Oyster Roast at Uncle Randy's and Aunt Charlene's

Ty was in Heaven on Earth. My Uncle Randy has acres upon acres of land in the country. My child walked all day long. He had free range to go anywhere. He went to see the chickens, walked to front yard, then the back and then the front and then through the house, and then around the porch and then back to the chickens and then who knows where after that.

One of Ty's favorite things he did was going on a ride on the 4 wheeler. He thought that was just cool. I was a little nervous but Daddy was holding on tight. I got on the back and rode along for a while too. I dont think I could have held on to Ty any tighter.

All girls love boys in camo riding in a Barbie Jeep.

Daddy showing Ty how to blow a pinwheel.

Ty trying to blow the pinwheel. He almost got it.

Ok-so the chickens and roosters were a hit. Ty was mesmorized by them. I had to watch him carefully because he kept trying to put his finger in the fence. He is in the "touch" phase. He tried to mock the sound they made. I cant even type how it sounded when he tried. It was so funny. These chickens look hungry and like they are ready to peck his little finger.

Here is Ty's cousin taking him for a spin around the yard. He had a blast being toted around in the Barbie Jeep.

Fun Times at the Park

My child is and outside little boy. He will pitch a fit if we come inside. He has really gotten into being independent. He does not like to hold hands when he walks. When you put him down, he is off. He is walking everywhere!!!! He has no boundaries and is FEARLESS!

He says HEY to everyone. In WalMart, at church, the ball field, the grocery store. No one gets by without a "hello".

Ty had a blast at the park. He climbed this thing a billion times and wanted NO help. He is a big boy now and can do it on his own.

The slide was a little big for him. He kept getting his feet caught and it would throw him forward. He hasnt learned to pick them up when he slides.

Daddy and Ty sliding and sliding and sliding.

We will definatly be at the park a bunch this summer.

Ronald McDonald

Sorry Ronald. I like your ice cream, but you scare me!

First Bike Ride

Ty took his first bike ride with Aunt Missy. If I said he LOVED it, it would be an understatment. I know he needs a helmet. Aunt Missy bought him one, but she got one for a 5 year old.

Looks like Aunt Missy is gonna get her work out.

15 Month check up.

I'm slack. I will ge the post up soon

Snow Day 2010

Oh how I LOVE SNOW!! For our honeymoon, we went to Lake Tahoe to go skiing. I LOVE SNOW. I LOVE snowball fights. I was involved in 2 really good ones. One in my sisters neighborhood the night of the snow fall, and one in my neighborhood with the kids across the street. I dont mind getting nailed int eh head with a snowball as long as no one else minds me nailing them in the head with one. At my sisters house, I think the last count was 24 kids and 10 adults. It was crazy. Tony actually drug me down the hill and I do believe there was more snow down my backside than there was on the ground. Some of them kids had a good arm. One sad thing was that Travis's back was hurt so he could not come out and play. I was so bummed. We had to leave early before the roads got to bad (we only live .8 miles away from my sister). I dont like driving on bad roads and since it was already dark, that wasnt going to make it any more fun. It took me 8 tries to get up my driveway. I keep spinning out and sliding. Kinda scary.

Here is Ty playing in the snow for the FIRST time in his life: And here is Ty playing in the snow for the SECOND time in his life:

I think he liked it the second time better. Cold does not seem to bother him. As long as he is outside, he is happy.

I must say though, he didn't like the snow hitting him in the face.

This is the next morning. We went across the street to play with all the neighborhood children. I had a MAJOR snowball fight with these 3 boys. I mean NOTHING was off limits. I got smashed in the face maybe 3 times. It was a riot. We had a blast. Here is Aiden riding with Ty on the sled while Miss Kate pulls them. Ty seemed to like this alot. I love the fact that when I told Aiden to hold on to Ty tight, he put him in a choke hold.

This is Lizzy with Ty. She loves "babies". She always says "where's baby Ty?" , "want to go to baby Ty's house". Ty, on the other hand likes to be left alone. Lizzy is just trying to be helpful and put Ty's other hat on and Ty is trying to tell her, "look lady, I already have on a hat! Enough already!"

Do you think he woudl get rid of that paci for pictures? NO WAY!

We were not able to make a snowman because it would not stick together the next morning, so we marched across the street to the McClures and took a photo with their snoman. Ty is sitting in their driveway here.

Can you spot their snowman in this picture? It is already leaning and dying. It was a minature snowman.

Ty looked at me like I was crazy for taking so many pictures. I dont think he understood that snow is not a normal around here and this much at one time only happens every 20 years!

Ty cruising in front of the house. I love how all of our bushes look like they have icing on them.

His little cheeks are not even red. He had so much fun in the snow and so did I!

Jamey's Circus Party

This is just to prove that my neighbor Kate is just freaking awesome. First of all, before Ty was born, we would eat dinner with them 3 times a week. She is a great cook. She is also one of the most creative people I know. About a year ago, they bought new patio furniture. Well, they took the big box and made a castle with a fully operating draw bridge out of it. This was for Jamey's birthday last year. It was a Knight's party. Well, this year, they cut the same box up and made this:
A Lion cage with rolling wheels,

A ticket booth so Jamey, the Ringmaster, could take up tickets as his friends came in.

This was the BIG TOP. She made the living room look like a circus tent. SHe had refreshment signs an dress up staions and cotton candy as the goody bag. She even made a balancing beam for the kids to walk on.

Here are the cupcakes she made. Yes, she is Betty Crocker too! She did a great job on these. They are all kinds of animals and everything is edible.

Great job Kate!