Hit it!

We go and watch our friends play softball on Thursday nights when its nice. Tonight, the game was cancelled, but that didn't stop Tyler for cheering for his favorite players. The first video shows him telling Bob to hit it and then congratulating Bob on a nice hit. The next video shows him telling Mike to hit it and then telling him he did a nice job. It was too funny. He just kept doing it over and over again crouching down like a catcher (which is the position Bob plays) and then telling them they did a nice job.

He was in such a good mood today. I took him to the store with me and he was being so cute that we got quite a few people to stop and talk to him. He was asking so many questions and doing it so politly and of course helping me remember my list. Suprisingly, I was going through it out loud and trying to remember one of the things on it when he told me it was bread. He was right, bread was on the list and I would have forgotten it. One of the ladies at Hyvee that works there knows him by name now and always makes a point to come and talk to him and of course offer him a sticker. Too bad every day isn't like today. But I guess if that happened, I'd start taking it for granted.

County Fair

Today, Ty's daycare went to the Winona County Fair. I went as a parent volunteer and I'm so glad I did. Ty had so much fun. First, he danced with all his friends and watched a juggle act and magic show. He really liked the music best of all.

After this, we had a picnic lunch and then we went to see all the animals. He got to pet a bunny, a cow, sheep, and goats.

Lilianna was nice enough to share her wagon with him when he got tired of walking

He got a tattoo of a clover with 4-H on it. He was pretty proud of that tattoo.

Then we went and saw all the tractors they had. He's a big fan of tractors and I let him sit on some of them and got his picture. They had a lot of really old tractors which was pretty cool.

We left the fair grounds @ 1:30 and Ty was asleep in the car before we got home. I got him in the house and then laid down with him to take a nap. It was a pretty long morning for me as well, but so worth it.

Christmas in July

Last Christmas, we went home for Texas. We won't be going this year since we'll have baby Deacon and it costs way too much to fly now. Anyway, Tyler got to see the Gulf of Mexico and being that it was so warm, he even got to play in it a little bit. It looks like its Summer there, but it was December when we were down there. I just now took these pictures off the camera and thought the grandparents might like to see pictures of the trip.
Here's Ty with Joel's parents, George and Yu. I think this picture is so cute of the three of them.
Ty with his Poppy. He had so much fun playing with his Poppy. I should have gotten one with both of my parents, but I never did take one. Next time, I'll have to make sure to get a family shot.

Ty being Ty

Here are some snapshots of Ty being his usual silly self. He found his old Tigger costume from his first Halloween. That would have been when he was 8 months old. Suprisingly it still fit. It was a little short, it only reached to his knees, but we had no problem zipping it up. He played around in this for a little while acting like a Tigger. He then asked Mommy to take a picture with him which is the one of the two of us.

The kid loves his trucks! He actually sleeps with them every night and I'll have to take a picture of his bed before he goes to sleep one night. How he manages to sleep with all the toys he has in his bed, I don't know, but considering that he didn't sleep as a baby, I'm not questioning it too much. His wagon happens to be in the playroom right now and he loaded it up with all his trucks and then climbed in there to play with them.

This is just a cute picture of him. He saw the camera on the coffee table and asked me to take his picture. I think he's becoming a little ham. Anytime you aim the camera at him, he says Cheese! and gives a big smile. He also has to see the pictures as soon as you take them.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Joel's Birthday was yesterday. Tyler "helped" me make the cake. He was so excited when he saw the can of frosting and he wanted me to open it right now so he could have cake. I kept telling him that I had to make it first and he wanted to "help". He got his stool and set it up at the counter and poured in the water and the oil and then turned the bowl for me while it mixed. When it was all mixed up, I let him lick the beaters and he was nice enough to share with Java. Of course he wanted to lick the beater again after he had shared with Java and that's when I pulled it up and put it in the sink.

July 4th

Kari's Dad made some super duper bubbles that the boys had fun popping!
Jakob and Ty at Dunning Springs.
Daddy and Ty making their funny faces for the camera. It cracks me up how much they can look alike and not even try.
Daddy taking Ty down the slide.

Today we went to Decorah, IA. Friends of ours, John and Kari and their son Jakob, invited us here to celebrate the Fourth. Luther College is in this town and this is where John and Kari went to school. They showed us all around and we had so much fun! First, Kari's parents, generously welcomed us into their house where they made super large bubbles, then John & Jakob showed us around town and took us to a place called Dunning Springs. It was so beautiful and I would love to come back to this place to camp. The Falls were spectular! I even managed to climb to the top of them which is where the picture of my two boys making funny faces was taken at. Then we went to the community pool where Tyler had a blast going down the water slide. This is how much a father loves his son. Joel hates the water and yet he took Ty down the slide and even played in the pool with him. This made Ty very, very happy. They went up and down that slide so many times. I cannot wait till I can take him down the slide. I was so tempted to go down it.

Jakob and Ty seemed to have a lot of fun together. Jakob is just one of the cutest kids. He kept asking "Shall we go...?" whenever we were planning on going somewhere. So proper and so darn cute on a 3 year old.

The drive there was very pretty and hilly and curvy. On the way home, Ty and I had fun pretending we were on a roller coaster. He would throw his hands up in the air as we went down and a hill and yell "Wheeee!" When we went around a curve, he would lean in the direction of the curve and yell "Whoooooo!" He made the drive back so much fun!

Deacon's Room

We've been working hard to Deacon's room ready. We finished painting a few weeks ago. Joel did most of it, but the stripes were my idea. They just wouldn't have looked as good without Joel's help. Joel put together the rocking chair that we're going to use and Tyler loved the box.

Tonight, I got a glimpse of what my life is going to be like with two boys. Tyler found a worm in the house and was asking me what it was. I did not know that it was worm. He was holding something in his hand and so I held my hand out for it. He dropped the worm in it. I freaked, jumping up and down and dusting my hand off and screaming. He got a big kick out of it and told his Daddy how Mommy kept saying "Yuck, Yuck" over and over again. Very gross and I still get chills when I think about that gross worm dropping into my hand.