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.

I cannot believe it

I cannot believe it. My little girl is eating solid foods. I gave her some rice cereal tonight for the first time. I was expecting to see a "what is this" face or something, but she loved it. She would fuss in between bites and try to shove the spoon in her mouth. I'm super glad she likes it, but it makes me just a little sad that she's getting so big. It was about this time last year that I found out I was pregnant with her. It goes too fast. Although one benefit of her getting bigger is hearing her laugh. She has sort of been laughing for over a month, but today she was letting out squeals while I kissed her cheeks. I love it! I love her!


I also had to include the pictures of Tyler getting his potty training certificate. Tyler has totally embraced the 'big potty'. Again, I can't believe he is so big and independent. He has quite the imagination these days. He is obsessed with Toy Story 2 right now. He says he is Buzz, dad is Woody and who am I? Bullseye the horse. Why couldn't I be Jesse or Bo Peep? Oh, well.


Just a side note, I also cannot believe that I finally fit into my skinniest pair of jeans today. It has been way too long.

BIG week

This past week has been pretty eventful for the Pulley house. The biggest and best news is...Tyler is potty trained. My cousin recommended the book "Toilet Training in Less than a Day." I was very skeptical. I've heard people say it takes weeks to train. It took about 10 hours for Tyler. We even went up to Salt Lake and back for a lunch on day three without any accidents. He wakes up dry from every nap and each morning. He choose to call Buzz Lightyear (aka Daddy) to tell him the good news, and picked out a Buzz toy as his reward. While on the phone with Buzz, Tyler exclaimed "I'm proud of myself!" I'm proud of him too.

Also big this week was Hannah finding her feet. It didn't take her long to want to put them in her mouth (like everything else she grabs). She has also been rolling from side to side and reaching for toys that are next to her. She had her 4 month appointment this morning. She is 14 lbs 7 oz (70%) and is 27 inches long (99.3%). She is a pretty calm baby and super smiley. I love my little loves! Although with Tyler being such a big boy now, I should say I love my big and little love.

The many faces of Tyler

Tyler has been very animated lately. It seems like every day he is able to come up with some new facial expression, comeback, or question as to why. I must have heard "but why?" at least a dozen times today. He knows he's not supposed to call names or say "mean" words, so he has been looking at me (after I've disciplined him) and angrily saying "you student!" Now I am trying to teach him what the word 'intonation' means. Never a dull moment around here. Within a given day, I will see any of the following.


When all is said and done, I sure love this big guy. He doesn't want me to say he's little!