Christmas Tree

12.6.10

On this day we put up our Christmas tree! The tree stayed in the box the past two Christmases (ornaments + toddler = migraine) so I was pretty anxious to finally set it up. Tynan had a ton of fun helping out. First, he helped us put on the branches.


He had a ball with the string of lights. We keep telling him over and over again that he is not to use the plug-in. Hopefully the message sinks in soon!



Next we hung up the ornaments. Tynan probably enjoyed this the most.

Here is Tynan's favorite branch that he decorated all by himself! (It's the one that is almost touching the floor from the weight of all his ornaments.)

No Night Night!

12.5.10

Ah, nap time. Here is what I found when I went in to wake Tynan. (We had to head out for a dinner, or I would've let him sleep!) He is asleep in his crib on a bare sheet. He threw every pillow, blanket, and animal out onto the floor.

Nap time has always been a bit of a trying time in our house. We have a huge stack of books on infant and toddler sleeping (sleep training, co-sleeping, cry-it-out, etc. etc.). One day a few months ago, everything seemed to come together all at once and Tynan finally started getting into bed willingly. It was an amazing day! I didn't want to talk about it because I was afraid I'd jinx it! But we still have our setbacks, as this picture shows. -sigh-

Thanksgiving

Here is a picture of Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Eric's back yard. Most of this all fell after we arrived in town for the holidy. (Our drive was twice as long as usual due to icy roads.)

Tynan got to play with his cousin Camden again. They went wild for hours on end!

Tynan loved this back massager so much! He made Grandpa Eric tickle him with it!

Here is Tynan with Uncle Wesley.

And here is one of this year's (failed!) attempts at a nice family photo for our Christmas card. We might just have to go with a generic card this year!

Are we covered?

11.21.10

Making sure Daddy has enough blankets.

Learning Letters

11.7.10

Please forgive my crazy laugh noises. I was just so startled by his so so so so so SO cute "W" - it was the first time I had heard it! Love it!

Crazy Cowboy

11.7.10

These boys are crazy!

Shark Treats

10.31.10

Tynan wasn't into Halloween very much this year. He didn't know what to think of the Trick-or-Treaters, he was mad because I wouldn't give him candy, and he didn't like his costume or walking up to strange doors. Blerg! He wore his costume for approximately 20 minutes total and it is now covered in chocolate. How does that work?


Going for treats (hiding against Daddy. . .).

Wait, I get candy now? Oh, okay! Yay! Let's smear it all over my costume!

Brushing

10.24.10

Imp! He gave himself that scratch on his eye with his fingernail. He never lets me cut his nails! He'll sit like a perfect angel for Aunt Nikki while she grooms each nail to perfection, but he won't let me even approach him with the nail clippers. Imp imp imp!

Recovering

10.19.10

Tynan got strep throat again. Poor guy! He spent a couple of days sleeping like a teenager. He was diagnosed right after Grandma Wendy, Grandpa Eric, and Aunt Nikki came for a visit. So far, nobody else has come down with it, thankfully!

Searching

10.16.10

Things I learned about searching for pumpkins:
-Grandpa Eric dislikes pumpkin patches.
-Research corn mazes beforehand.
-Write down addresses.
-Set aside a whole day for activities.
-Or consider finding a small pumpkin patch in an out of the way area to avoid crowds!

Well, at least we got some pictures with some pumpkins in them!

Singing

10.13.10

Tynan has gotten better at this song just in the two weeks since we recorded this, but I had to post it anyway. He likes spiders! Last year, he was a spider for Halloween. He likes the spider song. He has a book about the itsy bitsy spider. And let's not forget the day I found him playing with a spider!! Gross! Blech! Ach! Icky!

Sliding

7.18.10

I've been slow to update this thing. . . And behind! Here is another older video.

Lifting

7.16.10

A few months old, but this video is too cute!

Liz and Timmy's Wedding

9.25.10

Liz works in the lab where I work. Last year, Tynan and I went to her Halloween party and had loads of fun. On this day, she and Timmy had their wedding and reception at a beautiful barn. Tynan went wild! He really wanted to catch a chicken. I don't know what he planned to do when he caught one.


We were a little bit late arriving, so this is the only picture I got of the ceremony. D'oh!

Liz's wedding photographer took this picture, and Liz was so sweet to send it to me. I love it!

Bath Burrito!

9.24.10

Tynan likes to be wrapped up and cuddled after his bath. We call it his burrito time.

Drive Home

8.25.10

Tynan got a little crabby on the drive home. (What, my kid?) Cheetos helped out enough to make me overlook the orange mess in the back seat.

Quick Trip

8.22.10
The day after the zoo, we drove to see family. Tynan's great aunt and uncle were in the states from England. I realized later that we forgot to get any pictures of them. I felt terrible! But anyway, here is Tynan practicing yoga with his cousin Aubryanna. Silly kids!

Tynan and Aubryanna colored with Grandma Doreen. I love this picture because Tynan is so intent.

Tigers

8.21.10
Here is Tynan with Christy at the lion's den at the zoo. Tynan insists on calling them tigers. Silly boy!


Here is Tynan in the treehouse. We have a picture of him in the treehouse when he was about 7 months old. I think it is posted on the blog for April 09. (I can't put it in this post right now because it's on the external hard drive and I'm being lazy and don't want to find the external hard drive, hook it up, upload the picture, or move the picture around in the post. I just got off work after a 10 hour shift and that sounds way too hard right now!)


Tynan was afraid to sit in the car alone, so Christy got in with him. Silly boy!

He loved riding the tigers!

He really liked feeding the goats and sheep. I was so happy because he wasn't afraid of them this time. There was a pregnant goat that kept butting the other animals aside to get to us.

I haven't posted in quite a while. It seems like things are so hectic! I have a milestone birthday coming up, a friend just got married and we attended the wedding and bachelorette party and bridal shower, I went to my first concert in three years, and we've all had various assorted dental work and illnesses and work meetings going on. Plus, I've been knitting all year, and here it is less than 3 months before Christmas and my pile of completed knit gifts is woefully small. Gaaah! Things are insane!

The Best Toys Aren't Toys

8.3.10

Mommy and Daddy decided that it was time for a new TV. Then the new TV wouldn't fit in the old entertainment center so the only thing left to do was get a new TV stand, of course! Daddy worked on assembling it all day (and did a pretty good job of it too, thanks hon!). Things hadn't been moved into it yet, though, so Tynan decided it was his own personal playground and dining area. He was having so much fun climbing through it that he was all hot and sweaty. He was very angry when we got the electronics into it and locked the cupboards.

He loves his rice cakes.

Park 'n' Burgers

8.1.10

Daddy just had his birthday the other day, so we went to the park and out to eat to celebrate. Daddy and Tynan got to try out the enormous kid swings. Tynan thought it was pretty funny that Daddy didn't fit.

Here is stinker butt at the restaurant. We're pretty sure we can't go out to eat anymore because someone refuses to sit in a high chair or booster seat. Or even to sit!

Letter Factory

7.30.10

I bought a Leap Frog DVD for Tynan and he was absolutely enthralled! His enunciation seems to be getting clearer too. Which should be good but might be bad. . . Wink wink!

Produce Thief

7.18.10

Tynan has been known to take a bite out of every apple while I am unloading the rest of the grocery bags. Placing the bag up high didn't seem to faze him either. . .

He keeps getting taller too!

Age 2 Celebration #2

7.11.10

We celebrated Tynan's birthday for the 2nd time on the day after his real birthday. . . Cause that's just how it worked out! I figured he couldn't be too angry - he got 2 birthday parties, after all! Here is Tynan in the pool in the back yard (our pool is not as big as Grandma Wendy & Grandpa Eric's!) fresh after a repeat sunscreen application. He was in that pool for so long he was a little raisin when he finally came out. Grandma Doreen, Grandpa Bob, and Great Aunt Lynn all came to town for the weekend. Tynan kept pulling people into the pool with him. It was a very hot day, but there just isn't enough room for 3 people in a kiddie pool.


Later we grilled lots of, ahem, super healthy food. Here is Tynan eating his cheeseburger. He absolutely refuses to sit in his high chair now. Stinker.


Here is Tynan clapping after he blew out his candle (with a little help, of course). He still didn't know what the whole birthday song was all about.

Tynan got to open more presents. One of the things he got was his own little tool set. Maybe now he can stop stealing Daddy's tools!

This kid is so funny. He pulled out the screwdriver from his brand new, freshly opened tool kit and used it to open his next present. Good thing that screwdriver is made out of plastic. I shudder to think of the damage he could accomplish with the real thing!

Age 2 Celebration #1

7.4.10

I had a Monday off for the holiday, so we packed up the car and drove to see family for the weekend. Here is Tynan at the 4th of July parade. He had no idea why people were throwing candy, but he really liked the motorcycles! I packed a jacket just in case, but didn't think he'd need it while we were outside. Turned out to be a bit colder than home, plus I forgot to bring the jacket in Grandma Wendy's car. Poor Tynan! Luckily, Grandma Wendy had a beach towel in her back seat. So that was how Tynan ended up wearing a beach towel at his first parade.


Later, we had a great big barbecue at Grandma Wendy's house. Grandpa Eric grilled up tasty things while all of the cousins played in the pool. Then we all sang to Tynan with a cake that Grandma Wendy made. Tynan had no idea what was going on! I love the expression on his face!



He understood the present opening part pretty well. . .

We ended the day with fireworks, of course. I was afraid Tynan would be afraid of them, like last year, but he had a blast! (Ha ha, 4th of July humor!) He clapped with the cousins and generally ran amok. Shawn and I were pooped out from chasing Tynan around all day, trying to keep him from throwing rocks in the swimming pool or getting to close to the chimenea or the fireworks or running out toward the street or letting the dog out, etc. etc. Plus, Tynan was up until after midnight and was totally wound up. It was crazy!

Bouncy Boys

6.19.10

After we returned, Tynan kinda wouldn't let us out of his sight. (Poor guy - I don't blame him!) He still managed to have a lot of fun with his cousins. Here he is with his cousin Camden.

So I guess I still haven't figured out yet that the camera shows videos as much brighter than they actually are. . . But Tynan and Camden are having so much fun I just had to post this one anyway. Tynan is so big for his age! Camden is almost 2 years older!

Not for the Faint of Heart

6.17.10

This picture is kind of scary. Luckily, it is somewhat blurry. But still, frightening all the same.

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Right before we left for our vacation, Tynan contracted pinkeye. (I like to say, "Thanks, Daycare!" though it could just as easily be toddler hygeine. . . mental shudder.) So Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Eric and Aunt Nikki had the oh-so-enviable task of holding Tynan down to put drops in his eyes about 4 times per day.

On this particular day, Grandma Wendy heard the sounds of Tynan waking up in his portable crib. She walked in and found. . .

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Grandma Wendy thought it was because he wasn't getting his eye drops quite as often as the instructions called for (who wants to make a toddler scream 4 times a day?). The doctor, though, warned us that he likes to prescribe the cheap drops first but that they have a high incidence of allergic reaction. Hard to say; Grandma Wendy stepped up Tynan's dosing regiment and the swelling was gone by the time Shawn and I arrived. If is was an allergy, wouldn't it have gotten worse?

Anyway, here is a scary scary photo. . . Something to make me feel guilty forever for going on vacation!