Tristin and Isabella: August 2008

Sunday, August 24, 2008

My first car

Mommie and daddie aren't the only ones driving these days. In California, they say, driving is like walking and Tristie has taken a keen passion for "walking". We got T a new red convertible and since then, he's been driving it all over our Redwood Shores neighborhood - to the park, along the "coast", into the garage. He's even parked it once illegally in a place he isn't supposed to (oh-oh) and another time, properly in a vacant parking space.

Recently, we took his convertible to LA and T fit right in with all the hot cars. Ladies were oohing and aahing at him and some even giggled when he smiled at them.

Driving along the coast

Oops T, you're not supposed to park there!

Pausing for a photo..
Parking in a vacant spot
Back on highway 1

Whoo, driving is tough!

Taking a car break at the park

So nice to hang out at the park!

Playing with the sand

Wow, this feels so funky!

All done with the driving

Still at the park

Hanging out

Saturday, August 23, 2008

I'm all smiles

Remember in my last entry I mentioned how smiley Tristie has gotten over the last few months? Well, here are a few pictures that serve as testament to his growing collection of smiles - from teethy smiles to half smiles to dimple smiles to pensive smiles to closed-mouth smiles.

Whatever it may be, keep it coming T!! (No captions included in this entry since its all variations of T's smile...enjoy the fast scroll!)

Go daddy!!

Over the last week, daddy C was M-I-A. For a whole week, daddy went home to Auburn NY to visit his family and to participate in the ever-so-important-and-famous Choi golf invitational (who needs the Masters when you got the Choi invitationals!!). This was the very first time, C has been away from Tristie and from the Bay area since T was born. Needless to say, baby T and mommy missed daddy quite a bit. We were also rooting for daddy to come home w/the winning trophy (in fact, we told daddy the door would be locked if he came back emptyhanded! How do you like that for pressure?). To help energize daddy's competitive juices, we created a sign for daddy but we couldn't get T to hold it long enough to take a picture. Instead he opted for the drum stick....

These days, T has been quite a cheery boy. He's gotten a lot smilier and has developed a happy personality. He likes to grin pretty widely, so much so that his eyes continue to thin out as his dimples deepen. As cute as we think he is, we do recognize he lacks a nose and thanks to mommy, has no bridge (oh well - Sorry T!). His favorite hobbies are to crawl around, play with door stoppers, glasses, cell phones, daddy's blackberry and jump on beds and people's laps (being held). While he can't quite walk, he cruises quite well and crawls much too quickly. These days, he's decided that sleeping through the night is for infants and has been waking up to feed (sounds like another period of sleep training is in store - ugh!). T eats very well -- lots of solids and all kinds - veggies, fruits, meats...whatever we make, he eats.