Tyce has been able to spend some time with Rustin and the semi and he has loved it. He sat on the step of the truck for 45 minutes completely mesmerized watching the forklift load the hay onto the semi.



We went with Rustin to take a load of sheep to Cedar Valley so Tyce went on his first day trip in the semi and he thoroughly enjoyed it.


He even took a little nap in the sleeper on the way out.


Tyce was fascinated with the CB. He would get so excited to hear Uncle Dan when he would come on. He kept yelling "It's Dan, its Dan, Hi Dan! I ride'n in a ba-lue semi!"


This picture says it all. He thought he was something special, sitting in the passenger seat. He wouldn't let me near it without yelling, "No its for Tyce's. You sit in a back. Mom, mom, get in a back." So I had to sit on the bed in the sleeper the whole way out and back except for when he fell asleep. Rustin got out to fuel so I came up and sat in the driver seat for a minute and he said, "you dribe it mom." I told him I couldn't so he said "oh well get in a back, k, you get in a back."


He loved talking on the CB. It was so funny. He would just giggle every time.


Tyce waiting impatiently to finally get in the semi before we left for Cedar Valley. "Wets go, wets go!" he says.



We went out to help sheer Sheep and Tyce chased them around trying to catch one.



He helped get the sheep up... sort of. Mostly he just watched and yelled. "Go a dumb sheep!"




This is the piles of wool waiting to be compressed into bales.


Cousin Caleigh. His kiss'n cousin.


He's counting the sheep as they come off the chute.


Here are a few Easter pics. A little late but whatever. I was so mad it snowed that morning but I hid the eggs out there anyway even though it was freezing.





I love his face in this picture. He was not expecting to find a twinkie!


My boys!

Tyce's cousin Jayden is only a month younger and they seem like twins. They get along so well and are so cute together. They were both helping Rustin with the license plate. I loved their concentrating faces.



The other day it was snowing and cold so I put some rice in a cookie sheet and let Tyce play with all his "yellow iron". It was a hit. He played and played forever. Moving rice from trackhoe to backhoe to dump truck. When Jayden came to visit he was so excited show him his 'Bryce' (rice) as he calls it.


We took him to the Fun Park up in Logan and he had a ball.


For two and a half hours he ran and ran and ran from slide to slide. We didn't have anywhere to go so we let him go until he quit. It was so funny to watch because he ran for two hours and during the last half hour he starting walking, then he would crawl up the ramp, then he would sit on the stairs for a minute before he went up, til finally he walked over and sat on the chair next to me - he was done. He was exhausted.


Not very often we let him play until he's done. It was really fun. He was pretty thrilled.


This was the first day of his 'Bryce'.


Every morning since, he would wake up and ask for his rice. It was kind of a mess but worth it.


The highlight of Tyce's life is to ride on the backhoe. Nothing makes him happier.


He loves to feed sheep with Grandpa Mickel and Uncle Dan.



Rustin's cousin rebuilt this little tracter for Tyce. It's so cute.

2nd Birthday Party

Here is the backhoe cake that caused us so much grief. But finally the moment came to give it to Tyce and he couldn't have been more thrilled. Rustin's aunt made it (I helped a little, mostly just put the Kit-Kats on) and turned out so cute.






When we gave it to him, he wouldn't touch it with his hands.



He ate the better portion of the cake over the next few days before I finally through it away. It was really fun.

Backhoe Cake Tantrum

Sorry about the fuzziness. Our camera doesn't take very clear videos but you get the idea. So Rustin's aunt made Tyce this backhoe cake for his birthday. She made it the day before his birthday and we happened to be there. He saw it. Loved it. and this is what happened when I tried to get him to leave it (until tomorrow). It was unreal. I didn't even get the part where he was kicking and screaming on the floor - but you can see how tramatic this was for us. My favorite part is he happened to see it a few more times before he could actually have it and every time we had to leave it, these sorts of tantrums occured. It was unreal.

Recap last few months...

We don't have the internet anymore so updating my blog takes a little more effort than I've been willing to put forth, but here is a little recap of the last few months. A few pics of Christmas. Long over, but here it is anyway.


Christmas was so fun. I haven't enjoyed Christmas like that since I was five. Tyce was so thrilled. It was so fun, I didn't want it to end.


He caught on really quickly and loved everything he got - except for the clothes - he could have cared less. But we sort of fed the obsession with semi's, backhoes, etc. and he was so excited.



As for the rest of the goings on - we have played in the snow a lot.


We feed cows with Grandpa Palmer, well mostly he just rides the "Ford" Trac-a-ter. He is really into what is a Ford and what is a John Deere.


Tyce helped Dad install a new dishwasher. Hala-freak'n-luia. Being without one was nobody's favorite.



We ate ice cream cones with cousins.


and played in the snow some more...



Always a party!

Tyce just turned two (I'll post birthday pictures, hopefully more sooner than later) and the number of tantrums in a day have increased exponentially - but for the most part it's actually kind of funny. He has been so fun. I love this age. He is talking so much and it is super entertaining, for me anyway. It is a little frightening all the words and phrases he picks up from me. He is determined to be independant and I hear, "No, My do it!!!" 69 times a day. Tyce is a good boy, and I really am enjoying this age.