Friday, December 30, 2011

Didn't I mention a couple of posts ago that Tyler was into everything?....including our recycling bin. :)
And, he found a way to get himself out.His signature expression.Brett and Sid doing a little "tebowing".



Cutie patootie.

A friend of ours is a pilot, and he was nice enough to give us a tour of one of the C-5's on base. They are ginormous!!!

It was very cool to see! We had a great time!




And now I've caught up....happy new year everybody! :)

December Happenings...



Meet the newest member of our family....Goldie Dorothy Davies, or just Goldie the Goldfish (who is actually a beta fish), arrived on Christmas morning. Thanks Santa!Looking serious on Christmas morning






As usual, T's not wanting to stay in one place for too long!

Santa's newest reindeer




We were able to visit Jeremy and Kendal the weekend before Christmas. We attended the Christmas party for my brother's youth group, and they were kind enough to let Sidney and Caleb participate in their White Elephant gift exchange. Caleb stole a meter of gumballs from Uncle J, and Sidney STOLE a 2nd place biking trophy that is almost as tall as her. :) She had her eye on that thing for quite a while. So funny!



We tried to get a good pix of the kiddos with J and K, but Ty was not having it!

Sid and Caleb singing with some carolers at the Westin.

Got to experience a little "snow".


Thanksgiving

Some pictures from my mom's house at Thanksgiving....We bought a new camera while we were there, so we actually tooke quite a few pictures for once.

My studious son
Da girls (sporting cool Christmas shirts made by Aunt Laura!)




Da boys



Tyler gearing up for the cold weather...


Sidney and Kennedy

Caleb and Ansley....isn't she cute?! (and he's cute too!)

The littlest ones, Tyler and Ian....exactly one month apart in age to the day

Sing with me now..."Sisters, sisters...there were never such devoted sisters...."



What a nice pix of Sid with Uncle Chad and Aunt Betsy!

Couldn't quite get everyone smiling a real smile at the same time! :)


Starting with Halloween....

Okay, here goes....I'm going to catch up now. Be prepared for lots of pictures and posts....



Our football player, Hula girl, and Spiderman on Halloween.
Sidney ran a mile long race in November. She followed a little training program where she ran a little bit each day for several weeks, so that by the time she finished her race she had run enough miles to equal a marathon. It took a little encouragement on some days, but she stuck with her commitment to run each day. Way to go Sid!Posing with Brett after the race....he ran along with her. :)




Getting ready to cross the finish line with her friend. She loved that she got a guitar trophy at the end. :)

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Tyler Turned One Year Old....Two Months Ago :)

Once again, I'm more than a little behind on my blog posts. My goal has been to catch up before 2012 arrives....I'm not sure that I can actually pull it off, but in honor of the fact that Tyler is 14 months old today, I thought I would at least post pictures from his first birthday--which occurred way back at the end of October. (sigh)


Tyler is our little tornado. He learned to walk around 11 months-ish, and now he half-runs/half gallops every where he goes. He does not have a slow speed. :) He's also become fond of climbing lately, and especially likes to try to get on Caleb's train table, the kids' picnic table, and the ladder for the bunk beds. Yikes! He also really loves to be chased, tackled, and tickled by his daddy and siblings. This boy keeps us on our toes!!! He says a few words, but the one he says the most is "no-no"...guess he hears that one alot! :)


He is obviously thrilled that we came into his room singing "Happy Birthday" to him that morning. :)



Sporting a cute shirt that I thought his Aunt Laura made for him, but turns out it's from Target. Haha. She did make him a Bronco shirt though that's very cute. :)


"Woo-hoo, I'm one!"

Don't you just wanna give him a big smooch?!



Learning the art of opening presents....

Caleb is showing him the ropes...
First taste test.....


Seems to meet with his standards....

Time to really dig in!
He's clearly very pleased with his first birthday cake experience!