Trevor Meets Santa!

Last night we went to Macy's 8th floor display "Day in the Life of an Elf" or something like that. Sara can remember going to this display as a youngster herself so it's fun to now take her son. Although it's a lot smaller than she remembers, it is still fun to go through!


Trevor was pretty into checking out even the smallest of details in each display:


And the reward at the end was Santa!




He did really well sitting on Santa's lap. Not sure what he told Santa he wanted for Christmas, but we sure hope Santa brings it!

We can hardly believe this is Trevor's 2nd Christmas. So of course we had to mark the milestone by getting a family picture too :)

Meet Angie!

Angie is Trevor's first non-family babysitter and she came over today to watch Trevor for a few hours and will be watching him again on Friday night so Mommy and Daddy can have date night. She and Trevor seem to get along great! She even got him down for a nap when Trevor was over-tired and fighting it. Our little angel had no problem falling asleep in her arms as she rocked him. Awww! She's a rock star!

Blizzard

And no we aren't talking about a Dairy Queen blizzard but boy one of those sure sounds good. Maybe the blizzard of the month - pecan pie! Drooling it sounds so good even though it's freezing here and boy was this weekend no exception. The worst snow storm since 1991 decided to grace us with her presence. Lucky us. It was miserable out - snowing and wind howling. The drifts were so high:

So with music class cancelled and no travel advised we stuck around home and had a pajama day. Mommy and Daddy even decided to put up the Christmas tree. We put the rest of our decorations up before leaving for Thanksgiving in AZ but were undecided about putting a tree up. We weren't sure how fascinated Trevor would be with it or if we would be playing defense all the time. When he woke up from his nap he saw the tree and he wanted to go over and get a closer look. We're sure glad we put it up!

On Sunday it's like the storm of the century never happened. Although it was still freezing cold and the wind was still a blowing and there was snow and piles of snow everywhere. Brian snowblowed for the second time:

It's too bad we didn't get a picture of him from the front. He made sure no part of his body was exposed to the -35 degree windchill so he completed his look with a ski mask hat and his ski goggles. He was quite a site!

Trevor found ways to occupy himself while being homebound, including helping Dada with his work:

and taking Skip It and Bullseye for a few laps around on his truck:

Since the weather was so bad on Saturday we had to cancel our plans to see Jim, Annie, and Sam but on Sunday after the plows had been out we decided to meet up for lunch and then go back to our house so that we could give them some of their Christmas presents a tad early (they will be in AZ for 10 days over Christmas). Sam was a little excited for his new kitchen!

And we should mention this Sunday meeting was possible because our 'beloved' Metrodome roof collapsed so no Vikings game. What a mess! Hope that it gets fixed for Monday Night Football next week. Although, we already sold their tickets for that game so it really doesn't matter to us :)

Our Growing Boy

Trevor is a lean, mean, eating machine. We don't know where he puts it all but this kid can eat. Mommy jokes that she's going to have to start a savings account to cover all of the food he will consume for the next 22 or more years!! A new favorite food of Trevor's is spaghettios. Yes, he really does take after his Mama who still likes her some spaghettios. You know, they do have added calcium so they are kinda good for us :)

Trevor is also very into getting his own crackers out of the box. Thank goodness for Target animal crackers - they are just his size!

Randle has become Trevor's faithful companion - especially when Trevor is eating. Randle can always be found right at Trevor's feet always hopeful that he'll drop a little something :)

Holidazzle Parade

Tonight we headed downtown to see the Holidazzle parade. Think Disney's mainstreet electrical parade except all snow themed floats. Target hosts a night or two every year in their cafe for families of employees to come in for a nice meal (different types of lasagna, salads, breadsticks, mac and cheese, chicken strips, sodas/milk, and lots of cookies) and then seating to watch the Holidazzle from inside. Although tonight it was 35 so many people went outside to watch. They do pipe in the sound from outside so for those of us who weren't brave enough to go outside, we sure felt like we did!

Trevor thought the Holidazzle was pretty neat. He had his little nose pressed right up to the glass so he didn't miss a thing. Oohs and aahs were often heard from his mouth as the parade went by.


Afterwards we wanted to go check out the Macy's 8th floor display and see Santa, but the line was too long and we were already pushing Trevor's bedtime. So instead, one of Brian's co-workers snapped a family picture for us in Target's great hall:

Fun with Friends

Today Mommy and Trevor headed down to Farmington to see our friends Stacey, Evie, and Eli. Well, Evie was at kindergarten so we didn't get to see too much of her this time but the boys sure had fun playing with trucks and trains. That is, when they were sharing...which you know how boys can be :) And the Mommies had a fun time chatting over their Starbucks - thanks for the treat Stacey!

It's so much fun to see how Trevor is going to be in just a few years. Eli sure is a sweetheart who is so smart. Sara and Eli were putting together complicated puzzles and then he was reading - and spelling - the words on the puzzle. Ah, he melted Sara's heart when he took her hand to go and get another puzzle to complete.

Stacey has a wonderfully inspiring blog and she posted a few pictures that she captured of our little guy. Check them out here:
www.sdanddoublee.blogspot.com/2010/12/cure-for-cold.html

Catching Up!

Where does time go? Days are flying by and we're falling behind on updating the blog. Sheez! We know people need their Trevor fix so we'll try to do better! Here's a few things that our little guy has been up to.

Trevor likes to do whatever his Mommy and Daddy are doing and since apparently we spend too much time on the computer, Trevor insisted on getting his own keyboard to be typing away like us! He was so excited when Daddy pulled this out of a storage box on Saturday that he just kept tapping away.

On Saturday evening we went out to celebrate our friend Barb's 40th birthday. A good time is always guaranteed with these two! Happy birthday Barb!

On Monday cousins Katie and Anne came over to make their Grandma's donut hole recipe. 4 batches later we figured we had more than enough donut holes. The sweet smelling aroma must have caused Trevor to wake up and boy was he ready to dig into the treats!

When we gave him one he kinda just poked at it (like he did with his birthday smash cake):

But it didn't take long before he scarfed the whole thing down. Yep, he's definitely a Kelly - he likes his sweets!

On Sunday evening we went to see the holiday light display at Phalen Park in St. Paul. As you can see the big boy's car seat got turned around to be forward facing (finally) and he loved it. It was the perfect light viewing seat!

Lots of oohs and ahhs from Trevor while viewing the lights....especially for the pirate ship (or maybe those were from Mama!)

Rocking Chair

Rocking chair, rocking chair, Trevor is in his rocking chair. Sing along everyone!

Trevor is obsessed with his rocking chair these days and of course, notice his trusty side-kick Skip It is not far beyond. He climbs up and then rocky, rocks away. Until he gets tired and calls for someone to get him down. We're trying to teach him how to get down on his own but for now he seems to like the help!

Update on Trevor walking - he is standing on his own and has taken a few steps! He's so cute (and proud) when he does it. He seems to prefer walking behind his truck for now - and has gotten rather speedy at doing so but we're sure it won't be long until he says adios to his truck and relies solely on his own two feet. Such an exciting yet sad moment. He's growing up too fast!

12 Month Appt and Pic

And it's official....Trevor is a 'so big' one year old!! Where does time go?


In the past week, Trevor has started doing pat-a-cake (or maybe it's the 'more' sign?!?) as well as doing the signs to the Five Little Monkeys book. For 'one fell of and bumped his head' he puts his hands on his head and for 'no more monkeys jumping on the bed' he shakes his finger. It's too cute!! He's quite the little ham these days...knowing exactly what to do to get attention. He copies sounds he hears like, oooh, ball, Randle, dog, and book. He dances on command when hearing music or if you ask him to dance. If you say hot and then blow he too will blow. He is enjoying playing with all of the new toys he received as birthday gifts. He's so close to walking. He stands on his own for quite a few seconds and will take a few steps before falling to his doupa. Soon, very soon, he'll be consistently walking like a big boy.

His 12-month appointment was this morning and he passed with flying colors. His stats are as follows:
Head: 18.8 inches (85th percentile)
Height: 31 inches (80th percentile)
Weight: 22 lbs 8 oz (44th percentile)

Trevor was less than thrilled at the two shots he had to get in the back of his arms but he took it like a champ and cried for less than a minute. Gosh though that just breaks your heart. We'd do anything to take his pain away. :(

Thanksgiving in AZ

After the birthday weekend festivities, we headed to Arizona on Monday morning. The weather was a bit cooler than usual but that didn't stop us from getting out and about. On Tuesday we went to a train park and Trevor took his first ride on a merry-go-round. He wasn't sure what to think at first:


And then he broke down. He isn't a fan of going around in circles apparently!


He was a fan though of hanging out with Grandma Pauline and Grandpa John:


And he was a big fan of going for a train ride! We picked the yellow car so our little guy could stand up. And that is exactly what he did the entire ride!

He loved it!!

After our ride we wanted to get his picture on the train's engine but Trevor wasn't having it. Amazing how he settled down once Daddy gave him his cell phone. What is it about cell phones that kids love?

They had a playground there so of course Trevor took some turns down a slide with Daddy and Papa:

They had a lot of neat photo opps at the train park and we took advantage of most of them. Do you ever wonder what we are going to do with half the pictures we take? We do!

Since Trevor had so much fun on his first train ride, Mommy and Trevor took spin #2 together:

That evening we went back to the house to enjoy a wonderful steak dinner and captured the most beautiful sunset. Brian is becoming quite the photographer!

We might just have to frame these!

On Wednesday morning we went to see some horses as well as a petting zoo. Trevor wasn't a scaredy cat at all. He reached right out to pet the horses....even putting his finger in the nostril of one horse :)

At the petting zoo area, Trevor was all about the ducks who gave us quite a welcome when we entered. They came running over to say hello like we were celebrities!

This place too had quite a few photo opps but this time only Trevor and Grandma Pauline got their picture taken!

Our little cowboy was a happy boy (well, when is he not?!?!)

Jeff, Dawn, and the girls arrived late Wednesday - well after Trevor was down for the night. But when he woke up Thursday it was time to celebrate his birthday day! Yes buddy, this is celebration #2! Ooohhh!

Mommy couldn't be more proud to have a one-year old. Notice how he can't smile for a picture because he's checking out what his cousins are doing. Trevor is very ready to grow-up so he can play more with them :)

A few hours after our wonderful Thanksgiving meal, we sang 'happy birthday' and enjoyed some cake. The girls helped Trevor blow out his #1 candle!

Of course Trevor knew just what to do with his cake....he dug in like a champ!

After family pictures and some yummy lasagna on Friday night, the whole family was ready for some TV. Brooke and Trevor had front row seating!

Uncle Jeff may have stayed in this position for the rest of the night :)

Saturday was the warmest day of our stay (60 degrees) so Grandma and Grandpa heated the pool. Trevor sure is a water baby!

We had a wonderful time spending time together the five of us and then the 10 of us. We definitely all have a lot to be thankful for this year!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!