The Tanner Man

Tanner has gone non-stop for the past couple of months. Here's his rundown:

• T-Ball - Another little ball player like his sister. Tanner actually made some pretty amazing stops and throws. He's adorable doing it, too!

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• Tumbling - After learning and forgetting how to do back flips and back handsprings on the trampoline, he spent a full day re-learning, and now he's a pro. He even does back handsprings without a spot on the wedge mat at his gym. It's the cutest thing ever! He also managed to climb to the top of the rope, a feat he's extremely proud of (mostly because he was bribed into it by Tyson).

• Turned the big 7 - Having a July birthday sure makes it a long wait from when your friends start turning 7! We celebrated for at least a week with dinner and a movie with friends, pizza and cake and ice cream with family, and a special birthday dinner/going away dinner (for McKayla) at Texas Roadhouse. Mmmm.
  

And there's lots more pictures that I can't blog since Tyson got a new computer that he puts all of his pictures on. Just trust me that there were some darling pictures from his birthday.

Kid Catch up

Nope, not like catsup, or even ketchup. This is a catch up. The kids have been so busy for the last couple of months, they've sucked the drive to blog right out of me. So here's the rundown on their crazy lives, beginning with McKayla. Check back for the others:

McKayla

• Softball, softball, and more softball. Who knew? McKayla hasn't had a whole lot of interest in softball, and because of her summer visitation schedule, softball has been a difficult sport for her to be involved in, but this year it all came together so I signed her up. Turns out she's actually really good. She ended up being catcher most of the time, which I loved! Nothing like coaching your own child in your position. It was so fun for both of us! And to top it off, she made the all-star team and made an awesome play in the all-star game while playing left field. Finally, something I can enjoy!
• School. OK, not anymore, but the end of school was completely hectic. McKayla received her silver academic award, which is a huge deal. It required a 10 hour research project, a 10 hour service project, entry in reflections and the history fair, and plenty of other work. This is on top of the already enhanced curriculum. Aside from that, there were chimes concerts, field trips, and the Spectrum olympics. She was great again this year in the olympics.
  
• Horseback, as always. It's her heaven on earth, although stinkier than I imagine heaven to be :)