Tysons parties

For Tyson's first birthday we had 2 different parties so that my mother in law and Tyson's cousins could be there. Haas' mom had just had surgery and was doing surprisingly well but couldnt risk an infection by being around too many people. I was glad that she was doing well enough to be up and about for his party. We tried to get Tyson to unwrap his presents but he was more interested in the fireplace. He got some cool toys though and finally started playing with them. The golf set his Nana and Papa got him was so cool. Sam enjoyed it too which was so cute to watch. Tyson carried around a club with him for awhile. He will be Papa's golfing buddy soon enough!!!
We got him a cool cake and even his own personal cake. I was expecting him to dig into it but he just picked the frosting off so carefully and ate it. Haas ended up smearing frosting on his face to get it started. His face looked so gross at the end. Note to everyone, black and orange frosting looks disgusting. And the black stains your lips.
Im a bad mom and was trying to get Tyson to try to blow out his candle but he grabbed it instead and burned his hand. OOPS.

We then had a party for him the next day at our house for the rest of our friends and my family. If anyone has been inside my house you know that our living room and kitchen is small. Somehow we managed to fit 35 people into our house. It was so crowded and was a little overwhelming but really made us feel loved that we have so many family and friends that care so much for us. I really appreciate everyone so much. Tyson got so spoiled by presents. Once people left I still was feeling claustrophobic from the overwhelming amount of toys and clothes that he got. Once we got all of the toys out of the boxes there were still toys everywhere. I ended up going and buying a huge rubbermaid container to use as a toy box and i still couldnt get all of his toys from the party in there. It is crazy.
We had the same cake for Tyson and it was so funny to see everyone walk around with stained black lips. I want to thank Brandie for being so kind and taking pictures for us. Tyson will have lots of pics to look back on when he gets older!!!

1 Year!!

Happy 1 year birthday to the most beautiful baby boy in the whole world. I cant believe a year has gone by. I was going through pics from when Tyson was born and I cant believe all of the accomplishments and milestones that he has hit. After seeing the pics of him being so tiny it really made me realize how grown up he is. He is no longer completely dependent on me. He really likes his space and to do his own thing. We were cuddling on the couch watching Yo Gabba Gabba and he pushed me away and crawled to the other side of the couch and cuddled up with a pillow instead. Kinda made me sad but he is definitely his own little person and he knows what he wants. I am so proud of him and everything that he has done. He has made our lives so much better. I am so proud to be his mommy. I hope this next year doesnt go by as fast as this one did, I want to enjoy my Tyson Bug as much as possible.

Coming home from Orlando

On saturday we woke up early and got the condo cleaned. We had to be out of there at 11 but our plane didnt leave til 530. We decided not to stick around Orlando but just head straight to the airport in Tampa. Tampa's airport is pretty cool and they dont have everyone stand in the same security line they send you to the different gate areas to do security. So everyone that has a departing plane from an A gate will go through Gate A security, Everyone from B gates will go through Gate B security, etc. When we got in line there was only about 10 people in line so we thought we would get through quick. NO SUCH LUCK!!!! Glad that we were there early. It took about an hour to get through the check because there were so many old people in wheel chairs so they had to do a more thorough security check because the people couldnt get out of the chairs.
Once we got to our gate we saw that there was a really cute play area that was geared towards younger kids. Tyson loved it. they had a squishy slide that Tyson could climb up by himself and go down. He would climb the slide over and over again. Once he was at the top he would start talking really loud and get so excited. You could tell that he was so proud of himself. The gate next to us was going to Canada and all the kids that were playing around us all spoke french. This little girl who was about 6 kept playing with Tyson and helping him up the slide. She didnt know english except "good job" so she kept saying that to him. Tyson really liked the attention.
Even though we had a 4 hour wait in the airport, the time went by so fast and soon we were boarding. Again I had booked our seats so that we would hopefully have the middle seat open. Again no luck. Right after we took off Tyson fell asleep. The flight was the worst that I have ever been on. We flew through rain the entire flight so the turbulence was aweful. Since I had gotten pregnant with Tyson I started getting motion sick which I never dealt with before. So this flight was very challenging. It ended up being so bumpy that the flight attendents could serve drinks. I was dying for some sprite or gingerale. We were not able to get anything until about an hour before we landed. But something worse happened. Half way through the flight Tyson woke up and started throwing up all over the place. He didnt cry or whine or bother anyone the entire flight but he threw up 4 times. I felt so bad for the guy sitting next to us. He was so sweet though and kept saying how well behaved Tyson was.
We thought that he was getting motion sick because he didnt have a fever or seem like he felt bad. The next morning though he started throwing up again and then Haas and I got sick. We call it the Orlando special since other family members had it too. So for the next week we hung out sick at home. We are all feeling better though and now we are planning Tysons birthday and are so thankful that he is back to his old self!!!

Day 6 Downtown Disney part 2

On Friday we decided to go back down to Downtown Disney again because we really wanted to find some Disney Sing a longs for Tyson. We couldnt find any but it was fun to walk around again. It was a pretty nice day and it was nice to be outside. We took a boat ride again since Tyson loved it so much. Then we went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. It was pretty cool in there. All of the animals were interactive. So the elephants ears and trunks would move and they had a ton of fish tanks all over the restraunt. Tyson loved the place but when it would get dark and start to lightning it did frighten him a little.

Then it was back to the condo to start packing and cleaning up. We had a great time in Flordia and it will be fun to go back once Tyson is a little older. He did great on this vacation again which makes me so thankful to have such a great baby that we can take him anywhere and he does so well.

Day 5 Magic Kingdom

On Thursday it was the day that we had been waiting for!!!!! It was time to go to Disney World!!!!! They have vendors on every corner where people can take in their unused Disney tickets and you can get them for $60/ticket instead of $95. So we picked up some tickets and headed down to the Magic Kingdom.

As soon as we got there we saw Pluto! So Tyson's first picture at Disney was with Pluto and he was ready for a nap and barely noticed him LOL.

After pictures we got on the train and took a ride down to Toon Town where most of the other characters were. Tyson did like the train ride but fell asleep pretty much right when we got on it. So when we got off we found a bench to sit and wait for him to wake up since we were mostly there to get his pics taken with everyone.
When he woke up we decided to go see Mickey and Minnie first. We were standing in line and Haas' mom had a coke. Tyson is going through this stage where anytime he sees a drink with a straw in it he has to have the entire thing. So we are in line and he has a death grip on his Nana's shirt and his mouth on her straw the entire time. I think that he is going to be a diet coke addict!!!

Then it was our turn to see Mickey and Minnie. You wouldnt know it from our pictures but Tyson wasnt really paying much attention to Minnie. She kept tapping him on the shoulder and he kept staring at Mickey. When we were leaving Tyson leaned over and gave Mickey a kiss on the nose. So sweet!!!

With Tyson being such a flirt, we decided that we had to take him to see the Princesses. We were right!!! The first Princess we got to see was Princess Aurora. Tyson was flirting with her like crazy. He would look at her get a huge smile then turn and bury his face in my shoulder then put his head on his shoulder and look back up at her. She said that he was handsome like Prince Phillip.



Then we moved on to see Cinderella, but Tyson was still so into Aurora that he didnt notice Cinderella for a little bit because he was too busy looking around the corner at Aurora. He did get a the cutest smile with her and she said that Prince Charming better watch out for Tyson!!!!

Then it was time to see Belle. Her dress was so bright yellow that Tyson never even looked up at her. Her dress sure had him amazed though.
On our way back to the parking lot we decided to take the ferry boat. Of course Tyson loved the boat ride and probably could have stayed on there all day.
It was a good day at Disney but it was so cold. I dont know why it is always our luck that it is cold in the warmest states that we go to and then the week we leave it goes back up to 80!!

Day 4 Our Anniversary

On Wednesday Erin and Jason and Brad went back home. Haas' dad drove Brad down to Tampa to the airport and Haas' mom stuck around the condo to watch Tyson so that we could celebrate our 3rd anniversary. I can not believe that we have already been married for 3 years. It has gone by so fast and we have had so many good times and challenging times. I am so lucky to have Haas as a husband and best friend. I know that he would do anything for me!!!!
Down in Orlando everywhere you turn there was a mini golf course. It was pretty much like being in Utah where everywhere you look there is a LDS church. Literally every corner had a different mini golf course and they were the coolest courses you have ever seen. We decided to go to one that was down the street from the condo. Right when you walked up there was a pit that had alligators that you could feed. Alligators kinda freak me out but it was fun to look at them. We paid for 2 games of golf but it was so cold that we decided not to do the 2nd course. Its too bad too because the course was so much fun.
Afterwards we went to dinner at a sushi place called Ren Geshu. We read about it in the sky mall magazine on the plane there it was rated the best sushi place. It wasnt bad but I think that Fortune Cookie in South Jordan is much better. But they did have some fish that Haas had never had and he said that it was the best Nigiri that he ever had.
Then being the party animals that we are, we went back to the condo to watch American Idol. It was really nice too because Haas' mom was so kind to keep Tyson upstairs with them so that we could sleep in the next morning.
Happy 3 years to my Hubby I love you

Day 3 Pedicures and Jasons bday

On tuesday it was Jason's bday and we figured that he would want some alone time. So the girls packed up and went for a much needed pedicure. I hadnt had pedicure since last january before Tyson was born. It was so nice to get a little pampering in. And it was so nice to spend some time with my mother and sister in law. The place that we went to had the funniest guy that was doing the pedicure on Erin. He had us laughing the whole time. It was pretty funny watching them scrub my mother in laws feet because she is so ticklish and could barely stay in the chair. Afterwards, we went back to the condo to pick Jason up and we went to Red Lobster for a little birthday lunch. Then it happened. Tyson met the women of his dreams. Her name is Hailey and she was the hostess at Red Lobster. Everytime she looked at him he got the biggest grin. He would flirt with other women there but at soon as he saw Hailey no one else existed!!!!