Tristan's First Food

Tristan got his first bit of real food yesterday. He's about 4 1/2 months old. He really liked the rice cereal mixed with a little milk and water. He gobbled it up like a champ. He's still learning where to put his tongue while eating but he did good for a first try! He loves sitting in the highchair. I think he likes to be able to sit upright and see everything! What a big boy! He's growing too fast!

First Snow

We got our first snow Sat. night. We only got a couple inches but we had some fun with it today. We sledded (as best we could in our yard), had snowball fights and made snow angels and snowmen.
The first snowman of the season.

Tristan came out in the snow too. When I put him down it was too bright for him and he was squinting too much to make a cute face.

I love Haydn's looks of sheer joy!



Connor tried his best to make the most of the slight slant in our yard...

Tristan laughing

Ward Party Nativity

Tristan's Stats

Our little baby is growing up. He's 4 1/2 months old already. A week ago I took him in for his doctor check-up and he was 15lbs 7.8oz and 24 3/4in tall. He's almost in the 75th% for both. He's still VERY much Mommy's boy but he's starting to like Daddy too. I think he's the sweetest, calmest little guy-as long as I'm around that is. He LOVES baths, being changed, patty-cake with his feet, his brothers attention and all the milk he can get. He recently started an I-don't-need-you-to-rock-me-to-sleep phase which I can't complain about. Sometimes if he won't calm down when I know he's tired I'll lay him in his bed and he konks out happily. I love his sweet smiles!

Thanksgiving/Scott's Birthday

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving with just our little family. I cooked a HUGE turkey, stuffing, potatoes, asparagus and rolls. We also made a peanut butter/fudge pie that was to die for to celebrate Scott's birthday (which happened to be Thanksgiving this year). Scott is a whopping 29! Dangerously close now to his thirties. It explains the white hairs we found on his head (don't tell him I told you...hehehe)! Anyways, Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! I LOVE YOU! Here's a picture of Connor enjoying a turkey leg at Thanksgiving dinner!

Fall Fun

We've been having a fun last few weeks. On Veteran's Day Scott took the day off work and we spent it at the zoo which was a real treat. At home we've been trying to spend every half warm day outside playing. We had a lot of raking to do since we live on a .75acre lot. The boys were more than happy to help with the raking as long as they could jump in the leaves afterwards...what help!






We've been riding bikes a lot since Connor learned to ride on 2 wheels like a pro. I even got a bike trailer so I've been giving the kids rides too.


Tristan loves to watch his big brothers play. He likes being outside a lot. He doesn't even mind me bundling him up. He's so talkative these days. He doesn't laugh much, instead he does delightful squeals of joy. It's super cute!

Soccer Finale

Today was the last soccer practice/game of the season. It was so fun to be the coach for the Red Dragons! The kids were GREAT and everyone of them got better and better as the season progressed so I wasn't totally useless either. I got to hand out medals to them today too. I'll miss my little soccer team.
Here's all the kids that played (all teams) this season...

Connor showing off his medal...

My team: (left to right)Samantha, Mackenzie, Fineas, Olivia, and Connor

Snuggles

Percy likes to find warm, nonthreatening places to snuggle(i.e. not Haydn). I was feeding Tristan and Percy came and snuggled on my lap. When I put the baby and the cat down to go check something I came back to this...

Our Kitten

A new addition to our family.....PERCY. We got a kitten on Halloween. He's the cutest thing...so energetic! He plays hard and crashes hard. The boys are in love with him. We are hoping he will help ward off mice. We live in the country and had a few last winter when we moved in. We haven't had any in a while but we hear that fall can be bad so we thought a cat might be a good idea. I've NEVER been a cat person but so far so good. I'm hoping since we got him as a kitten I'll love him when he's bigger too. He's already housebroken and he's so playful and adorable...what isn't there to love? He's not really posing for the pictures either, he's too busy for that. By the way, Connor came up with that name when we saw him and it just stuck...cute huh! Meet our Percy Cat/Pussy Cat!