a big belly

it seems like tripp's belly has just been growing a lot these days. i was taking some pictures of him in his outfit from his aunt steph the other day and one picture just totally emphasized his belly! looks pretty cute if i do say so myself!




here it is normal so no one needs to worry :)

family photo shoot

we had a family photo shoot after christmas. the traditional pics turned out well, but this is my favorite one by far:



(james- would you like to explain yourself??)

ego-centric

Tripp takes any chance he can get to look in the mirror. so since his exer-saucer has one, he will do whatever it takes to look in it. i wish you could see how far he is bending over to do this, but i love that you can see his little eyes checking himself out!

christmas gifts

one of my favorite christmas presents this year was a dutch oven. and for the first use, i decided to make some real, Louisiana jambalaya. unfortunately for those that may read my blog, i can't share the recipe because according to my brother i can "only make it for those who will truly appreciate it and share it with those who will make it right." and i don't know if all the readers of my blog will truly appreciate it or make it right. so instead, you can just look at a picture of it and feel your mouth water.

a great christmas

james and steph were here for christmas this year and we all had a great time. we laughed, ate, played games, and just hung out. of course tripp loved it all, especially being with his aunt and uncle!


enjoying a new present


my dad enjoying his quilt from steph and me


getting ready to play in the snow


christmas eve


loving life


tripp in his christmas outfit (that lasted for about 30 mins until on the way to church he had a blow-out diaper and caused an early end to the outfit and socks that went into the trash)


and to all, a good night.

avacado

I was all excited to have Tripp try some avacado. It is such a good food for you that I thought it would be great if he liked it. Instead, this is what happened:


"what is this weird stuff you are putting in my mouth?"


"i am not sure i like it"


"ok it's making me gag"


"you better not try to feed me that ever again. and i'm not even joking"

this is our life...

you can tell a lot about a person's life by their 7:30 on a saturday morning grocery purchases. here is ours: