Tristan's Daily Activities

On a typical day, this is what Tristan does:

7:30-Wake Up.  Tristan is usually the last one to wake up last in our household.  He sings and talks to himself before we get him out of his crib.  Yes, yes, he is still sleeping in a crib (so thankful he's not climbing, yet).

8-9- Breakfast, learning time, getting dressed and prayer for the day.  Tristan usually drinks a smoothie for breakfast with fruit, yogurt, spinach/kale and milk.  He also loves waffles, oatmeal, hash browns and bananas, anything but eggs.
9-11:30- Park Time.  We always go to the park on weekday mornings, unless it's Wednesday (Bible study).  Tristan has several friends at the park including Kaito, Ben, Josh, Andrew, Sif, Jett and Brody. He plays well with boys older than him.  He's still a little rough with girls.
11:30-12:15- Lunch time and cartoon time.  Tristan LOVES Cat in the Hat and Curious George.  For lunch he usually snacks on avocado sandwiches, pasta or goldfish.
12:15-3'ish- NAP TIME, YEAHHH!  Lately he hasn't been napping very well, like at all :(.
End of nap-5- Snack Time and Outside Time.  Tristan loves walking around our neighborhood and looking for worms and snails.  He loves snails!
5-7- Dinner Time, Bath Time, Prayer Time and Night Time Reading. Tristan always eats what the family is eating for dinner and if he finished his whole plate, he gets a chocolate cookie.  He also drinks lots of milk with his meals and has just figured out how to do 'cheers.'  His night time songs are, 'Jesus Love Me, Go Tell It On The Mountain and Amazing Grace.'  Tristan always sleeps with 'Teddy' and 'Blankie,' always and won't get to sleep without them.

Happy 2nd b-day

We want to begin by thanking Jesus for bringing us a son 2 years ago today.  Tristan was given to us from the sweet hands of our Maker 2 short years ago today.  We are so thankful to not only be parents of two beautiful blessings, but to be parents to Tristan.  His smile, laughter, songs and silliness bring joy and delight to our lives everyday.  Adoptive families are often told how blessed the child is to be living with their 'new' family for various different reasons.  But as we look at our son today, we know that it's quite the opposite. WE are blessed to be parents to Tristan and count everyday as a gift that we don't deserve.  We love you T!  Happy Birthday!

What can Tristan say...

Tristan is very much in the 'parrot' stage of his vocabulary development.  He will repeat more everything that you ask him to or that he hears.  He can recognize and say the following words when he sees them or wants to say them:
Puppy
Kitty
Sky
Jesus
Please
Momma/ Mommy
Please
Papa
Daddy
WaWa (water)
Juice
Sissy (Colby)
Nana
Grandpa
Paul
Moon
Lion
Tree
Truck
Cho Cho
Dino
Book
Teddy
The list goes on and on....

Tristan wrestling with his cousin on the beach.

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Tristan's Daily Schedule (most of the time)
7:30-8am: Wake Up.  T usually wakes up singing to himself and saying, "moon, moon."
8-9am: Breakfast and chores.  T loves smoothies, oatmeal, sweet potatoes and pears.
9am-11:30: Play time.  During this time we're usually at the park, swimming, walking, or just hanging out outside.  T loves to hear the birds, poke snails and stomp on leaves and puddles.
11:30-2:30: Bottle/snacks and nap time.
2:30-5: Lunch and more play time.  For lunch Tristan likes pastas, chicken, avocados, rice, fig bars, minestrone soup and any stew with beans in it.
5-6: Time to make dinner.  Tristan helps out when it's time to make dinner.  He plays with the pots and pans and opens EVERY cabinet and drawer in the kitchen. He likes to watch Curious George too.
6-6:30: Prayer time and family dinner.  Tristan eats the same meal that we eat and usually the same portion amount that Mom eats :).  This boy can EAT!!
7-7:30: Bath time, last bottle and bed.  Tristan gets a bath nearly every night and loves to slash in the water with Daddy.  After his bath he goes right into his pj's (he loves his dinosaur jammies), has one last bottle and then off to bed.  T sleeps about 12 hours every night and loves to give 'kisses' before crawling into his crib.

What's in a name.