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 :(

You Would Never Guess

One would never guess that Mr. Trevor was diagnosed with his 7th ear infection just yesterday given the way he was chowing down on Punch pizza today. Ah, the power of antibiotics!

Don't even think about taking this piece away from me, parental units! You know what will happen!


But yes, on Wednesday evening around 5:30 Trevor had a fever of 101 and an awful night with him crying in his sleep and getting up frequently. Monday and Tuesday weren't that great of nights either which is very unusual for this 7:30pm to 7:30am straight sleeper. Poor guy was just miserable, you could see it in his eyes. He had a cold a few weeks prior and seems to be cutting some more bottom teeth so with all that Mama and Dada thought maybe the ear bug got us again and we were right. Trevor is back on Augmentin and lucky for us he doesn't seem to mind it in applesauce! If only we could hide it in pizza :)

Our Christmas

We celebrated Christmas at our house the evening of the 26th and on Monday the 27th. Once Trevor was in his jammies we went to the tree to unwrap a gift and Trevor marched right over to one of his piles and gave us a look like, "Are these all for me?" Yes buddy, you were very good this year!!


We let him unwrap his biggest gift and he was sure proud doing so!

We thought a little playhouse would be neat for Trevor to have and he thought the same. He's like Dada assemble it faster please!

Once the house was assembled and Trevor was dreaming of sugar plums, Sara and Brian had our annual fondue party! It was so good that we had it again on Monday night!! We remember last year having our Christmas fondue when Trevor was sleeping like a champ in his swing in the living room. Ah, life just goes too fast!!

In the morning Trevor woke up to an assembled playhouse and he crawled over to it saying "oooohhhh" the whole time. He was so excited! We knew he would love it!! Another favorite gift was his new flip cell phone. Hello?

What's this one? Randle's like is it for me?

Sorry Randle, but we have another doggie in the house! Trevor thinks it is extra cool because it has a remote control! Such a guy!

And then he unwrapped his other big one - a car!

And then it was Randle's turn. No we didn't forget him. He was kind of a good boy throughout the year so he got some beggin strips!

Our Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bob sent him a singamajig - how fun!! We hadn't seen that before but we all have a lot of fun pressing his tummy to make him sing!

Trevor really took to his car. Not only does he like being pushed around in it...

...but he likes pushing Randle around in it!


So as Dada said - Trevor now has a house, a car, a phone, and a dog. All he needs now is a job!