Tyson is 7!!

Happy Birthday Tyson!!!

I can't believe that this sweet boy is 7!!  Holy smokes!  When did that happen?!  I am so proud of this guy!  He has had a huge year - starting Grade 1 and he is doing great!  He loves school and is doing so well!  He teachers are so impressed with how well he is participating in all of the lessons and activities.  He also is being given a "Leader in Me" job at school of helping to pick up coats and shoes that get left on the floor.  (I guess he was actually already doing this....haha!  When he would be walking around the school and would see coats on the ground he would stop and hang them back up!  How cute is that!?!)  Ty has also recently been trialing a new speech device and he seems to really be taking to it.  Just this week we have been able to teach him to use the word "I" and he consistently asks "I watch golf" all by himself! So great!  Ty's speech therapist also made Ty a little book to practice answering personal questions about himself and we learned that Ty knows that he is 7 years old, his favorite color is green, and his favorite sport is basketball (I thought it was golf.....but maybe we just don't watch enough basketball....haha!) Ty is doing so so well and I am so proud of this sweet boy!

I took the kids out for lunch on Ty's birthday and McDonald's really came through and made it a party!  They gave him a balloon because it was his birthday and found him a Yoshi toy (his favorite)!  Ty was so happy!  It seriously made his day!

Court with he Princess Peach toy.

Ty with his balloon and Yoshi toy!  That's one happy boy!

After lunch we went to the zoo and all the animals seemed to know it was his birthday - they all wanted to come over and say hi!

Watching the zebras up close - one of Ty's favorites!

Courtney and her best friend Hope the camel!

Watching the seals.

We got Ty some cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday to him and he was so so excited!  Such a happy boy!  He truly had the best day!  

Birthday party day!!

Opening presents!

Ty opened the animal toys from us and jumped up and said "animals!!"

Blowing out his candles!

We also got Ty this chipmunk game that he has been asking for forever!  He loves it!

October!!

October was a pretty great month!  Everyone seems settled into their new routines and and we enjoyed the beautiful fall weather as long as it lasted!

I found these adorable pumpkins at save on and just had to have them!  So cute!!

Courtney playing in the leaves!  So fun!!

This cute girl!  She is so much fun!!

Some of Courtney's adorable turkey crafts for Thanksgiving!  I love turkey crafts!!

I also got some awesome fall candles!  The pumpkin one is amazing!!

Courtney went on her first field trip!  She was so excited to ride the big yellow school bus!  So grown up!!

The windows were super tinted - but look at that cute face!!

My cute Halloween decorations!

Courtney practicing with some of her dance class friends.

Ty's adorable turkey craft!  Love it!

Courtney and I made a cute Halloween sensory bin!

Playing at the park!

Ty is such a climbing monkey! He was flying up this thing!  His climbing skills have really really improved this year!

My cuties!

Cute preschool friends playing at the park!

So cute!

Making Halloween sugar cookies!

Playing in the leaves in the backyard.

My cute boy! Loves throwing his balls around the yard. 

Decorating Halloween cookies!

I managed to win box seats to an Oil Kings game!  Brock and I were excited to check out the box seats!  It was super cool!  Courtney loved the game!  Ty liked watching the players skate around and play, but he got bored by all the play breaks and the sound system was a bit too loud for him.  He did super good though!  Proud of him!!

Me and my cute guy!

Courtney and Daddy!  Love this picture!

Courtney enjoying her popcorn and watching the game!

Ty loved watching them play.  

Courtney's funny spider hat!

Courtney loves to play in the leaves!