Amazing Cake!

Check out this amazing cake that my friend Kristin made for Tyler! She said she's not quitting her day job but I think it's fabulous. We appreciate all the effort and Tyler recognized it immediately as a "backhoe loader".

More Birthday Fun

Nothing better than a dirt pile to play in!


Werkley Landscape Truck--BEFORE toddler artists

Werkley Landscape Truck--AFTER toddler artists. I'd say it was worth the effort.

2nd Birthday

We had a little party on Sunday for Tyler's 2nd birthday. Several toddlers and a dirt pile! The kids had a blast and we knew the party was a success when Tyler woke up the next morning and said "Can we have a party?" He loved playing with the kids and of course digging in the dirt is always a favorite activity.

October Already

I can't believe it's October already. Is it possible Tyler's going to be 2 on the 16th? We've planned a little construction party for him, just a few kids and big piles of dirt. He loves 'helping daddy' and if Jeff is outside he has to follow to "help"--which often means he's in the dirt. Thankfully he listens well and really does want to help but I guess dirt is really distracting. He does pick up weeds, tries to use the broom to sweep out the garage, etc. but then sits down and digs. He's constantly asking for a real shovel (instead of plastic sand shovels) so Jeff gave finally gave him his very own metal trowel, which he thinks is a shovel for his size and handles with such care.

Next month, Jeff and I are taking our first vacation ALONE since Tyler was born. Neither of us has been to the west coast, so we decided to stay in the heart of San Francisco. There is so much to do there we are having trouble narrowing our choices. Frankly, I'm just excited to actually get to sleep in--really sleep until my body wakes up, instead of the usual 6am wake up to a child yelling "Mommy turn on the light".