A Patch of Punkins

Tis the season!
I am a lover of all things fall. ALL. THINGS.

This day, we took a trip to the Del Mar patch.
Rode some rides, picked out punkins, made funny faces, enjoyed the crispy air, wore winter jackets, had a perfect time & came home to a crock pot full o' butternut squash, kale & italian sausage soup.
The best.

Out of the Mouths of Babes...

...Oft come gems.

While playing "the rhyming game" in the car with my mom & I.
P: Legs
GMA: Begs
I: Eggs
P: BACON!!!

T: No mom, I need to play with Broos right now cause he is the greatest dog ever.

This, is a very special one. For so many reasons.
Polly, from time to time, will whisper this in my ear.  I sit, listen, absorb all of the greatness & my heart melts. Each & every time.
P: You are more beautiful than a thousand fire flies....

While driving in the car, she farts.
P: I just released my secret weapon!

This one also resulted in a puddle of melted mama heart.
T: Come sit by me sis... Cause you have love & I have love & we can sit together.

While Ant Krystal was putting in her contacts.
T: Are you putting bubbles on your eyes?

P: Hey Kaki my mom, grandma! What's your favorite color?
GMA: Blue
T: No! I'm leonardo!!

Toothless Grin

It's the danged cutest little toothless grin that I ever did see!

When P was 1, she bounced in the tub & slipped & bashed her front tooth. Yeah... It died. Literally. You may remember it being gray for years...
Took her to the dentist, said they wouldn't do anything about it then since it was just dead, not infected. Told me to keep an eye on it as it may become infected & abscess. Just as we were nearing the finish line at 5.5 years of age, she would have lost that tooth soon anyway, I noticed a less than pretty little bump on her gums above the tooth. After a ring to my sweet sister in-love who I call for everything & just so happens to have been a dental hygienist in her pre-mommin days, confirmed my greatest fear not really, but I was hoping for better news. 
We made an appointment, took her in, found that not only the tooth, but the one next to it had fallen victim to the blasted infection as well. Both needed pulled. Music to her ears.... SAY WHAAAA?! "That means the tooth fairy is coming!!!" She COULD. NOT. WAIT. When Dr. Byrnes explained that we would need to come back & that nothing was being pulled right then & there, "AAAAAWE MAN!"
So, to home we headed.
Yesterday was the day. Arrived promptly at 10:30. I was not allowed back & for good reason, a bit of a panic attack was being had on my part, complete with hyperventilation & a heart pounding so hard it could have jumped right out of my chest. Thankfully I was able to keep my self together until P was gone. Not but two minutes later, I was informed that she was already numb & would be done shortly. I took a quick trip to the potty & guess who was waiting with a smile full of gauze for me to return? That's right. My little champion. Not a danged peep was made nor a tear shed.

I learn more & more from this small human each day. She is nothing short of incredible.

Of course, the tooth fairy did make her way to Pollys pillow & was so surprised to find not one, but two teeth, she left a whole lotta moolah! Did you know that tooth fairy money is sparkly?

Here she is, pretty Polly, complete with the danged cutest little toothless grin that I ever did see. Plus a glittery loot.

Weeeeeee're Baaaaaack!!!

Don't worry guys... No need for panic. We are very alive & all is very well.

After not posting a gosh darned thing for quite a bit, I've decided to give up on the old, non-working blog & start anew. I mean, who doesn't like a freshie? Feels kinds good if I do say so my self, I realize I'm talking about my fams blog... it does feel good.

Here we are, the Tanner-itos in all of our glory, with so much to share.

Over the last eight-ish months, these are some of the things we did: