December 2015

We had a lovely December and Christmas. Looking back, we didn't take a lot of photos, but here are a few.

We invested in some outdoor Christmas lights.

Jared flew to Utah to interview at BYU. It was a quick trip, but he enjoyed his time and was able to get in a bit of family time. 

Cute baby Adam started crawling!

 Jared's annual lab party was held at an archery facility. Zach thought it was pretty cool to shoot arrows like Legolas.  It was a fun activity.

We held our annual Christmas piano recital at a nearby extended care facility. This year I had seven students performing. 

Zach lost his first tooth (and his second the very next day).

Lily was silly.

We had a tree (and some cute kids).

The children did a gift exchange for each other. We let them open their gifts on Christmas Eve. 

We had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner of Chinese food. 

Anwyn wrote out a script, and the children acted out the nativity. Zach was Joseph, Lily was Mary, Anwyn was an angel, Adam was a sheep, Kristi was a shepherd, and Jared was the narrator. 

 We had a very warm Christmas, since everyone is still wearing their summer pajamas. 

We love BYU! Thanks for the great t-shirts from Grandma and Grandpa Tanner!

Adam enjoyed the wrapping paper as much as the presents.

Everyone was excited to go see the new Star Wars movie at the theatre.

How We Grew in 2015

Anwyn (nearly 11 years) grew over 2.5” to reach a height of 56.5 inches. As a fifth grader she now proudly wears her safety patrol badge to serve her school. She also grew in her musical abilities, completing Level 5 of Piano Adventures and now comfortably playing a number of hymns at the piano.

Lily (8 years old) grew over 3” to reach a height of 50.5 inches. She grew in faith as she chose to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also grew into a love of reading chapter books!

Zach (5 years old) grew over 2” to reach a height of 44.5 inches. He grew into a big kindergarten boy and learned how to read books on his own.

Jared grew into a full-time job as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. He also grew and become a long-distance runner a few days a week.

Kristi grew a lot of pounds (and then thankfully lost them all) because she was growing a baby!

We were thrilled to welcome Adam Jacob Tanner to our family on April 20th, 2015. He arrived at 2:52 a.m. (after a 2.5 hour labor) weighing a hefty 10lbs and measuring 21.5 inches long. All of our hearts have grown in love with this sweet baby in our home!