Superbowl Party

 

Clint doesn't watch any sports (except rodeo) but my family loves sports. We had a great family superbowl party this year.

 

My sister made these hilarious cupcakes with some of our favorite players that have ties to Utah.

 

Sophie was not so much of a football fan. She prefered her barbie dream house.

 

Ty did not want to watch either. He and Grandpa read books instead. He did like it if there was a truck commercial that came on.

 

Grandma playing cars with Ty.

 

 

He loved all the lights during the halftime show.

 I think he has a little crush on Beyonce too.

Be Bold! Be Daring!

 

Ty turned two! Wow! Ty has had a huge year filled with surgeries galore and working hard for every little bit of developmental progress he has made. We are so proud of him! He is such an inspiration of the fighting spirit. We love him with all we have. EVERY last drop! We are so thankful for the gift he is to us everyday. The theme of his party was a circus theme BE BOLD! BE DARING! So fitting for our little guy who has so many obstacles that he has to be so brave to face! 

 Signs say "Be Daring" "Be Bold"

 



 

We had so much fun decorating the whole house. Ty loves ballons so he was pretty excited to wake up to a house fully decorated for him.

 

 

Ty's t-shirt says "the Ringmaster"

We think that is pretty fitting since he is the ringmaster of the three ring circus around our house.

 

 

 

Ty just wanted to chase the big boys around the whole time.

 



 

This is the face you make if you eat sour apple pop rocks.

 

 

"Horse Rides with Dakota the Great"

What is a circus party without elephant rides? We didn't quite have an elephant but we had a horse! 

 

 

 

Ty hates stopping for pictures. Giddy Up!

I didn't get any pictures of the boys, but they all came back in soaking wet from playing in the stream breaking up ice and sledding.

 

 

We ended the party with some sledding. Needless to say Ty slept very well that night after having so much fun. 

Circus Circus

 

We took Ty and cousin Sophie to the little circus that came through town. It was pretty cheesy, but Sophie was VERY impressed. My favorite part of watching the circus was watching the amazement on her face. Neither Ty of Sophie look happy in this photo because they both did not want to hold still for a photo. There was so much excitement!

 

 Sophie loved this little zebra all dressed up.

 



 

Soph mesmorized by the contortionist ladies.

 

She also loved the performing dogs.

Ty loved the music and would dance to it. He also loved to watch the different lights. Ty had a hard time keeping tract of all the different acts going on at the same time in the three ring circus.

To be honest his favorite part of the whole show was when a truck drove out to help move the tiger cages out. Good thing he got Monster Truck show tickets for his birthday.

 

This girl loves cotton candy.

 

 

We had a great night as a family!

 

Bath Fun

 

Grandma found these big bags of balls for Ty.

He loves it when we dump them in the bath with him.

 



 

It usually takes several towels to soak up the fun afterward!

Merry Christmas!

 

This tractor was the first present that Ty opened. He loved it so much he couldn't be bothered to open any more presents without a lot of convincing.

 

Grandma reading the family the story of Christ's birth.

 

We finally convinced Ty to open another present and it was BOOKS! He ditched the tractor after that and begged everyone to read his books to him. This kid is a book reading machine!

 

 

A book shaped like a tractor. The best of both worlds as far as Ty is concerned.

 



Grant documenting that Grandma went way overboard with presents!

 

We are so thankful this holiday season for our family and the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

The Riverwoods

 

Everyone who know Ty knows he loves lights. So this holiday season we spent A LOT of time looking at Christmas lights. There is outdoor nice shopping area called Riverwoods near our home that goes all out for the holidays. Ty loved it so much we ended up going back two more times. There are live bands, lights, Santa (who Ty loved), and Ty's favorite -  horse drawn carriage rides. He did not want to ride, just watch the horses ride past. The horses were covered in bells so he could hear them coming and get super excited.