Waiting for the doctor (video)

Waiting for the doctor in the doctor's office waiting room. We were at GA Allergy just checking to see how his Milk allergy is coming along. While he is a bit "less allergic" than 6 months ago, he is still allergic. We will go back in another 6 months to check again.

In the meantime, Milo's language has come leaps and bounds in the past couple of weeks. This is just a small snippet from a couple weeks ago. He is repeating everything now and is starting to put two words together. It’s so fun hearing his little voice and it actually making sense!

New tap shoes (videos)

Someone starts Tap class on Saturday and is VERY excited. We ordered these shoes in the mail and she was asking the next day if we had received them in the mail. When we did, she was elated! And this is what she did.

Christmas Morning 2011 (4 videos)

Millie Behave...Santa's watching

Some Christmas Eve pictures

Yes, it was freezing outside but it didn't matter. These ladies were troopers. Some beautiful momma raised them right.




Millie....behave


Thank you!


Millie, your cousins' are behaving like supermodels....


Thank you!










Sometimes when you are sicker than a dog, puking, had the hives, and slept till 4pm...sometimes you buck up for a long awaited girls night starring these ladies. They are seriously some of the deepest friendships I share and boy do I treasure them with all my heart. And PS: that lens that I spent a fourtue on? Worth every penny! Thanks mom for taking these!





Me and my boy

My dad


2 peas in a pod


Millie, there is a treat awaiting you!


Thank you!

Christmas Part 1 (videos)

December 25, 2010












December 30, 2010

Iphone christmas pics 2

The girls had a date night at the Nutcracker. Millie had been looking forward to this for weeks! We went to the original Max & Erma's for dinner and warm cookies (and a drinky drink for the adults just in case things didn't go as planned!). The girls watched in wonder and of course Millie had several...several questions.

We broke some laws when Papa D stole the car with car seats :-)

We had movie night...Millie couldn't be bothered with a picture, she had too much art to do!

Infamous Kern cookies. Tainows even got their own TIN!

Christmas Eve dinner with Gary and Helen

Christmas Morning

Pretty sunset Christmas night

Someone didn't take a Christmas Day afternoon nap...but quickly passed out on the car ride to Great Grandma Norris'

A little lovin' on Rocky

Someone was covered head to two in gross hives

Dinner the night before we left

On the trip home, 3 seats for the 3 of us made one happy parent! They were both angels and received an A+ for the trip!

And finally...ready to see Daddy!

More to come very soon!

Iphone christmas pics 1

OKAY! Here we go! I am back from vacation and ready to show you all what the Tainows have been up to! So here it is...right from my iphone!

Our week started off watching the coolest kid in town play some basketball.

What was also cool was that the game was in my old Jr. High school. Pretty surreal having my own kids roaming the halls of a place I hold so dear. Go Senators!

That afternoon, we headed up north to see my besties, Kelly and Karla. Milo and Quinn became fast friends again and Millie just bossed them around. It worked out for everyone. It was great to spend time with Karla and Kelly. Both friends are expecting a baby in 2012! Our little group is growing and we couldn't be happier!!!

Watching the Ohio U football game at Red Robin. Go bobcats!

After we watched Papa's basketball game, we headed home for a bedtime story and sleepover at Mama's house.

Next morning was pancakes with Papa. What color? Red and Green of course!

Someone couldn't make it through church but he sure tried! Papa was the perfect pillow. My dad is just praying...I swear. Maybe :-)

All the toys in the world couldn't hold a flame to the nativity set that my mom has had since I was a kid. The kids played with it daily and Loooooved it.

Millie walked right now, held hands with the man and posed. Couldn't ask for more!

Winter time

Yes folks, that is frost!!


I told Milo to show me his shoes and he did this...


I have always wanted to decorate my house like this and I thank Mat for stringing all the lights just so!


Making Gingerbread cookies


But then Milo wanted his picture taken as well


The final product and no we haven't had time to decorate. We will before we leave town on Friday!


Shopping at Target. We had Meagan with me. 3 kids. Toy section. They were angels.


I got this in the mail. The second Christmas card I have received with MY picture on it! I love it! The wallet pics on the right were in a Christmas card from someone else. They were taken by my good friend Jennifer Conklin of Jennifer Conklin Photography. You would be a fool not to hire her if you were in or visiting anywhere around Lancaster. Or frankly, in the state of Ohio. She.is.amazing.


Hanukkah has arrived at the Tainow house! And this was the day before yesterday when the UPS man came twice to drop off more packages!


We went to the CNN Christmas Party and this is one of the only pictures I got from the night! This is me and my friend Cori.


Inspired by Aunt Nancy and Papa Jon, I am now officially on the registry as a Bone Marrow donor. I have been trying to organize a bone marrow registry drive but have not been successful just yet! I am still working on it!