Lovin' This Little Guy of Ours

It's fun to watch Tyler's personality take shape. He is a happy kid--except for an occasional temper tantrum when he can't have his way. (But hey, we can all relate, right?) Here are some recent pictures of Tyler being himself.

A couple weeks ago Tyler was "in" to little pieces of crumpled up paper that he'd carry around in his clenched fist. He wasn't picky--pretty much any paper would do: napkins, paper towels, toilet paper, notebook paper or old coupons.






He likes to imitate the things we do, including licking his finger when he wants to look through the ads, just like I do when I want to turn a page. (Wow, what he picks up!)

Here he is with the cell phone. Yesterday he ended his "conversation" by saying, "OK!"



He "helps" with cleaning too.



He gets out his play lawnmower to help vacuum (with paper in his hand).



Tyler is a tease (like his dad and Darrell's dad. Hmmm. I wonder if there's a "tease gene" in the family.) Whenever he knows it's time to go "bye bye," he runs away with a huge mischievous grin on his face and waits for me to chase him down.



Tyler loves listening to his "Toddler Tunes" or "Wee Sing" CDs and knows which button to push on the stereo to make the music come on. (Notice the paper in his other hand.)



He turns it on while we're watching TV and then bends down close to the speaker to hear the music. Here he is enjoying his "tunes."



This week's favorite is carrying around "chip clips," but an occasional coupon or tissue still makes their way into his hands.



We sure do love this sweet little boy. (Alas, I can no longer get him to smile on demand for the camera. Sigh! I guess he takes after his dad for that too.)



Here's a bonus picture that Darrell took after Tyler went to sleep a couple nights ago.