Tyler Turns Two

It's as though he knew that it was his birthday, and he was "graduating" out of babyhood. Upon entering the car the day that he turned two, he passed right by his own carseat and headed right over to Parker's booster. He planted himself in it and turned to give me this cheeky smile that melted my heart! (Notice Parker's arm, ready to whop him for the invasion).

We celebrated with our friends & neighbors, the Fultons. He was happy to get a new trike (to keep up with big brother) from Mom & Dad, a Nerf basketball hoop from Parker, a dump truck from Grandma Stewart, a soccer net from Grandma Brown, & a beautiful quilt from Great-Grandma Tschudy. I simply cannot see how I neglected to get pictures of his party, but at least we got it on video. I did manage to get this shot of his cake beforehand. He is obsessed with finding Goldbug in the Richard Scarry book, "Cars and Trucks and Things that Go."

Here are some fun facts about our little buddy...

Height and weight: 33 inches and 26 pounds...he's our little scrapper.

Obsessions: cars, "beeeg" trucks, planes, helicopters, trains...basically anything that drives or flies, balls, books, being outside, his bike & sweets.

Must-haves: binky, baba, blankie, Little Einsteins or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, not to be carried, a "bieeeeete" of everything Mommy or Daddy is eating, and any toy that Parker is playing with.

Foods he will eat: pretzels/crackers, carrots, mac n' cheese, spaghetti, sloppy joes, hamburgers, fries, sugar snap peas, and of course, anything sweet.

Favorite Song: He actually hates it when we sing or dance, and yells "STOP!"

Nicknames: T-bone, T or T-T, T-bird.

Hair Style: Sticks up every which way - just like his dad.

Favorite Toys: Refer to the "obsessions."

Favorite Pasttimes: torturing Parker, making Mom chase him, Daddy crazy time, reading Richard Scarry or Where's Waldo books, jumping off of things, and playing cars or trains.

Smile: Still missing his top eye teeth and his 2-year-old molars. He's got a little space between his two front teeth, which I think is adorable.

Favorite words/phrases: "Thank you, MOM!", "stop!", "more", "Ca-ca (Parker)", "where's dad?", "oh, man!", "cool", "weeeed (read)", "peeez (please)", "no!", "beeg truck", "car", "blast off!" & "oh no!".

He amazes us with: his highly developed motor skills & how he already knows many of his letters!