The Tinney Family

Paige Emmeline Tinney

2011-05-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

Paige Emmeline Tinney: Pictures taken by Lindsey Bennett

Diamond Back Game!!

2009-10-11T19:31:00.000-07:00

Lisa and Trevin gave us some free tickets to the Diamond Backs!! We had great seats, and we all had such a good time! The kids were in heaven with the junk food be got for them. I think they are eating in every picture!! :) Thanks Lisa and Trevin!!

Cody's first day of Pre-School

2009-10-08T22:29:00.001-07:00

Our little Cody is growing up. He started Preschool with "Ms. Stacy" this year. He loves it and is such a smart kid. He goes 3 times a week for 2 hours. It is nice to have a kid who loves school!! Lets hope it stays that way. :)

Mama and the boys trip to Utah

2009-10-08T18:03:00.001-07:00

The boys and I hitched a ride to Utah with my sister Amy and her 3 kids. We had a great time visiting family and having fun! We stayed with Dennis' sister Elizabeth so the little cousins could enjoy each other.

Great-Grandma Goldthorpe

Great-Grandpa Goldthorpe

Cody had so much fun playing with his older second cousins. He was in heaven.

We went to the zoo with Elizabeth and her two kids. Cody wanted to help me. :)

'Aisea and Matai

Elizabeth, Matai, and 'Aisea

The cousins!!

Great-Grandma Young

Some of the old BYU gang: Me, Jane, Helaman, and Jessica

I love my boys!!

A Day in the Sun

2009-10-08T17:49:00.001-07:00

We joined Grandma, Aunt Amy, and cousins Cannon, Carson, and Issac for a morning at the Tempe water park area. The boys had a bunch of fun! Tanner survived even though he drank more water than we played in! :)

Summer Soccer for Cody

2009-10-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

Cody had such a good time playing soccer this summer. He was by far the youngest, smallest, and slowest. He knew it, but kept on smiling and following the crowd around the court (indoor soccer). His highlight was when be kicked the ball in any direction. He frequently waved and said "Love you" as he ran from one end to the other. He looked forward to treats after the games, and he loved to play in the goal position. He had a great time!!

Lake Powell

2009-10-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

The annual Lake Powell trip in July was a blast!! The boys had such a good time and still keep asking when we get to go back. Tanner actually enjoyed tubing, and the boat rides were fun. This year the trip was with Grandma, Grandpa, Lisa, Trevin, and Trevin's brother Dason and wife Sarah.

Last Moments in Flagstaff

2009-10-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

We tried to spend the last moments we had in Flagstaff enjoying the wonderful weather. The boys sure loved riding their bikes. Cody was a huge fan of playing in all the packing boxes too!!

Tanner Turns Two!!

2009-08-16T19:43:00.001-07:00

Our little cutie was so excited for his birthday. He was very excited to pick out his own birthday cake. The party was just our little family, but we all enjoyed it! Love you Tanner!!

Another trip to Out of Africa

2009-08-15T16:56:00.000-07:00

These are the last of the horrible pictures before I finally got a new camera. We had a great trip to Out of Africa with Amy, Jaush, Cannon, Carson, Issac, Erin, Mike, Kaden, and Abby. The animals weren't as friendly as last time, but it was a fun trip!

T-Ball for Cody

2009-08-15T16:40:00.000-07:00

Cody had a great time playing T-Ball in Flagstaff. He had friends on the team and Dennis helped him out a lot. It was a great first experience with team sports.

Cody and Jaxon Sauls

Memorial Day Camping

2009-08-14T12:42:00.000-07:00

We had a great family camping trip over Memorial Day. Everyone was able to be there from Cori's side of the family. We had great weather too!

Grandma and Grandpa with the boys

All the Goldthorpe grandkids so far!!

No Shame

Grandma and Tanner

Pretty obvious that I need a new camera!!

Dennis' Graduation from NAU

2009-08-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

Horray!! Dennis graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelors in Accountancy. He loved his time at NAU and thought their business school was excellent. He has accepted a job at an accounting firm in Phoenix. Sadly, we will be moving away from Flagstaff next month. We are excited to move on to an new phase of life.

Nate Sorensen and Dennis Tinney

Meme and Poppy Visit

2009-08-13T12:20:00.000-07:00

In May, Meme and Poppy came to visit for Dennis' graduation from NAU. Prior to the actual graduation, we had plenty of time to play!! We did a Home Depot Day, watched a T-Ball game for Cody, golfing, and swimming. It was funny to watch how excited Dennis got when the boys did well and liked golfing. By the way, at this point is when my camera is starting to die. Pictures start getting blurry and turning pink.

Easter Fun

2009-08-13T11:53:00.000-07:00

This year we had interesting weather for Easter --> it snowed!! We dyed eggs and then went to an Easter Egg Hunt at the local nursery. It was really pretty with all the eggs hidden inside the trees and flowers. Cody refused to look at the Easter Bunny. :) It freaked him out. As always, the Easter Bunny brought WAY too much candy. When will he ever learn!!

Mark's Wedding

2009-06-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

Sad, but this is the only picture I took at the wedding. I guess I am hoping to get some from siblings. (Hint Hint) :) Erin and Amy have such nice cameras that they get designated to be the photographers for the family. But, I really loved the boys outfits! The wedding colors were blue and brown. Great colors Alyce!!

Spring Break Fun Day 3

2009-06-06T22:42:00.000-07:00

We also went to the Phoenix Zoo. The kids loved it.

Spring Break Fun Day 2

2009-06-06T22:25:00.000-07:00

We spoiled the kids and went to a Bounce House type place. The kids (and the adults) wore themselves out on all of the play stuff. Tanner got very brave and even went up and came down the tall slide all by himself!! Cody was in heaven!!

Dennis and I went bowling with Lisa and Trevin. Trevin's face cracks me up on this picture!!

Spring Break Fun Day 1

2009-06-06T21:58:00.000-07:00

We decided to go to Tempe for Spring Break this year. The weather was great for the kids to go to the park. They had such a good time with cousins and Grandma. Tanner was very proud of himself that we could go down the slide all by himself!!

Tanner and cousin Kaden

Cody, Tanner, Grandma, Abby, and Kaden

Bahama Bucks with Lisa and Trevin!! Yum, my favorite.

Swimming Lessons

2009-06-04T22:13:00.000-07:00

The boys both did swimming lessons. Cody is now on his own with a teacher. He cried the first day, but then LOVED it after that. He did very well. Tanner, on the other hand, HATED his swimming class. As soon as he saw the teacher or heard people singing any of the water songs he started bawling. He was fine when we were not in with the class. Funny!

Grandma and Grandpa Visit

2009-06-04T22:10:00.001-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa visited in February!!

Combination of all Sledding Pictures

2009-06-04T21:28:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful winter this year!! We took advantage of it and went sledding 4 or 5 times. Both of the boys loved it!! We went with different family members throughout the winter.

Tanner and Cody

Cori and Cody

Cori and Tanner

Dennis and Tanner

Tanner

Dennis and Cody

Cori and Tanner

Cody!!

Cody and Tanner with Lisa and Trevin

Cody and Tanner with Uncle Mark

Tanner

Mom and Tanner

Trevin!!

Alyce, Mark, Jaush, Cannon, Amy, Lisa, Trevin, Carson, Dennis, Tanner, and Cody.

Dennis and Cody

Cody

Dennis pushing Grandpa and TannerDennis pushing Grandpa and Cody

Grandma and Grandpa

Dennis and Cori

Cody, Dennis, Cori, Tanner, Amy, Carson, Grandma, Grandpa, Cannon

Dennis and Cody

Grandma and Tanner

Cori and Tanner

Tanner and Cody

Tanner, Grandma, Cody, and Grandpa

Home Depot Days

2009-06-04T21:23:00.001-07:00

Home Depot Days with Grandma and Grandpa.

Christmas in Oklahoma

2009-06-04T21:06:00.001-07:00

Well, we're trying to catch up on our blog. While in Oklahoma for Christmas, we went to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. It was amazing to hear of all the events and see just how sad it all was. Crazy to think there are some out there that think it is okay to do stuff like this.

Tanner and Poppy

The Polar Express

2009-02-18T20:40:00.000-08:00

The Polar Express was a blast this year. We went with my sister Amy, brother-in-law Jaush, and their kids Cannon, Carson, and Isaac. The kids were actually excited to see Santa this year and get a bell.

Cody and Cannon

Cody and Tanner

Cody, Tanner, Cannon, and Carson

Cookies!!

Not the greatest picture

Oh yeah, and it was Dennis' 31st Birthday that night. :)

Gingerbread House

2009-02-18T20:35:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Grandpa sent us a gingerbread house kit. The boys loved it!! It didn't last too long with Tanner in the house. He'll eat anything. Poor Cody kept trying to keep Tanner from eating the candy, but it didn't work too well.

Holidays with Cori's side

2009-02-18T20:12:00.000-08:00

Holidays with the Goldthorpe Family: At Thanksgiving we also celebrated Christmas. All the kids had a blast, and we were excited Grandma Young was able to come.

Cody, Tanner, Kaden, and Cannon

Tanner's "look"

The grand kids all decorated the tree with Grandpa.

I love this picture.

The tree is quite bare on the top. :)

Cody's 3rd B-Day

2008-12-01T14:59:00.000-08:00

Time sure does fly by. We did a little B-day party for Cody and his friends. We all had a blast. Dennis and I did some carnival type games and they decorated their own cupcake. It was a hit!! Tanner was there, but he was down for a nap by the time I took this picture.

Family Party stuff

Home Depot Days!!

2008-11-22T11:00:00.001-08:00

I love the Home Depot Days, and so do my boys!! This month's project wasn't the greatest, but it is fun to hammer just about anything. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, Home Depot does a kids project for free every first Saturday of the month. I know that not every Home Depot does them, but hopefully one around you does. Aunt Lisa and Uncle Trevin came to join the fun!

Such a Fun Halloween!!

2008-11-16T15:29:00.000-08:00

We had such a great Halloween!! Who knew it could be so much fun!?! We had a church party on Thursday, and then spent Halloween night with family. Lisa and Trevin came into town and we joined up with Amy, Jaush, Cannon, and Carson for trick-or-treating. Mark also came to watch the kiddies. Cody dressed up as Dracula. We got a screamin' deal on the costume last year. I believe Tanner's ghost costume was compliments of a garage sale pickup by Meme. I could not believe that Cody let me put face paint on him. Last year he bawled when I tried. This year he was all about it!! It was sooo fun!

Dracula

Our cute little ghost

It didn't last too long, but the stroller helped.

The boys had no problem going up to the doors and knocking. They loved it! Tanner just followed Cody around everywhere.

Dennis, Trevin, Mark, and Jaush (in front)Tanner walked into a few houses a when they opened the door.

The three boys! (Cody, Tanner, and Cannon)

Cannon ran into a few houses too. It was hilarious! Dennis helped Tanner a lot. He'd have been left behind with Cody and Cannon running from house to house!

Yeah, the last house!! I couldn't believe how long the boys lasted. I should have counted how many houses we went to. We were going for at least 1.5-2 hours. I love Cannon's face in this picture!!

Amy and Dennis with the boys. Tanner was definitely pooped by the end.

The boys racked in a ton of candy. :)

Pumpkin Carving

2008-11-16T10:14:00.000-08:00

The boys were quite apprehensive at first, but eventually they got into it!! They were quite proud with the final result.

50 bits of Cori

2008-11-06T13:39:00.000-08:00

I'm copying my friend Lindsay because I loved reading her blog on 50 bits. Anyways, I though it was a cool idea. Enjoy!!

1.I am terrified of bees and sharks.
2. I ran out of money in college and ate nothing but otter pops for almost 2 weeks.
3. I have an amazing long term memory of things that happened before I had kids. My enhanced sense of smell from pregnancy never went away.
4. I absolutely loved school, and I miss learning!!
5. I hyperventilate anytime I try to run, which is why I have given up trying.
6. I sang “On My Own” with CheriAn for the 5th grade talent show.
7. I have had allergies since 6th grade, and I can’t stand them!!
8. I went on a date with a BYU volleyball player who was over 7ft tall.
9. My most life-changing year was my freshman year at BYU.
10. Dating (and marrying) Dennis was the best thing for my personality (he helped calm my major Type A, control freak, and over-reactive craziness).
11. I am an extremely heavy sleeper.
12. A life dream is to ride (gallop) a horse on some beautiful land somewhere.
13. I’ve never liked my name.
14. I have had some of the greatest friends in my lifetime!!
15. I wish I could talk to people better (I don’t communicate well).
16. The ocean really freaks me out.
17. I wish I had treated people better when I was a kid.
18. My baby front tooth died and turned purple before it finally fell out.
19. I hate change, and it always makes me emotional à even if it is good change
20. I was hit by a car when I road home from CheriAn’s house on my bike.
21. I plan on having my Master’s Degree completed before I turn 40.
22. I felt like an outsider with my family all growing up.
23. I think cruises are the coolest vacations.
24. I absolutely love black olives.
25. I will really miss the school life when it ends.
26. I got in trouble in 2nd grade for joining in and telling people “you had sex with so-in-so”. I had no idea what sex even meant. :)
27. My roommates and I once thought we all had lice. Turns out it was dandruff.
28. I cannot lie; it literally makes me sick to my stomach to think about lying.
29. I love to bake! I wish I was better at it.
30. I am OCD about locking the car doors when I get in.
31. I am a major pre-planner, but only about 2 years out. I never think about the future past that. Yes I have a 401K; I mean I just never “picture” myself or my family any further down the road than a year or two.
32. I was the President of my Elementary school student council.
33. I would really like to visit South America one day.
34. I am a slow learner, but once I pick it up I’m good to go.
35. I fell flat on my face in elementary school when my arms where inside my turtleneck and a boy accidentally knocked me over.
36. I once told my mom I was running away from home. I just walked down the street and sat on the side walk for a few hours.
37. I had a bad stuttering problem from 2nd to 5th grade. It will come back every now and again where I’ll catch on one word. I end up just having to use a different word.
38. I remember purposefully pushing my little brother off a chair I was already sitting on. He ended up with a broken arm. He was 3, I was 5.
39. I do think mine and Dennis’ dating story would make a great book. Maybe I’ll write it one day.
40. I wish my sisters and I hung out more. Hopefully we’ll get the chance while we are all living in Phoenix.
41. I LOVED playing soccer with the boys every recess in elementary school.
42. I am cellphoneless and love it!! It’s nice to be able to get a hold of you guys whenever I want though. :)
43. I adore my kids to no end!
44. I wish I was more athletic, but I have no plans on changing my sedentary life-style anytime soon. Sad, I know.
45. I love going out to eat.
46. I graduated Summa Cum Laude even after getting married and having a baby in college.
47. I have always felt very blessing in all of my life situations.
48. I was at BYU when the movie “The Testaments” was showing at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. I ended up seeing it 8 times in less than 2 months because that is what every guy for a date. I guess I did a lot of first dates back then. I ended up picking out the weirdest things from the movie, like when one of the Lamanite kids has braces on!!
49. I try really hard never to compare myself to others. I’m warned of it in my blessing, and I think it would be very damaging to my self confidence.
50. I hate the TV, with the exception of watching movies.

So that’s it! Now it’s your turn!!

Rest of Georgia Trip: WonderWorks/Muzz and Grand-dad

2008-10-11T21:40:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures from a place called Wonder Works in Orlando. It was definitely geared more for the junior high age kids, but it had a lot of cool things.

This was a simulator for "do the dew" drop --> the air hitting you as if you jumped out of a plane. They had an earthquake simulator too, but I didn't get a pic.
Look at the concentration! Hopefully he's not supposed to be staying within the lines yet!! HAHA
I had to literally drag Tanner away from the piano so others could use it. He loved it!!

Cody didn't like the way he looked in the crazy mirrors. I was laughing pretty hard, but I couldn't get a good picture.
Poppi's Dream

Talk about claustrophobia!

While the boys raced, Cody and I played Deal or No Deal. Cody picked all the numbers, and he won us a ton of tickets!!

Laser Tag

We are so glad that we got to see Muzz and Grand-dad while in Florida. I was happy the boys acted so well with them. It was great!!

Trip to Georgia/Florida: SeaWorld Part 3

2008-09-18T12:26:00.002-07:00

Due to Tropical Storm Faye, we only had one day at SeaWorld. It was well worth it though. Thank you Meme and Poppy!! Cody and Tanner had a BLAST!! I was amazed at how well they paid attention to stuff. Take a look at the very last picture to see the bummer of the day.

Cody thought it was hilarious when the whales splashed the crowd!!
Dennis and I were happy that the boys went on the rides. On a trip to Lagoon, Cody would not do a thing. He even bawled when we went on the train there. Anyways, this time it was so fun.

The Horizons show was great too!!

Cody absolutely loved petting the sting rays. Some of the sting rays thought his hand was food, which scared me to death, but Cody just laughed and laughed.

All right, here was the bummer of the day. Due to tropical storm Faye coming, we did get some drizzling here and there. When the boys fell asleep in the stroller, we decided to take the opportunity to take turns going on Journey to Atlantis, SeaWorld's log ride. Dennis and I went first. Long story short, on the very first climb up (to then drop down), the ride stopped due to some malfunction. The bad part was that we were outside when this happened, and then it started to pour. Guess how long we were stuck there . . . 20 minutes!! Oh yeah, and then the lightning started, and may I remind you that we are now only about 20 ft from the highest point in our area of SeaWorld. It was not fun!! By the time they came to unlock our safety bar and get us off, we were completely soaked. I mean shoes, socks, underwear, EVERYTHING!! They let us off the ride, and showed us the exit. I was quite surprised to be honest. At least offer us one of your $20 towels you sell to help dry us off. But no, we were stuck being soaked. Dennis and I were ready to go home at that point. Oh well. Here we are totally soaked.

Trip to Georgia/Florida Part 2

2008-09-18T12:26:00.001-07:00

Dennis and his dad also did rocket launches at home in Georgia. Again, Tanner is not a fan. Take a look at the 1st picture of me and Tanner. He is definitely skeptical about what they are setting up. Then, it goes off. And, Tanner then cries. How sad. :( Also notice how foggy the camera is from the humidity. Crazy!! I made sure not to get my bush hair (from humidity) in the blog.

Dennis and Cody with the rocket Dennis built.
Look at Tanner's face!
5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . BLAST OFF!!
Poor Tanner
Tanner learned to walk while we were in Georgia. He did great!!

Mom had a primary activity while we were there. Here is Cody dressed up like a Book of Mormon character. We thought he looked soooo cute.
The Okeefenokee Swamp. We did get to see some gators.

Swimming in "Poppy's Pool". This was Cody's highlight. He learned to swim all my himself in his swimsuit/vest thing. He would even float on his back all by himself. Now just to get rid of the vest part of the suit!

Trip to Georgia/Florida: Rocket Launch Part 1

2008-09-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

We flew into Orlando, and our luggage ended up ALL over the country. It took 3 days to get our luggage back to us. Needless to say, we were frustrated. Note in the last picture that I am in my usual "plane" clothes, since I had to be in them for 3 days!! After flying in, we went to South Carolina for some rocket launches. Dennis and Cody were in heaven. Poor Tanner is not a fan of the launching noise. He bawled everytime a rocket went off.

Catch-Up of Utah Trip

2008-08-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

In the middle of July we drove to Utah!! Dale (Dennis' brother) and his family were getting sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. We had a great time, but also some total bummers. Tanner screamed until we finally pulled over and purchased a forward facing car seat for him. We got a window smashed in by someone at the hotel. The guy stole everything out of the glove box. So, he ended up with our registration, owner's manuals, pads, and a copy of the Book of Mormon. I'd be surprised if some good comes out of that one!! And to top it all off, Dennis and Tanner got some kind of stomach flu on the morning of the sealing. So, poor Dennis had to miss his own brother's sealing because of having the vomit every 20 minutes for 8 hours. I ended up getting it the next day, which was the day we were supposed to drive home. Unfortunately, it was not a very restful trip. Of course, the pics are all of the good stuff!!

Great-Grandpa Goldthorpe with the boys

Great-Grandma Goldthorpe with the boys
Great-Grandma Young

Swimming!!

Matai's Birthday Party with green cupcakes!!

Our trip to the park.

Updated Pictures of the Boys

2008-07-19T19:39:00.000-07:00

These were taken for Tanner's 1 yr and Cody's 2.5 yr. Sorry, but when I scanned the pictures I used a lower setting. They may be dark or pixeled. Oh well.

Lake Powell Fun!!

2008-07-07T07:31:00.000-07:00

Lots of pictures!! Mom and Dad invited us to go to Lake Powell with them this summer. Due to the increasing size of the families, we split up this year. We went with Mom, Dad, Mark, Lisa, and Trevin. It was a blast. Dennis and I were pretty lazy this year and didn't even ski or wakeboard. Oh well, there is always next year. Cody and Tanner loved the lake!

Mark, Trevin, and Dennis decided to cliff jump.
Dennis
Trevin
Mark (crazy boy)

Tanner's 1st Birthday!!

2008-06-17T22:15:00.001-07:00

Today was Tanner's 1st Birthday!! He had no idea what was going on, but enjoyed it none the less. We actually celebrated it yesterday since that was my day off. Amy and Jaush's family joined us for the festivities.

Cody was WAY more excited for the presents than Tanner was.
Yeah Tanner!!
Tanner thought we were all crazy when we sang to him.
He tried it . . .
. . . and then decided he didn't like it.
really didn't like it.

He made a good mess in the process though.
We love him!

So cute!
Cody, on the other hand, LOVED the cake and ice-cream.

Happy Father's Day!!

2008-06-14T14:45:00.000-07:00

Cody and Tanner are the luckiest kids in the world (biased, I know)!! Dennis is the greatest dad anyone could ask for. Lets just say he definitely doesn't care how crazy he has to act to get his kids to laugh. He is such a patient and loving dad!! Thank you!! We definitely can't forgt about the Grand-dads. Cody asks for you guys all the time. My kids are so blessed!!

Here are some pictures with Poppi! Thank you for raising such a wonderful son! He definitely treats me like a princess and his kids like his best friends. I love being a part of your family!

Here are some pictures with Grandpa. I love you dad! Thank you for being such a wonderful dad for me. Thanks for being so great with my kids. Thanks for all your advice and help. We really appreciate it. We love you!!

I've Been Tagged

2008-06-06T16:36:00.000-07:00

How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names....

Three Joys: My family, my extended family, the current life situation my family is in right now (school, work, Flagstaff, being poor, friends). We're blessed!!

Three Fears: Losing my identity throughout the years, losing my temper with my kids, Bad people in the world.

Three Goals: Be more active, Keep a balanced life, Keep up on all the church things (prayers, scriptures, FHE)

Three Current Obsessions/Collections: THE TWILIGHT SERIES (Badly)!!!!, Reading altogether, blogging

Three Random Facts: I don't deserve my husband!, I read the daily updates online about Days of Our Lives (yes, totally embarrasing!!), I really hate the TV (love watching movies, but I hate having the TV on!)

Tag: Elizabeth, Marge, Amy T., Emilie, and Ashley

Camping with Grandma and Grandpa

2008-06-04T21:14:00.001-07:00

We had much better weather this time around! We invited Mom and Dad to come with us, and we all had a great time!! Dennis, Dad, and Cody were out there all morning fishing. Dad had caught 2-3 and Dennis had caught the same. I went out there for honestly less than 15 minutes and caught 5 fish (granted, 3 were little). We were laughing because as soon as I cast the line the bobber started going up and down. Dennis says it is because he was the one baiting the line. It was funny.

Dad did all the gutting while we looked on. Cody was excited!

Why am I not surprised that I am not in a SINGLE picture!! :)

Fishing out at Lake Mary

2008-06-04T21:07:00.000-07:00

The boys!

The crap all over my face is sunscreen.
Cody enjoyed throwing rocks more than anything!

Lake Mary

Out of Africa

2008-06-04T20:33:00.000-07:00

On Memorial Day we went to Out of Africa with Amy and Jaush. It was great! The animals were way closer than a zoo we went to, and Cody got to feed the giraffe.

Cannon, Amy, Carson, and Jaush Brewer

New 3 wk old Zebra

Cody was very brave and wouldn't stop petting the giant snakes!! Good for him!

This cracks me up. Here is when the lion notices the boys. . .
. . . and here we go!! HAHA

Waiting to watch the Tiger Splash show.

Exhausted after a long day!!

Bye Bye Hair

2008-05-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

Tanner got his first hair cut today. Here are some pre-cut pictures. We took these because he has the hugest Brillo-pad chunk in the back. We couldn't stop laughing.

Here we are with the new cut. We decided to just try it at home since Cody's first haircut at the salon didn't go so well. Tanner had so much hair, so be decided to use a guard. To our surprise, Tanner didn't get upset at all! He would lift his shoulders and kind of giggle. It tickled him and he was having fun. It was great!!

He looks so different now. Tanner and Dennis have the SAME EXACT head shape. It cracks me up!!

Our Camping Adventure

2008-05-22T20:21:00.001-07:00

The weather channel called for rain, lows of 26, and possible snow, but we decided to give it a try anyway. We are very excited about all the camping gear we have now. It is so nice how easy tents are to set up now-a-days! Dennis packed the car up and here we are at White Horse Lake just south of Williams Arizona.

Here is our 10 person tent! We've spoiled ourselves with all the room. Hopefully we don't feel any need to have a larger one when more kids come around.

The boys are smiling at their daddy, of course!

Here we go!

It was beautiful, and we highly recommend it. Let us know if you know of any other good spots around here!!

I love my boys!

After a FREEZING cold night, hearing the coyotes going crazy, worrying about the boys, and having Tanner have a horrible nights sleep, we were quite skeptical about staying another night. Dennis turned the car radio on and it said there was a snow advisory for us from 6pm Thursday to 6pm Saturday. The high on Friday was only going to be 46. Needless to say, that was the kicker. We are still very bummed out, but we decided to go next weekend when the temp is a good 20-30 degrees warmer. I figure we're try to stick it out when the kids are older. No sense in catching some sickness with a 1 and 2.5 yr old! Cody picked out his own chair and he loved it!! It was the perfect size too.

Tanner was a daddy's boy the WHOLE time!

Both Dennis and Cody set up rods while I watched Tanner. The fish were biting immediately. Dennis and Cody reeled this one in. Cody was soooo excited! So excited that . . .

. . . he fell in the lake before they could even get the hook out of the fish's mouth. The fish broke the line and is now swimming around with a hook. Cody kept saying, "I didn't want to go in the fishy water. The fishy water is yucky! I fell in the fishy water, Mommy. I sorry I fell in the fishy water!" He was so cute! As I quickly changed him, he was soooo sad that now we had to leave because the clouds were rolling in. We promised to take him fishing again on Tuesday, when the weather warms up.

Poor thing!

The boys loved playing in the tent.

Cody in his new, dry clothes. We got everything but the tent in the car before it started snowing. Now we have to figure out how to dry it out for next weekend.

The Boys

2008-05-08T21:51:00.001-07:00

"I like Daddy!!"

MINE!!

Tanner found the toilet paper!!

Kite Flying Festival

2008-04-26T16:46:00.000-07:00

Flagstaff has a Kite Flying Festival every year. The nice part about it --> everything is free!! It's like a mini carnival. People were flying kites all over the place. Cody was in heaven with the little kid games and getting a prize afterwards. He actually did really well in throwing the bean bags and things. There are bands and tons of advertising booths set up. The funny part was that they said there would be pony rides and animal petting stuff. Yeah, the pony ride was one of those grocery store horse merry-go-round things, and the animal petting was people walking dogs around with "adopt me" signs on them!! Oh well, it was fun.

Camping with Family

2008-04-20T15:48:00.000-07:00

Cori and the boys went camping with Grandma, Grandpa, Lisa, and Trevin. Grandpa was a big help in getting fishing lines ready to fish. Unfortunately, we didn't even get a bite.

Cody loves his new rod and only let me hold it with him to take this picture! He's definitely in the independent stage right now.

Cody loves his Grandpa!

The hiking trail.

The boys with Lisa and Trevin.

Tanner was in heaven all weekend. He loves his Grandma!

Cody brought his soccer ball and loved having room enough to kick it around. He was hilarious!! He'd prep for each big kick and his leg would go up 90 degrees afterwards. We were laughing so hard! He's getting good though.

Here's the 90 degree thing.

Cody!

Cody loved helping Grandpa all weekend. He even got to help build the fire. He really loved the roasted marshmellows!

Trevin and Tanner

Tanner loved his bath in the mini tub in the motorhome.

My cute little naked boy!

"I love my pajamas"

2008-04-20T15:35:00.000-07:00

They sure do love to play together. Tanner cries now whenever Cody takes something out of his hands, which is helping to teach Cody that you don't do that.

Grandma gave these pjs to them for Easter. The morning after they wore them Cody came down stairs saying, "I love my pajamas". The funny part is he tries to cuddle things he loves or hold them up to his cheek and stroke them. So he came downstairs rubbing the shoulder of his pjs with his cheek.

I love my boys!

Dennis and Tanner

2008-04-20T15:24:00.000-07:00

He loves his tongue.

Top teeth are coming in now, and they're big!

Tanner sure has become the cuddler when he wants to. We love it!

Tanner Rides His Bike

2008-03-28T17:49:00.000-07:00

Tanner decided that he wanted to ride the bike today so I put him on it and pushed him around the living room. He loved it as you can see.

Mimi picked out the shirts the boys are wearing. Its finally getting warm enough for the boys to wear them.

Cody also loves the bike and decided to ride tandem with Tanner. Cody loved pushing the bike around with Tanner up front. I took Tanner off and Cody kept asking if Tanner could ride with him again.

Popi and Mimi Go Bye Bye

2008-03-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

Well Popi and Mimi left this morning and Everyone at the house is a little sad. We had such a fun week with them and can't wait till we can get together again. We are really looking forward to Dale and Amys sealing and spending Christmas with everyone this year at Dales new house.

Easter Day

2008-03-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

Cody was soo happy that the Easter bunny had come to visit him.

Tanner loved his bunny ears as well.

All that candy for a kid that can't have any. I guess Daddy will have to take care of that for him.

Cody will have no problem eating all of his candy.

Here we are getting ready to go to church.

What a happy day.

Cody helped with the dishes after our Easter dinner.

Dying Easter Eggs

2008-03-24T11:55:00.000-07:00

Cody was so excited to dye his Easter eggs this year. He did so well with not spilling and telling us what each color was.

Lots of eggs and lots of colors.

I love Tanners face in this picture he had just woke up from his nap.

Grand Falls

2008-03-24T11:41:00.000-07:00

This is Grand Falls. It is pretty much out in the middle of nowhere and the last thing you would expect to see. The pictures really don't do it justice, its one of those things you need to see in person.

Grand Falls or Chocolate Niagara Falls.

Me and Cody hiking around Cody wanted to catch a fish!!!

Our little family.
Popi, Mimi and the boys.

The whole crew.

Launching the Rockets

2008-03-24T11:27:00.000-07:00

Anytime Popi comes to town we go and launch rockets.

Here are the wannabe Rocket Boys.

Its Mommys turn to push the button.

Now its Mimis turn.

Cody showing off his little rocket. We launched several times and lost nothing It was a very successful day.

Hiking in Sedona

2008-03-24T11:00:00.000-07:00

We took a day to go to Sedona and go hiking. We hiked to Devils Bridge and then went to Motezumas Castle.

Here we are at the start of the hike.

Tanner loved being outside and didn't mind the pack as long as we kept moving.

Cori and Tanner Hiking up the Trail.

Popi and Mimi in a cove with the beautiful red rock behind them.

We decided to take a picture in the same place.

This is where we hiked to Devils Bridge.

Popi and Cody playing around on the trail.

Mimi, Popi and the boys at Motezumas Castle.

Our day at the Park

2008-03-24T10:39:00.000-07:00

We took an afternoon to go and play at the park we flew a rocket and attempted to fly a kite, but the kite had other ideas, and played on the playground.

Cody being a big boy and climbing up all by himself.

Cody and Popi hanging out.

Mimi and Tanner watching us struggle to get a kite to fly.
Cody with the kite, this is the highest the kite got off the ground.
The boys swinging together on the swing set.
Cody going down the biggest slide at the park.
Popi waiting for Cody at the bottom of the slide.

Mimi and the Boys

2008-03-24T10:25:00.000-07:00

Its spring break and Mimi and Popi came to visit this week.

Cody and Mimi cuddling together.
This is about all the cuddling you can get from Tanner, but he loved to be with Mimi.

Bathtime with the Boys

2008-03-24T10:06:00.000-07:00

Tanner loves to play and splash in the water.

They love to take baths together.

One all clean and happy Tanner.

And one all clean and happy Cody.

Grandma and Grandpa visit

2008-03-24T09:44:00.001-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit and spend some time with the boys. Cori and I took advantage of the babysitting and did some canning for food storage.

Cody and Grandpa plying with the little people train set.
The boys and grandparents after church.
Cody showing off his artwork that he did in nursery. Its a picture of a tree.

Sledding

2008-01-12T13:44:00.000-08:00

Cori and Tanner at the park. Tanner loves to be outside.Cody going down the hill by himself. He loved sledding and was not happy when it was time to leave.

I'm getting Cody ready to go down the hill Cody would count down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blast off and then yell WEEEEE as he went down the hill. It was a good time for all who went.

Temple Lights

2008-01-12T13:37:00.000-08:00

Us at the temple looking at the lights. While at the temple we decided to go to the visitor center and take a picture in front of the Christus.

Christmas Morning

2008-01-12T13:09:00.001-08:00

Tanner with Grandpa. He sure does like to be upside-down!

The boys with Grandma and Grandpa

Cody is excited for his orange, tanner doesn't know what to think.Cori with the boys.

Amy, Erin, Lisa, Cori, and Mark play their instruments for the Christmas night concert.
Erin, Amy, and Cori working on their families stockings.

Christmas Eve

2008-01-12T12:42:00.000-08:00

Tanner and Uncle Trevin enjoying the Flannel board story.

Cody is ready and willing to help Grandma play the piano while we all sing Christmas Carols.Here we are singing the carols as a family.
Tanner is in his Christmas pajamas hanging out with grandma listening to the nativity story.
Cori and Cody sitting together during the nativity.

Cody helping to put different characters up during the nativity story.

Ward Christmas Party

2008-01-12T12:28:00.000-08:00

Nate was Santa Claus but Cody didn't want anything to do with him. Tanner however didn't seem to mind. Tanner is in his Hawaiian shirt because it was a Mele Kalikimaka party!!Me and Cori hope to look like this by the time summer comes. Yea Right!!!!!!

FIRST BIG SNOWFALL

2007-12-19T18:38:00.000-08:00

Here is the first big snowfall of the year for Flagstaff. We ventured just outside of our door for these pics.