New Tricks

Kyler has been trying out a lot of new things lately. He is becoming much less of a chicken and is not nearly as cautious as he used to be. He also watches things that Kenney and I do way too carefully. He tries to do everything that we do. This first video is of Kyler trying to put his shoes on by himself. It's not a very exciting video, but it shows how much he thinks about doing things. I think it's funny to watch him grab is foot like I do!



2 of Kyler's cousins recently moved and didn't have room for their swimming pool so they are letting us borrow it until they can come back for it. He had fun playing with them in the pool, but he would not slide down the slide without help. He all of a sudden got the courage to go down the slide by himself, and he had so much fun! He would then reward himself by spraying his head with the hose!! This kid absolutely loves water.

**Picture and video disclaimer- there are pictures and video of a very cute but very naked little boy!! Of course he had to poop in his diaper while he was swimming, and yes, I was too lazy to go get another diaper!

He had to concentrate to get up the stairs, therefore the tongue came out!

Who needs pool toys when you have a hose and a milk jug? Trust me they worked for at least 30 minutes to entertain Kyler!!

Meet Howard and Dewey. These are Kyler's new best friends. They have been in his crib for months now, but he recently discovered them. He would not let go of them the other morning. I have also caught him holding them while he sleeps. I guess he can be sweet when he wants to.

This last little video is what Kyler does after he gets out of the bathtub every night. He has to run around with the towel on his head, using it as his cape. Yes, his daddy taught him that!!

5 Day Photo Shoot from Papa Dude

Over the 4th of July weekend my family came down from Missouri to visit us. Kyler loves company!! He had a great time with everyone here. He never stopped going, going, going. The pool was probably the highlight of his week, but he had fun the whole time, even though we didn't really do anything. Just having other people to play with besides Mom made for a great time. Jason took some really cute pictures while they were here. These are some of the best!

Helping dig out the potatoes in the garden. The poor plant died of heat stroke before producing any noteworthy potatoes, but Kyler loved the dirt.

This is one of my favorites. Such a handsome boy ready for church!!

I don't know why he puckers his face like this, but he's just too cute!

Kyler eating pancakes in Granddaddy's chair. He looks so tiny at the big table with a big fork.

He has to double check what's going in his mouth. I guess I have tried to trick him too many times.

Gotta love the pinkie in the air!

Insane Water Lover

Kyler is officially a water lover. He is not scared of anything when it comes to the water. My family came down from St. Louis over the July 4th weekend to visit us, and we drove to Brownwood to visit my grandparents and aunt. Nanny really wanted to take Kyler to the new pool in Brownwood because she knows how much he loves water. I think he was in Heaven!! The kid was not scared of anything. Eventually, he just started throwing himself in the water. I didn't get the best videos or pictures because I was having extreme technical difficulties (batteries dying, memory cards full, etc.), but I think you can grasp just how much fun the water is to Kyler.

He put his face right into these little fountains and laugh!!

The beach entry was perfect for him. He ran around the entire time we were there. Nothing phased him.

The first couple times he fell in the water it was on accident because he was running too fast. Well apparently he thought it was fun because eventually he began throwing himself in the water on purpose. He learned how to close his mouth and came up with a big smile every time. Someone had to stay very close to him at all times!!


The slide was not biggie either. He went down by himself every time and kept wanting to go back.

We had a blast at the pool and lots of fun with family. I'll post some really cute pictures that Jason took next week some time.