Trey's name

I'm so excited! I just asked Trey "what is your name?" & he immediately said "Trey"!! I have been asking him this question for a couple of days this week & telling him "your name is Trey". Usually he will just say "name". This was the first time I asked him today so I was really surprised when he said Trey. Of course, I immediately repeated my question to see if it was a fluke but he gave me the same answer.

He also said his teacher's name, Miss Anna, a few days ago. When we turned onto 261 to go through Old Town he starting saying "Anna" several times. He tried the day before to say it & it sounded like he was speaking w/ an accent b/c he was sounding it out. I have been asking him "where are we going? We're going to daycare or school & Mommy is going to work" then I ask him "what do you do when you get to school?" He answers, begrudgingly, "night-night" b/c it is nap time when he gets there. So he knows, but still doesn't always do it!

Other new words of late...mess-as in look at the mess I've created! but says it w/ a Southern accent I guess as "mace" almost, school, hurts (as he is constantly doing something that causes him to hurt himself), "mote trol" for the remote control, & still his favorite "big truck". He also says "choo-choo, train" everyday when we go over the 1st set of tracks in Helena, then "water" for the dam at Buck Creek, then "choo-choo,train" again for the 2nd set of tracks. He also identifies things by sound, saying "dog" when he heard our neighbor's dog barking & just now "big truck" when a loud truck went by. Constantly amazed by his understanding & learning!

Happy 2nd Birthday Trey!!

Trey's Elmo Cake


Mama,Trey, & Daddy

Trey with Papa


Where's Trey?!

Trey being silly!


Trey is officially TWO now!!

We celebrated today with cake & ice cream & Elmo balloons. I cooked a special lunch of pot roast. Trey ate some pot roast & loved the cake with Elmo on it. Papa & Nana were here all weekend to celebrate with Trey. He misses them already. We sang "Happy Birthday" to him & he just stared at us like we were nuts.

We went to the McWane Center yesterday for Trey's first trip there. He loved it especially the water table where the kids wear waterproof aprons & get to splash around a table with running water. On a cold Saturday, the place was packed with energetic kids-what a madhouse!! I am so sad that we forgot the camera (@#*?&!) & have no photos of it. Nana made some with hers. We then got a quick bite at Newk's & went to Whole Foods Market-Trey & the grandparents first trip to both.

Trey got a wicker toy box(Pottery Barn for Kids) from the grandparents & a wooden puzzle from us. Plus some Elmo DVD's from us so he can watch "Mo-Mo" in the minivan & not just at home-as he recently requested when we were traveling!

In case you're wondering...Trey got a cute haircut for his "2 year old" look. Still my sweet doll-faced boy with the blue eyes!

New words this week: garage, "big truck", loud-he says this when commercials come on TV (but never about himself!), choo-choo train & "bye bye big train" when the train was going away (got caught a lot by the train this week), & NO alot. No is not a new word for him but his use of it has skyrocketed the last couple of weeks. He says "No cat", "No Mommy" & "no-no-no" to his toys & food when it falls. Hilarious!

He has sleeping until 9am(!!) most mornings the last few weeks & goes to bed by 7pm. But he has not napped all week at daycare! He will nap at home if we get him settled down for it. He actually has requested "night-night" several times the last few weeks! He goes to his pajama drawer, gets PJs out, then runs in the kitchen & asks for "bottle"! I still heat the milk so tonight he started pushing the buttons on the microwave. Unbelievable! I think he is ready to take care of us now!

We are so blessed & happy to have Trey & look forward to many more years with him.

We still can't believe he's two. We go Tuesday for his 2 year well-baby appt.

What a great day!! I hope he remembers some of it.

Silliness!

NaNa got Trey some "big boy" underwear in the smallest size it comes in & Trey did this all on his own! Kinda scary but hilarious!

This looks like someone other than Trey but I can't decide who.

Christmas photos...

From 2 weeks old to over 70!






The Loot-grandparents went a little crazy!
Can I take a nap now?!

Zoolight Safari

Trey rides the carousel with Daddy





How fast the holidays go by...


We went the Saturday night before Christmas. The weather was unusually warm & the lights were gorgeous. Lots of people were there-so many that Trey got scared! He did not like Santa there either. Maybe next year...

So much to say...

Trey at the Helena Christmas Parade
Trey seeing our tree for the first time
Trey with his Nana at the Christmas parade in my hometown

That goes for me & Trey. He has "talked" so much today, both real words & Trey babble-talk words. And as for me, I am so far behind with blogging that I don't know where to start! I was waiting to post until I could add Christmas photos but trying to get Ruben's camera, my laptop, & Trey sleeping all together at once has proved my undoing in keeping up w/ blogging!

Christmas at the grandparents was a lot of fun. Trey loved his Pottery Barn chair we got him & sits in it a lot. Sampson, our cat, also loves to sit in it...should've seen that coming! Trey also loves his Elmo live doll. He interacts w/ him during his storytelling by mocking Elmo, screaming when he screams, etc.

So 3 trips out of town since Thanksgiving, all the Christmas hoopla, & Trey running wild has led to being behind w/ my blog, our Christmas tree still up, & me doing laundry for 3 days this week! Fond memories, great photos, & a New Year...plus Trey's 2nd birthday just around the corner!