"She, who can paint a masterpiece or write a book that will influence millions -- deserves the admiration and the plaudits of man. But she who rears a family of beautiful sons and daughters, whose influence will be felt through generations to come, long after paintings have faded, and books have been destroyed she deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God. In her high duty and service to humanity, she is co-partner with the Creator himself."
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Wagisms
"Along time ago, when I was 8 my grandchildren died" not sure where this came from.
Marianne what did you learn in nursery? "Jesus died." that it. We have been talking all week about that then on Easter he lived again.
"Mom, Which Cloud does Jesus live in?" We then had a lengthy discussion about "where is heaven?"
Spencer why don't you think of it yourself, "I can't there are no puffing clouds coming out of my head"- Like in books :)
During the sacrament hymn on Sunday Marianne stated very loudly "I don't like this song, I don't like this song" 3 or 4 times.
Spencer what do you want to buy Marianne for Christmas? "A Pink Race Track!" :) that makes it more girly I guess
Spencer can you sit down, we can't stand in the Taxi. "But I'm looking for a Hippopatamus" Oh well did you find one :), "uh. . . . oh yea there it is, ok i'm good" then he plops down.
Mom, My tummy says "Spencer feed me, please please, I'm completely empty, feed me." Hey bud go get me a sword so I can sword fight with you,- Devin
I can't find one how about this plate (plastic toy), SPencer
Well only if you fight with a plate too.
No, here's a spoon, thats the kind of sword they use in Singapore -(small toy spoon?)
So . . Mom. . When am I going out for sports." I wasn't quite sure how to answer that question.
Our Little Girl- 4 years old
Marianne Naomi
I love to read. . . My Recent Pics
Mocking Jay - The First two are my favorite
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal- a little PG-13 in some parts but very entertaining
Just Listen- A good think
Eat,Pray, Love- I really want to read this, I'm like 301 on the waiting list if you have one i can borrow let me know
Hear Him
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The prophet has challenged us to Hear Him and I realized that I used to
process a lot of my thoughts and feelings and promptings by writing them
down. Thi...
Amelia's Baptism
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I woke up and then I went outside (you know... where we keep the kitchen.)
and then I just talked to my dad for a little bit. And then didn't eat
breakf...
Sheep
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Just before we moved in, our next-door neighbors (a quarter of a mile down
the road), had decided to take a job out of state. At the beginning of
August, t...
Jonas' birthday
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Jonas had been eyeing up this crispy squid for weeks at our local mall.
He's really adventurous when it comes to food and genuinely enjoys trying
all sor...
Recent Events
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I keep trying to keep up on my blog and life has been a bit crazy. So in
the past few weeks we've gone to Idaho, Seven Peaks, had family in town,
been to s...
Seizure
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Tommy just gave us a big scare. He had a fever at Grandma's house tonight
while Brian and I were tearing out the office kitchen. Both Abby and Scott
ha...
A Wonderful Time Together
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Well, over five years has passed since the last blog entry in January of
2011. I have realized that I need to be better with keeping a record of
our famil...
Some Pics
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Enjoying the baby swing!
Ella's troop (plus some Brownies) worked on this display for the Scarecrow
Fest.
This guy graduated from the bumbo to the highchai...
A good day
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I didn't spank any children today. We played outside in short-sleeves.
Libby made a delicious dinner for us all by herself. I read three long,
interesting ...
The set-up
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Four kids in a two bedroom-- this is how we do it. Many thanks to Julia
and Austin for coming out and helping. I love this bunk bed. I keep going
in and l...
We're melting down here!!!!!
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It's been an average of about 100* plus humidity down here, so upwards of
115* hear index. We've been cooped up and stir crazy. We had family home
evenin...
Happy 4th of July!
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HaPpY 4tH oF jULy!
We started the morning off at the Evergreen parade and games followed by
the annual swimming party at Matt & Allie Driggs home.
Love...
ODELL LAKE
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As soon as school was out for winter break, we packed up the car and drove
one hour into the Cascade mountains. We don't expect to see any snow in
Eugen...
Merry Christmas 2014
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Merry Christmas to you and your family! 2014 has been quite an eventful
year for us. A year ago I couldn't have imagined we'd have had the year we
have ha...
Tokyo!
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Here's some pics from our "layover" in Tokyo this July. We spent five days
in Japan, en route to Utah for our home visit. Enjoy!
First pic is of Nikko. It'...
Sicily
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Our first port after leaving Rome was Sicily. We went on a tour to see
Mount Etna. It was a very scenic drive.
Mount Etna is Europe's largest active vol...
The BEST BEST BEST days of Winter
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Ok - second best, the first best winter days are snow skiing but this was
an awesome day...
Snow forts and snow angels, hot chocolate and warming up by t...
< boys >
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I loved photographing this family. They (other than gorgeous mom) are ALL
BOY. I felt like I was constantly chasing people to get a good shot, but it
was s...
Girlfriends
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I've been thinking a lot about some of my girlfriends lately and how
grateful I am to have such great friends in my life.
My sister, Becca and I used to ...
Summer in review
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Baby pics to come, but first I better post the highlights from summer. :)
-Beck went to a cooking camp at Whole Foods. I love my little foodie!
-We played...
Lily 's first piano recital
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Yesterday was Lily's first piano recital. She did a great job and played
both of her recital pieces perfectly. It was just her and Kade and Jaron
McInto...
nap time/play time
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I put Lynlee down for a nap almost 40 min ago and we have been struggling
to get her to go to sleep since then. She climbs out of her crib, pushes
her cha...
Life Got Busier
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So you remember that post a few posts back about my gratitude for a simple
life? Well, that left with the birth of my beautiful third child. And it
hasn't...
***NEW*** Website...
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With Parenting Class being cancelled we will announce on here that Sister
Tanner has a NEW Website!!!!
www.CarleenTanner.com
Under the "Parenting" tab t...
New Blog
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Guess what? I have officially uploaded too many photos. Blogger is
cutting me off! So, instead of paying for an upgrade and more storage
space, I opened...
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Colton looking innocent and handsome.
Maddie cheerleading with the infamous Raymond Comettes. Heaven help me. Her
and her friends performed at a high schoo...
Good Times at Island Park
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The big catches.Derek and Tyson caught one salmon and one trout.
Hot pots at Yellowstone National Park.
We saw many herds of bison at Yellowstone. Som...
My post for 2012
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I know. I know it's be FOREVER but you'll just have to forgive me...I've
been...busy. Life has been a whirlwind this past year. Here's what's
happened... ...
Mark Turns 3!
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At the end of February, Mark turned 3! It's so crazy to think it's been
three years already since he was born and changed our lives forever. We
bought a...
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I made Derek take a day off work to go with us. Well, made may be a strong
word, I just told him the kids and I were going and he could do what he
wanted. ...