tristan and hayden- march 11, 2009

this is tristan and hayden- i call them "almost cousins" hes our godson. hes about 8 months younger than tristan, about an inch shorther, and outweighs him by 3 pounds, lol. this is the second time they've met, and the first time they were big enough to play together

catching up

ive been really bad about keeping up with the blog the last few months, and im sorry. tristan is almost 18 months, and he keeps me busy. hes 100% toddler now, running, jumping, climbing, dancing, and of course, the wonderful temper tantrums and the famous toddler "drop and dangle" when he doesnt want to walk somewhere. he has 16 teeth now, usually wears 18-24 months in clothes, and 6-7 in shoes. he loves to dance and listen to music. crayons and markers are a bit hit too. he doesnt really go for finger paints though, he doesnt like the feel of it on his hands. hes talking more now, in words we can understand. he loves to read books and build with his legos. he also like peek a boo, pat a cake, and hes starting to play ring around the rosie too.

bad bad mama

i have been a bad bad mama when it comes to this blog. im sorry guys. a quick rundown- tristan is running, climbing, getting into things, and generally being a toddler. he'll be 15 months next week, i cant believe it. he had a fun christmas, although now the living room is a wreck. i'll get on here this weekend and update through the last few months. until then, for your viewing pleasure, here is his christmas picture

updates

tristan is 11 months old now. he is getting so big, and learning so many new things. he is standing unassisted, and he can walk holding our hands or on to a push toy. hes trying to use a spoon now, and he can drink out of his cup like hes been doing it forever. hes also got 2 new teeth, making it 8 total. hes babbbling like crazy, and says "mama", "dada", and "da"-dog. he likes to share with us, especially his binky. he'll smile, put it in my mouth, the take it back and giggle. he loves using his toys to fill up bins and baskets then dump them out and start over again. he gives hugs and kisses, and can follow simple commands and understand questions- "bring me your binky" "come here please" "where is your cup?" stuff like that. he still only signs milk, but he understands many more- bath, more, eat, drink, water, all done, and sleep, to name a few.

i cant believe hes so big. i'll try to get some pictures soon, and post them up

welcome to texas tristan!!!

we stopped at the first stop over the bridge from louisiana to welcome tristan to texas for the first time

in the statue

in front of the star oh hey, theres rocks down here!

dogs

a rest stop n mississippi had this awesome pet area. seperate sections with tables, parking spaces, room to run, and a water pump showing dani its ok
lady doesnt go near running water- shes scared shell get a bath, lol. dani liked it though
playful
we wanna ride with mama now!!

in the car. david had the dogs, i had the baby

day 2

dani being nosy
exploring
lady in the mud where we drained the cooler- thank goodness we have a seat cover for the car

we camped in alabama for the night- wasnt it pretty! one last run before we load up
loadng up
binky stash