Fox Family

We haven't had a family photo taken since Sebastian was a baby, so I decided it was time.  A few weeks ago we meet a photographer that was recommended to me by a friend out at a place in East Mesa called Coons Bluff.  It was a little dusty, but we ended up with some great shots.

Out in the Country!

A few weeks ago I took Tyler and Sebastian to Mississippi to visit Gramma & PaPa.  Despite the heat and humidity, we had a great time!  Here are some highlights from our trip.

Well, there was a 4 wheeler and lots of space to ride, so we spent a lot of time doing just that!

This is a cool playground we found in town.  We went one evening after dinner and it wasn't too bad after the sun went down.

 Grandma and Sebastian playing

 Grandma pushing Tyler on the tire swing.

 This is the view we had every morning.  I know it was a very rough visit as you can see, but we managed :)

 Of course, when they weren't riding on the 4 wheeler, they were riding something else.  Here are Sebastian and PaPa on the tractor!

 It was very warm, so we did what we could to stay cool.  So much fun!!!

 We visited the Memphis Zoo and they had this really cool dinosaur exhibit.  The dinosaurs were animated and looked very real!

 We even had a chance to do a little fishing.  Tyler was very excited until we actually got there and he realized that he would have to wait and be patient for the fish to bite his lines.  Needless to say, he wasn't a very patient waiter and he wasn't fond of the bugs either...... we didn't fish very long.

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Mother's Day Flashback

Tyler has now finished Preschool and over the past 2 1/2 years we have participated in 3 Mother's Day parties at Little Light Preschool.  I thought it would be fun to compare pictures from the last 3 Mother's Day parties.  Look at how much he's grown!

                                          May 2012 (age 5)

                                          May 2011 (age 4)

                                             May 2010 (age 3)

Preschool Graduation!

Well, it's official..... Tyler is no longer a preschooler, he is now ready for Kindergarten.  Tyler had his graduation from Little Light Preschool on Monday night.  I was a little sad because it means he is growing up, but I was also very excited because it means he is growing up.  He is definitely ready for some new challenges and although I am a bit nervous about him going to Kindergarten, I do think he will do well and he will enjoy it.  Here are some photos from the big night.
                                         
Tyler getting his diploma from his teachers - Ms. Nancy, Ms. Linda & Ms. Sandy

 The Graduate and winner of the "3 Muskateers" candy award.

   Mommy and Tyler ( and Sorin)

        Daddy and Tyler

      The "3 Muskateers" Trey, Tyler & Hunter

Proud moment

Tyler is quickly becoming quite the expert Lego builder lately.  He has had his eye on some new Lego sets that he really wants.  We decided to make a star chart and he earns stars for doing things around the house.  Some days he earns quite a few and other days..... well, let's just say it look quite a while to reach his mark.  But, he finally got there and off we went to Target to get his reward.  He chose this Pirate of the Caribbean Lego set and put it together all by himself!  He was quite proud of his new creation and already looking forward to earning his next one.

Just for fun

I've been a little behind on getting things posted to the blog.  So, here are some fun pictures to catch you up on what we've been doing.

Tyler loves to dress up any chance he gets.  He found this spider hat at school one day and wore it most of the day.  I have been working quite a bit at the preschool and every time I'd walk in to Tyler's classroom to get something, he had this on his head.  I finally had to take a picture of it.

Then, a few weeks ago Daddy had to go out of town for a few days.  I asked Tyler if there was something special he wanted to do while Daddy was gone and he replied with "I want to go to Burger King and get a crown".  I believe this is the first time the boys have been to Burger King, but he has seen commercials on TV and been dying to go there and get a crown!

Finally, as you may know Sebastian is my little eater.  You can't really tell by looking at him, but he likes FOOD!  It is nice to have at least one that will try new things.  The other night I was eating a salad with dinner and Sebastian pushed his plate away and said "I have salad".  I got him his own bowl of salad with ranch dressing and this boy went to town!

Mother's Day Tea

Tyler's preschool hosted a Mother's Day Tea yesterday for all the moms.  All the kids made special hats for their moms and then we had a yummy lunch followed by a very cute song about moms and then a few special gifts.  It was very cute!