Universal Studios

We have season passes to Universal Studios. (Thanks to Gramz and Grampz!!) I'm really starting to like having season passes to things. We can enjoy the park a lot more knowing that we can come back. 

This past Saturday, we rolled into the park at 2:00pm after sleeping in, taking our time with break fast, getting Tanner ready, and eating out for lunch. We did the studio tour again (which we've learned is different every time depending on what sets they are filming on), did a ride (the wait was only 15 minutes! Jeremy went while I waited with Tanner) and then we watched a show (we just walked right in, no line! I breastfed Tanner in the dark). We left the park at 5:30, used a gift card for dinner at Chipotle, and made it home in time for Jeremy to play church basketball. It was a perfect day!

 Tanner is big enough to ride the bjorn on our back! He was a little angel the whole time. He hardly peeped a single complaint. (notice Tanner's hair, or lack thereof?)

 I love Tanner's feet in this picture. And what a good looking Dad!

 I admit, my back was pretty tired. Tanner is almost 16 pounds! It helped to wear the backpack and bjorn at the same time- it kind of balanced us out.

So I wanted to get a family picture in front of this sign. We were looking around for someone to take the pic, and a teenage girl came by. She was a funny little photographer. She kept yelling at people that were trying to sit on the fountain "There's a line!" Then, when she took our pics, she said. "Okay, one from the left. (click!) Now one from the right (click). Hang on! I need one with a fun angle! (click)!"

This is why I wanted the picture! This is my family in the same spot almost 22 years ago!

What color is this?

Tanners eyes were black when he was born. Now they have lightened up a lot. Here's what his eyes looked like at the beginning of October. I can't quite decide what color this is. Any opinions? It will be interesting to see if they change more as he gets older.

October Photo Journal- Part 2

I turned 28 in October!! Jeremy was still 27. I love being older than him for 6 whole days. We were in Sacramento, so the family took us to Chevy's.

 Then, Jeremy turned 28 (finally! what a youngin!)

 His birthday cheesecake had 28 candles...sort of. The giant "z" is for Zavoral and also represents the number 2 (from 28). And there are 8 "no flame" candles around it. I invented them out of drinking straws!

 Tanner's tongue showed up a lot in October. For about 2 solid weeks, every smile had a tongue with it. He started sticking it out while we were in Sacramento. I think he liked feeling his gums with his tongue.

 Tanner's finger nails grow so fast, I can hardly keep up with cutting them. Can you see the scar he gave himself?

 Tan Man's hair has fallen out a lot, but he still has some strong patches of hair on his right side. One night, I decided to make baby dreadlocks with them!

 Tanner has a strong set of abs. Now he can sit up in the rocking chair while it moves.

 There's that tongue again, and a double chin!!

 

 I love his baby boobs that grew this past month!

 Yay! We still make it to the beach, even if it's just for 20 minutes.

 During October, Tanner really took a liking to fabric. He loves to cuddle with his blankies, burp rags, and stuffed animals. He will grip, rub, stroke, suck, and smother any piece of cloth I give him!

Also in October, we got tickets to the USC vs Stanford game! (Remember, Jeremy is getting his MBA at USC.) We sat with his classmate's wife and kids.

 Our view of the game. This picture is taken with the "fishbowl" feature on our camera.

 Tanner's First Halloween!!

Jeremy carved the eyes and nose. I did the mouth. We had our hands busy with the carving, the trick-or-treaters and getting Tanner ready for bed all at the same time.

 Tanner and I were Asian people for Halloween. I got the baby Hmong clothes from the village where I taught English in Thailand. My Vietnamese outfit was tailor-made by a friend I made in Thailand.

 We let Tanner get into the candy bowl. Later, I'll try to post a funny video of him grabbing the candy.

After we carved our pumpkin, we visited with our neighbors outside on the lawn. They had a bonfire and a table of treats. It was so much fun sitting by the fire and watching the kids trick-or-treat!!

October Photo Journal- Part 1

 Jeremy gets to work at home one day a week. Tanner likes to watch him.

 For about 6 weeks, Tanner slept 8 hours through the night! But for several weeks in Oct, he went through a transition (and maybe teething) so we haven't been getting as much sleep lately.

 It rained for a few days in a row, so we used the fireplace. Tanner was mesmerized!

 We've been using the exercise ball a lot lately. Notice the TV? Jeremy got it for free from a friend. Much to my chagrin, we watch it now. It's a good thing we just have netflix; if we had cable, I'm sure we would never leave the couch!

Tanner loves his play set. He can grab the toys really well and tries to pull them off the hooks. I usually put him under it while I take a shower.

 This doorway is in our kitchen. I like to put Tanner in the johnny jumper while I do dishes and make meals.

 Tanner got chubbier and chubbier in October! It seems like every day he is a little fatter.

 We went to the park near our house one Saturday. Tanner laid in the grass, and Jeremy and I played whiffle ball.

Through our verizon fios, we get to watch live ESPN on the computer. Jeremy has been training Tanner to watch sports.

 Tanner drooled a LOT in October and he made bubbles all the time!

He also started chewing on his fingers. As a newborn, it seemed he would try to suck them just to see what they tasted like, but now he mostly gnaws on his thumb rather than suck on it. Some teeth are on the way!

 Tanner started sitting up this month without any help from pillows or the bumbo seat! Within a week he went from sitting for a record of 8 seconds to a record of over a minute! Now he sits for about 2-3 minutes before falling. He does this gorilla pose really well. Also, on exactly his 4 month mark (Oct 28), he rolled over for the first time by himself. Later that day, he gave his first real laugh.

 I forgot to put these pics in the Sac Town Video! These were taken the day before the wedding.

Trip to Sac Town