Four!

Tyler is an amazing kid, and I wish I had all the amazing photos that he deserves! The poor kid really doesn't get enough camera time. We threw a fun party for him at a local nature center, with a frogs and toads theme. It was a dual birthday party with his best friend Marcus from preschool. Here is the very little that I captured in photos:

Here are the birthday boys (in green shirts) decorating froggy bags.

Then we played a fly-catching game with blow outs.

An educator brought in a frog for the kids to meet, then they hunted for bugs in the nature center exhibit.

There was some silliness. Ok, lots of silliness. It may have had something to do with all of the gummy frogs that were consumed.

Then cake time!



 

Two happy boys.

 

Tyler is our big 4 year old now. He likes to keep reminding his sister that he is NOT a baby. But he will always be my baby.  : )

Disney World

I'm sitting in our office, looking out the window at the snow-covered landscape. Brrr. I'm glad to be writing this blog post and thinking about sunny Florida right now! It wasn't as warm as we had hoped but it was better than Maryland. We did have a couple of days that were just right for the pool, which was nice. The other six days were spent in the Disney parks, meeting characters, watching shows, and going on rides. So yes, we were a little tired after this vacation!

 

Here was Tyler's go-to position on any potentially scary ride:

 

Certainly one of the highlights of the trip was the evening that Brian and I spent in the park without the kids. Don't tell them that though.

 

 

We finished the week of fun with some Disney races. Claire ran the 200 meter dash, Tyler did the 100 meter dash, and my sister and I completed the half marathon.

 

It's hard to say if Tyler's look is one of smug satisfaction or exhaustion. My sister and I were definitely all smiles when we finished. In fact, as we neared the finish line we realized that we had been smiling during the whole race! Disney races really are fun!