Easter Cookout

It was fun to have GiGi and PaPaw in town for Easter weekend. We went over to Granna and Opa's house to cookout on Saturday afternoon. Granna had enormous Easter eggs in her yard. They were fun for Trenton to look at. I can only imagine how fun the gigantic eggs will be as he gets older!

Trenton got his first pair of sunglasses in his Easter basket from Opa and Granna. He's ready for the summer!

Playing

Trenton is all about smiles these days.....morning, noon, and night, he is full of them! It is so fun to play with him and get him to show off his gums and precious little dimple! (Mommy can spend all day doing this!) Now that he is bigger, he really enjoys being propped up on his boppy pillow and seeing what is going on around him. This is a perfect opportunity to make funny faces at each other and get the other to laugh. Trenton is equally as good about making faces that crack Mommy up, although I don't think he realizes it.

Dancing Date Nights = Time with Granna and Opa

For Christmas, Kevin gave me dance lessons. We waited until March to start them. Each Monday afternoon Mommy and Trenton would head over to Granna and Opa's house so that they can watch him while we go on our date night. It was real fun because we get to go on a walk with Opa--luckily it has been a pretty nice March--then Granna would get home to join in the fun. I think the first night there Trenton tried out every piece of baby equipment in the house. Opa called it musical chairs for Trenton. Then, they would meet us up at the dance studio to drop Trenton back off with us or we'd swing back by to get him. I think one lesson they learned really fast how much in advance you have to get ready to leave the house with a newborn. Trenton loves his time with Opa and Granna and I know they do to!

Franklin Baby Friends

Two of Kevin's high school friends also have recent additions to their families. So, on our way back from Indiana we visited them. Honey and Clay Parsons have little Campbell Anne (Trenton's future girlfriend) who is two month younger than Trenton and only a couple weeks old in these pictures. She is absolutely precious and makes Trenton look enormous compared to her little frame. Melanie and Jimmy Weekley have Brooks Burdett who is two months older than Trenton. He is growing up fast, and we see what new "tricks" Trenton will soon be learning. We better enjoy this cuddly stage while it lasts because it looks like it is soon to be over. Sad! It was great to get to share stories with the parents and introduce the little ones. We know they will be seeing each other a lot over the years, so we were glad we had this opportunity to get together!




Trenton looks so big next to little Campbell.



Daddies with their babies



Mommies with their babies.


Weekleys and Wagers meet




Daddies with their boys

Mommies with their boys

Introducing Trenton and Brooks.

Trenton seems obvious to Brooks messing with him.

Two happy boys....wonder if they realize they are going to be best friends?

Trenton 11 weeks old (I think he just realized there was a toy next to him!)

Road Trip

Trenton took his first road trip to Indiana this week for Great Grandma's 80th birthday party. Since it would have been a 10 hour drive, we decided to break the trip up by stopping in Nashville to spend the night on our way to and from Indiana. Plus, Trenton had just started to develop better sleeping patterns by sleeping over five hours the previous two nights so maybe we could keep this pattern up. (In all honestly, we knew the trip was bound to throw him off; however, we attempted to travel during his sleeping times to encourage his lengthy night sleeping.) It worked pretty well. We left Marietta after Daddy got home from work Wed. night, and had a funny start to the trip. As soon as we had finished loading the car, setting the house alarm, and buckling Trenton into his car seat, a little "explosion" occurred. We hadn't even pulled out of the driveway yet! Nevertheless, perfect timing--we quickly turned off the car, disabled the alarm, and changed his diaper. Can you imagine if we had just started up 75 and had to already pull over to change him?! I think Daddy may have freaked a bit!

We quickly learned the best place to stop along the way was Cracker Barrel. This allowed time for Trenton to stretch his legs while out of his car seat, an atmosphere that stimulating for Trenton, and the best changing area possible! To to it off, they are practically at every exit, too. Sure beats a fast food restaurant or gas station any day!

We also were able to spend time with PaPaw's family while in Indiana for Grandma's 80th (GiGi's side.) It was a great opportunity to introduce the family to Trenton.

We never would have thought a 2 1/2 month old baby could have done so well on a road trip! He slept the entire time and was only awake at our stops. Mommy did crawl into the back once because we thought Trenton was about to get fussy but luckily that never occurred and he drifted off to sleep again. Now it is back into the routine--I'm sure it will take a few days to get accustomed to our typical days but it was great to see everyone!


Trenton on his first road trip to Indiana.


Four generations: Daddy, GiGi, Trenton, and Great Grandma


Great Grandma with Trenton


Erin with Trenton


Alissa with Trenton



Nora with Trenton

Playing in the hotel with Daddy and GiGi.

Too cute because you get a nice look at his tucked thumb.

Don't you just wonder what he is thinking?

Riley was a huge help and would called Trenton "cousin" which was adorable!

Great Grandma's 80th birthday party

At the party

Our family with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Al.

Trenton doesn't know quite what to think of this!

Look how Trenton grabs Daddy's finger while drinking his bottle--so cute!

My little man!

Spring Fever

Spring is finally here and our tulip tree out back is in full bloom. Trenton has loved hanging out on our front porch rocking on the rocking chair or swinging on the swing. We have also enjoyed some nice walks together. We love this weather!!!

Can't Keep Him Awake

It was another awesome night of sleeping more than five hours. Way to go, Trenton!!! We are just hoping the sleeping through the night routine has been established! Unfortunately, it was pretty hard to keep him awake during the day today.


Mommy sits Trenton up to tie her shoes and when she stands this is how Trenton is....fallen over
fast asleep!


Mommy couldn't even get his onesie snapped before he was fast asleep again.