Playing in the Snow

We got some fresh snow so we decided to take Tyler out to try his new sled. He really enjoyed his little spin around the yard and up and down the sidewalk. Daddy can't wait to get him on the mountain, but Mommy says we'll have to wait until at least next year!

What is this stuff and where did my arm go?
Wheee!

Come on, pull me again, enough of the pictures!

Of course Kirby had to get in on the fun!

I like this snow stuff!

Tyler has become quite chatty. He likes to talk while playing, eating, walking. Oh yes, he is walking everywhere now! He walks more than he crawls. It was such a quick transition. As soon as we catch some good footage I will post it.

Our First Family Christmas

We really enjoyed our first Christmas with Tyler. We are so fortunate to have so much family around us and everyone was able to watch him tear into his first Christmas presents. He was very interested in the boxes, ribbon, and wrapping paper, and is now playing with all of the gifts. Thank you to everyone who came to our open house and hosted us for holiday festivities this year!

Great Grandma Lois and a tired monkey

Riding his new rocking horse, thanks Aunt Joey!

Enjoying homemade peppermint ice cream with Great Grandpa Al and Great Grandma Helen Jane

I love being in the kitchen!

Holiday Time!

We have been having a great time getting into the holiday swing of things. Recently the Peppmeiers had us over for a little holiday cheer and the kids decorated gingerbread men while the adults sampled some fine holiday spirits.

Will decorating his man

Jack's cookie looks delicious!

Tyler was very fond of playing with Jack's feet... who needs toys?

We will be having a lot of fun on Christmas Eve and Christmas with many people to see, lots of delish food to eat, and I'm sure there will lots of pictures taken of Tyler's first Christmas!

Trip to see Santa

Tyler went to see Santa on Thursday. He did pretty well and really wanted to just check Santa out. I think the big beard was interesting to him. We took some pictures of him afterwards posing near the North Pole display.
Today I gave Tyler one of his presents. I figure he will be overwhelmed on Friday, so we can let him play with them early. His shirt says "All Mommy wants for Christmas is a Silent Night". How thoughtful! But honestly he has been such a good sleeper lately, sleeping about 12 hours straight at night. Thank you Tyler!

Walking update: 42 steps is the record, from the back door to the fridge.. way to go, buddy!

A Trip Down South

We looked at the weather forecast for Whitefish this past week and decided, "Hey, let's go to San Diego!" We took a quick trip down south and were able to see Nana and Papie, Chris and Neal, and the Larkin family. The weather was spectacular (after a stormy, windy, rainy arrival). Sunny skies and temperatures above 10 degrees were really all we were looking for, and as usual, San Diego delivered. Thank you to everyone for making our trip so fun. We'll come back in the spring for a thaw from the snow!

Tyler and Grandpa Scott
Playing with water (his favorite thing) with Grandma Gayle

Discovering the wagon, which he later napped in

In his Christmas outfit with Fun Aunt Chris

Enjoying the view and weather at the beach

Tyler and his life sized Tiger

Papie and his great grandson

Nana and her great grandson

First Steps!

We were finally able to film Tyler walking. He is also quite chatty in this clip. Each day he seems to get a bit more steady and take a few more consecutive steps. Soon he will be running and we will be chasing him!

Nudy

Tyler loves to be naked. When we change his clothes, he complains as soon as the new clothes start going on. Well we decided to leave him half dressed the other day, and he was thrilled! In other news, he has now taken 3 steps by himself. Stay tuned for video footage!