Say Cheese!

We have a budding photographer on our hands. He is really into taking pictures with his camera these days. He'll walk right up to you and look through the view finder to line up the shot. Then click - he snaps his photo!


Say cheese!

I can fly!

Weeeeeeee! Trevor loves wearing his overalls given to him by the Winke's because it means he can fly!


Look Mom - no hands!


Oh Trevor, you make us smile! And your laugh is contagious! We can hear you giggling just looking at these pictures!

Baaaaasssshhhh

Trevor's fifth word is bath - or baaaaaaaaaaash - and he says it frequently. This kid likes to be clean or he just likes splish splashing. Often he is heard banging on the baby gate to upstairs while yelling baaaasssh and if we go upstairs he walks right into the bathroom and tries to climb in the tub. Some nights he gets his wish:

He's pretty close to getting his one leg over the edge - yikes! It may become bathtime every night! Poor guy one night wanted a bath (and was actually getting one that night) but we first had to go in his room to get his clothes off. Boy did he throw a fit!! He wanted his baaaasssh! He kicked and cried and whined for his baaaassssh until his clothes came off and we headed for the bathtub. He is one determined little boy. But that's okay, at least he's a clean determined little boy!

Running Away

Trevor is on fast track these days, not just walking but almost running. He's quick!! And he is always on a mission to get to where he wants.

So much so that he often is running away from the camera when he sees it. Most of our shots this week look a bit like this:

He even grabs his Skip-It and heads to the back door like he wants to go out like Randle. He doesn't really want to run away, does he? :(

Well good thing our little guy can always be bribed with food. He is a good eater, although lately he isn't such a fan of vegetables (can you really blame him? He is his Momma's son!). But we still give them to him at each meal except for breakfast so eventually he'll get back to liking them.

Speaking of food, Trevor is very good at telling us what he wants with his signs. It's amazing how well he can communicate. Here he is doing please (swiping hand across chest):

And here he is doing eat (putting fingers up to mouth):

Trevor even has a sign for Skip It! He is very proficient in all done, water, more, Dada, book, and diaper. Yep, you read that right. Trevor apparently does not enjoy being in a poopy diaper so he tells us when he needs a diaper change by tapping his hands on his hips and then giving us the please sign. It started while we were in AZ - he would come to get one of us, grab our hand and walk us to where we changed his diaper - and every time he had poops! Now he'll come to us and do his sign and we know what to do! Is he self potty training already? Who knows but we're borrowing a little potty chair from Jeff and Dawn to see where it goes!

A Little of This, A Little of That

This might be a record for the fewest amount of pictures taken in a week by Mommy and Daddy but we did capture a few that tell the story of Trevor happenings!

One morning Trevor was having his milk out of his sippy cup while kneeling on the ground and lost his balance and tipped forward. He cut the inside of his lip and was bleeding and bleeding. It eventually subsided and a big old fat lower lip was left. You could see the cut on the inside of his lip. Ouch!


He certainly likes his car that he got for Christmas. He climbs in quite often hoping that someone (maybe Randle?) will take him on a few laps around the house.


Trevor is quite the helper these days. His specialty is socks - not folding them though. He much prefers taking them out of the laundry basket and then putting them back in. He isn't afraid either to climb into the laundry basket if needed to grab a sock!


On Thursday he was all about having Mommy take a picture of him on the point and shoot camera and then getting the camera so he could see the shot. This went on for at least 20 minutes. He must have been satisfied with this picture because it was the last one in the sequence!


On Saturday one of Sara's friends, Kelli and her boyfriend Travis came over for brunch. Travis's daughter Majesta was in tow as well and thank goodness since we made a lot of food and that girl can eat (a girl after Sara's heart)! Majesta and Trevor were fast friends so we hope to see the three of them again soon!


On Sunday we went over to Brooke's house to celebrate her 3rd birthday. We enjoyed yummy cake made by Dawn and Lauren. It was so good that the birthday girl and our little guy couldn't take their eyes off their cake for a picture!


On Sunday afternoon, Jim, Annie and Sam surprised us by stopping over. Sam really enjoyed Trevor's playhouse so we all gathered around in the fun!


Trevor was especially cuddly with his Aunt Annie. We're looking forward to seeing them again next weekend for dinner. Today's visit was just a quick one!

Trevor's 1st Medal

Trevor sure has been enjoying his time crawling around, climbing and flipping at the Little Gym. Here you can see him crawling up some contraption with his friend Livia in the background. Thanks to her Mom Rebecca for snapping the pics since someone (um Mommy) was unprepared for the big day!


Well, in Mommy's defense she didn't know it was award ceremony day at The Little Gym since it was only our 3rd class but Trevor received his first medal like a real champion! Up on the pedestal and everything!



Yay Trevor!! We're so proud of you and can't wait to see what you do in the next session! Another twirl around the bar maybe? :)

Time with Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky

So after Trevor and Mommy's few extra days with Grandma and Grandpa Hillins, we got to spend a little time with Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky...and Sara's Uncle Don who is also in AZ! Trevor and Grandma Jeanne loved spending time in the backyard soaking up the warm AZ rays!


Trevor and Grandpa enjoyed time together at a nearby park. Big boy loved going down the slides.

He even went down the tunnel slide all by himself. After he went down he turned around and looked up as to say, what did I just do?!?!

That ride may have given him a battle wound because we noticed a little ouchie on his chin afterward. :(

He also loved riding these little horses - rocky, rocky! From this seat, he also had a view of all of the little boys playing tag before their football practice. Our little guy wants to grow up way too fast.

He gave Grandpa a good workout going from horse to horse as you can see in this photo. He just got on this horse and he's already pointing and wanting to go on the other one. What a little stinker!

Then Trevor spotted some doggies and that had all of his focus until we left. Well, until he decided he wanted to climb up the ladder like the big boys were doing. Not yet bud, not yet!

One day Mommy, Grandma Jeanne, and Trevor headed to the Phoenix convention center for an Expo they were having for the marathon that was in town. It was a good outing and Trevor got to see lots of characters. He's already into the Simpsons - Daddy is so proud!

He can't quite figure out what to think of Charlie Brown...

But he really got a kick out of Snoopy - big surprise given how much he likes dogs!

Our last night with Sara's parents was filled with a wonderful steak dinner and a gorgeous night weather-wise and sunset-wise. At 6:30pm it was still 70 degrees - absolutely perfect - only wish we could have stayed a bit longer!

Sara went a bit overboard with sunset pictures but it was too pretty not to. So feel free to scroll down quickly past the seven pictures. Otherwise, if you want a larger view just click on the individual picture :)

It should be noted that these were in time order as well. It just kept getting better and better!

Trevor and Mommy sure had a fun time - it was hard to leave - but we have many special memories in our hearts and mind that we can pull out when needed (like when it is below zero in MN!)

One of those memories is on the last walk Trevor, Mommy and Grandma took. Mommy was pushing the stroller and Grandma was walking beside it. Trevor reached out his hand to take Grandma's hand and together they walked/rode hand in hand. It was too cute and he did it more than once! Only wish we had our camera along to snap a picture!

And how cool is Daddy for surprising Mommy and Trevor at the airport? The balloons were a hit with baby Trevor! Cool Dad of the year award goes to Brian!

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! :)