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!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We were so fortunate to be able to spend it with people that we love. Everyone truly had a great time. Delicious food, great conversations, and a fun atmosphere made today very special. Thank you to everyone who was able to share our day with us, and Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family out there!

Al & Helen Jane getting cozy before dinner

Aunt Joey and Gramma Lois feeding a snoozy Tyler

Uncle Nico and Tyler goofing around

The Crew! Stef, Mike, Kathy, Mark, Scott, Rick, and Debi

Weekend Pics

This past Saturday was the annual Cat-Griz football game, when MSU and UM battle on the gridiron. Unfortunately, our Bobcats lost again. We took in the game at the bar, all decked out in our blue and gold attire. Tyler didn't seem to interested in the game and took a nap instead. Thanks to Doug for letting Tyler snooze on his coat. He seemed pretty cozy!

"I'm thinking Bobcats... in my dreams"

We also had an early Thanksgiving at Doug and Christine's since they are headed to Nebraska to spend the holiday with Katie and Aric. We had a wonderful meal and were able to spend some time with LeeAnn and Great Grandpa Al and Great Grandma Helen Jane.

Al with Arlo and Tyler

Kirby and Tyler

I know we've said it before, but Kirby and Tyler really are great buddies. Kirby is so patient with him when he is pulling his hair, chasing him, or grabbing him by the tail. Here is a video showing how Kirby acts out occassionally. It is about a bit long, but you will see Kirby being weird, Tyler standing by himself, and lots of kisses.

In other news, Tyler is in a stage where he will only eat things that he can feed himself. He loves his "puffs" (Gerber Graduates thingies like Cheerios) and the yogurt meltaways. Applesauce has turned into diced apples, and his favorite yams will have to be finger food. What a monkey... He also loves to create his own obstacle courses out of our furniture, particularly the barstools. Sometimes he gets high-centered and we have to rescue him.

Happy Halloween!

We had a little halloween get together so everyone could see Tyler. He opted not to nap all day, so when costume time came around, he was actually pretty good about keeping it on. He was so tired! We were able to see Team Peppmeier and their Star Wars clan. The boys were very convincing as Luke and Darth Vader, and Annemarie was the best Yoda! We handed out candy to all the kids and got to see some great costumes. It was a pretty good first Halloween!

With Batgirl, AKA Grandma Kath

Snoozy, but I'll pose for pics!

Up To No Good

Tyler has learned how to open cabinets and drawers. He was a fan of the cabinet that had the pots and pans. Shortly after this picture, all lower cabinets were baby-fied with latches. Our house is like a maze with gates: the bottom of the stairs, blocking off certain rooms, guarding the bar, guarding the wine bottle racks.... Anything we can do to keep him out of things!

I like to make music with lids!

I had a rough day and fell asleep in my jumperoo!

Look at my new winter hat! I hate mittens!

Our Good Eater

Tyler has become a great eater. He loves his puffs and likes to grab a handful and put them in his mouth. It is so funny to watch him do it, and he is so proud of himself. He is eating applesauce, bananas, yams, sweet potatoes, and turkey. We tried lentils this week, and he wasn't into them. He loves to take the spoon when he is done eating and play with it. He is really becoming much better at meal time, maybe we can go out to dinner again soon!

Yummy! Mommy makes delicious food for me!