Tyson update, waterpark, and cute pictures

Tyson update: Tyson loves all things with motors. He is obsessed with choo choos. We don't even own a choo choo but he still loves them. His favorite movie at the moment is Anastasia because it has a train. (We don't own very many movies so he doesn't have very much to choose from.) He also loves elephants, eyes, cookies, babies, and stars. He calls himself Tysey. We think it's adorable so we've started to call him Tysey too. His vocabulary is growing every day. He copies what we say and now puts words together. It's pretty fun! He's starting to pick up on counting and colors but is hit and miss. He is very crafty. He colors and plays with playdough for about an hour every day. He also loves puzzles and not just the wooden baby puzzles. He has a couple of cardboard puzzles that he can put together with a little bit of help. He's soooo much fun when he's happy which we're lucky is most of the time. We love our Tysey! I love it when he lets me do his hair. Doesn't happen very often! One day Daddy was volunteering at a child dental health fair at the mall. Tyson and I played at the mall while daddy did his thing. They have this giant green dinosaur that Tyson loved to look at but not get too close to. At one point Thayne put on the dinosaur costume and Tyson was very confused. He still wouldn't touch or hug the dinasaur even though daddy was in it. He learned to say dinosaur and likes to point them out ever since the day at the mall.

Thayne had a day off of school for a holiday in January so we went to a waterpark with some friends. I love indoor waterparks (so does Tyson). We had lots of fun with our friends and playing in the water. The water could have been much warmer but we still had fun. Tyson wanted to go down the big slides even though he was too little.

Buffalo is famous for its horrible winters and tons of snow. We feel like this is the place to be this winter. Washington DC has had a lot more snow than us this year. (I say this even though we're supposed to be pounded with snow this weekend.) Thayne hates shoveling. Tyson loves it.

Tyson has become such a social child. He loves his friends. If he's being difficult I can use his buddies as leverage. His favorite friend is Hugh. They are frienemies. They fight just as much as they get along but they do love each other. Tyson calls him "who" and anytime I say we are going to go see friends he always asks if its "who." He even calls Hugh on his pretend phone multiple times every day. Here they are playing on Tyson's bed and at breakfast for Hugh's mommy. (Tyson has his back to the camera. Yes, he is wearing a tool belt. Such a little man.)