October in a nutshell

A pic of David Celebrating his Birthday! Lets not forget to mention him passing his Comprehensive exams!!! It has been a rough month, but well worth it in the end!

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch. Tyler loves pumpkins. He got to pick a pumpkin at during his Pre School field trip and carried that thing everywhere including daddy's work.


Gotta love a girl and her boots!

Fun at the Magic House!
GO MIZZOU! We won the Homecoming game against Oklahoma!!!!




Trunk or Treat at Church. Best invention ever, much easier than going to random people's houses begging for candy! We had a great time with good friends from my work!

Our tame little Lion. I can't believe she left her costume on the entire time!

Tyler and his friend Pryce. In case you can't tell T is a snugly bear. Not as manly as Spiderman, but since a good friend let us borrow the costumes we went with it and they both looked great :)
We dressed up for a Halloween Party, fun!!! My friend Becky has actually been to China so the costumes were authentic!

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Preschool!

Tyler before School.



He is not too sure of Preschool once he gets there! He ended up having a good day after all!


Lets just face it! I am not good at blogging! You must think we live a totally boring life because I never update the blog! Well, I would be a horrible mother if I did not document one of Tyler's milestones, Preschool!!

I have been dedicating time each day to Tyler's education. It has been rewarding and challenging all at the same time. I have enjoyed the one on one time and enjoy seeing Tyler's progress first hand after he has developed a new skill. If Tyler would focus and keep his attention on me during our whole lessons he would be a genius by now, he is very smart! Although he can get distracted very easily, being creative is the key I have found. Plus it is way more fun that way!

Tyler has a fabulous daycare provider who we are so blessed to have in our lives. I feel like Tyler has learned so much from her boys and their examples. He seems to do well there and gets along with the other children. Although when he is around me in a playgroup setting, etc his behavior is not always the best. I understand that he is 3 but I also know he is at an age where he can control his behavior somewhat. Tyler has always been social, he has social skills, I am not sure if they are good social skills, but he is very social!

I feel excited and blessed that Tyler has the opportunity to go to Preschool this year! They will be working on interacting with each other, making decisions, letter sounds and reading, and writing their name,etc. Today they are on a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch! They use positive reinforcements and acknowledge children that are doing well in order to teach each other good behavior. I went a little early the other day and was amazed at how good all the children were!

It is hard for me to imagine Tyler sitting quietly and following directions for an extended period of time! This experience has opened my eyes to realizing what he is capable of and I hope he enjoys learning and the friendships he develops during the years to come.

Tyler loves to do puzzles!
I am impressed at the structures he can come up with!