Blocks, ducks, recycling....

 Last week was back to normal:  Tyler and Papa having to put up with Nana taking pictures!  A lot!  He's growing so much!  He loves to play with his blocks.  Well, he loves for Papa to build a tower with them and then knock it over!

 He must be too busy eating the red one to think about knocking the blue tower down!  He eventually did!

 Watching Jonah sitting on Papa's version of a chair-a thermarest cushion in a backjack!  Quite comfortable and Tyler likes it too!  He's clapping!

He likes to chew on a frozen washcloth, so every day Mama and Papa take turns making sure there are at least a couple in the freezer!  It feels good on his teeth and gums!

 Every morning Papa takes Tyler to feed the ducks, either in the stroller, or on the bike.  Last week we took him in the stroller.  He watches them as we throw the bread or tortillas to them and sometimes throws it to them himself!  He's watching us do it in this picture!

And then we found a mama duck guarding her eggs!  She didn't care for us coming so close!  She hissed, loudly!

Sticking close to Papa or taking the recycling back out of the bin, either way, he's always busy!

Spending the night(s) with Papa and Nana

Well, this week was a rough one for Tyler and Emily!  Emily was sick, so we kept Tyler at our apartment from Wednesday through Friday!  Initially he was most interested in Papa's shake!

But once inside, he did ok, playing with tupperware and roaming around checking everything out!This is a pic I borrowed from Emily; Tyler loves to chase Papa and the vac!  Never a dull moment with a toddler!  Off to new adventures this week, with everyone staying healthy, we hope!

He's such a ham!  When you can catch him, he has the cutest expressions !     And he LOVES Veggie Tales!  Especially the ones with really cool music in them!   I think Jonah has to be his favorite!                        

He also loves to swing!  Papa takes him on a bike ride every day and goes to the playground near their neighborhood and puts him in the swing.  As long as Papa pushes the swing, Tyler is happy!  He was barely able to get this picture and then Tyler wanted to swing!!! 

"I want this foot, no that one, no both of them!"

Clapping to "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"

I like to ride my bicycle, bicycle!

Still loving bike riding!  He likes it when Nana rides next to he and Papa so he can watch my wheels go round and round!  He also started "talking" when we go bike riding.  He loves to hear his voice when we go over bumps, it makes that uhuhuhuh sound, like he's vibrating!

"C'mon, Nana, let's go!"

Papa and Tyler went on a ride Friday, while I was at work and stopped at the park.  Papa said Tyler only liked the swing for a few minutes, but he looks happy here!  He likes to be moving, so if he's not walking, swinging, or going on the bike, he gets restless!  So blessed with such a happy little grandson!

Tyler dancing to Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly

He also LOVES to ride bikes with Papa!  How about the front facing bike seat?!  And that yellow helmet with little chicks on it?!  He is too cute!  He is ok as long as Papa keeps moving, but gets antsy when he stops.  But he just sits in the seat, watching everything and everyone that goes by.  He's not quiet much anymore, but when we go riding, he is totally silent, just taking it all in!

St. Patrick's Day

Had a great St. Patrick's Day with Tyler!  He just loves being outdoors, especially on the swing!  He is usually pretty content to sit with us on the swing but he does get a little wiggly sometimes!

He LOVES his Papa!  He will be content playing with me or with me just in the room, but if Papa walks in the room, it's all over for Nana!  Actually, he can be distracted and get right back into his movie or whatever he was playing with, as long as Papa sneaks away OR is where Tyler can still see him!

TYLER'S FIRST YEAR PICTURES

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Fun times babysitting!

 

I just can't believe what a blessing it is to be a Nana!  I never thought I could love a little one so much!  Papa and I babysat last night so Mommy and Daddy could go out with some friends.  He has so much energy, especially for Nana who came from work to be with him!  I'm so excited to be off after this week so I can spend more time with him!  I'll post new pics and some video after our first "spring break" with him!  Plan on doing some bike riding with him; we'll see how he likes that!  For now though, one more week of school for me, so likely nothing new coming!  Love you T!

He's a little young for the caterpillar, but that's something we got him for Christmas.  Hey, it doesn't have it's antennas on!  Oh well, got the picture before the antennas (handles) were put on!  It's a rocker, but can also come off and be a plush toy.  Oh, and the nose has a little bell in it so when you move it, it makes a tinkling sound!

Having fun starting my blog.  Hope to add more soon.  Just a couple of pics from late 2010. 

Penguin suit Nana just had to get for him! Isn't he too cute?

Tyler's first haircut with Papa holding and Aunt Lizzy cutting!

Tyler is growing so fast!

I decided to give blogging a whirl!  I know Mommy has one, so I plan to not duplicate, as that would be silly!  But rather to post things that we do with Tyler, we being Nana and Papa.  As he grows older, there will be so much more material to put here!  I plan to showcase how blessed our lives are, having Tyler in them!  This will only be interesting to family, which is my intent, so I will do my best to keep it updated fairly regularly!  My understanding is that you can publish these blogs too, make them into books, so I'm hoping it will be a good way to keep up, since time flies by so quickly!  We love you so much, Tyler John!