June 22, 2004
Fun in the sun
Tyler has kept us very busy this past week. He still gets up early, sometimes as early as 5 am, but at least now he does't wake us up. Instead, he gets into trouble.
For example:
One morning he was standing on a chair going through drawers looking for toys.
Another day he left the fridge door open for almost an hour.
Yet another, he helped himself to yogurt and tried to eat it with a fork.
And finally, he re-arranged the couches in the family room.
Tyler is also our little engineer. He took apart and put back together the drain assembly of the bathtub. He also dismantled the showerhead on the hose in our bathroom. He loves watching his dad fix things and wants to play with real tools too.
Tyler learned that toys can be dangerous. He was playing with a Slinky and it snapped back and hit his face. He had red welts on his face for over an hour.
Slinky damageOn Friday, we went to the beach. It was a little too hot for us, so we didn't stay long. Brooke kept pulling on the beach blanket, trying to reach the sand. Fortunately we were able to prevent her from eating any. Tyler had fun in the sand, but he refused to go anywhere near the water because it was too loud. He stayed on the beach blanket while we took the picture below.
Brooke and Tiffany on the beach
Tiffany made Scott a card for Father's day and bought him a book at the mall. She also baked him his favorite cupcakes. Tyler kept asking when Scott was going to go to Father's Day.
Father's DayTyler told us that he wanted to take his bear for a walk. He told his bear that he would have to wear shoes outside, and so the bear ended up with Tyler's sandals.
Taking the bear for a walk.Brooke is still an angel. She puts up with a lot from her brother, but has begun fighting back. She has pulled out two chunks of his hair, by accident, when Tyler got too close. We think she is almost mobile. She moves around a lot on her play mat. She used to hate being on her stomach, but now she loves it. We wonder how long it will be until she crawls. She loves her tummy so much that she flips to her tummy as soon as we lay her in her crib.
Brooke on her tummy.Tyler-isms:
"Daddy, can I change you on this ear?" - While talking on the phone to Scott at work.
"Help me play by myself." - Oxymoron
"He looks tired. First, I'll eat and then I'll put him to bed." - About his teddy bear.
"We don't have to be sad or grumpy." - Tiffany was just exasperated.
"You're the cutest mommy." - After Tiffany told Brooke that she is the cutest baby.
"I miss the mall." - Translation: I want a toy.
"Can I play with that when I'm a baby again?" - About one of Brooke's toys.
"We're having a hard day." - Well, yes it was a hard day.
"Comfty" - Comfortable