You may not find this post funny or even a bit comical, but in our little world this is hilarious. Tyson loves the show Phineas and Ferb. It comes on in the afternoons on the Disney channel. At first, I wasn't too keen on the idea of him watching this cartoon because I thought it was too old for him. One day he talked me into watching it with him to see if it was ok, it was more than ok, it was hilarious. If you haven't experienced it, you are missing out. It is about these two genius kids who build all these awesome inventions just for something to do for the day, and there sister is constantly trying to "bust" them by telling on them.
Anyways, I am getting off track. So the reason why this is so funny is that Vaughn and I know all the episodes and all the characters, their catch phrases and the theme song. Yes we know the theme song. The other night Vaughn does an impression of a girl on the show named Isabella and says to me, "Hey Phineas, what cha doing?" I about fell to the floor with laughter because he said it the exact way she does. (Writing this out just doesn't do it justice.) Then we both proceeded to sing the theme song with perfect clarity and before we finished we were laughing. Has it really come to this? Is this really what makes us laugh now? YES, YES IT IS!!! I know all the episodes and what is even more funny is that Vaughn does too. OH BOY!
At the Somerset Mall there is this way cool fountain. (As seen in the background) The water is "spit" up through these little spheres in the middle of the glass squares at different intervals. It reminds me of a mini Bellagio fountain. It made for a cool photo opt.
Danielle took this picture of Taryn. Look how cute she looks in the hat from Grandma T. Even with the drool, she is our little doll. On a side note, the reason for the drool is because on this day we cut our first tooth. She fussed and cried hard for about one hour and we could not figure out what the heck was the problem till I looked into her mouth and saw the little white blister on her bottom gum. It took some Motrin and a car ride to settle her down, and by the next morning Taryn was the proud owner of her first tooth. 
Danielle is the best sister ever. She was sweet enough to bring her "gell toes" kit and gave me a pedicure and some gell toenails. I love the color. Goes with the month. Thanks D.
Aunt D is a very creative aunt. She is the soul reason I dress half way decent. If it wasn't for her I don't know what I would look like. Anyway, she came up with this idea for us to decorate shirts using this thick puff paint. Tyson was all over this craft idea. 
Aunt D's shirt. Nice art work sis!
Tyson's shirt. Notice the use of color and pattern. I think I have a mini Picasso on my hands. HA HA HA!
Us and our creations. Mine is here on the left.
Tyson couldn't wait to wear his shirt he made. He was so proud of his creation. Nice job buddy!
We took an afternoon and drove down to the temple in Bloomfield Hills. The Detroit Temple is small but still so beautiful. 
A family picture at the temple. Although you cannot see Taryn underneath the bundle of blankets, she is there. Thanks Aunt D for taking the picture.
Friday night, D's last night here, we took her to a Pistons' Game. Tyson was elated to take his Aunt D to see his favorite team play ball. The funny story to this picture is that we both were wearing black long sleeved shirts and red over shirts. Not planned I assure you. We both walked out of our separate bedrooms and started to laugh. Our mom and MomaD do this type of copying all the time, why not us?
Tyson, with the help of his dad, got a free Domino's Pizza from the cheerleaders. Vaughn hoisted him up into the air and it was enough to get the attention of the cheerleaders. What a kid! 
Saturday, Danielle's last day, was spent playing board games and just hanging out at the house.
Happy St. Patrick's Day. Tyson woke up to Larry the Leprechaun's foot prints all over the house. He followed them and found..... 
A whole lot of goodies. (Aunt D was Larry the Leprechaun. And she had a bunch of little prizes for Tyson. Now I get to keep up the tradition of Larry the Leprechaun. Thanks Aunt D!) J/K
We spent St. Patrick's Day making cookies, going to the park and eating ice cream. It all started with me trying to make "green" eggs for breakfast, but my food coloring wouldn't react with the eggs. So the eggs looked like they had green chicken pox. HA HA Tyson thought that was funny. We took Aunt D to his library day and showed her all he does there. Then it was lunch and pack up for Friendship Park. This park is so cool. It is all wooden and looks like a big fort. 
Tyson ran Aunt D ragged all over the park. I sat with Taryn for a bit while she slept. But then she woke up and wanted to be in the action as well. Do you like the little hat? HA HA Makes her look like she has two pink ears.
Tyson wanted Aunt D to try out all the amenities the park had, and she was happy to oblige.
Taryn tuckered out!
Once Taryn woke up and was ready to go, I decided to try taking her down the slide. I was hoping for a reaction........Not-so-much! She didn't even smirk! I had fun. It has been a while since I slid down a slide.
See, no reaction! She didn't like the sun in her eyes.
I don't know who had more fun, Aunt D or Tyson. It was two big kids having a ball.
Vaughn came along for the ride and at the end got to rough house a little with Tyson. 
Just before we left the park, Danielle took this picture of Taryn. She looked "hacked." She had been taken all over the place and was ready to go home, eat and go to bed. We had to make a quick detour to Cook's farm for some homemade ice cream, and then it was homeward bound. Once we got the kiddos to bed, Danielle, Vaughn and I stayed up and watched this funny ventriloquist on YouTube, Jeff Dunham. I haven't laughed that hard since the first time I watched "Bill Cosby Himself." It was so hilarious. I highly recommend the act to be checked out by all. It will make you pee your pants.
Wednesday afternoon was a trip to Chuck E Cheese. Tyson has been asking to go ever since Aunt D got here and I have been trying to hold off for a not so nice day outside to go. Today was cloudy and Tyson was thrilled because that meant we were going to Chuck E Cheese. He couldn't wait to play all the games, and by the looks of it, neither could Aunt D. 
Jenny gave me a handful of coupons for Chuck E Cheese and so we had about 100 tokens between the 3 of us. Plenty! It also gave us a large pizza and cinnamon sticks which were yummy. I ate way too many of them.
Aunt D was addicted to the "Bee" game. She was all about winning the tickets. We played each and every game at least once and some of them several times. We were pooped out by the time the tokens run out. And when I say we I mean Aunt D, Taryn and I, but not Tyson; he could have stayed for another several hours.
First, I had to post this picture of Taryn in her new dress from Grandma Jackson. She looks like a little lady bug. CUTE! (However, if you look at her face she is clearly not excited about the picture taking)
Second, I had to post this picture of us actually outside, without heavy coats, scarves, gloves, etc.. enjoying a little time together, while Tyson rode his bike he got for Christmas. This was the first day Taryn was outside longer than just going from the house to the car and back again. She sneezed four times when she had the sun hit her in the face, and she wasn't too keen on the wind, but after about 5 minutes she didn't mind it, and was actually smiling. Yes, the weather is finally warming up.
And last, here is the smiley girl herself. She is getting over the whole reflux situation, and life at the Jackson household has returned to semi-normal. She still eats about every 2 hours, like clockwork, but she is a happier baby. She is just SPOILED! She wants to be held 24/7 and since we just got her over the 5 hour scream fests, we hold her. I know, I know, not good and I am setting myself up for something later on, but her scream is ear piercing and frankly, I don't want to listen to it, so......I pick her up and do everything with her attached to my hip. 
Now for the real blog. AUNT D CAME TO VISIT US! My sister, Danielle, took her Spring Break vacation and instead of jotting off to some sunny spot with a pina coloda (virgin) she decided to come and see us in freezing cold Michigan. Thanks for taking one for the team D! Actually the weather has been beautiful today, so far.....keep the fingers crossed it stays that way. This was her first time to see Taryn. Taryn loves Aunt D, and Tyson has always been her little buddy. This is such a adorable picture of Aunt D and kiddos.
Since Aunt D came in on Sunday at 5 a.m. we didn't do to much except church at 1:00 and then a little dinner get-together at the Buccellato's home and then home and bed. Of course this morning, Aunt D was a little jet lagged and so we let her sleep in while Tyson and I got him enrolled in a Preschool. YEAH! He starts next September. Ok now I will get back on track. So after Aunt D got up and going, we went looking for St. Patrick's Day stuff and new shoes for Tyson. We ended up over at the mall across the street from us and Tyson was so excited to show Aunt D the "food" he plays on at the food court. Danielle went to take his picture and he had some hilarious poses for us. (Hence the one above and below)
We took Tyson to get a hair cut and the whole time Taryn smiled at the posters on the wall. (They were big pictures of people smiling and she thought they were smiling at her). Needless to say we laughed all through the hair cut.
It's the little green leprechaun in the bath tub. Aunt D brought foaming bath soap and Tyson was all about dolling himself up with it.
We took the rest of the day and played at Friendship park in Lake Orion. Me and the kids, hanging out on the bench, enjoying the sun. 
Aunt D being the good aunt and playing with Tyson on everything. I can't swing anymore without getting nauseous. She had as much fun as Tyson on the playground.
