All about Tyler

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

2012-01-02T18:32:00.000-05:00

Its safe to say, Ty had a pretty fantastic Christmas! He was such a joy to be around and got some great toys for sure! His favorite was Skylanders. Its a video game, and he loves that... He got clothes, lots of games, video games, Video racer car, adventure set, stuffed toys, phineas and ferb, bolt, board games, etc... Lots of video games for sure!!! He goes back to school tomorrow and we are all a bit sad. I loved having him home. When is spring break ;) I love my little Ty. Well, big boy Ty. :)
His new tooth is growing in, and two more are lose. Oh my!
He is just growing up so very fast.
He is a sweetheart!

He also had a blast on New Years!!! We celebrated with some friends :) Ty had a blast with Katie and Chris...thats for sure. :) Happy 2012!!! Here's to another beautiful year!!!

All Ty wants for Christmas is one front tooth!!!

2011-12-19T11:06:00.001-05:00

Well! Ty has lost his front tooth..the tooth fairy gave him $10!!! What a lucky little man :) He looks so cute missing a tooth, but its so sad too. :( He is growing up so very fast! He is having such a fun time this holiday season! We recently went to see the train garden at Kenilworth Mall and visited Santa. We got a wonderful picture! Cooley came back and brought his little Elf buddy for Chace :) Ty has had lots of fun with them. He is really enjoying the magic of Christmas!!!
Ty is doing really well in school, getting 100% on all of his tests, doing his homework right away...still rocking the TKD and playing soccer! He's a busy young man for sure! We just adore him!!! Hard to believe he is 6 1/2 years old!

The Big Bro!!

2011-10-25T11:00:00.000-04:00

I have to post this because I know its possible that this all could change...but at this rate I doubt it :)

Tyler LOVED his baby brother. He is so sweet to him. He pays so much attention to him, includes him...occasionally jealous, but I think thats normal. So yesterday, I was feeding the baby and Ty asked if he could...(mind you, he could have played on his computer, watched TV, played with toys)...however he wanted to feed his brother. So I let him. He talked to him as he fed him, so sweet. He uses this soft, sweet voice with him...Chace just looked up adoringly with his big brown eyes. It was a moment. Then the other night he wanted to read to him...so I sat them on the couch. It was so touching to see. He didn't just read it, he had expression as though he was putting on a little show. Chace was captivated. I will cherish that. I am just loving watching this sweet bond form. I love them.

Ty Loves Reading and Heavy Metal

2011-10-19T12:59:00.000-04:00

Tyler reads so well, I cannot begin expressed how amazed I am. Last night we were reading a book...he picked a particular long one, however he was doing the reading so I let it go past bedtime. Much like when he eats his veggies, it makes me so happy, so when he wants to read, I LOVE IT. He tackles big words without fear and I am so proud.

Tyler is also growing ups so fast... the other day he was playing music on his computer in his room. (Daddy has it super fixed so that he can limit websites, has the school math and reading websites accessible, and even watch what he is doing on his computer downstairs...we want to encourage his use of a computer like its an everyday thing...). So in one instant, my 6 year old became a teenager. I go in to check on him in his room and he is ROCKING out! He loves all sorts of music, but in particular old school heavy metal. He loves the sound of the screaming guitar. I asked what he was listening to he said "Take These Chains Off Me..." Judas Priest is one of his favorites. And so it begins.

Our active 6 year old...

2011-10-15T15:35:00.000-04:00

So Ty is playing Soccer AND still doing TKD. He wants to do it all, and as long as he is happy, we will support him. We promised each other to never make him do something he does not want to do because we want him to. This morning he had a soccer game at 8:30am... ouch! haha (Esp since his baby brother decided he wanted to be awake at 4am). He did so well... he broke away from the pack a few times dribbling down the field. He is learning the sport so fast. Right after, we packed up and Tim took him to TKD. I am so proud of him :)
Getting ready for family fun day!!!

Ty is a funny kid...

2011-10-15T15:31:00.005-04:00

I just love that Tyler has a quick sense of humor, alas, boys will be boys and sometimes you just cannot help buy laugh. We dug out one of Ty's old Leapfrog activity tables for Chace... It teaches ABC's and 123's etc in English and Spanish... it also teaches colors... and well, we know blue in spanish is azul... however on the toy it can sound like A-hole... he quickly figured it out and Tim and I let go and let the silly humor explode, ( explaining it is just between our family...that it does not leave this house or do we share with visitors until he is 18...lol). He gets it. With that said, we spent about 20 minutes laughing hysterically at random sentences. For example, our dog Lucy was acting up and Ty said "Lucy is being an..." and pressed the "azul" button. For some reason we all were no good. Then he said, "Tyler is an..." and was smart enough to press green instead. It got a little crazier... but I wanted to remember this silly time in his little blog. Good times for sure!!!

Ty Ty is growing so fast...

2011-10-12T13:13:00.003-04:00

So last night Tim and I pulled up some photos on our PS3 and later on the computer... Its amazing how fast Ty is growing. He is becoming this little man before our eyes. Just last year he looked so little. We looked at photos from Disney and from when he was a baby... Its just so hard to imagine. He is growing up to be this amazing kid, with a wonderful sense of humor, and a beautiful heart. Its so amazing to see him with his little brother, and how much he loves him.
Ty is also doing amazingly well in school.
He recently was tested to see what reading level he is and what reading group he would be placed. This is what the teacher wrote in regards to me asking about the testing... "Tyler did a fantastic job. He is an excellent reader. The other day in science, he was the only student in the entire class who was able to read the word organism. I was very impressed!" According to the word lists they sent home, he is well beyond a 3rd grade reading level. He is also very proud of getting "green" everyday. That means the teacher does not have to correct his behavior. I always worry...even though I trust my kiddo, I am not there to watch him. He is on his own. I am proud of that. I also love that as soon as he gets home, he sits down to do his homework right away. I love that that habit is forming.

Ty is playing soccer now and loves it. He has instinct and he is pretty fast. Hard to believe the season is almost over. He is also still taking TKD and has his blue belt.
Halloween is fast approaching! He is going to be Captain America and looks so adorable! Chace will be his partner as the Incredible Hulk and Lucy is Wonder Woman!!!
Its gonna be great!!!

Ty is officially a 1st grader!!!

2011-09-06T21:43:00.003-04:00

Its hard to believe our little baby boy is now a big bad 1st grader. He is growing up so very fast, its insane. He is such a sweet child, but has his mischievous moments of course. Its so hard to not laugh, but we do out best. He is very inquisitive now. He asked us if during the day, do all of the moths hang out by the sun? He is always thinking. He has quite the imagination... he put a rockstar outfit together, it was so cute...and then last week, put his snowsuit on (August) and created a Donkey Kong costume... I love it when he uses his imagination. He is such a clever little man.
Ty is quite the reader... we discovered that at a minimum he is reading at a 3rd grade level. We were impressed.
He just got his blue belt in Taekwondo... it was tough for him cause it is so much to learn..but he worked hard and passed the test! So impressed!
Ty also just started playing soccer... he loves it and I think he is gonna be quite the soccer player :)
Ty is also an amazing big brother!!! He loves his baby bro, but his baby brother LOOOOVES Ty... he is so interested in everything Ty does. ITs cute to watch their special bro-bro relationship.
We love our little Ty!!!
Who is now a big boy Ty... sigh.

Long awaited TY update!!!

2011-08-19T12:49:00.002-04:00

Ty just had his 6 year Dr. appt!!! NO SHOTS (until the flu shot anyway)... He weighed 46 3/4 lbs and was 46 inches tall. He was in the 50/50% ... Dr. Feldman said otherwise, he is perfect. He is just growing so fast. Its hard to believe he is 6. He had a Star Wars Birthday party complete with an awesome Stormstrooper making an appearance. We just got back from OC and he had a blast! He loved the waves and playing in the sand... rode all the ride and was just about too tall for the boats inside Trimpers rides. I could not believe it! Good thing he could ride though. That was always my favorite ride. He is still doing TaeKwonDo...and has his Super GREEN belt... I believe he tests next week for the Blue belt... He also just started playing soccer for St. Ursula's... he has had one practice so far and just loves it. He graduated from Kindergarten doing really well... he reads incredibly well and can write really well too. He starts the 1st grade very soon! He is the best big brother to Chace,.. he is so loving and patient. He gives him so much attention and Chace just beams and squeals. He thinks Ty is the coolest! Ty is just so loving and helpful.. He has even helped with changing diapers and anytime we ask him to do something, he does it right away... We just love him so much and we are so incredibly proud of him. We are blessed, thats for sure!!!

2010-11-12T07:51:00.004-05:00

Ty has been SO loving towards Candace and the baby in her belly. He is the sweetest little boy in the world. Definitely a blessing and Godsend. He'll go over to Candace and lift her shirt and kiss her belly. I really can't wait to see how he is with the baby when its born.

We leave for Disney in 16 days. Can and Ty are flying on the 28th, I'm starting the drive on the 27th. Kinda nervous going by myself, but I'm a big boy. I'm also a little nervous that Can and Ty are going by themselves, but they'll be fine.

Tyler lost his SECOND tooth! Both middle teeth on the bottom are now gone. Candace had to dig through the trash to find this one. It fell out while he was eating a hamburger. The Tooth Fairy left him $5 for Disneyworld.

Cooley Elf has made his appearance and his leaving footprints all around the house leaving Ty cool little things. He's also been eating our candy that tricky little elf.

Love to all.

Daddy T.

TY IS GONNA BE A BIG BRO TO A...

2010-10-25T22:32:00.002-04:00

LITTLE BROTHER :)

ITs a Boy!!!

Ty is thrilled!

We had our ultrasound today and the high point was when Ty saw the baby's bladder was full and the little boy part :)

haha Boy humor for sure!

Congratulations TyTy!!!

Tyler news!!!

2010-10-20T10:23:00.003-04:00

Ty is 5, in Kindergarten, In the class in TKD...going for Super Yellow this weekend, gonna be a big brother in March :) And the LATEST!!!
TY LOST HIS FIRST TOOTH ON 10-19-10!!!
IT was precious, it was sooooo loose! He was a little scared, and mainly because he had never met the Tooth Fairy or knew what she or he would look like! haha Too cute!
Tim was able to kinda flip it out and wah-la! One little missing tooth. He looks so cute.
Tooth Fairy brought him $10 for the very first tooth because its so special!
He is saving it for a Beyblade Arena... These grown up toys are killing me! He is growing so fast. He is into all that big kids stuff... Superheroes, Beyblade, Star Wars, Spongebob, but will still watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse... Thank GOD! I am not a fan of Spongebob myself! haha

We just went on his first Kindergarten fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch :) We went to Roha Farms and I got to see what all his little friends looked like. He rides the bus and loves it, but I get to pick him up in the afternoon...otherwise he gets home way too late!

He is a loving, sweet child...we are so blessed, thats for sure!

Video games!

2009-08-26T16:11:00.003-04:00

I cannot believe how much Ty loves video games... of course they are on a time limit... as I tell him his brain will turn to mush. If he gives me a hard time, I just walk over, put my hands on his head and give a little squeeze... and say "OH NO MUSH!!!" and he will turn it off right away. I know... maybe I am a horrible mom, but it cuts out a tantrum and his brain actually turning to mush from too many video games! haha

We have been doing little activities... like cooking, or working on his letters, painting. He loves doing all of that stuff, but his most favorite has been reading books. He LOVES to read books. Its precious. It warms me heart ;)

Today we are making jello jigglers for the first time ever. We have 2 hours left of fridge time, and he cannot WAIT! haha ITs too funny!

He also got his BLUE belt in Taekwondo! I am so so proud of my little gent!

My little Man

2009-08-10T00:50:00.003-04:00

Sigh... I cannot believe it is August already. When grown ups would tell me, "Don't wish your life away? Time flies as you get older? They grow so fast!!!" They were not kidding. Here we are, double digits in August and gearing up for "back to school"... I just cannot believe it!
Ty has been doing well. We have had a could zoo trips, and he has become a little fish in the pool. We go to my parents house a lot and practice. He is quite the little guppie. So precious. We hope to hit the beach for a day or 2, but we are really getting excited about our trip to Disney again in 113 days! I am sure that will be here sooner that I can imagine! So close, yet so far away.

Ty is just this lovable, grown-up little man. We have our share of temper tantrums, but he is extremely lovable. Just a little cuddle monkey... while becoming so independent.

We finally had his 4 year old checkup. He LOVES Dr. Feldman. We LOVE Dr. Feldman. he just knows what to do... I know, I know... he is a Dr. but I completely trust him. Ty loves him too, they were joking and being silly. He talks to Tyler, not us... well, us, but Ty is the patient, and he feels so important. Its nice. He brought out the needles... uh -oh.. I was nervous, but he did one arm and told Ty to say Jimi Hendrix rocks.. Ty was stunned so Dr. F told him that he didn't say Jimi Hendrix rocks.. that takes the pain away... haha, so a couple minutes later, he was doing the other arm and Ty said real quick Jimi Hen rocks... we all laughed, it was cute. Ty didn't cry AT ALL! His feelings were hurt and turned to Tim and said, I am ready to go now. haha It was funny. He eventually forgave Dr. F... had his hearing and eyesight checked and all was good!
Ty weighs 39 pounds and was 41 inches tall.
I got a bit teary at that point as I flashed back to all his previous yearly weigh ins... I pretended I was sneezing and needed a tissue.
I am a wimp.

Anyway... just checkin in!!!
Hope all is well!

Ty... 4 already!

2009-06-12T11:03:00.003-04:00

I cannot believe we have not blogged his sweet little birthday!
Before I start... Ty just hit his leg on the table and it made him mad... he said "thats a stupid damn table!" Its so hard not to laugh but I was strong...as I hide behind my computer typing this... Oh my GOSH!

So the festivities started last Saturday for his Taekwondo birthday party with cousins and friends from school/playgroup too. It was wonderful and Ty had a blast. We walked in to the place completely decorated! His school went all out! Balloons, decorations...even a giant sword to cut the cake. The party was just an hour and half so we just had snacks and a cake... it ran over a little bit. Ty got to wear a black belt and he wore it with pride,... everyone broke boards and it was super cute. After we came home and had the family cookout. Tim's fam and mine and it was crazy right off the bat! Everyone must have been starving! haha I have not seen food go that fast in my life! haha After we headed to the Avenue to see Fiction 20 Down perform for the summer concert series... We had such a fantastic day! We had a great weekend!
Monday was Ty's official birthday! He woke up very disappointed! He thought for sure that he was going to grow and be as big as daddy so that he could use real tools. It was sweet.
We made it a fun FILLED family day! We headed out early to the Washington Zoo... then to the Hard Rock Cafe... it was sooo cute! Ty put Ty on a chair with a guitar around his neck and announced that it was his 4th birthday! Ty waved to everyone like a little rockstar. After we walked around the Inner Harbor and rode the Nessie paddle boats... we headed home... hung out with Lucy for a bit, then ran back out to go to ToysRus... Ty picked out a skateboard and pads... after we went to Kids Quarters and got the rails to turn the toddler bed into a full size bed. I cannot believe how fast Tyler is growing up. WAY tooo fast!
4, he is 4! Almost filled up one hand. He already cannot wait to be 5.

We have had a fun week, minus no air conditioning... it is broken and hopefully will be fixed soon. We bought a temporary one for the window in our bedroom and Ty has been camping out with us. Its been a little fun vacation for him.
Tuesday, I had a Dr. appt (Pink eye... lovely) and had to take off work, so I took Ty to my Mom's and they had a blast as usual... Wed, I do not remember what we did! haha I think we went food shopping, not to exciting. Thursday we went Duck Pin bowling with Stacey and Owen... Ty had fallen asleep close to 1 am (remember the whole camping vacation in our room... yeah) so he didn't wake up until close to 10:45... I had to wake him. haha we were meeting Stacey and Owen at 11:30... which had already been pushed back because he was still sleeping. When I woke him, he gave me the teen "just a couple more minutes Mom, please?"Owen in now 2 and 1/2 and is so grown up! He talks so well, plays so nice... It will be nice to see Ty and Owen grow up together. Cute little cousins. We went to lunch after. It was a really nice day!

I cannot believe how fast time really does fly. I LOVE being Ty's Mommy... It is such a precious gift to me. Nothing in the world can compare to the joy he brings me. I am truly blessed.

Pictures to come!!!

Currently observing...

2009-03-29T18:17:00.002-04:00

I am currently observing Tyler playing on his computer. He has navigated to his own personal picture folder... they are of our trip to Disney World last December. He is looking through the pictures and remembering all the things we did. It really warms my heart, I gotta tell ya... and I am so amazed at how he is using this computer. Dude, you are 3. haha

Ty is doing a great job at Tae Kwon Do... He got another star and his red and blue stripe. He absolutely loves it.
He is going to be in a breaking board competition on April 25th at the White Dragon Festival at the school :)

Today we went to Ellie's birthday party... (Ty's cousin and my God child) She is 6 already... her brother will be 5 and Ty will be 4. I cannot believe how fast time flies. Happy Birthday Ellie! We went to Hot Pots and Ty painted a monster truck bank. Very cute.
It takes a week until we can get it I think... I will have to post a pictures. Very cute and fun party :)

Anyway, just loving my boy :)

Ty Ty

2009-03-23T13:00:00.002-04:00

OK, so life gets crazy busy and it can be hard to keep up. I don't know how people with more than 1 handle it! haha
And Ty is a pretty good kid. I have been overwhelmed lately and feeling stressed... but he must sense it cause he is cracking me up today... He has ANOTHER cold, so he is staying home from school today.

Here is my handsome boy...

From Last Import

Today he asked for a snack... so I looked in the cabinet for the "Curious George" jellies... as we call them. I could not find them, but I looked and looked I finally did... he said to me... "You are such a silly woman"... WOMAN? Did he really call me "woman"...
Then a short while ago he hurt his foot... he didn't cry, but proclaimed "This is the worst day of my life... first I sneeze, then I hit my foot... now what?" so he leans on the couch and falls into it and says.. "sneeze, foot and now my belly...uuugh" I hope in all his life, those are the worst things that happen :) Of course I didn't mention, I had to kiss his hurt foot, which happened to be near his toes, and I was not getting the right place.. he was serious, until he started cracking up, realizing he was making me kiss his stinky foot... Nice Ty!
haha

Ty started Tae Kwon Do and LOVES it. HE is adorable and is doing well. His instructors are the best and really know how to teach and love these children. I really enjoy watching the class and and so proud. He is had a handful of classes, has broken a board, does poses and punches, and counts and says certain words in Korean. I am just loving it.

Yesterday we re-joined the Zoo... We used to go all the time and I just loved having that as an outing with Ty and the family. After that, we got something to eat and then watched Ty drive his RC Car and Tim fly his airplane... he is pretty skilled at it.

Taking after Mommy

Chillin at the Zoo

Here is the Ty on the bridge just before Daddy scared the heck out of him... I will let Tim explain that one :) haha

The tree slide

The cutest and fastest little turtle you have ever seen... :)

Here is Daddy expertly flying his remote control airplane :)

Here is Ty's RC monster truck... yup, thats his dirt flyin!

More to come....

We're BACK!

2009-02-05T18:13:00.003-05:00

That picture is for Aunt Kathy, who so lovingly reads this, who is an artist and art teacher :) Thought you would like this Kath!
This was taken today, and he told me he made it for me cause I deserved it. Love it!

Ty has had a pretty fantastic year so far! He LOVES school! We have battled some sicknesses, all taking our turn. ;) Had a fantastic trip to Disney (working on that trip report now.. here is the link... pictures and all :) I am up to Day 5 http://dischristmas08.wordpress.com/

We just got another Wii again and Ty loves it. He picked up the bowling and baseball pretty fast. It is wild to see him turn into this little grown boy all of a sudden. How did that happen?! He is teaching me how to play. haha

Ty is into The Power Rangers... ever since he saw them in person in Disney World, he has been enamored with all things power rangers ever since. I have learned so much about this show that has been on since I was a kid. haha They have different shows and teams each year and he knows which ones are Mystic Force, or Space Patrol Delta... etc.. Oye! haha Its very cute. Especially with all the poses and "hi ya" sounds. haha I am happy he still fancies his Disney shows though...

Ty still loves music, loves the Jonas Brothers... cannot wait to take him to see them in the movies 3D. He will just love it.

I will check back sooner than later! Thanks for reading!

Oh my goodness!

2008-11-14T09:44:00.002-05:00

The last time we wrote on this here blog was the First Day of School! haha We are so behind the times! haha

A little lovely quip from a moment ago...
"Ty just said, "Can we watch the Disney show, cause I am excited to be there." Yup, made me teary.
Then he came over, gave me a big sloppy snotty kiss on the cheek and said "Thank you Mommy!"

I am in love.

Yes, we are venturing back to the magical land for the Christmas celebration once again! I cannot wait, nor can Tim, and its a beautiful thing to see Tyler filled with the same love and joy for that place!
We get to visit Tim's brother and sis-in-law...Uncle Jerry and Aunt Judy :) in St. Augustine. Its so great that we get to see them every year.

Ty is suffering from a horrible cold once again. He had the croup 2 nights ago and now has the lingering horrible cold. He is the most pleasant little sick man :) God love him.

He is doing really well in school. He got to have the class bear for a week and we took it all around with us. He played guitar, rode bikes all that fun stuff with the bear. Tyler grew very fond of this little bear. He named it Cooley Bear. Of course. The little bear slept in his Thomas sofa next to his bed. He misses that little bear. So sweet. It was cute to watch him take care of it. He loves school, loves his teachers and they love him. He has a lot of friends, of course Chris and talks about Max...so I guess they are buds too.

Ty has an incredible sense of humor. He started making up his own jokes, while they may not make much sense, sometimes they are so random, they crack my stuff up.

Right now, we put the tree up...yeah, yeah, I know...its not even Thanksgiving yet, however, why not start the season early. It goes by to fast anyway! haha

Hope everyone is well! Hope to post some pictures soon!

First Day of School

2008-09-18T09:15:00.002-04:00

Ty's first day of school was awesome. Candace and I both went and were very impressed. He interacted awesome with all the other kids, offered to share and help other people, and was very very polite to the teachers and paid 100% attention to everything they said. He created a nice "mat" to eat his snack on every day, read books, played on the playground and had a great time. Afterward we went to Chuck E. Cheese and followed that up with a trip to the toy store. He's really looking forward to the rest of the year and can't wait to go back.

Here's his first day outfit (he decided on the rockstar fingers on his own.)

Time Flies....

2008-09-16T16:30:00.004-04:00

Well tomorrow is Ty's first day of preschool. We are so excited and sad at the same time. He's getting so big and is so so smart. Growing too fast almost. He's been out of diapers for about 2 months now and sleeps through the night without any accidents (knock on wood). He is amazing with music. He remembers entire songs, it just amazes us. We were on the way home from my dad's house on his birthday and Ty just started singing Iron Maiden's Run To The Hills out of the blue. He sang every single word (of course he made a few up because he didn't know exactly what they are singing) and even knows all of the pauses and when to stop and start singing again. It just amazes me. Being a guitarist in a band for 8-9 years, it comes natural to know when to pause and when to come back in and I followed along with him in my head and he had the transitions and pauses completely perfect. He does the same thing when he gets on stage and plays with his Uncle Jordo's band. At the end of the song he's playing, he'll strum the last chord on his little play guitar at exactly the same time Jordan does ending the song. He definitely has it in his blood. He LOVES (so do daddy and mommy) The Imagination Movers new show. They are now on Disney and have finally gotten the recognition they deserve. Daddy used to email with them back and forth back in the day when they had the development deal, to try and find out when they were either coming around or getting on TV. So it's good to finally see the show on TV and I must say, it's pretty awesome. So is the new CD. Highly recommended.

We go out in the back field on weekends and Ty rides his 2 wheeler around. He's really good with it and balancing. It won't be long before he has something with a gas motor underneath it. :)

Daddy T

Mommy's birthday week!

2008-09-02T14:20:00.004-04:00

Well tomorrow is Candace's birthday. We just got back from the beach and we spent yesterday at the fair. Tomorrow is her actual birthday. Daddy is staying home from work to make her breakfast in bed and to take her out to lunch and/or dinner. We had a great time at the beach. Ty LOVED all the fast rides, including the Hurricane and the roller coasters. He was pretty bored with the little kid rides that go in circles. When he was on the rollercoaster with mommy he made a noise that was all rough and tough cause he wanted to go faster. It was SO cute. Mommy bought him this cute little rockstar necklace and he loves it and wears it all the time. We went to the waterpark while we were at the beach and Ty went down the big slide with mommy, and loved the little slide and the water. He also enjoyed getting near the waves and running away from them. Then he would bend over backwards telling the waves to kiss his butt. It was funny, especially cause after the water came up, he would splash in it and say kiss it, to the water. Funny.

Happy Birthday mommy, it's been a great year!!! Here's to MANY MANY more!

Love Ty and Daddy!

Daddy's Birthday week!

2008-08-14T09:40:00.004-04:00

Happy Birthday Daddy! Daddy had his birthday week last week and we had a wonderful week!
Here is a recap!
Saturday, we were going to go to Rainforest Cafe, but my Mom stopped by and Tyler wanted to spend the night over her house with Poppy and Auntie too. So off they went and Tim and I kicked off the festive week. We went to Red Brick Station, had some crab dip and a couple beers...blueberry beer, yum. We saw a couple soldiers and talked to them, thanked them and bought them a round... of course I was teary. Incredible people. Then we walked to Kobe, had some sushi and another drink...and Tim got a special serenade from our server. Brian our sushi chef also joined in... you can see him in the background...

Then we thought about catching a movie, so on our way, we noticed a lady trying to fix a flat tire. Tim went over to help and ended up changing the tire.
We got to the movie and were just in time for Dark Knight, so we finally got to see a movie! We have not been together since before Ty was born. Can you believe that! haha
We left, stopped for another beer (water for me :) ) and headed home. We were so exhausted,
The next day we got TyTy, and Ty and I took Daddy to The Rainforest Cafe. We saw our friends Damon, Kelly and Avery. (I think they love RFC like we do cause it reminds us of Disney...haha) Of course we had to get the VOLCANO for Tim...everyone came and sang. Tim was surprised. Love the sparkler :)

Tuesday was Tim's actual birthday. Tyler and I made him a special cake with a motorcycle one it. We had ramps and all. haha
Tim had to work, so we went to his work and had lunch with him at Della Roses...Ty wore a shirt that said "My Dad Rocks" and was very proud of it... very cute.

Ty and I headed home, cleaned and decorated, made Tim his favorite meal and a special dessert (besides the cake) Creme Brule... his favorite. I got the recipe from Disney World.
When Tim got home, he went to see his Dad. (Tyler was sick with a mild temp when we got home from Tim's work, so we stayed behind.) When Tim got back, we had finished decorating and he was surprised. We gave him his presents and had dinner. The special dessert?
Tim LOVED it and I was happy and relieved. haha I have never made creme brule before.. but I rocked it. haha
I think Tim/Daddy had a fantastic week!
Happy Birthday and thank you for being the best daddy, hubby, best friend ever. You are our hero!
Tyler and Mommy

Farm Fair

2008-08-14T09:27:00.002-04:00

Tyler, Auntie Alexis and I went to the farm fair a couple weeks ago. It was such a HOT day...haha but it was fun. We caught a shuttle bus from Fallston High School (where daddy went) and it took about 10 minutes. When we got there, we saw a row of bounce houses... Tyler had a blast! We saw so many animals... it was really fun to see Ty naming all of them. I remember the days of teaching him what animals were what..and whats a cow say? haha He is so grown up. Sniff Sniff. haha We saw the Snails and Tails exhibit... lots of snakes. Ty was very hesitant. I think snakes are so cool, but I could not get him to even pet one. He did hold an ugly little fat lizard and pet a giant millipede...that was disgusting. haha... Ty rode his first little pony. Too cute!
Gotta love the iphone...

After a while, some nice lady gave him a balloon animal that was huge. It was hot, he was tired and of course half of it pops. He was so sad. he said... "I guess I didn't really want to come to the farm fair after all" So dramatic. haha
We got home and he fell asleep on the way home. God love him.

Superman Ty "Cooley"

2008-07-28T23:16:00.002-04:00

I found the cool Superman shirt that blows up to look like muscles and Ty LOVED it. He really got into character, complete with the deep superman voice. If you talked to him with the shirt on, he responded with the deep voice. So I asked Superman Ty to help clean up his toys. He told me " That's what Super Mommy does, I will ride my bike" (Um, no... nice try...haha) Complete with voice and face expression as in "I mean business". It was too cute. Tim came home and Ty stayed in character. We had to refer to him as Superman...haha So after a while, he wanted the shirt to come off. He was back to Tyler...or his "new" middle name Cooley. So, Tim and Cooley (Ty) are on their way to go out and ride Ty's 4 wheeler and play...Tim called Ty, "Superman"...he said, "No Daddy, I am Cooley"... so Tim said... "OK, I will be Cooley too.", He said " No Daddy, you are Michael" (Tim's middle name)... Does this mean he sincerely changed his name. haha I guess its his rockstar name. Here is a quick pict I took with my phone.

Our little rockstar...

2008-07-27T23:23:00.002-04:00

Tyler LOVES LOVES LOVES music. He is performs all the time. He puts on shows and loves all sorts of music...from Jonas Brothers to Iron Maiden. Yes, you read that correctly. His current absolute favorite though is his Uncle Jordo's band Fiction 20 Down. Due to the great summer venues they have played at recently, there have been some all ages shows. Tyler watches them intently as well as strums along on his little red guitar. He sings all of the words and even knows the strumming patterns, where the stops are and how to do a rockstar ending. All of which we didn't teach. He studies everything. He watches all sorts of bands and really pays attention. Tyler is really destined to be a musician. Tonite was Fiction 20 Down's CD release party number one and they were amazing as usual. Tyler once again really enjoyed himself and rocked it. He flirted with Megan (Ben the drummer's girlfriend and Rayanne, Todd's gf)... At the end, he asked them to play "Wind me Down" and Uncle Jordo invited him up to play. Needless to say, I was so proud of Tyler. He strummed, sang all the words, and even had the ending down perfect. Almost like it was rehearsed... haha I was teary and proud. We are really blessed to have such a cool, talented little man.

"I'm changing my name"

2008-07-09T23:11:00.002-04:00

Yes, Tyler declared this evening that he didn't care for his name "Tyler Christopher Minnicks" he has changed it to "Tyler Cooley Minnicks".... YUP, our silly little monkey.
He was shocked that I went with it, and kept calling him that. haha
Too cute.
I said, "Are you sure you want to change your name?"
He said "Absolutely!"
Where did this little guy come from! haha

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-05T00:34:00.003-04:00

We had such a great day! Tyler spent the night at MaCheri and Poppy's house... I went up earlier and hung out... we swam and relaxed... we headed home and got ready for Uncle Jay and Aunt Leslie's annual 4th of July party. It was a lot of fun! Ty LOVED playing with his cousins! They had a blast! We waited to see the fireworks from their home in Canton, however it started to rain, and it was already after 9. Ty was exhausted! We packed up, said out goodbyes and headed home... on the way, we noticed the rain let up... so we stopped at Tim's office, rode up to Tim's floor and had an amazing view of the fireworks. We left just before they were over to beat the crowd. When we got home, Tim set off a few fireworks for us... We definitely had to give Ty a quick shower, and we cuddled and watched some fireworks from home outside and on TV. We took Ty up and 2 pages into the story, he was fast asleep.
Here is Ty watching our own fireworks...

God Bless America.
God Bless all of the women and men serving our country...and God Bless their families who are left behind to worry and pray.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you.
We are so blessed.

Raindrops and Ice Cream Cones

2008-07-02T00:03:00.004-04:00

So the other day, I made Ty an Ice Cream Cone... we went outside on the deck... it started to rain, so we stayed under where the roof blocked the raindrops... I got my camera out and watched the glory of Ty and his ice cream cone. He was so cute, made up his own little happy ice cream dance. (I need to get it on video.) He was just as happy as can be. "Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Daaaance" he sang as he did his thing. Just precious. I made myself a little cone, just to share in his shear joy,... and then ... brilliance...my little man...clever, as his cone is mostly gone, he said, "Mommy, we need to trade, mine is so much better!" Who could resist the cuteness. So we traded,...and he made out with extra ice cream. I just had to reward the cleverness (and cuteness). haha

Playing Pirates

2008-06-17T23:15:00.002-04:00

Tyler entertains me so much.
Tonite, he put on a rock show and "dance party"... he was just so hilarious. Picture Ty banging away on his drums, while Tim and I dance around like fools. We all are singing his made up song "dance party, dance party"... it has a nice groove. haha
Then we venture up to bed, and Tim of course brings the foam swords he got for his birthday from Uncle Jay and Aunt Leslie... Ty loves them... so we watch his little imagination go to work.
"Avast, Matey"... as he spins and swings his pirate sword around... "walk the plank"... Of course Daddy acts that part out, so well I might add... haha He scrunches up his little face, trying to make a mean face, and it is so cute. Then Ty wants to walk the plank... Its just so much fun around here.
We talk about the day... playing at Ben's house, Eleni having a new baby brother born today, and Conner has a new baby sister, playing with Lucy, riding the 4-wheeler...cuddles and kisses...
I then read him his new favorite book "I Love You Stinky Face" (gift from Jack).... He said, "I love you Mommy, have a good night sleep"... He is such a sweetheart.

Congratulations to the Fotis and Bartynski families on your new additions!

Happy Birthday TyTy!!!!!

2008-06-10T12:08:00.002-04:00

Well Tyler is 3 (as Mommy stated below). I won't go into the details that Candace already went into, so I'll just say that Tyler repeatedly makes my day brighter. He knows so much and is just amazing. Last night he put on a performance for Nick, playing Run To The Hills and You Give Love A Bad Name. Old school metal, you go Ty!!! Anyway, Daddy is very proud of all your accomplishments. Thank you for being the most incredible little guy I've ever met. I love you!

I love you too Candace! Thank you for giving me the best gift in the world, Tyler.

Daddy T

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER

2008-06-08T00:44:00.002-04:00

You are 3 years old! I cannot believe it!
We had a busy week! Tuesday we had a Playgroup Party with Ty's buddies. We painted pirate ships and swam in the pool.
Pizza and Pirate cake..good stuff! He got lots of good presents! Thomas, to golf, to bubbles...and a rocking pirate shirt! Thanks guys! Friday, Ty, Daddy and I went to Kobe to celebrate Ty's birthday. Ty was excited, but a little afraid of the fire... after a while, he loved it. The chef really made over Tyler. Ty wanted steak... so he got filet... Kids meal? Good Lord... the Chef hooked him up.. he had filet, chicken and shrimp. Too funny! We got him the birthday special where he gets a cute little mug. We picked the monkey holding its ears. It was perfect....If anyone has seen our Disney pictures, then you understand. haha They took a picture of us...it was cute.
Today we went out to Lunch with Ma Cheri after the yard sale in our neighborhood. Ty got a little haircut...we didn't lose the curls. After we said goodbye to MaCheri...we went home, swam a little and then went to ToysRUs to pick out a birthday present... Ty got a 4 wheeler and he just LOVES it! The batteries are charging...but he sat on it all night saying "Thank you so much....I LOVE THIS...ITs SuperCOOL!" He does not know, but we also got him a "bigger amp" for his guitar. The guitar he got for christmas had a little amp and he did not like it at all... haha He is gonna be so surprised! Then we get ready for his big Pirate Carnival Party!
So exciting!
I better get some rest...haha
Happy Birthday Tyler!!!
We love you...you bless our lives. You are coolest little dude. Our favorite person. Happy 3rd Birthday!
Love,
Daddy and Mommy (Lucy too)

Less than a week!!!

2008-06-01T13:13:00.002-04:00

Tyler will be 3 in less than a week now. It has really snuck up on us!
Tim and Tyler are downstairs finishing the basement. Its pretty cute!
So many birthdays!
We went to Talia and Mara's party last week and had a nice time. Tim bounced in the bounce house with Talia and had yummy cake. Yesterday we went to Isabella's party across the street. Ty had a great time! Tomorrow we have Conner's 3rd Birthday at Chik Fil A... Whew!
Happy Birthday to everyone!!!

Less than a month

2008-05-23T10:44:00.003-04:00

Our little man will be 3 years old! I cannot believe it myself. He is just the greatest little person. I love him so much.
He is starting to say the funniest things. He has quite a sense of humor too. Ty is so independent. I want to freeze time and say, stop growing so fast! I am sure other parents can relate.
Some funnies
I asked him... "Ty, what do you want for breakfast?"
He exclaimed "COOKIES!"
I said, "Now Ty, we need to choose something a little more nutritious."
He says "Diet cookies?"
Um, yeah... I have no idea. haha
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The other day we were getting in the car and I was buckling him in his seat. He likes to climb into his carseat "I can do it myself mommy"... sometimes he ventures into the drivers seat, which will require a 3 count and time out threat... but as I was buckling him in this time, he was kinda pleading his case. haha
"I am getting so big Mommy. I can pee standing up, ride a 2 wheeler, write letters, and drive a car..."
Too cute.
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He is a mini rockstar. He loves his guitar, He makes the greatest rock faces. The other day he was standing on the coffee table like a stage and kept reaching for my hand. Then I realized, he is reaching for my hand like rockstars do reaching out to their fans.

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We were at Tim's Dad's house when his brother Jerry was in town. He was petting Aunt Debbie and Uncle Eli's dog Ginger. Someone commented on the dogs bad breath and Ty said "We all can't be perfect."

His Aunt Debbie told us he said, "I like your bathroom Aunt Debbie, Its very pink." Later when I took him potty, he said, "Mommy, its a guurl bathroom, its ok, I can pee here." Very matter of fact.

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Knock Knock jokes are his new thing...

He makes them up.

Knock Knock
Who's there
Percy
Percy who
Percy choo choo train

Knock Knock
Who's there
Doggy
Doggy who
Doggy poops on the floor

Here is the clever one...

Knock Knock
Who's There
Mommy
Mommy who?
Mommy, get me a cookie please???

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All of Tyler's friends are getting new brothers or sisters already or very soon.
I asked him if he wanted a new brother or sister... He thinks about it and says...
"Hmmmm, probably not."

However, later, he told us of all the things he would teach a baby brother (no guuurls he said) haha
"I would teach them to read books, to play choo choo trains, to go potty, to ride a 2 wheeler, to play rolling (bowling) game (wii)," etc.
It was so sweet.
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The other day he say a baby doll that I had in the closet and he said "Is that a doll?" I said "Yes, would you like to hold it?"
He said "No, thats for guuurls (girls), I'm a pirate!"

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He loves to work at Poppy's office where he loves sitting next to Aunt Megs and "work".
He is very serious about his work. I asked him what he would like to drink, he told me.
"Not now mommy, I am working."

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His previous favorite color of pink has been replaced by yellow.
He asked what my favorite color was... I told him to guess..
"Pink?"
"No"
"Green?"
"No"
"Purple"
"No"
Very frustrated, he asks "Well what is it then?"
"Blue"
"Blue?, very cool Mommy!"
haha
Glad he approves :)

Have a great day!

Candace

Happy Mother's Day to me

2008-05-11T22:37:00.002-04:00

I am so blessed and lucky to be your Mommy Ty. You impress me everyday. I admire your tenacity and sweet spirit.
Your humor, and eagerness to learn new things. Your precious smile and sweet words at just the right time.
You are the light of my life... I love you little one.
God bless you my love.
Mommy

Holy Cow My Boy is Getting Big!!!

2008-04-26T23:42:00.005-04:00

Today I took Ty's training wheels off his bike. He rode his 2 wheeler no problem at all. I didn't even have to run with him, he took off pedaling and rode around the field like a little BMX'er. He made his daddy very proud today.

I guess that little bike with no training wheels and no pedals that we got him at Target for $12 paid off. It is a wooden bike that was marked down from $50 and its supposed to teach balance. Well it worked...

I love you Ty. Congratulations! Time for a motorcycle!!! heh heh...

DaddyT

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**Pictures have been updated in the picts/video section (Planting trees for Casey and Sebastian, Day out with Thomas... and the first time without training wheels pictures :) ... Candace

Its been a while...

2008-04-17T12:41:00.003-04:00

I know....
After our dear Sebastian passed... our lives began a roller coaster ride that landed us in a a confusing dark tunnel. We have another dog Casey. He was our first pup and we adopted him as a puppy right after Tim and I got married. He was 11. He has had diabetes for almost 3 years and was getting old and grouchy. He was depressed after Sebastian passed, but quickly took to being the only dog. However, he was still grouchy and getting worse. When he was around Tyler, we made sure to muzzle him. He started snapping here and there. One day, a couple weeks ago... Tyler and I were playing fetch. I was watching closely... and we were all having fun. I made sure Casey and Ty were not real close. Then it happened. Casey leapt for Tyler and bit him. He bit him in the mouth and it bled so bad. Luckily it was more inside and it has healed. I was so upset. First, taking care of my baby, incredible guilt and knowing that Casey would have to go away. My heart ached as I watched my little guy cuddled next to me, with the ice and fear in his eyes. I didn't protect him enough. It all happened so fast. So Tim and I called Dr. Luntz (vet) and called Dr. Feldman (Ty's Dr). We had to wait at least 10 days to put Casey down. It was killing us. As the days went by, Casey's health was failing. Some people relayed their stories and said that sometimes animals act out when they are getting sicker because they cannot really communicate. Casey was sad more than he was happy. He hated getting needles every day, 2x a day. He hated the same diabetic food everyday. He was sleeping more and more. We tried to find him a new home, we contacted shelters.... We tried everything. No one wants an old sick dog, that is aggressive and has attacked someone.
We decided that it was best to send him back home. He passed away on April 15th.
Casey deserves peace. He deserves a good meal cooked by Tim's dear Mom. He deserves to run free. All our loved ones that have passed will take care of him till we meet again. Casey and Sebastian are playing together once again in beautiful green fields with flowers everywhere...
We will miss Casey so much. He was the "trick" dog. He would sit, roll over, crawl, dance, high five, and sing (one old Another Lincoln song). He loved playing. Fetch was his favorite. He loved getting his back scratched and his ears rubbed. He loved when his Daddy would come home from work. He never needed a leash. He listened so well. He loved to hang out with his Daddy in the garage, or when Tim would build something new. They were buddies and he was my little boy. He loved to cuddle with me, and put his little head on my shoulder and sleep. Thats how I want to remember him. We are so grateful for the time we had with him. Every special moment is imprinted on my heart forever. Casey Maximillion Minnicks will never be forgotten.
(We love you Casey. We know you are happy now, wagging your little tail and getting lots of love.
We miss you so much it hurts. Give Sebby a couple kisses from us. We love you both.)
Love,
Tim, Candace and Ty

So...here we are...we have been in this dark tunnel for a while, however... Light finds its way. After Sebby passed, we didn't think we would get another dog for years. Plans change. We bought Ty a dog (the same day he was bit). It just kind of happened. We didn't want him to have a fear of dogs, we wanted a dog he could play with and grow up with. A puppy to distract him from Casey. I I think she distracted us from the journey we were about to take. We adopted a little girl Puggle (great with children) and named her "Lucy"... she is silly and funny... the name works. Looking up the name... it means "Light".
Lucy will never replace our dear dogs that have passed... she is here to remind us that life goes on.

Thank you to everyone for your love and support.
Candace

Thank you

2008-03-31T12:00:00.002-04:00

Thank you to everyone for your love and support during this tough time. We lost our sweet dog Sebastian Easter morning. He had a tumor and was due for surgery Monday. He was so uncomfortable, especially all day Saturday, by Saturday evening, he was dying. My parents came over and Tim and I took Sebby to the pet ER, so that he could rest and run though the green grass in heaven. Our hearts are broken, but we know he is at peace and happy. Casey our other dog, misses him too. Sebastian was Tyler's little buddy. If Ty fell or was upset, Sebby would be right there. He was always a puppy, filled with energy and mischief even though he was 8 years old. He was an original, with one eye half blue half black, born with black eyeliner...haha He was super fast and could jump from the floor to the table. He could escape from everything...and squeeze through the smallest spaces. I think he just did it to drive Tim crazy, haha but I loved it. He was a special little dog. I am thankful for the time we were given. He really blessed our life.
Tyler took it very well. We explained that he was in heaven with all the angels. We asked if he understood...he said "Yes, Sebby is playing with all the snow angels..." So sweet. Later Easter evening, I was crying and Tyler asked what was wrong. I said that I just miss Sebastian. He put his precious arms around me and said, "It's ok Mommy, Sebby's with the angels.". He has mentioned him here and there, but I think that he has a direct link to heaven. I know Tim's Mom and sister, and my grandparents and cousins are all loving their new puppy in heaven.
We will miss our little guy. He will all be in our hearts forever.
We love you Sebastian.
Tyler, Daddy, Mommy and Casey

Happy St. Pat the Bunny Day

2008-03-17T10:39:00.001-04:00

Personalized Glitter Graphics

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2008-03-17T08:49:00.001-04:00

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2 hrs early

2008-03-16T22:05:00.003-04:00

Hello Hello!
We had a wonderful weekend. Tim and I celebrated our anniversary (11 years) yesterday and we had a blast!
Tim had been away all last week and Tyler and I missed him so much. Having him back was so wonderful! So Friday, we went and looked at some cars and ordered pizza and relaxed. Saturday morning, we woke up to a wonderful Easter Egg hunt that our neighborhood put together. It was so nice and Ty got a lot of candy and eggs... We decided to head to the Zoo for the Easter Egg hunt there too! It was chilly at first, but it warmed up to a nice cool, comfy temp. We did the little egg hunt, visited the polar bears and had lunch. We saw an old friend from Mommy's Chili's days, Christy. She has 2 adorable little ones. It was great to see her again. We went over to the carousel and polar bear ride. We then ventured over to visited the new Giraffe feeding station, the elephants (2 new ones and one on the way)... One of the elephants was showing a bit too much if you know what I'm saying. If not, I will email you a picture... we did our rounds, got a good workout and headed home. We rested a little and packed Ty up for his big overnight with Poppy, Ma Cheri and Auntie. We pulled up and a cute little bike was sitting outside. Ty hopped on it right away, it still needs training wheels, so I held the bike and tried to keep up. haha We went inside and saw Poppy putting together the new bed that they got for him. It was a cute little cars bed. He just LOVED it! It was time for Tim and I to head our, and Ty started to get a little upset. Luckily, I brought a lot of fun distractions, so we said our goodbyes, and headed out. He went to church with them for Palm Sunday and informed us later "But I don't want to go to church." Oh no. We talked to him a little later, and he said, "But Mommy, I want you with me" It was so sweet, but I know it is good for him and good for Tim and I to have some alone time. Tim and I went to dinner and had a really nice time. We went to bed early and woke up early too. I guess the internal Mommy/Daddy clock was still on. It was so great to see our little man and we were very grateful for the time we spent and for Ty getting such special treatment. He had a great time!
My dad said he was a little angel. No trouble at all. It made me feel good, and I know that my dad meant it. I love to see how much Tyler is loved. Warms my heart.
So...Happy Anniversary Timmy! Heres to many more. I love you with all my heart!
Sorry, had to get a little mushy :)
Mwah!
Love to all!
Here is Tyler in his new Cars bed at my parents house :)
(More pictures are up on the videos link)

Ty at the Zoo

2008-03-16T17:36:00.001-04:00

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Videos link...pictures added

2008-03-12T01:43:00.002-04:00

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

I have been keeping up with adding pictures to Ty's dropshots site...(the videos link)

Tyler and I had a busy day!
We had playgroup... some shopping, visited the pet store to look at the fish... went to the gym, Ty decided he does not like the gym and I was able to do 1/2 the warm up... but thats ok. I don't want my little boy upset. We had a picnic when we got home and read a lot of books. Tyler LOVES books now and I could not be any happier about that. We had a mini photo shoot... he was such a little ham. His head is healing so quickly! Mederma for kids! It has been a little over a week...7 stitches and now you can barely tell. Ty just started the inquisitive stage... "Why? Why? Why? " haha He knows his shapes really well... esp the difference between a rectangle and square. Ty can write the letter T. We have little T's all over the place. "Across and Down:" I can hear him practice. So cute. He has become quite independent! "Mommy, I can do it myself." Whether dressing himself, getting in the car seat, etc... After he jumped into the car seat he said "See Mommy, I told you I could do it myself!" Right you are my little man. Growing way too quickly for me. I love him so much.

Pictures!

2008-03-05T12:19:00.002-05:00

Check out new pictures, uploaded more frequently on the 'video' link that takes you to our drop shots.
We have some of Ty's artwork from today up :)
Have a great day!

A new cool scar...

2008-03-04T18:13:00.006-05:00

Yes, you read correctly. Tyler had a little unfortunate meeting with the end of a table and well... 7 stitches later, we are healing.
Tim was on his way to Alexis' (my sister) play and I ordered a pizza for TyTy and I to have a picnic. He was so excited when the doorbell rang...I grabbed the money and he slipped off the couch into the table. I thought he just bumped it, and answered the door with a screaming toddler in my arms. I said the the "pizza guy" ... we just had a little accident...and he was looking at me rather strangely... thinking maybe he didn't speak English well or something...haha I shut the door, only to see Ty's right side of his face covered in blood. We got the cool compress, held tight and called Tim right away and told him to come home. He flew home and we went to St. Joe's. We were in and out in a little over an hour. He got one stitch inside and 6 on the outside. Our brave little gent will get his stitches out on Thursday. Ty and I are fighting a cold and trying to mend as best as we can.
Lots of cuddles.

Today we made some Butternut Squash Soup together. I thought for sure, Tyler helping me cook would ensure him trying it. Another sneaky way to get veggies into my growing boy. Did he try it? Nope. I am gonna try tomorrow.

We also had our last Terrific Tots last week. Ty starts preschool in the fall. I cannot believe how fast he is growing up!

Ty and Sebastian (one of our dogs) adore each other. When Ty gets hurt or is upset, Sebby is right there...although there are times where he has had enough our this cute toddler love. This looks like one of those times...haha Sebby has a wonky eye, but this picture, it is more prominent. haha Puppy cuddles!

Adventures in Painting

2008-02-19T14:00:00.010-05:00

WOW, I know it has been a while since we have updated. Keeping up with Tyler, and life...
I love it.
So Valentine's Day was real nice. Daddy took off work and surprised us. We let Daddy sleep in and Tyler and I made Daddy cookies. Ty had a blast putting all the ingredients in a bowl. Daddy and Tyler gave Mommy a necklace...not just any necklace. haha When we were in Disney, I wanted to do the "pick a pearl" thing where you take and oyster and open it and get a pearl. Tim sent away and got one for me. So sweet. I loved it! We had a nice morning and decided to go to ikea and buy Tyler an easel for Valentine's Day. He loves doing art projects. After that, we went to the most romantic place. Chuck E Cheese. Tyler loves Chuck E Cheese. haha Daddy and Mommy also like to compete for the high score in skee ball. haha Mommy won this time. Whoot! When we got home, we set up Tyler's easel. He used to chalk board and loved it. He loved to paint. His first painting, he told he it was a rainbow. His second one he painted today, he said they were fireworks with a wheel. Creative little gent.
Its is amazing to watch him create and learn. I love him so much.

Ty's second painting

Belly painting...

TaDA showing off his work

Tyler's playroom is almost finished! Daddy did such a great job building it! We are getting the carpet tomorrow and here is the one for on top of it. Tyler loves it!

And our poor Sebby is having surgery today...please say a prayer.

I hope everyone had a Happy Heart Day!

So cool...

2008-01-30T22:19:00.000-05:00

Ty has been in his big boy bed a lot now with naps and everything and he falls right to sleep (knock on wood). Mommy did this great thing where she pulls the rocker up to his bed and reads him a couple books before bed (I think she posted that) and then when she leaves he falls right to sleep. how awesome!?

On another note, we signed Ty up for preschool today. He starts in September for a couple hours a day (by himself), which is gonna probably be harder on us than him. He is riding his "motorcycle" with his feet raised and has amazing balance and is such a daredevil. He is getting so big and is just the funnest little guy I know.

Daddy T

BIG BOY BED

2008-01-29T09:13:00.000-05:00

Well, Tyler is a big boy...well he slept like one for the first time last night. We went shopping the other day and Tyler picked out Thomas Train bed set for his BIG BOY BED. He was so excited. So Daddy and I planned for yesterday to be the BIG day. We talked about it all day yesterday, that it was the BIG DAY and Tyler was so excited. He was ready. When Daddy got home, they got all the tools together. Daddy took the big side down (convertible crib) and Mommy assisted. It is the cutest little bed. I will have to get a picture soon. Tyler and I took his new bedset to the laundry room and Tyler put it in the washing machine. He was so excited to wash his own sheets. I think Daddy and I were a little nervous, not knowing what it would be like. The BIG transition. We read a story, said our prayers and Mommy sang 'Somewhere over the Rainbow" and kisses goodnight. He cried a little, and we checked on him...as I am sure it was scary. I sang once more and said goodnight. I cried of course. I would never take my baby boy out of his crib ever again. Maybe I am the one having a tough time with the transition. Anyway... I was well rested and ready for it to be a LONG night, but it was not. He was so good and proud. When he woke up, he called for us. He understood that he was not to get out of bed. So cute. When Tim went in, he climbed out. What a GOOD boy, huh?!

Potty training is going really well too! He tinkles on the potty. He is a little afraid to poo right now. No pressure. When he is ready. We talk about it all the time, but we don't want to force the issue. I will take tinkles for now. We have a sticker reward chart. He is so proud to put his sticker up. He gets one for going, for flushing, for washing his hands, cleaning his toys, sitting at the table to eat, etc... His little reward chart is full. haha

He is learning so much. Talking so much. Growing too fast.

This week is triangles, the color yellow and the letter A
So cute!

So much has happened since Christmas. As some of you may know...the 3 of us were really sick. I think my WHOLE family was. Anyways, Ty started off with croup and he has allergies... Mommy too. I am so worried about Tyler getting asthma too (like me). We had 3 cats. My allergies have gotten worse and I could not even pet them without a glove. I loved them so much. We found them 3 really nice homes. They even get to sleep with the new owners. I am so happy they are happy. I miss them very much as we all do. We have 2 little doggies. Casey, who is diabetic and Sebastian. Tyler loves them. He was just talking to Sebastian (Sebby) and said "Come here Sebby, He's my cute little boy" It this cute little voice. Such a sweetie. Sebastian is warming up to Tyler.., Casey still runs away. haha

We have gotten out and caught up with family and friends. We saw Aunt Dawn and Baby Joey. We did our Christmas and went to lunch. It was so nice to see them. Joey is growing up so fast! He is 7 months old already! Time flies. We also go to see our cousins Aunt Stacey and Baby Owen, who is almost not a baby anymore. He looks so grown up! He is a year old and took his first steps...practically walking, he crawls SO fast. Owen and Tyler are gonna grow up to be good buddies. So cute.
We still have some christmas to catch up on... We have to see Aunt Erin, Uncle Pat, Ellie and Adam, Uncle Jay, Aunt Leslie and Ty's new cousin who will be born real soon...Aunt Sheryl, Noah and Michaela, Aunt Diane, Aunt Deb...the holidays were rough. Hopefully we can see everyone before Easter!

Congratulations to our friends Irene, Kevin and Ty's good buddy Gus as they just welcomed their little girl Anthipi Irene! They are going to call her Anne, but i just love Anthipi...very original. She is named after Irene's Mom and Mom in law. Welcome little one! We cannot wait to meet you!

Here is a picture of Ty...The big snow day! He helped Mommy shovel!

More coming soon!

Sitting here

2007-12-31T23:10:00.000-05:00

...waiting for the ball to drop. Ty is fast asleep in his bed. We all have pretty bad colds and Ty and Mommy have ear infections. Poor things. The house is full of loud coughs and hacks and things that go sneeze in the night. uggghh...

Ty and Can are both on antibiotics and hopefully they will get some relief in a day or so. TyTy is being such a trooper. You'd never know he was sick. Me and Can on the other hand...

Well anyway, here's to an awesome 2008 (with hopefully another trip to DeeDee World)...

Daddy T

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2007-12-26T12:02:00.000-05:00

This year really flew by fast! Its unreal!
So much as happened, its hard to keep up! haha
We had a blast in Florida and Disney! (Still working on the trip report) and had a lot of Christmas Parties and shopping to catch up on. Like a whirlwind, it is over in a flash! We had a wonderful Playgroup Christmas Party! We did a Secret Santa with the little ones. We picked Eleni's name and had fun buying girl presents (well Mommy did) and Chris picked Tyler's and got him a cute Bob the Builder tool set with a hat and all. Adorable! Poppy's Birthday party, MaCheri's birthday party...he's been busy! Maybe too much partying...my dear little one.
Poor Tyler has an awful cold. It started a few nights ago when he woke up with Croup. I actually had that as a child, so luckily I knew what to do...otherwise, it is the scariest thing in the world. For Tyler and us. Tim wanted to call 911 because hearing your child try to breath and this awful cough sound...its horrible, but I explained to him it was croup and I took Ty in the bathroom, turned the shower on to steam it up and tried to calm him while Tim called the Dr. When I took him out of the bathroom, his cough lessened and he started to feel better. He still had the stridor...so at 4am, Tim, Ty and I watched The Santa Clause and cuddled on the couch. He slept with us and we went to the Dr. He gave him some medicine and told us that he will probably have a horrible cold and cough that will last for weeks. He was right. Ty has a mild temp and is coughing and sneezing and you can tell he feels horrible. He didn't get to see the family over Christmas...but hopefully we can make up for it as soon as he gets better.
Christmas Eve we did our tradition of Tim reading Tyler 'the Night Before Christmas' and picking out cookies for Santa before bed.

Here is a pict of Ty and Mommy

What Santa left for Ty!

Ty was not sure what to do since he knew he was not supposed to touch anything around the tree (decorations, bow on christmas presents...etc) He said "FOR ME" and we said "Yes Ty, Santa got you a guitar!" and he says in the sweetest voice, "A guitar, for me (hands on his chest), its mine?" It was precious!

Here is Tyler opening presents and he was so cute with the most sincere "THANK YOU" for each one.

REMOTE CONTROL MONORAIL! (He LOVED the monorail in Disney)

Back to the guitar!

Relaxing in the little Thomas train sofa that MaCheri(grandma) and Poppy got for him!

Ty got so many nice presents! Everyone treated him so nicely! He has been such a good boy!

My loves!

Mommy got a beautiful Anniversary ring from Daddy! Tyler handed me a little box last night and said "Here Mommy, open it, its for you!" I was shocked! It is gorgeous! Daddy and Mommy were not supposed to exchange presents (as Disney was the BIG gift..haha)

We wish everyone a Happy Holiday and an beautiful 2008!!!
God bless us everyone!

Mini Preview of our trip...

2007-12-06T00:06:00.000-05:00

Still in Disney...LOVING it... The holiday season is beautiful here. So many Christmas decorations and lights and gorgeousness! Cinderella's Castle Christmas lights alone are amazing, tear triggering, take your breath away beautiful.
Seeing it through Ty's eyes in beyond words. Magic...simply magic!
YES...i will be rocking a trip report for this one too!
Here are some pictures in the meantime...

Ty playing a song for Mommy in our room.

You can Fly, You can Fly, You can Fly....

Ty and Mommy riding on the Monorail to the Magic Kingdom rocking the ears!

Tyler meeting Winnie the Pooh...He LOVED him :)

Tyler and Tim riding in a little motor boat at our resort...so cute!

Tyler and Tim watching the Wishes stage show...awww

On the beach in St. Augustine

2007-12-03T15:33:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone...we are in Disney...our first stop was St. Augustine. I thought I would post this sweet picture.

Our sweet little boy...

2007-11-08T11:00:00.000-05:00

How hard it is to see your little one suffer, and the worry if everything is gonna be ok... uuuugh...
Long story short...we had a scare, but it looks like all will be ok. We are so blessed. It feels like a miracle to me.
Thank you God. Ty has been sick for over a week and I believe we are at the tail end of it.
Poor little guy have been stuck in this house too, and that is not fun. We have been doing many an art project...collages, complete with homemade glue for one. Ty hated the way the glue felt on his cute little fingers. He didn't wan to touch it, haha... so we made a little dipping section on his paper. I cut out colors and shapes for him and pictures from catalogs and magazines. He LOVED that part and was so excited to show his daddy the motorcycles, santa claus and the turkey. I told him we were making stickers, and he got the collage concept right away. We have a LOT of paintings, turkey hand drawings...etc. Gotta think of another for today. haha Crayons on my floor and playdoh stuck in the hair... Gotta love it.

Tyler has become very aware of the "dark" and things being "spooky" and strange noises. He will say "It's dark in there" "Its very spooky Mommy". This morning, we were watching the Wiggles in our bedroom and he was saying it was "really dark". I asked if he wanted the light on...he said "I can't reach it though" meaning the light switch was too high for him. It was the cutest.. I turned it on, and I got the most sincere "Thank you Mommy!" Funny thing is, the light brightened the room... Tyler... he brightens my life.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Halloweeeeen!

2007-11-01T16:11:00.000-04:00

I will be sooo happy when the candy is gone...and it has nothing to do with me.
Tim has a gorgeous sweet tooth, and that has been passed onto TyTy. haha He is all about the lollipops and twix.

We had an eventful couple of weeks. We did out Webers, and Chapel Hill farm visit...went to The Zoo Boo last weekend. Ty got to choose his costume, a pirate (he is so into pirates at the moment) or Tigger (who he LOVES)...he chose Tigger. He bounced all around, totally in character...with the whole "who who who whoooo". I am surprised he didn't pick the pirate...haha he's got a pretty wicked "Arrrrr" complete with a little growl. He wanted Tigger...and it was perfect for the Zoo. haha
Ty enjoyed very much the whole "say "trick or treat" get candy". It was so cute, and Ty got LOTS of candy...or rather, Tim and Ty got lots of candy. haha As we were walking, someone said," Look at the Tiger! Grrr..." Ty said, "No, no no, I'm Tigger, who who who whoooo" It was adorable. We ran into Ty's buddy Chris and his mommy and daddy. Chris was the cutest little turtle.
We visited all the animals, got lots of candy...saw Tim's old work buddy Troy and his family. Went to the petting zoo. Ty loved it all! Definitely gonna go next year.

On Tuesday, we hosted our Playgroup Halloween Party. It was so much fun! Conner's mommy Cathi brought balloons and decorations, which totally helped me out...(most of our decorations are missing from last year in the midst of daddy finishing the basement) She saved the day... We all ate lots of junk and pizza...still junk I guess..then ventured outside to paint our pumpkins! The little ones ran wild and just had a blast!

Yesterday...Halloween! We picked the Tigger costume again! We had our Terrific Tots Halloween Party. The little ones really got into the parade around the room. So funny. We skipped our weekly visit to Chick Ole (as Ty calls Chik Fil A) with his buddies to ensure a solid nap for Trick or Treating. Ty's cousins were gonna come over, but sadly, they are not feeling well, so we are rescheduling for next week. YUP...more Halloween! Does anyone else remember Halloween lasting this long?

Pictures coming soooooon!
"Who Who Who Whooooooooo"
TTFN

Such a smart little boy...

2007-10-15T11:04:00.000-04:00

Ty just amazes me every day. He was on the phone with his Uncle Tarso last night and UT asked him, what kind of motorcycle is green? Ty responds with Kawasaki. UT asked him, what kind of motorcycle is blue? Ty responds with Yamaha. Uncle Tarso proceeded to ask him the remaining colors of the motocross motorcycles and Ty got them all right. He is so amazing. Yesterday we were in the car and saw an old KLR 650 (Kawasaki) and it was a faded green from being in the sun. Ty said look motorcycle. He then said it's a kawasaki. I was amazed!!! The other day Ty came to me with one of his Thomas trains and had a block that fits on it. However he had the wrong block and he was asking me to get it to fit. I told him, "it's the wrong block, go over in the clear bin underneath your train table and find the blue one and that one will fit". He immediately ran over, found the part in his bin and brought it back over and said "here it is". Wow. Just amazing.

He is the highlight of my life.

I love you little TyTy.

Daddy T.

The Great Pumpkin!

2007-10-11T14:24:00.000-04:00

Love this time of year, however, it was HOT when we went to Weber's farm last week. It hardly felt like Pumpkin Patch weather...haha but we braved it!
Webers was adorable as usual with the hay slide, hayride, petting zoo, apple cider...Ty loved it and talked about the pumpkin patch all week.

He LOVED the hay maze!

Today we went to the Chapel Hill Farm Fair. LOTS of pumpkins. Tyler rode the "choo choo train" with his buddy Gus who happened to be there. Ty sat in the seat behind Gus and it was so cute, he tapped his head gently and said "Hey Gus"! They rode a couple times together. Ty and I rode the gator tractor ride too. It was cute. Ty pointed out everything...the animals and the little scarecrows all around..and the bulldozer...haha.

We had a fun day...

Just a little update for now!
We are just having the best time with our little man. He is hilarious and so fun to be around. We still meet with our friends on Tuesdays and Wednesdays we have our Terrific Tots class...so much fun. I cannot believe it is the middle of October already! WOW!

Love,
C

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2007-10-01T23:56:00.001-04:00

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2007-10-01T23:26:00.001-04:00

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Sing Rainbow?

2007-09-18T13:02:00.000-04:00

Life is so much fun.
Tyler is the light of our lives. He is HILARIOUS!
The other day we were up in his room playing drums. He was obviously the band director.
He was telling me what to play, the rhythm, the song we needed to play... It was either the ones he has made up, like 'Sola Ren', or 'We will rock you", So funny. Then Tim came home from work, and Tyler put him right to work with the guitar. It was hilarious...and here we are, a family band practice. It was a moment, let me tell you.

We have the best conversations. Tyler asks so many questions and he seems to really understand. He remembers everything.
Well somewhere, he learned how to "fly"...last night Tim was telling me that he jumped from our ottoman to the sofa and yelled "super hero!" I find myself constantly saying to myself "Dude, you are 2!"

I was working on some pictures of the latest family I shot, and we were going through the "daddy" and who the "mommy" was and he pointed to me and said "mommy" and pointed to the picture and said "different mommy"... I was like WOW! It is unreal how fast they learn.

Ty is just my best little buddy. Very loving, very polite. We have a nighttime ritual...the brush the teeth, prayers, and now the new song he loves me to sing is "Somewhere over the Rainbow" (kinda fitting, huh?) I usually have to sing it 2 or 3 times. The other night he stood up while I was singing and acting like he was rocking a solo on the guitar...needless to say, so hard to sing watching that. Then Sat. night I sang it one time, he stood up in his bed, and started clapping...saying "One more time"... That was the best standing ovation/encore of my entire life. He is just the love of my life....

We now have a sticker reward chart, and he is LOVING that. He cleans his toys, throws trash away, follows directions... We are so blessed...I hope it lasts!

Ty, Daddy and I went to the Zoo the other day again. It was amazing weather, and we just had the greatest time.

Tomorrow we are heading to Terrific Tots class again with Eleni, Gus, and Conner ;) They are cutest little posse!

Alrighty...better get some work done while naptime is in progess...actually he is singing right now.
Such a beautiful sound!

LOVES!

Summer is almost over...

2007-09-04T11:38:00.000-04:00

...and Ty is getting SO big. He speaks in sentences now and 90% of his words are clear and not "babytalk". He says motorcycle perfectly and after watching motocross with daddy yesterday he went and got on his bike and started jumping over toys on the floor. Candace and I just looked at each other and simultaneously thought "uh oh, we are in trouble". He is such a little daredevil. We were walking down the steps the other day and he got to the 2nd step and jumped. I just had to laugh, but we try to teach him he can get hurt doing that. When we go places he is very personable and at playgroup Can told me he walks in the house and waves and says Hi, Hi, Hi to everyone then goes over and starts playing with the other kids. He asks me "how I'm doin'" and is the funniest and funnest little guy I've ever met in my life. He makes our world complete and I've come to realize that everything else in the world means nothing if I can't share it with him.

Daddy T

BUSY summer

2007-08-18T22:59:00.000-04:00

Tyler is growing so so fast! Its hard to keep up...and we have been so busy. We got a Zoo membership and it is wonderful!
we have been like 6 or 7 times already. haha Last week we went with Ty's cousins Ellie and Adam and his Aunt Erin...the next day with his buddy Conner and Ms. Cappy (Cathi). We went today with his buddy Luke (Looouuuke) and his Mommy and Daddy...He loves it! I am sure we will be heading there again! We met Curious George at Barnes and Noble last friday. We took Auntie Alexis with us and met Conner and Gus there and their Mommies (Ms. Irene and Ms Cathi)...and we hit Chik Fil A after. It is so awesome to watch his friendships grow...holding hands with his cousins at the Zoo, or playing trains and going on adventures with Conner and Gus...to running and laughing with Luke. So much fun.

Ty is talking more and more everyday...and he is just such a funny kid. He literally make tears stream out of my eyes from laughter. I know it will only get better.

My fave thing with Ty...We have a Mommy and TyTy thing....
CUDDLES (CUDDOOLS) SO cute...
He curls up on me and it is the sweetest thing. He works it though and I eat it up. Tim will say, "Ok Ty, Time for night night"...and he will say "No, no, no, Mommy Cuddoools.." LOVE IT!

Anyway...working on more Disney...I have a few days left to do, and I will post the completed report.

Yucky rainy day...I think I might slap on Ty's rain boots that Aunt Sheryl gave him and go jump in some mud puddles. :) Unless the thunder hits.

Love to all!

C

More Disney...

2007-08-01T14:59:00.000-04:00

Here is the next couple posts...

Day 2 Disney-Animal Kingdom and friends...

Day 3 MGM and Tim on TV....haha

Day 3 MGM Playhouse Disney Drama

In case you missed the first three...

Disney Trip Report begins

In Florida...Day2

DISNEY WORLD Day 1

Ty funnies and Disney!

2007-07-25T08:58:00.001-04:00

Tyler is talking so much lately, I cannot keep up. Yesterday I asked if he wanted a lollypop..He said "I LOVE Lollypops...yes!" It was so cute.
He used to call a motorcycle a "coolcool", then he changed it to "oooh howelll" Don't know why, but it was adorable nonetheless...On the way home the other day, he was looking for motorcycles, so I said "Look Ty, and oooh howell" He exclaimed "MOTORCYCLE" and corrected me. It was so cute. He says it so clear and cute. I will have to videotape it and post it.
He loves Thomas trains now too...Aunt Erin and Uncle Pat gave Ty a train table for Christmas last year, and we were saving it for when tim finishes the playroom in the basement. He is very close, but Tyler loves train tables, so Tim set it up for him. He say "Thomas", but at first I thought he was saying "Dumba$$"..whew! Thank God it is just Thomas...Just like when he used to say Dinosaur, and it sounded like "a$$hole"...my dad was playing with Ty and growling like a dino and Ty said "A-saur"...My dad looked at me and said, "Did you hear what he just called me?" I said, "A Dinosaur?" haha Either way it is insulting...haha

Here is the third post for our wonderful vacation...Our first day in Disney!

DISNEY WORLD Day 1

In case you missed the first 2 installments to the report ;)

Disney Trip Report begins

In Florida...Day2

Florida/Disney Trip Report

2007-07-23T10:31:00.001-04:00

I have finally been writing our trip report from March...Here are the links to the very beginning ;)

Disney Trip Report begins

In Florida...Day2

Tornados and Trains

2007-07-22T09:57:00.000-04:00

Hello Hello!
Been a while ;) So much has happened, one being a tornado hit in Fallston, right around my parents. Here is Tyler helping with the cleanup...

Ty's cousin Joey graduated from Marine boot camp. Congrats Joey, you make us proud.

We went to Aunt Meg's sister's shower yesterday...Lisa. It was wonderful! It was at Baldwin Station in Sykesville, MD...It was an old train station at one time. A couple trains ventured by...I asked Ty, "Did you see a train?" He looked at me and said "I saw two!" and held 2 fingers up. It was precious. He loved it, although it was real loud. He is really into Thomas Trains lately...When we got home, He said "TV, I watch Thomas, peeeese?" Tim and I just looked at each other, like HOLY COW! Here is a picture of him with the train..

Funny Tyler story...Ty does not like to be messy and he hates being sticky. He will even ask to have a bath...so the other day, we were eating dinner and he spilled something on himself, he says, "Crap, real nice!" Uh Oh! Of course after biting my lip, I explained to him that Crap was not a nice word...Oh Lord...haha

Well! I have finally started our Disney trip Report...Just click on the link below...I will keep posting links, so check back ;)

Disney Trip Report begins

MELT...sigh...

2007-07-02T09:26:00.000-04:00

So, sitting on the couch, singing songs...Ty reached over, caressed my hair and cheek and said "I love mommy"...

Rockin with Uncle Jordo

2007-07-01T20:41:00.000-04:00

Today we ventured to a fiction 20 down acoustic band practice. Tyler LOVES music (I wonder why) and he rocked out today. Here are a couple pictures of his jam session.

He watched so intently in the beginning, he strummed along and sang.
He walked so proud carrying his guitar in its case.
When Uncle Jordo and Todd were finished playing, he threw his arms in the air and said "rock n rolllll" .

...more picts coming soon!

THE ZOO and Adventures in Potty Training

2007-06-27T09:34:00.000-04:00

THE ZOO!
Tyler LOVES animals, so we joined the Zoo...haha we got a membership and have been 3 times already. He LOVES it!

First time we took Auntie Alexis who smashed her finger in the door...ouch...after the blood and ice, she didnt want ot let Ty down, so pain and all, she said lets go! (I think she will still lose the nail, it was bad). So we head inside, ride the little tram and head down the path. Ty was loving it! The next time, I braved it alone...it was a HOT day, but Tyler was so wonderful. It was a great Mommy and Me day, or TyTy and mommy day...there will be lots more of those...So Tyler had his first adventures with the Dippin Dots...

We went again last Sat, and we took daddy this time. They had a festival going on with belly dancers, and a Japanese dance show with a dragon and drums...ahh, yes drums! Ty's fave! We walked around and I took lots of pictures...

Tyler was totally into the Rhinos this time...haha I guess we missed them the last couple times...he was facinated. Notice TyTy's hair...Baby Mohawk! I call it the Tyhawk...so cute, and he is so proud of it. haha

Adventures in Potty Training...

Oh good Lord! It is not easy, haha but Tyler has mentioned 'poopies' to me a couple times, then started the production grunt, so we figured it was time. We have had some lucky moments in the last few months where he tinkled and was able to wave bye bye to his poopies, but now...here is the real training...
Where he is starting to understand...
Tim and I took him to Target to let him pick out his potty chair, we bought Elmo's Potty Time, and let him pick out his new pull-ups...Diego pull-ups it is...So we head home. We are currently on day 3. He sits on his little throne, but nothing yet.
Yesterday, I let Ty run around naked, without the pull-up...(I have heard of that technique, where you let them run and 3 day later they are potty-trained)...about an hour later, after running free as a bird all around the house he goes and gets his pull-up...starts to try to put it on and I asked him...'Ty, what are you doing" he looked at me and said " I want diaper on" so...there goes that technique..at least for now, haha.
Here is our little drummer boy...He is playing the song "brown girl in the ring" (a childrens game in Jamaica) by the Wiggles, He LOVES it! Here he is rocking out...Cheers...or as Ty now says "peace out" while giving the peace sign...(Thanks Uncle Jordo)haha

Happy Birthday!

2007-06-14T11:34:00.000-04:00

So our little sweetie is 2!!! Can you believe it! We have had a busy week! On his birthday (the 8th) Tyler, his daddy and mommy went to Port Discovery. He had a BLAST! He loved all the different activities..it was cool. THEN it was off to celebrate our little rockstar at Hard Rock Cafe. He kept his cool shades on and rocked the whole time. They yelled HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER for the whole restaurant to hear and he ate it up! After that we headed home to attempt a nap...but since he had a little one in the car, it didn't last. We ended up at Chili's for dinner with Poppy, Mom-mom and Auntie...He LOVED his ice cream. ;) So it was off to bed, for the next day was his party! He had a Curious George Party...Mommy made him a cake, but also had one made with the picture shown here. Such a 'cool dude'! He had such a great party with all of our family and friends! Thank you to everyone for coming!

We head to the Dr. for Tyler's 2nd year appointment...I cannot believe its been 2 years!

Cute story...last night, I was putting Ty to bed and I hugged him...I said "I love you so very much" He looked at me and said, so sincerely, "Thank you!"

So, more to come...and pictures! The video section has been updated with Ty's guitar playing!

Love!
C

Wow, Ty is two tomorrow

2007-06-07T14:24:00.000-04:00

I can't believe that the last 2 years of my life have been blessed the way it has. This little guy has so much spunk and charisma and charm and is just so amazing. He likes to hang out with his daddy and help me work on my bikes and in the garage and around the house. When I'm outside cutting the grass he goes and grabs his bubble mower and mimics what I'm doing. Ty can count to twenty, he can play We Will Rock You on drums along with AL's ROXX YA, he knows his colors and a whole lot of animals. His favorite thing is to sing and play guitar. He absolutely LOVES to sing and he strums along as he makes songs up or finishes parts of other songs.

I love you little Tyler. I hope you have the happiest birthday you could possibly have!

I love you Candace!

You BOTH have made my life complete.

Love,

Daddy T

Ty is almost 2!!!!

2007-05-21T12:25:00.000-04:00

I cannot believe it! Everyone always says that "they grow so fast" but good LORD! He is learning so quickly now...we seriously have to watch what we say. haha He LOVES Curious George, so now we are having a Curious George party...His current fave, although he loves Mickey, Wiggles, Dinosaurs, Cars, Backyardigans, and music...he chose "George"...it is very fitting, because our little money is quite curious, climbs on everything and LOVES bananas...haha Yesterday, I caught him making his own obstacle course with the sofa cusions, his backyardigans chair, his desk and bins we put his toys in. It was fun to watch, but I was a nervous wreck...I helped him make a "safer" course.

I love being a Mommy ;)

2007-05-13T22:35:00.000-04:00

I am so blessed and so in love. Tim and Tyler are so precious. My 2nd Mommy's day! There is not a minute that goes by that I don't count my blessings. Ty and Tim made me a special breakfast, and I was woken up with the cutest "Mommy, wake up"...The sweetest words...
Thank you to my LOVES!

Happy Mommy's Day Candace!

2007-05-13T14:58:00.000-04:00

Today is Mother's day. Ty and daddy woke mommy up with breakfast and eggs shaped like a heart. For Mommy's day, we bought Candace a new camera so she can continue to take awesome pictures of TyTy. She loved it and was very surprised.

We love you Candace, have a great day!!!

Love Ty and Daddy.

Sentences...So cute!

2007-05-11T08:30:00.000-04:00

Sweet TyTy is putting words together. Today, already...he said "I eat...Eggs?" He asked for eggs for breakfast. Then I was working on resizing some pictures in photoshop and he was sitting next to me watching. He said, "Awww, Tyler face, I Cute." The other day, Tim came home from work and was being silly with Ty, and he said to Tim, "You funny". Sigh....I guess we gotta REALLY watch what we say! haha

I cannot believe he is gonna be 2 in a month!!! Here is a picture of our baby growing up WAY too fast!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AUNT ERIN!! We love you!

All better!

2007-04-29T19:19:00.000-04:00

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. Ty battled this virus all week, and he was quite the little trooper. Here is a little pict show for you!

Please say a prayer...

2007-04-24T09:59:00.000-04:00

Our sweet Tyler spent the evening in the ER last night. He has had a fever of 105 and it has been tough to keep down. He has a virus, so antibiotics will not help him...It has to run its course...it is so heartbreaking. He is such a little trooper. He had to have an IV put in to draw blood, X-rays...and so on...They were amazed at his temperment with such a high fever. Please pray that the fever breaks soon and he can get back to playing outside.
Thank you...
Love,
Ty's Mommy and Daddy

Tyler - 22 months already!

2007-04-20T15:15:00.000-04:00

Can you believe how fast Tyler is growing up! I cannot keep up at all! we all have been sick for a while now...its gotten us good, but we had our first day out today. We went to music class with Ty's friends and then to the park. I am so happy that the weather is warming up again. beautiful 70 degrees!
Ty is talking so much more lately, and he sings songs so well, he picks them up pretty fast. It is the most beautiful sound in the world...my baby's voice. Sigh...
My baby is becoming a little boy....

Life is SO good....

2007-04-10T19:31:00.000-04:00

Tyler just amazes us every single day. From blaming daddy for having the stinky diaper to knowing every single thing we are saying and having an opinion on stuff, it's just amazing. I'll be like "Ty do you like this?" and he'll say "no" or "yes" and its just SO cool. Like Can said he is singing every single song he hears. He knows the words to all the songs. The other day we were in the car and we heard him singing his lullabye in the backseat without any help. It was so cool. He even sings songs in Spanish. He says elephant and giraffe and so many other words its hard to keep up these days. He says complete sentences and is just the smartest little guy. He wants to be just like daddy. He rides his tricycle around the kitchen so fast and lifts the front wheel off the ground cause he watches Motocross with daddy and thats what they do. He knows how to pedal his tricycle and is just SO fast on his blue razor scooter. The other day we were wrestling (he's SUCH a boy) and he stepped on daddy's plastic cup and I said go put this on the counter and come back and we'll finish wrestling. He ran RIGHT over with the cup, put it on the counter and came back to wrestle. It was so cool. I was doing something else another day and said here give this menu to mommy and I'll be right over. He took it and went over to Can and handed it to her and I just thought that was the coolest thing. He likes to work on daddy's bike with him. I just bought a gas powered power washer for my bike and the deck and house and he was outside with me spraying the house and washing the cars. Very cool....

Ok, I'm babbling....

Daddy T

Tyler's current FAVES

2007-04-06T18:58:00.000-04:00

Favorite Toy - Blue Razor Scooter
Favorite Songs - "Head, Shoulder, Knees, Toes" and "ABCs"
Favorite Food - Soft Pretzel (pras-tool)
Favorite Show - Wiggles
Favorite Movie - Finding Nemo and Curious George
Favorite Book - "Does a Kangaroo have a Mommy Too?"
Newest Words - Elephant, Tiger, Gorilla, Pizza (Pe-ta), --- He has started repeating what we say now too. SOOO cute!
Shoe Size - 7
LOVES to go outside! It has been so nice! What is up with this cold weather though?

He is singing so much lately! He picks up songs fast! He sings "Here comes Peter Cottontail..." already after one day! In Ty Ty style of course!
He says his whole nighttime prayer...precious!
He sings his lullabye right along with me...sigh...I love him.
We had an Easter Party with his playgroup buddies, Conner, Gus, Leeza, and Joshua...
We had another party yesterday with his cousins Ellie and Adam. He got to see Aunt Erin's horses and goats.
He has so much fun.
We went to Music Class today...His favorite part is when they play the instruments.

Thats the latest...
Almost 22 months old!!!

Happy Easter!!!

Go-Go-Go-Go...

2007-03-29T15:58:00.000-04:00

Here is a pict of Tyler with his hip hop frog that he got for his first birthday. It sings 50 Cents song 'In da club'...It he beginning he sings right along with 'go, go, go, ... go shorty its your birthday...and so on" , When its over he says "Again, peass" Awwww..how can I resist. So polite. Then he brings out his various music instruments...currently its the bongo drum and he plays along...but he used the guitar this morning, and his little keyboard. he has been rocking our all day. Just precious!
We are stuck inside again today as Ty and I don't feel so well...I unfortunately lost my voice...BIG FUN..."

Here is a picture of the family in Epcot that our friends Denise and Kevin took. They will be a part of the trip report when I finish it. they live very close to Disney...lucky ducks ;) They are amazing people and it was so good to spend some time with them.

I should have an installment soon on our Disney trip! I took over 900 pictures!

Take care!
Love,
C

Wow, French Toast!

2007-03-19T08:47:00.000-04:00

Nothing makes a Mommy feel better than when your child loves your cookin! I asked Ty this morning if he would like Mommy to make him some french toast. He says, "yes" Then runs to the kitchen saying "Ahhhhh, french toast, french toast"...whenever I would give it to him in the past, we use the high chair...he ran right over to it and tried to climb into it. Sooo cute! So when it was ready, I set him all up and he says.."What's that, french toast, WOW...cool"...Lets just say...MADE MY DAY!

He is growing so very fast, I can't stand it! haha, He has started using words together...sentences, and singing more words in songs. He is even using some spanish, which amazes me! When you teach him something once and he seems to get it. I guess now is the time when the little ones are sponges and absorb everything. He counts everything...to 10 (sometimes 12), when he plays his drums he does (1,2,3,4, 1,2, 3,4) to the beat...he plays songs to the beat too...his faves are jingle bells (with an accent cymbal hit on HEY) and The Monkey Dance.

Sigh...so very fast...21 months old already...DO you all remember when I was pregnant for what seemed like 3 years! haha

Happy Birthday a day early to Uncle Jordo!

I am still working on our trip report...so much to take it and remember! SUCH a good time! We cannot wait to go back!
I will leave you with a cute picture!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

2007-03-16T22:30:00.000-04:00

This is a picture of a picture that we got from the luau at the Poly. Little family portrait action for ya!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! You all know how much I love this day! I made little shamrock cupcakes...so cute!

We had a fantastic time in Disney...I am gonna post a bunch of pictures and stories! There is so much, I don't know where to start!!!

Ty is growing so fast and learning so much. He is saying sentences and really telling us what he wants and needs. He is such a little sweetheart. The other day he was watching the Wiggles...there was a slow song playing, lullabye of some sort and he came over to me and said 'dance' and took my hands and started rocking back and forth to the music. It was the sweetest moment. My little love!

And I want to say Happy Anniversary to my Timmy! 10 years! I love you!!!

Coming to you live from Orlando FLA!

2007-03-08T17:03:00.000-05:00

WOW, what a week! Tyler, Tim and I have had an amazing time! Magical really...
So much happened..and I will post a full trip report if anyone would like to read it ;)
* Ty LOVED Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Donald...was unsure, but eventually loved JoJo, Goliath, June, and Leo from Little Einsteins, Rafiki, etc...so many more...

* Dressed up like a pirate for the Pirate and Princesses Party!
* LOVES fireworks!
* Loves to walk...he says "I walk" Today he grabbed Tim's hand and said "hand, I walk" SO cute!
* LOVES rides! He got on Pirates of the Caribbean and now sings "Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates life for me"

So much, soooo much! And what he has learned! It is incredible!

We leave soon! Miss you all, but NOT looking forward to the snow..haha It is a lovely 80 degrees here and feels warmer!

Love to all!!!

"Awwwww Baby"

2007-02-25T21:56:00.000-05:00

Awwww Baby...there is nothing better than lovin from TyTy... When he gives you a hug he says..."Awwww Baby" .... We melt.... He is talking more and more. Everyday is a brand new exciting day filled with new words and cool Ty tricks. haha
He LOVES watching motocross with his Daddy. He rides his little razor bike all around Today I asked him to jump...and he did riding his bike. It was HILARIOUS!
Ty started his first music class (we go on Fridays)...His teacher brings out a lot of music instruments...Well, Ty went over and put together a mini drumset with little drumheads...he had 3 lined up. He played along to the songs. It was so funny and adorable. They sang 'Jingle Bells' and he sang almost every word! He LOVES to sing too...they are real thoughtful songs with LOTS of feeling. He will sing while he plays his piano, guitar, and his drums. He made up a "Momma, Dadda" song today...it was funny. It went like this "Momma, Dada, Momma, Dada, Momma, Daaaada". It was our favorite song...Such a little entertainer. He loves doing the motions for songs, esp. the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' and 'Rock-a-bye your Bear' they are his favorites.
Tyler has started to have conversations with us...sometime they are in his special language, but lately, he is really making sense and it seems like he really understands. They other day, Tim was getting ready for work, and I was taking Ty downstairs...It went something like this...
Ty says "Bye Da-da" Daddy says "Bye TyTy" Ty says (sounds like) "Where you goin" (with his arms wide with question) Daddy says "I am getting ready for work, I will be down in a little while" Ty says "Oh" Totally understanding. Tim and I just look at each other in amazement as we watch him grow up.
Ty is putting words together, asks for juice, pretzels, snacks...etc...He will say "More juice" and "thank you"..."Pzzz" (please), "Sorry", He says "yellow" really well...He sings along to his ABCs and he counts to 10. He LOVES to count everything.
He really loves to play with his friends now. His buddy Gus just turned 2-Happy Birthday! The other day we were leaving the library and his friend Conner said "See Ya Ty" (he is just a few days older than Ty) Anyway, it was sooo cute!

Ty had a BLAST in the snow today...he didn't want to come in. He ran all around, threw snowballs...with a devilish..."ha-haaa" after he would throw it...Picts coming soon!

We hope everyone is well, safe and warm!!!

S.L.E.E.P.

2007-02-06T12:44:00.000-05:00

is something we aren't getting the last couple nights. Poor Ty has a sore throat and has (at least) 4 teeth coming in. Can took him to the Dr. yesterday and they said we just have to ride it out, he doesn't have any infections or anything, which is good. So he woke up this morning at 2am. We put him back down at 3. He then woke up again at 4 and we were up for the rest of the night (or day). After he woke up from his nap this morning, he is running around and its business as usual.

...too bad it isn't business as usual for daddy and mommy. We are TIRED!

Daddy T

M-I-C-K-E-Y

2007-01-28T15:11:00.000-05:00

Hello Hello! Ty is almost 20 months old! We had a rough couple of weeks, poor little guy had a vicous cold and he has 4 or more teeth coming in at one time. He has handled it so well. Poor little guy.
It is AMAZING the amount learning that is going on. He picks up things so fast. Mommy and Daddy gotta watch what they say...haha He is trying to tackle the big words now...and it is so funny. He says 'Dinosaur' pretty well. He knows all of his Disney characters...Mick, Min, Tutoe (Pluto), Goo (Goofy), saisee (Daisy) anold (Donald), and WHY you ask? haha we are getting ready to take him to on his first trip to Disneyworld!!! We cannot wait! We are counting down the days. Ty's mom and dad are celebrating their 10 year anniversary!

He loves to sit at the table to eat now. He does not want the booster or highchair, he likes sitting like a big boy. IT is so funny, when I give him a snack I will say, "Please go sit at the table and Mommy will get some for you.." He goes right over and climbs up on the chair and waits patiently. It is precious. I also noticed that he is still using his sign language along with the words. When he wants more, he signs it and says 'mor peez' It is precious.

He loves practicing the ABCs and counting...He can point to certain letters and he counts to five with a 6 and 7 thrown in sometimes. Everything is red, which is funny, because everything used to be boo (blue). He LOVES to color. This is such a fun time. I wish I could bottle it all up and save it. Sigh...

I better get some rest (Mommy is sick now too) ... more later...

Love,
C

All kinds of firsts

2007-01-08T12:49:00.000-05:00

Tyler has been growing SO fast lately. It seems that each day he learns 20 new things and surprises us. Last night Candace said "Tyler Christopher..." and he replied "Minx". It surprised Candace and she proceeded to call everyone we know so they could hear him say it. It was so cute. He also pottied on the toilet for the first time a couple days ago. The next day he was watching motocross on tv with daddy and he immediately ran over to his little bike and tried to make it jump by lifting the front wheel up in the air. He drives his razor scooter around the kitchen so fast and steers so well its scary. Can't wait to see how he does outside. He can repeat pretty much any word we tell him and he totally knows what everything is now so he gets less frustrated communicating with us and telling us what he wants.

Ty's growing up so fast. ...sigh.

Daddy T

Happy 2007!!!

2007-01-01T21:40:00.000-05:00

Ahhh, my sweet little Tyler...WOW! Another year has come and gone. Unbelievable. It seems like just yesterday I was waiting and counting the minutes till I could meet my new little one...Now he is almost 19 months old. Christmas was absolutely fantastic. Tyler was so adorable. So innocent and happy. So filled with joy and excitement. IT is true that you can live Christmas over again through their eyes. I see everything so much better, with so much more appreciation. Ty has taught me so much.

He is growing so fast, talking so much more. He counts, and they might be jumbled, haha, but it is so darn cute. His favorite numbers are 3, 6 and 7...so cute. And everything is 'blue' but he does say red, green and purple pretty clearly. The other day I was watching a show, probably a hallmark commercial...haha and I started getting teary...Ty came us to me and said "Whats a Maddah(matter)" It was so precious. I just scooped him up. He makes me so happy.

Tim has been so busy, he is building a playroom in the basement for Ty. He has been working so hard, but it is coming along and looking fantastic!!! I cannot wait!

So, here we are at 2007, so many wonderful things are in store and I am looking forward to every second. I wish everyone a happy and healthy new year!!!

Love,
Cand

Merry Day After Christmas!!!

2006-12-26T23:08:00.000-05:00

Wow. Yesterday was incredible. Bringing Tyler down the stairs to see the pile of presents Santa left him was awesome. He looked over at the tree and saw his battery powered Go Kart and ran right over, got in and started driving it around the house. Santa was very good to Tyler, he brought him a video game to learn with on the tv, a go kart, a bubble mower, a book that helps you learn to read, and his grandmama and poppi got him a 5 piece drum kit. He LOVES it and makes the cutest face when he hits the drums with the sticks. The little guy actually has really good timing. He got a ton of other stuff too, and I'll let Candace list all the rest (along with a pict), I just wanted to get on here and mention the great time we had and how generous everyone was to our little guy.

Tyler is talking so clear now and says so many new words. He knows yes and no, he asks for juice and most foods by name, he knows car, bike, motorcycle, lawnmower, Pablo, Elmo, drum, and all the others we've mentioned in the past. Talking to him now is actually like talking to a little guy and no longer like talking to a baby who doesn't comprehend what you are saying. Tonight he brought over his boot and said "boot". I said "do you want daddy to put it on your foot?" He said "yes". I said "well go over and get your other boot and daddy will put them on for you.' He went right over and grabbed the other one and brought it to me. I said "hop up on the couch and daddy will put them on you". Dang if he didn't climb up on the couch and hold his foot out. It was soooo cool....

Tyler gave me a St. Christopher (his middle name) medal to wear around my neck when I go riding on my motorcycle. It says, "To My Daddy. Be safe. I love you. Love Tyler".

I love it.

Daddy T signing off...

Ho Ho Hoooooo....

Its almost Christmas!!!

2006-12-19T13:47:00.000-05:00

So!!! December is flying by and Christmas is less than a week away! What a MONTH! Ty is growing so fast before our very eyes. I want to bottle this time up so I can save it forever. His cuddles with his little head on my chest, his hugs and how he blows kisses, his little jibber jabber, his impersonations...the Donald Duck voice, the mickey mouse voice, Santa's HO Ho Hoooo, how he gets so excited when he sees Christmas lights. Tim and I like to drive around and show him and out car is filled with squeals, "WOWs" and "Cooool!" We have been working on "Time-Out" which I tried a few months ago...some of you might remember, it was FILLED with Ty's laughter. He didn't get the whole "punishment" thing. So we are trying again. He listens most of the time, but his toddler curousity is getting the best of him. Hence the re-decorating of out Christmas tree...as all of the ornaments are making their way to the top section. He LOVES to climb now, even more than before...as he gets to the top, he says "Get down" (almost in a disco jive sort of way) but really he is echoing the words that we keep telling him. So yesterday I did the whole "count to three" bit...I said "0ne, two..." Tyler goes "freeee!!!" Yeah, needless to say, biting my lip once again as he is the funniest little guy in the world.

At his 18 month check up...
Ty is 34 inches (75-90th percentile) and 29 lbs, 7 oz (90th percentile)

I love my little gent so much. Sorry we have not been up on pictures and video...times are BUSY BUSY BUSY...as I am sure everyone can relate.

In case I don't get back here before next week...Have a beautiful holiday and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Congratulations to my cousin Stacey and Troy as them welcome our newest sweet cousin Owen Christopher yesterday!!! We cannot wait to meet him!!!

Love,
Candace

Happy December!!!

2006-12-03T21:56:00.000-05:00

We have been so busy! Tyler and I have been Christmas shopping like crazy...he is such a trooper. We went to a Christmas Bazaar today...Santa was there. Ty was so shy, he was not to fond of the real deal. haha He LOVES Santa...just not up close and personal. haha

Ty has started to really pick up words. Since this is his blog, Daddy and I are thinking of all his new words...hmmm, lets see...Santa, Ho Ho Ho, Ru (for Rudolph), fren fry (thats a new one today, we were out to lunch with his grandma and Auntie...and he wanted something, and he was signing more and pointing. I was trying to guess, and he finally goes 'fren fry'. It was so clear...such a funny little guy..., apple, bops (for Doodlebops), Moe, DeeDee, Mickey, Casey (our dogs), he calls
me MaMa now...and it is the sweetest sound. He still loves to look at his Daddy's 'coolcool' for Motorcycle, Car, Moon, tree (tee), Juice, ka-ker (cracker), WOW (but like Woooow!!!), Pluto, Donald Duck, Ball, Chicken, Boat, Choo Choo, Book, Doggy, Kitty, Go, Poppy, Auntie, lovey, ahhahhh (for gentle), teeth, ...He is singing along to songs...It is wild to watch him pick up things so fast. He LOVES his books. He will sit there for the longest time, and just look through the pages, he will speak is baby language, and throw in a word or two...like his book that has apples in it, he will act like he is reading and just throw the word apple into the mix.

Ty is LOVING his new buddies, Gus, Conner, Joshua, Leeza...We are getting ready for our big Christmas party!

I am really enjoying being Tyler's Mom. I am so blessed and lucky...honored really, to be able to wake up each day and share my life with him. His little soul is wrapped so tightly around my heart, I can't imagine what life was like without him.

May you all enjoy the holiday season...can you believe it is December already!!!

Love,
Candace

Whoa!!!

2006-11-25T09:13:00.000-05:00

Is it me or is time FLYING!!! Thanksgiving is over ALREADY!!!

Halloween was great. We spent it will Ty's cousins Ellie and Adam. We had a little Halloween Party with his Mom-Mom, Poppy, Auntie and Aunt Erin. We had a great time.

Ty has met some great new friends Gus, Joshua, Conner and Leeza. We have playdates every Tuesday and meet them every Thursday for the story/music time. His friends have some pretty awesome Moms too. We always have such a great time.

Tyler amazes us everyday. It is hard to imagine him this little teeny tiny baby. He has this adorable little personality and just cracks us up. He LOVES music. Last night, Ty and I played on his music instruments for close to an hour. He LOVES his guitar (gi-gar), and drums (duh). His favorite words lately have been CAR- which sounds like he has a Boston accent with CAH, Boat, Choo, Choo, and motorcycle (cool or coolcool). tim took him to the motorcycle store yesterday and he said it was so cute. He was saying coolcool over and over and got so excited. He listens sooo well to NO now. He does not laugh at me much when I tell him NO now. I must admit, I was scared. I thought the supernanny was coming. haha He listens so well. I know it may not last, but I am thrilled now! He does not like to hear NO though and gets this stern little look on his face, but most of the time he will stop. He LOVES to play Hide and Seek. He is getting crafty with his new hiding spots now. He will stay there till you find him. He used to hide in the same two spots, but now he is under tables, in his tent, behind the couch. He loves to do motions to songs. He can do the whole 'Itsy, Bitsy, Spider" and we are working on "Head Shoulders, Knees Toes" "Quack, Wuack, Quack"...he loves singing along too. Sooo cute! He loves to read which makes Mommy very happy. We read all the time and when I am finihed he will read it to me. The Ty chatter is so much more interesting. ;)

So now we are getting ready for Santa. WOW! Turkey Day is officially over (When we ask Ty what a Turkey says, he says 'gockle') and Santa, he gives a big Ho, HO, Hoooo...love it. Anyway, I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving. Be safe!!!

Love,
C

Here's a Picture...

2006-11-15T16:07:00.000-05:00

Just stopping by to leave an adorable picture taken at the Holiday Parade at the Avenue.

Time is FLYING...

2006-10-30T16:30:00.000-05:00

It's hard to believe that Tyler is almost 17 months. He is going to be Pablo from the Backyardigans for Halloween and he is SO adorable in his little costume. He is talking up a storm and is so smart. When we tell him lets go bye byes, he runs and gets his shoes so we can put them on him and goes and stands by the door and says "go, go". He gets mad if we don't go immediately, so we have to be careful not to get his hopes up too soon before we are ready to leave. ha ha. He is talking jibberish like you wouldn't believe. He even throws in words he knows into the jibberish. He'll be like blah blah blah blah GO blah blah blah YES blah blah. It's really cute. He uses his hands while he is talking and expresses himself with them the whole time. He knows when we say get Woody and Buzz or get Pablo or get Eunequa, he'll run over and grab those stuffed toys and bring them over. He also knows the difference between a blue ball and a green ball and is learning so fast.

I keep saying it over and over, but I can't imagine my life before him. He is a blessing and I am so proud and happy to have him in our lives.

Daddy T

Holy Pumpkins Batman!!!

2006-10-16T00:31:00.000-04:00

Hello Hello!!!

Hope everyone is well! It is October 16th ALREADY! Can you believe it! Tyler turned 16 months old as of Oct. 8th. We have had a blast taking our little guy all over. We went to Weber's Farm last weekend and Huber's Farm this weekend to pick out a pumpkin. He tried to lift one up and it was too heavy for him (I have it on video) so he opted for two baby baby pumpkins. He carried them all around, it was so cute. He is just the cutest little guy.

He is soooo lovable. He gives lots of hugs and kisses. He blows kisses with a BIG MWAHHH! I just love it! He has been saying all sorts of new words. The newest ones are "Banana" (and the sign for it) and "Get it!" It goes with a fun game he plays with his Daddy... He loves to "GO" "More" "Fan" "Doggy" Kitty" "Moo" "Car" "Woof" "Quack, Quack", Pablo (Pa-Bo) -(from the Backyardigans), "Yeah, Yeah", Doodlebops - sounds like "Dibizz",...I can't think of anymore right now, but I book I read said to write the new words down everyday...it said how amazing it is for the amount of learning that happens now. He LOVES to have full blown conversations in jibberish, so FUNNY...using his hands to explain...Needless to say, we are entertained!

There are a TON of new pictures that will be springing up in the next few days...AND VIDEO!!! I know it has been forever, and yes I found my charger, so we are back in business.

Happy Monday!!!

Love to all!
Cand

Whew!!! Gotta catch up!!

2006-10-05T16:58:00.000-04:00

We know, we know...we are so behind on the pictures! I think we missed a month! We have had a busy month that ended with a beautiful wedding! My brother and new sister were married on Sept. 30th. Tim, Ty and I were in the wedding too. Tyler was adorable in his little tux. We were worried about him walking down the aisle. He did so well. He held Emilee's hand and he walked down with the biggest smile on his face. (It was as if he knew how wonderful this day was.) I was so proud of my little guy. Aunt Deb and Uncle Eli took such wonderful care of him during the wedding. Ty was quite the little dancer and LOVED the band. He stood right in front of them and danced...Uncle Todd came up to me and said, "Wow, he has rhythm...he is moving in time with the music!" It was precious.

More updates to come along with a TON of pictures! I am just getting used to the new mac laptop.

MWAH!

Love to all!

Candace

Happy Wedding!!!

2006-10-05T16:50:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Uncle Jordo and Aunt Megs!!!

What an awesome little personality...

2006-09-25T11:55:00.000-04:00

Tyler is such a happy little guy. He laughs at everything, he tries to make us laugh and when we do laugh, he keeps doing what he is doing and gets a huge kick out of it. He wore one of these wigs (see pic) around Toys R' Us the entire time we were there (we go every Friday when daddy gets home from work) because Candace and I were laughing at him the whole time. We bought him a new Jeep Stroller (jogging stroller) and it has a little steering wheel on it. He loves to be in a car with a steering wheel. The morning he saw it he went running over to it and I put him in and he was steering. After a few minutes of sitting still he looked up at me and said "daddy GO!" I was like WHAT!?!?!? So after the shock wore off, I started pushing him around the room and he loved it. He also likes it when Candace takes him grocery shopping because she puts him in one of those cool little carts that look like a race car so he can steer while she is going around the store.

Candace has been taking him to the park every day and he loves to just run and play and have fun. He is definitely all boy. He loves getting dirty and rough housing and is still pretty fearless.

We've got Uncle Jordo's and Aunt Megan's wedding this weekend. We'll post picts of our little guy in a tux sometime next week.

oh and we still haven't decided if we are gonna cut those curls off or not. :)

Love to all

Daddy T

WOW...15 months ALREADY

2006-09-17T22:21:00.000-04:00

Hey all~

Been a while, I know, I know...We have been so busy getting ready for Uncle Jordo and Aunt Megs wedding. We did get together with Ty's friend Talia and her cool parents Dave and Theresa. It was so awesome to see the two of them play. Stay tuned for pictures! My computer (my new macbook Tim bought me for my birthday) is already broken, but it will be fixed soon. :)

At Ty's 15 month Dr. appt. He did really well. The Dr. was so impressed with our little guy. He is in the 90% for height and between the 75th and 90th for weight.

Ty has turned into a little daredevil. He climbs like a monkey on everything. We have to watch him constantly...and keep up. He has so much energy.

He is definitely a performer! Friday night, my parents came over...Tyler picked up his drums and brought them over in front of his grandparents. He started playing them and dancing...then he hit the one drum that plays reggae music and he stood up and started dancing. It was so cute.

He has a funny sense of humor. Ty loves to make us laugh. We went to Toys R Us and they had a yellow plastic wig...we put it on him and I started laughing and he kept it on with this silly face. He gets a kick out of cracking us up. He makes the cutest little silly faces too. We really have the best time. We laugh all day...UNTIL..haha the new temper tantrums. They are actually kind of funny. He gets so mad. We are working through it...he works it out.

Oh, and discovering his vocal chords! HAHA When we are in a restaurant, he does this lovely yell. Can't wait till that phase passes. haha

He has become quite the little artist. He loves to color and does not try to eat the crayons as much. He finger paints and loves getting all messy. He helps me in the kitchen when I cook dinner. He stirs away in his little bowl. It is neat to watch him discover new things. He watches everything we do. He tried to put on my shoes, he tried to help Talia put on her shoes, he tried to put my headband on today...he is so funny.

He is really doing well with his signs. We do new ones every day. He recently mastered 'juice'. He really gets this look of satisfaction when signs what he wants and we understand. His vocabulary is really expanding everyday. He loves to say 'Dude'...so cute.

Alrighty, I better get some rest. Look for some new pictures in the next week!

Love to all!

Candace

Congratulations to Uncle Joe and Aunt Dawn who just got married today!!!

Love,

Happy Birthday Candace!!

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Happy Birthday Candace! We hope your day is everything you hoped it would be and MORE!

Enjoy your new toy!

Love Timmy

Dear Mommy,

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Love, Tyler