Fall Festival

Last Wednesday evening we brought Tyler to the Fall Festival at our church. There were lots of games and activities for the kids. We enjoyed cotton candy, popcorn, hotdogs, and of course some candy while there.

playing with the bean bags

look at that dunk!

the skit

18 Month Check-Up

Tyler went to the pediatrician's office today for his 18 month check-up. He only got 1 shot....Hepatitis A. They were out of flu vaccines so we have to go back once they receive the next shipment. Tyler was such a trooper and barely cried at all! He weighed 24 lbs. 8 ozs. and was 32.75" tall. This put him at the 30th percentile for weight and the 70th percentile for height! This is quite a jump from his last check-up, 3 months ago, when he was only in the 11th percentile for weight and the 50th for height. Our lil' cuddlebug definitely hit a growth spurt, and is becoming more and more interested in foods he wouldn't consider eating several months ago. The doctor was pleased with Tyler's growth, development, and health. We are so thankful for a healthy and happy little boy!

Below are a few recent pictures of Tyler for your viewing pleasure ;-).

he sure does look like Dada in this shot!

this is one of the cool editing options in my new camera

the classic "tyler look" with the 2 fingers in position

18 Months

Tyler turned 18 months old today!!! He is growing up so fast! We cannot believe he is halfway to being a 2 year old! Here is a picture of Tyler the day he turned 2 weeks old......where has the time gone?

Orange vs. Purple Scrimmage

The annual Orange vs. Purple basketball scrimmage was last night. The purple team won 3 out of 4 "games". We were especially impressed with Tanner Smith's performance.....very consistent and solid. It was Tyler's first Clemson basketball experience. He seemed to enjoy it, but also found the folding seats just as entertaining.

tip-off

some of the action

Elmo Wrestling

Tyler loves Elmo.......and he likes to wrestle with Elmo! Ben was always played rough with Tyler and wrestled around with him so I guess Tyler decided he'd let Elmo in on the action too. It's really funny because he grunts and breathes heavily as though he's really giving it to Elmo. Of course they always end each round with a kiss to show their good sportsmanship!

pinned 'em

pinned 'em again

awwww...

Body Parts & Animal Sounds

Here is the updated video of Tyler pointing to his body parts and saying animal sounds.

Weekend Fun

Tyler spent Friday night and Saturday at Nana & Papa's house so that Momma & Dada could go to the Clemson football game baby-free. It was a good game for Tyler to miss due to the cold, rainy weather....again! Tyler had so much fun with Nana & Papa that it was obvious he was happy with the plans too. Clemson defeated Wake Forest 38-3 so that made up for the weather a little bit. We had a good time visiting with friends and tailgating.

We went to Austin's 1st birthday party on Sunday. Austin is Tyler's best friend. Tyler thoroughly enjoyed the party.....he's always glad to see his friend. After the party we went directly over to Brian & Anna's house for a family day with the Johnsons. Ben's parents, Abbey, & Andy were here visiting from AZ. We had a pizza eating contest.....and Andy was the winner!

I recently got a new Nikon DSLR camera and so far I absolutely love it!! My parents knew I'd been looking into getting one (researching, comparing, talking to others with SLRs) and insisted that they would buy it for me as an early birthday/Christmas gift! What a great gift!!! Thank you so much Mom & Daddy! I've been experimenting and the 1st two pictures below are some of my favorites so far!

close up of our cuddlebug

look at that perfect pose.......model material

Momma & Dada @ the game

isn't it beautiful

Austin's 1st birthday party

Yay....empty box

Austin enjoying his cake

Lucinda & Trey playing ping-pong

Tyler looks guilty and everyone else looks stuffed after the pizza eating contest