Skip It

Trevor has been very, very attached to his Skip It lately. If you try to take it from him, he'll protest and if he's playing, Skip It is right by his side. He'll crawl across the room to get Skip It if he notices he somehow forgot to include him in his fun. Here are some pics of Trevor and his new BFF:

Cuddling with his lovey:

Mom, enough with the pictures - can't you see I'm busy?

He knows Skip It from other blankets, even his Lil Giraffe that has similar texture. When we put him to sleep and cuddle him if we have both blankets he'll push off the one to ensure he is gripping Skip It in one or both hands. Although he's like his Mama when she was little when it comes to soothing. Rub the silky part of his Skip It or Lil Giraffe blanket over his nose, eyes, or cheeks and he smiles, gets comfy and closes his eyes to start his baby dreams.

Mr. Trevor

Ah, Mr. Trevor...we definitely have some insight into how you will be as a young man. You will be an antagonizer unfortunately. Look at how you are like 'ha ha I have your kong Randle!'


You are going to be sad at hair cuts and need your nuk. Guess you really wanted to keep your shaggy look!


You will be always curious and giving people raised eye-brows when you aren't exactly sure what they are up to!



You will be smart (and smiley). You love to learn new things and are so proud when you can repeat them back. Such as find us the red block - and you do!

More Fishies!

Today was a beautiful fall day in MN - almost 60 degrees! What a blessing! So after church, we headed to Trevor's favorite place. Yep, you guessed it...the zoo!

First up was the bears. At first Trevor wasn't sure what to think of the humongous creatures. But Daddy was there to protect him!


Whoa, that thing is big Dada!


But once the bear was in the water, Trevor was waving and trying to get its attention. Face right up to the glass!


He kept looking back at Mama to make sure she wasn't missing out on the cool bear.


We made a little pit-stop at the playground so Trevor could take his turn at the slide. He was laughing and laughing each time he slid down.


Our little dare-devil kept wanting to do a flip or go down head first!


After the outdoor activities we headed indoors. Trevor crawled through the tunnel all by himself. He was so proud when he turned around and didn't see Dada following him. Mr. Independent!


However, Trevor was not so impressed with these guys!


He enjoys checking out the ducks. Today they were mostly cleaning themselves. Boring!


And finally, the fishies!! Trevor was extra cute today with the fishies - creeping up and down the walkway so that he could follow his favorites. He was often waving and screeching in delight!


Trevor was one tired camper by the time we got home so Mommy got to have cuddle time on the couch with two of her favorite boys. Reading Trevor's must have book "teddy bear, teddy bear turn around...teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground!"


And a beautiful sunset to end this beautiful day. A simple reminder of the blessings in life that surround us each and every day. Today it was all about warm weather and family....and fishies!

Day at School

On Thursday Trevor went to the back-up daycare at Daddy's work and had a blast. When Mommy picked him up though he gave her quite a look like 'where have you been Mommy' :( He was a very tired camper however.....so we'll blame that rather than make Mommy feel guilty.

Don't worry folks, I'm just fine here playing!

Another kiddo Trevor's age was there and the two of them were fast friends according to the teachers.

They sent a fabulous little craft home with Trevor - perfect for his scrapbook!

They also sent home pictures of his day of fun. It certainly looked like he did indeed have a lot of fun checking out new toys, especially the ball area. It's no wonder he came home saying ball. Or at least it sure sounds like ball. Ba, ba, ba :)

Daddy and Me

Daddy wears a tie to work every day so it was only appropriate that Trevor got a shirt with a tie on it too. Like father, like son! Sure looks like Trevor is ready to go to work, huh?

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween from our little cutie! When Daddy went to China this past year for work he brought Trevor back a kimono outfit which he wore on this special day. We call him our little world traveler or ex-patriate :)


We started the day by surprising Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky and ringing their doorbell to trick or treat. They thought we were going to do a video call with them but instead they got the real deal.


Trevor wasn't so sure about the hat but seemed to be comfortable in the rest of the outfit. Heck, it was like pajamas!


Trevor thought his candy holder container that he borrowed from Grandma and Grandpa R was pretty cool. He shook it up and down and spun it to the best of his abilities. See the smile behind the strap?


After a quick lunch we headed back to the Cities and went to see Sam the frog. Trevor finally got Sam back after the "fishy" picture by taking Sam's candy. Sam's like, yo - is someone going to do something about this?


Sam sure made a cute frog!

We then went over to the girls' house to trick or treat. Lauren was a cat, Brooke was Belle, and Leah was a snowman. So cute!

Dawn's Mom was in town so we were able to capture a picture of all of us....Randle (our little pumpkin) too!

Back at our house we greeted trick or treaters. And we literally mean we because Randle and Trevor didn't miss one kid.

Happy 1st Halloween Trevor!! Can't wait until next year when you can eat some candy!

A Day of Friends

We had a fun day of friends on Saturday starting with seeing Sara's cousins as well as Jim, Annie, and Sam. Katie, Mike, and girls recently moved into a new house so we got to see them and enjoyed a wonderful lunch. Trevor and Sam were all about Katie's piano. Do we have future pianists on our hands?

Check out how yummy the lunch was - Trevor was saving his pulled pork sandwich for later! :)

On Saturday evening we headed to our friends, the Hase's, home for a get-together with them and the Crains. 6 adults and 5 kids makes for a fun time. The kids played really well together and the adults had no problem chatting the night away! Here is Trevor and Samuel Hase who is 7 and a half months old:

And here they all are: Gabriel, Anna, Charlie, and Trevor:

A Day in the Life of Trevor

Ah, it's a rough life Trevor has...starting with the gate that got put up so Trevor couldn't practice his mad crawling up the stair skills. Such a mean Mommy and Daddy :)

Well, maybe just maybe I can escape through the cold air return vent?

I give up and boy could I use a nap. It's hard being 11 months old!

How about a little play time with my little kitchen. Who wants some eggs and cheese?

Nah, this kitchen is way cooler when I knock it down and crawl over it.

After my nap, I'm ready for a little TV. Now how does this remote work again?

Enough TV, let's see what Mommy and Daddy keep in their kitchen cupboards!

Hmmm...this looks like something Mommy doesn't want me to have. Well, too bad, it looks pretty neat-o. Let's see if my arms can reach it. Yep, success!

On to the favorite part of my day. Reading!

After the academic stuff, I'm ready to play ball. Who wants to catch?

Yeah! Daddy's home. Want me to sing you a tune? No Dada, I don't want to play catch right now!

11 Months Old!

Mr. Trevor is 11 months old! And you can see who is happy about it! Yep, our happy boy! He's at such a fun age (okay, well, they all are!) but boy is he on the move. He now crawls up on all fours and is constantly opening drawers and doors that he shouldn't be in. Time for some more baby proofing! He walks while hanging on to your hand and finally said mama! Mama, mama, mama is music to Mommy's ears! He likes to roll the ball back and forth with Daddy as well as tossing his toys on the hardwood floor and crawling to where it landed. Trevor will let you know what he wants by pointing and has no problem throwing things to get your attention and let you know that is not what he wants....such as certain food on his high chair tray. Lucky that Randle is always nearby ready to be called in for clean-up duty! He also does the milk sign when he's thirsty and seems to relish in the fact that he told us what he wants and we get it for him. Wonder what sign will be next? The way this kid eats it will probably be more!

Surprise!

On Monday Daddy surprised Mommy and Trevor by coming home for lunch - first time ever! After Mommy got over her shock that it wasn't an intruder trying to enter through the garage (although Sara's Mom was here so she would have been the protector), we enjoyed lunch and Daddy and Trevor had some playtime.

Daddy works downtown, which is a five or so minute drive from our house so hopefully he surprises Mommy and Trevor again sometime!