3 Years!

3 Year Stats

Weight: 26lbs, 8oz (4th%)

Height: 36 inches tall (8th%)

 

At 3 years, Ty is very smart. He knows all of his letters, their sounds, and can say words starting with those sounds. He is learning numbers and often throws random numbers into his conversation, like "It's 86 today." He loves tv, and probably watches too much of it. But we let him watch tv while he eats, because he eats more when he is distracted (and we want him to eat more). He likes telling jokes, and has somehow picked up on bathroom humor, though he ironically has no desire to be potty trained!

 

Ty loves to be with friends, but doesn't always have to be interacting with them. It makes him so happy to play on his own while other friends are around, and he has a huge imagination. I often hear him yelling "Help!" and panic, when I find that it is just one of his toys "talking" to another. He is very good at playing on his own.

 

Ty has also been going to a class called Twoodles, that is kind of like pre-preschool. They do crafts, play with toys, read stories, and dance. He always has fun, though he only does the craft about half of the time, and has even made friends there. He also loves going to Nursery at church and is so good at remembering the lessons. He can recall them weeks later, though they sometimes get intertwined with random ideas. I need to think of an example of this.

 

Ty has taken well to the title of Big Brother. He loves to show Lucy off when we are out and about, and he loves to "cuddle" her at home. Although he is not yet in the habit of walking to and from the car (it was so much easier to carry him before Lucy came-now he likes to run away), he has not been jealous of Lucy at all. He just thinks of her as a visitor who never has to leave him. He is an amazing (yet typical) big brother!

 

 



A Special Visit for the Big Three!

 

 

Our next and last visitor was Aunt Aubrey. She came to meet Lucy on the weekend of Ty's THIRD Birthday! Naturally, there was a lot of partying. Ty wanted a "Mack" birthday (from the Disney movie Cars), so I had several plans including riding go-karts, but it was yucky weather, so we headed to the Lafayette Rec Center for their cool pool!

Lucy and I waited outside of the water, but Lucy seemed pretty pleased that it was her brother's birthday! This is the most she had ever smiled to this point.

That night, we partied at Chick Fil A, where Ty got his own Mack Hauler truck! He opened more presents at home where he got plenty more gifts.

Aubrey and I made the Mack Cake, and Ty was so pleased, he almost cried the next day when he realized some of Mack was gone.

He even had to call in his new Blade Ranger to help put out the fire on his cake.

Aubrey perfectly captured Ty "cuddling" with his sister. He does this often:

 

 She also got some cute pictures of little Lucy.

 

Her last day there was the nicest, so we packed another party in. We headed to Gateway Fun Park in Boulder to play at the arcade. Ty had a blast.

 

 We completed Ty's party with some "race car" rides. Between Aubrey and me, Ty went three times!

 On our way to the airport, we stopped at Hammond's Candy Factory for the free tour and some candy samples. We made good time until the freeway exit where we were stuck for about ten minutes. We kept wondering what was going on and why so many people were walking by, until Aubrey realized it was 4/20 in Colorado. This means there are marijuana festivals all over, but they are legal in Colorado. We were stuck in the middle of likely the biggest Pot Festival in the country! Traffic mystery solved.

 Candy mission complete.

We had a great time with Aubrey and all of our visitors. Ty loves visitors so much and is sad when they leave. Luckily, one little girl who came to "visit" gets to stay forever!

Lucy Belle

 My talented sister-in-law Kristen flew out to help for  a short weekend, and I took advantage by having her take these AMAZING pictures of little Lucy Belle. She's pretty much doubled in size since these were taken, but that makes me even more glad I have these to remember how little she was.

 We had a hard time getting family/sibling photos, and I think Kristen ended up photoshoping my entire arm out of the picture, but it turned out precious.

Grandpa Tom and Grandma Sheila

 

 Grandpa Tom and Grandma Sheila came to visit and see Lucy the week after Easter. Though they were only here a few days, we managed to do a lot.

Ty went to a babysitter while we practiced our bow hunting skills at the archery range:

We took a hike up the Flatirons.

We browsed and ate lunch on Pearl Street (where we saw this cool replica of a baby T-Rex).

 And, of course, we spent time chatting and enjoying Baby Lucy!

Happy Easter!

We missed going to St. George again this year for our big family Easter Weekend, but we managed to put together a potluck and Easter Egg Hunt with a bunch of Ty's friends. It was a lot of fun!

Ty still loves his baby sister.

 

Daddy loves her too!

 We got a double jogging stroller. As long as I bring along enough suckers for one of these kids, the rides go okay.

 

 Supporting BYU in all of her cuteness:

 



Vanderbilt

Most of you already know, but this summer, Tim will be graduating after a long five years of graduate school with a PhD in Economics! He accepted a position teaching for a year at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, so we're off to another adventure soon. I'm so proud of him!

One Month

 This little cutie at one month.
She doesn't have a one month doctors appointment, but we suspect she is around 7.5lbs. At one month, Lucy is a pretty easy going baby. Her brother loves her, especially giving her a pacifier, and Lucy is usually content just watching him. She is quite the little cuddle bug and LOVES to cuddle up to mommy or daddy's chest with her soft fuzzy head under their chin.

Ty loves his sister! He seems to be on track for being  a typical brother. (Notice the head hugging on the bottom left)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Thanks for the cute clothes, Grandma Diney.

Daddy and Ty both enjoy holding Lucy.

My cuddle bug!

All clean after a bath and in her sweet pink nightgown.

We loved visits from Aunt Kristen.

...and Aunt Mindy! (And we are so grateful for your help!) I feel horrible I accidentally deleted the picture with Ty and Mindy, so my instagram will have to do until I recover it.

Our new routine is to let Lucy play on her playmat while we read Ty stories before nap and bedtime. It's going well!