Tyce

When looking through my blog it seems like I tend to post more on Jackson and Josh, which is crazy because Tyce is at such a stinkin cute age!!!  SO...here's all I want to remember about Tyce right now...

 

Tyce is SUCH a sweetie pie.  He is very loving and affectionate.  He probably hugs and kisses me 50 times a day.  He loves when Parker and I lay on either side of him and he puts one arm around each of us and squeezes so tight.  He is constantly telling me how much he loves me "up to the sky" or "up to the ceiling."  He is very sensitive to the feelings of others, especially his best friends Leah and Sarah.  Tyce is also super funny.  He has quite the sense of humor and is definitely going to be our family clown.  He loves to be silly and make people laugh.  He is also much more outgoing than his brothers, not being too shy to talk to strangers or people he doesn't know very well. 

 

Tyce has a really good memory, he remembers things from a long time ago and will randomly pray about things that happened months and months ago.  He also memorizes books really well.  I will read a book to him once or twice and he will have it memorized.  His favorite series is the Duck and Goose books, he is SO precious  reading them word for word.  He loves to read and has a good attention span.  He also loves to play games, especially Beattitudes, Zingo, and Hungry Hungry Hippos.  He loves to do puzzles and is really good at them.  He loves to sing songs in the car and in Primary.  He loves Primary and comes home telling me all about what he learned.  The cutest was "the holy ghost is NOT scary and he doesn't have a tummy."  He knows how to spell his name and recognizes about 22 of the 26 letters.  He writes fantastic T's and decent Y's and hasn't wanted to learn C or E.  Haha. 

 

He is a decent eater, not great not terrible.  Some nights he'll devour his dinner and some nights he doesn't want any of it.  His least favorite food is "sparagus" (asparagus)  and his favorite food is "oatmulk" (oatmeal).  He does NOT like any type of potatoes either.  He loves meats and pastas and most fruits.  He also loves pizza.  I actually don't think he eats that much, especially considering how big he is!  He weighs 37 pounds and is 43 inches tall.  I think he's average weight but he is really tall. 

 

He loves to watch cartoons, his favorites are Octonauts, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, My Little Pony, Doc McStuffins, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates.  He also loves to play make believe, he plays SO cute all by himself or with others.  He loves to build things out of blocks.  He also loves to make "forts" with everything we have in the office, here's a picture I took the other day when he piled everything on his "boat" then sat down at the art table to eat his yogurt.

 

 Sometimes he gets up before me and dresses himself, he rarely matches so I usually change him...

 He LOVES his brothers...

Most mornings he makes his own bed...

He loves to be cozy on the couch in the mornings while the twins get ready for school...

Tyce also has a stubborn side that doesn't come out very often but when it does...watch out!  One night he wouldn't sit up for prayers so Parker told him he would not read him a story.  For an hour he cried and cried asking daddy to read him a story.  I offered to read him one but he said NO he wanted daddy.  Sometimes when he gets mad at his brothers he screams a high pitched loud scream that, always, gets him sent to his room because mommy does NOT like it!  He is usually quick to apologize, wrapping his arms around my neck, saying sorry and telling me how much he loves me. 

Tyce is really fun to run errands with, especially now that he can buckle himself in and out!  He's so cute grocery shopping, sits in the cart and just talks my ear off.  Without fail everywhere I go I get at least one comment on how cute he is or how well behaved he is. 

Tyce's prayers are precious.  He loves to pray and often says all the meal prayers and the family prayer.  This is an example of his prayers: "Dear Heavenly Father, bless that we love mommy, daddy, Jack, Josh, Leah, and Sarah.  Specially we love Brody.  Specially I love my new bed.  Specially bless we love to watch tb (that's how he says tv).  Specially bless Jack and Josh don't toot during prayers (totally serious face while he says it too).  Specially we love daddy to wrestle us."  He always brings up things from forever ago then also things that happened that day.  Too cute, I love that he loves to pray. 

Cute things he says: "bemote" (remote) "fowler" (flower) "wed wobin" (red robin) "bashlight" (flashlight) "wetshirt" (sweatshirt) "mal-mart" (Wal-Mart)

I LOVE TYCE SO MUCH and feel so blessed he was sent to our family.  He is a special boy and I wish he would stop growing up so fast! 

Jackson Loves Daddy

Jackson really really loves his daddy, they are very close and it melts my heart.  The other day Jackson wrote this for Parker then left it in his underwear drawer for him to find...

 

 

It says: You are the best Dad a kid could ask for.  You are a fun dad.  Wise Dad.  Kind Dad.  Strong Dad.  Fair Dad.  Tough Dad.

I love you SO much.  From Jackson to The Best Daddy

I thought that was such a thoughtful note and also very true!  I told Parker I hoped his giant head could fit through the doorway after reading this.  :)  

Basketball is Over!

Saturday the twins played in their last basketball game of the season.  They finished the season 0-11!  Yep, they lost every single game!  They didn't have a coach at the beginning to draft players so we ended up getting all the shorter younger kids.  Every team we played had at least four or five players significantly taller than Jackson (the tallest on our team).  The other teams also had a couple 8 year olds, we had one 7 year old and the rest were all 6 year olds.  So it was frustrating because I didn't feel like it was fair to begin with but...as my dad always says...life is not fair!  Jackson and Josh didn't seem to care much that they lost.  They had fun and got lots of playing time so that made them happy.  Here are some pics from the end of the season party...

 

Nikolas, Jackson, and Jahan enjoying their pizza...

 Jackson getting his trophy...

Josh was super excited about his.  He said "mommy we get trophies even though we lost?"  I told him, "yes you do at this age but not in real life!" 

 Josh, Tyce, and Keandre...

 Team picture...

 Basketball trophies with their names on it, what more could these boys want?!

I'm sad to see the season come to an end.  I love watching them play and I really enjoyed chatting with some of the other moms on the team.  It was also something to keep us busy when Parker is working so much.  But we won't be bored for long because t-ball starts in April!  Ah, my least favorite sport but I do enjoy watching THEM play!  The things we do for our kids!  :) 

Fun with My Parents!

My parents flew in Friday night, we picked them up from the airport then went to the yummy Cheesecake Factory for dinner!  Saturday morning the boys had a basketball game.  They lost but Jackson played really well.  He is really understanding defense and he did a great job for his team.  He was the MVP of the game and was pretty excited...

 

Here's their team picture, Coach Dominic, Nikolas, Jahan, Jackson, Abraham, Keandre, Domingo, Josh, and Jadan...

 They spent a lot of time playing games...

 We went bowling...

 My mom got them their first 250 piece puzzle...

 They were pretty proud when they finished it...

 

We went to DC one afternoon to meet Parker for lunch.  Here's his new window office...

 Parker enjoying his sushi...

Saturday was a beautiful day so we went to the park for a picnic (the ground was still wet from the snow so they were on the concrete)...

After playing in their basketball game for 1.5 hours they played at the park for another 4 hours...

 Needlesss to say, they were VERY tired that night..

Grandma and Grandpa took the boys out of school to go out to lunch.  They chose Taco Bell and they thought they were pretty cool getting to miss some school...

The time flew by and I already miss them so much.  I love that my parents make such an effort to come see us so frequently, all of us love spending time with them.  I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!! 

The good news is...Michelle comes in 2 weeks for the twins' spring break!  We're all excited to have her come! 

Snow Day!

After a long cold lame winter Virginia FINALLY decided to grace us with some snow!  They predicted 4 to 12 inches, I'd say we got about 5 inches which was just enough to go sledding and build a snowman and snow fort!  We ate breakfast then headed over to Signal Hill Park to play.  Oh, and of COURSE school was cancelled!

 

Getting ready to sled!  They're all very daring and not the least bit scared...

 

 

Tyce making a snow angel.  Poor guy had high water snow pants and rain boots instead of snow boots so he got lots of snow on his ankles and feet so he didn't last too long...

 Cute Jack walking up the hill...

 Joshy...

 Beautiful...

Daddy and Tyce making a snow man.  The snow was super wet and super heavy so it was quite the workout!

 The snowfort...

 

Josh played nonstop for three hours despite the cold, wind, and wet snow coming down.  He came home soaking wet with a wind burned face.  The rest of the day we just chilled at home because everything was closed despite the fact that the roads were totally clear!  And, don't worry, school is cancelled again today because...it's 44 degrees, sunny, and the snow is melting?  It's so weird out here!  We're loving having my parents here...pics of that to come soon!