Tyler is Eight Months Old!

Tyler is eight months old today so I wanted to post some pics to celebrate him.  He is such a pleasant little guy and we just love having him in our family.

Here he is in his Sunday sweater that he only wore once because of his eczema but I thought he looked so handsome.

 Sporting the BYU hat that Granny Jo and Grandpa brought him from Utah.

 Heidi and Nicole playing "School" with Tyler :)

 Tyler and his racetrack from Santa.  He absolutely loves this toy!  He rarely gets tired of it and it might just be Santa's best move ever.  He's a pro at sitting up now but not in a hurry to start moving.  He will probably follow in Nicole's footsteps.  She was also content to sit until she was almost 11 months old and started crawling.

 This football shirt is from his California grandma and grandpa.  All this football stuff is fine for him now although I'm secretly hoping he never wants to actually play football.  He can just enjoy watching it with his dad from the safety of the bleachers or the living room :)

Nicole Turned 6!

As most kids are, Nicole was extremely excited about this birthday.  She played Happy Birthday on the piano all week, helped me pick out cupcake decorations, decorated the house with help from Heidi, and wrote a happy birthday message to herself on the chalk board in her bedroom the night before.  Luckily, it turned out to be all that she dreamed it would be and maybe more.

 She also just got her hair cut a week ago.  Now her bangs will catch up in no time.

 She chose pizze for dinner and conveniently always wants lots of pink and hearts and love which works well with after Valentine's Day sales :)

 This was her main gift and was definitely a hit.  She spent the whole day after singing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious trying to get a perfect score.

We had Briella, Julia, and Michelle over for a special birthday lunch followed by some indoor hopscotch and watching Princess and the Frog.

Granny Jo and Grandpa Come to Visit

Granny Jo and Grandpa got to come and visit in January and be our little bit of sunshine in what is usually a pretty cold and rainy time of year.  Here are some pics from their time with us....

 Granny Jo was dubbed the "expert" when it came to puzzles.  The girls were impressed with her skills.

 This is one of many, many UNO games played with Grandpa.  

It's always a favorite.

Granny Jo sharing her apple with Tyler and making him all messy so mom would have to change him.  

I guess that's the beauty of being the Grandma.