Author: Amanda

The beginning of summer was marked by Tyson’s “Bridging Ceremony” (pre-K graduation – photos here). A casual affair, but I bawled none the less. I can’t even image how I’ll be on his first day of Kindergarten! Speaking of, he is still (#3) on the waiting list for our elementary school of choice, but we did go ahead and enroll at another school in the area. In the meantime, he is enjoying summer camp, which is basically pre-K with field trips. Travis and I have bravely volunteered to take turns chaperoning. There is nothing better than trying to herd 27 5-year-olds around the zoo to make you appreciate your day job…

We took our big vacation to Arizona last month. The first half of the trip was in Scottsdale, where we visited our good family friend, Lee. The very first morning, Tyson touched a cactus (his story: “I was just standing there and it moved towards me”). Luckily that was the only misadventure in our adventure. We explored Old Town Scottsdale, toured Taliesin West (Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home/architecture school), went to the Musical Instrument Museum, and spent a day at a Ghost Town. There were lots of margaritas and trips to the pool scattered in between. Did I mention there was a record breaking heat wave while we were there – triple digit temperatures every day? The second half of the trip was in Sedona. The red rocks are truly amazing to see and Travis enjoyed a few photo expeditions. One day we took the Grand Canyon Train to…well, the Grand Canyon – that was definitely the way to go. On our final day, we went on a Pink Jeep tour – off road, 4 wheeling on the red rocks. I don’t think we were quite prepared for just how “off road” it was! It was really fun and the views were breathtaking. Tyson seems to have a new respect for the color pink and declared that his favorite part of the trip (along with eating fried rattlesnake). Check out the pictures.

For Father’s Day, I arranged for us to go on a tour of the Delta hangers at the airport (our friend Jeff is a mechanic there). He let us climb all around and inside several planes – the size of everything is quite impressive. Click here to see.

Stay cool!

Hope everyone’s new year is off to a great start!

Before Christmas fades too far from our memories, we wanted to send out photos (click here). It was a pretty quiet and rainy Christmas for us. It was also pretty crafty! Tyson tie dyed t-shirts for all the grandparents. He loves a good project, so we found several decorating and baking activities for him too. This year, we added a second inflatable dinosaur to the family. I’ve entered the 10th tier of acceptance: obsession. Now I want to create an entire Dino holiday theme – picture pterodactyls pulling Santa’s sleigh…I can only dream.

Thus far, January has been exciting: saw the monster trucks again, had a little snow, and Tyson broke his foot. It happened at home when he jumped down the stairs – now he has a lovely blue cast for the next 3 weeks.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2016!

October seems to always be fun filled, and this year did not disappoint! We started the month off with Tyson’s birthday party (the big 5!) at the Peachtree Dekalb airport. The weather was unusually cold and rainy, but that did not hinder our dedicated party goers. I think the biggest hit was the donut birthday cake (party was in the morning).

The following weekend we were off to Orlando, where the weather was on the other end of the spectrum – hot and sunny. I had a conference at a Disney World resort (yes it was real and yes I attended all the meetings) The boys had no trouble entertaining themselves while I was off getting smarter. Of course we made time to spend at a couple of the parks. The last night, I caught up with them at EPCOT and we all rendezvoused with Danielle and family. Then it was back home to start some Halloween activities.

Another weekend we went to the Redbull Soapbox Derby – highly entertaining. It is fun to walk around the pits to see the cars and teams up close (before they get demolished coming down the track). One team had people sign their name on their car – we were able to spot Tyson’s name when they flew by!

Tyson lost his first tooth! The day he discovered it was loose, he was quick to let us know that he does NOT believe in the tooth fairy. However, the day it came out, he had a sudden change of heart and reversed his previous declaration…just in time to get a dollar under his pillow.

Halloween was fun with a festival at school during the day and a party at a friend’s house that night. Tyson’s choice of costume: pumpkin head, ghost tummy, bat arms, zombie hands, skeleton legs and vampire feet – not something I could pick up at Target! We pulled it together but I had to tell him no when he wanted to add a goblin tail right before we went trick or treating. My costume was simple by comparison – just a witch (please refrain from comments). Travis dressed up as himself…circa 1989! Good times.

Photos!

We ended the summer with a couple of road trips:

One quickie (back) to Chattanooga where we rendezvoused with Trav’s mom and Aunt Janet. His sister Vicki even made it up for the day!  The next morning we headed to Dollywood.

One long trip up North – 11 days through 9 states! First stop was New Jersey to visit Dianna and family (cousin time!), then to Maryland to see Grandpop and Grandmom (and a few short hours with Jenny), and finally over to Pennsylvania to meet up with mom and Ben!

Photos from the Chattanooga Trip

Photos from the NJ MD PA Trip

In January, I started a new job – Director of Clinical Research for Department of Pediatrics at Emory. I’m also now the PTA President at Tyson’s school. I’m on a serious power kick (haha). Travis has recently achieved one of this life long career goals – working from home full time (still with AT&T). Speaking of homes, we almost bought a new one a few months back. We thought we should be proactive and move to a better school district. We had a contract on a new place and then backed out after the inspection. The price, taxes, and dash of asbestos was just too much. After that roller coaster, we decided to stay put until next February – that’s when we’ll find out if Tyson gets into the local Charter school for Kindergarten. Fingers crossed!

So I’ll just give a brief overview of 2015 thus far:

Winter – photos here

• Monster Truck Jam
• No snow (except the fake stuff at Stone Mountain)
• Tyson started his first organized sport – indoor soccer
• Girl’s trip to Universal Studios

Spring – photos here

• Blue Man Group at the Fox Theater
• Tyson competed in a fishing derby (didn’t catch anything)
• Saw cool new exhibit at Botanical Gardens
• Renaissance Festival
• First Braves game with Danielle and family

Summer (thus far) – photos here

• Super fun trip to North Carolina mountains (rented a house with a stream in back, fire pit, it’s own playground including a slide off the deck!).
• Another round of soccer
• Weekend trip to Chattanooga to visit Uncle John, Aunt Sarah and cousin Laura
• PTA Board Retreat (aka girl’s trip to the lake)

Ho ho ho! There’s a chill in the air, the smell of cookies, the twinkling lights…isn’t it festive! Make yourself a cup of hot coco and enjoy the photos.

We’ve had an action packed fall as usual! We started September with a quick trip up to see Ben and squeezed in a day at Grandpop’s house. October was full of festivals and festivities! For Tyson’s 4th birthday, he requested a chocolate vanilla swirl cake with strawberries in the middle and red icing – seemed simple enough for me to handle. Well, after an entire bottle of red food color and icing that was only pink, we made a decision to go purple. Then after cutting into the cake, the strawberries in the middle made the whole top half slide off! So lesson learned – I am a Cook, not a baker (haha). Tyson’s big present was a new bike which he rides every chance he gets. Halloween was quite fun – Tyson decided to go as a vampire (even though he is not quite sure what one is).

Getting ready for the next holiday – the other morning I found 4 wild turkeys in our backyard…and a tabby cat thinking he could take one down. Although both mom and Travis suggested I shoot one for thanksgiving, I decided I’d rather buy one at the store. I chased away the stupid cat – be free, wild turkeys! And here are the photos.

Over the weekend we got the unique chance to watch a building implode! We had to get up super early to see it, but it was worth it! Check out the footage here.

Well, it was everything we thought it would be and more! I think it even converted Mom over to the ways of the Mouse. The ship was beautiful, service was amazing, food was excellent and of course the entertainment could not be beat. The kids were in heaven, between all the characters everywhere and the Oceaneer’s Club (a.k.a. Disney themed babysitting).

We traveled with our friends the Holtzmans, so Tyson had Austin and Kayla to play with. We were in the back of the ship while the grandmoms and their friends were up at the front. Our first stop was in Nassau. We stayed on the boat (since Tyson wasn’t really interested in duty free shopping) and instead enjoyed the pools and waterslide. The next day we were at Castaway Cay – Disney’s private island. We caught up with the outer bands of Hurricane Arthur, so the weather was not so great (but it gave me a little extra time to recover from the previous evening – girl’s night out). We did manage to make it to the beach for a short period of time, before getting totally drenched on our way back to the boat. That evening was Pirate Night, which I think was everyone’s favorite. Our last day was supposed to be a leisurely day at sea while we returned to Florida, but in true Disney style, they took us back to the private island (and we just went warp speed home that night)! This time the weather was lovely and it was great to get out to the gorgeous beach again. Travis and I had already scheduled a birthday brunch for me in one of the upscale restaurants, so we left Tyson with G-mom and Donna. Apparently while we dined on fine epicurean delights, Tyson was having ice cream for lunch!

I’m sure this was not our last Disney Cruise! Check out our photos here.

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to update the blog more often. As is typical of resolutions, I couldn’t even make it through January. So, here I am in February posting Christmas pictures. Happy Groundhog Day.

The holidays were good. Tyson decided since he is now 3 years old, he will no longer cry when he sees Santa. He held to his word and the only thing he asked for was a candy cane. Ah, if only he could stay that way…

We did hit another milestone: first trip to the ER. Tyson scratched his eye on a new toy the day after Christmas. Ultimately no treatment was needed, but he now has a scar below his eye. It adds to his tough guy aesthetic.

So far 2014 has been pretty exciting.

• I got a promotion at work and will now be a supervisor. My first foray in to middle management – livin’ the American dream.
• After 13 years, I finally traded in my 4runner for a new car – a RAV4 (I like Toyotas and the number “4” apparently). I’m still getting used to all the new buttons and features – keep in mind my old car still had a cassette player.
• Last night we went to see Book of Mormon (so hilarious – worth the hype) and Tyson spent the night with G-mom. That was a first for us, being away from Tyson overnight. We all did well – I didn’t cry (OK, my eyes may have watered up, but no tears were actually shed).
• And then there’s the snow-pocalypse we had last week, which was more like gridlockocalypse. I just have to make a comment to those outside of Atlanta (since we’ve been ridiculed in the national media). It’s not that we couldn’t handle 2 inches of snow; it’s that all the schools closed in the middle of it which created instant rush hour. We were lucky enough not to get caught out in it, but know plenty who were. We are glad everyone is now safe, and 4 days later, enjoying the 70 degree weather (hey, we rebound fast!).

Photo time!

Wow, I can’t believe how much we crammed into 1 month:

Visit to Blairville: had to see Paw Paw jam with his band at a festival.

4 Birthday parties: Tyson’s (still keeping it small as long as we can), Kayla’s and 2 classmates.

Quick jaunt to Disney: school was closed on Columbus Day…I had to take off work anyway…might as well go visit the mouse! It was all decked out for Halloween and it was our last chance to get Tyson in for free.

Neighborhood Pig Roast: super porky fun at the lake! When Tyson saw the pig laid out over the coals, he pointed at it and said “we’re gonna eat you!” No qualms about where his food comes from.

Halloween festiveness: Scarecrow exhibit at the botanical gardens, Harvest Festival at school, Halloween party, pumpkin carving and of course Trick-or-Treating!

Whew! Think I’ll go take a nap until Thanksgiving.

Here are the photos

We finally braved the airways with the little dude…of course he was totally fine, as always. It was quite a logistical adventure through multiple states involving cars, planes, trains, and a boat (if you count one of the rides at Coney Island).

Phase 1: Pennsylvania
We rendezvoused with G-mom and Uncle Ben for some wholesome family fun in Amish country. We stayed at a great resort that had its own petting zoo (with greedy goats and a smug llama) and putt putt course.

Phase 2: New Jersey
As if that wasn’t fun enough, we met up with Dad and Uncle Dave for a day at an amusement park, followed by a quick stop over at their house.

Phase 3: New York
Off to Diana’s for Cousin-palooza! Tyson and Beckett were so happy to see each other again. We had a few field trips like Coney Island (Dianna and I rode the Cyclone – heck yeah!) and fossil hunting. Other than that, most of the time was spent playing in the backyard or running around in superhero capes.

Well, I was always impressed with how many of Trav’s relatives we could squeeze in on a visit to Missouri, but I think we came pretty close with the number of MY relatives we just saw on this trip! But not to be outdone, the day after we got home we managed to see 5 of Trav’s relatives. We are all stocked up on kinfolk!

Here are the photos and a video of the original song “Sometimes”

Hope everyone is having a great summer so far. We spent the last week in May at Seabrook Island – our usual beach stomping grounds. Tyson has lost any previous fear he had about water – he had no issue marching straight into the ocean or taking a running leap into the pool. He has also taken a liking to the sand. We had some fun field trips: outdoor concert (Tyson loves to get down with the ladies), Firefly distillery (it’s not just about the alcohol…they have animals there too), and we even made it to Charleston one day for a carriage tour and the aquarium. Our last day of vacation was actually Trav’s 40th birthday! Mom and I could not figure out what to get him, so we ended up chartering a boat for an after dinner cruise! Capt. Harry took us around to see the shrimp boats, dolphins up close, an eagle’s nest, a couple of ship wrecks, and the sunset while we drank a little bubbly and of course, had cake! It was definitely memorable. Check out the pictures here.

That’s right…we took a 2½ year old to Disney…during spring break…and it was awesome. We had a plan, utilizing my extensive advance research and years of training with fellow Disney fan Sandi. We got up early every day, even though Travis protested at first, claiming we were supposed to be on vacation (this was no vacation – this was Disney – there’s a difference!). We had a bit of cold weather – it was in the 40s most mornings. Travis had to visit the gift shop to purchase an additional long sleeve shirt (mouse propaganda). We picked a strategically positioned hotel that put us in walking distance of two of the parks, which made it easy to return to our room every day for nap time (another key to our success). The lobby had a swan fountain (as it was The Swan hotel) and after seeing it, Tyson informed us “the big ducks don’t like the water – they spit it out”. Ok, enough about logistics, on to the fun stuff!

Tyson loved everything – and not just the rides, shows, and characters; but every crack in the side walk he could hop over, the endless variety of benches he could climb on, and all the retaining walls he could jump off of. I think we rode every possible ride with him (and I might have slipped off for a couple of roller coasters too). He was really impressed by the castle, but he discovered there’s not too much to see inside. He also liked the “big ball”, and at least it contains a ride! We were surprised how much he enjoyed the various shows – particularly Disney Junior Live and the Nemo musical. At one point we were in a theater and when all the lights went out he yelled “oh no, I can’t see my mommy or my daddy!” The audience was quite amused. We all had such a great time. Tyson claims his favorite thing was “the horses” (carousel), but judging by his reaction, I would say it was meeting Mickey Mouse. When he first caught sight of him, he said “that’s Mickey! I’m gonna give him a hug, and a kiss, and a high 5!” And he did.

It’s hard not to get sentimental (and maybe a little misty eyed) the first time you take your kiddo to Disney. Riding Small World with him, realizing that both of our own parents took us on that same exact ride when we were little; playing in the fountains outside Imagination, just like I did 27 years ago (yikes!) with Ben and Dianna; and drinking margaritas at the Mexico pavilion with BFF Sandi (ok, that wasn’t that long ago). Travis and I celebrated our first anniversary at Disney and last week we celebrated our 15th there. It’s a special place and this was a trip we’ll never forget.

And here’s what you’ve all been waiting for: the photos!

Just got back from a very romantic dinner at the Waffle House with my two favorite boys (yes, reservations were required).

Photos

… my true love gave to me:
12 lbs. of chocolate
11 tears for Santa
10 days vacation
9 Aunts and Uncles
8 older cousins
7 dozen batteries
6 broken ornaments
5 Grand-par-ents
4 McRibs for mommy
3 days in Blairsville
2 Christmas parties

and a ha-aa-aa-appy new year! – Enjoy the photos

Ah, another year, another turkey!  The Chattanooga folks came down to join us – Uncle John, Aunt Sarah, Cousin Laura and Beau.  Tyson warmed up to everyone in no time.  We filled ourselves with good company and the classic “brown mushy foods” of Thanksgiving (quote from Laura – love it). The next morning, Tyson couldn’t wait to play with his new train and eat another John roll!  Check out the photos and sweet yoga moves here.  Alright, time to put the tree up!

So here’s the deal – Tyson thinks I’M the lady in the Starbucks logo. Any time he sees it – on a sign, on a cup, in a store – he points and says “Mommy!”.  And that is where our costumes derived from…I was the lady in the Starbucks logo, Travis was a barista, and Tyson was a cup of coffee.  Ok, well, he was supposed to be a cup of coffee, but he refused to wear his costume.  Good thing he’s cute. You might notice the big scab on his nose – he took bad spill earlier this week at daycare.  That did not slow him down! He really got in to Halloween this year – he would hold his bag open and say “trick-treat-please!”

Check out the photos!

This post is full of random stuff from late summer/early fall.  We took a trip up to Blairsville. Highlights:  Paw Paw let Tyson play one of his guitars, they shared their love of fruit, and Tyson went on his first boat ride at Uncle Tommy’s (check out the before and after photos). We had one last trip to the beach right before Labor Day with G-mom. Highlights: not crowded but the pool bar was still open, Tyson had his first swim lesson, and he liked to “walk the dogs” on the beach. Missourians came to visit (Nana, Aunt Erin, and JP). Highlights: Legoland, movie time every night after the little dude was asleep, and Nana having to buy a new car to make it back home. Tyson’s 2nd birthday! Highlights: visiting Tanglewood Farms (a petting zoo full of miniature farm animals), watching mommy chase a pumpkin down a hill that Tyson kicked over (“go go pumpkin!” he shouted), and lots of pizza and cake!

And here is a side note for my college friends: to this day, my favorite cup is one I got at my very first Field Day party freshman year. On October 3rd, that cup turned 20 years old!

Check out all the pictures here.

Well, since kids are back in school and Labor Day is around the corner, guess we better send out our summer pictures! Tyson has had a few more “firsts”: first trip to a winery, first roller derby bout, and first lobster! For some reason his baby book does not list these milestones…guess I’ll just write them in the margin. Hope everyone had a great summer.  We’re going to squeeze one more beach trip in before the fall/holiday madness is upon us!

Feels like we were just taking down holiday decorations and now we’re getting ready for a beach vacation! Winter and Spring went by fast. Tyson has been honing his toddler skills: RUNNING, talking (current favorite word – “NO”, close second – “bee”), mastering his iPad games, and becoming a playground expert. Tyson recently started a new daycare called the Clifton School and it’s on Emory University’s campus. Pretty sure that means an automatic spot in either their medical school or law school. Of course we’ll let him choose! When I picked him up after his first day there, the teacher said “boy, he’s a good eater!!”. Yes, yes he is. He’s already been on his first field trip…to a field….literally! As usual, Travis has been documenting everything with his new camera. Here are the photos and a couple videos: Dancing | Bubbles

Whew! Getting to January feels like finishing a marathon (as if I would know). We were busy busy, but enjoyed it all – Thanksgiving, the Pink Pig, Tyson’s first trip to a casino, seeing the lights at the botanical gardens, and of course lots of visits with family and friends. Tyson’s walking skills have been improving daily, which adds adventure to any event. It definitely impacted our decorating.  We decided it was easiest just to put a baby gate around the tree (for its own safety). We called it our “tree in captivity”. Opening presents was fun – his birthday was the trial run – now he’s a pro. We thought a great gift would be one of those remote controlled flying fish. Tyson loves balloons and Travis likes remote control thingies, so this was the perfect combo. Well it was much bigger and more complicated than we anticipated. Like many parents, we were up till midnight assembling (it required referencing a YouTube video and several glasses of spiked eggnog). The next morning Tyson was very suspicious of the giant orange fish staring at him. When we made it “swim” over his head – it was official – he was terrified. George (that’s what we named it) is now deflated in the garage, waiting for his comeback. I’d say his favorite new toy is his tent…he can break a sweat playing in that thing. The dogs like it too. Since it’s been so long since our last post, you know we’ve got a zillion pictures – enjoy!

Hard to believe the little dude is 1! We started off the day with a birthday breakfast at Waffle House. Then daddy attempted to put together Tyson’s new car (thanks Grandpop!), but due to more parts than anticipated and Tyson’s “help”, the project had to be put off for another time. After lunch and a good nap, he was ready for the party. A good time was had by all! I think Tyson loved each and every one of his gifts. He was very cautious with his cake…taking his time and only using a couple fingers to swipe some icing. I know many were expecting a big mess, but he was relatively tame! After all the family and friends departed, we finished cleaning up and removing toys from their packaging (wow – you truly need tools to bust through some of that packaging – one toy was literally screwed to the box!). It was a great day. Enjoy the photos!

P.S. Thanks Ali, Beth, and Jen for our additional surprise birthday party on Monday!

Tyson had his first haircut today!  It really was getting long and he had been mistaken for a girl a few too many times (even when wearing a blue outfit with tools all over it – really?).  He got to sit in a cool antique toy car while getting his locks snipped.  Now he definitely looks like a little boy!  I decided to get my hair cut too – it’s been awhile (like, since Tyson was born).  My hair had gotten so long that Travis suggested I donate it to Locks of Love – they make wigs for kids with cancer.  So, mom and I headed down to our friend Stephen’s salon where I had 11 inches chopped off!

Check out our before, during and after photos.

1st tooth!  Tyson has his first chomper.  He dealt with it pretty well – he was fussy one afternoon and the next morning it popped out!  19 more to go…

2nd foods!  He’s advanced from baby food to table food.  If it were up to me, he’d get pureed sweet potatoes and cheerios until he’s 5.  But we need to move on, according to friends, doctors, and day care.  He seems to enjoy this new evolution…

3rd quarter numbers! He just had his 9 month doc visit and here are the latest stats:  20.8 lbs and 29 inches long.  His weight seems to be plateauing a bit, probably because he’s working out (by army crawling at lightning speed around the house).

4th of July!  We had a great weekend celebrating Independence Day – cookouts, pools and parades!

Check out the photos and these videos: Ear Inspection, Airplane, Army Crawl

The little dude just turned 7 months old!  He’s crossed the 20 lbs mark and is putting away that baby food (no teeth yet). We’ve had a busy spring, so instead of listing out every adventure, I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

I’ve been feeling a little sentimental lately – maybe it’s because I had my first mother’s day (waited a long time for that!) or maybe it’s because I watched Eat, Pray, Love again the other night – but I just wanted to say how thankful I am to be surrounded by such fantastic family and friends.

My favorite things (according to Tyson):

1. Rolling over to get out of Tummy Time – video
2. Hanging out with family and friends
3. Sitting in the high chair (not too sure about eating yet) – video
4. Jumperoo – the greatest invention of all time!
5. My feet

Here are the pictures to prove it.

Big news – I got a new job! I transferred to a different department which allows me to work part time. Now I work a few hours in the morning and then spend the rest of the day with Tyson!

We took the little dude in for his 4 month checkup last week. He weighed in at a healthy 17 lbs – still topping the charts! Except for the residual cold symptoms (all 3 of us have been sick the last couple weeks), Tyson is doing great. He’s holding his head up, expanding his babbling vocabulary, and even lets out the occasional giggle.

We’ve had a roller coaster of weather recently. There have been gorgeous sunny days for us to take long walks and then so much snow it shut Atlanta down for a week! Personally I’m ready for the warm weather to stay – more trips to the park!

Here are some photos and a quick video.

Things have just quieted down after the holidays and now we have a chance to catch everyone up on our adventures (here’s the photos).

We took our very first overnight road trip to Blairsville to see Maw Maw and Paw Paw. Man, does Tyson travel with a lot of baggage! Overall, I think he was a very good house guest.

The big day was here in Atlanta. We started with a nice quiet Christmas morning at home. Later we went over to G-mom’s for dinner, during which a Christmas miracle happened! We had our first white Christmas in Atlanta in 128 years! Just half an inch, but we’ll take it. I hope Tyson doesn’t expect this every year now.

After all that snow melted away (ha), we went to visit friends. Kayla napped while Tyson rocked out with the band (a.k.a. Sandi and I making fools of ourselves playing Rock Band)!

The folks from Philly made it down for a quick visit. They showered the little guy with gifts and us with essentials – booze and chocolate!

Speaking of booze, Travis and I did manage to stay up and ring in the new year with a glass of champagne. Of course we did go to bed immediately after.

Now the holidays are over and it’s back to work. Tyson just finished his first week of day care and we all survived, including me.

Happy 2011 everyone!

I can’t believe its December! I can’t believe Tyson is 8 weeks old! We’ve had a lot of visitors this past month – we managed to see ALL the grandparents during November (and that’s no easy task)!

We had a “Grandmother Thanksgiving” with Nana and G-mom. Nana deserves a round of applause for braving air travel for the first time in over 30 years AND doing so at the busiest time of the year…clearly she’d do anything to get her hands on that grandbaby.

Tyson seems to be growing every day. He’s quite good at lifting his (rather large) head up now during tummy time and he’s making all sorts of new happy noises (a nice change from just crying and pooting). I feel like next week he’ll be driving! Check it out:

• Tummy Time video
• Conversations with Tyson video
• November photos

Lots of “firsts” this past week…

• First time in the stroller: Tyson was skeptical in the beginning, but then decided he could nap outdoors as well as anywhere else.
• First Halloween: His first official holiday (we’re not counting Columbus Day). Looks like he’s going to have a sweet tooth!
• First time Trav got to play his drums: Definitely a hit.
• First visit from Kayla: Sandi and baby came over for the afternoon. She may be 3 days older, but he’s 5 pounds heavier!
• First adult outing (also first time wearing jeans without elastic waistband): Met Danielle for lunch and only called home to check in once.

Check out the pictures here!