Jul 12

Another great day at school! Ms. Keli told me you are very careful with the napkins I send in your lunchbox. I always thought you ignored them, but she said you cherish the notes and drawings I make on them :)

Jul 11

You told me I am your best friend :) I feel the same way, kid

Jul 10

You asked if your friends' moms are coming to your party, then asked about their dads. When I said just the moms would be coming, you asked if your daddy could come to the party.

Jul 9

In tears as I dropped you off at school, but when I picked you up you had done a 180. The teachers said you had a great day & you talked a lot. You even took me to ask your teacher a question and didn't get shy. Also I asked you who's name was written down on the paper, you studied it and suddenly said "Sienna". You were right! So proud of you!

Jul 8

Mama opted to work this afternoon (in order to take a 1/2day tomorrow & pick you up from school) so you got to meet Dambeu and Mia for lunch then back to their house for playday!

Jul 7

Gams picked you up from school today and took you out to froyo

Jul 4

4th of July swimmique at the Spinello's! Fireworks at Desert Willow Golf Course afterwards. Dad and I have so much fun watching you have fun

Jul 3

Today you decided you wanted to use the netbook so you ran and found the USB mouse and mousepad, plugged it in and turned it on.

Jul 2

You can alternate your feet when you walk up a flight of stairs now. I had forgotten I read this is a milestone of sorts, so I explained it to you and you were able to do it. You're so happy to learn new things.

Jul 1

I let the domain name Tristyn.net expire and now someone else has registered it. It want it back!! :(

Jun 30

After school we went to the 'treasure store' and found a wooden birthday cake set. We brought it home & played birthday tea party for HOURS!

Jun 29

Tisstin and Mama day. "Is Sophia going to grow up and be a kid to play with? That'd be cool!"

Jun 28

You had a Tisstin and Papa day, just the 2 of you while Mama went to work. You brought the ingredients to bake mini pizzas for lunch

Jun 27

T's 3rd movie...Toy Story 3. She actually stayed seated the WHOLE movie!!

Jun 26

SwimmiQ at Aunt Stacey's house. Karis played with you in the pool and held up letters shaped out of a pool funoodle!

Jun 25

Picked up T from school today and took her back to work with me. We had lunch in the restaurant, and switched our lunches when they arrived

Jun 24

Sophia's 1st trip to Target before The Kids went back to Bishop. Tea parties + quiet time to try to get back to real-life mode!

Jun 23

"No problem. It's always a good problem when Auntie T is here!". Tristyn sure loves her baby niece, and she's such a caring aunt!

Jun 22

Had a lil party tonight with the fam...us 3 plus Jessie, Rudy, Sophia, Chase and Aunt Stacey, Uncle George and cousin Nik!

Jun 21

Chase, Jessie, Rudy and baby Sophia came down to visit today!

Jun 20

Fathers Day! Breakfast in bed on a laptray for Dad.  Swimming and BBQing in the evening!

Jun 19

You can officially spell CAT!! So proud of you!!!

Jun 18

After school Mama & Dad picked up T and went out to lunch & froyo. Later a package of pirate jewels was delivered for T's party!

Jun 17

Tristyn's word of the day: "Excellent"

Jun 16

Legoland yesterday with Mom & Dad, stayed at Auntie Michelle's and hit the beach today on the way home!

Jun 15

T's quote of the day: "Whatever Dad. Whatevs"

Jun 14

T's quote of the day "Apparently I got sick"

Jun 13

Placed an order online to complete 100% the (long) party supples list for Tristyn's mermaids & pirates tea party! It's going to be amazing!

Jun 12

Our day started with an indoor pancake picnic and swimming, and ended at Gams/Papa's for steaks!

Jun 11

T responded "Unfortunately I'm wearing white" after I mentioned we both had on yellow so we were matching. She=yellow/white, Me=yellow/black

Jun 10

Chef class & museum w/ Amber & Mia, then grabbed a samich at Port of Subs. Alone we hit accessory shops at the mall - scored a cupcake purse

Jun 9

While Dad was tickling Tristyn's underarm she quickly realized a way to combat his tickles and said "let's hold hands Daddy!". Smart kid

Jun 8

Mom's first day of 3-day workweek. Spent the day at home, just chillin. T and Budz were happy as can be!

Jun 7

Mom went home from work early today with the 24 hour stomach flu. Total yuck! Dad stayed home from work just to hang w/ T!

Jun 4

Grammy Stella took you and your teachers daughter to froyo after school!

May 31

T got to hold her niece Sophia for the first time. She was elated!! It was beyond sweet

May 30

Great day in Bishop visiting baby Sophia. Bbq'd on the canal with the whole fam, and Lopez & Aukee fams. Rudy got left at Vons on accident!

May 29

Mia's birthday party in the morning, and headed to Bishop to meet Sophia!

May 28

Mia's 4th birthday today. Final day of swim instruction, 30 mins of group swimming. T asked if she could do the swim lessons all over again!

May 27

T did SO GREAT today swimming. She jumped in standing at the edge of the pool and swam across to the other side using both her arms & legs!

May 26

T learned how to swim properly today!!

May 25

First day of Safe Swim in 7 Days course! Intensive individual instruction in 10-minute increments.

May 24 Gramy Stella's Birthday

Happy birthday Grammy Stella!

May 22

Beach entry pool at the Esmeralda hotel in Indian Wells. Then mom and dad had a date night :)

May 20 Sophia's Birthdate

Jessie's baby was born today! We are grandparents, and T is an aunt!! Sophia Marie was 6 pounds 15 ounces, born at 6:50pm

May 19

Great day at school today!

May 16

We hit the aquarium in Carlsbad with Amber and Mia! Then went strawberry picking :)

May 15

Legoland. Mountain Mikes. Dancey slumber party at Auntie Michelles. Fun girls weekend in San Diego!

May 14

The salesgirl at the MAC store offered you some lipgloss. You eagerly agreed, and were quite proud of your glittery hot pink pout!

May 13

chool picture day! T told me she made a new friend at school, Matthew! And she said his name Mattheeeeew all cute like. Uh oh!!

May 12

Your classmate Ava was very happy to see you arrive this morning and got up to get you a chair at the table and made room for it right next to hers

May 11

Boys & Girls song: "...join your friends out in the street". T says "why does she do that? That's rewd to put your friends in the street!"

May 9

Mothers Day! T and Dad made mom a special card together, French toast, fruit & iced coffee for bfast, then later a nice dinner and cake!!

May 8 Nikolas' Birthday

Nik's 11th birthday!  T learned how to type the word "mom" and she texted it herself to lots of moms friends and fam!

May 7

Mother's Tea program at school!

May 6

Princess & Frog moviedate at Gma Karen's! T came home w/ a Princess & The Frog tea set to add to her tea set which we used for a grand meal

May 2

You and Daddy made French Toast together. Living room dancing afterwards to your new Pete the Cat books downloadable song

May 1

We went to the bookstore to get a new book, and had froyo afterwards. We read the book Pete the Cat over and over, and  over again!

Apr 30

You didnt cry at school naptime today!!

Apr 29

What a great day! Chef class, museum play, and a group lunch date afterwards.

Apr 28

You learned about the different months of the year today at school. Novemberry is not one of them, sorry to say!

Apr 27

Big kid storytime at the library. During one story, you turned and made eye contact with me and whispered "I love you Mama". Made my day!

Apr 25 Papa T's Birthday

Beach! Playground on the bay! Elmo show at the Arena! Olive Garden for dinner...where you had a meltdown over wanting SALAD, SALAD, SALAD!!

Apr 24

Legoland!! We became members :D

Apr 23

Picked you up from school and headed to Auntie Michelle's with Dambue and Mia!

Apr 22

Chef class. You love love love to cook!

Apr 21

First full day of school. You did great, except got very sad at naptime :( almost broke my heart!

Apr 20

Today you asked if we could go back to the park that the 3 of us went to in Bishop where Daddy used to live. You were referring to the park we celebrated our anniversary at last Sat night.

Apr 19 Mom & Dad's Anniversary, Papa Stuart's Birthday

Our 7th Anniversary, and T's first day of preschool! It's also Papa Stuarts birthday! Daddy got both of us flowers & made a special dinner

Apr 18

On the way home from Bishop today T said "Daddy will you show me where you used to live again?" It was so sweet

Apr 17

Jessie's baby shower! T had a great time helping with prezi's, & enjoyed her very 1st lollipop. Mandy & AuntStac saw Chase's band @McMurry's

Apr 16

Headed up to Bishop. T was an angel the whole 5 hour ride, and it's her first time in Daddy's birthplace

Apr 15

Chef class today. Made veggie quesadillas and cinnamon sticks :)

Apr 14

T put on her panties (correctly) all by herself today!

Apr 13

Toured Grammy Stella's school today, we loved it!! T is going to start next Monday!!!!

Apr 12 Auntie Michelle's birthday!

Dad won $80 in a Masters pool!

Apr 11

Swimming with Mia & Dambue, urgent care for mia's eye bump, froyo, pizza, games, and 10 hours of general craziness. Wow, what a day!

Apr 7

A plane flew RIGHT OVER our truck!! Bermuda Dunes airport

Apr 4

Happy Easter!
We were sitting outside on the bench by the pool when a loooong earthquake hit. The pool looked like Lake Havasu with all those waves.

Apr 3

Easter Egg hunt at El Paseo Gardens and T was on the news!!  Later we had champagne at the Spinellos.

Apr 1

At Lil Chefs class this morning you made pb&j pinwheels & a quiche! For dinner we grilled pizzas again with tossed salads. You love cooking!

Mar 31

Mama called Gams from work, T wanted to talk too. When asked what she was doing, T responded "Im just waiting for you to pick me up". Sweet

Mar 30

Total blast today at California Adventure theme park w/ Amber/Mia. We had lunch with the Disney princesses!!

Mar 29

Tristyn assembled (and ate) her first taco tonight!

Mar 28

Pancakes, trike riding, library, duck pond, froyo, hot air balloons, grilling pizzas, practicing letter drawing, books, bedtime

Mar 27

3rd Annual Easter Party at the Spinello's!

Mar 26

On the drive home tonight we were parralel to a huge train. We rolled down the windows to hear the roar as we raced it down Country Club Dr.

Mar 25

Spent evening playing & celebrated everyone feeling well w/ "champagne" & mini cupcakes. T's was white grape juice, mamas was just cheap :)

Mar 24

Upgraded T to a "booster seat". She thinks it's awesome, & also thinks it's because she FINALLY quit crying while having her hair shampooed

Mar 23

T is STILL sick. Mama sort of enjoys the mellowness when T isn't feeling up to par - lots of snuggling and hugs, but wants my babe healthy!

Mar 22

T mentioned nonchalantley "I'm not cool with that.".

Mar 21

Rough day here. Mama is still recouperating, and T is throwing up sick. Taking it easy, reading a lot of books in the pink room together

Mar 20

T is throwing up sick! A 1st for her, & me (as a mom) as well. She's in great spirits, typical T she just rolls w/ the punches & carries on

Mar 19

T and Mama went to Palma Park in Palm Desert. Using the steering wheel on the play structure, we pretended to be pirates a on huge ship

Mar 18

Miscarriage completed today. Also Abby Cheley's Pinkalicious 4th birthday party. T ate a cupcake and said it was "pinkalicious!!"

Mar 17

St. Patricks Day!
Still no miscarriage. More medicine to get it going

Mar 16

Park today with Amber and Mia then appetizers afterwards at El Ranchito in Old Town La Quinta

Mar 15

ultrasound today shows no sign of miscarriage happening naturally. They gave me some medicine to start the process along

Mar 14

Sea World today w/ Mia, Dambeu, Auntie Michelle & Peter. Fav parts: Mia showing T the flamingos, T saying "I love you" to Mia on Abby ride

Mar 13

Spent ALL DAY playing. Picked up a new Easter basket and plastic eggs at the craft store. Played hunt & rehunt those eggs for over an hour

Mar 12

T got to come to work with Mama for half the day today. She had a great time, and I loved having her there. She drew 2 pictures for my desk!

Mar 10

T was initiated into the Fruity Dahmer Club today. Fruity let T pet her, but then promptly bit her finger

Mar 9

We checked out the LQ Tiny Tots program. T has 2 friends (Morgan & Taylor) that attend, but she was still very shy and didn't want to stay

Mar 7

The 3 of us drove out to Beaumont to check out the area and look at model homes

Mar 6

T gives bear hugs now!

Mar 5

President O'Gams

Mar 4

Mama asked T "Whyyy are you asking so many questions?!" to which she replied "Whyyy aren't you answering me, you big pumpkinhead?!?!

Mar 3

Tristyn is really starting to grap the concept of time. Today she said "last day" (meaning yesterday).  Cousin Nik used to say that, too.

Mar 2

Mama had to download a Spanish dictionary app on her iPhone to translate when Tristyn asks how to say something in Spanish!

Mar 1

Ultrasound this morning showed a suspected blighted ovum. They're still investigating, but they think there's no baby :(  Due date 10/9/10

Feb 28

Morning dream: Doing some Grand Cherokee offroading w/ Jeremy Piven &
Jason Alexander, courtesy of Pregnancy Dreams, aka Hormones Gone Wild

Feb 27

Daddy golfed 36 holes with Uncle George at moms work. Then dinner with
Spinello's at The Beer Hunter. Mmmm, nachos!

Feb 26

Budz can't stop napping on me. Overnight he climbed up on me, rolled
himself into a ball and went to sleep for hours. Again this afternoon!

Feb 25

Fun day today, chef class (mini pizza & cupcake), lunch w/ Spinello's,
then mama went to work while you guys all went to Abby's to play!

Feb 24

Daddy worked too so he stayed in a hotel in LA. T wanted to give Daddy
some flowers she saw bcuz "he loves them"

Feb 23

scary day. mom had an ultrasound and is unsure of the state of this
pregnancy. we will find out more later in the week after some tests :(

Feb 22

Tristyn told Mama she is her best friend :)

Feb 21

Perfect lazy Sunday. Naps for everyone. Hung out on the big bed all
day. In the evening T exclaimed "hey, we forgot to go to the park!"

Feb 20

The 3 of us went to the 2nd weekend of live music at the park. Today it was reggae music, and T & Mama were riding on a swing when it split!

Feb 19

Mama felt sooooo yucky today. Not morning sickness, but just blechy-blah allll day. Left work early for naps, missed out on social plans :(

Feb 18

We made Caeser salad at the Little Chefs program at the museum, then T went to the Living Desert afterwards with Mia & Dambeu. What a day!

Feb 17

Daddy wasn't able to make it home from work tonight so Tristyn painted him a picture to surprise him with when he gets home

Feb 16

Dad made an awesome dinner: terriyaki grilled chicken with rice, steamed carrots & broccoli. I think broccoli is Tristyn's new obsession!

Feb 15

Doctor visit for Tristyn, ear infection :( You're 33.5 pounds (a lil lighter than before we got sick!) and tall like Mama...39" with shoes

Feb 14

Valentines Day! We hit the park, and Daddy made a great dinner at home. Also announced to friends and family that we're expecting a baby!

Feb 13

Kobe for dinner w/ Aunt Stac & Uncle George to celebrate Dads bday & Valentines Day. Earlier we saw a Journey cover band at the park!

Feb 12

Daddy brought the CUTEST, PINKEST valentine mini tower cake to his girls! T can't stop saying "Happy ValenTIMEs Day" to Mama & The Dad

Feb 11. Daddy's Birthday!

Daddy's birthday! He's sick so he rested while we went to the park, toured a preschool & bought stuff to make him dinner & decorate a cake!

Feb 10

Daddy brought home special valentine treats for the 3 of us!

Feb 9

Mom stayed home from work today cuz T was sick late last night. She was better in the afternoon so we went to her first ballet class!

Feb 8

Daddy is on vacation from work this week so he and T played together all day long while Mom went to work

Feb 7

Superbowl Sunday! Daddy's friend from Bishop Dan Syre, his wife Rose and son Tristan came over to watch with us and Uncle George

Feb 6

Rainy day. Cooped up inside, still sick :( Had a good time today anyway playing inside w/ Daddy and getting ready for our guests tomorrow

Feb 5

Mama and Tristyn are sick, so we have layed low watching videos and cuddling, reading books and painting

Feb 4

Sienna Hackshaw's 3rd birthday party. Princess theme, Cinderella made an appearance. T wore snow princess dress, sparkly shoes, crown + wand

Feb 3

Bought The Baby its' first gift: a pair of bright green patent loafers! Daddy worked so late in LaMirada he stayed there overnight :(

Feb 2

Today we found out Tristyn is going to be a big sister! October seems like such a looong time to wait to meet our new family member!