Sports Fanatic.

Nope not talking about Dan, I am talking about Tyler. At the ripe old age of 1 he is obsessed with footballs, baseballs, tennis balls, and most of all golf clubs. This makes daddy very happy I might add since the apple does not fall far from the tree.

I have a ton of pics of Tyler with all sorts of balls since the kid carries them around the house at every waking moment. I have to document this to prove to ESPN or NBC Sports some day when he makes it to the Masters that he really did start golfing at 1!

Oh but he really has a thing for the orange putter. It's the first thing he goes to upon waking and upon coming home from daycare or any outing.


Every pic is blurry or like this since he's on the move with golf club in hand at all times. If you dare take it away, watch out!

Tyler says "thank you!"

Love him.

Happy Birthday to my sweet baby Tyler.

Dear Tyler,

One year ago I questioned my ability to love another child and now one year later, I can’t even describe in words the way you make us feel. You made us a perfect family of four.

Just to give you a recap of July 14^th, 2009, your birth was so much different than your brother’s since your due date was planned, and you had some difficulty breathing on your own. Daddy and I were very scared when the doctors didn’t immediately bring you over to meet us but we knew you were in great hands. We were sent to recovery and waited patiently to meet you. Finally you arrived all wrapped up like a burrito. We breathed a sigh of relief that you were ok. The moment our eyes met for the first time and I saw your sweet little face, it was magical. My heart opened up so wide and any previous thoughts of my inability to love two children quickly disappeared. You came out with chubby cheeks and looked exactly like your big brother. You were perfect and we were in love.

It is so surreal that it’s already been a year. We have enjoyed watching you grow and cheering you on as you accomplished all of your “firsts” from smiling, rolling, laughing, crawling, waving, clapping, and even walking. You are an angel, you love to cuddle, you are loud, curious, smart and intuitive, full of life, hilarious, charming, and boy do you love your big brother!

This last year has been amazing and I can’t wait to see what your second year brings. You and Carson mean the world to us; you are our purpose in life – our everything. Thank you for making our family complete, for making our lives even more exciting and rewarding.

Happy Birthday baby T. We love you forever.

Mommy and Daddy

And because I can't post without pics....here is a pic from his newborn session that still makes my heart melt.

And how much he has grown.

And another from his 1 year photo shoot. I love them!! (photos by Anni from www.anniohphotos.com)

Some things never change.

I always loved this pic of Carson sleeping at about 6 weeks old. He looked so sweet and peaceful - a far cry from his crazy personality now - but we always laughed since I sleep the exact same way!



Well last week he was napping in our bed since he refuses to nap in his own these days (that's for another post!) and I walked in to him passed out watching Toy Story and had to take this pic. It reminded me SO much of the one from above. Three years later and he still sleeps the same way...and so do I!


On a side note, check out the bruises on his legs. The kid plays HARD.

Tyler is 'almost' walking!

He's been taking steps here and there for about 2 weeks but just last week he started walking more and more. He is walking across the room now!

Click the arrow to start the video...

A few more Carson funnies.....

Setting - in the car ride home from Target as we drive past lots of farms since well, we live in farm country USA!

Carson: "mommy I wish we were farmers so we can ride on tractors alllll day."
Me: "oh honey, farmers have really rough lives. It's not really that glamorous."

Then I think why did I even open up a can of worms here, he is so inquisitive that I end up going way deeper than I planned about why they have rough lives but then I think that maybe he's so darn smart because I talk to him like an adult and not a 3 year old so I continue, LOL!!

So I changed the subject by telling him that Tyler and Daddy will be having birthdays soon and asking if we should throw parties....

Carson: "mommy, how old is daddy going to be?"
Me: 40!!!
Carson: "wow that is really tall!

I just love the fact that he relates age to height, too cute. And we continue on....

Me: "carson, you need to stop growing. You boys are just getting sooo big and mommy wants you to slow down."
Carson: "you mean tyler is getting big not me mommy, I'm already big."

Tyler's 1st haircut.

Everytime I tell someone that Tyler got his first haircut last weekend I get crazy looks or comments like "what hair did you cut?" and believe it or not, he did have a lot of hair. It was just concentrated in one place! I always regret not cutting Carson's before his first birthday since many of his pics from that age have his comb-over bang in his eyes and it just looks like a straggly mess.

So here are a few before pics so you can see his mohawk.



He was not a fan of the actual process at all!

But he was so happy once it was over. Look how cute!!!