Monday, August 25, 2008
Busy, Busy
My niece Megan and my great-nephew Brayden stayed with us until last Wednesday. Brayden is crawling everywhere and into everything so he and Tyler played well together. Tyler is really going to be a wonderful big brother. He would get Brayden's bottle for him when he would drop it. He would get Brayden toys and show him how to play with them. Ty did need to be on mommy's lap every time Brayden was there so there was a little bit of jealous feelings. We enjoyed the park, the pool, walks, and just playing in the play room. Tyler is amazing at learning his letters. Usually after breakfast Tyler pulls mommy on the floor and we work on our letters on the fridge. He can show you letters, A, B,X, Y, O, T and is learning more each day. He LOVES his books and we usually read a little bit through out playing every day. He runs to his books yelling BOUT, BOUT and picks out a favorite. He loves three particular books because they all have a mouse in it. Our books are getting worn fast, but I love it. It just means we put them to good use. He loves the I Spy game, so we play that often. He still loves his bubbles but has upgraded to a bigger blue bubble stick (you will see in pictures that will be added soon). He actually did swim for the first time last week at the pool. Instead of just going under water he went from daddy to the steps and back again. We are going to be looking into swim lessons. He will tell you on a regular basis "my mess" meaning I'm a mess. He is full energy but a ton of fun and a lot of laughs. He is just amazing.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Summer is almost over
Visitors are still in and out in between some trips of our own. Two weeks ago Tyler and I traveled to see my brother (Uncle Jim) his family and my best friend Lisa. We brought my niece back with us allowing her to stay for a week. The following weekend my brother and his wife came through to pick my niece up and my sister flew in for a visit. Tyler has had so much fun with aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is amazing in the pool, at 17 months he just dives in. He jumps off Chad's shoulders and falls into the water. We are nervous when he falls and dunks himself but you can see him under the water and he smiles the whole time. He never takes in water, he just has naturally learned to hold his breath. My sister flew home last Wednesday and Chad's older brother Jared, our sister-in-law Jessica, and our nephew Carson came into town that night. We have had a blast with them the last couple of days. Tyler has been really getting a taste of what it will be like to be a big brother and share his toys. He is actually doing very well with that. Tyler is the older cousin by 10 months but soon he and Carson will be getting into trouble together. We went out for a walk and instead of riding in his stroller Tyler wanted to be out and helping Aunt Jessica push Carson. We had a play date here today also so we had a total of 7 kids here playing. They had so much fun. Chad's brother has to leave tomorrow morning but after they leave we go to pick up my older niece and her son at the airport. They are coming to visit until next Wednesday. Tyler is getting some good time with some of his cousins.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Fun time with friends and family
After papa and nana left to go back home some of our friends came into town to stay a few days. We had so much fun. Tyler had such a blast playing with his friends. They played in the sprinklers, in the play room, on the playground at the mall. The kids had fun, the grown ups had a blast. Chad was a sport having 4 kids and 3 women in the house all at the same time. We had a few days here, just the three of us, before Tyler and I left to go visit Lisa and my brother. After spending some quality time we came back, bringing my niece Liz back with us. She is spending the week with us here. We have been busy swimming every day (sometimes twice a day) and going to the park. On Saturday my sister is flying in to spend a couple of days with us. We keep busy here, but we are loving every minute. Tyler is getting bigger by the second. He is such a funny boy. He has had a yellow bubble wand that is basically his security blanket that he carries with him everywhere. We have to wash them frequently. He can tell you his name when you ask him (he actually started that about 3 weeks ago). He loves bible class and sings along with the songs. It's sad how quickly he is growing up.
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