He's FIVE!

T. Mr. Tan Tan, the child who cried for the first 6 months of his life. So full of life, his curiosity always running wild, his loves are fire and water, a true boy. This little man is one of the sweetest kids. He is 5 today...my baby. I can't in words describe how much I love this child. He is always getting into things, always climbing on something, wondering about this or that, talking about Star Wars, like today..."Mom we should have named Chase Tanner then I could be named General Greivious." Or asking things like "what does she's hot, mean?" He can't say his "R's" and "L's" yet, which to me, makes him even more endearing. He never fails to make me laugh. When he gets really excited for something, embarrassed, or really proud, he'll cover his face with one hand and open his mouth like he's trying to hide all emotion...only it comes out even more. He wants to be big "like Jawen" (Jaren), who's only 18 months older than him. He liked to do things since he was 12 months old like climb on the table. Run into the street. Flush toothbrushes down the toilet. Paint the kitchen walls with paint that I was using for a different room, Smear poop all over the bathroom. Dump out box after box of cereal on the front room carpet. Take bags of chips and crackers outside onto the trampoline, dump them completely out, then jump on them. Get buckets of sand from the sandbox and dump them onto the tramp, and patio. Get into the cupboards and each chocolate Quik with a spoon, or suck on the chocolate syrup bottle. Dump all the water from the bathtub onto the bathroom floor with a cup. Draw on my brand new Imac with a sharpie...and then a pen (I'm looking at the pen at this moment). Draw on walls, furniture and himself. Getting naked with Macy and jumping on the tramp- hilarious! Climb on the tables in front of the primary room as a Sunbeam. The list goes on and on... And yet...when he looks at me with that sweet face I love him so much. There's nothing in this world that could make me not love him. He may try my patience beyond belief, get in trouble often and spend some time in the time-out chair but man he's handsome. I can't tell you how many times I've been gearing up to give him a piece of my mind and he'll look at me and say "I wuv you mom". He really is so kind hearted, he's loving, he's a cuddler and he's mine. :) Happy Birthday to you little man!
Here's a few pics I had to post from the last 5 years...

3 months old:
6 months:

His climbing days are just beginning...9 months:

This is how I felt the first year of his life...he was such a handful. The crying was almost too much for me... THANK GOODNESS those days are gone!

The cereal fetish has begun...

Sure T, help yourself...

Oh no, be MY guest...go ahead and eat those, it's not like I made them for anything special...


I love these ones...he's so small and so dang CUTE!

I couldn't document Tanners life without adding a little Macy...they have a love hate relationship. It's much too cute to watch them together. If you're ever bored, just hang out with these two.

I love you handsome man! Happy 5th Birthday!