A year already! This morning I looked back over the year with Tyler, telling him all the things he has accomplished. Smiling, grabbing for toys, laughing, rolling over, sitting up, cutting teeth, crawling, and pulling himself up onto everything. So much in one year! We celebrated the day by recovering from the flu which means lots of sleeping and general fussiness. Dad decided to get the flu last night so he stayed home with us! Wasn't that nice of him? We didn't see too much of him though. Actually, we purposely stayed away! We're ready for this flu to leave the house! We'll be able to celebrate in a week at his party though. Hopefully we'll all be recovered. Tomorrow we go to the doctor for his one year checkup. I'm sure the flu hasn't helped with any weight gain. I know for me it's been a nice way to shed a few pounds.
Tyler and mommy are leaving for Indiana tomorrow so we had to update the blog because we have so many pictures and I'm sure we'll get a lot more in Indiana! Last weekend we went to the annual get together with Dan's mom's side of the family at Lake Panorama. It's always a fun time. Last year I was incredibly pregnant and very hot and swollen. Needless to say I was much more comfortable this year. Today we went to the Iowa State Fair. It is a HUGE deal in Iowa and it was our first time (even for Dan who has lived in Iowa 28 years!). The weather was great and the crowds were minimal so it was a good time. We had some yummy food and saw A LOT of animals. Tyler held up pretty well. We all crashed when we got home though.
Tyler and his friend Jude chilling (while mommy and her friend enjoyed cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory)
I got some cute baby butt pictures of Tyler but Dan wouldn't let me post them so I edited one a bit
Mommy put this silly hat on Tyler and took a lot of pictures. For some reason he didn't seem to mind the hat.
Tyler enjoying his cousin's toy room
This is how I'm going to pack Tyler for the trip. It will be so much easier for me.
State Fair pictures!
The chainsaw guy in phases...
What could it be??? Unfortunately, we had to leave before he was done so we have no idea!
Tyler relaxin' while watching the chainsaw guy
We started off our State Fair eating with a corn dog (forgot to take a picture)
Megan eating a salted nutroll (so yummy!) I was trying to smile in this picture but unfortunately some carmel stuck my lip to my teeth.
Then we moved on to a funnel cake topped with strawberries!
Then, who walks by while we're eating our funnel cake but George Stephanopoulos! In town for the Democratic debates. Sorry for the weird picture, people kept getting in my way. He's a tad overdressed for the fair. Probably wasn't heading for the swine barn.
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)
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)
Tyler enjoying his cousin's toy room
What could it be??? Unfortunately, we had to leave before he was done so we have no idea!
