Pics from our arrival at home

Enjoy...

New post coming soon

So...it seems Tanner's blog must be pretty popular, because I've gotten several emails asking why I haven't updated since we got home. :) He's a pretty important little guy.

So, I will be updating the blog with pics from the flight, our arrival at home and the things we've been doing since we returned to SC. Lots has happened...Tanner had his first SC peditrician appointment (he's up to a big ole' 7lbs .5oz:)), we've had TONS of visitors, first trip to Falls Park and Tri-County Tech...and the list goes on! :) I promise to update soon and I am definitely going to keep the blog going.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayers...we've felt them every step of the way!

Lots of love,
Becki, Travis and Tanner

Observations from Gate A1

1. It is entirely too early to be at the airport, or awake at all for that matter.

2. Mcdonalds at this airport should already be open.

3. It is indeed a very bad idea to wear gray leggings under a cut off denium skirt if you are over the age of 50, especially if you talked your mom into wearing the same outfit. Seriously, I'm staring at proof of this now.

4. Leaving CA and landing in ATL can't happen soon enough. We are so so so ready to be home! In some ways it seems like we just got here and in some ways it seems like we've been here forever! Either way, there is no place like home and we are ready to be there. We take off @ 630 our time and land @ 150 est. My parents are picking us up and we can't wait to see them and for them to meet Tanner! We hope to see the rest of you guys very soon. Don't be strangers! Thanks soooo much for all your prayers and support during this great adventure. We love you.

I have more pics from our trip to add to the blog. Check back in a day or two for updates.

Lots of love!
Becki, Travis and Tanner

Pics from Pacifica

Tanner's First Road Trip

The great staff at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Redding. These guys were GREAT to us.On the road to PacificaNear Vallejo, CATanner was thrilled about this picture, can you tell?Crossing the bridge into San FranciscoPretty sites going through the city Mountain View from our room in Pacifica
Ocean view...incredible!

Hey guys! Sorry for the delay in posting. We packed up yesterday and drove about 3.5 hours to Pacifica, CA. It is on the coast and it is a beautiful little town. It is right in the San Franciso Bay. We drove through SF yesterday afternoon in 5pm traffic. It was insane. By far the largest city I've ever driven through! :) We had a really beautiful drive here, though...got to see lots of beautiful landscapes. We even saw olive trees. :)

Our room faces this huge cliff and the ocean. It's so amazing. Just beautiful.

Tanner is doing great. We tried to eat at a cute little diner here last night (Rockin' Robs:)), but he must not have been too excited about that because he screamed his head off as soon as we walked in the door. That quickly became a dinner to go, but it was well worth it. Some of the best vegetable beef soup I've ever had (expect for Grandma McCombs, of course!:)).

He had a great night and actually let us sleep until almost 4am...yay! :) He is just swinging and sleeping right now.

I had a wedding today. This makes the first one I've ever missed. BUT, my wonderful, wonderful buddies, Christi and Hilery, saved the day and shot it for me. Congrats, Tisha and Kevin!!! I hate that I missed it, but I hear it was just perfect! I can't wait to see the pictures.

I also had a pageant event today... Taylor's (Miss America's Outstanding Teen) homecoming. Christi, again, is saving the day and shooting the event for me. She is so awesome!!! What a day!

So, we are about to feed Tanner and head out for some sightseeing. It is really cool here so it's a nice comfy day for the tourists. :) We are really ready to come home, though. :(

Hope you are continuing to enjoy the pics.

Love,

Becki, Travis and Tanner

Marie Callenders and the Sundial Bridge

Tanner and his big brother, Andrew...could they be any cuter?!?!?

At the Sacremento River
We have to take a picture of Travis pulling weeds everywhere we go...this one's for the Falls Park crew :)

Ummmm...Marie Callenders...I just can't even tell you how GOOD this stuff is!!!

Today was fun. Tanner has been happy and very pleasant all day long. He has just been cozy and sleeping tonight. We took him downstairs to eat breakfast for the first time today. He slept through it. :) We went to Marie Callenders for lunch (yes, like the wonderful pies you buy in the freezer section) and it was AWESOME!!! I could have eaten just about anything on that menu. We had the best potato skins I've ever tasted. Travis went out on a limb and had...chicken fingers. :) I had pot roast and it was great. And, I have an entire (don't judge me!:)) lemon cream cheese pie in the fridge. I am about to dig in!!!

After lunch, we met Amber and Andrew at the Sundial Bridge (the bridge is actually a fully functioning sundial on one day out of each year). It was really cool. It is over the Sacremento River, so there were lots of neat things to see. The best thing was that Tanner got to meet his big brother, Andrew. He is the cutest thing and he is so smart! I love his vocabulary...he is adorable and has the prettiest blue eyes you've ever seen. He really is a great kid.

It was hard telling Amber goodbye. I actually ended up telling her goodbye twice and I was very emotional and crying after each one. I don't know how to explain it, it was just hard.

We are moving on to Pacifica, CA tomorrow morning. Our WONDERFUL travel agent, Bobbie Burgess, found a great hotel on the beach for us. It will be nice to see the coast. We will be in the San Franciso Bay area, so there will be lots to see. This will also put us closer to Sacremento when we fly home on...

TUESDAY!!!

We will be leaving CA at 6:30am and arriving in Atlanta around 2pm. It is direct flight (again, we have the best agent!), so we will only have to go up and down with Tanner once. :) This also prevents having to run through a huge airport with him. ;) We will be back at home on Tuesday afternoon and we are so excited to see everyone. It will be a brand new schedule, we are sure, but it will be great for Tanner to meet everyone and see his home...he will be shocked, I'm sure, that he doesn't have a hotel staff to greet him every morning! :) And maybe now he'll understand why mommy and daddy talk so funny (sometimes it feels like we are speaking a different language out here!:))!!! :)

So, I'm off to bed to get rested for the drive tomorrow morning. I will be posting pics from the coast before you know it.

CA Love (yes, I said it),

Becki, Travis and Tanner

Tanner's first photo booth experience

Looks like he sprung a leak!!! :) This was Travis' idea.

Hey guys! Today has been a good day. We walked all around the mall with Tanner for the first time. In true Tanner fashion, he slept through it all. He did wake up long enough to eat, though. I "wore" him in the Snuggli the entire time. He loves that thing, especially when he is swaddled.

We took pictures with him the photo booth and the images are hilarious. He actually looks like he is hitting me in the nose in one of them. I tried to take pics of them with the camera, but it just didn't work out.

Tanner had a great night last night...after he got through his 8pm meltdown. This is becoming a routine for us. He just gets very unhappy for about an hour and there's just not much you can do but love on him...despite the screaming. :) We did buy him a travel swing last night, so we will see if that helps tonight. He seems to like it a lot.

Tanner had his first experience by the pool yesterday. We took him out in the shade for awhile and he loved it. Travis got in the pool and we laid out by one of the fountains...the hotel has beautiful landscaping and fountains. I think he must have really liked the sound because he went right sleep.

Travis has already made up a little song for Tanner that helps to calm him down. :) Precious.

Be praying tonight...Tanner has been pretty fussy for about 2 hours. :)

Love,

Becki, Travis and Tanner