Grandma and Grandpa visit

We've had a busy month of July. My parents came to visit for the last 3 1/2 weeks. Tyson loved the attention and Thayne and I loved the company and all the free babysitting. We did so many different things. We went to the zoo a couple of times. We went to the mall and to story time. Tyson's favorite part was the escalator riding. We had a fun father's day. Of course we went to Niagara Fall's and Palmyra a couple of times. The Palmyra Pageant got rained out so we only got to see half of the pageant. We ran into my cousin Ben's family and a friend from our freshman ward. That's one of my favorite parts about being so close to pageant - we run into so many friends. We went strawberry picking. Tyson loves strawberries. We went to the movies, to dinner, and mini golfing. My dad and I spent a week refinishing our hardwood floors and painting the pink garage (with some help from the young men in the ward). We went to Fort Erie and had a BBQ on the beach.

We played a lot of spades and settlers. We also continued to train for a 5k. After my parents left, Tyson had his friend Brielle sleepover while her parents went to Toronto for a night. They had a lot of fun. I felt like we had twins. Tyson does not share very well with her and is starting to show attitude.Thayne takes his first set of dental boards this Thursday and we leave for Maryland on Friday and then to disneyworld next week. Wahoo!!!! I'm so excited.

Why is mommy cooler than daddy?

Because when mommy is around, look what I get to play with! Here's how we play dressup when daddy is around.

Who knew a cemetary could be so fun?

Recently we went to Forest Lawn Cemetary on a Sunday afternoon when we were looking for a nice walk. Little did we know that it was the coolest cemetary EVER! Here's a few pictures of President Milliard Fillmore's grave. We're going to take my dad tomorrow and he's going to love it!

Daddy the dentist

Thayne is officially my dentist. I went in for my first 2 appointments lately. He did a great job. I still have another appointment left (he found a cavity). So far after 5 hours at the dentist my teeth are officially clean. It takes forever at the dental school. They do everything at least twice and there's lots of down time. He's worked so hard to get to this point. He was very gentle and professional. It was really weird when he would ask about my medical history. It was hard to keep serious when he would ask things like "Do you smoke?" or "Do you have an STD?"

Here we are with our camera man Brent. It's all seriousness at the dental school.

Funny boy

Tyson has been getting funnier and funnier lately. He loves to put on daddy's sunglasses (which he broke last week along with our VCR) and our shoes. He also carries around daddy's BYU (go BYU!!) hat. He is such a funny boy.Recently we visited Cindy, our realtor. Cindy has dogs instead of grandkids. Tyson found one of the dogbones and would let the dog chew on the end of the bone. Then he would chew on it himself. Mmmmm. . . yummy! :)

We had fun at Daddy's dental school BBQ. Tyson loved looking at the boats in the marina. Okay, so I think we actually enjoyed it more.

Tyson's food ended up in my lap. He sneaks food under the table when he doesn't like what he is given. He doesn't think we see him. He is one sneaky boy!Daddy made wiffy breakfast in bed. I know I'm on the couch. I had to wake up early with Tyson who was teething and wouldn't sleep unless I was holding him. I end up on the couch when I have to get up and help Tyson in the middle of the night. Luckily it doesn't happen very often. He's usually a great sleeper.

We have been to so many birthday parties lately! Tyson has had so much fun playing with all his friends on their special day. The last party we went to was for his friend Hayden. He got his first sucker and birthday hat.

Here is Tyson with Hayden at our favorite grocery store. Wegman's gives you a balloon and cookie and lets you drive the car. Tyson loves it. He is so happy in his little car.

new diapers = plumber pants

I've been a diaper snot ever since Tyson was born. I would only buy pampers. Tyson would leak out of everything else. Recently I decided to try cheaper diapers. They have worked fine (most of the time) except for they just don't fit as well. As a result this is the scene around our house lately. I love his little bum!

Camping!

We were able to camp with some friends this weekend. We almost didn't end up going because it was memorial day weekend and we couldn't find a campsite. We were able to get one at the last minute and go with some fun friends. Tyson is all boy. He loved getting dirty and wanted to play in the fire. Our friends had this cute little chair that he couldn't figure out how to get out of. I kept putting him in it so he would quit eating dirt and rocks.
He looks so cute in his little chair.

Tyson loved the tent.
We weren't "roughing" it while camping. Our campground had a park and a pool. It's not my idea of camping but it was the only thing we could find. If Tyson could talk, I'm pretty sure he would tell you it was the best day of his life.

The next morning we went to hike around some swamplands. It was pretty cool. There were tons of cool creepy, crawly things and lots of vegetation. This next picture is one of my favorites of Tyson and I.