Happy Birthday Brad!

The same day Tyler got his cast off happened to be Brad's birthday so the boys and I decided to meet him for lunch and surprise him with a mini birthday party. Since Brad works two jobs he is gone from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. 4 days of the week plus Saturday night. The boys and I miss him terribly and I wanted to do something special for his birthday. The four of us went to Wendy's for lunch and then I brought in the mini cake and presents I had bought for him. I'm sure other diners thought we were lame celebrating a birthday at Wendy's but it was special for us to get to spend an hour together in the middle of the day in the middle of the week. Happy Birthday darling- I love you!



His gifts are a red U of U polo shirt and a U of U tie.

And the cast came off

On November 19th (after just 3 weeks!) Tyler got his cast off. When we went we weren't sure if they would be taking it off and then putting another one on so I had been preparing him for that. He kept asking me how they were going to take the cast off and I explained it to him in the least scary way possible but by the time we got into the exam room he was feeling a little antsy.

Once the lady started cutting the cast off he freaked out. He was crying and acting like it hurt. I took multiple pictures in a row and his faces were hilarious (I know, I am a mean mom). Can you imagine that this clinic at PCMC is so busy that this lady spends all day on Wednesday's going from room to room cutting off casts? That is all she does! Crazy.

In the end he realized that the cutting off of the cast didn't hurt but that his elbow and wrist were rather sore from being immobile for so long. I was surprised when the doctor told me they were not going to put another cast on. He said it had healed enough and that keeping an elbow immobile like that for too long can cause problems and lead him to need extensive physical therapy. I'll pass on that and was happy to take him home cast free (I had been hit and scraped by that thing plenty of times- all on accident of course). He wanted to keep the cast so now I have 'The Jolly Green Giant' sitting on top of my fridge.

Tyler turned 6!

On November 15th Tyler had his sixth birthday. It's so hard to believe that he is now 6 when it doesn't seem that long ago he was born. He's such an amazing kid, here are just 10 things I love about him:

1. He's very smart and inquisitive. He is in kindergarten and doing very well in his class. He's always asking questions and likes to learn.

2. He's a great helper. He always wants to help his Dad around the house and yard and wants to help me in the kitchen and with cleaning.

3. He's an awesome big brother. He is gentle and loving toward Trevor and is always asking when we are going to have another baby because he is just sure he is going to get a little sister.

4. He loves music. Tyler has been singing since he was very little and is always singing along to the radio in the car or listening to music CD's at night while he falls asleep.

5. He's a great artist. He loves to draw and is always drawing me pictures.

6. He's brave. During this past few months he has worked hard to overcome his fear of cats and dogs and I am so proud of him for doing it.

7. He's handsome. He has the most beautiful blue eyes (thanks to his Daddy!) and an adorable smile.

8. He still likes to cuddle with me. When we watch movies or Utes games he likes to snuggle with me in the recliner. He also never forgets to give me a hug or kiss when he is leaving the house without me.

9. He's a good sport. This past year he played soccer, T-ball and took swimming lessons and even if he wasn't particularly good at something or didn't like it, he stuck with it.

10. He's funny. He's got a great sense of humor and has had us laugh since he was teeny tiny.

This year I didn't feel up to doing a birthday party with friends so we let him choose any place he wanted to go as a family and he chose Jungle Jim's. It was there that I learned that I can no longer tolerate roller-coasters, even if they are the little kiddie ones. After we rode it I had to sit on a bench, beads of sweat on my forehead and willing myself not to lose my lunch. The boys had fun riding the rides though and so it was all worth it. We ate pizza there too but it was gross.

We also celebrated his and Brad's birthday's at both Grandma's houses.