Winter Fun and Loving One!!

I have to admit, I love Ty at 1!! He is so much fun!! Since he has started walking around all on his own we have been having a great time. He really plays with me now and is really good about playing by himself too (usually with his train or his ball). Not that I didn't enjoy Ty as a little baby, but I am having a lot of fun with him right now. It makes me so grateful that I have the opportunity to stay home with him. These are the moments I have been waiting for and I am loving every minute!! Ty loves to be chased around and is a super social, happy little guy! He can be pretty rambunctious, but he plays pretty good with other kids. He has gotten even more obsessed with the cameras and now will throw a tantrum if he really wants something and can't have it - especially right now with the toilet and the toilet water and the buttons for the thermostat. It makes it really hard to get pictures of him and he is so cute so I want to take pictures all the time!! Anyways, here is a peek at what we have been up to lately.

It has been so mild this year, which is great for the weather, but crummy for the snow!! It was finally nice out with fluffy snow so we went out in the yard to play!

Thanks for the mittens Mom! Ty loves them - he doesn't pull at them at all!! We had a fun afternoon, but I think, like me, by the time you get all dressed up, its not as much fun anymore!!

Getting ready for Christmas!! I love my tree...so does Ty. Especially the Christmas balls...shocker!! He is actually pretty good with the tree. He does pull at it, but only a couple times and we moved all the balls out of reach...so that helps!

Brock's work had a Christmas party for the kids a few weeks ago and Santa came - with presents!! Ty loved it!! He grabbed the gift right away and thought Santa was a pretty cool dude! Too into the present to pose for the camera, but I'm glad he had fun!

Halloween!!

We had a very Tigger themed Halloween this year! Ty dressed up as Tigger and we even carved a Tigger pumpkin! Ty looked so cute as Tigger!! I have always wanted to dress up my baby as a big stuffed animal!!

Tigger pumpkin!!

Best picture we got - so cute!

Watching some TV before heading out!

Hanging at Uncle Brendon and Auntie Nicole's house. So nice that they live so close! Good picture of the whole costume.

The back. The tail even sproings!!!

Ty loves water and the tap. I got tired of holding him so i thought putting him in the sink would be a good idea. He LOVED it....until it was time to get out....major temper tantrum. Guess it wasn't such a good idea....lol.

Cousin Play Time!

Just a cute video of Tyson and his cousin Prestin playing together. Ty is 2 months older than Prestin.

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Tyson's First Birthday!!

Tyson is 1!! I can't believe it. He is such an awesome little guy. He is super happy, animated and active, always running around and playing. He gets so excited about everything and is such a cute little guy. I love him so much and couldn't imagine my life without him. I feel so blessed to have him in my life.

Ty's birthday and birthday party were a lot of fun. Ty loved opening his presents (super cute) and even loved wearing his party hat!! Cake, on the other hand, is not Ty's thing. The smell makes him throw up, and yes we got it on video - haha!!

On Ty's actual birthday, Brock took a half day and we went to the mall for a fun outing.

Ty walking with Daddy at the mall.

On Saturday we had the big party!! It was so much fun and thanks to all the family and friends who came out. Ty had a great time and loves all of his gifts!! Thanks again to everyone, it was a great day.

Awesome Toy Story themed decorations!!

Ty's cool Toy Story cake.

Just playing with some balloons.

Ty and Mommy in their party hats. I can't believe he actually wore it the whole party!

Ty looking cute in his hat and birthday shirt!

Opening presents!! Ty loved the cards - actually he loved this pig card from Gabby. He didn't let go of it for almost all of the present opening!! He also loves his farm - thanks Gabby!!

Reading more cards, but keeping the piggy one close by.

Ty was so into opening presents!! It was really fun!

The new favorite card - fuzzy one from Grandma and Gido!!

Grandma and Gido got Ty his first car! Looking cool buddy!!

Taking the car for a spin!

Cake time!! Ty thought the cake looked super cool and loved having everyone sing to him! I think his favorite part was clapping with everyone at the end. What a cutie!!

Clap, clap clap!! Its my day!!

Classic blow out the candles picture for my Dad.

After I leaned Ty in close to the cake he wanted to touch it, then realized it was icing and started to gag. At least he didn't throw up!! Poor guy, not a fan of cake. It was really yummy - maybe next year!!

First Steps!!

About a week before Ty's first birthday he started walking!! What a fun and exciting milestone!! Ty is really excited about electronics, so we got the best videos we could. He can walk across the playroom on his own now and even turns around on his own sometimes! He has come a long way in a week! And of course, now all he wants to do is walk!!

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Jasper and Fall Fun!

A few weeks ago we took a quick trip out to Jasper. It was Tyson's first road trip and overall, he did very well. We both got a bit cranky by the final leg on the way home, but who doesn't? The weather was cold and rainy, so we really didn't leave the car for 2 days - not the most fun for a very active little boy. I took a couple pictures, but like I said, we really didn't do much.

Ty hanging out in the hotel bed.

We took a little break and let Ty drive for a bit - haha!!

So fun!! Just happy to be out of the car seat!!

I love fall. It has been so nice to get out with Ty on so many nice fall days! The weather is changing this coming week, so I am glad we got out as much as we did!

Hanging in the backyard with Mommy. What a cutie!

Big boy car seat!! I was so happy to finally get to turn Ty forward facing in the car! He likes it a lot better than rear facing (and a DVD player with Dora always helps too!).

Just playing in the leaves! I saw on the news that it was going to snow next week so we had to get outside in the leaves one last time!

Fall Family Pics!!

With Ty's birthday landing in the fall, I was excited to get some updated 1 year (11 months..) shots of Ty and some family shots in the pretty fall colors. Boy did we luck out!! The day was beautiful (actually too warm for our fall clothes) and the leaves were perfect! Thanks again Maren for doing these for us, they turned out awesome!! Here are a few of the highlights! I am super excited to print a few and put some on the walls - far away from Tyson's reach!!