Tyler Turns 2!

Our sweet little girl is growing up. In march we celebrated her 2nd birthday! Michael had to work on her actual birthday so we did a small dinner and cake on the actual day and then later had a party for her. The party was a little last minute so it wasn't very organized but she could'nt have cared less. She was just happy that she had a party. That was also the weekend Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Dennis came up from Safford so she got to have TWO sets of grandparents at her party.


We got her her very first Barbie. She actually got another one at her party and they are both ballerina Barbie's. She loves them and call them "Barbie Girl".


She was actually sick on her real birhtday but is a trooper and was smiling after she opened her barbie.
I made petit fours for her birthday dinner instead of a real cake. She liked them and thought they should all be for her!!!

Yummy!!!!

For her party, she had a butterfly cake that included 2 butterflies, 2 flowers and a bumblebee cupcake. Her and Brandon both we after them all day before the party.

Make a wish!!!

Of course Tyler was the center of attention and boy did she know it! She was cutting up for anyone that was watching. Laughing, sighing, clapping and anything else she thought would get a laugh out of everyone. What a stinker!!

She also got lots of toy jewelry and princess stuff and mom joined in on the festivities!

Trying to catch up.......

So I know we have not been posting regularly but it seems that the last few months have whizzed right past us. The school experience is definitely a busy one. Between meetings, activities, trainings, and classes, and appointments we barely have time to breath sometimes. It has definitely been worth it. Brandon was recognized in last month's school newsletter for his perfect attendance in Februaury. He has awesome teachers and we have definitely noticed a change in him. Most of it for the better but being in a class of 19 three to five year olds he was bound to learn a few things that were not in the curriculum. Haha. Anyway here are few things we have been up to latley......
Pirate Day was fun. Mom missed Brandon's picture but Tyler had to be included in the dress up as well.

Auntie got a new 4-wheeler and the kids LOVE it. They have got to go on a few rides and would ride all day if we would let them.

Transpotation Day took a little more creativity but we were all pleased at the outcome. Surprisingly the cardboard cars survived and we still have Brandon's. He was very proud of his truck. He chose the color, painted his own license plate and insisted that it be a truck NOT a car, and said it had to be a Chevy like goompa has. Oh yes, and it HAD to have a steering wheel.

We recently installed a new kitchen backsplash. The beautiful sixties yellow was just too much too handle any longer. We are quite pleased with the outcome of the new look.......

This is so much more inviting and modern. We love it!!!

It just would'nt be normal if we didn't have wind around here. And with wind comes missing shingles. So, with that, Mike and I tried our hand at roofing. Not the best job in the world but we don't have any leaks so I guess that is what counts, right?

Also , we had these two big trees in front of our house that were starting to get out of hand. We were thinking they were the type of trees that could be sculpted into topiary type shapes so, Amy got out the saw and branch trimmers and turned the trees into shrubs. They look much better but now you can see where the trees rubbed the paint off the house......Add that to the never ending list of home repairs. If you look at it in the right light it looks like our house has a face with eyebrows. HAHAHA

Our kids and the faces they make. Thsi seems to be the pose of the week......

Oh that face...... gotta love the hair too!!!!

Valentine's Day 2009

Valentine's Day for us was a very laid back one this year. We had no real plans other than to just hang out together. The night before I made Mike and the kids their own special cards. And that morning made a nice breakfast for us all. I got a variety of things from Mike including a funny card that played music. It was a very simple day but we enjoyed just being together as a family.
Both of the kid's cards had a special message just for them.

Our breakfast all laid out on pink and white platters.

Mikes card that I made for him.

Brandon's place setting and card.

Tyler's place setting with her card.