I'm Not Very Good At This Blog Thing

I usually don't like to post a new entry unless I have a picture, which has been the reason it has taken so long to post again. I still don't have a picture, but I am still going to post. Anyway, we had a pretty good Christmas and New Years. We had a lot of family in town because my sister-in-law, Katie, got married on December 30Th, so we got to spend Christmas a New Years Eve with family who normally would have been in another state. Sara and Jay (Jeff's sister and her husband) came from Oregon, and Katie (who normally lives in Wyoming, but has been in Utah for the past couple of months). Plus a couple of extended family members. Tyler didn't seem too interested in what he got for Christmas, or even in trying to open them. But he has been playing with them a lot lately. He likes to put stuff inside of boxes and garbage cans, and then take it back out. He got a tooth brush for Christmas that I let him chew on, and it suddenly went missing for about a week. One day I decided to look in the bathroom garbage, and there it was! Luckily there wasn't anything gross in the garbage. I've also found clothing and toys in the garbage. He is starting to understand and obey things, like when I ask him what he has in his hand or mouth, he will reach it out and show it to me. He can clap, which is something he does whether he is happy or crying. He can climb on things. The other day he was by my nightstand and there was a little tiny box on the floor that he decided to use for a step stool. It was funny because he could only fit one foot on it, but still tried to put them both on. I can't believe that he is turning 1! And his birthday is tomorrow!!! It's crazy how fast time goes by. Anyway, I intend to take pictures of his birthday party, which won't be until Sunday, and I will post them as soon as possible.