Center of Attention

Many of our dinner times revolve around Ty with us trying to get him to do something or us responding to something that he is doing. I love his laugh. This also shows the "abuse" he gets from his siblings.

Happy Birthday Ty!

My baby turned 2! The time has flown by. Ty is the happiest kid around. He is quickly developing those qualities that a lot of youngest kids have - funny, center of attention, tender hearted. He is talking a lot, putting words together. He loves to read books. His favorite spot is on your lap with a book. Ty loves hockey and any sport that has a ball associated with it! He does a good job keeping up with the big kids. He is always on the floor wrestling with Jake or Lindsey. I love this age! Ty is a gift to all of us. Mom and Dad love you Ty-guy!

Just Kiddin'

This is for documentation sake....

A couple weeks before Christmas, Lindsey and I were driving down the road. I handed her a little package and told her to open it to see my new bracelet. She opens it up and puts the bracelet on and is holding it out to admire it and she says "It's beautiful! This will look really nice with your new watch!" Then she pauses and says "Oh, I sorry. I not say that." She gets all quite and puts her head down. Her thumb goes in her mouth and then I hear her mumbling "Jake told me not to say that, it's a secret". I could see her mentally beating herself up over spoiling my Christmas surprise. A couple seconds later she pipes up and says "I just kiddin' ".

Once again I was wanting that instant recorder!

Birthday Party for Jesus.

Success!

"Ring, ring"...
Mom: Hello?
Jake: Mom, we got her!
Mom: you got what?
Jake: we shot a doe, I am standing right next to her!
Mom: Yeah! That is awesome!
Jake: we got her mom! She jumped over some fences and she ran...dad, how far did she run?....she ran 50 yards and we got her!

Imagine how excited a 6 year old can get that was how much enthusiasm he had when he called me! It was one of those moments when I wish I had and automatic recorder to capture that moment. Priceless!

I thought Ted would take Jake out hunting on Saturday morning and call it good. I was wrong. Ted and Jake went out together all weekend. It was very cool to see them. The love of hunting and the outdoors is getting passed down to another generation. Jake is counting the "sleeps" until he can go out again this weekend. I just hope Jake doesn't wake up at 4:55am ready to go like he did last Saturday!

Hunting With Dad

Ted is taking Jake hunting on Saturday morning. Jake is so excited! They went to Gander Mountain and bought a hunting tent, trying to minimize the distraction of Jake's movements. He has been making a list of the supplies needed for this big outing. On Tuesday my Mom helped him type up his list. This is a big right of passage that Jake has been looking forward to for a long time! I pray that they at least see deer and that Jake can keep quiet! Good luck boys.

Fall

Nana always gets into the Halloween spirit!

PJ and Ty practice naming their body parts. Ty shows PJ where his eye is! A little dangerous!

Nose!

We have had a great fall. We were spoiled this past week with the beautiful temps. My sister has been in town for a while and we have enjoyed watching the boys. They are finally playing together instead of playing by eachother. Playing ball is the favorite.

Jake and Lindsey were not in the mood for dressing up. Jake was supposed to be a cowboy, but chose his soccer uniform instead. Lindsey kept changing her mind. Some days she wanted to be a clown and other days she wanted to be a princess. When it came down to it she wore her sundress from Easter. Whatever!

It's That Time Again

It dawned on me the other day that when my first 2 kids were around 18 months old I would be pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Well guess what! Ty is 19 months old and there is no baby. This is a wonderful feeling and a sad feeling all at once. I loved being pregnant. It makes me sad to think that I will never give birth to another baby. But I also know my limits and feel incredibly blessed with the 3 beauties that God has entrusted in my care. Now I get to love on my nephew, little Joey.