11 years ago today........

Our Trevor was born on a rainy night in Texas and what was even better, he was born so quickly, 45 minutes of labor. He is turning 11 today and my how time flies. He definitely brings a vivacious element to our family.
As I was thinking about Trevor I came up with 11 things about our Trev boy.

1. For the first 5 years of his life he ran everywhere, everytime he fell on the ground his head hit first and he has a permanent bump on his forehead today. He fell alot.

2. He is the only kid in kindergarten who named his teacher's coffee, BAD A** Coffee and then taught the class a song about it. Bring back any memories of Park City, Papa?

3. He learned to ride his bike at 2 1/2 years of age, because we were afraid he would try it on his own and hurt himself.

4. When trying to decide where to put our pool at the house, we couldn't put it directly in the backyard because the upstairs deck would overlook the pool and we were afraid Trevor would dive in from the deck. That is why the pool is on the side of the house. Now we have to worry about the roof.

5. When shopping with Trevor anywhere near our house, everyone knows him. It's always "Hey, Trevor," "Hi, Trevor." I swear he knows everybody.

6. He can hold is breath forever. You think he is drowning in the pool because he can stay under water forever. He is awesome at getting all the toys out of deep end of the pool.

7. He loves hunting creepy crawlers at night, black widows, worms, spiders....YUCK!!!!

8. He and T.J.'s favorite show is Man Vs. Wild on the discovery channel, this really scares me. The guy on this show is crazy.

9. He has eyes like that cat on Shrek, he looks at you with those baby blues and then he waters them up and they get even bigger and his parents and teachers are goners. He gets whatever he wants.

10. His socks have to be lined up perfectly on his feet, the line across the toes has to be perfect, etc.

11. He is always happy, he answers his cell phone (unlike others in our family), he always tries his best, he has a zest for life that is contagious, he is kind to others, and I can't believe you are 11 years old.
Happy Birthday, Bud!!!!!

From the Oval Office to the Copa Cabana

Our week started off quite busy, with T.J.'s board of review for his Eagle Scout award. He was quite nervous but handled the pressure well and achieved his goal. Congrat's T.J.
The girls headed for Malibu, CA for a gymnastics meet and while driving to the hotel we saw the exit for the Ronald Reagan Library and I just had to see it. It was great.
This was how the oval office looked when he was President, right down to the pictures on the walls, photographs, even the chair behind the desk was the one he used.
The girls looking over Washington D.C.
The greatest thing was seeing Air Force One inside this building and then getting to tour the plane.
We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the plane, they wanted you to buy the dvd for 14.95. This was a great exhibit to see and the girls loved it.
We were then off to the meet at California Lutheran University. It wasn't Avery's best meet but she continues to improve and it is still so enjoyable to watch her compete.
Then we spent Sunday, at T.J.'s tennis tournament. Yes, tennis courts right next to the pool at the Hilton. The music going and Cabana's filled with Spring Breakers. Oh, yeah T.J. was playing tennis.
He had already won 2 matches on Saturday, and was playing 2 on Sunday. The joke was that when he would get in a jam he would look up and this gentleman would guide him.....
I am talking about no other than Barry Manilow, overlooking the courts and speaking as if he was OB1 Kanobe (spelling)? Although in the final match Barry wasn't much help and T.J. placed 2nd.
We had a fun day and enjoyed relaxing in the beautiful weather. We were a little over dressed for our surroundings but we had a great time.

My Bachelor Days are over............

Okay, my husband and I are still talking about the Bachelor, yes we are addicted. We have a contest that after all the ladies get out of the limo we choose who we think will win. Well, as it always goes with us he picked Melissa, go figure. Well I do not think he should be a winner, due to Jason being such a creep, Melissa DID NOT WIN!!!!!
He still thinks he's a winner and maybe he's right, Melissa is the winner because she's not with Mr. pet them, jump all over them, make-out with everything, cry on EVERY episode, take my shirt off every chance I get and wear suits that are entirely to small. So I guess he really did win, bleep!!!