Here Fishy, Fishy

Lately, Tyler's new favorite movie has been Disney's "Finding Nemo", so we took a trip to the New England Aquarium yesterday. I've been wanting to go there for a long time now but kept putting it off because I hate to drive in Boston. More so, I hate the parking situation in Boston. I was debating using the T, but I get nervous if I'm by myself so we drove. The drive wasn't so bad because the Aquarium is easy to find and they have a enclosed parking garage practically at the doors so I figure I'm set, Right?. Wrong! Appartently my car is over 6'6"...guess how I know that...yup, I was the dummy to hit the floating height guard (with Ty in the back "mommy, what was that noise?). ERRRRRR......So, I found a parking lot about 10 minutes away. No biggy..

Here's some clips and pictures of our day. Tyler LOVED it! I was nervous he would be afraid of the darkness of it all, but he was captivated. His favorite of course was the "Nemo" display, where he found Nemo, Dori, Bubbles and Gill, the large turtles (Crush) and sharks (Bruce).

He spent a good five minutes here, where you can change the colors of light coming up on the jellyfish.

While we were there the production crew of Extreme Makeover Home Edition were there filming the opening to one of their shows. We got to watch that as well. No Ty Pennington though :( Just this guy...it was fun to watch the aquarium staff trying to keep the penguins off of him while taping.

Moose and Zee

Who ever knew that a moose and bird could be so entertaining? On the Noggin channel (cartoons 24/7) the host is the yellow moose named Moose (but of course, what were you expecting?) and a blue bird named Zee. Every now and then they break into song and dance and it absolutely mesmerizes Tyler. Here he is doing a little jig...

The No Scissors Haircut!

Tyler got his first "tear free" haircut yesterday! I'm so proud of him!!
For Tyler, getting a haircut was equal to going to the doctors office. It was never an easy task and haircuts were put off as long as possible. He would almost get sick from being so upset. Screaming, crying, bolting...you name it.

After talking it over with him to find out why he hates it so much he told me he's afraid of the scissors because we said they are dangerous (we have to be careful with what we tell him, cause he never forgets!) Clippers or buzzers were acceptable. As long as the lady didn't have scissors he was absolutely fine, even was smiling while getting clipped. Smiling?!? It was like a different child in the chair, I was amazed!! Let me tell you though, he watched the lady's every move to ensure no scissors came near his head! The hairdresser said it was the first cut she's ever done with just clippers that wasn't a buzz.

Here's some pics of the aftermath...

And Diego went...

Last night, Mike, Tyler and I went to the PPAC to see Go, Diego, Go Live, a live show based on the Diego cartoon. It was so much fun and we all loved it! For those who don't know, Diego is an animal rescuer who in each episode has to help save an animal in trouble. The show was very interactive, although Tyler didn't make a peep the entire show. He was to busy taking it all in. The kids were given a Baby Jaguar mask (Diego's trusty sidekick) and had to help thoughout the show by growling like him. Tyler didn't want anything to do with that thing, didn't even want it near him. But leave the show and get him in the car, he hasn't put it down since! :)

Next up....The Backyardigans!!!

Will you be my Valentine?

Yesterday, Tyler got his first Valentine from a girl. His good friend Jessica (who's 7 months old) "sent" him a valentine card in the mail. Boy, was Tyler excited!! Remember when it was just that easy?....

Bed Hogs

Poor Tyler! For Christmas this year Mike and I got Tyler a new big boy bed. We got a full size one for him so that he'd have plenty of room at night. Yeah right! Maverick and Lucy love the new bed as well, and I have to constantly make sure they aren't laying ON him each night. Tyler seems to enjoy the company though...

I spy Murray in the picture as well with Lucy. The white furball curled up by Tyler's head. Hope Lucy didn't have gas that night! This kid can't catch a break.

Scooter Mania

Tyler's finding his wild side. At one point, he was flying down the driveway with just one foot on the scooter, the other hanging ten! Needless to say, mom had a heartattack (then broke out the camera)