Yogurt Face!!

So Tyson decided he wanted to feed himself. He has become quite picky recently but one thing he will eat is yogurt. The great thing is usually I can hide things like beans and noodles in the sugar-filled snack and he doesn't notice. This morning, however, he spit out the hard boiled egg and kept in the yogurt. Hopefully we can get this boy to get to a healthy weight one of these days! Here are pictures of his attempts to feed himself. I think he is so cute! After he got me pretty good we moved him to the counter. He was pretty excited to keep feeding himself! Tyson has learned that it is a lot easier for us to squeak the hippo in his squeaking hippos book but he likes us to squeak it a lot! Here he is pulling Christian's finger to the page over and over again. I thought it was cute!

Eat mor Chikin!

So this last Friday we decided to do something crazy with our friends the Riggs, so we dressed up like cows and got free chicken from Chick-fil-a! I guess once a year they give out free chicken for those who support the cattle of the earth! Moooo!
Some of us were a little embarrassed to dress up like cows in public, but I thought it was cool! Christian and I ate $13.00 worth of food for free!
The chicken was delicious!
Tyson not only enjoyed his chicken but he has now discovered the toilet paper roller!
Well I guess we couldn't have expected him to stay out of trouble for long!Tyson's seventh tooth cut on Friday morning and he has been chewing on everything!
Aunt Laurie got us this adorable church outfit when Tyson was born and now he can finally fit into it! Doesn't he look like such a little man? Thanks Laurs!
He's a little crazy about the socker-boppers Matt got us to help us settle any marital disputes. They've been used wisely we promise :) Well that just about sums up our week! We love you all so much! Take care of yourselves and remember we would love to have visitors!

Corpus Christi and the Fourth of July!!

I absolutely love summer vacation and the best part is we still have almost two weeks left! Here is a sampler of our past few weeks together. Today we spent the afternoon at our friends' pool. We swam, talked, ate delicious brisket and pie and just enjoyed being outside! It was fabulous and I wish we could take the time to do that every day! Thanks guys!

Corpus Christi: So this last weekend we decided to take a trip down to the coast with our friends the Dentons. It was so much fun! Apparently we are only two and a half hours away from the beach AND it's a nice beach! Life is too good to us sometimes!! We first stopped at the USS Lexington which is a huge aircraft carrier which has been turned into a museum. It was amazing! We couldn't resist calling my Grandpa Felsch who actually taught people to fly down in Corpus Christi during World War II. It was amazing to see where my Grandpa had actually been.Here is a pirate plane. If you cannot tell--we are trying unsuccessfully to look like pirates!
Don't we look like we could be fighter pilots?Check out the cool cloud in the background! It was an absolutely gorgeous day!Christian started working out again since school has been out and it has really been paying off. Now he is as thick as a helicopter! Way to go Babe!!
Here's Christian taking out our friend Jay with the guns on board. I guess we might not make the best of allies! The water around the Lexington was full of jelly fish! I was glad we avoided falling off the ship!
Don't I have a handsome husband?
Here's our family in a fighter plane!
Tyson's nap schedule turned into anytime he could sneak in some shut-eye. Here he is out cold in the car!Here we are at the Beach!! I don't think I can think of any other place with so many good memories! I think it's the sound of the waves and the warmth of the sand that just does something to me. I love it! It was especially cool because all around us the fish were jumping and there was a sweet little tidal area where Tyson could sit and look at the minnows and clams. It was perfect!
The next day was the fourth of July! Happy Independance Day everyone! We woke up and had our first annual traditional breakfast of patriotic-chocalote-chip pancakes.
Anyone want to guess what this one is? I think it is obvious when you notice the beak and tail-feathers. I was quite proud of it!
Tyson sure loved the melty chocolate! That evening we barbecued with our friends the Luffs and talked politics all night long and it was wonderful! I am so grateful for the land in which we live and for all of the people who gave their lives so we could enjoy the freedoms we do. We love you, America!

Our cute son!

Tyson has been so cute lately! He can now climb up and down the stairs, pull himself up and walk along the furniture, crawl like a maniac, and gut laugh when he's tickled. He has become a picky eater and will spit out anything he doesn't like. He communicates with short shouts and hand motions and has actually become quite good. If we were cave-men. He would be a genius-child!Father-son bonding time!Christian was putting Tyson asleep and when I came back upstairs they were both sleeping! It was too cute!Tyson loves the laundry room and loves to watch the washing machine spin! He is so curious! Here he is crawling like a champ! He climbed inside of the laundry basket the last time I was folding laundry and it was so cute! What a good helper he is! Coming up the stairs!