Happy Birthday Tyler!!

April 4, 2007

Tyler was born at 4:44am
and today he turns...

FOUR!!

He has wanted to have a How To Train Your Dragon Cake for his birthday
ever since the movie came out....

He was SO excited that after he blew out the candles he said, "I love this!!"
Tyler was very spoiled by everyone!

He has known about this present for months! It was on clearance and he has waited VERY patiently for his birthday to come so he could finally have it!

Then for his birthday dinner, Zack informed us we had to go to Texas Roadhouse because they sing to you on the saddle. So we went with my parents, Alayna, Shelly & Jazzy!

Our 3 amigos!

Tyler cracks open his peanuts with a ketchup bottle every time we go there!

He learned this trick from his dad!


Me & My cute mom!

Jazzy & Grandma

Me & Shelly

Tyler & Grandpa

Tyler & Aunt Alayna
Then before bed, Tyler got to open his last gifts from his dad...

It was a big surprise!

It was a real "Incredibles" super suit!
He LOVES that movie & thinks he's Dash. He has been wearing a red t-shirt & red pants as Jammies every night. Now he has a "real" super hero suit!

He also got his own guitar. He has been fighting over Zack's & then Steve made him one out of cardboard, which finally ended the fights. Then he found this one on KSL for $10.00. As you can see by his smile he was very happy!!


We adore this crazy kid!
He brings a smile to our faces everyday... He makes us so happy! Today he kept saying, "Now that I'm grown up, I can do this & this & this.
We love you Tyler Man!!! Happy 4th Birthday!!

We have put our kids to work!

They have been helping Steve get Sophie's room ready.

Tyler, Zack & Steve

Tyler even put his hat on just like his dad!

Libby was a great help with sanding.

Even Mickey got in on the action.

Here was the first step...

Then Steve got up all the wood work & has started sanding, caulking & priming. This has turned into quite a time consuming job....but it's going to be SO cute when we are done!

I'm hoping we get all the painting done by next week...then comes the fun part of decorating!
I think my nesting face is kicking into high gear...clutter always drives me nuts, but it's really starting to drive me crazy! Our upstairs has been chaos for a few months now. We've moved Steve's office to the loft & the boys got bunk beds & wanted their room to have a space theme. So hopefully we'll have pictures of everything done soon!!

Iceskating fun...

Last Saturday, we took the kids ice skating for the first time...they LOVED it!

All ready to go...

Libby

Zack

Tyler

Steve's a good teacher!



Zack & Tyler getting used to it.

Libby did really good.



Zack did good too!

Tyler fell a few times...but would always say, "I'm alright!"

Best buds!

Tyler was super happy!





I love these guys!!
Now Libby REALLY wants to take lessons!

Libby's Lucky Day...

Each month at her orthodontics office they have a contest. Last month, Libby took a guess at how many M&M's she thought were in the jar. Then when we went to her appointment a few weeks ago she found out she won! Her prize was a $50.00 check!! She was SO excited. Libby decided to take the check and open a savings account...she is very excited that she even has an ATM card now! I'm glad she is learning how to save her money!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Our fridge is covered in LOVE!

Our kids made us lots of Valentine's!

They are always so excited to surprise us!

We had a fun day... There wasn't even school, we LOVE having Mondays off!!

My Little chefs...

Made YUMMY chocolate dipped strawberries...



Steve brought us home Cafe Rio....
And
Chocolate covered Marsipan for me!!

I'm 7 months along & I have to take the glucose test tomorrow at my Doctor's appointment....
I sure hope I pass after all the treats I ate tonight!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Tyler...

Can you believe my baby is now in Primary?? He is a Sunbeam!!
Lately, he literally is my little "sunbeam"...he makes me so happy!

I LOVE this age. He is too funny!

• We were riding in the car & Libby said, "Wow, look how long Tyler's eyelashes are! Then she told him how long they were. Then he said, "And I have a cute smile!"
• He has a little accent when he talks. Like when he says, "Zack" he'll exaggerate the "A" so it's more like "ZAAck" or "cOOOl"!
  

• He is so excited to be a big brother....he'll come up to my belly & say, "Hi Sophie, I'm your brother Tyler." Then he'll ask me if she kicked.
  
• Everyday he tells me how he can do all kinds of things, but Sophie won't be able to do this or that. Then he'll say that he will have to teach her when she comes out.
• Some of his favorite foods right now are...Ramen noodles, chocolate milk, apples & otter pops(I think he's addicted to these!)
• He also loves How To Train Your Dragon toys, dinosaurs, his new build-a-bear & he loves to play games on the i-pod & computer. Wherever we go he HAS to bring a toy with him!
  
• Today he was telling me that when the baby comes we will have A LOT of kids in our family...then he started counting. I told him I was going to be a busy mom & he said, "I'm going to be a BIG brother!" I told him Sophie would be very lucky to have him for a brother & he said, "And you're lucky to have us!" He is so right!! Then he started naming all kinds of things he's thankful for....garbage cans, carpet, a basement, a mom& dad, plants, flowers. He was thankful for so many things! He kept naming things for about 5 minutes. I wish I had recorded his voice.
  
• Lets just say we have been enjoying our time together everyday. When the kids started school & it was only us at home, we made up a theme song. They'd go out the door and we'd start singing..."Just the two of us, we can make it if we try, just the two of us, you & I!" Then when everyone got home he'd sing just the 5 of us!
  
• I also love how he ADORES Libby & Zack...they do fight, but for the most part all 3 of them play pretty good together.
• Now he isn't always perfect...the other day he was bossing me around telling me what to do & I jokingly said, "Tyler I'm the mom, so I'm the boss...don't tell me what to do. Then he replied, "Oh yeah, I forgot!" Like I said, he is funny!
  

Well, Tyler-Man we only have a few more months to give you most of our attention, but I'm sure you will be a GREAT big brother!!