Ty's First Trip

It's been a busy week here. I feel like I say that a lot, but this week really was on the crazy side. I got to take my first airplane trip solo with the boys (so not really solo, more of a trio). We went to Ft. Lauderdale to see my family for just a quick visit and Ty got to meet his great grandma Pat. We left Tuesday night and since the plane was a bit late, we didn't get there until about 9. Then we spent all day Wednesday at Zoo Miami. Tommy had a blast. He even got to feed giraffes! We caught an early flight Thursday morning so I could be home in time to teach a 12:30 piano lesson and see Dean for a bit before he went out of town this weekend. Whew!! Here are some highlights of the trip.

Here we are at the Tallahassee airport


Meeting Mima Pat


Zoo!



And in that time Ty turned 8 weeks old!

Precious

Tommy and I have been having lots of theological talks lately. He's asked a lot about dying and heaven and Jesus and God. I try to tone it down so a 3-year old can understand and I think he has some concept of the fact that heaven is a good thing. Tonight he asked me if there is a children's museum in heaven. And he wanted to know if God has more toys than he does. I answered yes to both questions.

On a completely different note, I got some great pictures today. As promised, here's Ty's 7 week picture, and I was even able to get both boys smiling afterward!




And happy birthday to Uncle Todd! Here he is with his three nephews. I'm really proud of the fact that I actually got a picture with all of them looking!

So I'm A Little Behind...

Ty turned 7 weeks old today. My good friend Beth reminded me that I didn't post a 6 week picture of him, so here's that one. The 7 week one will be posted soon (hopefully).

Curious George!

For the past month PBS Kids has been advertising that Curious George (yes, the real actual monkey, not an impostor) would be coming to Tallahassee and visiting Zoinks for a free kids day. Tommy has been really excited and counting down the days. So Saturday, we braved the absolute insanity that was free admission at Zoinks and waited in line to catch a glimpse of the monkey. At first Tommy was only slightly nervous, but then he was excited to wait for about 15 minutes in the line to get his picture taken with George. And as you can see, he successfully met another larger-than-life creature. Next stop, Disney World (no plans for that, but I know if we did, he'd do awesome!)

Cow Appreciation Day

We joined the millions of other bovine fans at Chick Fil A for dress-like-a-cow-and-get-free-food day. This was our first year so the costume was a little weak. But next year, we're going all out! PS- Tommy's still wearing his spots

My Little Guy's Growing Up!

Tommy had his first trip to the dentist this week. He freaked out a little when he was sitting in the chair and the hygenist made the seat lean back. But when Dean reassured him, he did better. He was visibly nervous the whole time, but did everything that he was asked to do. And when he was done, he got to pick a toy out of the toy chest and they let him pick out his own toothbrush. He was so excited when he got home! And the best news of all? There were no cavities!

Weekend Festivities

It's been a busy week in the Inserra house. On top of being 4th of July weekend, Aunt Sue and Uncle Rich were in town. And when Aunt Sue stays for a week, things get done! This time her project at our house was Dean's and my closet. After about 2 hours, we could see the floor, the clothes were hung up neatly, and there were happy stacks of folded pants on the top shelf. Unbelievable!

On Saturday, we continued our Saturday morning family tradition of beignets at Coosh's and this time Todd, Dean's parents, and Aunt Sue and Uncle Rich joined us. There was lots of fun and lots of sugar!

Sunday was the 4th of July and we stayed with the tradition of playing in the pool, cooking out and participating in some sort of fireworks. We bought a couple to bring over and light (a couple being two... but it was still exciting for Tommy) and there were sparklers of course. Tommy held his first sparkler this year, but just as it went out and we were getting ready to tell him not to touch it because it was still hot, his curiosity got the best of him. He touched it and now has a little blister on his thumb that has bubbled over. But all in all, it was a successful day!