Tyler Bug Turns One!

Tyler turned a year old on Wednesday, June 27th. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by...it feels like I just had him. Ryan, Tyler, and I have been up visiting my family while Doug is away on his hiking trip so we celebrated his birthday with all 13 of his cousins. What a wild celebration it turned out to be!

Tyler was super happy until the cake came out and he instantly grabbed for the flame on the candle. Mommy blew it out quickly and for some reason this made him cry.
He got over the sadness really quickly when he discovered that no one was going to stop him from making a mess of his cake.
I don't feel like words are needed to describe the blissful state he was in.
I decided he was done when he quit eating it and then began spreading it all over his body. What a mess! It took a long bath and some serious elbow grease by Mom to get it out of hair, nose, ears, etc. It was a lot of fun to have a baby get into it...Ryan wouldn't even touch his cake on his first birthday, and when Doug made him dig his hands in it all he did was cry the rest of the time.
Tyler relaxing amongst all his balloons and playing with one of his new toys. Can life get any better than this?

Tyler and his Tongue

Pretty much anytime you look at Tyler now you will notice that his tongue is hanging out of his mouth. It's mainly out when he is concentrating on something or playing. One of the most incredible parts is just how far it hangs out...he's like a little puppy. Maybe it gives him special powers, or he just really likes his tongue. :)

Beach Day with Kaleigh and Meghan

My nieces, Kaleigh and Meghan, came down to visit us this last week. Ryan and Tyler loved having them here, and it was really nice to have an extra set of hands to help out. We went to Newport Beach on Wednesday and had a really nice relaxing day. In fact, Ryan has asked me everyday since if we are going to go to the beach today.
Ryan running around the beach...taking a moments pause to let his mom snap a picture of him.
Mommy and Tyler Bug.
Kaleigh and Tyler.
This was my favorite picture of the day. What a cute foursome!

They have gone home now and Ryan asks me every few minutes where "his" Kaleigh and Meghan have gone. It was a fun week!

Surfing at Mission Bay

I am a little behind on posting some pictures of our recent activities. Last Saturday we met up with our friends down in Mission Bay (San Diego) so that the guys could do some surfing at the Wavehouse. It is this giant machine that pumps out water really fast and recreates a wave. It looked really fun and easy when we got there. There were guys riding waves and doing flips. Needless to say, Doug gave it a try and found out it was not nearly as easy as it looked. He did get a couple good rides in though. After surfing, we wondered down to the beach and let the kids play for the rest of the afternoon. It was a fun family outing.