4th of July FUN!!!

Grandpa Tanner set up a slip 'n slide on the side of the house and the boys had SOOO much fun!

Just look at that smile!


Nate had to join in on the fun, but he had a problem with the grass at the end. He also started bowling for Neil and nearly took him out a few times, before.... WHAM!




Then he decided bowling with kids was a better idea!



And they liked that much better too!



Cody got a few others too try it out too, Grandma, Aunt Jenny and finally Me.



We didn't realize we were crowding in on D.J.'s bath-day!

Later we got to hear Grandpa Tanner play his base in the Orchestra before the Layton fireworks, which the boys both fell asleep during, the fireworks, not the concert!!

It had been a very long and very fun holiday!

Beautiful Day!

I found these pictures we took after the air show playing in my Mom's backyard on the trampoline and the new slip'n slide Nate got. The boys wanted to "fly" like the airplanes and I wanted to take some pictures from my point of view!



Look at those cute boys!

The Air Show at HAFB!

Nate got some really great shots at the air show last month, so I thought I should post these too.



The smoking parachuters and stunt planes were my favorite! These two looked like they were going to hit, then they both turned, it was pretty cool.



The jets were a little too loud, we finally remembered we'd come prepared with earplugs!




The shiny one and the formation flying was Nate's favorite. I know he's going to cringe when he reads this, that I called his favorite plane "the shiny one" rather than it's make and model that I'm sure he told me 10 times that day. He might even be annoyed enough to log in and edit this himself! We'll see...

Backing up to June...

Sorry it's been so long since we've posted anything, I'll only back up one month. At the beginning of June we went to the Ochre Mountain Temple dedication, it was really pretty and really windy!



Cody was being very posy:

Backyard Beekeeping

I explained to Catherine that I wanted to raise some bees and she said why don't you just buy honey from Costco? I have asked myself the same question on occasions when my DIY attempts didn't turn out so well. But there is something about doing things yourself that I just love. I think some of it comes from my Genes. From gardening, candlemaking, housebuilding, farming, ropemaking, boat building my Dad has done it. I blame some of my DIY energy on my dad.

I enjoy the learning, the feeling of independence and the satisfaction that comes from knowing I did it.

Bees are pretty amazing creatures and once you start working with them you never look at honey the same. In order to produce 1 pound of honey 2 million flowers must be visited.

I started raising bees as a youth alongside my dad. We worked the church welfare bees as well as raised several hives of our own.

Sure I could buy a large quantity of honey from Costco for a lot less hassle but hey I would be missing out on moments like this.

Laughter is the best medicine

Laughter is the best medicine from Nathan Tanner on Vimeo.

My brother Bryant received his mission call to Eugene Oregon. Were so excited for him and the great experiences that await. Also my parents decided to start a blog, I think my Dad just wanted to get back at Catherine for a picture we had that teased him about the similarities between him and our son Neil.

Life has been crazy busy. Our house is in shambles as we pack and try and get ready for the move. Catherine has been much better at packing then me. I get side tracked going through stuff, oh here is a picture from high school, hey here is my mission journal... next thing I know its time for bed and I haven't put together a single box.

We have been searching for a new home and also preparing to speak in church I'm supper nervous about leaving our home and finding a new home. Catherine is more nervous about speaking in church.

Our experiences with house hunting have been a little dismal and left us with a bad impression of real estate agents. One night we went out and the first agent dogged us. The next agent showed up at a home in the wrong city and the third agent forgot his key to get into the home.

Despite these bad experiences we found an agent that handles lots of shortsales. We feel we might be able to get a good deal by purchasing a short sale. The agent was listing a property we wanted so when we went to put an offer on it he got us to sign a contract and use him as our agent. Hopefully this will be of benefit. Without an agent its real hard knowing which homes are short sales.