Snow Days...

Last week we had nearly 20 inches of snow. Due to the snow, my school district let us have 2 days off! Tyler and I got to be together on Wednesday and we hung out with Grandma and Grandpa who arrived into town just in time. Thursday was Andy's day off so we all got to play in the snow together. We even went out to breakfast. I love the snow and especially love the days off work to enjoy then!

Tyler loved watching and waving at Andy while he was shoveling...

Lily loved playing and running in the snow...

This is our garden area and back yard. Thank goodness we saved all the veggies!

Out to breakfast and Tyler got to pick out his very own pumpkin...

Tyler and Daddy enjoying the SNOW DAY!

"Punky" Patch...

This weekend we went to the Bartel's Farm Pumpkin Patch. I love Colorado Pumpkin Patches. You actually go to where the pumpkins were grown and pick them right off the vines. When I grew up, the pumpkin patches were in parking lots with hay on the ground and pumpkins lined up in neat rows. I am so glad that Tyler can experience a real pumpkin farm here in Colorado! We had so much fun exploring and looking for just the right "punky" as Tyler was calling them.

On the farm...

Hanging out in the pull cart...

So many choices!

We ended up with a lot of great pumpkins...

and a really good helper!

Tyler visited the ducks, pigs, sheep, goats, and ostriches...

We had a great day at the pumpkin farm!

Chatter Box...

Well, it looks as though we have "modeled" this behavior. Tyler is a perfect mimic of us on the phone. He has managed to use his imagination to create a make believe cell phone from a part off of one of his toys. In these videos, he is having a conversation with his Daddy. He is so silly! (Please excuse the messy room...it goes from clean to messy in a matter of seconds these days. At least it is contained to this room only.)

Be sure to turn off the volume of the music at the bottom of the page before viewing the videos.

He's Finally 18...

18 months old that is! One and a half...I never really talked about age in months let alone half years, but now as a parent I find myself doing this constantly (at least I am not counting in weeks anymore). I cannot believe how fast time has flown by and I find myself loving this age more that any other so far! Tyler is developing his personality, speech, and ability to cause trouble. He is talking up a storm and is so interested in communication. He knows his animal sounds and loves to have mom or dad read books to him. As always, he is as happy as can be (except when he gets new teeth in-he has 10 now). His fascinations include anything with wheels...trucks, cars, bikes, tractors, motorcycles, and firetrucks. He has even perfected the siren! Tyler is eating with a spoon and a fork and is still a vegetarian for the most part, except he doesn't like veggies. We look forward to what the next 18 months have in store for us!

Getting ready for winter!