16-17 months

Tyler, you have grown so much in last couple of months! We took our first family of 3 vacation to Destin, FL for a week at the end of May. We drove the 10 hours there and back through the night so you would sleep and it could not have gone any better. You loved the beach the minute we got there. Seeing you see the ocean for the first time was priceless. We stayed in a condo looking over the ocean. We would walk to the beach everyday and spend the entire day there. You would even nap under the umbrella on the beach. The pictures we have of you there are some of my favorites! There were many families with small children there and one family had a two year old boy named Barrett. He was your first kiss in the pool! It was hilarious! The two of you were sitting on the step and he leaned over and smack..ha ha! We were all laughing so hard! It is a vacation we will always remember! Since we have been home, I have been soaking up my time with you while I am off for the summer. I am not sure where the time has gone already, but to say I have LOVED every second with you would be an understatement. This has been the best yet with you and I know it will just keep getting better! We have just played abd played! We have gone to visit Daddy at work and bring him lunch. I will miss this when school starts again. You have really gotten to like swimming in the pool. We got you these armwings to swim with and you have done s well! This past week we took you to the fair in town to see all the farm animals and you loved it too! You even got to hold one of the 4H bunnies. So cute! You have grown so much developmentally. You weigh about 25 pounds. You are repeating almost every word we say. I can really understand you and what you want. It is so funny to me how you go about letting me know something or that you want something. You say momma and daddy very clearly now! We love it! You have quite the personality, but can get so shy at times too. You will be so social with people when we are out lie waving and saying hi or bye and blowing kisses full of smiles!