Happy birthday Sam!

On Sunday we celebrated Sam's 2nd birthday! Honestly, where does time go? We still remember where we were when he got the text he was born and then in less than an hour of being born we got to see the little cutie! Love at first sight!

So we told Trevor we were going to Sam's party and he ran over to get the phone. Well, two phones to be exact. Not sure if he was calling Sam or someone else but he had a nice conversation with someone!

Sam had his party at a lake by their house. The weather perfect and we all had a lot of fun. Both sets of Sam's grandparents, Sara, Trevor, Aunt Nicci and her boys Adam and Cole, Aunt Nicki and Uncle Paul and their kiddos Brennan and Lola were all there! Lots of kids and luckily a lot of adult hands to ensure a good time was had by all.

Trevor wasn't so sure of the water like everyone else. If you can see, he's actually hanging on to Mommy's dress....you know, to protect her from the water ;)

Sam didn't stop moving once. Luckily we have a quick camera to capture the birthday boy in action!

Uncle Jim was the one who finally helped get T-rev into the water! And after that it was no holds bar for our little guy!

Pretty fun!

Splish-splash!

I'm going to get you wet!

Trevor even liked to jump off the dock - even if someone wasn't there to catch him. What a little daredevil! At least Grandma Jeanne was on the deck to catch him!

Adam and Cole and Uncle Paul:

Aunt Nicci with Brennan and Lola:

And squirt guns - how fun!!

Trevor gave the birthday boy a birthday squeeze and the funniest thing happened. They tipped over into the water. We have strong squeezers in our family!

After we ate and had some more lake time the kids got to play a bit on the playground. Not the best picture but posting it to remember that Trevor was wearing the outfit Sam wore on his 1st birthday! Yes, it's a bit tighter than when Sam wore it a year prior (they are 3 months difference in age) but still cute as ever!

After playtime we headed over to Jim and Annie's to sing 'happy birthday' and enjoy some cake.

Make that some Toy Story cake because Sam is all about Buzz! Happy birthday Sam! Hope all of your wishes come true!

Trevor sure liked the cake! Funny note here is that T is only wearing his bib because Sam is wearing his. If no one else is wearing a bib he refuses to put one on! Oh and don't try to give him kiddie utensils either - he only uses big people's forks and spoons.

Probably one of Sam's favorite gifts was the Buzz Lightyear pajamas! How cool are those!! He had to put them right on and still had them on when we left.

How did we know it was time to leave? When Mommy found Trevor kind of whining by the back door and doing the sign for bed. He was a tired boy who fell asleep before Mommy even backed out of their driveway :)

Horseys!

On Friday night we took Trevor to see the horseys at Cantebury and boy did he have a blast! We of course had to start with some food, in this case pizza. Once he figured out that there were horseys racing on TV right above us, he never looked down at his food again. He got pretty good at shoveling it in purely by feeling the fork hit the fork and then bringing the food to his mourth. We'll never forget his squeal of delight when we saw the horseys on TV!

After that we headed over to the huge playground for T to burn off some of his energy, err calories. Love that he had to hold onto his stroller and push it beside him!

So Mommy went a bit overboard with the picture taking (exactly 103 pictures in one night - eek!) but we had to post this one because we (read Mommy) thinks he finally looks like her. At least in one picture - yay!

No slide was left unturned. And as always Dada is always a willing participant in checking them out! Weeeeeeee! Oh and of course, Trevor helps count before coming down. One, twwwwooooo, three!

Remember 103 photos people, so lots to post! But this is one that is special because it reminds us of a time where sometimes Trevor is a bit hesitant to do something. Well with just a little encouragement and a little patience until he's comfortable, off he goes!

Same with this look through a child eye's at something pretty amazing (a guy fixing the rails). Trevor just watched and watched. Sometimes it is a great reminder to be in awe of even the smallest things!

Trevor was so excited to see the horseys go by that he was concerned when there was a lull in the action. If only he looked to his right he would have seen another one coming!

And we went over to the prepping area, Trevor was in heaven! He cheered for each one!

And wasn't afraid to ask and sign for more, more, more when he was worried they were all gone.

And finally the races began! Trevor wasn't sure what to think but he watched and watched and when the horseys were nearing the finish line and the whole crowd was cheering he turned around to watch the fans. Yes, people watching is pretty fun Trevor!

And a quick shot of Mommy and Trevor :)

Having a fun Friday night! Honestly, who would have thought that Trevor and Mommy and Daddy could all have so much fun at one place!

As the races went on Trevor got more comfortable going closer to the fence until he was right at the fence getting a close-up of the horseys!

And even though our boy was so tired after a few hours he just had to keep his peepers awake for just one more race! After that we said good night!

New toys!

Trevor loves putting puzzles together...and he's actually very, very good at it. He looks at a piece and knows right where it goes! This is is fishy puzzle which is a current favorite:



We love that look of concentration!



His other new favorite thing to do is play with this 'punching bag'. He thinks it is the silliest toy ever. He knocks it down then straddles it for the take down. It's hilarious!

Ambidextrous?

Our Internet has been on the fritz (grrr!) so bear with us as we try to catch up. And if you have any ideas on how to connect to the Internet even though it says we're connected, well send them to B aka Mr. Technology!!!

But in happier times, we have Mr. Trevor! Who may or may not be ambidextrous. He loves to climb up on his step stoop and work or play or do whatever it is that he does. Tonights mission was pouring water back and forth from one cup to the next.


Our little perfectionist didn't even spill any water - no matter which hand he was using!


We're anxious to see what his dominant hand ends up being. It really does switch every day. One day he eats with his right, the next day with his left. He throws well with his right, but even better with his left. We don't try to make him focus on using one or the other, rather we'll wait to see which one he ends up prefering!

All T's Grandmas and Grandpas

Trevor got to spend time with all of his Grandmas and Grandpas on Saturday afternoon. What a lucky boy!

One Stylish Dude

Trevor isn't shy about letting us know what he wants to wear every day and is also becoming pretty adamant about not going to school with bed-head. On Friday he proudly sported a fauk-hawk courtesy of Dada's stylin' skills! Yes, he needs a haircut but we're waiting on haircut #7 until closer to his 21 month pics!

Yum!

Tonight Trevor helped Mommy make cupcakes for an upcoming baby shower she is hosting. You are probably thinking how much help can he be? Well, Trevor loves to help and is a great helper, listening and doing exactly what you asked him...measuring, stirring, filling the muffin tins, putting a surprise in each cupcake...the list goes on and on! How did Mommy reward him? He got to lick the batter of the mixer! He thought that was the best thing ever. When he got done with both of them (yes, of course he got both!) he tried to re-dip them into the batter and just kept repeating 'more, more, more'!

Cheese!

In the past few weeks, any time Trevor sees a camera he smiles and says 'cheese'! However now our big boy wants to have others say 'cheese' so he can take their picture!

After he takes the pic he reviews it to make sure it is a good one!

'Cheese' Daddy is Trevor's willing subject. We may have a budding photographer on our hands!

Weekend of fun with the Hillins' Clan

On Friday Grandma and Grandpa Hillins came to town for a long vacation. They will stay with us for the first 4 nights so on Friday night we had Jeff, Dawn and the girls over for a bbq and some swimming! The girls love to swim and you don't have to twist Brian's arm to jump in too! Although you do have to point at the camera sometimes to get Trevor to look at the right place!

On Saturday we went out on Jeff and Dawn's boat and had a great time! Thankfully the weather cooperated and we spent almost 4 hours out on the lake!

After doing some tubing we headed over to Big Island. Trevor used the opportunity to catch a few zzzzs!

As did Miss Leah!

Trevor's favorite thing to do on Big Island - build sand castles. Or have other people build him sand castles!

On the way back to the dock/slip Trevor was bright eyed so we had to get a picture of him in a life jacket!

After a long nap and church, we all met up at Benihana for dinner. The boys looked so nice!

The Hillins' clan!

Trevor had ants in his pants for the beginning part of dinner but once the chef started his cooking routine, Trevor was enthralled with what he was doing!

And of course, didn't pass up the dessert!

On Sunday Jeff, Dawn and the girls came over again for a swim in the pool and a pizza dinner. Make that lots and lots of pizza, but it sure hit the spot! Papa getting ganged up on by the girls:

And the house was a big hit with the kiddos! No adults allowed!