"THE GATOR"

Philip has had this major thing about getting Tyler a big truck. So, Philip couldn't stand it anymore and went and bought a TWO year old this massive John Deere "Gator". Tyler does really love it and he likes to try and get the dogs to ride in the back.

Philip was adjusting the seat for Tyler and Tyler thought that was so cool that he was able to 'help' his daddy 'work' on the Gator.

Tyler cruising around the back yard.

Tyler was really pumped about his new toy but he also wanted to make sure that I got a good shot of his new Lightning McQueen t-shirt.

Tyler

I was just sitting here thinking about Tyler and how much he has turned into a little big boy and some of his new sayings stuck out so I thought I would share a few.

1. Not really a new thing but on the way to school in the mornings he gets so mad at the sun b/c it shines in his eyes. He fusses at it every morning. He says, "Go Away Sun, No, Go Away". Then I proceed to ask him to just look the other way and then he repeats, "Just other way". I get a laugh at this process every morning.

2. When we are trying to cheer him up and we tell him that something is FUN he gets so mad and says, "No, not fun mommy (or daddy)!!".

3. For nap time or bed time we start settling him down and we'll tell him he has 5 minutes until we go to bed and he repeats us and he's fine with it. The other day Sonia told him he had 10 minutes and he got mad with her and said "no nunu, 5 minutes!". I think she tried explaining it to him but he didn't want to hear it, all he knew was that he wanted 5 more minutes.

4. Tyler has started this little routine of getting in the bed with us in the mornings. He likes to lean over and turn our radio alarms on and then start dancing and jumping on the bed. He calls it 'dance time'. He gets pretty wild and our role is to keep him from jumping/falling off the bed. He loves it !!

5. When he isn't listening to us or he won't come with us, we'll tell him he better come here or he's going to get in trouble, which usually ends up with him getting in trouble. Well now out of nowhere he'll walk up to our dogs and start fussing at them and he'll say, "Bey, Day, come here NOW!". They usually just ignore him and he gets so mad so he'll start really yelling at them until they walk over to us like "what the heck is wrong with this kid".

6. He is so excited about our new house and that's what he calls it, the new house, he won't just say house. He's got to put the 'new' on the house.

7. He will be chowing down on his breakfast/lunch/dinner & he'll seriously look at us and say, "YUK".

8. The other night we baked some fish and he was so pumped up about eating fish that mommy and daddy caught. He put that first bite in his mouth and his eyes went all squinched and it was obvious that he did not like it but he kept chewing and finally swallowed his bite. He cautiously looked at Philip and said, "daddy, not like, no eat, please." As if we could make him eat it, he tried so hard to like it but it was clear that baked fish was not on his list of favorites... We tried not to laugh b/c we didn't want him to think we were making fun but it was really funny.

9. AND the best for last. Tyler will not say the words 'I love you'. He shows no interest. Of course I say it all the time hoping that one day he'll say it back. Last Saturday Tyler & I had a date night and we went to Target and I bought him one of his 'Cars' that he wanted. Well, as we were driving down the interstate he just came out and said "mommy, I love you". I started the water works of course and when I said it back to him he said, "no mommy, I love you". My heart melted. He's been saying ever since. It makes my day to hear him say it. He has since said it to Philip, Sonia, my dad and Lori. Also, on the same night, Tyler wore real underwear the whole day, even through nap and our night out. He didn't have the first accident. When we would first get somewhere and when we would leave he would go potty with no fuss. It was so nice to not have to worry about a diaper. He was so well behaved at dinner, I wasn't sure if he was even my child. Other parents were literally stopping at our table to tell me how lucky I was to have a well behaved child. I was so proud of him. Of course the next day he was a completely different child, he probably sat in time out more than half of the day but ANYWAY I was still very proud of my little man.

Finally some pictures of Kaleigh

My scanner hasn't been cooperating so sorry it's taken so long. These couple of pictures are compliments of my mom-in-law Sonia who just scanned them over to me today...

My little sweetheart's profile from the side...

A closer up profile

Her cute little feet.

I go back to the doctor again mid-August and I get to have another ultrasound . . . YEY !! Last time we went my little girl wouldn't be still long enough for a still shot of her four heart chambers. They were clear as a bell on the video but when the ultrasound tech would try to get a still shot, she'd start squirming. She's already camera shy !! Great, another kid that doesn't want to take pictures !!

IT"S A GIRL !!!

I'll post some of the ultrasound pictures later once I have time to scan them over.

We are so excited and I just can't believe that I am going to be playing with ribbons and bows !! AND PINK !!

More updates

We are officially moved out of our old house and into the new house. We aren't unpacked yet and the house looks like a tornado went through it but we are in it nonetheless. I only have one picture of the front of the house. As we get finished with each room I'll post some pictures. I also need to put some pictures of the backyard.





Yesterday Philip, Tyler & I went to the old house to say our 'goodbyes'. We were very emotional which I didn't expect. I started crying on the way over and once we got there Philip got all emotional. It may sound silly but we planted every seed of grass and every tree on that property. We built the shed, put up the fence and we loved our pond. There's a tree in the back that Philip carved "Philip loves Katie" on it. That was our tree !! We would go sit in the back under it and just sit. Tyler loved walking around the pond looking for fish and checking the turtle trap to see if he caught any turtles that day. It was really exciting b/c as we were about to leave we remembered the trap and we had caught a fish and baby turtle in it so Tyler let them both go. Our last time around the pond. :(







Also, I want to send out thanks to all of our family and friends that helped us with the move. We can't begin to tell you how thankful we are to have you guys. Thanks Joe, Alan, Greg, Dustin & Jimmy for helping with the big muscle stuff. Thanks Lori, Valerie, Dana, Kelly, Jeanette & Mrs. Johnson for helping with all the inside stuff. AND THANK YOU Sonia for watching Tyler for 3 days and nights with no complaint. I know he wore you out and you spoiled him rotten.

HAPPY 4th of JULY !!

This year we went to Robert, LA with the Archers for the weekend. We had never been to a campground so needless to say it was an experience. Our friends Kelly, Jay and Olivia came by on Friday as well as Sonia, Sandra and Jerry.

We really only hung out at the pool and play area.

Family Update

I haven't been doing so great with my blogging and I am trying to catch up.
Let me update everyone on what is going on with our family. So, in May we found this house in Walker that we really like. It's 1789 sq. ft. perfectly located on 2.5 acres. The back yard is gorgeous and we absolutely love the house. We are closing this coming Monday so we have been packing like crazy(thank you Robin for coming over and helping me) and we should be moving next week. The only work that needs to be done to the house is pretty much every room has to be repainted. They were not kind to the walls. The carpet is worn out but that can wait a little while and the kitchen counters are in desperate need of being replaced. The next couple of weeks are going to be so crazy and out of control.

On a baby note - my biggest baby Tyler is almost completely potty trained. He has a few accidents here and there but not many. Most of the time it's #2 and he tries but he can't go poo when he's trying, so we go back and forth to the potty and then he usually starts in transit and then we finish in the potty. I am not complaining though, I think he is doing a great job. We have been on the go the entire summer and for him to be doing so well and adjusting so easily, I am more than pleased. My little big boy.

Update on the baby on the way - I am somewhere in my 18th week I believe. I have been feeling him/her moving around a little here and there & that's usually at night when I settle down on the couch. We go on July 16th to find out what we are having... BOY ?? GIRL ?? I don't know. For a few weeks I believed it to be a girl but now I am thinking boy. It doesn't matter to me though, as long as this baby is healthy and here it doesn't make a difference. God knows what I can handle. Tyler would love a brother or a sister. He is really aware of babies now and he likes to hug my belly. It's getting pretty big already. I thought I was a beast with Tyler, I am scared out of my mind to see how big I get with this one. My due date is Nov. 30th but I am keeping my fingers crossed that Dr. Kleinpeter will do a c-section right before Thanksgiving b/c I don't want to take a chance that Kleinpeter will be off and some other doctor will have to do the section. I want him to deliver my babies.

Philip is doing great. He has been a busy bee too. He has been on vacation it seems like for-ever. He was off a week for fishing. Then he was off a week for Panama City. Then as of tomorrow he's off until July 14th so we can get into the house. He loves his boat !! He found out yesterday that he is switching teams at work. He'll still work the sames days but he'll flip shifts. I guess we are fine with it but the bosses keep telling him it's temporary but you know how that stuff goes. The team he is switching to has no operator to cover the shift so that's why they are moving him. It actually works out better this year b/c he was suppose to work DAYS on Christmas Day but now he is working NIGHTS so he will actually be with us on Christmas morning.

Hopefully this update is good enough. Later.

Panama City Beach HERE WE COME !

So the story with this vacation is that my baby brother Ryan was playing in a tournament in Panama City. My dad and Lori booked the condo for the week and then invited us to join them. The weather was beautiful but the games were long and hot !! By some freak occurrence an algae bloom had washed ashore the beach so the beach and water surrounding was technically not swimmable but on Thursday they came with some equipment and sucked it all up. So, the beach was beautiful again UNTIL the jellyfish came. Luckily for us Tyler isn't in love with the beach. He likes the beach when he is dry but if he gets wet and the sand sticks to him he flips out so we stayed in the pool most of the time. The pool was fine by me b/c sand drives me crazy too plus there was some areas that were shaded.

Tyler was so excited about going to the beach. He was full of smiles on the way there.

When we got up to the condo Tyler was amazed at how HIGH we were. He loved seeing the birds fly by at our level.

Tyler has no fear of the pool. He would just jump in and hopefully someone would catch him before he'd sink to the bottom.

You notice Tyler was just about to jump in with no fear.

Dad checking out the beach once she was made pretty again.

Tyler absolutely adored spending time with PawPaw.

On our way back to Dinky Springs we stopped at a local Waffle House for breakfast. Tyler was in such a good mood and wanted to take pictures. I know I looked rough but I refuse to dress up on a traveling day.

We stopped at a rest stop on the way home & Tyler was chasing the birds around. He got a major kick out of it.

Big Daddy Phe FINALLY Got 'THE' Boat !!!

Philip ordered his boat a few months ago and when the sales manager told him he would have to wait anywhere from 8-10 weeks he was devastated. BUT the day arrived in early June when the boat was ready. We couldn't test it out for a couple of days but that Monday after work we went to the Tickfaw River to cruise. I would say it's our new boat but in actuality it is TYLER'S new boat. If you dare make the mistake by saying our boat he quickly interjects and reminds you that it is HIS new boat. We have gone fishing a few times since and we really enjoy the boat. It's the perfect size and we love it.

Can you tell that Philip is a little excited ??

As I said before, it's Tyler's boat.

Tyler opened the live well at one point and stuck his head in it. So, I in turn gave him a crazy hair do.

Tyler and Philip were really checking something out.