Trey and his Pug, Lola

For so long Trey and Lola really didn't have interest in one another.  Plus, being blind is hard on a pug and I don't think she ever really "saw" him.  However, Trey is ALL ABOUT LOLA. He loves her and I think he is just really curious about "this thing" who has fur, looks funny, is important to Mommy and Daddy, Who we constantly talk to "Lola do you need to go potty, Lola do you want to eat, Lola are you thirsty, Lola do you want a treat etc..." , who snorts and barks, etc...I won't be surprised if Trey's first word is Lola!  And look how sweet and kind Lola is with him. Now that the shock of her going blind is behind us, we often joke, "Too bad all it took was going blind for Lola to turn into a really well-behaved, civil dog"!  Seriously, laughing makes it a little easier to deal with.

So proud of Lola in the above picture. She is gentle and never once tried to jump up on him or the bouncy seat! You Go Girl!

Faces of a Teether

As I have mentioned in my "Fourth Month" going-on's of Trey...he is TEETHING and it's quite "painful" for all parties involved.  One of my many "baby expert" books comments on teething and I quote: "Some miracles sail right through teething:: going to sleep one moment and waking in the morning with a new tooth grins and all.  While other not so lucky miracles, find that teething is a tortuous journey and endure pain for ALL 26 teeth".........end quote.  Ok. Hmmm...given the recent history of our little man its safe to assume that he will take the later option: and so we are all in this "pain" together! However, if this is what pain looks like below, well, is kinda cute.  I only took a few, wanted Trey to soothe himself without "Mommy's Papparazi" detailing the whole event!  

On a side note. I have mentioned before  that my most favorite website for "All things Baby/Mommy Related" is www.coolmompicks.com, these two ladies find some of the neatest things around.  Anyhow they recommended this book and I do too! Its totally a satire on "overachieving" parents and its freakin' hysterical, so funny, that its found in the "Humor" section(instead of the baby/parenting section) next to, MODEST PEEPS STOP HERE, "How to live with a Huge Penis: advice, meditations,and wisdom for men who have too much:otherwise know as OMG(Oversized Male Genitalia) and yes, i had to snatch this up for Michael, because lets face it, all men think theirs is "other wordly".....HA!! Anyway, back to the point, the Book titled: The Perfect Baby Handbook: A Guide for Excessively Motivated Parents, is probably the funniest take on how some parents strive for perfection. 

If he wasn't teething one might see  this as constipation!

Ok Mom, seriously let me suck in peace.....

And my favorite below, throwin' out the peace sign...........

Where oh Where have we been?!

WOW! July flew by! We have been busy...not sure that I can recall anything specific...just livin' our lives and having fun watching Trey grow.....We can not believe he will be 5 Months in 4 short days.....he is the love of our life and the age he is at is sooo much fun!

Nennie had this quilt made...thank you Nennie and PawPaw




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Trey LUVVES Penny...he kept grabbing her hair and wanting put her in his mouth!!! Sorry Penny!

As you can see he is very frustrated but at last he gets it in his mouth!

Trey and Izzie(She will make such a great big sister one day!)

SMILEY

this was taken last week...just love it. And no, Trey hasn't moved on to beer/wine...milk is still his preferred drink...this picture makes me happy!

Slip n Slide: 2009

we spent the fourth of july in rockport.  this year we bought a slip n slide...ahhh i can still remember my days on the fun, yellow slide.  remember the one? it was really long, you had to put in about 20 stakes to hold it down and then you could slide all day? hmmmm...not anymore.  now a days someone somewhere got real "fancy" with the slip n slide and while it looks real purtty...it doesn't slide so much.  no stakes needed,not real long..by the time your belly hits the slide your done...no running start needed(which was half the fun might i add), its got a little pool at the bottom which is fine...but we have a blow up pool...we want to slide....it also took a doctor,a computer guru, a banker, and a 4year old to figure it out...we want  the old, basic, run of the mill, 20 stake, running needed, slippery, wet slip n slide back! I know its the age of "modern'' and "new" but some things are better left the way they are!!! we ended up having fun anyway. i posted a picture of michael demonstrating "how its done"...he won't be thrilled that i've posted it, but how could i not? 

the first three pictures below is what i saw when i looked out our window on sunday morning. trey had blessed us that morning at 530 ready to play..so michael being sweet, let me sleep in and took trey outside. when i opened the door i heard them just chatting away...michael talking to trey about the water, the boats, learning to jet ski one day and trey ''oohhing and ahhing" in response...what i wouldn't have given for my video camera...(i had it with me but neglected to charge the battery..ugg).  the first pic is foggy but as the morning progresses it becomes a nice picture. my two favorite boys in the whole world. trey i want you to know that your daddy loves you so much. he talks to you all the time,i never imagined michael being able to just make up words and "chitter chatter" but with you he is a new person. going to work is hard for him and he calls us all the time probably 4 or 5 times a day and when he is home he is ALL ABOUT YOU.  you are daddy's ''trey-man foo"

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Aunt Kristin and Uncle Ryan: Celebrating their 4th anniversary this week!

trey sitting at the end of the slip n slide...it was incredibly hot...so trey wasnt outside too much

Ella showin' us how its done! 

trying to make it slippery...remember when you just hooked up the hose and went for it?

Michael....hmmm dont think he "slid" much....