Everything's Changing

Things were getting complicated with two blogs, so I decided to change to a blog about both boys. The new address is http://www.andersonheroes.blogspot.com/
This blog will stay as it is so I can go back and look at old pictures to reminisce :-) Enjoy the new look!

R rated

So, I was going to put this on here, tell a few people it was there for a good laugh, and erase it. Then Landon said not to be so worrywart about it, so for now it's staying. . . but you've been warned :-)

Basically, Trenton has been babbling for awhile now and playing with different combinations of syllables. As the previous video showed, he says mom, dad, truck, bus, five, eight, nine, anne, wow, and please. Well, he also says fff for football. Then somehow in his mind, he realized there was another combination he hadn't tried! On Tuesday, Landon sent me out for some alone time. On my way home, he sent me a text that said "FYI, Trenton now says the F word." When I got home, sure enough, he was saying it pretty clearly! I know it's an AWFUL word, but how can you not laugh spontaneously, whether you want to or not, when you hear this precious two year old say something that he doesn't even know he's saying! So, I took the video, whether I'm a bad mom or not, because I wanted to be able to look back at this and actually see it instead of just trying to remember how it happened. There you go. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Vocabulary

Here's an update on the words Trenton can say. Yes, I am a proud mother :-) But hey, how else am I going to remember all these special moments when he's grown and left the house?!?! (By the way, the video starts out right away with his version of truck. You have to be ready to listen to catch it!)

Cheerio Morning

Here's Trenton at a normal breakfast, only this time he decided Private Penguin was hungry too! He was doing it on his own, but of course as soon as the camera came out he stopped. I had to ask him to do it for me, but it was still cute to see him treat Private as a real friend :-)

Everything has its place

After putting Trenton to bed one night, I walked to the playroom and found this by the door . . .

It always makes me smile to find evidence of his creative mind at work. I just had to take a picture so I can look back and laugh at how Trenton loved to line things up, whether toys, food, or mom's tupperware!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Trenton SPEAKS!

The other day, after counting fish with Trenton, he suddenly said two of the numbers. He really loves numbers; he always points them out on signs or toys and wants us to tell him the number. Well, I guess it worked because now he says the numbers 9 and 5. The funny part - that's the number of Lightning McQueen!! I guess he really does pay attention to that movie.





This one is more funny than a real word, but it did start somewehere. I told him the oven was hot and he said "ot" and I got all excited and started jumping up and down. He thought this was hysterical! He screamed with laughter and kept saying it to get my reaction. Only, with his emphasis, it then came out as "ot - tuh." I took it for hot anyway :-)




And here he is sick of me asking him to repeat hot so he decides to leave . . .

Halloween

I'm not all that into Halloween, but with kids it is fun to dress them up. Lita bought Trenton a costume and I had a hat from Trenton that I put on Sawyer. Landon had to work so I took the kids to Lita and Grandpa's house to hand out candy.

Birthday Party

Trenton turned two. Unbelievable! Here's a slideshow of his party. We had a good night eating a sub sandwich and playing at the park. Although, he was a stinker and wouldn't pose or smile for the camera all night!! He did have a blast, even if it doesn't show, especially since everytime I turned around someone else was giving him a piece of cake :-)

Catch Up - Be prepared, it's a lot!

Yea, I am finally back on the internet! Here's a couple of pictures of Trenton I took recently just for the heck of it. He's in a new stage of expressions - he always purses his lips and looks at you out of the corner of his eye. It's hysterical, but very hard to capture on camera because it's so spontaneous. I also love to tell him to close his eyes because he looks at the ceiling, but his eyes are still wide open :-)

Trenton is also becoming more and more independent. If there is any sort of cup or bottle (even Sawyer's bottles!) within his reach on the counter, he will grab it to get his own drink when he's thirsty.





This is a funny couple videos - Landon had just set up surround sound and put on Disney's cars to surprise Trenton. He LOVED it on the big TV with the sound coming out of all the speakers. He had to keep pointing it out to us like, do you see this?!?! Then when the "Life is a Highway" song came on, he just went nuts dancing :-)

He looks like a model . . .

When my family was here to visit, our friend, who was my wedding photographer, took Caitlyn's Senior pictures. I showed up with both boys fresh from bed to offer support. Cori started snapping pictures of Trenton too. Isn't this one precious?? You can't even tell he's in PJs right? :-) I made an 8x10 of it I loved it so much.

Playtime at the Park

We took the boys to the park by our new house and had a blast!

Brotherly Love

Trenton, once again, kept asking to hold Sawyer. This time we let him do it on his own because Sawyer was swaddled and couldn't flail about. Trenton was so sweet! He sat there calmly for five minutes or so just holding his brother. The only reason it ended is because I picked him back up; I think Trenton would have stayed there with his brother forever! He adores Sawyer now.

Daddy's Shoes

Trenton amazes me with how well he occupies himself and finds creative things to play. His new favorite spot is the window seat by the front door in the condo. He climbs up there even if it means climbing OVER the toy bin to get there. Landon and I also keep our shoes in a basket on this ledge. Here's what happens when you mix Trenton and a basket of shoes . . .

The Newspaper

Trenton has seen us read the paper with breakfast so many times that now he asks for a piece of the paper in the morning! Here he is "reading" the sports page and drinking his milk. He takes it very seriously :-)

Baby Brother

Trenton kept reaching for Sawyer the other night while Landon was holding him, so we sat him on the couch and let him "hold" his brother for a bit. It was adorable!! He already cares so much for Sawyer, whether that means giving him his paci or rocking his car seat when he starts fussing or poking him in the face while he's eating :-) It makes me eager to see their relationship develop as Sawyer grows.

Brothers

Well, here are my attempts to take a picture of the two boys together! After these 3, Trenton started fussing because he was sick of me pushing him back down to sit by Sawyer. He wanted to grab the camera or give Sawyer his paci or jump off the bed. All in all, they turned out cute and good for a laugh even if they aren't the traditional "look at the camera and smile" pose!

Trenton's First Football Game

Landon has a student in ninth grade and we've become good friends with her parents. On Wednesday, we went to one of the junior high football games to see her cheer. I was worried about bringing Trenton because I thought one of us was going to have to chase him around since there was no way he would sit still for long. Boy did he surprise me! He sat on the bleachers for an entire hour watching the game!!! He clapped and waved his hands in the air whenever the crowd cheered, and he kept pointing at the field and saying "oooh." It was amazing to see how interested he was in the sport; it must be genetic :-)

Trenton's Week with the Kemp Family

Trenton remembered Mimi and Pops right away and all week enjoyed reaching out for them or running into their arms. It was a fun week for him, as he got to read books and play with them and also show them his wild side :-) Despite having a new brother who got lots of attention, Trenton was still able to steal the limelight plenty. By the end of the vacation, he was so attached to everyone that he sobbed, pointing out the window, when we dropped Caitlyn and Aaron off at the airport! It was heartbreaking. We all miss them terribly.

Our Attempt at a Family Picture

We had already taken a bunch of group shots, and Trenton was done with the whole smiling for the camera thing! All he cared about was his shoe. . . and then he got Sawyer in on the mischief somehow. They must already be communicating as brothers! Notice the fist to block dad's face :-)