Playtime

Over the weekend, we got together with Brennan's friend Carter at a local playground.  The last time we went to this playground, Tyler was just on the brink of walking, but not quite there yet.  So, it wasn't a very enjoyable experience for him, since he was pretty much stuck in the stroller - or getting his hands covered in mulch, neither of which seemed appealing to him!  This time, he was up for exploring.

Last time, he seemed really frightened of the swing, but this time, he was all smiles.  Tyler often does this smile, where he throws his head back, but I have never caught it on camera.  He started doing it around the time he started using the jumperoo and its so cute.  I sort of got it in the photo below.

There's that sweet smiling face.

Carter is a middle child, with a brother in first grade and a 9 month old baby sister.  He is always trying to help his mom with his sister and likewise, is very sweet with Tyler.  While Brennan ran wild around the playground, Carter was patiently sitting with Tyler, encouraging him to go down the slide.  It actually was quite good because after going up and down the slide a couple of times with Carter, Tyler lost his fear and started climbing up and sliding down on his own.  He also started bringing his water bottle up with him, throwing it down and saying, "uh-oh."

Brennan took his power wheels truck out for a spin this week with Tyler as a passenger.  It was Tyler's first ride in the truck and he seemed to like it!  Tyler has been taking a couple of test rides on the toddler-sized power wheels quad.  Although he is still a little nervous on it, he doesn't seem to be afraid of it, like Brennan was at this age.  I think he'll be cruising on it in no time!