new loves

Tyson started swimming lessons. He likes to play with the toys more than he likes to practice swimming. There isn't much structure in the lessons so we've been practicing on our own. Tyson has turned in to a fish! After swimming one day Tyson was a few feet away and I was changing and wasn't watching him super close. This is what he did.We love to watch the airplanes take off. There's a nice grassy area behind the airport. Tyson was crying in the middle of the night a couple nights ago. I checked on him and asked him why he was crying. I thought he was having a nightmare but he said he wanted to go watch the airplanes. My sense of humor was much better the next morning than it was in the middle of the night.One night while we were there, they let Tyson sit in a helicopter. He was in heaven.

dirty boy

"Never seen a horse with 2 rear ends!" All of you Aladdin movie-quoter's should know that one and this car reminds me of that quote. Don't know if it actually runs. It's always parked in the same spot when we drive by. There's actually a steering wheel on each end of the car. Tyson has gone through a dirty phase lately. Every time we go anywhere this is what he looks like when we're headed home. I don't mind so much. I think Thayne sometimes is a bit embarrassed over our homeless looking child. This day we were at the zoo. He was playing in the bone digging area. None of the other kids came even close to getting this dirty.

best friends

Tyson LOVES Lexi and she LOVES him back. It makes me so happy I had a second child. I was so nervous about 2. Sometimes I feel bad for Tyson because when he was a baby he didn't have an older sibbling to watch constantly and be entertained. Lucky Lexi!

I'm potty training Tyson again. He's totally getting it this time and it only took a day to feel like he was catching on. Doesn't mean we don't have accidents because we do. He really worries me when he doesn't use the potty for hours. I feel like we have to be on the potty every 10 minutes when that's the situation. Tomorrow we are venturing outside for the first time with no diaper. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty nervous. Here are some cute, random pictures of the family:

Family pictures 2010

Utah 2010

We had a great vacation in Utah. It was relaxing and so fun!Even Lexi had a good time.We played games, hiked the Y, went to St. George, celebrated grandma's birthday, went to a fabulous reception, saw old roommates, ate out, went swimming, had fun with siblings, cousins, and grandparents. Tyson asks to go to grandpa and grandpa's house everyday. He LOVES it there. Their toy room is much better than his room at home. Plus, they have a dog. What else could a 2 year old want? Tyson got sick while we were out there and had plenty of tantrums but he loved it. I finally got a hold of his asthma doctor and got his prescription filled. Daddy carried him up and down the mountain when we hiked the Y. I guess he was exhausted from being carried and decided to sleep most of the way down.

Since our flight was overbooked, we volunteered to be bumped on the "airtrain" ride home and so delta will be paying for our flights next time we travel! Thanks Delta! Which should save us a lot of money since Thayne is applying to specialize and will hopefully be traveling for interviews. We were stuck in the Detroit airport and had a ton of fun. They have a train so Tyson was in heaven. He fell asleep right before we got to Detroit so we carried Lexi and put Tyson in her baby seat. He slept there for a couple of hours. Delta also paid for our hotel room and food that night. We thought it was a great deal.

Since coming home I have spent the last 4 days trying to potty train Tyson but have decided to give up for now. He was a good sport about the whole thing but really wasn't catching on so I've decided to give it some more time. He's never really shown interest in being potty trained I just figured he was old enough so like it or not he was going to learn. I'll probably try again in a month or so.

Miss Buffalo

We took a boat cruise out into the Buffalo harbor to celebrate Thayne finishing the boards. It was fun and we learned a lot about the Buffalo harbor. Tyson loved the boat. They had ashtrays set up for smokers on the bottom deck of the boat and Tyson must know that smoking is bad because he gathered up all the ashtrays and stacked them. Occasionally somebody else would come along and put them back out but Tyson didn't disappoint. He would gather them up and put them away again.

Tyson and Lexi are starting to interract more. Lexi watches Tyson constantly. He usually doesn't give her much attention but lately I've caught him giving her kisses or tickling her feet.

We just got back from vacation in Utah but before I'm allowed to blog about vacation I have to put some pictures up from before vacation. We spent the 4th of July with some friends. Eric BBQed some amazing chicken and we all had a great time visiting and letting the kids try out sparklers.

Tyson loves the movie Ratatouille. He likes to put a food item in each hand. He puts them both in his mouth, closes his eyes, and pretends like he is Emile (sp?). Pretty funny to watch. The video at the bottom of this post portrays it a little better. Thayne took his second set of dental boards and PASSED!! Yay! This should help alleviate the stress this last year of dental school. This is how Thayne felt after putting in really long hours of studying. This is Tyson acting like daddy.Tyson got a new bike and he refuses to pedal. Sometimes we tie a rope to his bike and pull him around. He prefers to not have our help. This is how he smiles for the camera.