Weekdays

Tyler is so much fun these days. He is really trying to talk. He calls Dora the Explorer "backpack" and he lovesssss the show. He calls balloons "baza baza". He also begs at the freezer for "wafs" which are waffles. (He will eat 4 in one sitting. They don't even have to have syrup on them. He loves hem so much.)

I just don't want to forget these moments like when he stands on his stool to brush his teeth and the way he dances and jams to songs he likes. I don't video enough and know I am going to regret it later. Tonight I watched him pull down all his books and pretend like he was reading them. He even kissed them good night (we do that every night.)

It is really hard being a stay at home mom (alone all week) but I am so blessed to have such an amazing son. I cherish all the moments I spend with the little guy and as hard as the weeks get I always look forward to hanging out with him again the next day...

Thank you Tyler for making my long week go by so fast.

Ideas for SAHM's in Mckinney

I am listing some of the fun things I have found around the area to do with Tyler during the day.

It gets lonely and boring sometimes being a Stay at Home Mom and I haven't found a specific site that gives you ideas. These things are to remind me of what I can do during the week. I also hope it helps others come up with some ideas to play with your little one.

• Mckinney Public Library has weekly/daily songs and story time
• Towne Lake Park to feed the ducks
• Aviation Park to watch the planes take off and play on the splash pad
• Stonebridge park for the toddler slides
• Adriatica lake for a stroll it also leads to the toddler park
• The Zone for the bounce house
• Stonebriar and Willowbend Mall for the toddler play area (Willowbend is play area is bigger)
• Chick-fil-a for free ice cream when you trade in the kids meal toy
• Mckinney Meetup for playgroups
• Churches for Mother's Day Out, Connections, and M.O.P.'s groups
• Kid to Kid to find cheap toys, books, and clothes
• Lewisville Lake (Hidden Cove) great place for bike rides, picnics and doggy play
• The Village in Allen for frozen yogurt,shopping,food and playtime in the Texas maze and little town
• Watter's Creek for shopping, food, and great sculptures for kids to play on.
• Mommy and Me Gymnastics (We go to Texas Star on 380)
• Firetown in Frisco at the Frisco fire department.

Back on Track

Wow sorry it has been awhile. The holidays always take over my life every year. We have had a blast lately though. Christmas was so much fun. We hosted both families on different weekends and enjoyed every minute of it. We also had the best YL Christmas party yet. This year we discovered Deerfield which is an amazing subdivision in Plano that has one of the best light displays that I have seen. We spent New Years with some old friends and had a great time. Tyler loves being around lots of people. He has become a character these day.

The last few months have brought some great snow days. I am not sure if Aaron or Tyler had more fun in them. I woke up one morning to a small snowman on my doorstep. Aaron still denies he built it with a little chuckle under his breath.

Tyler is growing up so fast too! He has his own opinions about what he likes and it blows my mind. He picks his books to read, night night songs, and even where my hands are placed when I hold him in the rocking chair. He is very picky about his food too. He also has learned the word no and says it all the time. He is such a joy though and so much fun. He loves to dance and laugh. He is also a little show off.

Here are a few pictures of the last few months.

Young Life Christmas Party

Aaron Playing in the Snow

Snow on Christmas

Christmas Morning

Aaron won us a trip to New York through his company. It was a blast. But, we were so ready to come home. Aaron got way to confident about walking across streets and almost got hit by a car a few different times. I loved Central Park. We ate in Little Italy,had a spa day, and spent a lot of time on Time Square. What a fun place to visit. The only bad thing is I had to go without Tyler for 4 days. I cried when I left him with my sister-in-law. He did great though. He loved being with his cousins.

Fall Fun

We signed Tyler up for gymnastics. It is the highlight of my week. He loves it and it is great exercise for me. He already knows how to hang form the bars, walk on the balance beam, and do a forward roll.

Our new little girl. We adopted a small golden mix that was about to be put down. She is fitting right in.

Boo at the zoo was a blast. Tyler loves animals and public places we had a blast.

I thought this was the cutest picture. It was an old carriage. That they had setup for pictures.

Happy Anniversary

Wow it has been 4 years! Last weekend Aaron and I went to Lake Ray Hubbard. We stayed at the Hilton there and ate at a fabulous place name Blue Caynon. We had a blast. It was very beautiful and romantic. I feel so blessed to have the most amazing husband. He is so thoughtful and caring. Aaron is such a hard worker and great father. He makes me a better person. I look forward to the next 50 years. The best part of the weekend is we found out we won a trip to New York in November. So it looks like the anniversary isn't over yet.

17 Months

Tyler is growing so fast. We have had fun with him lately. He talks a lot but sticks to his favorite words and sayings. He thinks everything is a ball. If it is round it is a ball. If it is an animal it is a dog and if he wants something, he points and says "more, more" repeatedly! It is cute but I promise sometimes I want to scream nooooo that bird is not a dog and that pumpkin is not a ball and nooooo you can not have more m&m's. Ha Ha

I know it is preparing me for the "what is that and why stage"

I am always looking for fun things to do with Tyler and here are a few pics from the last few events.

We went to a pumpkin patch. He was so excited because he thought it was a field of balls. He kept bringing me pumpkins.

(For all of you that live in the Mckinney area one of our YL kids owns the pumpkin patch on Preston in Frisco. "not the one at the church" Go support him! ;) He is a good kid.)

My dad loves to come hang out with his boy. We took him up to Stonebriar Mall and he loved the merry-go-round but my dad had just as much fun as he did.

I posted this picture because he is smiling in his highchair which is not normal since this kid hates to eat. He does not like anything unless it is sugar filled. He also has figured out how to get unbuckled and stand on top of his tray. I walked away for a few secs and almost had a heart attack when I saw him balancing on top of the high chair.