We Love You Nana and Will Miss You!!!!

Tyler, Nana, PawPaw, and Daphne (January 2012)

My mom passed away on Saturday, April 14. For a celebration of her life visit nancyhulett.blogspot.com.

Tractor Song

Taller, Bigger, and Braver

We don't make it to the playground much in the winter mostly because it is too darn wet! Now that we are having nicer weather Tyler is enjoying the playground again. He is doing things that he was either previously scared of (e.g. the tall slide) or that he wasn't quite big enough to do (e.g. scale vertical ladders, push the merry-go-round).

Daphne loves going to the park. She often
catches some Zs in the stroller, but loves
being outside and watching all the big kids.

Unimpressed

While driving today, a person activated the flashing yellow beacons on a pedestrian crossing that I designed. As I came to a stop, I excitedly told Tyler that I designed the pedestrian crossing and pointed out the flashing yellow lights. Unimpressed, Tyler replied, "Tyler designs toys at home."

Happy Tax Day!

Take that IRS!

Michael and I typically aim to break even on our tax return. However, this year we are not complaining that Daphne's surprise early arrival on December 27 gave us another deduction on our taxes. I finally submitted our tax return yesterday with a day to spare and was quite pleased that our little angel earned us a nice refund!

Sleeping Bliss

Daphne often sleeps in the car so this is no new feat. But it is sheer bliss when Tyler falls asleep in the car around nap time because we can just carry him to bed and he will take a nap without a fight. Lately he has been fighting naps. Of course when Tyler doesn't take a nap he eventually gets cranky.

Ants

While playing in our back yard Tyler told Michael, "Daddy, there's an ant on my Cozy Coupe. How did it get out here?" The ant problem in our kitchen is almost resolved but apparently Tyler thinks ants are supposed to live indoors.