How's Haydn?

Since Connor isn't around all day Haydn doesn't have his best buddy. If asked whether he misses Connor he says "No" but he's always asking, "What do we do now?" since he's not as occupied playing with his brother. We are having fun together at home just reading books and playing games. We've had a nice quiet couple days at home. He's really looking forward to joy school which starts next week. He's a little in denial about not getting to ride a bus to school and at my suggestion at pretending that I'm the bus driver he said, "No, you are silly Mom! I want a real bus!"

After a nap today Haydn found Percy on the ground and cuddled up to him. Percy decided that was cool (which he rarely does) and as Haydn put it made his hair handsome. So cute...

Connor's First Day of 1st Grade

By the time I got up Connor was dressed and ready to go. We packed up a lunch (I don't eat lunch with my baby anymore :*( ) We had plenty of time to eat and get to the bus. Here's Connor all excited for school.

Racing to the bus stop, with Haydn still in PJ's!

Saying our final goodbyes, which went better than expected and, in Haydn's case, MUCH better than last year.

Excited to get on that bus and go off to school like a big boy.

At home he told us all about it, with much prodding! He's got his own assigned seat, cubby and mailbox. He got to go to P.E. He LOVED eating in the cafeteria, that was the favorite part of the day! He loved meeting up with his friends again, he's already asking about playdates. He even brought home a picture that he colored that he actually took time coloring (patterns and staying in the lines, such a difference from last year)! He also got to pick a jewel out from the teacher's treasure chest because he was sitting so quietly. He likes his teacher a lot and I think this year is starting off just right. After dinner I surprised him with this giant cookie to celebrate his first day of a full day at school.

Tristan's 12mo. WCC

Our Little Mr. T. had his 1 yr old check up today. And the stats are...23lb 6oz(50%), and 30 3/4in tall(70%). He's really the sweetest boy. He'll give me the biggest smile EVERY time I say his name. He still LOVES his momma like nothing else (which I LOVE)! He has a favorite blanket that he'll cuddle with if you give it to him. His favorite toy is any ball he can find. He'll pick one up, throw it, and crawl after it over and over and over. If he throws it to me and I roll it back he'll throw it back me to do it again. He's gonna be our ball player. He's started using a sippy cup and he loves it and now that we are back from vacation I am weening him for good. He OBVIOUSLY misses me though and it's been hard to say no but he's doing ok. The biggest news is that he's starting to walk. He'll randomly catch his balance on things and let go to stand on his own and then take a few steps at a time. We just love this little guy!

We're home!

We are home now. It was an interesting trip back. I had all three boys by myself along with 3 carseats to check, 6 bags to carry on (3 rolling and 3 smaller bags), 2 5hr airplane rides (one a red-eye) and a 2 hr layover. I have to say it sounds pretty bad but it went almost as well as can be expected. The boys were well behaved and all of them slept during the red-eye(restlessly but slept none-the-less). I did have my drink spill into one of my bags and get peed on more than once thanks to Tristan but other than that I was proud of my boys and we made it home.

The morning before we left I took this picture of all of the 5 grandbaby boys on my side of the family. We have yet to have a girl, but we think my brother will bring a little girl into family someday since my sister and me aren't having any luck.

Hawaii Pics

Here's a compilation of pictures we've taken of our family at the beach thus far.
A Family Shot in the Ocean...

Connor's craziness...


And heeeeeres HAYDN...





Our littlest sand monster in action...




Some group shots of our adventures...

Scott and I enjoyed a nice date at the Polynesian Cultural Center where we went to a luau and watched their awesome night show (polynesian dance, song and fire throwing).

We went to an amazing beach known for it's snorkling and rock jumping. We snorkled and saw three squid, a turtle and tons of fish and other creatures. Then we went to jump off the rocks.



This one was SO high. I got to the top and I wasn't so sure about it anymore. Scott fixed that by totally pulling me off with him. I was a little shocked.

Hawaii with Kelly and her Family

We are lucky enough to have not one but two sets of family members living in Hawaii that we get to visit here. Here are some pics of us hanging at the beach with Scott's sister Kelly and her kiddos Ayla, Trayte, and Westyn.

MY BABY IS 1! I can't believe how fast this year has past. Tristan is such a sweet boy! So smiley and happy! Everybody loves him and he's getting better at loving everyone else every day. His favorite person is still Mommy though-which I LOVE!

For his birthday, our family all got together to celebrate here in Hawaii. Thr group included our family as well as Grandma Beckie, Uncle Michael, Aunt Susie, Aunt Kelly and cousins Ayla, Trayte, and Weston. Aunt Kelly brought over a bounce house she had and the kids had a blast playing in there. We had a BBQ and I made a yummy ice cream brownie cake. Tristan got his first taste of cake and boy did he love it. We filled Grandma's house with new toys and had lots of fun together. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRISTAN!
The kids in the bounce house...


STRONG BABY!



The cake...

YUM!

The MESS!

A bath in the sink afterward...

Playing with the cousins. Tristan and Weston are night and day, tan and white. They both LOVED the new balls Tristan got.

In Hawaii

We've been enjoying the Hawaiian sun. We been loving the ocean by boogy boarding, snorkling, and kayaking. The first couple days we went the tide was high and rough. That didn't stop Connor and Haydn from having a blast though. Then this morning we went so we could hit low tide and I took the kids to a calmer beach. Tristan finally decided he liked the sand and the water and he was having a blast today too. He would crawl right into the waves along the shore (they were so small). He was sooo cute! Here's a couple pictures of our adventures...

My Dad's Family Reunion

After we got to see all my Mom's family we got to go to my Dad's family reunion too. They meet at a camp and we stayed for a few days. We went to a water park and to my great grandma's ranch while we were there too. We stayed through the 4th of July and got to see the fireworks in Pocatello. They boys loved staying up late to see them and Haydn kept saying things like, "That one is HUGE" the whole time. It was so fun to see all my family that I never get to see anymore. It was a great few days.