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So I took this video about a month ago although, I have to say, it was by total accident. I actually missed the first few minutes of their interaction because I was not planning on taking it in the first place. I was sitting on the couch while the kids were playing and next thing I knew...they were playing together and laughing. I grabbed the camera and started to film but, like I said, I missed the first few minutes. It's just about the cutest thing. There isn't a whole lot going on but it is just really sweet and I had to share.

Playing, swimming, doctors and more!

My poor baby...day 5 with fever


His new favorite hobby...visiting his little friends


Put her outside & give her a slide...she's putty in your hands


Other favorite hobbies...climbing


He's my gentle little bull in my china shop


Ansley is having a "playdate" with her friends


Always happy...I'm lucky


Just out for a stroll


She is starting to get some crazy hair but I love it


Daddy and his favorite little guy


The poses are not coaxed...I swear...it's all her


Mommy with her favorite sweet girl


She LOVES her babies


She was born ready to go swimming


LIfe is gooooood


She's always packing...a snack that is


Our first little ponytail


So I have some pictures that I have had for a few months but haven't put up so I thought I would just post a few. They are mostly from right before "summer" started but I thought I would get those up so I can start fresh with my new posts (because I have so many). Things have been crazy so far. We have been trying to stay busy with playdates and errands but it can be hard. It's so hot outside that the only way we can be out there is being in water...which would only make Ansley so happy. Ty went for his 9 month check up and is doing great. He was 21 pounds and 2 ounces but 30 1/2 inches long! He is 95% for height and 75% for weight. The doc says he looks great and is very healthy. He is crawling super fast and cruising everywhere and it's getting to be...interesting. Things are good though and we are just trying to make the best of each day. It is a little different with not having Ansley gone 2 days a week but it really hasn't been too bad. She has become quite the helper and really is starting to play with Ty more and more.

Outside!...her favorite word

So every night when Mike gets home from work...Ansley RUNS to him as fast as she can and gives him a great big hug. As soon as that is done, she takes off either for the door to go "outside" or she goes to get her "shoes, shoes" so she can then go "outside". It's funny because all day when she is with me...she might ask me once to go "outside" but never bugs me about it again but, when Daddy gets home, it is on and she is begging to go out. I think it's because she knows that she has her Daddy wrapped and she can get him to do pretty much anything she wants. Mike wanted to let you get an idea of what he comes home to so he had me leave the camera outside and he filmed as he came in. To be honest...I probably should have taken the video because you don't see Ansley hearing the key turn and the door open and you don't get to see her RUN like the wind to get to her Daddy... but you get the idea.

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2 of her favorite electronics

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Ansley LOVES the remote control and knows how to work it and she also LOVES the phone. She will randomly call people without me even knowing. Anyway, I was able to capture her with the phone but I wasn't quite quick enough because right before I caught this clip...she was jabbering on the phone as though she was talking to someone. It was cute and I will try to see if I can get her on video where she is just having a conversation with someone again.

H..e..x..a..g..o..n!

So when Ansley was going to her school (AKA: Mommy's day out) she learned a lot of different things. She has really grown so much since starting back in September although I think part of it was just her just getting older. One of the many things she learned was her shapes. She has the common ones down such as circle, square, etc. and then also learned hexagon. Every time I go pick her up, they have a sheet for me that tells me what she ate, how long she slept, etc. and what she learned that day. On one particular day there was a note that said "Get Ansley to say hexagon"...so when we got home...that is exactly what I did. It was hilarious and I had to get it on camera. The funny thing is that every time I ask her to say it... she does the same thing and it just cracks me up.

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Dancing must run in the family

This was on the same day we went to the Little Gym. Ty has started to really get into dancing since his sissy dances all of the time...I think that is where he picked it up from. Anyway, he has recently started to really bust his moves out when he hears music and I love it. We were at the Little Gym and I was getting some video of him playing on the bars and all of a sudden he started groving. I don't know if you can hear it but there is music playing in the background (in case you are wondering why he is dancing). I also got a little video of bubble time but there wasn't a lot of action going on there.

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It's his kind of place

We have had Ansley signed up for the Little Gym ever since we moved back to Memphis. It is basically a class that has mats and equipment (ie: bars, balance beam, etc) for the kids to play on. Ansley has really enjoyed it in the past but she is kind of bored in the class now because she can do all the activities really well. I think that she needs something new with new challenges. We can't move her up because she is already the youngest in the class as it is. Anyway, so we have a few classes that we haven't gone to and I decided to take Ty to see what he thought about it. Now, in Ty's class, they aren't doing all of these activities yet but it's just a chance for him to see other babies and just crawl around and climb on new things. He really loved it and was in awe of the other kids around...I think he really needs to spend more time with his little friends. I was able to get a little video of him crawling around which is not a good presentation of how fast he can really go. I think I might have put him in an outfit that was a little too big and he was having a little trouble moving around but it gives you an idea. I also took a few others pictures during the class...

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He's a happy little guy

Too much fun

Hmmm...where do I begin?


Ty getting some love from Grandma & Grandpa


Can I go now? Now? Now? Now? Now


Ty making his way up the slide


...yipee...I made it!


1...2...


Weeeeee!


I LOVE his smile...it warms my heart


Mommy & Ty posing for a pic


Here I come!


My two favorite boys...how lucky am I?


The biggest slide is her favorite


We went to Huntsville to visit Grandma and Grandpa for Mother's Day. It was a quick trip but we had a good time. I don't think there was a second, other than when the kids were sleeping, that Grandma and Grandpa weren't entertaining them. We went to the neighborhood park and Ansley had a blast. She was climbing up and down and all around that playground and just had a great time. Ty had a good time too and although he can't do all the things Ansley can yet...he just loved being outside and watching her. He did have a chance to go down the slide a few times and climb up the slide a little which he loved. I know that as soon as he can walk and run...he will love it as much as Ansley does.

I won't quit my day job...

Tyson has recently started to "dance" around and gets really excited when he music comes on the tv or radio. He really loves to hear any music playing but he espeically loves it if you sing to him. I am not the best person to be doing the singing because I have a terrible voice but it makes them happy so I guess I can make a fool out of myself for them (but it's not pretty so you have been warned). This would be the case for both of my kids. Ansley LOVES music and she dances all the time and since Tyson watches her a lot...perhaps that is where he has picked that up. Ansley dances while she is playing, standing, sitting, eating, riding in the car...anywhere. She loves it so much that we have incorporated it into her bedtime routine (which I can't take credit for that because it was Daddy who started it). Our normal routine is get a bath, brush teeth, put pjs on, let her pick books out to read, say good night to everyone, say our prayers and go to bed. Now we have started to do everything the same except that after she picks out what books she wants to read...she turns on her radio and is allowed to dance to one song...then she turns the radio off and we read books, say night night, say prayers and go to bed. Anyway, needless to say that Ty has watched his sissy break it down and I guess has decided he needs to do the same. I took this video weeks ago when he was just starting to get really excited so I thought I would put this up and I also have other video of him "dancing" which I will put up as well. I do want to warn you before you watch the video to be careful with your ears because I cannnot sing and it is terrible. I think once you see how cute he is...you will (hopefully) forget at least a little about the voice.

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Little Ms. Smarty Pants

So, I took this video of Ansley a while ago but forgot about it since I was slacking a little on my updates but wanted to put this up. Ever since taking this video she has been talking more and I will be sure to put up another one of her as soon as I get all caught up. Even though this was taken a while ago, I think it is pretty darn good that she understands and knows what I am asking. She really does amaze us and every single day she does and says something else that amazes us even more. She really is a smart little cookie and we couldn't be more proud!


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Our little adventure

So I got this really crazy idea to take both kids, by myself might I add, to get their pictures taken. At first, I was only going to take Tyson because we really haven't had his pictures done, except for his newborn pics, but then I thought I might as well take Ansley too. I wanted to get some of them together. It was very crazy because Ansley is such an explorer and loves to climb everything and then there is Ty who is crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything...so they kept me just a little busy. When Ty was having his pictures taken, Ansley was running around and finding something very high to climb on. When Ansley was having her pictures taken, Ty was crawling all over the studio and finding something or someone to play with. I was trying to help the photographer while he was taking the pictures but it was difficult because I was running around collecting my kids. Not to say that they don't have their moments but they are both so good, and I feel blessed and thankful for that, but they are also very curious and have very very very very little fear right now (if any at all) so it can be...challenging and scary. Not to mention that Ty is only 8 months old and Ansley is 22 months old. Although Ansley is much more aware of good and bad behavior...she is still under 2. Anyway...overall...it went well and we were able to come out of there with some great photos.