Yep...it's that time of year

My two little reindeers


Ansley with her new "hat" that daddy made


This face can always brighten my day


No need for toys...she's a cheap date :)


Here is my little man...all smiles


Playing before we head to school


I wonder if Julia would consider moving in with us?


Playing in her box having the best time ever


Getting to be such a big girl


Ty sitting up like a big boy in his chair


Capturing a rare moment when they both will sit still


Ty being alert and cooperating...


Ansley...not so much


Ansley being a sweet sissy


Ty enjoying his saucer...can't believe he can use it already


Ansley teasing Ty with his bottle


...but being so helpful and feeding him


Need those wipes mama?


Trying to get some play time in before nap


So, sorry about the lack of posts lately...it's been a little crazy. Ansley is just becomming a big girl and her daddy and I are hating it. She is talking up a storm and just into everything. Her latest words are belly button (yes...she is still into her belly button), bye (with a very Southern draw...don't know where she got that from), outside, dog, ball, etc. We have been working on Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny and Pappy. Although she is getting to be a big girl...she is still so sweet and very generous with her lovin'. There is nothing better than her walking up to me and planting a big one on me or giving me a big hug for no reason. Mike absolutely loves it when he comes home from work and she runs (literally) to the door to greet him with wide open arms. She is doing great and is just so much fun.

Ty is such a great baby. He is sleeping in his own room now and going from about 7:30pm to 7:30am. He has been doing this for about 2 months but he was needing a diaper change here and there but that has now ceased. Anyway, he is all smiles and laughs and we love it. He has been rolling and reaching for things...so he is doing good as well. We go for our shots on Thursday which I am not looking forward to. I am very interested to see how long he is because he is almost as long as Ansley and that is crazy since Ansley is long herself. He really is such a great baby though and is so stinkin cute.

We are doing good. We are just trying to get ready for Christmas which is almost upon us. I can't believe how fast the year flew by and that I have already had Tyson. This time last year...we were in Orlando with one 5 month old and now we are back in Memphis with a 17 month old AND a almost 4 month old. Mike is doing good and is really just the best daddy. He is so good with both Ansley and Ty and it is amazing to see. He's come a long way from just a few years ago when he asked our friends when their baby's eyes would open :) Things are picking up at work and I am staying busy with my beautiful babies. I can't believe 2010 is almost here. I just hope and pray that the new year brings new great things.

My sweet little man

Well, Ty is growing like a weed and I just can't believe that he is already 3 months old. It's just so crazy. He really is doing so good. He has been sleeping from about 7:30pm to 7am...which is nice for me. He has gotten up a few times during the night wanting a diaper change but will go back to sleep. He is holding his head up so good and is almost sitting up with little assistance. He smiles all the time now and is laughing which makes me smile. Ansley seems to really like having Ty around and is always trying to be sweet and "help" me when it comes to him. She is very interested in diaper changes, throwing his diapers away, feeding him, changing him, and it goes on. I think she is a great big sissy and will be even better as he gets older. I definitely think they are going to have the twin comments because Ty is already up to Ansley's neck...so that should be interesting.

That was then, this is now

We came home the other day and took Ty out of his car seat...but in the meantime... Ansley decided she wanted to sit in it. Even though she fills the car seat out now much more than when she was born (which is obvious since she weighed right at 5 pounds at that time)...I still can't believe that she fits in it at all.

17 months old


Hard to even remember that she was this small

She's got some talent

Well, Ansley has been going to Mother's Day Out and she really enjoys it. I can tell a huge difference in her since she has been going and I love it. They do lots of things at "school" which includes playing, music time, learning signs...and art time. The week before Thanksgiving...they sent home many of her projects and I have to say...she's got some talent. I was pretty impressed with her artistic abilities. Mike decided to take some pics of these projects so we can show them to you all.

We'll get there someday

Well, Ansley is quickly approaching 17 months (even when I say it...it doesn't seem real) and Tyson is already 3 months so they don't exactly know how to play together just yet. I will say, though, that she is much more interested in being around Ty and helping me with him. Ty is also becomming so much more aware and I love seeing him develop more and more every day. I know that we aren't there yet but I take comfort in knowing that we will get there someday and one day...they will love to play together...and that I can't wait for.

Ansley in her "recliner"


Your 2 babies sitting still enough to take a pic...priceless


Little Miss Perfect...or at least we think so


Ansley's new favorite hide out


Can you tell who took this picture of me?


It's hard work being so cute


A little tired after a long day at "school"

Loving it

Ty is smiling so much now and starting to "talk" to us and we are loving it. He is even beginning to laugh and it is so cute. He is starting to develop his little personality and I am so curious what he is going to be like.

*don't forget to mute the music*

Definitely not twins...but close

We have noticed lately that Ty looks a lot like Ansley did when she was his age. They really don't favor one another right now but when I look back at pictures of Ansley when she was younger...the resemblance is crazy. Ansley has changed her looks so much from when she was a baby so I am guessing that Ty is going to look like she does now when he gets to be her age. They looked exactly alike when they were first born (literally when they took their first breath of air) but then I thought after I brought him home that they didn't look so much alike but looking back at pics of Ansley...they do take after one another much more than I had thought. They definitely don't look like twins but close enough...

Ty






Ansley

What a difference a year makes...

October 2008


October 2009

Ansley in action

Ansley on her Halloween adventure...

*don't forget to mute the music*

Happy (very) belated Halloween

Okay, I know this is very late but you know what they say...better late than never. I have been trying to play catch up with the blog since our computer was out of service so I am just now getting to Halloween. We had a good time this year with Halloween...we actually left the house. Last year, Ansley was in bed before it started and we didn't do anything. We wanted her to go around the neighborhood even though she was actually trick or treating. It was fun though. We took Ty in the stroller and Ansley walked around the entire neighborhood. She had a blast watching the other kids and was so TIRED when we got home...but it was well worth it.


Ansley on her way out the door to go trick or treating


Ansley and Ty...our little spiders


Holding her pumpkin that she loves...even without candy


My "creeping cutie"


Ansley planting a kiss on her Mama


Daddy and Ansley after her big Halloween night


Ansley walking around the neighborhood having a blast