8 months already? Are you kidding me?

I still can't believe my little guy is 8 months old today!  He is so cute, squishy and lovable.  He adores his sister so much.  I love watching them together.  At 8 months old Ty is eating solids. . .I have to admit, I am not the greatest w/ this milestone. . .I hate how messy baby food is and that I have to be the one to feed it to him so he's kind of gone straight to solids.  He loves french fries and honey nut Cheerios.  I do really need to start introducing more "healthy" options for him.  :)  He has also mastered crawling and sitting up on his own.  With Abby I would prop pillows all around her to get her to learn to sit up on her own.  Ty--another story, I tried that a few times but every time he would go forward and then end up on his tummy so I just quit trying.  One day I looked down and he was just sitting up on his own like he had been doing it forever.  We haven't looked back since.  :) I love that he can sit and crawl now--he keeps himself so entertained all over the house, pushing toys and going after them.  Abby and I always giggle when we see him crawling down the hall to find us because he looks so tiny.  He is so strong and is already trying to pull himself up to standing. 

 Abby has had a lot going on lately too--Her preschool offers 4 summer school weeks so we've decided to enroll her in them and she is loving it!  She goes Mon-Thurs 9am-noon and gets to eat lunch with the other kids.  She got to pick out a lunch pail (Toy Story) and a water bottle (Cars).  It is just so cute picking her up and seeing her eating with all of the other little ones.  She seems like such a big girl now--its crazy!

 This green dress is becoming her favorite thing to wear.  When I ask what she wants to put on for clothes today she always says her "green dress".  Hey, at least it is cute!  :)

 Once again, we all celebrated the 3rd and 4th of July at Alderbrook Resort & Spa.  Abby was soooo excited to see her cousins, aunts, uncles, Grandpa, Grandma and of course the fireworks. . .as you can see though she fell asleep mid way through the show!  :(  She was beat.  All she talks about now is fireworks and "Grammas cottage" cuz my parents stayed in a cottage at Alderbrook.  We will be doing it again next summer and I can't wait!

 Daddy is working on getting Ty to love the water as much as his sister.  He dunked him in the pool but Ty did NOT like it at all.  You can't tell by this picture but boy was he mad at his dad just minutes earlier.  We are trying to toughen this guy up. . .he is a little softy compared to his sis.  :)

 Our little crawler finding some fries to munch on!  hee hee, love it.

 Finally we are getting warm weather which meant we needed a pool for the backyard. . .the backyard that is in the process of being landscaped!  I am so excited for it to be done which should be this week.  It is going to be awesome to be able to play back there.  When Zach and I moved in to this house the backyard was a marsh covered in HUGE trees--major difference now.

 Our deck is so huge we have lots of room for the little ones to play and they can't escape!  Ty REALLY wants to play with his sister all. the. time!  Usually she is okay with it but there are times she gets annoyed with him trying to pull her hair and eat her legs.  :)

 This particular day Abby kept bringing toys out to the deck.  I swear we had all the toys from inside out there by days end.  Our cute little cowgirl. . .of course shirtless cuz that's how she rolls lately!

 This is today--Ty's birthday!  He crawled back to Abby's room while I was changing her diaper.  He always wants to be a part of the action.  It is so cute hearing his hands slap on the hardwood floor as he ventures around the house from room to room.  I honestly can't believe I have an almost 1 year old and an almost 3 year old.  Life has definitely settled down a little and my hormones aren't all crazy so heck I'm ready for #3!  Hee hee. . .well, maybe not quite ready.  :)

 Happy 8 month birthday happy boy!

Father's Day at the Zoo!

Today was such a fun Father's Day at the zoo with my fam and Grandpa Rudy. We got lucky with no rain and not a huge crowd. Abby got to be front row for an elephant bath which she loved. She just had a great time and zonked no problem tonight. Ty snuggled on me most of the time but did get a few compliments on his cute hat. I love my family and had so much fun with them today. Thank you Grandpa Rudy for taking us all to the zoo. Happy Father's Day to my husband, my Dad and Z's Dad i love you all!



It's been too long. . .

I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted. My blog used to get updated on a weekly basis after Abigail was born. . .I guess two babies and a full time job equal not enough time in the day to get fun stuff like this done on a regular basis. Here are some fun May highlights. . .

My Birthday!  The big 3-6.  Yikes, I can't believe I am that old.

 My boys lookin ever so cute!

 Baby Don turned 1 so we had a party at the Lake House.  This pic is just too cute.  Abby rode in a boat for the first time and fished off the dock for the first time--she LOVED both!

 Mother's Day--we happened to be in Olympia so the Hussey clan celebrated together at Anthony's.  Afterwards we took a walk and had a big Stroller Brigade.  This is all the grandkids with Grammy and Gramps!

 Zach and I had our first vacation away from the babes.  Vegas Baby!  We were gone 3 nights and 3 days.  We basically sat by the pool all day and enjoyed yummy food and drinks at night.  It was soooo awesome relaxing w/o the children.  We had a really good time and can't wait to do it again.  :)

 Ty got baptized!  Abby was a bit antsy during mass so we gave her a "Dum Dum" to try and keep her happy.  She decided it needed to be thrown into the Holy Water Pool in the front of church.  I couldn't believe it!  I did save it though and decided I will make her suck on it when she is bad. . .it has to help, right????  :)

 Abby learned how to pump milk!  HA--just kidding but she thought she was really funny pretending. :)

 She is also getting really good at going potty in the toilet. . .wherever she sees fit.  Wouldn't it be nice to just take a toilet wherever you wanted?  She gets very excited when she "pottys" in the toilet but still wears a diaper 90% of the time.  I'm just not quite ready to fully commit to panties all the time. . .accidents over and over could really send me over the edge.  :)

 We visited the Pacific Science Center (this actually happened this month).  Abby has soooo much fun there and LOVES the "Dinosaur Bones".  I kept thinking there were going to be lots of bones but found out that is just what she calls dinosaurs.  :)  We had to go through this exhibit twice. 

 Ty also enjoyed the science center but wished he was a little bigger so he could go play with his sis. . .maybe next time.

 Our little guy is already 7 months old!  I can't even believe it.  He supposedly  hadn't grown in height from his 4 month appointment to his 6 month appointment so we're hoping at his 9 month appt. that there is a little growth. . .I don't think we are going to have a huge guy, that is for sure.  He is pretty much crawling. . .its more of a scoot and lunge but he can get all over very quickly.  I had him in his bedroom on the floor and he scooted to the door and shut it!  Made it a little difficult to get him because he was on the other side of the door blocking it from opening.  HA  He is eating solids a little bit and is getting better and better with it the more I offer it to him.  He is just my happy little guy all the time and I love it.  He makes me smile constantly.  Abby can really get him giggling--they are too cute together.  Speaking of Abby. . .she had her last day of preschool on Thursday.  We are going to miss it this summer and will be excited to start it up again in the Fall.  She has grown so much from being there these past few months and its been a nice break for me.  :)  I'm hoping to get to this blog more often so stay tuned. . .

Whaaaaaat's Uuuuup????  (Ty has also found his tongue and really enjoys sticking it out all the time!)

April highlights

I can't believe its been almost a month since I last posted!  April has been a busy month.  Ty turned 5 months old on April 15th so gosh, he is almost 6 months already--so hard to believe!  My two babes just continue to amaze me with their love for each other and their dang cuteness. . .I sometimes want to squeeze them so hard cuz they are so cute. . .I was telling Kora, I feel like Lenny from Of Mice & Men.  :) hee hee

 As I keep mentioning, Abigail LOVES her brother and is very protective of him.  In fact, we just had Tom, Terri and Ella over for dinner last night and Tom wanted to hold Ty--Abs started crying and came running to me yelling "Ty, Ty". She wasn't sure about a stranger holding her brother. . .we assured her Tom was not a stranger and that it was okay so she soon got over it. :)

 Abby also loves when Ty wakes up from bedtime.  She always says with excitement "Ty wakin up!" and runs to his room, climbs on his crib and says "Hi Ty" and then of course wants to get in the crib with him for a bit.  As you can see, Ty is pretty smitten with his sister too.  I hope it always stays this way!!

We took the kids to the Husky Spring Game last weekend and as soon as Abby spotted Harry the Husky she wanted to go take her picture with him. . .Dad would not go with her because he was busy watching the game so I had to.  Hmmmn--remember, I am a Cougar!!  Abby got down to Harry and turned all shy on us so I had to be in the picture with her or else she wouldn't even stand next to him.  Zach was watching from afar just giggling because he knew I was doing this with lots of hesitation. . .the things you do for your children.  :)

 Another cute shot of my babes--Abs just wanted to lay in her brothers lap. . .poor girl lost a clump of hair at this sitting though.  OOPS 

 I love this pic of Abs--she got stuck in my Hunters--she reminds me of the Vlasic Pickle bird.  hee hee

 We had a random hot day this month so Abs took advantage of her water table. . .who says you can't get in and use it like a small pool.  We will be buying a small plastic pool for this summer--she LOVES the water and swimming.

 Our little guy could stay in the Jump n Go all day just jumpin away. . .even when he falls asleep. . .all of a sudden he'll jump again.  It's hilarious.

Apparently Abby thought Ty had a boo-boo on his forehead.  :)

It is so fun watching these two with each other. . .it will be so fun when they can really "play" together.  I won't say "I can't wait" because I don't want to rush them growing up. . .the time has already gone too fast.

May is already underway!  Zach planned a getaway for us to Vegas for May 13-16--it will be our first trip away without the children for more than one night since Abigail was born.  We are both very excited to veg by the pool, go out to fabulous dinners and take our time to eat and sleep as late as we want.  I know we'll still talk about our babes tons and will be so excited to see them come Wednesday afternoon but at the same time--we will enjoy every minute of it being just the two of us for a few days!!  I can't wait.

Wyckoff Easter 2012

Easter morning with my babes. They each loved their baskets, especially the light spinners! Abby got a Dora one and Ty's was a baseball. We will head to our good friends, Mike and Molly's for Easter dinner later today. . .

Abby loved painting Easter eggs this year--it was her first time! I can't wait til Ty can join in on the fun. Last weekend the kids enjoyed their first Easter Egg Hunt. Abby cracked me up because she ran past a ton of eggs just to get close to the bunny. So funny that she isn't scared of the bunny but wants nothing to do with the man in red!

Happy Easter everyone!

Griffin turns 3!

Yesterday we took a trip to Tenino to celebrate cousin Griffin's 3rd birthday! What a beautiful day for a drive and a birthday party. We actually got to play outside even though it was still a bit chilly. . .hey, in Washington we'll take what we can get and if that means bundling up so we can soak up the Vitamin D, then we will!


Abby and Griffin are only about 7 months apart so when they are together they look like little twins and they LOVE each other sooo much. Griffin is a "workin man" all the time hence the hard hat--gosh, even workin on his birthday--no breaks for him! :)
Abby loved playing with her cousins toys and being able to run around outside--she zonked in the car on the way home.Daddy helped get the kite up in the air!Since Abby started preschool she won't stop jumping so how much fun was it that Griffin and Sophia had a trampoline?!?!?! Here she is jumping with Lincoln. I love that her ponies are flying up in the air!Now here are just some cute pics of my beautiful family that I couldn't resist sharing. The kids LOVE their daddy and of course Dad is pretty smitten with his babes. :)

My happy baby boy, always smiling!Abby is reading bedtime stories to her little brother. . .they are so dang cute together!