Tiny Tan Fam

17 December, 2024

Holiday Piano Recital

Neal has the video, but here is a photo of the two piano players after their recital.

Basketball!

Portia is playing basketball this winter. She has a great coach and is having a lot of fun!

Princess on… The Bluey

"The Bluey" is what we call this rather enormous not-a-bean-bag piece of furniture.

10 December, 2024

GMM visited

And I actually took a photo, too! The kids always enjoy the brief but fun- and love-filled visits from their GMM.

And nobody got hurt, either. Graydon (who had a soccer game later that day and needed to take it easy) coached his brother to a sub-30-min 5K, which they were both very proud of! Portia ran all on her own and finished just a couple of minutes later.

16 October, 2024

Mauser is making more friends

Whaddya Know!

We all brought home some hardware. Wiley came in second to his big brother in the 14 & under boys category. And I came in second in the "Athenas" category. Any woman over 165lb can compete as an Athena. 💪

Team Tanner Early Morning Selfie

Had to get one more before the sun came up!

Yeah, I am crazy

To be fair, it was Graydon's idea. He, Wiley, and I competed in a sprint triathlon a few weeks ago. It was an early morning!

01 October, 2024

Welcome Mauser!

We adopted Mauser while on vacation in Ste Emelie this summer. Sorry we're a bit behind with our updates… She made the trip (rather grudgingly) on the plane home and has become a crucial emotional support through Kiwi's loss. Her curiosity and spunky personality makes us laugh. She purrs like a motorboat (or so Portia says) and just likes being around her people. Maybe it was even a little comfort to Kiwi when Daddy told her "It's ok Kiwi, you can let go now. It's Mauser's turn." And I'm convinced there is a bit of Kiwi's soul in this kitty. ❤️

24 September, 2024

Good-Bye Kiwi

It took me almost a month to post this because I still struggle to think about it, but here goes...

After being a loyal and very much loved part of our family for over 12 years, Kiwi departed this earth on August 25. She had been reasonably healthy until the last week, when her energy started to fail. That day she lay down in the grass and did not get up again. I like to picture her like this, running like the wind through the bluebonnets up in heaven, chasing tennis balls or swimming after boat bumpers but never getting tired or sore, and finally, finally!, catching that darned squirrel in the backyard.

Searching the blog for the keyword "Kiwi" like I just did to find this photo shows the lifetime of memories and love with which she leaves us, and we know she is waiting for us on the other side. We love you, Kiwi.