We have had a fabulous summer! It was pretty
low key, with Brock taking 4 summer courses - he was pretty busy. The
weather was sorta all over the map, so we took advantage of the nice days and
lucked out with great weather every Friday for our trips to Grandma's house to
go swimming!
Tyson had a great summer! One big note of
news is the fact that I taught Tyson how to use a straw and he now drinks from
a water bottle and not his sippy cups anymore!! So huge!! I started
by putting a straw in his sippy cup and he managed to learn how to suck up
without tilting his cup! Big deal! Then one day Ty was asking for
some water and I offered him Courtney's water bottle and he drank from it!!
It was a huge shock!! Ty has never even accepted a different type of
sippy cup! So huge! He even will use different straws and different
cups for me - he prefers his water bottle but I am trying to keep exposing him
to other straws so he doesn't get so attached again. Big win!! Ty
is also talking more. He seems to be using more 2 word phrases instead of
just 1 word, all on his own. Like he will ask me to give his play doh guy
brown hair instead of just saying hair and handing me the brown. He is
parroting us more and is using phrases he hears from Court or us in context
more. Stuff like - Go bath! Gotta go potty! Figure it out! Big trouble!
How are you? Calm down. That's my stuff! He also talks a lot at the zoo.
We were looking at the owls and he said - So cute! They're so
close! He likes to howl with the wolves. And he will say- what animal do
you see? And on one special morning at my parents, Ty was swimming in the pool
and I was taping him swimming. He looked right at me and said - I love
(or want) Mommy. Hi Mommy!. It was a first and it was awesome.
I was so happy to have been taping him at the time too. And just
this past weekend, Ty was having a tantrum and after I was sitting on the couch
with him and ty said - mommy's sad. and then he took my cheeks and made me
smile. It was really adorable and very sweet.
Courtney has also had a great summer!
Courtney has really progressed to big girl status! She is fully
potty trained and we recently got rid of her soother! Courtney has also
grown a ton! None of her clothes fit and she basically skipped size 3T
and went straight to 4T. She is a sweet girl and is always so happy and
friendly. She is always singing and dancing, drawing a million pictures
and playing in her kitchen and with her hair and make up stuff. She loves
to help mommy with everything and is my little buddy and big helper. That being
said, a very sassy, bossy, and sometimes very bratty side of her has also come
out this summer. We are deep in the theenager phase and it is not very
much fun. We are trying our hardest to be patient but to also discipline
and correct. Hopefully we come out the other side with a sweet little
girl who thinks of others and has nice manners. It is also interesting to
note that not all of Ty's behaviors are just because he has autism, sometimes
its just because 3 year olds suck and with him kinda sticking at age 3 for
three years - this kind of behavior (x2) kinda blows and is getting old.
Looking forward to the big kid phase!!
Another fun morning at Grandma's house in the pool!
This was the first day that Ty was really into it. He wouldn't let
go of me the entire time, but loved bouncing around with Mommy.
Swimming with my babies!
Playing on Mommy's old dolphin floatie! I
loved that thing! Kinda big for my parent's pool, but still super fun.
Tyson chillin in the pool.
Riding on Daddy's old crocodile floatie. So
huge! It took up the entire pool!
Happy girl!
Playing with Mommy!
Tyson playing dump trucks in the sandbox.
Courtney successfully potty trained!! I was
so proud of her - and boy was she ready! Only 1 accident and hasn't
looked back once! My big girl!
Cute kids reading books together.
Playing at the rec centre!
I convinced Ty to go down the slide with Courtney a
couple times. It was the cutest thing ever. He looked so cute
holding her so tight and protective. Such a good big brother moment.
Playing at the park with friends.
So so cute! My friend Jody's daughter is
going to be the best babysitter. She is so patient and willing to help
the little ones. It was adorable to watch.
Ty taking the scooter for a spin! He is doing
so well with it! Such a big boy!
Courtney's turn on the scooter!
Cute kids locked in a cage.
Courtney loves to help me bake cookies!
Such a cute little helper!
Fun trip out to the zoo!
We had the train all to ourselves! Pretty
fun!
My happy boy!
Playing in the pool.
Ty wanted to wear the floatie for a while - pretty
funny.
Courtney spraying the spray gun. Always a
favorite.
Courtney chillin' with Grandma poolside. So
cute!
Mommy and Tyson playing in the pool.
My happy boy.
Such a big boy!! On Ty's last haircut he
climbed right up and sat by himself! Such a big boy! Then he just
sat there so good and sang to himself the entire time! So proud of
him!
So cute!
Another fun trip to the zoo!
Mommy and Tyson.
My cutie.
Such a silly girl! She wanted to pretend to
be a lion like daniel tiger.
Courtney spraying the water gun! We have to
get some more water guns next summer - I need some ammo to fight back with!
Ty was moon walking backwards on the bridge.
So funny!
Ty mastered the balance beam too!
Courtney playing on the swing.
Ty climbing the super high rock climber like a pro!
Courtney in her element - playing kitchen.
We took the kids to Fort Edmonton for the first
time. That place is huge! Ty loved the big train!
He also liked the trolly.
Court loved the trolly - just like Daniel Tiger!
The kids also loved the carnival rides!
The big train - super cool!
Fun animal carousel.
Some friends dropped off some donuts for Brock and
I for our birthdays - Court was a big fan.
Yummy!
I also got some pretty flowers!
Trip to the zoo on my birthday!
The tiger was out and playing around! It was
very cool!
Courtney being silly.
My sweet boy.
I took the kids out for ice cream after - yummy!
Out for a scooter and bike ride!
Court is doing better with her bike - but gets
grumpy and doesn't want to peddle.
I finally got Ty into his cool personalized soccer
jersey my parents got him. Its very cool.
Cool boy.
Ty swimming around all by himself! It did so
well with the swimming! He came a long way from only wanting to be
wrapped around me at all times to swimming around on his own!
Such a cute boy!
We met up with Uncle B and Auntie Nicole at the
park one morning! It was fun to catch up with them for a little bit.
Ty being a climbing machine.
Courtney being a silly girl.
Ty figured out that there were pictures hidden all
over the park - he found all of them by himself. What a smart guy!
Courtney looking so pretty all dressed up like
Sofia.
We found the little bird area at the zoo and we
didn't even know that they had a bald eagle! Very cool!
Courtney on the carousel! Big girl!
My silly girl!
We had to get blizzards for miracle treat day!
Yum!
The kids rediscovered running through the
sprinkler! Ty was loving it! He hasn't done that in forever!
Soaking wet happy boy!
We finally made it out to the lake! The sand
was amazing and so soft - but the water was kinda gross (pretty sure there was
blue green algae).
Big splashes with Daddy!
Happy boy!
We decided to build a ton of sand castles and that
was a big hit.
I found these awesome sand castle molds last year
and they worked really well - super fun!
Proud girl!
Snack time on the beach!
Building sand castles with my little buddy.
Post beach time ice cream!
Cute kids.
Ty chillin' in his cute Argentina jersey set from
my parents. So cute!
Cutie!
Ty loves to chase dragonflies and find bugs in the yard.
Another fun morning at the zoo - getting cooler!
My little princess!
Happy girl on the carousel!
She looked so cute with her little bow and
sunglasses.
Ty drawing pictures with chalk in the yard.
Busy drawing pictures.
Last pool day of the season! My parents are
off to Europe for a month so they are closing their pool up before they go....
Last swims with Grandma!
Courtney loves to jump off the step into the pool!
She did so great too! Even jumping all the way in and getting her
head under the water!
Courtney playing fetch with Fergus.
Courtney and her little buddy Fergus.
Last fancy tea party in the playhouse.
I brought my old mixer and egg toys home for court
to play with. She loves it! She loves baking with me and just loves
playing with these.
I also finally got my hair cut and I absolutely
love it! No more super long hair for me! This nice mid length is
perfect for me!
