Our big three year old!

The night before his birthday, I hung streamers from his door and threw balloons on the floor of his room.

The balloons backfired on me a bit since he woke up just before 5am and brought a balloon into my room :)  Luckily, he went back to sleep easily!

Good morning birthday boy!

I'm THREE!!

His actual birthday fell on a Monday this year and we both had to work so we opened presents later that evening.

I love how he takes the time to read his book before moving on to the next gift.  :)

Lastly, a rare Tyson moment a few days later.  It's not very often that I can catch his sweet face sleeping (without waking him up).

At his 3 year appointment, he weighed 37.2 lbs (95%) and was 39 inches tall (90%).  We have a healthy growing boy!

Happy 3rd Birthday Tyson!

I have never had three years pass by in an instant.  Everyone says it, but it's so true. It feels like yesterday that we were in the hospital waiting for him to arrive.

This sweet little boy has blessed and challenged us in ways we never thought possible.

We are so, so lucky to be your parents.  



It was like we blinked and you grew from a tiny baby to a little boy.

Your ever-emerging personality makes us laugh daily.

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little man I know.  Happy 3 years :)

2011 Year in Review

In January, Tyson worked on his laptop alongside Daddy.

In February, we all had a snow day and I think that's when you decided to stop smiling for the camera.

Mama and Daddy also got to work on Quinn's nursery:

In March, we were too busy to do any blog posts, but work continued on Quinn's nursery and Tyson just kept growing:

In April, we started playing outside with regularity:

Mama put the finishing touches on Quinny's nursery:

May, of course, was a big month around here!  We celebrated Tyson's 2nd birthday:

We also welcomed our baby girl:

In June, we made our first trip to the lake for the summer:

and Quinny turned 1 month old:

We celebrated the 4th of July:

And Tyson moved from his crib to a big boy bed:

In August, we enjoyed the summer at the pool, the lake and the fair:

And Quinn turned 3 months:

In September, Quinn became closely acquainted with Baxter:

And Tyson was a little more interested in his baby sister:

We celebrated Halloween in October:

November was a busy month for us!  We celebrated our 8th Anniversary and Quinn's First Thanksgiving:

In December, enjoyed the holiday season with Sparky the Elf:

It's hard to believe it's almost 2012.  We can't wait to see what the new year has in store for our little family!

trying so hard

Remember when I said my favorite baby stage was when they were big enough to sit up and play with toys, but not mobile enough to go anywhere?  That precious stage lasted a mere two weeks with little Q.  She's trying so hard to crawl. 

This makes me sad for so many reasons.  My baby is growing up.  Way, way too fast.  Taking care of her is about to become 100x more difficult.  Mobile babies are hard, ya'll.

She starts out sitting so nicely.

Then the lunging starts



She pushes her legs out behind her

And she's ready to go!

She can't quite get the mechanics of moving her arms and legs but it won't be long.  She can already pull herself around a bit on her belly.  Watch out world!

What a weekend!

I don't have a ton of time to update or post pictures, but A LOT is going on here this weekend.

1.  Tyson in potty training bootcamp.  We're having many failures, but several successes too!  We're so incredibly proud of him, especially since he had never peed on the potty before yesterday. 

2.  Quinn turned 6 months old yesterday and ate her first taste of oatmeal today.  And, a 6 months, 1 day, she has started lunging forward on all fours and her first tooth is visible (lower left) on her tiny gums.

Our babies are growing up!

2010 Year in Review

Is it just me or did 2010 absolutely fly by? I can't believe it's time to review Tyson's first full year!

January, 8 Months Old. He was regularly crawling and pulling up, but still such a baby:

February, 9 Months Old. Cruising everywhere with ease:



March, 10 Months Old, started walking and apparently hates St. Patrick's Day:



April, 11 Months Old, baptized:



May, 12 Months Old, his first birthday!



June, 13 Months Old, Father's Day with Grandpa H and Great Grandpa H:



July, 14 Months Old, Happy 4th of July!



August, 15 Months Old, lots of playing outside:



September, 16 Months Old, First Haircut:



October, 17 Months Old, Happy Halloween!



November, 18 Months Old, One and a half years already!



December, 19 Months Old, Merry Christmas!

2010 was a great year for us and 2011 will bring it's own set of adventures, including a little sister for Tyson in May :)