Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Quirks to Remember


Here are some of the crazy things Trenton has been doing lately:


-He demands to wear mismatched shoes! One of each, and preferably the same footed shoe. Yes, he knows the difference and lets us know when his "ooohs" are not up to his standard.


-When he's sung the Annie song, "Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow--you're only a day . . ." he promptly follows with a big "AWAY!".


-He has great rhythm, much unlike his dad. :) He claps or twirls his hands on beat and often the half-beat whenever he hears music. This keeps him very entertained in the car!


-Beware passing gas in the same room as our son. He delights in announcing that he knows who has "pooped," and he's usually right. :)


-Trenton can spot a "Pee-Man" (Police man, or a police car) like it's his job. He even finds unmarked police cars now.


-He will always choose something with the colors blue or red. If he is holding one item of each color, the red belongs in his left hand, and the blue in his right. We try to switch them, but he always puts them back in the proper hand. We have no idea where this came from!


-He typically wakes up asking to play "basset-ball" (basketball) or wants to know where "Mo-Mo" (our poodle, Marley) is.


-Trenton is in the habit of repeating things over and over. He apparently wants to be absolutely SURE that "Matt Mow!?!" (Matt is mowing the lawn??).


-Since he can't really say anything with D's yet, he calls his dad "Matt." This is hilarious but demands explanation whenever we meet someone new. Yes, Matt is in fact, his father. :) Thank goodness "Mom" is easier than "Shannon!"

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Cherry Blossoms!

Cherry Blossom in Washington D.C.


I love things that remind me of Asia, and I have always loved the look of Japanese Cherry Blossom trees. On our Beaver World Tour 2009, we hung out with friends in Washington, D.C. right at the time of the city's Cherry Blossom Festival. D.C. was beautiful with all the gorgeous pink trees blooming everywhere! Sadly, we could only look at them, despite our searches for a small tree to take home with us. A few weeks later Matt's parents came over to help with our landscaping projects (or to LEAD in our landscaping projects, honestly!), and after some searching and investigation on Cherry Blossoms, they surprised me with one of my very own!!! Here is a picture of Matt planting my sweet little tree! Hopefully it will grow well and bloom next spring!!

The Mini-Marathon Runners


Matt and my brother, Ryan ran the Mini-marathon last weekend! They both did great. Karie and I missed watching Ryan crossed the finish line and barely saw Matt running the last stretch of the 13.1 miles. We are so proud of those guys and maybe we'll be with them in the race next year!!!

Trenton's Party


We had a month-late birthday party for Trenton this weekend. It was a great time and we hardly had enough room for everyone! Trenton (and John!) are both completely enthralled with all of his new presents, which have kept them busy for hours! Here are some pictures from the party.
The cupcake he never tasted . . . lol.

Family and Friends!!!

The Birthday Boy!


Charity and Miguel!





Hours of entertainment!