We got a nice little spring snow storm the Thursday before we left.
A rest - stop in Utah
A little lizard that Tyler found
Geocache on our way into the Valley of Fire
4000 year old petroglyphs
Trashy Shepards in the Valley of Fire
Connor keeping an eye on Grammy while the rest of us go exploring.
The hikers (that is Papa Lou behind the camera)
The weekend after Halloween was gorgeous -- it was in the 70s and even hit 80 one day I think. November!! That Saturday, we went for a beautiful bike ride in Waterton Canyon. To the left is a picture of Tyler next to the 3 mile marker -- meaning he rode for over six miles round trip that day. Getting to be a good little biker!
Tyler lost his first tooth on Grammy's birthday (July 6) and the second one a week later ("The Space Between" picture to the left). His two top ones are loose now. He played T-ball this summer and is playing soccer now. He started 1st grade in mid-August and said that his first day of 1st grade was the best day of his life. I'm glad he likes school...but geesh -- haven't we done some fun stuff as a family? :-) His first day of school picture is below, and it has Connor in it because he yelled "Wait for MEEEEEE!!" when he saw me taking a picture of just Tyler. We found out Tyler needs glasses, but only for distance. He has just been wearing them to see the board in class ("I Can See Clearly Now" picture below!) This summer, Tyler also learned to ride his two wheeler unassisted!
He got a big boy bed last weekend and thinks that's pretty cool. He is also working on stopping sucking his thumb. We've been talking about how it will bend his teeth and he said he wasn't going to suck it anymore, so he has been wearing a band-aid on his thumb as a reminder. He has gone 10 days without sucking his thumb! He's growing up so fast!! The things he says continue to crack us up -- the other morning he climbed into bed with us, got on top of Eric and said, "You're splendid!"
