Mr. T and the Beeps...

Tyler and Bepa (Grandpa) had a great time playing in their band (Mr. T and the Beeps) tonight. Tyler LOVES music and playing musical instruments whenever he can. He plays the drums (two at a time), strums at his guitar, and sometimes he even pretends that the guitar is a violin and uses a drumstick to play his violin. He know the names of instruments and can recognize the sound of drums and guitar while listening to music in the car. He certainly got our love of music. Maybe someday he will be able to teach his mommy and daddy how to really play the guitar instead of what we do now...play the air guitar!

Tyler taking this "guitar" stuff seriously...

28 weeks...

We hit the 28 week mark yesterday for baby boy #2! I cannot believe how soon it will be before we meet our new addition. June will be here before we know it and I couldn't be more excited. I have the normal aches and pains, constant movement rolling around in my belly, and of course the nights of little amounts of sleep which is all expected in pregnancy. I had an ultrasound this afternoon and all looks well. He started moving his mouth opened and then closed and we could even see his eye lens looking around. Here is the newest picture of our little man's profile...

Spring Break Fun...

We had so much fun this past week during Spring Break. We were able to explore Colorado and some of the wonderful places it has to offer instead of going on a vacation to another state. The weather cooperated for most of the week being in the high 60's and 70's. Just when we thought we were headed into spring and out of the snowy season, we had a big snowstorm on Friday leaving us with about 3 inches of snow. It was a good thing we got all of the fun stuff in by that time.

We visited the animals at the zoo...

Went to a St. Patty's Day parade with Mema and Bepa in town...

We also visited the Denver Children's Museum. Tyler loved playing on the fire truck, being a vet at the animal hospital, shopping in the Whole Foods store for kids, and finally playing with the trains.

We just had a taste of how fun our summer will be...only about 10 more weeks to go!

California Trip...

Last week we headed to California to put Carmen Millsfield to rest. She was Andy's grandma and Tyler's great-grandma. She passed away on February 11, 2010 after suffering from Alzheimer's for several years. She will be missed so much, but we are glad that she is in heaven with her husband and people she loved. Her funeral service was amazing. So many people showed up from all over the state and country and since she was in the navy as a young girl, there were some men there from the military to play Taps for her.

While we were in California, we had a chance to have fun as well. All the relatives were there so we had fun watching Tyler and his cousins play and enjoy each other. We went to Travel Land, a train museum. Tyler had a blast! Here are just a few of the pictures...

Carmen Millsfield...We will miss you!

The family together again. Tyler was only 3 months old the last time we were all together.
Travel Town...

Cousins...Jack, Tyler, and Maddie

All dressed up...

Playing with Bepa...

20 week ultrasound...

We had another chance to see baby boy #2 about a week and a half ago (sorry updates weren't sooner) at 20 weeks. Everything looks great with our new little guy. He was weighing in at about 12 ounces and all organs were developing very well. He was measuring one day earlier than his due date so hopefully he will come early. The doctor measured my belly and I am measuring about 2 cm larger than normal, just like with Tyler. I was surprised to learn that I had lost 2 pounds since our appointment 3 weeks earlier and have only gained a total of 2 pounds this whole pregnancy (even though I look huge)!

Handsome little guy...
Still a boy (thank goodness)...

Cute little piggies...

So this was me at 11 weeks...

and this is me at 21 weeks!

Fun with Chef...

Chef "Al Fredo" is one of Tyler's favorite toys. It is something that he and his Daddy play with together. Tyler really thinks that this guy is his friend as he has full conversations with him. Tonight he was showing off in front of him. At one point he took out the guitar and sang for him. Then he decided to read to him before going to bed. I love this stage that Tyler is going through. He is so imaginative and so much fun...but he is really good at getting us to laugh!

Best Buddies...

A kiss goodnight...

Pause the music at the bottom for this one...Tyler is reading to his Chef friend and telling him all about the big moose, big bear, and more. He then goes on to sing one of his favorite tunes from the Wizard of Oz... Oh E Oh E Oh Oh. The video ends with him saying I love you in sign language.

Giving the Chef some milk before bed and saying goodnight.

Aquarium Fun...

Earlier this month we visited the aquarium in Denver. We had fun walking around as a little family and looking at all the fish and other animals. It was great timing because we had just gotten our aquarium at home and Tyler was really into all the fish swimming about. We also had a chance to use our new camera, which is amazing!