Father's Day Fun

Sunday June 15, was not only Father's Day...it was also

Anna & Emma White's 1st Birthday!

Jess & I with our babes;

Emma, Tripp & Anna

I decided to make their gift. I must admit, I am not as motivated as you might think.....A fellow blogger has inspired me to become more crafty. She makes all sorts of lovely items. So I decided to try my hand at dyeing. Tie Dyeing to be specific. I took the time, spent the money and got real textile dyes and fixative chemicals. I decided that I would dye cute little dresses to resemble Strawberries or Watermelons...and I threw in a couple of tank tops for fun.

The results!

Unfortunately I did not get a chance to paint the seeds on the dresses...

looks like I'll be busy at our next play date!

It was a cloudy sky, but we didn't let that damper our day!

The girl's first birthday party was held at a pavilion in a local park in Cromwell, CT. It was great! We could play baseball, basketball, Frisbee, you name it and there was a playground only a short stroll away!

Tripp & Anna

Tripp & Emma

Tripp & Matteo

Tripp & Francesco

Tripp & Mommy

Jay, Jess, Emma & Anna White

Happy Family :-)

Tripp loved watching the big kids play.

Yummy! Cake!

Then off to the playground to burn off some of that ice cream cake energy!

1 more wagon ride before we go

We had a great time but, Tripp was anxious to get home for some Daddy time!

Cowboys

As you all know Tripp is a G-Man. However, when the Giants are not playing he is allowed to humor his daddy and route for the Cowboys. For months I have been able to disguise the truth to all of my husband's southern family by pointing out that my brother, Chris -Tripp's Uncle and Godfather, has showered Tripp in Giants gear; not I. Therefor allowing the Cowboy fans to believe that there was a chance that Tripp could ever love their team. This false hope, my NY pride and Bob's whining to his sister, Goldie -Tripp's Aunt and Godmother, inspired her to send Tripp his very own Dallas Cowboys jersey. Bob was so excited to see his son in his favorite team's colors he put the jersey on him as soon as it got here! Finally Tripp has a Cowboys jersey to wear on game days. It was clear, this was truly a proud moment.

So I am using this post as my opportunity to apologize to my southern in-laws.

I should've been honest with them from the beginning......the truth is, you don't have a chance.....

The NY Giants are Tripp's true blue team!

No matter what shade...my boy looks good in blue

Last summer....

I have started a filing system that is by date to help me archive my precious pictures. Sometimes I find myself with the same date from last year.

Here are the results from the June 7th folder.

2007

2008

2007

2008

A weekends worth...

We had some beautiful weather this weekend and Tripp was excited to enjoy it! Almost immediately, Tripp was fussy......we tried everything...ended up he just wanted to be outside! And Bob and I couldn't be happier :-) We love the outdoors and thankfully our son does too.

(Good thing cause we are going camping and backpacking this summer!)

He loves playing with the dogs

Playing Ball

Tripp has a very important job in our household - Inspector.

Here he is inspecting the rocks
a fallen twigobserving the general area

the mulch

He has started to expand his job title to aerodynamics. Yup,...he's a thrower! He love, love, loves to check the physics involved by asking the question "Do falling objects drop at the same rate?" So far he has checked the gravel from the driveway, the mulch, sand from his sandbox, sand from the playground, toys, sippy cups,.... I am guilty. A good mom would tell her child to stop throwing things and stop the habit before it begins....but I can't...it's too funny...because, whenever Tripp throws something he squeals and holds a finishing pose...just like a Kung Fu Master :-)

After all of his Kung Fu posing is done it's time to unwind with some afternoon Yoga.


Sunday was the same. We woke up at 7:30am and were out the door on an adventure by 8:30am. It was off to the Elementary School playground across the street from our house.
Does the posing ever stop?!

He walked all the way to the playground by himself and only fell 2x!



Our Little Bruiser

He loves exploring the playground

After waking up from a nap and eating some lunch, it was time to explore another playground. So we walked downtown to Memorial Park..but first a quick stop at Dairy Queen. Tripp impressed everyone with his independent feeding skills!

Off to the playground!

It was a great weekend!

1 little monkey........

Bathtime Fun