pumpkin Patch

This year we went to get our pumpkins with the Berg fam.

Wheelbarrow ride to the pumpkin patch.

Off to find the perfect pumpkin.

This was the one.

Even though it was huge, Grandpa Berg bought it for him. We had a great time!

Tanner's Grandparents

Michelle and I went to my parent's church today for a missionary farewell. The picture below shows how my whole childhood was. My dad taking my toys and not sharing and my mom trying hard to entertain me with another toy. Each time Tanner tried to grab a crayon from Grandpa, Grandpa looked at him and would say, "MINE." Tanner got so angry we had to leave the sacrament meeting. Notice Grandpa's smirk and Tanner's glare. In the end, Grandpa's picture turned out great. Way to go Grandpa, we are proud of you. Thanks for being so nice Grandma!

Italy...

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Rome Italy temple will be taking place on October 23rd. The person presiding over the ceremony will be non other than President Thomas S. Monson. The area where the temple is being built is going to include a stake center, visitor center and patron center. At the ground breaking they will unveil building plans for the temple. Looks like they have all of their ducks in a row for this one. I seriously wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly. I better start saving up for my trip to Italy to visit the Temple soon. Go Italians.
We are so happy and excited for the saints in Italy. What a great blessing for them!
Arrivaderci o Mandi.

Silver Lake

Tanner wouldn't take a nap so we drove to Silver Lake. He slept on the way and was very happy when he woke up! It was 51 degrees and gorgeous!

Who needs safety plugs?

Extended Family pics

You have to see my face in the hand holding picture. Priceless. I look like I'm going to launch one side of my kid into space and I am overjoyed to do so. Clayton's face is even better. Apparently in order to launch your kid into space, you have to be sticking out your tounge!
Matt Draper did the photography. He did an awesome job getting the kid's attention all by himself. He is great! www.mdraperphotography.blogspot.com

During Church

Daddy and Tanner slept in the car...

1 year Pics

We had Rebecca Mabey with Effervescent Media take our family pics this year and they turned out amazing. Here are a few sneak peeks!

Happy Birthday Tanner!

Pig, Duck and Cow cupcakes...

The farm cake...

Singing happy birthday...

Blowing out the candle...

Getting help blowing out the candle...

Getting the frosting...

Enjoying the cake...

Taking the cake away...

I can't believe this has already happened! He is so big!

The rest of San Fran

The amazing aunt Connie! We are in deep discussion here.
Look at the view!

I'm Almost ONE!

We can't believe it is almost here. This Tuesday our little boy will be one year old! We celebrated early with the Knutti family. Grandma Knutti made Tanner a Crocodile cake!

Tanner tried to grab the flame instead of blowing it out...
(Thanks to Aunt Rachel for saving him.)

but we still enjoyed the cake.


Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Knutti for the great party! We'll post about the real birthday soon!