Andrew David Tams

Andrew David Tams

8 lbs 7 oz

19.5 inches

4:50 am

Mother and Baby are doing fine.

Amy's Big Belly

Any time now...

Toothless

Matthew has now lost five teeth. We call him Toothless after the main character on How to Train Your Dragon. He has a little bit of a lisp which is really cute.





And here he is with crazy hair to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday at school. This was the first time he let me do it different than normal and I think he liked it.

Storm Trooper Zachary

He just might get you, so watch out.

Ryan's Thoughts

Ryan has been so funny lately. He has such a great sense of humor and likes to find ways to make people laugh. His favorite joke that he tells at least five times a day:


Knock knock
Who's there?
Red
Red who?
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Red
Red who?
Knock knock
Who's there?
Orange
Orange who?
Orange you glad I wasn't another red?


I was making a grocery list the other day and left it on the table. When I came back Ryan had written his name down and was waiting with a gleam in his eye. "Mom - I thought you might want to get another Ryan at the store!" He was so proud of himself. I assured him that one Ryan is just enough for our family.


One day we were headed to Salt Lake. Kevin likes to take the Alpine onramp to I-15 like he is driving a race car. I guess the g-force was a little higher than normal because Ryan said, "Wow! Did you go on two wheels Dad?" He was really impressed.



And although these two know how to push each other's buttons, they really do love each other.

Like Mother Like Son

I've never been a great sleeper, so when I was younger I used to sneak out of my bedroom and hide behind the couch so I could watch TV with my mom and dad. One night Kevin was watching a football game and it extended into Matthew's bedtime. We usually tell him that we will give him the score when he wakes up the next morning. After we put him to bed Kevin and I went into our room to change into our jammies and then came out to finish the game. We watched the game for about five or ten minutes when I got the sense that we weren't alone. I stood up to go check on the boys and ended up stepping on what I thought was only a blanket crumpled on the floor. What was hiding beneath that blanket might you ask? Yes, Matthew, who had sneaked out of his room and was hiding very carefully under the blanket to watch the rest of the game. I guess I deserve a little payback.

Zach's New Bed

This is pretty late in coming. We've been trying to get things ready for the little guy and of course I haven't been very on top of the blogging thing. About a month ago we moved Zach from his crib to a new bed. I was pretty nervous because we had to work hard with Matthew and Ryan, but Zach took to it right away. He only got out of his bed a few times the first night and has stayed in it ever since. I think he enjoys being a big boy. Now if only I could convince him to potty-train!