Visit with Grandparents

My mom, Jeanie (who Tyler has always called Mama Neanie) and step-dad, Scott, came over for lunch and to play with the boys.

Connor and Tyler with Papa Scott and Mama Neanie

SLU Game

Family photo with the Billiken--the little guy still won't go near him by himself. :)

Tyler with his tuba buddies, "Big John" and "Big Nate," as he calls them.

A Fun Visit with Old Friends

Tyler with his godparents, G'ma Kim and G'pa Art

Liza, John, Dave, and me

Tyler sure does love his G'ma Kim.

Tyler and "Uncle" Johnny

The Schoenfeld/Marburger/Schon/Lunning Family Christmas

Christmas Card Pics

One of the only pics I was able to get of the boys together--and neither of them look thrilled!

Thank you for the Snoopy advent calendar, Mama Neanie! We are THOROUGHLY enjoying our daily dose of chocolate that waits behind each "window."

Fun with mixing bowls and a new hiding place

Connor has discovered how much fun it is to put a bowl on his head and watch our reaction when it falls off and hits the floor. We act silly and make such a big deal about it that he just giggles and giggles. :) He's also discovered that if he takes my pots and pans out of the cabinet, he can actually fit his entire body inside. Then he closes the door and laughs while waiting for us to "find" him. He also likes to open the cabinet door very slowly from the inside and as soon as it's open wide enough for him to see us, he opens it the rest of the way really fast and yells "Boo!" Silly boy!

Those blue eyes get me every time. :)

This is the best hiding spot ever!

Look at that smile!

Dancing Star!

We took Tyler to a SLU game today (one of his fave pastimes) and he was chosen from the stands to participate in a brief dance contest on the basketball court during a time out. He was hesitant at first, but with quite a bit of prodding from his MOM, he finally decided to do it--on one condition. He wanted to be escorted onto the court by his buddy, the Billiken, and one of the SLU cheerleaders (not sure where THAT request came from?!). The other two contestants were college students, so we were told ahead of time that Tyler would likely be the crowd favorite. He was pretty nervous when he was taken onto the court and I was so sure that once it was his turn to dance, he'd be rooted to the spot. Luckily, once the music started and the Billiken began dancing around and being silly, Tyler decided to join in and was met with LOUD cheering and clapping from the spectators. He didn't know what to think when he was told that he won; I think he was pretty much in shock the whole time, but I'm proud of him for doing it. There's no way that you would EVER get me onto center court with 5,000 people watching and expect me to dance. That's what the privacy of my kitchen is for! :)

Not sure what to think with so many people watching him!

The Billiken carried him off of the court after his 15 seconds of fame. :)

Hangin' out with Dad and Mr. Dave.

Tyler really enjoys watching the games with Paige.