Happy 1st birthday!

My sweet sister got the cutest balloons for Oz. Thanks for helping make this a special day!

I am grateful that my mom, sister and niece were around to celebrate with us.

We enjoyed dinner at BJ's restaurant, and red velvet cake & ice cream at my sister's.

Oz didn't want to get messy with his cake and wasn't interested in eating any either.

He was just like Ty when he turned one - neat & clean.

A Day at Happy Hollow

We spent the day at Happy Hollow; a park and zoo geared for kids. 

Don't be fooled, we all had as much fun if not more than the boys.

Oz discovered how much fun it is to ride on daddy's shoulders. 

Happy 1st Birthday!

We know it's not a pig; we think it's a capybara.

Oz's first carousel ride. He was uneasy, but he made it through the entire song.

"Wait goat, come back!"

Ty wanted to sit in the blue car, not in the red fire truck with a bell.

San Francisco Aquarium

We visited the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. It is much smaller than the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but was the perfect size for our little guys and their short attention spans.

Ty was not only interested in the fish, but in the signs too.

 Hello Bat Ray swimming above our heads!

Ty being supervised while touching the sea stars. 

He didn't want to keep his hands out of the water.

He would not keep still for a family photo as evidenced below.

We had a great time with Grammy. 

Not sure why we have no pictures with her; sorry mom!

Family Time

We went to California for my niece's high school graduation. I sure miss the almost perfect weather of my home state. We enjoyed a BBQ at my sister's house and even watched the eclipse. Is it possible to get a good picture when everyone is looking at the camera?

My two older sisters, mom and oldest brother (we left a small space for you Jereme)

The pretty graduate!

Baby Animal Days

Mommy & Ty checking out some animals at the Baby Animal Days

Silly little animals!

eleven months

Our not-so-little-guy moves along so fast on his hands and knees. It's so fun because Ty never crawled around like Oz does. He has been pulling himself up on everything the past couple of weeks and is working hard to strengthen his leg muscles. I finally found a pair of shoes that will fit his long and chunky feet. He chases Ty almost everywhere. They are truly becoming best buddies. It makes me so happy when they play together. One of their favorite things to do is go behind the chair in Oz's room and stick their fingers in the telephone outlet and laugh. Thanks for making each day fun; happy 11 months buddy!

Hoppy Easter

What a great day! Church was uplifting, my mom was in town and dinner was tasty.
Oz's vest and tie did not fit so well. In case you can't tell, he is a very big boy. We thought we were smart to buy him a 2T, but it looks like only the pants will be fitting him as he continues to grow at such a rapid rate. Thanks for being so adorable boys!

Ty enjoyed Easter Egg Hunts so much that we 

decided to let him have another one in our yard.