Halloween Version 2012

Well its already November 2 today and Halloween is over. Seriously (and I know moms day it all the time) but its seems like it was just Halloween, where did the frickin year go? Last Halloween we were in Aiken, SC and the lead up to actual Halloween seemed to last a lifetime but here in Austin this year it flew by! My theory is living in that craphole town that is Aiken, time stands still, days are like weeks but here I feel like it was just 4th of July. Anyway, this year Ty was Spongebob because he loves him. I also was able to take a stuffed Patrick do that Ty won at Dave and Busters and magically turn it into a costume for Payton and as usual she stole the show everywhere we went. I absolutely loved Halloween this year because Ty loved it. He knocked on doors, said trick or treat and then said thank you. He ran from house to house so excited to get more candy. He didn't want to go back to Grammy's house, the kid could have gone all night.Holidays with a kid are awesome and I cannot wait until Christmas his unbridled enthusiasm about everything is infectious and makes my heart smile. 

Here are some pictures from Halloween night

Ty is just such a cute kid. I think he looks so pretty in this picture. 

I told him to go pose by the tree like a model and this is what I got. He is such a jokester now, totally has my personality and is just a joy to be around. He is always making everyone laugh. 

Dada, Tyson Squarepants (which is who he told his teacher he was for Halloween when he wore his costume to school) and dada's beer. Also you can't see it but Patrick is wearing a super classy shirt that says "forget candy, give me beer" an Indiana Walmart special that I'm sure will be worn for many years to come. 

LOVE this picture of Ty and Payton, its just so sweet. 

Me and Ty. Not the best picture ever but the only one of us on Halloween together.

Trick or treating. After a while when the people would try to hand Ty candy he would just help himself to the  entire bowl and grab like 6 pieces. No one seemed to mind though because everyone thought he was so dang cute. 

We had such a great Halloween this year! Now on to Christmas. 

Potty Training

Yesterday was the 1st official day of Ty's potty training. He's been going on the toilet since he was about 17 months old but mainly at night before bath or if he happened to tel me during the day. Since I was at school all summer, I didn't have the consecutive days that I would need to fully train him all at once. I'm done with school and his summer session for his preschool is over until next Thursday. So that gives me a week and a half to get this donezo. The first day did not go as well as I had intended, I thought it would be a lot easier but Ty just wasn't having it. Refused to even go on the potty at all until I showed him I had a big ol bag of prizes for him to choose from. Then he had no problem sitting on the toilet every time his potty watch went off. What's a potty watch you say? This is a potty watch


Every 30 minutes it plays a little ditty and lights up to remind Ty (and mama) that its time to sit on the toilet and try to go. He wore it all day yesterday but we didn't really abide by it. Today mama wore it and we've been going every 30 minutes and we've yet to have an accident. He also squeezes a little wee out every single time now so he can pick out a little toy. Good thing I found a  bunch of cheap toys at Walmart yesterday in their dollar section. I'm already running low and may have to make a trip to the dollar general. He actually has been telling me when he needs to go  today and is just doing awesome! There was one slip up I guess. I took the dogs out to the backyard to pee and Ty ran out there with them and peed in the yard too. He remembered to pull his undies down before he went so I guess it wasn't technically an accident and while I don't condone little boys peeing in the yard, I was told by a friend, for men the outdoors are our urinal. I tend to believe that statement because every guy friend I've ever had and my husband have absolutely no problem peeing outside. What we also started today was mommy school. We are learning a new letter everyday. Today was A. We read books, he made some apple trees and painted and colored and we did a pocket chart with flashcards and the coordinating worksheet (its nice having a mom that's a teacher) he officially knows the letter A, the sound it makes and all kinds of words that start with it. I  think the super structured day is also helping with the potty training. We are sticking to a strict schedule and its working! Anyway here are some pictures from yesterday and today. I've also got a couple of videos that I need to upload from my phone of Ty singing happy birthday to me and his ABCs so stay tuned...

This is Ty with his 1st potty prize. He loves Playdough so much so  needless to say he was very excited! This was by far the biggest and best of the potty prizes, I'm not a millionaire. It was just the 1st one to get him excited and to give us something to play with while having to be stuck at home all day. 

And here we are today working on A related crafts and games and lessons. As you can see Ty is having a great time. We've had such a good day, so far. 

On a side note I should be back to a regular update schedule of Ty's poor blog so make sure to start checking back again. 

July 4th

One day when I look back on this summer I will think "wow we did nothing, ever. Poor Ty" Seeing as it is July 13 and this is my 1st post of the month. I literally never ever have time to blog anymore and I feel so bad but going to school with a baby is killing me. Anyway we have been doing a ton of fun stuff this summer and I do have pictures (duh) its just a matter of getting them on here and writing witty commentary to them. I did at least want to get the 4th of July on here because its always fun and memorable and this year was no different. I realized that it was almost July 4th on July 3rd. I had totally forgot about it and the famous Circle C neighborhood parade. I have always wanted to be in this parade and after 21 years of my parents living here, I was finally home on the 4th and I finally had a reason to be in it and that reason's name is Ty. SO after school I picked Ty up and with my fail proof plan went to the Dollar Tree for all the only $1 decor my heart desired. And then we got there and there was nothing left. Nothing! How dare the Dollar Tree be out of 4th of July decorations on July 3 at 5pm. Luckily I was able to find more then enough next door at in the Target dollar section so crisis adverted. After I got all of the red white and blue stuff I felt we needed, we went home to decorate the trike for the parade. Everything was going along swimmingly until all of the sudden Ty didn't want me decorating his trike anymore. He went into a crazy rage that I like to equate to when bulls see the red cape and all they can think to do is to try and kill the red cape waver. Its like Ty saw the red white and blue foil stars I was attaching and lost it. He ripped everything off all while screaming "no mama, no mama, no mama". So I put the trike away and decided it would be best to wake up early, before him, and decorate it in the morning. That plan ended up working out much better. He was well rested and happy in the morning and welcomed all of my decor with open arms, even helped me attach it all. Hoss and her kids came in their wagon and we had a nice time at our little parade. Here are some pics from the parade and then from my mom's birthday lunch at Hula Hut which was fun I suppose as long as your definition of fun is chasing after a 2 year old next to the lake because he won't stay in his high chair and everyone else just stays inside and leisurely eats their meal. But no it was a good time it always is out there, I just love the atmosphere and wish I could more often.

Our Summer So Far

So I realize its been quite some time since I posted anything on here. As previously mentioned I did start summer school (its a class I dropped in my last semester at UT when I was pregnant with Ty and I need it for my 2nd degree) and its so much harder then I anticipated. When I'm in class, Ty takes his nap so I don't have any free time left anymore and any time I do have (like when he's at school) I am frantically working on homework and studying for quizzes and tests, going to school with a child is no bueno but it has to be done since I'm actually in Austin for long enough to finally finish. So mostly my summer has consisted so far of trying to get a good schedule going where I can fit in Ty's activities, my school work and working out. Since I am off for the weekend now I plan on getting a calendar together for the summer so we can actually start doing stuff and having fun. However the summer has not been without its good times there was Memorial Day (me and Ty had 2 parties to attend everyday that long weekend) and some weekends spent at various friends pools. Here are some pictures to kind of catch my blog up to date before I forget...

Ty's First Day Of School

Well not real school or anything its just his preschool mother's day out class at my church but still it was a pretty significant event in this little guy's life (and mine). Its the first time I've ever left him with someone who wasn't related to us and that's a pretty big considering he and I have spent everyday together for the past 2 years. When I took him, he did great no tears at all. He's by far the youngest kid in his class since the preschool director moved him up after the 1st time she met him. All the other kids were crying and screaming for their moms, Ty was fine as soon as he found their race car stash. He goes Tuesdays and Thursday from 9-1. My mom has to pick him up because I am taking a class at ACC this summer that goes from 12-2 and she said he seemed very happy when she got there. I figured he would like it. Its nice for him to have playmates his age for once and it will really help to socialize him I think. Since I refuse to make friends with other moms (besides Hoss) he doesn't really get to hang out with a lot of other kids. The teachers of course had to tell me how cute he was when we first walked in and how much they loved his super blonde hair (I get compliments all the time now on his hair which I think is kind of weird but apparently not a whole lot of kids have hair that light). Anyway the teachers have commented on what a sweet and well behaved little boy is and they told me they were amazed at how well he listened to them. Apparently there's this rumor going around that all 2 year olds are brats, yeah not all of them are. Here are some pictures I got of him on his first day. He looks so old to me! He really isn't a baby anymore...

He looks so much like Patrick here. The other day one of my friends said that when Ty smiles he looks just like me, when he gives dirty looks or frowns he looks just like Patrick. This is his "quit taking pictures of me crazy lady" look. 

It was funny when I first put his backpack on him he said "Airplane?"He wears his backpack everytime we fly so naturally he thought we were going on a trip. 

On a side note today was actually his 2nd day to go. He was a bit more reluctant. My mom asked him if he wanted to go to school today and he said "no, HEB" for some reason Ty loves the grocery store now which is odd because up until a couple of weeks ago he hated it. So to get him in the car we had to promise a trip to HEB when Grammy picked him up from school. Then when we got to his classroom, he dug his tiny Toms into the ground and wouldn't budge but after I got him in and he found some train tracks, he told me bye and went off to play.