Trevor Thursday and Soldier Hulk Smash

With Ashley in school on Thursdays and Trevor out at 11:45am, Mommy and son have been having Trevor Thursday's where he gets to pick what we do.  On this Thursday he chose Peter Piper Pizza with Julie and Remy for lunch.

 He loves putting in the tokens, playing the game and then ripping off the tickets!

 BFFs :)

 After that Trevor and Mommy headed to the mall.  We walked by the Build a Bear store and like every other time we walk by it Trevor asked if he could build a bear.  Normally Mommy says no but today Mommy said yes and Trevor's eyes got so big and then he got this huge smile on his face and he hugged and kissed Mommy so excitedly!  Then off he went to find the most perfect new friend...

 He decided on hulk smash!  After selecting the bear he went around the store to find the perfect outfit.  He decided on soldier gear (you know because he wants to be a soldier when he grows up) and also had to get underwear for his bear because Ashley is going on the potty.  He said it will remind us  of this time!  

 Then he decided he wanted Hulk smash to talk so in went the sound maker.

 And chose his heart!

 And then he pledged to be the best Dad and buddy he can be to Soldier Hulk Smash (what Trevor named his bear).

 Sealed with a hug!

 When he was all ready to go, Trevor gave Soldier a bath.

 Brushed his hair...

 And got him all dressed!

 Printed out his birth certificate...

 Cheese!!

 He decided to get Soldier Hulk Smash a back pack so that he could carry his new buddy around on his back!

 One proud Daddy!

 Pretty sure he will remember this experience the rest of his life.  Two hours of one continuous smile on both Trevor and Mommy's face :-)

 He told everyone he could about his new friend.  He looked so cool!

 Totally wore him out....zzzz....on the way home!

 And at night they stayed close.  So glad to have these special times together!

These Two!!

These two faces just bring so much happiness and love to us and everyone around them.  Ashley is in her silly phase.  Loves to say no then laugh and run the other way.  Loves to pretend to take pictures of you and then always says 'thanks Mommy.' Still loves to eat and wakes up wanting num-nums downstairs (i.e. pancakes or toast not a granola bar in our bathroom while we get ready).  Loves dance and tumbling class at school.  Has started getting into Trevor's old iTouch and plays monkey lunch box.  She's great at the memory game and puzzles!

 Awwww this little face when he sleeps.  Precious, just precious.  He still loves the iPad but does a great job redirecting his focus and playing.  Loves Magnatiles and builds amazing contraptions like rocket ships, busses, trains.  Loves his Imaginext toys and build cities for his super heroes and other friends.  His imagination is beyond his 5 years.  He loves his dog, especially chasing him around and racing down the upstairs hallway.  Figures things out on his own.  Definitely a logical young guy who can problem solve.  Is respectful and honest.  A good friend to his friends.  Leader.

Puppy Preschool

Trevor is very into getting sheets of paper and asking Mommy how to spell things.  On this particular day he asked her how to spell 'puppy preschool.'  The next thing she knows he has this area set up in our bedroom for Toby to have water, his bed and an area to practice being a good doggy (per Trevor).  Trevor is such a good big brother to Toby and just wants to make sure he's a good boy too!

The Start of Summer

What a weekend!  The weather was beautiful and we took full advantage.  Saturday involved Trevor's baseball game.  This week he played first base one inning and let us tell you that he does much better on the infield than he does on the outfield.  Way less distractions and there is constant action because the ball always gets thrown to first and the first base person throws it home.  

And boy has his swing and batting improved.  It is so fun to watch him have fun with this sport and do well!

We also took the training wheels off his bike and he did great!  He was reluctant when we talked about it on Friday night so we let him choose if he wanted to do it Saturday or Sunday.  He chose Sunday and was ready to go when it was time.  Daddy ran beside him and he did great.  He has wonderful core strength though and we've seen him balance no problem on his balance board so he was ready!  We could have done it a while ago but we weren't going to push it.  No pictures, only videos that won't upload on the blog for some reason but he didn't fall and after his third time actually said 'Let go Daddy'!  Such great memories!!!  Ashley wanted in on the action too!

 And then on Sunday night we heated up the hot tub and the three amigos went swimming!  First swim of the season (well the big kid might have also gone in the freezing pool for a while so we can say first swim of the season!)

 After our delicious grilled Sunday night meal on the charcoal grill, it was s'mores time!  Probably the kids favorite activity of the weekend!

 Ashley only wanted the chocolate!

 And Trevor preferred plain marshmallows but was soon reminded how good they were with all pieces!  Note his sweatshirt....MN boy was freezing and had to wear a sweatshirt and have the heaters on LOL

Pizza Night with Friends

A few weeks ago we had one of Trevor's classmates and her family over for dinner.  While they were here we discovered that they had never had Papa Murphy's pizza before.  So they invited us over to their house and guess what we brought?  Papa Murphy's!  The kids loved assembling their mini-murph pizzas!

YUM!

Claire and Trevor are just so cute together.  They didn't want the night to end.  PS We heard that Claire calls Trevor her boyfriend and that she doesn't like boys, only Trevor.  Awwwww!!!

Another Birthday Celebration for Sara!

Because we were in Mexico for Sara's actual birthday our good friends Bobby and Julie wanted to make sure we celebrated together when we were back in town!  Sara's only request...country music!  Julie and Brian did a great job planning a fun night!  We started the night with dinner at Handle Bar J's...a Scottsdale staple.

Julie got a table front and center to the action!  Food was great and then the band started up and country folk from who knows where showed up!  Bobby and Sara started the dance party at our table!

Birthday shot for the birthday girl!

And then guess who got his two-stepping on!!  

We will be back...or maybe Toby Keith's one mile from our house finally and we'll be staples there!  Other stops after here were a biker bar and a karaoke spot.  Fun fun night with wonderful friends!  Blessed to have the Yang family in our lives :-)

Trevor Spring School Pics

 Trevor's school Spring pics turned out adorable.  No more broken lip this time!  Our young stud requested a mohawk for this picture and he got his wish.  He's growing up right before our eyes!

Trevor's class.  His last class pic at La Casa.  Tear.  :(

Mexico Pics

These speak for themselves.  No words needed...you can see from the smiles we all had the most wonderful time!!  Thank you Grandma and Papa Hillins for our time together.  XO