Tyson turned 1 this week and so we got to party!! Tyson and I went to the zoo with some friends and he went on his first carousel ride. He loved it. Tyson enjoys the zoo more every time we go. I think he's finally starting to notice the animals. You didn't know you go to the zoo for anything else, huh? Tyson loves the playground there and he loves watching the other kids.
Here he is with his friend Rylee.
When Daddy got home we went to McDonalds for Tyson to get his first happy meal. The kid was all smiles. He ate one chicken nugget and maybe 30%of his fries. He drank all of his apple juice.
He was more than ready to play when we were done eating. He had a hard time getting down the big kid slide so we switched to the little kid's slide after that.
He can go up and down the slide all by himself. He loves it. Usually he ends up going down head first. Here's a picture of our happy, little one year old in his new big boy seat after McDonalds.
We had cake and opened presents when we got home. I was going to make him a fun cake but I found out that our local grocery store gives babies a free cake when they turn 1. Here's the cute family getting ready to blow out the candle. Notice Tyson has a small sunburn after the zoo. I gotta get the kid a little bit more exposure to sun before summer hits.
When Daddy got home we went to McDonalds for Tyson to get his first happy meal. The kid was all smiles. He ate one chicken nugget and maybe 30%of his fries. He drank all of his apple juice.
He can go up and down the slide all by himself. He loves it. Usually he ends up going down head first. Here's a picture of our happy, little one year old in his new big boy seat after McDonalds.
We had cake and opened presents when we got home. I was going to make him a fun cake but I found out that our local grocery store gives babies a free cake when they turn 1. Here's the cute family getting ready to blow out the candle. Notice Tyson has a small sunburn after the zoo. I gotta get the kid a little bit more exposure to sun before summer hits.
I learned a new color of poo the day after Tyson's birthday. If you look at the frosting on Tyson's face in the previous pictures you'll notice his poo is the same color. So funny!
Then on Monday we went to Red Robin and Cold Stone 
as part of the birthday club. The only thing we had to pay for was whatever I ate. It was great! I think we'll start doing this every year. There are so many restaurants that offer a free meal on or around your birthday.
The funny part is that only a couple of the boys on the team are members. One of the boys recruited his friends to come play. They're a good group of boys and had a lot of success and fun this year. Personally, I'm always a little relieved when basketball season ends. Thayne has a big calling on Sundays and Wednesday nights but during basketball season he is also gone a lot of Saturday mornings helping to coach the team.
We both love working with the youth. However, recently I was released and put in the primary. I really miss the girls but primary is a lot easier and less time intensive (Wednesday nights were tough on Tyson). Tyson and I are loving primary. Since Thayne is still the Young Men president, we still get to see the Young Women a lot too.
and Tuesday we headed to Erie to hit up Splash Lagoon (basically an indoor 7 peaks). We stayed through Wednesday and had so much fun. Tyson loved the water. Come visit us and we can take another trip to Splash Lagoon.
