Well I'm sure I have said this plenty, but I can't believe what a "little man" Tyler is becoming. He has gotten so good at communicating with Allen and I, and it is so great! The amount of words he can say is no longer even countable, and can repeat just about anything you say. The downfall to that is..... Mommy and Daddy need to watch their language :) He is such a copy-cat, mimicking everything you do as well. 
Right now, Tyler is into EVERYTHING. His favorites right now are coloring, books and puzzles - oh and what else? Catch! Allen has been teaching him to play catch, and also hit the ball with a bat. And maybe I am partial being a mom here, but he is pretty darn good! He does seem to have a little bit of toddler OCD, as he really enjoys getting out books and movies and lining them up end to end...... have no idea where this could come from :)~
Tyler is also doing a great job with people. He can say a lot of names, and appears to be several favorites as he asks for them all the time. Of course he knows 'mama' and 'dada' - and when one of us is not there, that is the one he wants! He can finally say 'Gamma' which the grammas seem to be getting a kick out of. And with 3, I thought he'd have some confusion, but he recognized and loves them all! On weekends he is asking for Conner, Amber, Josh or Kaylee (from daycare) and when Allen is at the track on Saturday, he asks if 'dada' is with Tony. SO CUTE! Of course all in his little language that only I seem to be able to understand. :)
While we seemed to have entered a serious testing and "mine" phase, and acting a quite bratty most of the time, I so appreciate what a little help Ty is. Last night I told him it was time for bed, and that he need to put his toys back, and cleaning up everything! YEAH! Put the toys that go in the toy box, lined up his other toys, and put his books and puzzles back in their bins! Gave Allen hugs (he loves hugs right now) and kisses and marched up the stair to bed. He such a good kid.....at least most of the time.
Well I can't hardly believe it! I know some kids get their teeth slower than other, but, geesh! About a month ago Tyler had been acting just not himself, and did not appear to be sick with anything. So I finally managed to get my finger in there and sure enough - a new tooth! And about 2 weeks later - same thing - another tooth! Well today he has been kind of a crabby patty and did not have very wet diapers all day - so once again I managed to get my finger in there for a check and realized he was getting FOUR teeth at once!!! Well no wonder he has been such a little weirdo lately...... He is still missing 2 incisors on the bottom and all of his eye teeth, but now we are up to TEN. And on the subject of teeth I just have to say that Tyler just LOVES brushing his teeth. And Allen did a good job teaching him how because I think for his age he does a good job.
Playin with Mommy's make-up
Fun with side walk chalk
What? Just helping with dishes...
COLOR!
Let me help you mom....
So our weekend didn't really go as planned. I discovered Friday morning that Tyler had the flu. And just how did I figure this out? Well he presented no fever or anything... but he did puke all over our couch! Lovely! Allen was at work which left me to deal with the mess myself. Yuck! I called daycare to see if any other kids had been out with this, and sure enough, Tyler's little buddy Reid was out on Tues/Weds! I am thankful that Tyler is so smart and can communicate enough to tell me when he is not hungry, that he needs "wa-er" (water) and when he is ready for nap/bed. He didn't eat anything all day, took almost a 3 hour nap and went to bed at 6:30! The next day he woke up and was ready to GO! He ate a little, but still asked for water. By yesterday, it was like nothing happened. So glad my little guy is back to his monkey 'ol self :)Boy I tell you, when some kids are in learning mode, they are in learning mode. Tyler's vocabulary and communication is just improving ALL the time. He is putting words together and can and will repeat pretty much anything you say (so long as he can say it) Everyday he says "bu-bye" to everything including his room and his blanket. He asks what everything is (that's a little annoying) and is really into his puzzles, books and coloring! What a big boy! He really just wants to know about EVERYTHING and how great for his development! He has even begun wanting to help with "chores". He always wants to do things himself, I let him "help" me with the dishes, carry the laundry basket (he even tried to copy me folding it - SO cute!) and sweeping. I can't believe how fast he is growing. Oh, and he finally started saying his own name!!! He is always surprising me, I can't wait to find out what's in store next :)
Couple weeks ago, Allen, Tyler and and I packed up the car and headed to Traverse City for a little family vacation. We got there early afternoon and we were staying with my Grams. This was the first time Allen would meet this side of my family, and they LOVED him :). 
When we showed up like most grandmas Grams was waiting and ready to make us some lunch. After lunch we decided to head down to the Cherry Festival right away. It was SO hot but we had fun. The car show was still going on so we (well Allen really) checked out the cars and just mostly
walked around checking things out. Tyler was clearly in need of getting out some energy with being in a car seat and stroller all day, so we headed to the State Park so he could get it all out. They had a brand new playground there and he had a blast! 
The playground also happened to be on the same side as the State Park Beach and as soon as Ty saw water he was off! He had such a blast playing in the sand and water, running from waves and splashing. Too bad we didn't have his swim suit with us. He definitely was wore out and had a successful night's sleep, staying in his pack n' play ALL NIGHT! We decided night before we would head to the beach again the next day. We just had too much fun!
Well unfortunately that did not work out so great for us. Just as we were about to turn the corner, Tyler had fallen FAST ASLEEP. *sigh* So we just kept on driving. Ended up taking a scenic drive up the peninsula to the light house and park. Well there was a beach there and a few playground toys so I guess we did make it after all. We headed out and decided to attempt the "real" beach. Well still did not work out as it was extremely WINDY and you basically just got pelted with sand. Thankfully there was a playground there as well - so what else to do? PLAY! Later that evening we had a nice chicken dinner with Grams and decided we should head back to Cherry Fest to get
Gibby's Fries. Getting Gibby's Friday at either Cherry Fest or Old Engine Show has been a tradition in my family as long as I can remember. And to my knowledge, I have missed a year yet :) Since my boys ARE my family, it's time to carry on tradition. It was cold and windy but they we still oh so tasty. Since it was our last night we walked over to the Midway (carnival) for some games and rides. Unfortunately Tyler was only big enough to ride the carousel, but that was good enough for him. The next day we pretty much just packed up and had to hit the road, as Allen had to go back to work the next day. We had blast together and can't wait to go back!
Well I'm sure I have said this plenty, but I can't believe what a "little man" Tyler is becoming. He has gotten so good at communicating with Allen and I, and it is so great! The amount of words he can say is no longer even countable, and can repeat just about anything you say. The downfall to that is..... Mommy and Daddy need to watch their language :) He is such a copy-cat, mimicking everything you do as well. 
