Daddy spent a long time trying to figure out how to make the snake into a ball, but never got it. And then Tyler figured it out one day!
Great snow for sledding! Okay snow for snowmen.
Kaitlyn was just about the only one still awake at midnight.
Unfortunately, by the time we got to Tyler's birthday, Jasmine was sick. I gave Tyler a lot of options for what kind of birthday party he could do, and I thought for sure he would invite all of his friends from school to go swimming at an indoor pool. But he asked to bring a neighbor family and go bowling. (Dad was his scout leader, and the oldest comes over all the time to play, so that was a great choice.)
Both families had some bugs going around, so it was mostly Dads and kids bowling. I brought Jasmine at the tail end with some pizza and cake.
Happy 12th birthday, Tyler!
The annual snapshot, late as always:
*Tyler still loves his lizards. He talked about Yoda a lot this year, and it took me 2/3 of the year to figure out that it wasn't because he likes Star Wars, but because the pet gecko in his classroom is named Yoda. It might seem like that should have been obvious, but the word "Yoda" just popped up in otherwise normal sentences. "That's Yoda-awesome!" "Could you hand me the book, Tyler?" "Is it a Yoda-book?" Or sometimes, it was just all the lyrics to a made up song. "Yo-da, yo-da, yoooo-da".
*One of Tyler's favorite conversation starters is "would you radder." As in, "would you radder be really, really super amazing fast . . . OR . . . have a cheeseburger?" His other favorite is "what would you do if there was a machine that could ________?" Sometimes the machine can take you places instantly, or make lots and lots of something random, and sometimes the machine can do . . . whatever Tyler was just doing.
*Tyler has taken over the job as the official dog-walker. He does a great job leading his buddy around the neighborhood, and now Chewy's ears perk up when he hears me call Tyler's name, just in case I'm telling him it is time to go on that walk. He is also the only one in the family that actually likes Chewy licking them. Once he gets going, Chewy will just lick and lick and lick, which everyone else sees as a bit gross, but Tyler just loves it. And if he licks all the way up his arm, Tyler will end up in fit of giggles while getting his ticklish armpit licked.
*Tyler plays Roblox with Katilyn a lot, and Mario with Daddy, but when he is on his own, his favorite is a Transformers game on his kindle. He is always telling me about the next character that he is saving up to buy, and how much it will cost.
*He has done a good job passing the sacrament at church, now that he is 12. There have been a lot of details that make us laugh as quietly as we can, like the time he took his scripture case with him, or how he sometimes leans against the pews in a GQ pose while he waits. He often stares at people while he waits for them, and has a funny little spin he does when he figures out he is facing the wrong way. But the deacons have been really kind in helping him figure it all out and letting him keep the same route, and I think it has been really good for him.
*Tyler's friend Brenden has been coming over to play ever since he stayed at their house last summer, and it has been great. They often play a bit separately - Tyler on one thing, and Brenden on another - but Tyler is pretty new to the idea of playing together with a friend the whole time, anyway. I'm just so happy he has a friend!
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