car convo.....

One day after I had picked up Tyler from school, I had a change to make my turn out of the subdivision and floored just be sure. I hear Tyler in the back go "Whoa!.....Past!!" (he was really saying fast) SO our convo went something like this:

Me: "Does Mommy go fast?"
Tyler "Uh-huh...a Daddy"
Me: "Does Daddy go fast?"
Ty: "UH-HUH!!!..... a Gampa"
Me: "Gampa goes fast? Does Mommy go fast too?"
Ty: "Nooooo....."
Me: "Mommy doesn't go fast?"
Ty: "Nooooo....a Daddy...... a Tony... a Gampa"

And believe it or not, I have yet to bring him to the race track......

darn spiders.....

Last weekend this was how Tyler looked when he woke up from his nap. How lovely.... allergic reaction to a spider bite and mosquito bites from the nite before. Poor Monkey his eye was completely swollen shut with a very visible bite mark. I immediately gave him Allegra and Tylenol and the swelling seem to start going down almost instantly. I was told that spiders bite when they are rolled on to - what the hell is a spider doing in my monkey's bed?!?!?! I looked all over his room for traces of this vicious spider, but there is not even a cobweb, so I have no idea where it came from. Hopefully it will tell it's friends "Don't go in that room, there's a kid who will roll over on ya".

friends and family

Recently, Tyler got to spend pretty much the whole day with cousin Elliott. Despite the age difference, the boys really enjoy playing together. Tyler does really well at sharing toys and trying to get Big E to play with him, and I am not sure anyone can make Elliott laugh, smile and giggle the way Ty does. Really is quite hilarious. Elliott was SO interested in Ty and what he was doing, I had a hard time getting him to eat - and that's not usually an issue. No matter, the boys had a good time, and thankfully for ME, napped at the SAME time (yes!).

We also had a visit from Tyler's friend Brady and new littlest friend Izzy came over for some play time. Izzy seemed to think it was a "sleepover" as she slept the whole time and NEVER made a peep. Brady and Tyler had the best time together and even more when Allen got in on the fun; throwing the boys in the air, bouncing and carrying them around like airplanes. By the end of the night, Brady did NOT want to leave. He clung to Allen like a starfish and ended up having to bring him out to the care for Ang and Mike when it was time to leave.

Good times!

monters, WALL-E and mcqueen

As many know, Tyler has been a huge Blue's Clues fan for quite some time. In the last 6 months or so he has also picked up Handy Manny. As many times and I have watched these shows I think I have seen each episode at least twice and know ALL the songs. It's sad, I know, but so true. I decided it was time for a change, and started letting Tyler watch movies (being a Disney collector - I happen to have almost every Pixar). Well, now I am beginning to think this was an even BIGGER mistake..... Now all my monkey wants is "wa-ee, monsters, or m-queen". Yep, just like his mom I have turned him into a Disney/Pixar fan. I tried Finding Nemo one time, but was as into that. I think it's time to invest in the one's I do NOT have.... I think if I have to watch Cars one more time in the next month, some one will need to check me into the "crazy house". On the plus side, I love seeing Tyler getting so excited, jumping around screaming "yayyyyyy" when he gets to watch one.....simply priceless.

i've.....got..... PERSONALITY!

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.