Duck tails, a woo-oo

Now that we've all sung the theme song to the classic show DuckTales, I'll explain the post. I had known that Tyler's hair was in need of a cut. Then at church, Steve told me that he liked Tyler's duck tail in the back. I looked, and sure enough, his hair was curling over in the middle of his neck. See the similarity?

Since Sunday was a beautiful day, after dinner we went to feed the ducks. Tyler of course loved it and Hannah fell asleep in the stroller on the way home.

While I loved feeding the ducks and having Tyler fit right in with his tail, I took him to get his hair cut on Monday. He looks so handsome with a clean cut. I told him to show me a normal happy face, and the second picture is what he gave me.

So goodbye duck tails...we'll probably see you in a few months.

Happy Hannah

Today Hannah is five months old! I love it. Right now she is rolling all over, eating rice cereal mixed with veggies, and loves anything associated with Tyler. The other night, he had her in stitches doing silly things. That of course made Tyler feel quite special. She is a content and delightful baby. I loved Tyler when he was this age too, but I was more stressed about things. With Hannah it is pure joy.

Earlier this week, BYU Infant Development Studies called to see if they could 'use' Hannah. Sure, why not? Today they hooked her up to some machines and monitored her cognitive response to a short video. She didn't even fuss once during the test. They gave me this picture of her all hooked up as a memento. Sorry the quality isn't the best. It is a picture of a picture.

And I also have to post a picture of my happy Tyler enjoying the weather. We spent over four hours at various parks this week. We can't wait for Spring to be here to stay!

Run for your life!

Bright and early this morning Steve and I ran the Rex Lee 5k. All of the money raised goes to cancer research. We ran it last year (with Tyler in the stroller and I was pregnant with Hannah). This year the kids stayed home with a sitter. About half way into mile one, I made the resolution to never run a marathon! It actually went pretty well though. We finished under our goal and it didn't start raining until we got to the car. Perfect timing. This first picture is with Professor Lee from the law school. Rex Lee was his father and the first Dean of the law school. Amazingly, Rex Lee won 23 of the 30 cases he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.

What would we do without Cosmo to inspire us?

Two tired but happy runners after the finish line!

Thanks Steve for staying with me. Here's to next year!

Celebration

As I have mentioned before, Tyler loves all things associated with Buzz Lightyear. He told me months before his birthday that he wanted a rocket cake. So I took the space/rocket theme and ran with it for the family party. Here is the homemade rocket cake, cookies (I made 60 and this is all that was left), and party favors (pop rocks, milky ways, and glow in the dark stars).

We reserved our clubhouse on Friday and had a fun pizza dinner with the family and cousins. Most everyone went swimming, played Rock Band, and ate their weight in cookies, cake and ice cream. As you can tell, Tyler had a great time swimming!

Since Sunday was Tyler's actual birthday, I decided to make him a fun special birthday breakfast. When he woke up and I told him Happy Birthday, the first thing he asked was if there was going to be more cake! He had fun getting phone calls throughout the day wishing/singing Happy Birthday.

We decided to have Tyler wait and open presents on his actual birthday. He got some puzzles, clothes, a flashlight, a few Toy Story related things (of course), and a fishing pole (from Dad)! As a parent, you just want to make things special for your kids. Despite getting gifts and such, I'm pretty sure he just loved being able to spend time with family.

And I couldn't help but post this picture!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

It just blows my mind that Tyler is going to turn three on Sunday. It feels like I've had him in my life forever. And it is a blessing to know I will have him forever. He is smart, opinionated, caring, curious, friendly, and the list goes on. He knows all of his colors, can count to 16 (even though he always skips the number 14), knows what sounds most of the letters make (and can recognize them), and has a better memory than an adult. We will pass a building or something that we haven't seen in months and he'll start talking about the last time we were there, giving specific details.

One of my favorite things about Tyler is his desire to make something right. If he has done something he shouldn't or didn't listen, he'll want me to re-ask or reenact the scenario so he can do it the right way or the way I initially asked. He has a good heart. Tyler loves his little sister. Without fail, every morning he'll go into her room, climb up the crib and exclaim "good morning, Hannah!" She will of course smile and he'll tell me that she likes him. Yes, Tyler, she loves you!

I could go on and on about all the silly things he does or says. But it is sufficient to say he is funny, sweet, and mischievous all wrapped into one. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last year.

Happy Birthday Tyler! I love you very much. You are my favorite boy! I can't imagine my life without you.