Tour de Midwest Part 2

Tyler is a little travel champ. We took 4 flights, totaling about 10 hours and drove a total of 14.5 hours in one week. He was a real trooper. In the middle of all the traveling he got to see his Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Aunts, Uncle's, cousins and friends.
We started by flying into St. Louis where Grandma Knight picked us up. We spent a few days in Greenville where daddy went hunting with Grandpa Knight and Uncle Tony. Mommy and I spent time with Grandma Knight and Great Grandma Aten. Then, Grandpa Knight drove us to Indianapolis where we rented a car and drove up to The Nolls house. When we got to the Nolls we got to see Tyler's baby cousin Delaney Joy. She was so precious. The next day we drove to Michigan were we stopped to see our friends Adam, Becca and Sophia Carpenter. We spent the day in Jackson, had dinner at Daryl's Restaurant, sat in the hot tub, hung out with Gma and Gpa, then drove back to Fort Wayne. We made a Thanksgiving Dinner at Lindsay and Brad's house. Gigi Jackson came to visit on their way to Florida for the winter. We spent some quality time together with the Olson family before flying back to Los Angeles.
Tyler slept well most of the time we were gone. He got a little bit of a runny nose from Bree, but felt pretty good most of the time. His borthday gift from Gma and pa Knight(portable DVD player) came in very useful numerous times on this trip. Tyler loved watching his baby Einstein videos while we traveled:) He started walking more while we were at Brad and Lindsay's house with all the encouragement and attention.
Overall, we are very thankful for the opportunity we all had to see our families this holiday season. We hope eevryone else had a very Happy Holiday as well.

Delaney Joy

Bree and Dee

I started walking from one object to another.

Nana O with all the grand kids:)

The Olson Family, The Noll Family and the Knight Family

The boys after hunting....Tyler did not go hunting, despite the fact that Grandpa had a deer stand for him.

Ty had fun playing in the leaves.

Tyler's First Birthday

It was an exciting weekend for the Knight family. We celebrated Tyler's 1st Birthday. There was lots of love for him and for mommy:) Daddy took mommy to the Melting Pot for a birthing day dessert celebration. He also got her a dozen white and purple roses too. Mommy made Tyler birthday blueberry pancakes with a candle in the morning. He loved them.
On Saturday, we had a birthday party out by our pool. It was a jungle theme. Mommy made me a special lion cake and she made a double layered cake for everyone else. In honor of Tyler's Godparents, Paul and Anne Kim, we did a traditional Korean 1st Birthday celebration (Dol). It consists of a prayer for child, special table set up with pillars of candy and stacks of fruit, a grabbing ceremony (which tells what his future will be like). For the grabbing, Tyler picked the pen for a future of scholarship and a roll of thread for long life. Lots of his friends came to celebrate with him and he had fun socializing. He was very happy until mommy went to put the birthday hat on an it snapped Ty's chin. He cried:( He got into the cake a little bit, but not totally. He got his charactature drawn by his friend Isaiah.He really appreciates all the fun new toys and clothes. All in all, it was a fun party and a great 1st birthday. Now on to being a toddler:)

Birthday pancakes

Airplane toy...he loves it! The propeler spins.

Baby sign books

Fun....presents!!!

Step stool from Gigi Jackson and Grandma Olson...they made it and painted Ty's name on it.

Godmother and Godfather, Paul and Anne Kim.....Ty in his Dol outfit. Yes..real men wear mauve.

It's tradition to take a photo of the birthday boy on the table in the outfit.

Ty with many of his friends.

mmmm...cake!

October Fun and Almost One

We have had a lot of fun lately. Tyler is moving all over with his wounded leg crawl and walking from one thing to the next. He is in exploration mode. Last week Ty and I took a last minute flight to Indiana to visit his Aunt Lindsay, Uncle Brad and Cousin Bree. We were hoping to meet baby Noll, but she decide to stay put a little longer, so we will meet her over Thanksgiving when we are back there. Tyler loved spending time with his cousin Bree. They went to the park, the library, walks and out to eat. Aunt Lindsay took me to visit her friends and we had a girls night. We went to Uncle Brads office and got to see his family.

Mommy taking Daddy and me prisoner (costumes courtesy of Grandpa Knight)

Shark (Jace) attacking tourists (Matt and Jenny Frary)

Ty (King of the Jungle) and his cousin (Little Stinker) Breana

Fall in Indiana...it was beautiful!

Tyler's friend Sophia came down to visit for the day. They had a fun time. Thanks to Becca for driving down to see us. We miss you guys.

We took the kids trick or treating in Sierra Madre. The street was decorated with all sorts of Halloween decorations.

Tyler with his favorite babysitters and friends (Georgette, Brooks, Sergio, Jace, and Jazz)