Don't say you haven't been warned - there are a lot of pictures here but we couldn't narrow them down so you're getting all of them!! We decided last minute to go to AZ for the Labor Day weekend, even taking off Friday to extend the long weekend even more! It helps that Trevor is an excellent flier! :)
The
Hillins were still in New York visiting Grandma
Hillins so we had
Casa Hillins to ourselves for a few days, which was a bit different but it was nice to have some family time! On Friday after we got in, we had an early lunch at our favorite burger joint - In and Out. Yum! Otherwise, we got settled in the house, ran to get groceries and whatnot, and just hung out.
Saturday we went to our favorite pancake place - The Good Egg and got breakfast. Trevor was a hungry boy (when is he not though)...
...even swiping Mama's chocolate chip pancakes! Stinker!
Big boy has to do everything himself, including holding his own cup and using a big boy fork. He's over sitting in a high chair or a booster seat, using a bib, or even using kiddie utensils.
After breakfast we headed to the train park, where Trevor was in
choo choo heaven!
When we rode the train he stretched out both arms like he owned the joint!
Checking everything out!
Trevor also spent some time in the play area, but in 100+ degree heat, it wasn't too long!
When the train went by as he was playing he didn't quite understand why he wasn't on it. He kept saying more please over and over!
The heat must have really gotten to T because before we knew it he was lifting up his shirt for all to see his big belly!
So it was time for a
Popsicle - or 'pop' as Trevor calls it!
One last time around on the train and Trevor was riding in style in Mama's sunglasses.
Cheese!
So we weren't too sure if Trevor would want to ride the carousel after his
freakout the last time he was on it but this time Dada was smart and decided to sit on a bench and T loved it!
When he rode for a second time with Mama, Dada got a cute picture of T peering over the back.
On Saturday afternoon after nap, we spent some time in Grandma and Papa's pool. Trevor loved every second of it. Big boy floated and swam all by himself with the assistance of his
floatie!
He doesn't have 'monkey cheeks' down so swallowed some water. We taught him to spit it out (which wasn't really spitting rather more like making a spitting sound).
He had no fear in jumping off the beach area or off the side:
He copied everything we did...floating on our fronts, our backs, kicking...you name it!
We even had time to check out the jumpy waters at the nearby park. But, we weren't too smart and left his clothes on - which got soaked:
And we didn't have a swim diaper on.
Ooops!
He loved running to catch Mama - even in a diaper that weighed 100 pounds!
Run, run, run!
Seriously, how uncomfortable could this be?
Another thing Trevor is really into is drinking from a bowl - cereal bowl, fruit bowl....it's the little things :)
On Sunday we headed to the park in the morning before it got too hot. Trevor must have had a growth spurt in the last week because clothes that fit just a week ago are now a bit tight!
Trevor was fascinated watching this 3 year old girl who was also at the park. No surprise here that he had to copy everything she was doing including trying to swing from this bar!
We were a bit smarter this day and put a swim diaper on him for the jumpy waters!
He would get so excited to press the button to turn them on!
Fun can really be had anywhere!
At Target when we did our shopping Trevor spotted a big bag of M&Ms so of course it made its way into our cart...and into the mouth of Trevor every once in a while at home. He thinks they are the best thing ever!
More pops in the afternoon after the pool!
Showing off his floating skills:
On Sunday evening the
Hillins got back from New York and Trevor couldn't have been happier. He had been wandering around the house calling for Papa and Grandma the whole time we were there so when they walked through the door he screeched in delight and gave them big hugs!
Once they got a bit settled we went out to take some family pictures. We skipped T's professional 21 month photos so consider these his 21 month photos :)
Papa makes a good photographer! And don't you love Trevor's shirt? Looks like he's ready to go to Hawaii!!
Mommy is a bit obsessed with photos lately (um can you say 300 photos for a 4 day getaway), but here are a few of her favorite sunset photos:
We took these photos on the golf course across the street from the Hillins' house. Papa taught Trevor how to rake the sand!
And a few more family photos!
And one with Papa!
Our little golfer:
Before bed, Trevor helped celebrate Papa's belated birthday by opening up his gift and card. Trevor is going to be so much fun for his birthday and Christmas this year - he's really into opening gifts and seeing what is contained in each package. "ooooohhh"
And on Monday before we left we had one more outing in the pool! Trevor was showing off for Papa and Grandma. Our fearless boy....
All in all, we had a great time! Well, minus Brian's bout of food poisoning for about 24 hours but that's another story! Lots of special memories were created on this trip and ones that we hope will stay with Trevor. He's just growing up too fast!!
