Tyler

For those of you missing Tyler here are a few cute updates.

He talks so much now. He repeats everything you say.

(Close eyes, go sleep)

(All better)

(I lub u)

(bye bye thank you)

He told me the other day his ear itched?? It amazes me how much he knows.

He even tells us exactly what he wants. Usually it is change the channel or roll down the window, turn the air off, put him down, don't hold his hand... He is Mr. Independent. He is still very picky but is venturing out and trying things. He loves to hide. Sometimes I find him in a closet or under a blanket. We play the "I am coming to get you game often" That usually motivates him to get in the bath tub or jump in his bed.

He is getting better about going to sleep at night. He calls it "Sleepy Time" so cute!! He says his prayers and tries just about every tactic he can think of to get us to stay in his room.

He is the master of the dogs. He is usually telling them they are bad or yelling at them (Ha I think he is actually imitating me :%)

He still loves to hug and kiss. He can work my iphone better than I can which has caused me to spend too much money on apps. He is for the most part a really good boy. He minds most of the time. My biggest battle with him is making him sit down or climbing on the dogs.

He loves to play outside. We are running around or going to the park every chance we get. He talks about Texas a lot. He knows he is going on a plane in a few months to see his family.

He can count to 10 and sing twinkle twinkle little star. (Melts my heart) He loves TV which I try to limit as much as possible.

I adore this little boy. He is so much fun!

New helmet... he won't take it off. It is for the big bike so don't think we are that over protective and I promise we don't make him wear it in the car.

He loves to show us his food

Random Fun

Each weekend we have gone a an adventure. The only bad thing is that neither Aaron or myself are planners so we usually end up driving in the car for hours. We have found some pretty cool stuff. About an hour north of us is a town called Bellingham. It has some of the most amazing rolling his and a very pretty mountain called Mount Baker. This is where we will go skiing in the winter. We have found amazing lakes, waterfalls, whale watching, and some great biking. (We jazzed our bikes up a bit so we feel like locals now. Aaron found out his bike was made for 9 to 14 year olds HA HA LOL. He now has a complex about it) I will take pics this week.

MT. Baker

Then we realized that just 15 minutes from our house is an even more amazing place called Camano Island. (So we finally stopped spending hours in the car) We tried to camp there this weekend but it was full. It is right on the Sound (Washington's Bay) and has this peace about it that draws you in. Tyler is now a little fisherman and we are dying to buy a boat.

We have our second visitor coming this week!!! YAYYYYYYYYY So who is next? A quick flight and we can show you paradise :)

It has been a long time

I have not updated this in awhile. We have been in the middle of a move to Washington. I have to say I went into this move with no expectations. I was leaving all my Young Life crew which has been my life the last four years. We are also close with our families and leaving them is soooo hard. Another scary thing was leaving my house. I felt like I was walking away from everything,

but....... after being here a month I can say we left a lot but God has great things in store for us here. We got here and I saw all the furniture crammed in the house and started balling. I was so overwhelmed. Thank God my parents were here to help. My dad is such a fix it guy and was here to make a 20 year old house feel new. My mom spent days helping clean and organize. I can say we had this place practically put together in 2 weeks. Which was awesome because we got to be tourist every weekend. We have been to so many amazing State Parks, The Islands, The Mountains, and Lakes. It has been so surreal. Everyone told us the weather was horrible but I have to say the weather is amazing even when it is raining. There is just so much beauty in the green grass and trees. I love looking at the clouds uncover the snow capped mountains. We are 20 minuted from the beach, 45 minuted from skiing, and I would have to say minutes away from some of the best camping in the world. We also live in an older home but the view makes the home feel humble and homey.

We have already found a church that fits us perfectly. We are looking forward to getting involved and developing lasting friendships. We also reached out to the local Young Life chapter, that is a whole different post, but I am so curious to see what God has in store for us there.

Tyler loves it!! He is such a little outdoors boy. He loves fishing, the water, and digging in the dirt. We are living outside these days trying to soak up all the sun we can before the rainy season. We are going camping next weekend and I just know he is going to have the time of his life.

Even though we are having a great time we miss all our friends and family so much. We will be back in Texas in November and look forward to seeing each and everyone of you.

Tyler's truck it is just like daddy's

Papa and Tyler looking at all the wild animals that we could see 2 feet away. Amazing!!!

Tyler helping fix the house. So cute. He is such a helper these days.

One of the many beauties here. We have so much more exploring to do and more family time to do it. We are surely loving life!