Joel Patrick...

...was born May 14, 2007 at 12:28 PM at 7 pounds 11 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. Trevor is excited at the new "beh-BEH, beh-BEH," but has yet to realize this means he is no longer the only show in town.

coming soon

Trevor is enjoying the last days of being an only child and having Mom all to himself. Here he is putting his baby "Cody" in and out of the shopping cart. I sure hope his brother isn't that large!

books

Trevor often flips through books. He likes to point out all of the trucks and balls.

outside

Trevor celebrated our warm spell as of late by playing outside.

baby?

Trevor is certainly in for a surprise. He isn't quite getting the concept of a "baby in the belly." Although, he does enjoy poking my now "out-ty" belly button!

sharing with Penny

One of Trevor's favorite snacks is Cheerios and raisins. However, when the bowl spills, it is fair game for Penny ... much to the irritation of Trevor.

dinner break

Trevor didn't have an afternoon nap on this day and so needed a quick snooze during dinner.

in daddy's shoes

Trevor has taken to seeking out our shoes and taking them for a spin. While doing dishes, Todd happened to turn around and catch this little episode.

haircut

When we needed to use detangler post-bath, we knew it was time for a haircut. In order to distract Trevor, I cut his hair while he watched his favorite "Bear in the Big Blue House" dvd.

snow, stickers, and cheerios

Trevor had fun playing with Grandpa Tom and Oma this past weekend. He stomped in the snow, played with stickers, and fed Penny Cheerios from his truck.

veggie dip

Here's a picture of Trevor enjoying veggies and dip. Okay ... maybe just the dip part :)

ugly shoes

Trevor picked out this pair of sandal clogs in Michigan, and Grandpa Tom got them for him. They don't really match anything (except his tennis ball!) but he loves them and fishes them out to wear despite it being the middle of winter.

hat

Trev has taken to finding my knit cap and wearing it around the house. He likes it to either be on him or on me...so, have at it Trevor!

snowman

We had fun playing outside yesterday in the snow. Trevor wore a "Christmas Story" style snowsuit and toddled about the backyard fascinated with the white stuff. He was quite upset when it was time to go inside. Apparently, the love of snow and outdoors trumps his usual dislike of being cold.

bubbles

Trevor had fun playing with new bath toys and popping bubbles that Todd blew during bath time.

happy new year

The end of 2006 was unseasonably warm in Pennsylvania so Trevor enjoyed taking a backyard walk with Uncle Troy and Aunt Melissa.

merry christmas

Besides opening presents, Trevor enjoyed getting to know his little cousin Ella this Christmas. At times he was jealous and he didn't like it when she cried. However, it was good practice... he needs to get ready for his little brother to come in May!

sharing

Trevor has a love-hate relationship with Penny. Here Trevor is quite angry that Penny wants to be on "his" ottoman.

sleeping

Trevor "ends up" in some rear-markable positions.

spaghetti

Trevor loves eating (if you can call it that) spaghetti; we keep a washcloth close by!

puzzle

Trevor has finally gotten the knack of
his three piece puzzle and can put all
the pieces in the right slots by himself. Here he is enjoying the puzzle with Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma.

raking

Trevor helped us rake leaves on Saturday. It was also a chance to sport his winter coat, hat, and mittens.

lil' dishwasher

Trevor has decided that he, along with Todd, is responsible for loading the dishwasher each night (although I use the term "loading" quite loosely in Trevor's case!) We hadn't realized that Trevor could climb into the dishwasher until he surprised us in this picture moment.

happy halloween

Trick-or-Treat!!!!!!

walking

So, Trevor has decided that, at 13 months, it is time to start walking. His upper-body is really good at balancing, but his legs are still a bit wobbly. He puts out his arms "mummy style" to steady himself. Needless to say, he is cute as a button as barrels across the room.

orchard

Last Saturday, Trevor and I went to Crane's Orchard with Oma, Papa Tom, and Uncle Bud. Trevor had a great time riding in the apple cart. He was rather sneaky and kept taking apples out the bags and piling them in his lap under the blanket. When we went to buy the apples, we found an additional 10-12 apples that he had been storing.
After picking apples, we went to
the restaurant part of the orchard
for a yummy lunch.

picnic

Today we had a picnic in the park because it was 85 degrees on October 1st! We had California rolls (we made them as they are hard to come by in Quincy) while Trevor feasted on fruit and grilled "cheese" (he's lactose intolerant and eats fake cheese). After lunch, Trevor hit the swings and the Toddler playground. Penny entertained herself by barking at the park's many squirrel residents.