Tyler's Birthday!

He's FINALLY five years old. He sure was excited for the big #5. Here are a few pictures I took throughout the day.


In this one he got that beautiful crown from school. And the dinosaur. The Transformer ring came from the cupcakes I sent to school with him to share with his class for his birthday.

Before we bought the cupcakes, we were talking about what he wanted to take to school. I guess a couple of kids have had these cupcakes with different pastic rings stuck to the top. So he told me he wanted Transformer rings. He then asked if his ring would still fit when he's 5 :)


In this picture he's displaying the beautiful (or feeble attempt at) Transformer cakes. You'll notice the Decepticon insignia on the left and Autobot insignia on the right. I'm quite Transformer literate these days.


I want some cake! That big mouth is from my side of the family :)


Some of the loot. Grandma Strupp was thoughtful and sent some books and things for Hailey and Ashley, so if you're thinking some of those books look a little feminine, it's because they're not for him :)

My Family

I went home this weekend and was able to visit with my family. It was SOOO good to see them, but it was also bittersweet because it was for my Grandpa's funeral. He was a wonderful man and we will miss him so much. I was able to see so much of my family though, and so I was grateful for the opportunity.

This picture is of my full brothers and sister, my dad and stepmom, my grandma, and me. I was able to see more of my sisters, but they are step and half sisters and they didn't attend the funeral (so they're not in the picture :))

I really love visiting and joking with my family, I'm so grateful for such close brothers and sisters who get along so well and genuinely like being around each other. We had a good time this past weekend.