Grandpa's Big Surprise

Grandpa called us on Saturday morning and told us that he had a big surprise for Tyler and that he needed a "truck driver" up in West Alexandria. So, we went up to West Alexandria to surprise Grandma and Grandpa for a visit...and we found Grandpa's big surprise....

A DUMP TRUCK!! The top blue part is a swimming pool and the truck bed is a sandbox.
A side view of the truck. I loved to crawl through the wheels to get into the cab and drive the truck!
My first time in the sand...it felt really funny. My feet just sank right in.
When I picked it up in my hands, it just slipped right out.
After awhile, I got the hang of this sand thing and like to fling it around.

Next stop, the pool!! It was such a beautiful day that I put on my swim trunks and my hat and went for a swim!

Baxter liked to help stir up the water with his tongue.

Next it was time to play with Grandpa's glasses. I like to pull them off and eat them!!

After a tough days work, it was time for an orange popsicle. I got to hold it all by myself. It sure was cold, but delicious!! :)

Mommy finds me in all kinds of new places. I love to explore!

Claire (4) took this picture of Mommy and me when we went for our bike ride. It was a beautiful morning.
Not a very good picture of me and the Reichert kids, but Mommy promised Allie that she would put another picture of her on the blog. We will have to get some better pictures together this summer!

Playing with the Lightsaber trying to get in on all of the "sword fighting" action!

Watching the District Track Meet. The runners are really fast and I like to clap for them.

Butterfly Show:

Hanging out at Eden Park Overlook before heading into the Butterfly Show at the Krohn Conservatory. Aunt Gretch had to work the event so she gave us a private tour while we were there. It was a lot of fun.
Mommy caught a butterfly on her hand. For some reason she wouldn't let me touch it, I thought it looked kind of tasty!! We got to see a couple of kids with butterflies on their noses, it was pretty silly.
Checking out the waterfall in Krohn Conservatory. Dad loved this part, he wants to put a waterfall with lots of plants in our house some day. I just liked to look at all of the water falling.

A Trip to the Farm:

Mom and I got to go on a field trip with Adam and Claire to a local farm. I loved to see all of the animals and we even got to take a hay ride. We had a lot of fun.

My First Haircut!!!

Mom and Dad took me to get my very first haircut on Friday. It was really cool because I got to sit in a green race car and watch Barney.
I wasn't really sure what this lady was doing to my hair, but I didn't mind it as long as Barney was on...that was until she took out some noisy thing and was using it on my ears and neck. But at the end I got a really cool red balloon and Mommy got to take home some of my hair.

MMA Bigshow:

Nick and I were able to go with some friends of ours (Brennan and Laura) to watch a few professional MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fights on Saturday night. Our friend Laura's cousin, Mojo Horne, was fighting in the main event. He was taking on Josh Haynes who competed and was a finalist on the reality show Ultimate Fighter. It was a really cool, standing room only event out at Belterra Casino in Indiana.

Laura and her cousin Mojo after his dominating victory over Josh Haynes. Keep your eyes peeled for Mojo, as he may soon be competing in the UFC.

Laura and I decided that next go round we should be the ring girls. We were getting our practice in after the event. We plan on wearing our matching "ring girl outfits" next time.

At the park with Daddy:

I liked riding on the dinosaur.
Yummy, sticks are soooo delicious!

Heading out for a walk to Graeter's with my cousins.

Welcome Joshua Alexander Fallat!!

Mommy holding my new cousin Joshua Alexander. He was really tiny, Mommy said I was once almost that small, but I am not so sure. Joshua weighed 6lbs 2oz when he was born and was almost 20 inches long. He slept the whole time we were there. Aunt Karilyn was doing great and looked fabulous. I am so excited to have a new buddy to hang out with. :)

Spending time with all of the Fallat boys! Chris and Ben are sooo excited that Joshua is finally here. They are such good big brothers.