You Would Never Guess

One would never guess that Mr. Trevor was diagnosed with his 7th ear infection just yesterday given the way he was chowing down on Punch pizza today. Ah, the power of antibiotics!

Don't even think about taking this piece away from me, parental units! You know what will happen!


But yes, on Wednesday evening around 5:30 Trevor had a fever of 101 and an awful night with him crying in his sleep and getting up frequently. Monday and Tuesday weren't that great of nights either which is very unusual for this 7:30pm to 7:30am straight sleeper. Poor guy was just miserable, you could see it in his eyes. He had a cold a few weeks prior and seems to be cutting some more bottom teeth so with all that Mama and Dada thought maybe the ear bug got us again and we were right. Trevor is back on Augmentin and lucky for us he doesn't seem to mind it in applesauce! If only we could hide it in pizza :)

Our Christmas

We celebrated Christmas at our house the evening of the 26th and on Monday the 27th. Once Trevor was in his jammies we went to the tree to unwrap a gift and Trevor marched right over to one of his piles and gave us a look like, "Are these all for me?" Yes buddy, you were very good this year!!


We let him unwrap his biggest gift and he was sure proud doing so!

We thought a little playhouse would be neat for Trevor to have and he thought the same. He's like Dada assemble it faster please!

Once the house was assembled and Trevor was dreaming of sugar plums, Sara and Brian had our annual fondue party! It was so good that we had it again on Monday night!! We remember last year having our Christmas fondue when Trevor was sleeping like a champ in his swing in the living room. Ah, life just goes too fast!!

In the morning Trevor woke up to an assembled playhouse and he crawled over to it saying "oooohhhh" the whole time. He was so excited! We knew he would love it!! Another favorite gift was his new flip cell phone. Hello?

What's this one? Randle's like is it for me?

Sorry Randle, but we have another doggie in the house! Trevor thinks it is extra cool because it has a remote control! Such a guy!

And then he unwrapped his other big one - a car!

And then it was Randle's turn. No we didn't forget him. He was kind of a good boy throughout the year so he got some beggin strips!

Our Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bob sent him a singamajig - how fun!! We hadn't seen that before but we all have a lot of fun pressing his tummy to make him sing!

Trevor really took to his car. Not only does he like being pushed around in it...

...but he likes pushing Randle around in it!


So as Dada said - Trevor now has a house, a car, a phone, and a dog. All he needs now is a job!

Sledding

Trevor finally had the opportunity to try out his new sled after a huge snowfall. After getting all bundled up and in his sled he wasn't so sure:


But then Dada started running and Trevor was having a blast!

More please!



It wasn't the easiest thing though pulling a sled through such massive snow piles in our backyard so the next day Brian snowblowed out a track for our little sledder. And yes it is easier to go out for some fun (unless you wear Mama's UGGs and slip when running and fall right into one of those snow banks!). Even Randle likes to run around the new track!

Christmas in Owatonna

For Christmas we headed down to Sara's parents home and while there were less people there this year than usual, we had a wonderful time celebrating the season. Here we are after getting back from church:


Trevor is very into "cheers" - as soon as someone says it he grabs his cup, clinks glasses, and takes a drink. Cheers Trevor!

Santa delivered Trevor's stocking gifts to Grandma and Grandpa's and he enjoyed unwrapping his little gifts. Of course, he was most into the books that were delivered!

There were 12 people in attendance this year and we almost all fit around one table (you can see who the focus was one during the meal!):

Well, we all fit except for Sara's Dad. He had his own little spot next to the table. He didn't have to fight for elbow room here :)

Santa brought too many gifts for Trevor to open in one sitting so we resumed the gift opening after eating.

An annual Christmas tradition is putting a puzzle together and its a all hands on deck endeavor. This year Brian really took charge and made sure it was completed!

Trevor received quite a few gifts from family members including this laughing puppy that he wasn't so sure of. He watched it roll around and laugh from afar at the beginning but then had a bit of a freak out so we took it away and reintroduced it at a later time.

He did very well unwrapping his gifts. He had no problem tearing them right open!

No surprise here, he stopped to read his new books!

Thanks everyone for making Christmas so special this year for Trevor's 2nd Christmas. We loved spending time with each of you!

Big Boy Uses a Spoon!

Our little guy is growing up way too fast! Now he is all about feeding himself - not just with his hands but now with his own spoon. And he's pretty good at it too! Here he is with applesauce!

Yum!

Yes big boy - you did it!! So proud!!

Other big happenings from Trevor camp are his increased use of signs. In the past week he has consistently used more, all done, dog, and sleep. Mama and Dada are going to have to start using some more signs for our little smarty to pick-up on!

He also knows when something comes out of the microwave or if Mommy or Daddy says 'hot' he automatically starts blowing air. It's so cute!! And in music class, we practice go and stop and now he's cruising around the house saying "goooooooooooooo." He also says ball very clearly. Seriously, how does he learn this stuff?

Lastly wanted to share something Mommy thought was extra cool. Last week Mommy and Trevor were out for a bite to eat when Trevor started panting like a dog (that is his sign for dog). Mommy said "yes, Dog, good job Trevor!" and then he pulled out his hand and pointed his finger above Mommy's head. Mommy turned around and there was a picture of a dog! Mommy couldn't believe it!! Oh Trevor, we love you so much!

The Little Gym

Yesterday Trevor got to play with some new friends at The Little Gym. Unknowingly we even got to see his old friend Livia from last session's ECFE and her Mom Rebecca. He had a blast and was very social with all of the other kids. It's good for him to get out and stretch his legs and burn off some energy. Check it out Trevor's mad spinning skills: Trevor at Little Gym

Can't Catch Me...

...I'm the gingerbread man! Grandma and Grandpa R gave Trevor a gingerbread man to decorate and eat. How fun!! We think this is a tradition we will continue with every year. It will be fun to see how his participation changes from year to year. This year he was all about watching.


Well, until there was frosting to dip his finger in and lick off!


Dada took over when Mama when out of ideas (or more couldn't make up her mind on how to decorate the little guy!)


Look how good he turned out when Daddy and Trevor teamed up!

But if your name is Trevor you can catch the gingerbread man....specifically his foot!

Yum! This is pretty good!!

What is he looking at in the above picture? Grandma Pauline and Grandpa John were webchatting as he discovered his first taste of gingerbread.

And then mean Mommy took it away (he had already had most of the foot!) and our little had a breakdown similar to when his pizza got taken away.

Don't worry Trevor, there is a lot more to eat :)

Bridge

Trevor is still the master of walking behind his truck but enjoys a new element and that is going under "bridges" - Daddy has the best bridges for Trevor to sneak right through because he's so tall but Mommy's will do too.


Trevor is walking on his own more and more. He'll stand for long periods of time and will walk "un-encouraged" from the chair to the couch (about 8 steps). Every night he practices his walking going back and forth from Mommy and Daddy and has so much fun doing so. He puts his arms out and tips his head back laughing and makes his way across. He's so cute! It won't be long before the truck is an after thought!

Early Presents

Since we won't be seeing Grandma Pauline and Grandpa John for the holidays, they sent over a few gifts for Trevor to open while we were on a web chat. The first gift was another Skip It, which was very needed. Look below - the new Skip It is on the left. See how fluffy and soft he is? The one on the right used to be that way but a year's worth of washes later and you see the result on the right.


There must be something about that used look and feel though because the new Skip It got left behind (for now). Eventually we'll make the switch and hopefully he won't notice!


What is it Dada? No Randle it isn't for you!

Oooohh a book with the recorded voices of Grandma and Grandpa in it!! This picture is kind of cool because Trevor is hearing Grandma and Grandpa's voices through the book but looking at them on the laptop. He's like, whoa, how does this work?

Trevor enjoyed hearing his Grandparent's voices read him "The Night Before Christmas"

They also sent to Trevor a singing Frosty the Snowman.

Trevor was a bit mesmerized by the dancing, singing, moving, spinning creature! Thanks Grandma and Papa!

Sherbet

Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Steve came up to show us how to make sherbet like Grandma Kelly used to make for the Christmas holiday. It is so yummy and relatively easier than we thought to make. Don't get us wrong though, it is still a process of mixing the ingredients and then using the ice cream maker - that uses snow!! Here are Grandma and Grandpa in our staging area in the garage. 20 minutes and wah la it's ready to eat!


Trevor was more interested in the vintage box and instructions. He will read anything!

Trevor got to try the first batch. His reaction? A scrunched up face. It is a bit tart but oh so yummy!

No visit from Grandma comes without reading books. On this visit Trevor was very into Carl's Christmas, which he got from Grandma for his birthday. It was Grandma Jeanne's favorite book when she taught and as you can see from the smile on Trevor's face, it is one of his favorite books too!