More Tyler stuff...

I know, I don't blog about much else, but I have to blog about Tyler right now. Mainly because I don't want to forget all the stuff that's happened this weekend concerning him. So, I'm sorry if you're sick of hearing about him, but I just can't help it!

First, we went to dinner at Chili's last night. Tyler is really well behaved in public places and we take pride in the fact we can take him anywhere with us. last night was no exception! When we got up to leave an older lady who was sitting across the aisle and down a ways from us leaned out of her booth and thanked us. She said normally she and her husband avoid sitting by children at restaurants (but they couldn't avoid it this time) and we were a pleasure to sit by because Tyler was so well behaved. She said normally kids aren't disciplined enough and are really obnoxious to be around. Let me tell you, as a parent that is one of the highest compliments you can get! To have an unbiased stranger say something like that to you... well, we must be doing something right! Wait, strike that, I think the Lord has just blessed us with a pretty good little boy!

So a little later, Tyler says, "I'm not Tyler-man anymore (that's what we call him), I'm big brother. Isaac is little brother." So cute.

I cut Dean's hair last night and then he shaved off ALL of his facial hair. That never happens! So when he came in to show Tyler, Tyler says, " you look like Don (Dean's brother) but you're not Don, you're Dean-Dean." So funny, and Dean actually does look a lot more like his brother now! Tyler is just so stinkin smart sometimes.

Then tonight we went grocery shopping. A random gal at the store told us our little boy was really cute. Once again, unbiased opinion from a stranger! Sheesh, Tyler might be famous someday....
Tyler likes to "help" put groceries away so I had him take some stuff into the bathroom, thinking he would just throw it on the floor and I would pick it up later. Instead, I go in to find everything neatly stacked on the back of the toilet. How cute is that????

Ok, I think I'm done.... I guess I should put a disclaimer on here: Tyler is by no means perfect, but he is sure cute and pretty good for the most part! He has his bad moments, but don't we all? I just love this age... it seems like he says or does something new every day. I am constantly in awe of how much he learns and how smart and cute he is. It's great being his mommy!

First Snow

Since it has been snowing all weekend (!) we decided we'd better get Tyler some new snow boots before all the stores ran out. After church we went boot hunting and actually found some! It's crazy how there is never a lot to choose from when it comes to boy stuff, but there is girl stuff EVERYWHERE. One store had probably 10 different styles of girls boots and not ONE for boys. Ridiculous. Ok, rant over.

Tyler has been fascinated with the snow and has been wanting to play in it ever since it started, so we decided to let him play in it for a while after we got home (since it's just melting now anyway!). After we got all his snow gear on he had a blast! He did not enjoy it this much last year! He and Dean attempted to make a snowman, but it crumbled when Dean tried to out the head on. They had a snowball fight after that!

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Prego Update!

It's been a while since I've posted a pic of my growing belly, so I guess its about time I did. Everything's going really well! No problems at all, I just feel huge! I have 2 1/2 months until my due date, which I know isn't long but it seems like forever. I am 29 1/2 weeks along right now and this baby moves around like crazy! I swear he's trying to escape through my belly button. So that's about all for now, here are some pictures for you to enjoy..

Finishing the Basement

I don't know why this is underlined... sorry... anyway, Dean started working on our basement the past couple of weeks! He is such a good dad, he lets Tyler go down with him to "help". Tyler is so cute, he takes his own tool set down wityh him and has a little leather pocket he calls his tool belt on too. We also got him some little work gloves to keep him from getting splinters and he wears this gigantic safety glasses sometimes. He is so stinkin cute! Here are some pics of him helping Dean carry in the 2x4s... It took probably 3 times as long but Dean is so patient with him! What a good Daddy!




Here he is with some of his gear on... and that is his toy saw he's using on a scrap piece of 2x4...

More Tyler entertainment....

I haven't posted anything in a while, and what I have posted isn't really deep insight into my life... so I thought I would catch up a little and post some newer pics and stuff....

First of all, this is Tyler's new favorite thing to do while I clean.... I just give him the vacuum and away he goes!


What do you see when you look at this candle? Does the wax look like anything in particular? Tyler saw this at the dinner table one night and said, "look! A deer!" Dean and I both looked around, not knowing he was looking at the candle, and I said "where's a deer?" and he said "in that candle.." and pointed. Sure enough, if you look closely it looks like a deer laying down and looking over it's shoulder. What an imagination!

High School Musical

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My Cute Son

So we're parking on the street downtown this morning, and this is my conversation with Tyler:

Tyler: Where we goin, mom?

Me: To that store over there.

Tyler: (pointing to a store right next to us) That one?

Me: No, we have to cross the street.

Tyler: Like Jesus?

Me: Uhhh..... ?????

Tyler: Jesus died on the cross.

Me: (hysterical laughter)

I just thought it was so cute!!!!!

My Hubby.....

I saw this on a friend's blog and she tagged anyone who read hers. I figured since most of my posts are about Tyler or me being pregnant, it might be a nice change of pace to post a little about my wonderful husband.....

1. What is his name? Dean Allen Giesbrecht
2. Who eats more? At the moment it's a toss up... I probably eat more!
3. Who said I love you first? Dean told me he loved me before we really even started dating! Kinda freaked me out at the time, but I soon came to learn that he had loved me for a long time and just not said anything up until then... he couldn't wait to tell me!
4. Who is taller? Dean. He's just right.... not too tall, not to short.
5. Who is smarter? Hmmm... I don't know... I might be a little more book smart, but Dean definitely got the street smarts and more common sense!
6. Who is more sensitive? Dean is a sensitive guy, but I'm the emotional one for sure!
7. Who does the laundry? Me, and I HATE doing laundry. Sometimes he helps me put it away...
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you're looking at the bed from the foot of it, he does.
9. Who pays the bills? He does. I used to, but somewhere along the line he took over.
10. Who does most of the cooking? Me. Dean will grill if we BBQ, and he also tries to get me what I want if I'm craving something or don't feel like cooking. Otherwise I try too cook as much as possible.
11. What meals do you cook together? usually anything that involves the BBQ, but I will still tackle that by myself if he's not home.
12. Who is more stubborn? ME
13. Who is the first to admit that they are wrong? Dean... he won't let anything fester, and I like to dwell on things, so he'll come to me first to resolve the issue even if it was mostly my fault!
14. Who has more siblings? Dean- 4 brothers and 1 sister, I just have 2 brothers.
15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Dean (and I don't mean that in a bad way!)
16. What do you like to do together? We like being with family or just hanging out at home, watching TV or movies. We try to take Tyler to do something fun on Dean's days off. I don't know, we just like being together!
17. Who eats more sweets? Me. Dean doesn't even like sweets much, and I have to have something just about every day!
18. What is his guilty pleasure? Ice cream in coffee
19. How did you meet? I was in third grade and we met at church when I started going to Calvary. He hung out with the boys who picked on all the girls so I didn't like him much... he swears he didn't pick on us but I say he's guilty by association. Then we went to high school together and became friends, and the rest is history!
20. Who asked who out first? We knew we liked each other so we just decided to start dating. He asked me out on a date after that but it wasn't like the Jr. high "will you go out with me" crap.
21. Who kissed who first? It was a mutual decision.... after we started dating we decided to wait a while to kiss, so after a couple months or so we decided we didn't want to wait anymore! (But I think I may have initiated the conversation :-))
22. Who proposed? Dean
23. His best features? Where do I start??? His eyes for sure, his mouth/goatee, build, and his behind is pretty cute too.... does personality count as a feature? Because I honestly didn't think a guy like him existed...
24. What is his greatest quality? He is truly a man of God, and it radiates thru his relationship with me, with Tyler, and with how he handles everyday situations (at work and home). I couldn't ask for a better husband, and I am so thankful he chose me to share his life with!
25. I tag Anyone who read all of this. :)

Pictures from Mexico

So here are some pictures from our trip! They're a little out of order but it doesn't make much difference. this first one is the city of Creel, where we stayed. It is beautiful there and I took this from up on the rocks behind our hotel...


This is Dean and I at the top of Copper Canyon. It is amazing and about 4 times bigger than the Grand Canyon. Not the greatest picture of me but my husband looks GREAT!


This is a woman from one of the Tarahumaran tribes there. We went to two villages to do outreaches and deliver food and clothing. We also did clown skits and Dramas and then shared the Gospel with them. It was a really amazing experience!


This is a little boy Tyler and I played with before the outreach started. they had so much fun and Tyler did really well playing with them!


During the outreach we put Tyler in the back of Pastor Gonzalo's truck (the pastor that lives in Creel) and he loved it! He didn't want to get out and I was thrilled because I didn't have to chase him around!


This is VBS (Vacation Bible School) at Pastor Gonzalo's church in Creel. We had the opportunity to go help after the village outreaches. Gonzalo's wife Crystal led it and Dean and Tyler were helping with the actions to the song up front....


The kids did a craft at VBS and here is Dean helping some of the boys....

This is actually the beginning of our trip on the tour bus... it was Tyler's naptime. The ride was about 33-36 hours, so we were glad to get off!

We had to get food ready for the outreaches, so this is some of our team dividing up flour... notice the white powder on the floor?


We dressed up the little boys as clowns a few times.....


This is our team doing a craft with some of the children at the orphanage. We made sock puppets with them and they loved it!


This is Chico... he's a Tarahumaran evangelist who speaks Spanish as well as tarahumaran. He translated the Spanish into Tarahumaran at our village outreaches. He is such a sweet person, we really love him!

So that is our trip in a nutshell. On a side note, there was a mass shooting in Creel the night before we left. It was awful. We heard the semi-automatic weapons from our hotel, but didn't find out what happened until later that night. Most of the victims were minors. A group of men (including Dean) went out that night to minister to the families or do whatever they could to help. They talked to a family who had lost the the father and 1 year old son. It was horrible. The Lord really protected our team... we had been in the town only about 45 minutes before the shooting happened. Please, whoever reads this, pray for Creel and the families that lost their loved ones!