As I go walking.

Well, the time has finally come that Tyler is getting courageous and trying to walk. He has been walking while holding onto furniture and toys since he was 9 months old, but never wanting to be adventurous and take those steps alone. He loves to be held and spun around. Two weeks ago he discovered that he could walk around while holding onto our finger and since then has been leading us around the house and down the street. Three days ago, he decided to take his first steps and since then he takes a little more. Today was the first time that he was determined and kept walking farther until he walked across the room. We always gave him a cheer afterwards then he proceeds to do, what I call, his jiggy dance. I can't believe this time has finally come. It seems like yesterday that he was just born.

Our Little Birdie Family.

Recently we have had a cute mother bird take retreat on our house. She built this really intricate nest and has been constantly sitting on her nest. Then one day, there they were. Three little bird poking their heads out. They must have been there a while before, but we just did not notice. The next day, Eric came and woke me up because Daisy had found one of the birds on the ground and was chasing it across the yard. The other two birds were nowhere to be found. So, Eric put on some gloves and put the bird back in the nest. The mother bird was close giving us a piece of her mind and every time we came to check on the bird. I was afraid that the bird might fall again, but this time to its death. The bird was perching on the side of the nest and looked a little sad. I was sad also for it because I felt that the bird was alone without its siblings.
When I came to check on it at lunch time it was gone. I searched the yard just in case it did not make it, but it was not there. The bird finally succeeded. Since then I have been seeing some birds hang around on the fence and hoped that these were the birds coming to see what used to be their home.Momma Bird was always nearby to keep a watch over her little ones.

More Birthday Fun!

We had a fun pinata. Cousin Caden was a master Jedi.

Ty and Grandma.

Caden was so great at showing Tyler what to do and as you can see, Tyler looks up to his big cousin.
Mommy and Daddy couldn't help but get some lovin' before Ty got dirty.

But Ty just wanted to Party and eat some cake.
One of Ty's present was a fun castle slide.
This is his first ride and he loved it.
His little party friends had fun too.
We have been so blessed to have Tyler. He brings so much joy and laughter to many lives. Happy Birthday Sweet Bubba!

Happy 1st Birthday Tyler!

Can you believe it? 1 years old!. I can't believe my baby is a year old already. I get so choked up just thinking about it. Well his actual birthday is on Monday, but we decided to celebrate it last weekend in order to accommodate family and our schedule. It was such a wonderful day and Tyler couldn't have been more cute and fun.

He had some wonderful little playmates.
Mommy made a fun car cake just for him.
Does it look anything like Lightning McQueen?
Once Tyler had a little taste of the icing, he went wild. There was red icing all over the place. Everyone just kept on encouraging him to tear the cake apart, but he wanted to eat the icing instead. He did such a good job, but we were a little worried that he might a sugar high. He has never eaten a lot of sugar.

Afterwards, Poor Lightning McQueen had to go to Le Garbage salvage yard because he was too demolished to be saved.
Tyler then washed off in the cool pool.
At the end of the day, We were exhausted and so was Tyler. He ended his birthday party with a nap. What a Great Day!

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More pics at Fort Bragg

Ty was such a great little guy on our vacation.
We at lunch at the beach and as you can see Bubba had a banana. A WHOLE banana! This kid is infatuated with this fruit, but he wanted to hold it and eat it from the peel. He doesn't go for the cut up peices as much.
Ty loved the sand and he was so silly kicking his feet around in it.

Daddy holding Ty while he tried to escape to the sea. He is a very determined little man and pretty quick.

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Here are the pictures of Fort Bragg.

I just love this picture of Eric and Bubba. It was a beautiful sunset.

Momma and Ty. It was getting cold and Ty was getting tired, but he still managed to smile at everyone passing by.

Ty was so content sitting and playing with the rocks and smooth glass.

The glass was really pretty at Glass Beach, especially when it was wet,

Ty loved the open train car where he tried to hang over the side. Thank goodness Daddy was holding on to him.

Fort Bragg

Recently we had a long awaited family vacation. I was ready to pull my eyes out due to our recent move, work, and Eric going through finals. We decided to take a relaxing vacation to Fort Bragg, Ca. It was a place that we had never been before, but we knew there was a beach and that was all we needed. We left the dogs with Eric's parents and spent three days relaxing in this small town. Tyler was such a great little guy. He smiled at everyone he saw and flirted with the girl waitresses. One of the places that we went to was Glass Beach. It was a beach that had all these different colored pieces of glass that had been washed on the shore. The place had at one time been a land fill. Some times you would even find a piece that had a little picture that must have been a piece of china or something. Tyler was so amused. We just left him alone for most of the time and he just played with all the rocks. He did not want to be bothered and sometimes got annoyed at all pictures we were trying to take of him. We just had to make sure his pacifier was in his mouth. If it wasn't, we would find him with a few rocks(6) in his mouth and getting them out was even harder. He has a strong jaw.

We also spent some time at this little beach with cliffs surrounding it. It had this beautiful bridge going from one cliff to another and if you are there during sunset, you had an awesome view. We found out that Tyler is our little fish. He is infatuated with water. We knew he loved to take baths, but he was in heaven when he saw the ocean. He thought it was king of all baths. The water was really cold, but Tyler did not care. He kept trying to run right into it and confronted each wave as it came. When we carried him away from the water he would throw a fit, but his poor little feet were so red and his lips were starting to turn purple. I think we found his favorite place to be.

One of the main reasons that we chose Fort Bragg as our vacation spot was because if the Skunk Train. Eric had ridden this train after he had finished restoring his Studebaker car and went on a two week drive through five states. We wanted Tyler to experience a train ride. It is called the Skunk Train because when it was originally running in the early 1900's, the steam that came out had a foul smell. We had a really great time. We rode in a train car with these really old seats and window that actually slid open. We did not keep them open, though, unless you wanted to risk loosing some fingers if we hit a bump and they came crashing down. Tyler was so excited with the moving scenery and kept trying to stand at the window. There was also a open train car that you could walk out to view the scenery and feel the breeze. We rode through a lot of beautiful trees and by rivers. We stopped at a little camp and ate lunch before we headed back to Fort Bragg. The entire trip was 3.5 hours. Tyler did so well and pooped out on the way back along with some other people on the train.

This was our first real vacation with Tyler and it was probably the most relaxing and best one that we have had so far.

Nap time.

As I was downloading some pictures onto my computer, I came across this funny video that Eric took. We have Tyler on a good bedtime and nap time routine. When he is tired and we take him into the room, he immediately puts his head on our shoulders and knows that it is time to put him down in his bed. Rarely does he fall asleep in our arms. He actually prefers to be in bed. We just lay him in his crib, start his mobile, give him his little doggy blanket, and leave the room. He might attempt to get up or cry a little, but within about 10-15 min, he is asleep. What can I say, Our kid is AWESOME! On a few occasions, we go into his room to check on him and find him in some odd position that makes you think that for adults to sleep like that would make you realize just how old you are getting, but for a little flexible baby it is just another position. Don't fret. He is breathing in this video. I was a little frightened when I saw this video and Eric did reposition him afterwards.

We moved!

After a lot of exhausting work and late nights, we have finally moved. Escrow closed over a week later than we had planned. So we only had 6 days to fix, paint the entire house, and install carpet. Eric worked so hard and stayed up until 3-4am every night. The poor guy just about killed himself. I helped, but could not stay up that late. Tyler spent a lot of time at my brother's house which has to be the best blessing in the world to have family so close by. It was a hectic and at times horrible week, but we endured and now we have a new home that is ours. The next step is to unpack, but we are taking it slow until I have a vacation and Eric is out of school. When I look back on this last month, I am thankful and really blessed for this opportunity to own a home and have all of our wonderful friends and family around us. It makes the pain and trials more bearable and worth it.

The locks are gone.

After complaining for weeks about Tyler's wild hair and how hard it was to manage it, we finally cut off his beautiful locks. He had really pretty curls in the back of his head, but once they started showing up on the sides of his head, it was time to let them go. They were getting too pretty for his boyish look. Tyler did such a great job at the hair salon. He loved to ring the bell at the end of car and he was eating up all the attention we were giving him just to get him to stay still. His hair turned out cute, but mom had to do a little more trimming because the hairstylist made one side longer than the other so the ends curled up and stuck out, but that is all fixed now. In the end, his hair is really cute and he looks like a little stud muffin again.

Here's an example of Tyler's WILD hair!

We went to Cool Cuts 4 Kids. They had this really great set up for kids and put on a movie at each station. Tyler was watching Elmo.

Tah Dah! Look how cute I am !