Author: nischan

Tyler and I met Kevin at Jones’ for lunch today.  Tyler had a blast playing in their kid’s area, which has a sandbox, kid-sized furniture and a chalk board.  As you can see from the first two pics, his favorite “trick” right now is showing people his tongue. 🙂 4270 4264 4243

“when can I get my license? when can I get my license? when can I get my license?”  Tyler seems to be turning into a stereotypical boy – it’s all about the cars, trucks, tractors, etc.  It was several months ago (not long after he learned to walk) that I first remember seeing him push… Continue reading I Can Hear it Now…

So Tyler’s dirt (and sand) eating habit has gotten so bad that his daycare provider has noticed and asked us about it.  She said the other day he was using a toy shovel and eating it by the mouthful “like pudding, scoop after scoop”.  I think I’ll forever have the phrase “not in the mouth”… Continue reading Dirt Fetish

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Tyler is just full of funny little quirks.  It’s one of the great things about watching him get older and develop such a personality.  Lately, he has been in a “everything is a hat” phase.  By which I mean, everything he picks up, at one point or another, will end up on his head.  Cereal… Continue reading Quirks

Extra points to anyone who gets that reference.  (and refrains from pointing out just how much I am dating myself…) 3706

Wow, what a year. The ups, the downs, what a roller-coaster ride it has been.  I thought it would be a good idea to stop and reflect a little bit on this past year. First, the absolutely amazing transformation that Tyler has undergone in one short year.  He started out, our little black-haired “eskimo baby”. … Continue reading And Baby Makes Three: One Year On

What a nice surprise!  Our friends Barb and Dave came out to visit this weekend, and wish Tyler “Happy Birthday”.  They brought him a bubble machine and a sandbox toy set.  We fired up the bubble machine in the kitchen, and discovered that it is an “outside” toy, because man did that thing make BUBBLES!! … Continue reading Birthday Bubbles

We had a really neat moment the other day.  It was one of those times when words weren’t necessary, and the communication just happened.  Tyler was in the office, looking out of the window.  I was standing nearby, and all of a sudden he turns and holds his hand out to me.  I went over… Continue reading Sharing the View

Man, it irritates me when I louse up an otherwise great picture because of my crappy photography skills.  I have become quite good with photoshop for that very reason, but there are some problems that even photoshop can’t fix: 3586 I do like the pic, even though it’s out of focus.  Maybe it’s a good… Continue reading Dang Crappy Photography Skills