The Sheas of Our Lives: Tyler and Tristan Take on the World: March 2009

What a fun month February was! It wasn't that we did anything out of the ordinary, but as I look back at my calendar to refresh my memory and look at photos to post, I realize how much fun we have on a daily basis. Just this morning, while Tristan was taking his morning nap, Tyler and I played "Easter Egg Hunt" upstairs in our bedroom (we're practicing early so we'll be good and ready next month). I would hide under the covers and pretend to sleep while he pounced all over the bedroom hiding "eggs" (blocks). It was hilarious to hear him padding all over the room, moving stuff, shuffling around, and then have him jump on the bed and yell, "Wake up! It's Easter! The bunny was here!" Then as I hunt for the eggs he shouts, "I see one!" like he didn't know he, himself, was the one who put it there. We did this for an hour taking turns hiding eggs and could have played longer if Tristan hadn't woken up and motivated us to go to the beach. Tyler is so curious and almost always up for going on an adventure. He loves playing with Aleksa now (our new au pair whom we all just adore) and I'll see the two of them head off down the street to practice their "silly walking" and it just makes me giggle.

A boy, his magnifying glass and his froggy boots.

Then yesterday, as Tyler slept, Tristan and I played what I call "snugglebug." He was in such a snuggly mood. I would show him a stuffed elephant and he would laugh, grab it, suck his thumb and lay down on it. Same with a monkey, blanket, ball, etc. He was so cute! These moments that I have with them are priceless and they are such fun little people who seem to genuinely like eachother - so far - some days a little too much as I have to tell Tyler to "quit touching your brother!" as he practically hugs his ears off.

Make sure dinner's on the table by 6, boys.

Tristan is about to take off. He's already taken 2 steps, and he loves to be held so he can walk around (not by the fingers, you have to hold him under the armpits, he will let you know). He loves dancing to the hotdog dance and eating sand at the beach, and wreaking havoc all over the train set as you will see here (the sound on my movies isn't working for some crazy reason, I'm trying to fix it):

So, what else have we been up to lately? Well, Tyler had a week off from school for "ski week." I guess that's when all the folks from Manhattan Beach take their ski vacations. We did a lot of stuff around here including visiting our friend, Justin, who is a firefighter at his station for the tour. He has now been given God status in our household. I can say, "Firefighter Justin eats his broccoli so he can be strong," and in the mouth and down the hatch it goes. Amazing. We went to the zoo (Tristan's first time - he LOVED seeing the animals and his eyes would light up when it registered in his brain that it was an animal. Tyler loved the food and instead of eagerly going from one exhibit to the next, he eagerly went from the popcorn vendor to the monkey drink vendor). And, we went to Hollywood to visit our friends and go to the Grove which was a big disappointment because we didnt' get to ride the train. Other updates include the fact that Tristan got a new tooth, the right front one, so now he doesn't look quite like a vampire anymore (his fangs were already in), he loves playing karaoke with the microphone on our play piano, it's hilarious, he can now say "mama" but it sounds more like "mo-ma" and both kids are still waking up in the middle of the night. On nights when John is out of town I pray that they don't wake up at the same time. All I need is to be rocking Tristan back to sleep with Tyler wandering around the house looking for me.