T-ray is 6 years old

Talan turned 6 on 1-16-2012. Seems like yesterday I had just come home from the gym to find Mick in the kitchen doing the dishes and asking me if I thought her water had broke. She was so sure they were going to send her home, so she was not about to rush and head to the hospital. The wetness down her sweats was a pure sign that this WAS the day! We were excited to meet this new little guy and felt so lucky to have them living with us during this time!

There's never a dull moment when Talan is around. He's witty and quick with a comment or action. And he's not afraid to tell you exactly how he feels. He's a real Daddy's boy...love's it when his Dad is around and showing him attention. He's a minny Brandyn through and through...looks and attitude! (Not always a bad thing Brandyn...we love ya!)

Presents for Grandkids is hard....They need another toy like a hole in the head...and well....we've already done that route with our kids. It's the parent's turn. Don't get me wrong. We LOVE buying and doing for our grandkids...it's just different. It's more stuff and I want it to be more than STUFF! So....we're trying a something different. Birthday's are about building memories with us. Making them feel special without the competition of any of the other kids.

Talan loves to dance and sing. If you catch him in the right mood, or catch him when he's not looking, he's quite the little performer. He showed us some of his moves on Christmas...did quite the little hip hop dance routine for about 5 minutes. Mick had mentioned that she wanted to put him in a Hip Hop class, but this is the middle of the year for dance studios. I was looking on line and found that the community ed was offering this class for 5-8 year olds, starting this month. So that was his gift from us. A weekly night with Grandma and Grandpa going to dinner, or a treat and then the class. So far, we have had one class. It was a rush to get there, due to hair cuts and such, and Talan said he didn't like it....the teacher is dumb, she's fat and he doesn't like the hand wave thing! (told ya he's his own person!) He told me he'd give it another chance, so last week, I tried to make it special, not rushing through dinner and stuff...then the teacher was a no show...URRR! So much for making it a better night~ He told me, "I really don't care, I just was going cause you wanted me to." SIGH...hopefully next week is better and he's won over with the dance routine! Talan has to feel comfortable with his surroundings...he'll warm up to you, if you let him do it on his own time...hopefully the teacher will show and have a good read on that, and this class can be a fun experience for him. Otherwise, the Utah Sweatshirt will have to do for the birthday gift!