1st haircut at SALON

Ok, Tristens hair has gotten long and out of control... My mom has actually cut his hair twice at home but we cant wait another month, so even though this was not his true first haircut it was his first time in a salon and not at home! It wasnt great but it was quick... he loved all the toys and slides that we had to bribe him over with animal crackers..... he cried a bit but once that cape was off and he was down playing... life was good!


BEFORE.... plus some major static playing this the plastic boat!

AFTER! Its SHORT! But it looks good... I even messed around with some gel when we got home

It wasnt really that bad... he would cry, stop, cry while eating a cookie.....

Best thing was get got a balloon out of it and loved it... so I tied it to his jeans and he thought it was great....

He even HAD to take it to get ready for bed... he had mastered letting it go and asking please for us to reach it from the ceiling! So now it resides in our bedroom!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Well for our Valentines day weekend we had lots going on..... Our friend Kim Gidley (Air Force Coach) was in town playing Nebraska so we went to check out some tennis and then Daddy got sick with Tonsillitis so Tristen and Mommy had extra special quality time together....

This made me laugh.... He looked so small across a couple courts.... if you look close enough you will see he was showing me the ball from way across!!!!


Had to support Air Force... Thanks Kim!!!!

MOM! I told you it was in here... SEE, RIGHT HERE!

New thing.... Put hands all over hair and get all food in there for later!

Happy Valentines Day!!! Mom made me a heart shaped pancake.... he was pointing at it!

Little Moments....

Tristen has been starting to do more and more things that I just sit back for a second and go wow.... He is picking up on so many things... The other night Hayden and I were in the living room and Tristen walks over to the Kleenex box takes one out walks right over to me and puts it up to my nose!!! I was like NO WAY! I thanked him, pretended to blow my nose and then he walked right over to Hayden and did the same thing... we both just sat there and soaked it in for a minute.....

15 Months

Tristen had his 15 month check up last week.... He had croup a few weeks ago which turned into a nasty cold and then his ear had some drainage... so we went to the doc and they treated him for an ear infection and said that we can just follow up at his 15 mo appt..... so when we got there everything was good until he looked into his left ear (the one that has given us trouble since Nov.) and Dr. Russell said Uh Oh... his tube is out! My heart dropped..... all I could think of was having to put him through surgery and being knocked out again..... so we are just going to watch it for now, if he gets another infection we will be meeting with the ENT doc. But for good news he is a strong growing boy..... everything went great and he is right where he should be.

Weight 24.2 lbs (50% -- first time ever!)
Height 30.5 inches (25-50%)

A few fun videos of his latest developments......

Getting him started early!

He has started doing this dance and laughing goofy and then if we do it he will do it more....then get tired and fall into daddy's lap!

Tristen is teething and this last week he has been frequently been putting those fingers in his mouth.... molars are no fun!
Superbowl party with friends and all our kids look like they are related! Kai, Tristen and Creighton

Ok so he looks a little mad here but he was actually HYPER, screaming and running around the house!

This is what Tristen likes to do daily.. jump over things, people, dogs.... he is quite the acrobat

Bedtime stories with Daddy

I just thought this was cute

Getting ready for bed... brush your teeth

Reading his book and checking on the doggies in the backyard

Tristen got his first pair of Tennies!!!!

Bedtime Stories with Mommy

Spikey curls!