Happy Birthday Mom

I didn't get this up last night but I just wanted to tell my mom that she ROCKS. We get to have 2 birthdays in a row ( technically 3 if you count Chelsie) This year my mom got a baby. I don't think we can top that! We appreciate all she does for us and she always makes us pretty baby afghans that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. We are proud of her and how hard she works to be the best mom, grandma and teacher she can. In 8 weeks we will give you another present.....

Oh and according to Tyler and his idea for a *surprise* party he keeps asking if today is Friday so we can have a party with ballons, streamers and party hats. Good luck with that!

Every boy needs a Radio Flyer

Birthdays didn't mean much to me until I had a baby. Then the only thing important to me is making Tyler happy. With that in mind every time his birthday rolls around and me and Dallas get to give him gifts I try so hard to find something that invokes a smile and HOURS of fun and joy.

Last year my sweet little man got a basketball hoop and a chair. That chair is the grossest most loved piece of furniture we own! This year I went in search of the perfect "chair" to give him.

I found the perfect cake for the perfect party but couldn't think of the perfect gift. We went to the toy store and once again found a perfect "gift" but it wasn't "the chair."

I wanted to get Ty a bike but knew that his Cerebral palsy wouldn't allow him to hold on and still ride at the same time. I researched and researched and found a good alternative at the toy store.

A Radio Flyer

Dallas put it together tonight and some little boy LOVED it.

He really really liked being able to ride the bike.

Though we need to make some adaptations to the pedals and it will take a lot to get him to ride it on his own he was such a big kid and he wouldn't stop smiling.

He was pointing up the street and telling his dad he "wanted to go there PLEASE."

The mom had tears in her eyes and she watched him go. Flying up the street as fast as our feet would take him. As we would slow down and turn around he couldn't get his hands up fast enough to sign "more please."
The simple joys of life. The simple joys a 3 wheeled radio flyer will bring.

Thank you Cousin Max and Morgan ( and Aunt Chantel and Uncle Barrett)

Since Max and Morgan can't read we will thank Barrett and Chantel for sending an EARLY birthday present for Tyler (despite my lack of timely cards/gifts for Barrett, and major early ones for Little Morgan)

A special thanks for the cute little froggie for Tyler. Once we got it out of the box my naked nudist decided he wanted to try ( after I unlocked the door) and he went out in the buff.

I sent a few photos to the Labrums, but I really wanted to show everyone just how cute the gift was and how much Tyler LOVED it.





I have a TON more but unfortunately he is VERY in the nude and the neighbors saw the streaker so I had to be selective...

THANKS A MILLION!! He loves it! ( even with no Grass Barrett)