Tyson is Learning Scripture!

Darren and I are working with Tyson on learning the Word of God. So far, we have taught him TWO Bible verses. He understands them and can recite them. It's too cute!!!! Take a peak at the what I was able to capture on video this morning before school.

Genesis 1: 1

John 3:16

Saying Goodbye....

The title, “Saying Goodbye” may be a bit extreme to someone reading this post, but it’s truly the only title that made sense to me. Having these twins is such a blessing, but lately as time nears, I’ve felt a small amount of sadness. Motherhood is totally challenging at times and I know more often than not I seem to complain about the difficulties of being a mother, but at the end of the day, I do really love being a parent/mother.

So why did I choose “saying goodbye” as the title of this post? Well, I just cannot imagine loving another child or dedicating my time, love, and energy to another child the way I have with Tyson. I’m sure my love to these twins will be almost instantaneous and this “sadness” will disappear as soon as I lay eyes on them, but I am trying to savor the next 9 days LEFT as a mother of a singleton.

On Saturday, Ty and I snuggled on the couch together and passed out in each other’s arms. Darren was able to capture it! Thanks honey!!!! It probably won’t be an option for Ty and I to have these moments for much longer, so I’m thankful for this picture. It will be a wonderful memory for years to come.

An Eventful Weekend to Say the Least!

Ty insisted on taking a picture with every Hokie Bird he saw! We took about 6. Here are 2 of the 6.

Wow, once the weather starts warming up, it certainly provides for much FUN and I guess by fun I mean outdoor fun, of course. On Saturday, Darren and I took Ty up to Blacksburg to visit the Virginia Tech duck pond. Before stopping there, Darren wanted to visit the brand new and very stylish shopping center that Bolling Steel furnished steel for. The shopping center is called "1st and Main". The shopping center is no where near filled with tenants just yet, but the shops that did exist were very unique shops. The restaurants are also incredible. We bought Ty a slice of pizza at "Sal's Pizzeria", but then headed over to "Salad Creations" for ourselves. YUMMY!!!!!!! If you live close or close enough, YOU MUST GIVE IT A TRY!

The picture below is a picture of some of the steel Bolling Steel furnished for this shopping center. The "orange gobbler", as they call it, should have cost over $100,000.00 to make, but it was sold to them for approximately $20,000.00

Ty took "Butterscotch" to the duck pond with him. Butterscotch, if you don't recall, is his class mascot.

On Sunday, we went to Church and then headed over to Sam's Club, but have no fear, we made the most of the beautiful weather by loading up the minivan with a soccer ball, a bat, and some baseballs. We let Ty run his little and athletic heart out.

Ty starts on a soccer "league" April 4th, so we wanted to make sure that he gets some practice time in.

I had to document his first pair of soccer cleats.

Running around with daddy! Getting lots of exercise.

Ty shoots and he "Scores!" HE was really into it. Check out his arm.

The First Snow of 2009

Take a peak at two video clips of Ty as he enjoyed the first and probably the ONLY snow of 2009. I sure wish Daddy didn't have to go to work that day. I bet Ty would have had a bit more fun with daddy than he had with me. I was terrified I was going to slip, fall, and go into labor, so I took it easy for the most part; however, every time Ty went sleigh riding, he insisted that I carry the sleigh back up the hill for him. I guess it's a good thing I have kept up with working out this entire pregnancy or I doubt I could have followed through with his request.

We played out doors for about two hours. It was filled with sleigh riding, snow Angel making, snow ball eating, and a little play time with Alayna and Elizabeth from the neighborhood.

He completed the snow play by sitting next to the fire while I made him a yummy lunch. I would have made him some hot chocolate, but my son despises chocolate. Still loves to eat dog food, but dislikes chocolate. Go figure. His nap lasted from 2 pm to 5:30 pm. Man, maybe it should snow more often. LOL!