Tyler's Birthday Party at Going Bonkers

Tyler had so much fun this year for his birthday. We went to Going Bonkers which is a huge place that has climbing structures that are 5 stories high with trampolines halfway up, slides that are 3 levels long and bridges connecting various areas together. Daddy even went up to check things out. The place was a mad house so of course I had trouble getting pictures in the climbing area because once the kids went in, I couldn't find them amongst all the other kids

We had pizza, dinosaur cake, and ice cream. Each child was given tokens to go play in the arcade after eating to win some tickets and choose a prize or two.

Tyler's Birthday Party at School and Dinner

We celebrated Tyler's 5th Birthday at school on his birthday. He asked for donuts for his party, so I made cake donuts with chocolate or vanilla frosting and sprinkles. He was so excited when Daddy walked into the classroom - what a great surprise. We went to Chuck E Cheese for dinner - this was Tyler's choice and he spent almost all of his tokens on the Jurassic Park game. He and Daddy actually beat the game and won- which Tyler has never done. We had a lot of fun.

Kevin's Birthday at Varsity

While Tyler had a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's house, a few friends and family met up at Varsity to celebrate Kevin's birthday. For some reason, Marc decided he wanted to try and arm wrestle Shannon. It was a close one - Shannon is a brick house. So then there was another taker too - men! We had a lot of fun, had some good food, and lots of laughs.

Tyler and his Great Grandmother

Mama Henley watches Tyler play when we go to Nana and Papa's house because he usually plops down in between her and the T.V. so she really has no other choice. But this particular day, he decided to hop up on her chair and watch Fox News with her.

Daddy's Birthday

Last night we celebrated Daddy's birthday in style. When I asked Kevin where he wanted to go for dinner, Tyler quickly replied the place where he wins the bouncy balls on the soccer game (Cici's Pizza) Kevin then thought Gattitown would be fun for all, so we packed up and headed there for dinner.

Here is Daddy and Tyler playing a drum competition game that was hilarious because Tyler has quick fingers and they ended up playing the expert level and both lost very quickly.

Here Daddy and Tyler are trying their luck at Guitar Hero. Tyler needed my help but he picked a great Coldplay song and did very well playing the bass guitar.

After Gattitown, Tyler had a sleepover with Grandma and Grandpa and Kevin and I got to go to a Dallas Mavericks game with a coworker of his and his friend. We had great seats and a great time.

It's a Snow Angel

What fun this winter has been. We had snow in Frisco Texas three different times and this last time was the best. We had snow on the ground for 3 days and Daddy and Tyler's snowman was around for 6 days. This is unheard of in Texas. Tyler and Daddy dressed the snowman in Mardi Gras beads, a life jacket if he started to melt, he had golf clubs for arms, jacks for eyes, a kazoo for a nose and a snake for his mouth. It is not that clear in the picture below. I hope Tyler remembers this snow because we may see more, or he may not see it for many years.

Tyler's Weekend with Leo the Lion

Each child in Mrs. McCollum's class at Legacy gets to take home Leo the Lion for a weekend and take care of him, take him everywhere the child goes and they document his/her weekend with Leo. Leo played games with Tyler and mommy and even won one round of Land Before Time Dinosaur game. Leo had breakfast with Tyler and even got to sleep with him. They cuddled together on the couch to watch some of Tyler's favorite shows. It was fun to watch him love on and care for Leo.

Leo got to make a trip to Nana and Papa's house to watch Tyler play the Wii and hit many homeruns and 'out of the park' hits. We documented the whole weekend and printed out pictures of their adventures together. Tyler hopes to be able to do this again before the year is up. Tyler was the last student chosen, so we had a lot of fun reading through all the other students weekends and looking at their pictures.