Ty Stories

So...Ty is the laughter of our house. He fuels us up on joy when our energy is running low. He revs us up with giggles when we have hit bottom with our patience, and he brings light into every place that has grown dark through a hard day at work in what can be a pretty ugly world. All in all he is truly a gift from God. We constantly sit and giggle about his comments and actions. And yes, I am one of "those" moms who talks constantly of the Ty funnies that happen daily.

I take pause, to apologize to those made to sit through the torturous stories when you had plenty of other things to do.

Funny #1
NUTS
Well Ty has found a passion for NUTS. Yep, I said NUTS, cashews, peanuts, almonds. Brazilian, pistachio, pretty much anything in the nut family seasoned with a little salt. It all started in the grocery store. I was looking for some healthy snacks and wondered...hmmm...I wonder if Ty will eat nuts? I picked up a small canister of mixed nuts and place it in the buggy. Ty said, "That?". I replied, "Nuts". He responded, "Ty hunnry, nuts peese." I know, I know, I hear the ahhhs happening right now. So, of course I opened the canister and allowed him to fish a few nuts out to munch on. WOW...he loved them. I got my shopping done (not paying too much attention to Ty because he was silent, except for a few mmmmm's). I looked down to realize he had eaten about a fourth of the canister, or more!

For the next 5 days Ty asked for NUTS morning, noon and night. The next time we were in the store I was walking down the "Nut Isle" and he starts yelling, yes yelling..."Mommy, NUTS, Ty NUTS...HUNNRY...NUTS Mommy." I know everyone was giggling around me. We discussed that we had nuts at home and didn't need anymore. For the rest of the trip he simple whimpered...Nuts Mommy, Nuts Mommy!

Everyday when I pick him up from the babysitter I bring him a little snack and when it isn't nuts he is very disappointed. Funny, Funny!

Funny #2
COASTERS

Ty has been learning how to help me set the table. He loves it and feels so helpful when he is finished that he BEAMS. The napkins, cups, and silverware are usually in very close proximity to where they need to be which of course, makes me proud as a Mom.

On Sunday I asked Ty if he wanted to help set the table and placed the dinnerware on the bench for him to reach. I went back into the kitchen to finish cooking and when I came out of the kitchen the table had been set with a little EXTRA. Ty had gone to the living room, found some coasters and given each of us a coaster for our cups...TOO CUTE.

Later, Jeff went into our pantry area, which is where we also keep Mocha, the resident dog's food. He said..."Babe, why does Mocha have a coaster next to her water bowl?" Yeah...there goes another ahhhhwwww! How cute is that. He gave everyone in the family a coaster. See what I mean...giggles.

Funny #3
Alter Ego

Ty has a little friend at the baby sitter's named, Blayne. Blayne and Ty are exactly a week apart in age, Ty being the younger of the two, but Blayne being the smaller of the two. Ty and Blayne have a "Love/Hate, Can't live with but Can't live without" kind of relationship. Ty is really quiet, laid back, not confrontational etc..(nothing like his mother)...and Blayne is the opposite. Even being the littlest of the five boys, Blayne is known as the "Bully". Some days Blayne is precious and he and Ty play all day long, other days "it's all BLAYNE'S FAULT".

Recently, Ty has started having a little alter ego. Mrs. Debbie told me that at her house no matter who hurts Ty's feelings or who does something wrong it is always BLAYNE'S FAULT. Hehehe! So, Ty has been doing some "no-no's" in our house. When I look at him and let him know it isn't acceptable he begins saying, "Bayne...no, no! Bayne...top it!" Sometimes even before his makes a bad choice he starts saying, "Baaaynnne, nooooooo!" and then he proceeds to make a wrong step. He looks at me befuddled when I get onto him, like..Mom it wasn't me, didn't you see Blayne do it?

My mom laughs because from a very early age I had an imaginary friend named Jessica. Jessica got me in all sorts of trouble, until my mom let me know that for everyone of Jessica's bad choices I was going to get a spanking for her, since my mom couldn't see her. Jessica moved away very quickly and a new more obedient friend moved into my imaginary realm. We'll see if Ty follows in those dramatic footsteps of his mother.

Hope you enjoyed the Giggles, and I will leave you with a picture as a cherry on top of the sundae of fun!

He LOVES pudding...even with NUTS!