So many fun things going on!

Tyler has less than a month before he turns one. Incredible! It's been awhile since the last post so you will see some pictures from the 4th of July and from this past weekend. On the 4th we had a party at our house. We had a good number of people and it was fun hanging out and eating good food. Then that weekend we went to a surprise retirement party for Dan's relative. It was good to see his extended family and again there was good food! This past weekend we went to a hot air balloon show. It was fun to see all the different balloons and watch them take off. Of course Tyler had no idea what was going on. He just sat on the blanket and played with his toys.

Tyler is pulling up on everything now. He's quite a pro at it. He will also stand by himself for a few seconds. He can walk behind one of his toys too, he's just a little unsteady. I'm not ready for him to walk, I just got used to him crawling! We're still working on that darn sippy cup. He's just not interested right now.

The yummy dessert I made for the party

A family pic

Dan and our friend Nate discussing how the farm animal magnet works

Tyler up close

Tyler with Aunt Holly

Balloons getting ready for take off

Ballons in the sky

A very colorful balloon

There were some unusual balloons

Tyler hanging out (anything and everything goes in his mouth)

Tyler with mommy

Tyler with daddy

Wow! Another post already!

I know, it's a blogger miracle! Or we just had a busy weekend with lots of picture taking. Last week Tyler hit 10 months. scary. Over the weekend we went to Dan's nephew's (Hunter) high school graduation open house in Cedar Rapids. We haven't seen Hunter or his sister Whitney in a long time. It was the first time for them to meet Tyler. They sure have changed! That was Saturday, on Sunday we went for a boat ride. The boat belonged to Dan's brother's wife's parents. Got that? They also have a lake cabin that we had lunch at. It was nice...I always enjoy a boat ride. The kids seemed to enjoy it too. Although it was during Tyler's nap time so he got a little cranky towards the end.

On Saturday Tyler started picking up food and putting it in his mouth. I'm so proud of him! I had been working with him on it for awhile now and he never seemed to have any interest. Next to work on is the sippy cup!

His 10 month picture. It's getting harder to get the picture. He won't sit still and he always tries to eat the sign.

Tyler says, "I love getting a bath!"

Grandpa helping him walk

He has only pulled up a couple times. He likes to put one leg up though, teasing us, like he's gonna do it.

It's the new style of hat for babies!

Me, Dan, Whitney, and Hunter

Tyler is fascinated by Owen's silliness

"Help! I'm drowning in my life jacket!"

Brandon driving the boat

Tyler and grandma on the boat (with Ariana to the left and Brandon to the right)

"Ahhhhh. I love the wind in my hair."