21 months!

Mommy's Birthday...

Although Tripp thought everyone was singing to him :)

It's been a few weeks since I last posted. We haven't had too much going on. This week Tripp hit the 21 month mark. I cannot believe in only 3 months he will be two!!! He's all about having fun, and is pretty much non-stop - on the go, talking, eating (finally!) and playing. He loves to read books and sing songs. He's starting to learn his colors. He loves playing "ouside" and with it being so nice lately, we spend a great deal of time outside. He also loves his lawn mower, he takes it everywhere. He would probably sleep with it if we let him. Oh and his hair is finally starting to grow!! It's still sticking up on top, but he's getting more!!

Helping Daddy mow the grass!

Last weekend my sister Andrea was in town and brought her lab Nelli. Tripp loved on Nelli so much! He doesn't get to hug Sugar, she never even lets him get close. The funniest thing was that Tripp got a hold of Nelli's collar and walk her around. He was so proud of himself. He probably walked her around my parent's house for about 30 minutes. Nelli just let him do it. It was so cute!

Loving on Nelli.... She probably never wants to come back.

I had to post this too. I was out of town a couple weeks ago and Tripp spent the night with my parents. He had just fallen asleep and their dog Gus climbed up and laid down next to him. So sweet!

fun and snow!

Having fun with Gates and Price during the tornado warnings!

Call it crazy for sure... Friday and Saturday we were all wearing short sleeves and worrying about tornados, then Sunday morning we wake up to snow! Tripp has now seen snow two years in a row! This snow just wasn't the flurries either, it snowed all morning long and actually collected on the grass, roofs, cars, etc... It was so pretty, I kinda wished we were in some parts of the state that received 5 inches or more!

Snow Baby... January 2008

Tripp loves snow.... March 2009

Tripp thought the snow was fun, reaching out and trying to catch it. It was too wet and windy to stay outside for more than a few minutes, but we ventured in and out several times that morning. He would look out the windows and just ohh and aww. I am so mad because I left both cameras at work last week, and so Sunday morning I was driving out to get a disposable so I didn't miss the moment of Tripp's second snow! I'll drop it by this afternoon to get developed. What a pain... Thank goodness for digitals! How did we manage before? I did get some good pictures with Mom's camera. Here are a few.

The snowflakes in Tripp's "hair"

Saturday morning during the tornado sirens and all, we went to the new Gymboree Play & Music that has just opened. We had a free pass to check it out in hopes of signing up for monthly classes. Tripp had a blast! They have play mats, tunnels, and slides for him to run around and play with. They also had a parachute, which poor little Tripp was not very fond of... see video below.

We had a great weekend! Tripp is now twenty months old and constantly learning new things! He learns new words everyday and loves to talk and yell! He loves giving kisses now, but he also loves to push :( He has been a frequent visitor to timeout lately at school, but hopefully it's just a phase, not a warning sign for terrible twos. He definitely fights for what he wants. His new BFF is Thomas, the train. As mentioned before he loves his Thomas dvd. He wants to watch it when he gets up in the morning and when he gets home from school everyday. It has made getting ready in the morning and cooking supper in the evening a lot easier. I am just not used to him sitting still for so long. I guess I better enjoy it for the time being!