Daddy Time

Playtime with Daddy is one of Ty's favorite things to do each day and probably one of mommy's favorites too...I seriously have a smile plastered on my face the whole time because they are so cute to watch and then I run and get the camera and try to capture it.

Trolley Ride

Ty was actually quite reluctant to get onto this trolley ride. It is so low-key and slow it is pretty funny that he was even worried. It also only lasts like 20 seconds. We were able to get him on there only after he saw other kids get on and then I think I even got in there (which was quite interesting) until finally he decided to try it and of course LOVED it and wanted to do it over and over and over...

Naptime Friends

Ty and his friend Ella both had their blankies and stuffed animals and decided that it was time for a nap on the floor. I was sure happy that they were so excited to play "naptime"...I only wish they had actually napped. The nap was quite short lived as they were up on their feet within 30 seconds of this photo being taken. These cute kids are always on the move! So much energy!

"Fix It" Horse

Ty loves his rocking horse! It makes noises when you press either of the ears which Ty loves to imitate! However, he doesn't ride it as much as he "fixes" it. Ty likes to copy daddy and find some type of "tool" (any toy or object on the ground that resembles a screwdriver) and he will use the tool to "FIX IT!" as he likes to say. He will lay the horse on its side and find where the screw is and pretend to unscrew and screw it. So smart!

Birthday Boy

Ty turned two on Halloween and so he got lots of sugar that day! We had pizza...which is one of his favorites and then we sang Happy Birthday and he loved blowing out his candle (he has had practice doing it at Nana and Papa's house...he likes to help Nana blow out her candles). Then we opened his many gifts and he was literally shaking with excitement with each present he opened. Cake and ice cream followed (Mommy made a car cake because Ty loves the movie CARS). It was a lot of fun and we are so glad Auntie Melinda and Uncle Landan and Nana and Papa could help us celebrate it! Happy 2nd Birthday Ty! We love you!

Halloween 2009

Ty is getting bigger and he can now do trick or treating! Ty practiced learning/saying the "trick or treat" phrase during the entire month of October so he would be a pro by the time Halloween rolled around! We would even put him in his costume so he could get used to it too! It worked brilliantly! When we did the Church Trunk or Treat and the handful of houses in our neighborhood he rocked it! Ty knocked on doors and said "trick or treat" and if allowed he would help himself to the basket of candy. He always said "thank you" and more than once he tried to help people close their doors when he was done. He had to be the cutest TYger we've ever seen!

GUM MONSTER!

Unfortunately, we don't have a photo yet to document Ty's love for gum or more importantly what he will do to get gum in his mouth. We thought it might be fun for us to describe one of our most recent stories and then you can create the imagery on your own.

It was morning and the normal noises of breakfast and getting ready were broken by a sudden quietness. Quiet + Ty = Mischief. I had only stepped away for a minute to use the bathroom and when I came out to the quiet I saw an overturned laundry basket with at least 10 gum wrappers strewn around it. There amidst the wrappers was Ty with a mouthful of green mint gum. In a matter of minutes he had found a ladder of sorts (overturned basket) and reached the gum that was on our bedroom dresser. He consumed every remaining piece of gum in the package and with that scene before me I just couldn't get mad...all I could do was laugh, admire his very minty breath, and hide the rest of the gum in the house!