HAPPY HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALL! Tyler was obviously a green dragon for his first Halloween. His big sister Stella was also a green dragon and there are some pictures below of the two of them together. I was hoping to get a fantastic picture of the two of them for a Christmas card, but neither of them would cooperate - below is the best I could get! Oh well!

Tyler had a great Halloween. He went to a party in our community with all of his new friends (there are babies all over the place around here now!) and he even marched in a parade around the neighborhood ("march" meaning he was carried). It was all very cute! There was a three way tie for best costume and "Tyler the Dragon" was among them - he took the prize in the baby category. Dave and I could not be prouder! ;) After about an hour, he had enough of the hot outfit.

Maybe next year, he will be ready to go trick or treating!

Another Great Weekend in New York!

We made a trip up to New York this past weekend which was of course jammed packed with events. Besides having a high school friend's wedding to attend on Saturday afternoon (thank you Grandma Dee Dee for watching Ty!), we had my cousin Chrissy's engagement party as well as Tyler's baptism. It was great since we were able to spend time with family both Saturday evening and then Sunday afternoon after the christening. We would like to thank everyone for coming to the church and celebrating afterwards with Dave, Tyler and I. We had a wonderful time and it was a special day for our family - we are so happy that we were able to share it with all of you. A special thanks to Tyler's godparents, Uncle Brian and Aunt Michelle. You guys are terrific and Tyler loves you both very much!

Tyler hit 15 weeks today. Since most of you who follow this blog just saw him this past weekend, I really do not need to tell you how big he has gotten. He is smiling all the time, making tons of noises and is really fun to play with. Although we are not sure, we think Tyler may be starting the teething process. He basically has his hands in his mouth all the time and would rather gnaw on his pacifier than suck on it. We'll see what happens!

While exhausted after our weekend, we are already looking forward to our next New York visit. See you all again at Thanksgiving time!

12 Weeks Already!

We have made it to another big benchmark - 12 weeks old! We can now officially say that Tyler is three months old. And the little guy is just doing fantastic! He has so much to say these days and the smiles are much more frequent. He is able to truly interact with us and is starting to enjoy more of his toys - this week he has begun to like his activity mat and swing. As you can see from the picture above of him sitting in his bumbo seat and another picture below of Tyler on his belly, he is really getting good at holding his head up. He likes to look around and take in all of his surroundings.

So in the past two weeks since I last updated the blog, quite a lot has gone on. We made it up to New York last weekend for a hectic visit. Dave and I attended the wedding of our good friends Craig and Michaela while Dave's mom babysat Tyler. It went very well -Grandma Ruzilla and Tyler had a fabulous time and Dave and I really enjoyed our first true night out! Although time was limited, we were able to visit with each set of grandparents and great-grandma Fink.

This weekend, Tyler attended his first college football game at Gettysburg College - just an hour and a half drive away and where Dave went to school for his freshman and sophomore years. It was a beautiful fall day and we enjoyed walking around the quaint town and having lunch. Tyler really enjoyed the football game and just being outside on the beautiful campus.

Today Tyler sported his Mark Sanchez Jets jersey (as you can see above), courtsey of Grandpa Gerry of course! We watched the game as a family and cheered the Jets to victory! J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!!