Oh, sweet boy

It is not uncommon for us to hear Ty talking and/or singing in the morning before we go in and get him up for the day. However, this morning, amidst the singing, Ty paused and said, "Mommy, I singing...to God." What a sweet thing to hear at the beginning of my day!

Ty swimming

This is our little fish (can he be called that even if he was swimming with a life jacket on???) Well anyway, he LOVES the water...here is a glimpse of him in action!

vacation at the beach

What should have been a 10 hour trip (from Mayfield, Kentucky) turned into a 15 hour trip, but it was sooooooo worth it! We drove down to Panama City Beach, Florida last Saturday and stayed the week in an ocean-front condo--what a treat! Looking back, both Corey and I agree that our favorite part was watching Ty "swim" in the pool. We bought him a life jacket and replaced the floaties (we borrowed the idea from another family down there), and after the first day he was swimming and jumping in by himself. (Literally!!! He'd say "move" if we tried to catch him!) He was free and lovin' every minute of it! It was so sweet to hear him saying proudly, "I swimming" or "I floating!" He is a little fish! And Drew loved the water too! (He's pretty happy no matter where he is.) Thanks Mimi and Peepa--we had a blast!!!

a promised trip to the zoo

We've been wanting to take Ty back to the zoo for a while, and since Corey is almost officially finished with his two summer classes and the temperature wasn't in the 90's before lunch (although the humidity was atrocious!), we decided to go this morning! It was a great morning to go to the zoo! All of the animals were out--and I mean really OUT! One leopard sat on the rock nearest the fence--I think he was enjoying his fame. Some animals were even walking around the zoo (with zookeepers--is that what you call people who work at the zoo?) We saw two random animals being walked from one place to another, and since we passed right by them, I asked what kind of animals they were. (They looked exotic!) The lady told me one was a zebu (I almost thought she was making that up...doesn't it sound like something from "The Lion King"?); the other was...a sheep. (I felt like such a dummy!) One other funny thing we learned is that all the animals have names. For example, three wild pigs were "Alice," Linus," and "Claire." I don't know why, but I thought that was really cute. Anyway, it was a really fun morning at the zoo, and Ty loved it (as always)! :)

sweet big brother

Everyone always asks how Ty is with Drew, and I'm happy to report that he is a great big brother! And Drew LOVES Ty! Loves him! Drew smiles and laughs whenever Ty is around. It's so sweet! Okay, so Ty does take Drew's toys away from him, but at this point, Drew doesn't mind, and Ty is in the process of learning to share!

What we've been up to (Part 2)

ready for the sungetting his toes wet with Nonna
in the pool for the first time
starting solids
chillaxin' (as Damein would say)

What we've been up to (Part 1)

jumping in...sometimes when we weren't even ready for him (my little fearless one!)laying out
playing with the hose (an absolute favorite thing!)
building towers (and knocking them over--that's the best part!)