Night Game

This evening Neil's friend gave him a pair of Rockies tickets, so he called home to see if my mom wanted to go to a game on Friday night. I relayed the message about the night game, she said YES, and I hung up. While my mom and I were chatting about going to a night game, how fun that is, and how cold it is going to be, I sort of remember Tristan chattering away about something. This isn't new because he never stops talking these days.
Finally we started to listen to him and he was talking about "the game". I told him he wasn't going this time because it was a night game. His response, "I want to play the night game, too." With that he started excitedly going around, shutting all the lights in the house off, and singing, "I want to play the night game!" I looked at my mom and we burst out laughing! He thought it was an actual game we were going to play. He didn't know what it was all about, but he was sure it was supposed to be dark. I love it when Tristan takes things so literally and comes up with the funniest things!

Where Were The Crackerjacks I Was Promised?

Since Neil found out we were having a boy about three and a half years ago, I think he has been looking forward to taking him to a baseball game. Neil has a pure love for the game of baseball and I know he hopes to share this with all of his sons.

This game was especially cool because my mom got to go with them. We have been preparing Tristan for this day for weeks. Singing the songs, getting the t-shirts, and for my own comfort I was coaching him on what to do if he found himself without Neannie and daddy in that big crowd. I really had low expectations for his ability to sit in one seat for more than 20 minutes, but the report came back to contrary. He loved the game and all that went with it! Of course he quickly made friends with all the people around him and reminded them of when it was time to cheer and informing them of what player was at bat. Even though there was ice cream, snacks, and a visit to the playground, when he was asked his favorite part he said, "watching the game!" The pride in his father's eyes was clear. Can't wait to send them to more games!
After all the excitement and no nap, it was no surprise that the little guy tuckered out on the way home. He was one happy boy still telling me stories of the game as I got him ready for bed. The last thing he told me as I walked to the door was, "I'm going to dream about the baseball game tonight so I can go again."

Someday I Will Get Stuff Done

After being out here for a few weeks, I think my mom finally understands why I don't answer/make phone calls, check my mailbox, make dinners that take more than 20 minutes, try to eat said dinner until children are in bed, have closets that are not pretty to look at, or care about what I am wearing.

Holey Church Shirt

This evening my mom ironed her shirt for church in the morning, but the iron was too hot and burned a hole in her shirt. She came to the living room to show Neil and I who promptly said that was too bad and she would have to find something else to wear.

Tristan stood up from his play to examine the shirt. He took one look and confidently said, "I can fix that. All I need is a little glue and some tape." Off he went to the kitchen to get his tools while we all looked at each other a little surprised but more curious about what he was going to do. He did some really nice work and at the end he was sure there was no reason not to wear it tomorrow. My sweet handy little boy!

Twins First Sign

I don't know why the two of them doing this sign at the same time makes me laugh every time, but it does. One kid signing is cute, but two is just crazy cute! The are starting to pick this up quickly now. I can't wait to see what the next couple of months have in store. I'm sure there will be more videos to come.

How could you say no to that face?

This past Friday and Saturday I had a fundraiser garage sale for my missions trip next year. A bunch of my friends donated items to sell and it was a great success. One of my favorite parts though was my little sales man. I brought Tristan with me on Saturday and he kept trying to sell customers a toy airplane. In this picture, he took the plane up to these women and said, "You should buy this airplane. It's $20. That's a lot." It was not $20 and we had not told him he needed to sell anything. No one had tried to sell anything to customers that he had seen that morning before he started his pitch. Is he is father's son or what?!!!!

Tiny Town

Tiny Town was tons of fun! I think Tristan could have stayed all day. Finally somewhere had all things his size. Most of the buildings you could not go in, but there were plenty that you could. He didn't even want to have a picnic with his friends because he was too busy peeking in all the windows. The buildings you could not go in were decorated with different themes inside. I don't know who thought to do this, but I'm glad they did. To top it off, they have a little train with a beautiful ride over the creek. We even had chance to talk about Great Grandpa Yuhas as we played in the Masonic Hall. The Hall's floor was a bit loose, so Tristan thought it made for a great jumpy castle. We had a beautiful sunny morning together before another afternoon thunderstorm is sure to come.

The Conway Boys

These days it is almost impossible to get a picture with all three boys in the shot. They may not all be smiling or able to breath well, but they are all in there and'm thrilled! Since the nonstop moving, crawling, walking, running, jumping, and climbing children are rarely all next to each other ever, I didn't realize how similar they all look. Looking at this picture, I think I am going to have those kids that people say, "oh, you must be one of the Conway boys." Those beautiful brown eyes, long lashes, cute little noses, and even their eyebrows are the same! Tristan has a few inches on the boys, but he only has about five pounds on Finn, so he better watch out. The twins already gang up a bit on Tristan, so when he loses the height advantage he is in trouble. Finn is now walking and after finding Ian's teeth mark on Tristan's calf as he changed for bed, I'm sure T can't wait for Ian to get up off the ground and start walking real soon.

4th of July 2011

It was a really hot fourth of July this year, but we still made it out for the parade this morning. When I told Tristan we were going to a parade and then to a baseball field where firemen would make him pancakes, he stared at me for a few seconds and then said, "Is it my birthday?"

The parade was too short and not very good, but we have found few good parades here in Colorado. I might just have to borrow my mom's parade file one of these years and organize a good old fashion home town parade.




My little firecrackers didn't make it very long, and I was just sorry that only one of the seats reclined all the way. The pancakes were terrific, but the heat made us leave the festivities early on. After some lunch and naps, we took the whole family to the pool for the first time. It was not a train wreck like I anticipated, so I think we might try it again. I know a lot of people let their kids stay up on nights like tonight, but we decided to send them all to bed early... Happy Independence to us!!!

To Infinity and T's Bedroom

Before I had children, I would look at kids that were decked out in all things Disney characters and thought I would hate if my kid's wardrobe looked like that and their room was that tacky. Tonight my son went to bed in his Buzz Lightyear pjs (wings and all) and in his Cars sheets with the ugliest Cars comforter I'm sure they make. He is so happy in all of it, and that makes me happy. That doesn't mean I won't take every opportunity to talk him out of that comforter though and I still have not caved on the character shoes. Maybe I can stay strong on that one!