Happy Birthday T.J.

In honor of TJ’s 29th year of life, I have compiled a list of 29 interesting facts about the Birthday Boy!

1. He knows every single line in the movie Top Gun.


2. He lived in Hawaii for 6 years when he was a kid.


3. He surfs and snow boards goofy footed.


4. He hates tomatoes and bananas.


5. He is a McDonald’s junkie.


6. T.J.’s middle name is Edward the J really stands for Thomas Junior.


7. He is fantastic at vacuuming.


8. He can add and subtract in his head really fast!


9. He drinks Gatorade like it’s going out of style.


10. He used to play the trombone.


11. He loves to go fishing but gets seasick.


12. He can identify any airplane even without a visual.


13. His favorite table condiment is parmesan cheese.


14. He is not a fan of breakfast.


15. He knows about every type of military gun.


16. He used to only drink Mountain Dew but has made the cross over to Diet sodas and no longer can stand regular.


17. He is completely wrapped around his daughter’s pinky.


18. He is more than obsessed with Call of Duty 4 on Xbox Live…any spare second he has is spent with that machine.


19. Any time spent away from a television leads to t.v. withdrawls.


20. His first car was a 1991 Chevy Astrovan with a huge dent in the rolling door.


21. He snores when sleeping on his back…loud.


22. It looks like he still has his sunglasses on in the dark because of his tan lines.


23. He wears a red bracelet on his right arm for his Grandpa that died of ALS.


24. He really hates spilling stuff on himself.


25. He has a Master’s degree in Adult Fitness Management.


26. He chooses to spend an afternoon playing with his nephew.


27. He loves vanilla bean ice cream.


28. He has lived in 7 states.


29. He was originally going to be an Athletic Trainer but could not sit on the sidelines, it was then he figured out his passion was coaching.

Carys helping bake a cake for Daddy. I love you Daddy!

One Half Carys

The first week of August brought a lot of new discoveries with little Carys. For one, she found her feet!

She also has become bored with laying on her back and has started to arch her back. Sometimes she arches her back so many times that she has become mobile. While I was in the office, she inched her way into the bedroom. This was very cute but dangerous when she is on the changing table. Changing diapers has become a little bit of a game for Carys.

However the biggest discovery is that Carys can sit up on her own for an extended period of time. She started really trying to sit on her own when Grandma Cheryl gave her a Classical Musical Stacker toy. Carys loves the music and the lights and just wants to put the stars in her mouth.

In fact she wants to put everything in her mouth.

You might recognize the pink puppy rattle from when she was one month old.

You might also recognize the green guy. Carys sure did not need any assistance to sit next to him for a size comparison anymore.

Carys has started to eat baby food as well as baby rice cereal. So far she really like pears. She has slowly built up to 100% food intake. She is also drinking nursery water out of a sippy cup.

I knew 6 months would bring a lot of milestones, I just did not think they would happen in less than one week! She is growing up so fast.