Bowling fun

It seems that bowling is a tradition in our family over the Christmas holidays. We thought Tyson would love bowling and he did for a little bit. He would get so excited but wouldn't help push the ball toward the pins like we wanted him to. This is the face that he would have after the ball was released. Doesn't he look like daddy! Then he would patiently wait his turn. Don't you love his bowling shoes? He lasted 4 or 5 frames and then decided the arcade was WAY COOLER than boring bowling until I bribed him with a sugar cookie to stay by us so we could finish bowling. It was a fun experience but I was hoping Tyson's attention span would last a little longer. I'm a great bowler when I'm pregnant. I don't know why I can't bowl like this normally but both times that I've been bowling while pregnant I was awesome. Thayne's score is pretty good too.

Big news for the Gardner family

Thayne's soccer team almost won their intramural championship. They were ahead for most of the game but ended up losing. Thayne was disappointed. I'm not sad to see the season go. Most of their games started at 10:30 or 11:30 at night and I don't sleep well when Thayne's not home. He had a lot of fun playing with the other boys.
Tyson also has some big news to share. He's getting a little sister in a little over 3 months (were due the 2nd week of April). He loves babies so hopefully that will help him make the transition to sharing mom and dad. We didn't announce on our blog earlier because we didn't tell my parents until we saw them at Christmas. The first trimester was a lot worse for me this time around. I didn't feel very good until I was around 19 weeks. I'm already starting to get really tired again but I sleep whenever Tyson takes a nap and it helps me to make it. I popped out when we went to Utah. Must have been all the Cafe Rio that helped me put on weight. I'm nervous to take on two kids but I think Tyson will love having another sibling. Labor doesn't scare me this time around like it did last time but I hate thinking I can't see Tyson while I'm in the hospital. (They won't let kids come to the hospital because of H1N1.) I stress just thinking about it. I also had a bit of baby blues/postpartom last time and so I'm hoping that won't hit this time. Wish us luck but we're excited to see our little lady!

Meeting Santa

I love the holidays. I love that we get to see family and play so much. I love that people give gifts and show each other how much they care. I love that Christmas is about baby Jesus. I love the look on Tyson's face when he gets new toys. I love the snow at Christmas (but not after). I love the whole month of December. Tyson and I had a lot of fun at a couple different events meeting Santa. The first time was at the mall. They have a fabulous FREE Breakfast with Santa event. They give the kids breakfast, balloons, a gift, a carousel ride, blow bubbles, and have face painting. Tyson didn't love Santa but he thought Frosty was pretty cool.Even though the mall had so many fun events, Tyson wanted to play in this stroller car. The second time Tyson met Santa was a lot more fun for him. Our realtor invited us to a meet Santa event at work. He was a little scared at first but he was one of the only kids there so Santa and Tyson played hide-and-go-seek and tag. It was fun watching Tyson chase Santa with his doggy balloon. He wouldn't leave Santa's side once he realized how fun he was (and he found the basket of candy canes sat right beside Santa).

Our silly boy

Tyson has been a handful lately but we've still managed to catch our little crazy man doing some funny things.

Tyson and his friend Hugh. They fight over toys most of the time when they play together but all through sacrament yesterday Tyson kept saying, "Hugh."If he loves Hugh so much, why won't they play nice? Here he is with a bucket on his head. He won't wear a normal hat but he'll put everything else on his head and say "hat." Bags on his feet for shoes.Tyson loves these goofy glasses and I think he looks adorable.This one is of Thayne being a silly boy. We watched the BYU football game with some friends and they had this awesome blue wig.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. We started the week by going to the temple and stayed in Palmyra for the night with our friends, the Leighs. We love our overnight getaways from school and since we can't be with family we try to make the most of our holidays. Tyson learned how to climb out of his pack-n-play and so we all got less sleep than we wanted. He was very difficult the next day so we decided not to go to the children's museum like we previously planned and just went swimming at the hotel.
We spent Thanksgiving with some of our favorite people. (We're missing the Nielsens in this picture. I don't have pictures of the feast. I didn't have my camera on me the whole time.)The food was amazing! Maybe I was starving by the time we finally ate or maybe the food was that good but I think it was the best Thanksgiving food I've ever had. Thayne would disagree. He started to get sick on Thanksgiving and so he had a hard time tasting anything. I on the other hand loved everything and ate way more than I should.
The weather was beautiful in November. It didn't snow here till December 1st and we were LOVING the 50's and 60's that we got for the majority of the month. Buffalo is known for LONG winters so we're grateful that the cold waited a little bit before it set in. Since Thanksgiving we have all caught the dreaded cold. First Thayne on Thanksgiving, then Tyson, and now me. Tyson also had 2 teeth come in and he has been miserable, grouchy, and whiny. It seems like we got through the worst of it because he is our happy boy once again.

Gwen's wedding

Thayne's sister got married last month in Maryland. Thayne, Tyson, and I flew down for the weekend wedding. It was crazy with all 9 siblings together but fun to see everybody. I love Tyson's suit for the reception. Doesn't he look smashing? The boys: Thayne and his 4 brothers with the bride. The girls: 4 sisters and 4 in-laws.

Halloween Fun

We had a fun halloween. Tyson still doesn't understand the whole trick or treating stuff but he loves the candy. Tyson was a bat this year. One of his best friends was also a bat (his mom and I shop the same clearance sales). I was a cow and Thayne was the trigeminol(sp?) nerve. Don't worry if you don't get that. We went to our ward's party and then to the mall for their trick or treating activity. Thayne and I also went to an adult party. We gotta be more creative with our costumes next year. We struggle coming up with costumes for us.

We fed the missionaries on Halloween night. We played some tricks on them and had spooky spaghetti. We also swapped the drink for jello. Earlier in the week I stole an idea from a friend and we had grave yard shepherd's pie. I love making these fun meals.