Trevor's 1st Birthday Party!

On Saturday we had Trevor's 1st birthday party....ah, our baby is no longer a baby :( He's all grown up now. We celebrated by having a pool party at a nearby hotel - since we all know one of Trevor's favorite things to do is swim! It was comfy quarters with 19 family members in attendance but a good time was had by all. Our birthday boy even seemed to know it was his special day!


Really Mom and Dad - a pink balloon?!?!


On Saturday it was Aunt Annie's 30th birthday and Grandpa Steve's birthday is Monday so we quickly captured a picture of the birthday crew!


Trevor enjoyed a lunch of BBQ/sloppy joe's, pickles, homemade mac-n-cheese, and chips. He ate so much we weren't sure he left room for cake!

And finally it was time to break out the cake! Mommy and Daddy made Trevor's smash cake along with the "big people's" beach ball cake. They turned out pretty cute!

Trevor didn't blow out his candle, but he looked like he could have tore into this cake!

We got him down to his diaper so he could dig into his smash cake without worrying about getting messy. At first Trevor wasn't sure what he should do. He kind of poked at the cake for a while...

And then he started taking bigger and bigger bites.

Hmmmm....this is a-okay!

Yum, sugar!

Big bite for a big boy!

Every so often in the middle of eating his cake, he'd give a "so big"!

How much cake can I fit in my mouth?

Sara surprised her family by making a checkerboard cake for the beach ball cake. Her Grandma Kelly used to make these for family members' birthday celebrations so it was only appropriate that we'd make one in a way to celebrate her life. It was one year ago that heaven gained a special angel :(

Hey back to me people! So big!

We kept waiting for the cake to hit his gag reflex but nope, he just kept shoveling it in.

You can see how much cake he devoured so we had to finally take it away or we think his belly might have exploded! Even with the cake gone from in front of him he was determined to finish what was on his hands.

We washed him down in the hotel sink before heading to the pool!

Time for splish-splashing!

Yep, the birthday boy was having a great day!

And Mommy and Daddy couldn't be prouder to have a 1 year old!!

After swimming we opened gifts. Trevor was pretty into seeing what he got - sometimes even helping to tear off the paper. Christmas should be fun :) Everyone was so generous for Trevor's 1st birthday. Thank you for all of his new clothes, books, and toys!

We had a wonderful day and will put his pool party in our memory banks. Can't wait to celebrate again on his actual birthday!

Peek a boo!

Trevor enjoys playing peek-a-boo with any object...and he'll play with someone or by himself. He has the biggest smile after the big reveal. Here he was playing peek-a-boo with Daddy but then found it fun to be biting on the lid and holding it up to his face. He'd often let go so it was staying only by biting but Mommy wasn't fast enough to capture that!

He's Ready!

Trevor is ready to go sledding! He got all bundled up in his jacket from the Crains and his hat and snow pants from the Flahertys - isn't he a cutie?

Where are the gloves you ask? Well, those didn't stay on. He promptly shook his hands up and down until they flung off. So, we'll have to work on keeping those on as well as getting some boots - then we can hit some hills buddy!

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?