Kyler Joe

Friday, September 10, 2010

Growing up my family always had a tradition at the beginning of a new school year. One person would sit in the "special" chair and everybody would think of a memory they had from the year of school that person was going into. Then they would give a piece of advice. After everybody did this, they would get a Father's blessing. Then a candy bar card or a cake or something super awesome.

Kyler went first. Most advice was be nice, go poop in the toilet, meet friends, listen to your teachers, etc. Ryan gave him a nice blessing (of which I don't really remember anything that was said - on my behalf, it was like 4 days ago so I'm justified in not remembering).

Kyler's candy bar card said:

Kyler - Don't be a "sour patch kid" be a "starburst" instead. Don't "rolo"ver on your friends. Continue to smile and bring "almond joy" to the "milky way" Oops, we mean Elementary. Love Mom and Dad.

Taegen went next. Most of his advice was be nice, don't pick your nose, meet friends, listen to your teachers, etc. Ryan gave him a nice blessing (of which I don't really remember anything that was said - on my behalf, it was like 4 days ago so I'm justified in not remembering). (I feel like I just wrote this paragraph somewhere...de ja vu?)

Taegen's candy bar card said:

Taegen - A summer full of "swedish fish" +ing and now back to school.Don't pick your nose with your "butterfinger" or everyone will "snicker" at you. If you get shot with a "Musket.teers" will flow down your cheek, but your still our "starburst". Love Mom and Dad.

What can I say. Ryan and I think we are pretty funny. Poor Strider didn't get anything...I didn't even think of getting him a sympathy candy bar, but no worries...the boys shared.

uesday, September 7, 2010

School again.

Well, summer officially ended when we were in Utah so Kyler missed his first week of school. Oh well. He is going to the developmental pre-school again. He loves it. Every day when he gets home I ask him what he did at school and he says "bus". He loves to ride the bus.

On the first day of school his backpack had a package of diapers, wipees, and a roll of paper towels. It about knocked him over. He sure was stinking cute climbing on that big bus though.

This is Kyler talking to daddy right before the bus came.

Successful first day of school.

This is how I found Kyler after he had been home for about 10 minutes. I think he's a little overwhelmed by school already.

He only rides the bus for like 2 minutes because the school is so close to our house. But, he still falls asleep on the bus. I can't wait to get his sleep apnea figured out. This last week, he has had 4 notes from his teacher saying how tired he is at school and how he has fallen asleep. We have an appt with the ENT about sleep apnea on the 14th - so hopefully we will get something figured out to help the poor lil' guy.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

I love playing hide-n-seek with Kyler.

I just love this little boy.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Kyler's Carnival

I rarely (if ever) get to help out with Kyler's preschool because 1. they don't need help 2. I'm not assigned to bring snacks since it's in the school system 3. you can't bring siblings with you 4. etc. Anyways, so when I got a note saying that Kyler's class was having a "carnival" and that parents were welcome to attend if they wanted..I jumped at it.

The 8th graders at the middle school put on a carnival for all the Developmental Preschoolers. They filled out the paperwork for a grant. Planned the whole thing and pulled it off. The 8th graders ran the different "booths" and their was two preschoolers to one 8th grader. The kiddo that Kyler was paired with kept running away from their 8th grader, Eileen. So, she was chasing him a lot so me and Kyler got to be our own pair. It was fun.

They had shaving cream drawings.

Finger paints.

Fish pond.

Bounce House.

Snacks.

Try out an instrument.

Ring toss.

Bean bag toss.

A huge parachute.
Bubbles.

It was fun. It was nice to be just one on one with Kyler. That rarely happens and we both enjoyed it.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

4 years old and growing strong.

The boys' had their 4 year well check-up last week. That's always fun. They tested their eyes and ears and then the usually check-up things. The eye chart was awesome. Kyler stood their with one eye covered but he wouldn't have known what the shapes were anyways. So, that was pointless. Taegen was a little nervous with the eye chart. The ear testing went much better. Taegen didn't hear anything the first two rounds. Then we told him to give me five every time he heard a noise. Passed with flying colors. Kyler just kept giving me five regardless of hearing noises or not. They also got some shots. Taegen always makes Kyler go first for anything. So Taegen told Kyler to go first. Kyler cried a little but poor little Taegen was curled up in the corner with his hands in his mouth and tears streaming down his face. So, when it was his turn he seriously screamed and kicked and everything. It took three of us to hold him down for his shots. Then it was over and he told EVERYONE for the next 5 days that he had shots. Kyler's leg really hurt him all day after the shots. He couldn't even walk on it. He would limp for a few steps and then just cry while holding his leg. It was sad BUT...we all survived and here are their stats.

Taegen:
Weight - 40 pounds - 81%
Height - 41.5 inches - 77%
BMI - 16 - 72%
B/P - 104/70

Kyler:
Weight - 33 pounds - 24%
Height - 37 inches - 2%
BMI - 17 - 85%
B/P 78/58

So there you have it. Kyler made it on the charts for both height and weight and he has a higher BMI than Taegen...go figure. Oh how I wish my BMI was 16 or 17.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Soccer Mom

Okay so the boys are in Soccer this year. It is awesome. They had their first game last Saturday and it was freaking awesome. They play 3 on 3. Taegen actually did really well. He followed the ball. Kicked it and would chase it. Ryan told Taegen to kick the ball away from the other team. Taegen said "Dad can I tell you something? I did that 2 times." Also, every time I would cheer for Taegen he would stop, turn, smile and wave at me. It made me happy.

Kyler pretty much stayed at the center field. He would stand there, then sit down. Occasionally, he would walk over to me and sit down and say "done". It was awesome. Ryan would pick him up and move him to the ball and then...Kyler would just stand in that spot. It was funny. There was one time that he actually kicked the ball and then ran and followed it with the crowd. It lasted for about 30 seconds but...it was at least 30 seconds. It was so fun to watch them. Ryan is the assistant coach so they really enjoy that too. I love being a "soccer mom". I think it's so cute to see my little boys out there with their over sized jerseys. Kyler shin guards cover his entire leg. It's hard for him to walk in them but they are the smallest size I could find. They are just growing up so fast and as sad as it is to see them getting all old and stuff, it is really fun too.

Taegen has excellent form and look how high he can kick that leg.

Trying to tell Kyler (again) to run and chase the ball.

Kyler kicking the ball in.

Getting their game faces on.

Daddy and Kyler boy heading to their first game.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Kyler Joe's turn

Alright it's Kyler turn to be embarrassed.

Kyler is AMAZING at dribbling a ball. He dribbles ALL the time. Seriously, if their is a ball and ground he will be dribbling. We have had SO many people tell us that they are surprised at how good he can bounce a ball. I'm not talking about him being good for kids with Ds, he can out dribble other kids his same age and some that are older than him. He really LOVES to dribble. Did I say that enough?

He is a lover. He loves physical touch. If you are sitting by Kyler he will be rubbing your hand or face or arm or whatever. He loves hugs and kisses. When Ryan leaves for work Kyler will stand with arm open and say "hug" over and over until Ryan give him a hug.
He is doing amazing with therapy. He is making huge strides with physical therapy. He rides his tricycle like a little pro. He doesn't like to ride his bike that much because, as said above, he would much rather be dribbling.
He loves Taegen. He imitates everything Taegen does.
He also loves Strider. Him and Strider are about the same size so they will wrestle and play together a lot. He is very self-entertaining.
He loves pre-school, especially riding the bus. Bob is his bus driver and he loves Bob.
When we put him to bed he gets out of his bed anywhere from 5 to 4790 times a night. We just point back to his room. He smiles and then walks back to his bed. Then he does it again.
Time-out is starting to work for him. He will sit in timeout until he is ready to do whatever he is suppose to do.
He has two speeds - slow and fast. No middle pace.
His PT and OT said that at school he will stop and wave to all the kids as they walk down the hall. They said the kids adore him and if they aren't paying attention to him, he will sit there and smile until somebody says something.
He loves to talk on the phone.
His smile is so sweet.
When he cries he cries with his whole body and face.
He is a cuddler. He loves to cuddle and touch especially at night.
He can be stubborn - very much so.

Kyler is doing amazing. We love him to pieces.

Kyler's classmates each colored him a picture for his birthday and his teachers gave him a little goodie bag. I wish we could have gone and taken cupcakes or something to his class too but not when he is in the public school system. Darn.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Birthday Celebration #1

The boys were incredibly lucky this year and got to have many birthday celebrations. Since my mom and Hayes left on the 31st and the boys' birthday isn't until April 1st -we had to celebrate early. So, we went to Monkey Joe's. It's a big-bounce-houses-toy-jumping-thing playground. Sounds fun huh? Taegen once again LOVED it. I swear there isn't much that Taeg's doesn't love. Kyler LOVED it too. He was doing great climbing up all the ladders and such. Strider LOVED it too but couldn't do a lot of stuff on his own. I tell you what, it was a good thing Hayes' was with us. Taegen and Hayes and Kyler would race up and down the courses. Hayes' would help Kyler or Strider if they got stuck. He is a GREAT uncle.