Grandma would say,

"I Love you a bushel and and a peck and a hug around the neck."

Oh, I forgot,
that was from Aunt Rhonda!!!!

I Love
You!!

Tyler.... I love you so much! You are such an awesome young man. I am loving watching you grow into an amazing young man. I love watching you worship....

I love watching you at APU!! I just Love You!!!!

TY!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!  I am so glad you get to go see Andy this weekend and spend some time relaxing.  

Know that you have contributed so much to who I am today...(especially musically) and I appreciate your friendship.  Thanks for being my new almost brother in law!!!!!  AWESOME!

You are such an asset to APU and to all the people who know and love you.  You're incredible and figuring out what people around you need...and maybe even more incredible at meeting that need.

I appreciate that so much.  I love you.

--Trish

p.s.  peanse and bfd

 love (g)pr

Tyler!

What a joy you are to be around! Every time I can claim you as my cousin I do so gladly and with great pride. You are such a blessing in my life. I know if I every need someone I can count on you, you are so wise way beyond your years and I love the person you are and the people you have chosen to surround yourself with. I love you so much and I am so proud of the man you are becoming continue to follow God and to lead others along the right path. Happy 20th Birthday I am praying for you that the next 20 will be filled with countless laughter and joy.

                                                   Love you!!!

                                                               Carissa Piper

20 years ago our family didn't know Ty yet

Ty believed in Santa longer than he should've just to get an extra present

He eats broccamoli, and pupcakes

He throws a football better than anyone in our family

Then he goes inside and plays his piano filling our home with music

Tyler writes cool songs

He used to get sick at the thought of performing them

I like his hair

He says "I love you" more than anyone in my life

He makes fun of me, but somehow it never hurts my feelings

Ty gives respect

He shares

He worries about how others are feeling

He inconveniences himself for others

I cannot imagine our family without Tyler in it

I'm making up a summer job for him just so I can be around him

He's Cheeser Augustus

20 reasons why I love Tyler.

20. He still loves me even though when he was 3, I took him for pictures at JC Penneys in a ridiculous knickers and knee socks outfit.
19. He is very appreciative of my cooking :)
18. He always ends a phone call with "I love you, Mom."
17. He is a great listener.
16. When he was in 8th grade, he wore a red t shirt EVERYDAY.
15. He includes me in his life and makes me feel special.
14. He sees the best in people.
13. He helps me see the world through different eyes.
12. He gives great hugs.
11. He has a generous spirit, an easy laugh, and a giving heart.
10. Everyone that knows him wants to be his friend.
9. He worships with freedom and abandon.
8. He has the best hair in the family...or at least the most:)
7. He is friends with all kinds of people, and accepts them just as they are.
6. He was so cute during his 101 Dalmation phase.
5. He outgrew his heavy metal stage.
4. He is a night owl like me.
3. He is very observant.
2. He is not afraid to wrestle with ideas and questions and wait on God.
1. His gift of music makes me smile and sing along.

from kev

hey ty.

happy birthday homeboy. 

no more teenage practice for you dude. sorry about that. i can't tell you how much i love you and respect you. you've got such a soft heart, and you're so effortlessly kind to people that need it. also you're funnier than me. it took a while to accept that, but i'm good now.

wish i could be with you this weekend in seattle, throwing fish and wearing the hot dog costume. 

miss you. happy birthday dude.

kev

hey brother.

tyler.

i always knew how to take better care of you than mom and dad.
as soon as we left the hospital, i had to tell them all the things they were doing wrong.

on your very first week at home, they left you in your crib to fall asleep all by yourself.
what kind of parents would do that?

so i stayed with you until you were asleep.

and then i'd try my best to jump out of the crib without waking you up, but i usually caught my foot on the gate or something, and smack my face. and you'd wake up and cry... and i'd cry.

we'd cry together.

and then i'd hop back in there with you until you fell asleep and i stopped bleeding.

remember bath time, when one of us would pretend to drown and the other one would rescue them?

remember when you'd blow spit bubbles and divert mom and dad's loving affection from your older brothers to your own cuteness?

remember how fun it was to have me steer you through the supermarket by forcefully turning your head with my hands?

(oh yeah... you hated that. only i loved that.)

i remember when i knew i was going away to college, and how much i'd miss you.

- i've loved watching you grow in your musical talent. (from 'the great feast' to 'dust and light.')
- i think you're a great listener, and you have a great capacity for emotional intelligence.
- i've always been a little jealous of how quickly you moved out of your awkward stage.
- i haven't met anyone who doesn't like you on the spot and want to be around you.
- you give great hugs.

i'm glad that we're graduating in the same year so that we can be in the same ZIP code again...

happy 20th! so glad to party with you.