The Move to Seattle

Here is an update on our move to Seattle. It looks like we should be up there by June. We have not had any luck on selling the house. (only one person has looked at it) So we are deciding to lease it. The house is going up for lease today. We are competing with a property on our street that is unusually low and has been siting there for awhile. Please pray for us. The traveling is really getting to Aaron. Being up in Seattle will take a huge load off of him. I am really excited and ready to get this thing rolling. I search for houses daily in Seattle! I am ready for our new adventure in life!

San Fran and Lake Tahoe

We planned a family trip on Aaron's points and flyer miles. We were gone for 10 days. Tyler was great on the flights. The flight there was 6 hours!! He did good but it was exhausting keeping him entertained. I had a direct flight on the way back in first class and it was awesome. Tyler was an angel. I could not believe it. I flew back alone with him.

We went to San Francisco first and I lovvvved it. Next time I will not take Tyler and do a romantic weekend with Aaron but I made the best of the trip with him. We stayed in an amazing hotel downtown. Aaron worked during the day and I found a few things to entertain him. We walked down to the Warf everyday. We went to the aquarium and fed the birds. We also saw the sea lions sun bathing. Tons of fun. That weekend we met up with my sister and her family and drove to Tahoe. Wow can I say amazing. We skied and played at the lake. We even went bowling one day. We had a blast!! Thanks Stephanie and Gary for letting us crash your vacation. Love you guys.

Bowling! Tyler looooooooooved it.

These ducks were the prettiest ducks I have ever seen!

My wonderful sister and her family!

He is going to be my little snow boarder someday

Lake Tahoe is 100 time better than Colorado!!

Aaron fixed his hair that day!

My dad thinks he is an Indian Cheif

My brother-in-law! Tyler loves him.

Tyler is so cool in his shades

He loved the aquarium

Snow Snow And More Snow

It has snowed here a lot this year and Tyler loves it. We have a dog door and I could not keep him from going outside all day. He would even put on his own shoes before he crawled out. Check out the pictures below from the snow day we had weeks ago.

Ginger and Jack are best friends these days. They play all day long together. She is still a pain. But kinda cute ;)

Tyler and Dada's snowman. We never put the eyes and mouth on it.

He kept eating the snow.

The crew playing it was a perfect day.

I found him outside in his diaper. He didn't even care.

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.