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will update soon... probably tomorrow (sat)

all is very busy but good

Busy Bee...

We have been a busy place for the last few weeks. Cousin Maisie came to town for Camp Denver. We had a blast making cakes and visiting the zoo. Tyler had a new friend at one point on our stroll toward the merry-go-round. He seemed to like his new friend.

And of course we had to stop and see the polar bear... though he was in a small enclosure because they were cleaning his regular home.

We had fun playing and trying to make Tyler giggle. Cousin Maisie (in the pink) brought her friend Katie too.

We've spent the last few days taking the wall paper off the master bathroom. A tedious and arm breaking chore. We're planning on repainting it water color blue. Here's Mom up on the sink getting the last pieces of the outer paper.

And Daddy working on the tub side of the wall. PopPop helped too, while NeeNee played with Tyler.
Giggling at Daddy...

Aaarrrrggg!!! I want that camera!!!

The tickle monster struck!

Helping Mommy fold my clothes...

Upcoming fun...

~ Deaf safari day at the zoo

~ Our friends' engagement party

~ Mommy's birthday

Cowboys, Duckies and Swings

Our little man is growing up fast. He's decided that he likes to dress like and be surrounded by cowboys!

We don't have photos of him in the tub... but he has discovered the art of splashing. He exercises his little legs and arms and makes a general mess of anything in the bathroom. The cats refuse to get anywhere near the tub when he's in it now (one too many splashes).

So today we took a picnic to the park and had a blast! They had a great infant and small toddler area with swings and slides and stuff. They had a tube with portholes in it...

and an abacus...

Plus a bouncy jeep thing...

We had so much fun! They also have paddle boats and ducks and geese to feed.

Electronic age...

Gee I wonder if he'll take after his Daddy and go into computer science?

Laughter's the best medicine

I know every Mom thinks her kid is the funniest kid EVER... But I REALLY AM! (and since I only have one kid I can say that he's the funniest kid EVER). We were watching tv tonight (gotta love Bill Engvall) and decided to play with the boy. He was standing there looking at me so I started tickling him (he has recently decided that this is a fun game), and since he was standing he started hopping from foot to foot and giggling. I am apparently easily amused and started laughing hysterically. This confused Tyler and so he kept giving me these looks of mixed confusion and concern. Then as I started to regain my composure, he'd grin at me and I'd lose it again.

I'm sure it was much funnier to watch than it is to read. Jess was thoroughly amused, especially when I begged him to take the baby so I could pee. Either way my stressful and crazy day is now much better! Gotta love kids.

cooking

Yes I do know a few things in this area. Mainly the decorating/plating part of it as opposed to the prep part. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to make a camping cake for my Dad's birthday. So far I've figured out that it will be easier to cut the cake if I chill it first. I've also learned that fondant and I don't get along. I don't like the taste or working with it (though I may use it for lines)... Now all I have to do is learn to embrace piping...

How does that relate to Tyler (since this is his blog)... I always loved when my mom would make our birthday cakes. I figure that is something I can do with my limited cooking skills (I used to be fairly skilled at it). So I figure PopPop is a good guinea pig for seeing if I can still do it. Hopefully there will be pictures at some point of a good cake.

Feel free to offer suggestions on ideas for a tent, water feature, animals and other general camping ideas :)

Teething!!

We are officially teething... We now have TWO teeth coming in. So far not too much complaining. Tyler is a bit crankier when waking up from naps but otherwise not so cranky. He also recently rolled from his back onto his tummy once. He has a knack for doing those fun milestone things as soon as I walk out of the room.

We got to play with Cousin Maisie and Henry again this past weekend too. It was Katie and Reed's birthday party (Katie is 4 and Reed is 1). So the cousins came down from the mountains. We had fun! Jess got to play hopscotch with Maisie and the boys had fun playing with Nee Nee and Pop Pop.

And now for the recent fun photos...

Someone decided that he was too tired to stay awake in the highchair while out to lunch with Mommy, Daddy and Amira. Instead of taking him home we just took pictures :)

A phone booth. We were pretty sure that Tyler would never have to use one as he grows up. I remember that I always had to have a quarter in case I needed to use one these. Plus its a fun photo with Gramma Deb and Grand Dad.

He really did like the big ball pit the first time I put him in it. But by the time I grabbed the camera he was tired and hungry.

Playing on the phone with Daddy.

Playing with his feet makes him tired.