Gecko!!

This is Tyler holding another gecko we found in the house. We have them in the house quite a bit! Tyler loves to chase them and have daddy pick them up so he can hold them. We found this one early one morning when we were leaving for work/daycare. This is one of the smallest we've had in the house. Tyler doesn't mind holding them. We took it outside after and let it go. He's so proud when we do that. He remembers where we put them and goes back later to see if they are still there.

We didn't do much new this week. We took a family trip to Toys R Us yesterday to use a gift card and money Tyler got for his birthday last month. We got him a bag of Mega Blocks and a huge tub of play dough stuff. He just loves his new things.

We also took Tyler and his friend Isaiah to the park on Saturday. They just love it there. We had lots of fun sliding, swinging and playing. The park is just down the road from here so we walk there. Tyler and Isaiah are such good friends! How cool to have a best friend at such a young age!!!

Today Tyler has been in his underwear practicing using the potty. He goes so well when we're at home. He does have little accidents but is able to hold the rest until we can rush him to the potty chair. He gets m&m's when he goes. He's only supposed to get 1 each time he goes potty but he always looks really nice at us after he's done and says "Two!" So of course he gets 2!!

Well, we hope you had a good weekend! We love and miss you!

The Brouses

Happy Birthday Mama!

Well, for anyone who checked the blog last week and found nothing new....I apologize. I just didn't have any new news for you and was really lazy last Sunday. This week we didn't really have anything new either but I have some cute pictures I wanted to share.

Last weekend I went and got Tyler's hair cut. He's had his hair cut many times and doesn't mind having it done. After she cut his hair the lady asked if I wanted a faux hawk. I was like...uh...I don't know. She told me she just uses this gel stuff to stick his hair up in a fake mohawk. Tyler usually LOVES to have "pokies" in his hair. That's what he calls them when we do it for him. He liked it right away but when we got in the car and felt his hair and how hard it was....he said "I don't like it mom"! It was too cute. He did leave it in all day but wasn't excited about it!

On Sunday night last weekend Tyler and I were outside on our front steps and he was climbing a little bench I have out there. He likes to climb the bench to look in this old mail slot...there is a gecko who likes to hide in it. I turned my back for just a second and he had fallen. The bench had tipped over and he fell on the cement. He scraped the left side of his face near his eye. It looked pretty beat up but he was alright. If you notice in the video, you can see the black and blue marks near his eye. Poor Tyler!! He's been much more cautious after that with climbing on the bench. He wouldn't even stand on it with me holding him.

This Saturday was my birthday!! 32! Can you believe it?! How time flies. Yesterday, Tyler and Tom took me out for breakfast and supper. That's so nice to not have dishes! We went shopping and I got a few things. Tom said he didn't know what to get me so I shopped for myself this year! We had cupcakes and ice cream for dessert! It was a very nice day with my family!!!

Here is a video of Tyler talking~enjoy!

We love and miss you all!

The Brouses

Beautiful Beach Days!

Tom was off on Friday so he stayed home with Tyler. Usually the military is nice and gives people family day on a long weekend to make it extra long. We had dinner at the club on base with our neighbors. We always love going there. Tyler loves to walk around and look for snail shells! It's also within walking distance so that's cool.

We had a very nice weekend together! We went to Lanikai Beach on the east side of the island both Saturday and Sunday. We LOVE that beach. It's supposed to be one of the most beautiful beaches on all the islands. It's very calm clear blue water with soft soft sand. It always seems like the people there are much more relaxed too. People walk their dogs there without leashes and it's just cool! We make lots of castles and spend time just hanging out!

Today we stayed inside almost all day. We were doing some minor fix-up things around the house. Now Tyler and Tom are outside playing with Isaiah. We've had a great long weekend!

This week was a normal one for us. Nothing new has really happened. Just same 'ol work and home. It's kind of nice that way though....then we're not rushing around during the week when we have to work. I did get an ipod this week though. I know...I feel way behind in all the new technology but I'm pretty excited about my new purchase. I'll use it on my runs on base mostly. They are actually against base rules to wear during running, etc. but I'll take my chances. I see half the base wearing them when they're out. Hopefully I don't get caught! I'd really feel silly!

Saturday we had our neighbor and his son over for the Vikings game. Tyler and Isaiah LOVE to play together and had a wonderful day. We just all hung out and relaxed which was very fun. Today we washed and vacuumed the cars. It was very hot!! (as usual)

Well, sorry for the short blog this week. Hope you all had a nice weekend!

Love, The Brouses

Happy Anniversary!

This week was pretty normal for us. As I said in the last blog, I was waiting for Tyler's toddler bedding to arrive. It finally got here and it's SO cute! We got the toddler bed put together with all the bedding right away. We had to take a few pictures of Tyler in his crib before we took it down. It's kind of sad to put the crib away. That means he's not a baby anymore!! So, we were really curious to see what his reaction would be to the new bed. He loves it! There really isn't any change from the crib to the toddler bed. Except that he has fallen out a couple times and we found him sleeping on the floor next to the bed. The bed does have side rails that go part of the way down the side but he I suppose he has to get used to not being "caged"! :)

On Friday night I went out with a few girl friends for supper. It was supposed to be just a mom's supper but some of the daughters of my friends wanted to come out too. We went to Senior Frog's down in Waikiki. That place is super fun. There's always something going on at that place. They make funny balloon hats, they have contests for everything you can imagine. Tom stayed home and had a boys night with Tyler.

Saturday was our 5th wedding anniversary. We had our neighbors watch Tyler. They have a 2 year old son, Isaiah, who Tyler loves! Isaiah loves him too! Every time they see each other they just run to each other and are so happy. Tom and I went to the movie The Pineapple Express. Our recommendation is.....don't go! It was pretty bad! It actually didn't start out too bad but overall it wasn't good. We then went to Old Navy to look around. It's definitely different to go shopping, etc. without Tyler with. I can actually look around and not be distracted every couple minutes for juice, snacks and whatever else kids need when you are trying to look at stuff! :) After shopping Tom and I came back on base and had supper and drinks at JR Rockers Sports Bar. We hung out there until about midnight listening to this "funk" bad. We walked home (it only takes about 10 minutes) and got Tyler from the neighbors. We had a great afternoon/evening together!!

Today we took a nap with Tyler (and really nothing else)! After staying up past midnight I needed a nap!!!

Have a great week!

The Brouses