Ethan's Surgery

Today Ethan had surgery to repair his umbilical hernia. He was born with it and it hasn't healed on it's own. His pediatrician said he needed the surgery because it could cause problems down the road if he's too active. And knowing Ethan, he'll be active!

Leading up to the surgery, we've been talking about it and he asked me, "Why does my belly button need to be fixed?" I told him because it pokes out. He lifted his shirt, looked at his belly button and said, "It does?!?" Like he had never noticed before or realized it was a problem.

Ethan was a champ in the hospital! He was making all of the doctors and nurses laugh. First when the surgeon came in to talk to us, he asked if we had any questions. Derek and I didn't but Ethan said, "I have a question, why do I have to wear these hospital pajamas?" It was pretty cute and the doctor was very good to listen and explain to him.

He had the nurses laughing when they wheeled him back in. I guess waking up from anesthesia, he started talking a mile a minute. He was telling the nurses how he has a birthday soon and he'll turn four, but he's excited for his 6th birthday because then he can get his own library card! Cute boy!

He's recovering well so far. Pretty sleepy and a little groggy today, but he's doing great!

Christmas and Update

We stayed in town for Christmas this year, and had a wonderful time!
Ty was very excited to finally get to open his presents.

Matching Christmas PJ's.

Ethan's favorite gift, a bike! He is getting pretty good at riding it too.

Ty's favorite was the ball pit from Grandma!

Handyman Ethan

So we have moved since I last posted, one of the reasons it has taken me so long to post. We are loving our new house and finally feeling settled.
There is a fun park close by that we go to frequently.

There are also several ponds walking distance from our house. They are frozen right now, so we went "ice skating." So fun!

Bundled Up.
Ty is the King of the World. Funny boy!

And finally, Ethan is now a Sunbeam! I was a little nervous for him since we are in a new ward, but he did great. He said he liked Sharing Time the best. He is such a good little boy!

Halloween... better late than never!

We had a fun Halloween this year. Our neighborhood has been pretty crummy about trick or treating in the past, so we went to Nana & Papa's neighborhood this year. The boys had a blast and we still have a ton of Halloween candy in our home.

Here is our race car driver, Ethan.


and our cute Tyger!




Also, Ty had his year check up. He is one big, healthy, beautiful boy!
weight- 24 lbs 4 oz (75%)
height- 30.5 inches (75%)
head circumference was 95%


We've also been enjoying the nice Fall weather, although it is starting to get a little cold.

Happy Birthday Ty-ger!

Ty had his first birthday yesterday. He had a tiger themed birthday because his nickname is "Tyger".


I made a tiger cake


Which he quite enjoyed!


Aunt Melanie gave him a tiger costume. So cute!

Ethan's gift to Ty was a bunch of balloons. He even found a tiger balloon. Ty has had a blast with these!

One year ago today!

We love our little birthday boy!

We're Still Alive!

I can't believe it's been 2 months since I have posted on our blog so here is an update. Ty started walking at 10.5 months (that's about the same as Ethan started walking). He's very sturdy now and walks and climbs everywhere. Although he does get quite a few bumps and bruises. His birthday is tomorrow and I can hardly believe that my baby is a year old! He is so much fun and a joy to our family.

Ethan is a crack up and very imaginative. Lately he loves to make up stories and tell jokes. He is a smart cookie and know how to read and spell the following words: Ethan, Ty, mom, dad, stop, go, cat, dog and ball. He's working on learning Nana & Papa (per Nana's request). He's only 3 1/2 so I'm not pushing it, he just loves to learn and I love that about him!

My boys continue to light up my life and I am one happy Mama!



Here is Ty cruisin'.


Playing with his letters.

This boy is afraid of nothing... except his brother, at times.

We went to Hogle Zoo and Ethan's favorite thing was looking at the map and finding where we were going and where we had been. Funny boy!


Derek and I took Ethan to the circus back in September. It was a nice night that he got to have us to himself.

Love this fall picture of Ty!

I Love Family Pictures!

We had some family pictures taken back in July. I love how they turned out!





My Boys!







These boys love their daddy!



Ty loves the camera!





Handsome boy.

I'm pretty sure someone was telling a poopy joke to get this smile. (Ethan thinks potty talk is sooo funny these days.)

Little steamy, and a little awkward since my mother-in-law was there with us to help us with the boys.

I'm one lucky girl!

Toothless grin and other fun things...

We've had lots of fun in August. I can't believe summer is almost over, it flew by.

I finally got a picture of Ty showing off his toothless grin.


Motion exhibit at the Dinosaur Museum.



I knew the sand pit was a bad idea!


Ty loved the aquarium!

We found this man made pond right near our house and the boys love it!