8 months old!

Maybe if I flap my arms and legs I will be able to get somewhere?
I think I will read from now on.
Ty was trying to take the camera from me. Tyler wants anything that I have in my hand. He loves the camera, my cell phone, and the remote control. These are his new favorite chew toys.
What a big boy. Tyler really is growing up to be such a handsome little boy.


Ty is another month older today. It is hard to believe that he is only 4 months away from turning 1 years old! Slow down. These pictures were taken today.

Ty is learning and exploring new things everyday. He can finally roll from his back to his tummy. He finally started doing that on Saturday. He has always been able to go from his tummy to his back. So, basically he rolls everywhere. He is so proud of himself when he does it, too. He is not crawling, but he likes to flap his arms and legs and he will scoot around the floor. Ty loves to turn in circles on his play mat. Ty also loves his voice. You can't understand anything he says, but he loves to squeal and scream anyway. We are working on Momma and Dada with him all the time. He can say Ghee.

I am thinking Ty might be going through a little bit of separation anxiety at times. Sometimes he will just scream when I leave the room, but as soon as I cam back he is just fine. This morning I tested him. I put him on his play mat and then I got up to walk away. Tyler started crying, so I thought I am not going to go right to him, because he needs to learn that I will come back. He cried for about 2 minutes, and then it was quite. After that he stared squealing. Mommy who? We will continue to work on that.

Tyler also objects and throws a little fit when you take something away from him. This is a new thing, too. It does not take him long to calm down. I usually just try to give him something else to do. There for a while I would give him back the object that I took away, but Ryan told me I am giving in to him by doing that. I guess the hard part about parenting is about to start.

We love Tyler so much. He is such a delightful little boy. Tyler has blessed our life in so many wonderful ways. We can't wait to watch him grow and learn new things everyday. We truly have some wonderful times ahead.

"Praise God from who all blessings flow."

I have been praying ever since my parents moved to Florida that they would somehow find their way back to Texas. My prayers were answered, because it looks like my parents are moving back to Temple. This truly is wonderful news and a HUGE blessing. I have missed them so very much. However, I think Ty had a lot to do with it. Who can stay away from a face like that? Thank you Ty! There are still a lot of things that need to be worked out, but we hope to have them here by the end of April. As you can see Ty is really excited about helping Poppy look for a place to live. He kept wanting to put the plans in his mouth. I am just so happy that Ty will get to grow up with his Grandparents close by. That really means a lot to me. Ryan and I are truly blessed to have a beautiful son and wonderful Family and Friends.

Well, on the the Steele home front we are getting settled in again after being gone. It was nice to have some time away, but it feels good to be home and get Ty back going on his routine. Ty was a little off while we were gone, but he is back on track! Thank Goodness:) I think he missed his bed. We have Ryan home with us today (Bad Weather Day), so that is a nice little treat. However, he has a meeting at school to go to later this evening. We will miss him when he goes back to work tomorrow. We are getting a lot of stuff around the house done. We are going to tackle the attic right now since Ty is napping. Fun!

Happy Easter from the Steele's

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Happy Easter!

Is it really Easter?
Are all these eggs for me?
Mommy was trying to get me to sit next to the basket, but you know I can't keep my hands to myself these days!
This is so fun!

What do you think about all my Easter eggs, Daddy? Ty in his Easter outfit. He has a matching bib and burp cloth with his name on it.
What a sweet face.
Can I please eat these eggs.
Look at my Easter basket. My Ghee and Poppy gave it to me. Thank you very much.
Green or yellow? So many choices.....

HAPPY EASTER

We had a wonderful first Easter with Ty. It was so fun to watch him explore and eat his Easter basket and all the eggs. He looked so handsome in his white sweater suit from his cousin's Lauren and Megan. We went to church this morning at the Expo Center. TBC does a huge Easter service. Ty is now taking his afternoon nap. I guess all of those Easter eggs wore him out. Ryan had to go to work this afternoon, so I will be washing clothes and doing the dishes.

May you all have a wonderful and blessed Easter!

New Outfit!

My very own patio with my own set of table and chairs.
Look at my boots
I love you my beautiful boy.
I love the back of the outfit!

Tyler's Great Uncle Phil sent him a new outfit all the way from San Fransico. What a wonderful Easter gift. I washed it yesterday so Ty could put it on. He looks so precious! As always.

Thank you Uncle Phil for the wonderful gift.

Sonora, Texas

Whitney and Rowdy.
Ray with Ty and RowdyTy looks so small compared to Rowdy. What cute little boys.
I can't believe you are only two days older than me. I am sure Ty was telling Rowdy to stop taking his toys. This picture makes me laugh. JP with Rowdy.

The first stop on our way to New Mexico was to Sonora. Ryan's college buddy lives there. We got their on Sunday afternoon and stayed the night with JP and Whitney. Ryan's friend Ray Redd was also in town. Ray and JP were both in our wedding. Ryan enjoyed hanging out them and catching up. I enjoyed talking with JP's wife, Whitney. They have a little boy Rowdy that was born two days before Ty. They were so funny together. Rowdy is a lot bigger than Ty and enjoyed taking all of Ty's toys, especially while he was playing with them. Ty did not mind at all. Ryan kept telling Ty to take it back, but Ty was just too sweet.

New Mexico

Steele/Vaught House. Ryan and Mark coined that term in college. They both made the comment on how much their lives have changed. Lauren shouted out for the BEST!
What a wonderful trip to New Mexico. We really had a wonderful time. The weather was beautiful the whole time we were there.
Yesterday on the way home we stopped in Abilene (Ryan's old stomping ground) and went to Abilene Christian University. This picture was taken in front of Jacob's ladder. We went for a little walk around the campus. Ryan really wanted to go check out the bookstore, but they were closed due to Sping Break. He looks very proud to show Ty ACU!

What a great afternoon stroll. I made sure to bundle Tyler up. If you look closely he only has one shoe one. The other was in my hand. It fell off right before the the picture.
Tyler loved picking up the weeds. What a beautiful view. This was taken close to Mark and Lauren's home.
I will protect you Madison.
Ty and Madison really did have a great time playing together. They are so precious. Lauren and I took so many pictures of them together. Thank you for being such a wonderful friend, Lauren. We miss you all so much.
I was trying to take a picture of Ty and right when I snapped it, he found his pacifier and put it in his mouth. I think he looks very thrilled about shopping with the girls.
I got to eat my lunch outside today. It was like a picnic. On Wednesday we headed to Ruidosa for lunch and some shopping while Ryan and Mark went the Billy The Kid museum. We went to a wonderful pizza place that must be very popular because we had to wait a while to be seated. So, Ty got to eat his peas and applesauce outside on the bench.
Lauren and Madison.
Look who I get to sit next to in the car. Lucky me
Thanks Mark, Lauren, and Madison for being such great hosts. We had a wonderful time.

She has the same ears as me
Wait a minute. I think I want Madison's ears, too.
I really like being here with you, Madison. You are so pretty!
Happy Saint Patrick's day a little late. My Mom made me wear green on Monday.

We arrived in New Mexico last Monday afternoon. It was great to see Mark, Lauren, and Madison. Madison has gotten so big. She is 3 months old. Ty and Madison had a great time playing together. Lauren and I enjoyed watching them play together. Plus we loved our shopping trip to Ruidoso. We went in every children store we could find. Ty got a cute little short outfit for this summer. We really enjoyed talking every night after the kids went to bed.

Mark and Lauren live in beautiful log home. They always have racoon's, turkey's, and deer. Ty loved looking out the window at the deer.

Ryan and Mark went fishing, grocery shopping, Frisbee golfing, played plenty of video games, and Ryan even got to help Mark stack a log home.

We lift yesterday morning around 9am Teas time and made it home at 7pm! It took a longer, because we stopped in Abilene. Which was a wonderful time to let Ty get out of his car seat and stretch his legs. I am sure Ty is not ready to see his car seat any time soon. He really did a great job. I sat in the back the majority of the time and sang and played silly games with Ty.

Enjoy the pictures! I tried posting in order, but it messed up! We enjoyed creating new memories with Tyler on his first Spring Break trip!