I'M CATCHING MYSELF SLACKING OFF.......

Try to hang in there.....I'm going to try to post some more pics soon....I didn't really think I would slack off this much this soon....but.....I don't know, I guess I can say, I warned you:)

A COUPLE PICS SIS FORGOT....

how funny is this one!?!?
LOVE IT!


these 3 are just a few more shots that I thought were pretty good also....i'm so proud to finally have a family of 3

OUR VERY 1ST REAL FAMILY PIC:)

TAKEN 4-6-08

New Pictures of Tyler. He is already 15 months.

Hey, It's Tia. For those that don't know Tia means "aunt" in spanish. Tia is easier to say than Andrea. Mommy is rocking Tyler to sleep. He was soo tired, he couldn't get into her arms fast enough. So I'm just updating with some of the pictures they got taken on Sunday.

Look At Tia's Sweet Angel!!

Getting Pumped for Pictures

Aww....Nighty Night. We love You!

Just Kidding...not sleeping, time to dance! All Famous "Tyler Dance"

"Cheese"

ODDS AND ENDS....EASTER AND....

Here is Tyler in his Easter outfit. He was so CUTE!


And what's so wrong with Halloween a week after Easter????? Tyler wasn't home for Halloween in '07 but I had bought the costume "just in case". I had it hanging in the closet and Tyler wanted me to get it down. He thought it was pretty funny to have on. He liked looking at himself in the mirror:)

MORE PICTURES OF HUGO AND MI-MI:)

Most of these pics were taken on Tylers Birthday, 1-3-07. A couple of them were taken they day before we left, 1-8-08, when Hugo and Monica were dropping off Tyler's VISA. Since we were in Guatemala for such a lenghtly time we were so fortunate to see them a couple times.

For Tyler's Birthday we invited Hugo and "MI MI" to the hotel for dinner, they were excited to come and we were so happy to share Tyler's 1st Birthday with them!

This was the day before we left Guatemala.....don't worry, we'll be back!!!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!

They got him a shirt for his birthday gift....I can't wait for him to wear it this summer!
And the ELMO pinata, a little to BIG to get back home......but the stick made it:)
A couple of pics of "Mi Mi" and Tyler getting a little last bonding time in....

TYLER'S FIRST FAMILY

Tyler's first family was and still is so amazing.....unfortunately Tyler was moved from one foster home at about 9 months old and we were not able to meet that family, so I am speaking of Hugo and Monica....aka MI MI. We met Hugo on our 1st visit when he brought Tyler to the Marriott for us. He was a translator for his dad, our attorney.

It was my 2nd visit that I found out that Hugo and his wife Monica were then fostering Tyler....we were so excited to have him in their home. Hugo was my attorneys son and we felt very, very comfortable.

There is no way to thank them enough for what they did for Mark and I. The way that they took care of Tyler and the way that they LOVED him made the difference in the way that he transitioned in to our lives....he is the most unbelievable child!

Monica e-mailed us today telling us how much she thinks about him and how glad she is that he came into our home and made our lives so happy.

Feeling are so mutual....I think of them everyday, wondering how they are, when we will see them again so Tyler can remember who made such an impact in his life. How do thank someone for something like that???

More Catch Up Pics!

This is his 1st Saturday morning out to the farm....dad had to put the stylin' bibs on him.
What a pose!
Just Playing. He loves his Ball Popper!
Thanks Melissa and Jill!

and the 1st snow,
he really didn't care for.
His puppy towel is so cute! I LOVE it! He's a fan of anything 'PUPPY':)

He loves his cousin Jay, here is a little bonding time...
Christmas!!! Only a few weeks late:)
Just sittin' back
Another family pic taken at the Hawk Pt. Athletic Ass. dinner and dance.
This robe is so cute on him! He thought he was pretty HOT stuff too:)


These pics were all taken from the time we got home on the 9th of Jan until right before Easter.

I'll post more soon!

THURSDAY NIGHT DOS DATE

For about a year now Mark and I have been going out to dinner to Dos Primos in Troy with Brad and Mandi Todd about every other, if not every Thursday night....We have continued this now that we both have our babies. Dinners are definitely more interesting now than they were before Tyler and Alissa were here. They keep us on our toes for sure!

So...I guess you can say that Our Babies have already went on their 1st date:) Tyler was so sweet to Alissa tonight, he just smiled and wanted to touch her arm really soft, he did so well with her...he is so dang cute!

This is the only picture that I have of Alyssa and Tyler and it happens to have us in it also....Sorry. I stole this pic. off Alissa's blog.

Tyler's 1 yr Pictures

TAKEN AT ABOUT 12 1/2 MONTHS OLD...ENJOY!

WE'RE AN ELMO FAN!

WHAT AN EXPRESSION!

MY LITTLE MODEL.....

About 2 weekS after we arrived home I took Tyler for his 1 year pictures, he did so good and like all first time moms I couldn't make up my mind between all of his great pics and got WAY too many! Oh WELL:) I CAN't bELIEVE i HAVE A 1 YR OLD!

Lets Play Catch Up....

Ok....As most of you know, Mark and I just completed the adoption of the most perfect boy in the world in January. I should have started this blog a long, long time ago.

Mark and I started thinking about adoption at the end of Jan. '07..... we didn't think long because we signed a contract with our agency on Feb 9th, 07. The paper chase started. We had NO IDEA of what we were getting ourselves into.....

On March 21st, 07....a little over a year ago is when we saw the first picture of Tyler....it was a day that changed our lives for-ever....he was 2 1/2 months old in the 1st pic we got of him, it was instant LOVE and CONNECTION.

Good Intentions....

I had very good intentions on getting so many pictures posted today/tonight.....as you can see, it hasn't happened. This whole slide show thing has proven to be a challenge for me.....so I have been downloading pictures all night to flickr....it's taking forever! I just thought a slide show would take less room. I was wanting to play "catch up" with all of our pics since we've been home:)

WILL I REALLY KEEP THIS GOING???

I don't know.........but I think I might give it a shot! I have been "stalking" blogs for quite sometime now.....maybe it's my turn to start keeping one.




I'll try to post as often as I can with the latest happenings of Tyler:) Maybe this will make my picture taking habits a little better also.

SO HERE WE GO!!!!