happy birthday to you...

today is tristans 8th birthday! wow, i know 8 isn't old but it makes me feel old. i seriously can't believe it's been that long since i had him. tristan likes to tell people that jeff and i cried when he was born...we did! it was our first look at a life that we were so excited to bring into our lives, he was perfect. (except for the weird frog feet he had goin on, i thought for sure he would never walk)

we learn from him every day and unfortunately for him we are also learning how to be parents from him, i KNOW it's not easy for any of us. we love our boy more than words can say.

tristan will be baptized on saturday. we'll have pictures of that as soon as i recover from all of the company from the week.

last night while everyone was asleep i blew up (with my own mouth) 70 balloons and decorated the family room for tristan.


tristan has been dying for guitar hero since we visited my sister in utah for easter. your wish is my command. he was so happy to get this.

and equally as excited to get a second guitar for two players. even though he is not doing a good job sharing it. since i sat down here to type this out i've been playing referee between he and jenna.

the breakfast of champions! this is tristans favorite thing to have for breakfast. the cupcakes were kinda weird but i guess jeff thought it was ok since it's his birthday, at least he bought SKINNY COW chocolate milk.

this is when they first got upstairs and it was new and fun. if i took a picture now they would not look like this.

happy birthday to my baby boy!

P.S. jeff told tristan this morning, "8 years ago when you came out you were a screaming MESS"! apparently that's how he says happy birthday.