Tyler takes Iowa

Wow, landing in Iowa! Look at all that corn!

And look at that sweet baby taking his 16th plane ride! What a champ he is on planes (except, of course, when we came home from Denver and he kept fondling the lady next to us and trying to get into her purse). Tyler had a terrific time in Iowa and got to visit with Grandma, four uncles, two aunts and five cousins! So much activity, I'm afraid that our quiet little home is going to bore him to tears now. Check out some of Tyler's fan club!















Standing on Uncle Gary's lap





















Fun on Uncle Rob's lap while Uncle Ed and cousin Zach help to entertain
















Hangin' with Uncle Ed
















Tyler LOVES his Aunt Cathy and Uncle Kevin!

















Pre-sleep pajama snuggles with Grandma

Not only were there more people to entertain Tyler, he also got to do a whole lot more. Uncle Gary has a pool so he spent some serious pool time swimming and, let face it, just chewing on the pool toys. We also went up to Galena, Illinois for an overnight trip to a beautiful part of the mid-west where Dad got to play golf and Baby T got to go on some walks and enjoy the beautiful town and scenery. We got to visit with our friends, the Lynch's and even had Tyler's photo taken professionally by Uncle Rob. You can see a lot more Iowa photos here (just click on the photo of Schulte's feet and the California sunset - no need to sign in). His favorite part of the trip, however, might have been checking himself out in the mirror in the bathroom while being changed at O'Hare International. He couldn't stop kissing himself (as illustrated below)! It's not as if we don't have mirrors in our house, but for some reason he found himself to be particuarly attractive in the bathroom (must have been the lighting).















Mmmmmmaaaa! I kiss you!



















Work it for the camera, Tyler!

Now that we're back, Mom has to make life a little more interesting to make up for the lack of attention that all T's relatives bestowed upon him. Topless rides around the house in laundry baskets seems to do the trick (Tyler's topless, not Mom).















Let's go around again! This time, make this puppy burn rubber!