Time with Grandma and Grandpa Hillins

When Daddy went to do some store visits and comp shopping with his team on Monday and Tuesday before flying home, Mommy and Sara stayed to play with Grandma and Grandpa Hillins. On Monday we headed to the indoor outlets and Trevor got to experience his first ride on one of the mall carousels. He thought the Bob the Builder truck was pretty cool until it started moving...luckily Papa was right there and walked alongside Trevor - then T was all smiles!



Trevor was really spoiled and got to go on quite a few rides. He really got into them - waving and beeping the horns. Worth every penny of the 75 cent cost!


After the outlet we had some lunch at the 5 and Diner. Trevor wanted to pay for the lunch by doing dishes in the back. He could pass for a bus boy in this hat, right?

After another mall and about 6 hours after being out and about after dropping Brian off at the airport, we stopped at just one more store. Thank goodness Grandpa John knew that there was a train table just Trevor's size so Trevor didn't even notice that Mommy and Grandma were shopping once again. His friend Eli has a similar table and given how much Trevor likes his and now this one, Trevor may just get one of his own sometime soon!

On Monday evening after a little downtime at home we headed out for dinner at a nearby restaurant. We had a tired boy on our hands given his measly 45 minute nap in his car seat, but boy did he light right up when he set eyes on our server. He ate her up and the feeling was very mutual. Our little guy even planted a wet one right on her lips. We think there was a tear in his eye when we had to go home and he had to leave his new girlfriend!

On Tuesday we headed to the train park, which you may remember we also visited over Thanksgiving. Trevor waited patiently in line for his turn on the train.

Finally it was time to board the train and we got 'our' car - the one with the handrails so Trevor could stand. Happy boy!

Is it time to go now? PS Mommy loves this picture!

On our train ride we go through a somewhat dark tunnel, Trevor wasn't too sure what to think when the other kids started screaming and the lights went out! But overall he sure likes the train ride so we went twice!

After our last attempt on the carousel ended with Trevor in tears, we were surprised when Trevor lead us over to it and wanted to go on. He was all smiles in the beginning...but once it started moving, nothing but tears. Maybe next time will be his time to enjoy it :)

Tuesday evening we headed down to the house where Sara's parents were staying at to celebrate Grandma Jeanne's birthday. Trevor was a happy boy to have all of his Grandparents together.

Here Grandma Pauline is showing Grandma Jeanne what she taught Trevor earlier in the day. They kneel on the ground and put their hands in the air and start saying 'oh my goodness'....

....and then they fall over into some yoga pose and giggle uncontrollably. So fun to see and hear!

Maybe Mommy should have joined in to burn off some of the red velvet cake she'd been indulging in - for 6 days!! Oh well, you only live once! :)

Mini-vacation in AZ!

Brian had to go to AZ for work so Mommy and Trevor tagged along and we had a little family weekend getaway out of it. After checking in to Casa Hillins we headed to a local Mexican restaurant that has ducks. As you can see, Trevor thought it was pretty neat-o!


He was surely glad that we had a water-side table so that he could check out the ducks all up close and personal.

What is better than watching them? How about feeding them and having one goose come right up begging for some food!

Trevor is a pro at using a straw and he discovered that it also doubles as dental floss! Have we mentioned that he started brushing his chompers and loves it? He does! It's great!

On Saturday we headed to Greasewood for some outdoor grub. They have delicious hamburgers and Trevor couldn't get enough of his grilled cheese. Fill 'er up please!

And what place other than Greasewood is it okay for Mommy to use the beverage carrier on her stroller for a beer? Love this place!

Some good music, the sun, and dancing. Great time!

On Saturday afternoon Grandma and Grandpa Hillins got home from their vacation and Trevor loved seeing them. Grandpa John knows all of his ticklish spots!

Trevor showed off his walking skills going back and forth and back and forth between them.

On Sunday while Brian and Grandpa went golfing, Grandma, Mommy, and Trevor went out for breakfast. As usual, Trevor was flirting with every female in the place. Even waving half way across the restaurant to attract the attention of one lady! He is a pro at using the spoon and loves showing whomever will watch.

Sunday also marks the day Trevor found his tongue. How silly! He'd stick it out and then kind of feel his teeth with it. He'd also grab onto it with his hands and scrunch up his nose. This provided us a lot of entertainment. Who knew a tongue was so cool?

The Hillins have a wonderful view of Pinnacle Peak from their backyard so Mommy shot a quick pic to always remember it!

Yes Trevor you are 'too cool 4 words' as your shirt says, but we're sure glad you still reach out for us to hold you. You'll never be too old for Mommy and Daddy to pick you up for a snuggle! Speaking of snuggles, ask for one and he'll give one to you!

After the guys got home from golf we headed to the Phoenix Zoo. The giraffes were out for a special encounter so we paid a little extra so Trevor (and the rest of us) could see the giraffes up close and personal. We got to feed them some lettuce and Brian even touched the giraffe's tongue. He said it felt like sandpaper - Mommy and Trevor say gross!!

Three generations of Hillins boys just hanging out and looking cool by the rhino!

Papa was a hit with Mr. Trevor...yes, Trevor can be bribed with food to be an extra good boy (even when super tired) but the way he loved Papa's soft pretzel was out of control!

The zoo had a petting zoo area so we checked that out. Smokey seemed to be a friendly horse but once again Trevor went for his nostrils. This is the second or third time he's done that to a horse. What is it about noses?!?! Trevor will pick yours too if you need it - he's pretty good at his own already!

What will Trevor be when he grows up? We're sure Sara's Uncle Steve and Aunt Alice (aka Double) wouldn't mind if he became a John Deere boy!

Overall, we all had a really fun day at the zoo and did we mention it was high 60s? Sure felt like heaven after leaving snow and cold in MN two days prior!

Sunday evening we enjoyed a wonderful steak dinner and a beautiful sunset. Ah, another sunset and wonderful day to put in our memory banks!

Could He Be Any Cuter?

Trevor got his third professional haircut - mind you he's 13 months old - and this time we went with a faux-hawk! He was SO ready for a haircut. He'd touch his head and pull up on his hair and just look at us like 'what is this growing on my head?' After this haircut it's like he knows he looks good. He seriously grew up in the 20 minutes it took to cut his mop.

And for those of you worried about this look...ummm Grandmas....don't worry it looks just as nice not all spiked up :) Plus he got Mommy's fast hair growth, it will be long and static-clingy in no time!

Busted

Trevor's classes at the Little Gym are sure paying off ;) He climbs right over things or in things as evidenced by the below picture. Apparently it is no longer cool to just look at the pots and pans and take them out of the drawer and put them back in. Nope, our little guy needs to be one with them!

Christmas with the Roslanskys

Yes folks we had a lot Christmas celebrations this year but this is our last one to document :) On Sunday we spent the day with the Roslanskys (well after getting Trevor's antibiotic prescription refilled since Mommy left it on the counter over night when it was supposed to be in the refrigerator but we digress...it all worked out!).


Fabulous MN weather caused us to have to cancel our original celebration on New Years Eve but a good time was had by all on Sunday. Including our little Santa Claus:


Poor guy kept touching his goose egg like what is this? At least the hat covered it up! Grandma and Grandpa use a lot of holiday bags in their wrapping so Trevor got to experience a new kind of unwrapping!


Trevor mostly liked playing with Sam's kitchen set while the rest of us unwrapped way too many gifts. We must have been really good this year :)


Speaking of Sam, he is at such a fun age. We always love spending time with our wonderful Godson. Man does he give the best hugs!


One of the hit presents from Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Steve was a tunnel and a tent. Our little adventurer climbed right through. Hello and Happy New Year!

Hillins Family Pics

Over Thanksgiving we had professional pictures taken of the Hillins clan. If you want to check out just a few of the images go here:

http://photosbykacy.blogspot.com/2011/01/north-scottsdale-family-photographers.html

Kacy is also the person who designed our Christmas card. We love the way it turned out. Of course we had to include Randle this year after receiving many complaints he was excluded last year.

Christmas with the Hillins

On Saturday evening we headed to Jeff and Dawn's house to celebrate a belated Christmas.


Our little guy decided he would prefer not to nap that afternoon so he was a bit grumpy but as soon as he saw the girls and Jeff he lit right up!


Once again he wasn't shy unwrapping his gifts and was thankful for all of the cool gifts he got including this big boy trike!


He is also into puzzles right now so he appreciates this gift too! He doesn't quite get putting the pieces in the right places but he enjoys looking at each of the different pieces and clapping them together!


One of the gifts we gave to the Hillins clan was a Special Day plate which you may have read about before on our blog. It was a tradition in Sara's family when she grew up and Brian and Sara have used one since they've been married. Now Jeff, Dawn, and the girls can start the special tradition too! Lauren already thought of a number of days she could use it - including going into a new class at school/daycare!


One of Sara's favorite presents from the Hillins was an angel ornament that said Godmother on it. So special! Just like this little girl and her proud Godmother!

The night came to bit of a halt when our little walker took a stumble backwards and cracked his noggin on the corner of a coffee table. Poor guy was showing his Uncle Jeff how we walks and he tripped and went backwards. He developed quite a goose egg on his forehead and was bleeding from his mouth (probably bit his tongue or lip on the way down). Mommy and Daddy were very scared and it took a long twenty or so minutes to calm him down. He didn't want ice on it and not even his nuk and Skip It made him happy. Poor guy :( What finally worked besides time? Splashing his hands in soapy water in the sink. Not the best pic of the battle wound but you get the idea.

He was kind of back to his old self, smiling and laughing but didn't want to be put down and certainly didn't want to try walking again. Lo and behold though a little red velvet cake sure made him happy!

On our way home we called our doctor and at first they wanted us to bring him right in but once they understood his head wasn't bleeding it just had a scratch or something on it we just had to be on 48-hour concussion watch which meant keeping him up for a while, sleeping in his room, and waking him every few hours to make sure he was alert and with it. Certainly scary but we are so thankful everything seems to be okay. We'd like to just build a bubble around him so he never gets hurt again - can someone please invent that? We're not sure how many injuries we can take for our little guy :(