Happy 5th Birthday, Tyler!

 

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Tyler celebrated his birthday today with his friends at Chuck E. Cheese.  It was a 2 hour whirlwind of tokens, tickets & treasures.  Tyler’s Uncle Jeff made a surprise visit on his way back to Colorado.  I kept my winning streak against Brian alive in the basketball game that we I love to play.  My high score was 48 today!  It was such an easy party to throw…we actually had time to enjoy ourselves during the event.  A special thanks to Rebecca, our wonderful babysitter, for entertaining Drew during the party. 

Tyler spent the afternoon playing with his new toys.  There were even a few moments where he let Drew touch his new Star Wars action figures…baby steps!

Good game

Tyler’s first soccer game of the season was this past weekend. He made two goals during the game and was very proud of his performance. The biggest challenge of the game was keeping Drew off of the field.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

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We went to Kansas City for the April 11th Red Sox game vs. the Royals. Our entire family had a great time at the game. Kauffman Stadium is super family-friendly. For $60, we got 4 tickets to the game and $40 in food/souvenir vouchers. The boys were able to burn off some energy in the outfield kids area which had a carousel, mini-golf, a playground and other kid activities. The ushers were all very friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back! The Red Sox won 8-6!

After the game, we went for a swim in our hotel’s heated outdoor pool. I can’t believe we were swimming outside in April!

The next day we visited the Kansas City Zoo and had the perfect weather for our visit. It is a wonderful zoo with lots of animals that we don’t get to see in Des Moines. As we were walking along a path Drew said “snake”. I thought he probably saw a stick, but looked a bit closer and saw that he had found a real rat snake in the grass. He wasn’t scared a bit…all boy!

The “Big K” isn’t that far away!

We attended our first parent meeting for Kindergarten at the beginning of April and Tyler went to Kindergarten story time the following week. It is hard to believe our little boy is getting so big. Tyler is excited for school, but also a little nervous. I feel exactly the same. I know he is ready to go off and learn new things and that he will do very well in school, but I’m sad to think that he will be spending so much time away from Drew and me during the week. I think we will both be a bit lost that first week of school. As you all know, Tyler talks A LOT. Drew is going to have to step up the conversations to fill in the void. I am so grateful to have my playgroup moms who will be going through all the same emotions that first morning of school.