Trip to Memphis 2010

Once again we set out for Memphis, TN to spend Christmas with Jef's family. We were not able to go last year due to Sebastian being in the hospital, so it has been 2 years since we have seen everyone and we were excited to go. The airplane ride there was quite eventful and we were happy to finally be on the ground. Now that Sebastian is mobile, he was not very happy to be sitting in a cramped little space and didn't have much interest in sleeping either. Therefore, we had to attempt to entertain a very active 1 year old, which didn't go very well at all. There were many screaming episodes and lots of cheerios on the floor. To top it all off, just as we were about to land and end our frustrating plane ride, Tyler turned to me with a very green look on his face and proceeded to throw up all over himself. Needless to say we were not really looking forward to getting on the plane to come home.

The first night didn't go much better with Sebastian up most of the night. He wasn't happy unless someone was holding him, which meant not a lot of sleeping for mom and dad. Many of our nights went like that, especially after Sebastian got sick. He had a lot of trouble breathing when he was laying down so he spent a lot of time sleeping in a chair with Mom, Dad or Gramma. The down part of the week was that we ALL got sick at one point or another. I guess we weren't ready for the drastic change in weather (27 degrees when we got up the first morning).

Trip to South Bend:

On Sunday Jef and I headed out on a road trip from Memphis, TN to South Bend, IN to see the Notre Dame campus. It was about a 9 hour drive for us, which is why we chose to leave the boys with Gramma in TN. It was a long drive through a lot of farm land, but well worth the trip. The campus was absolutely beautiful, even in the snow. The weather was a bit chilly, 17 degrees when we got there to start our tour. We visited the bookstore (and made a small donation), the Basilica, the football stadium, Jef's dorm and a bunch of other beautiful buildings. I can only imagine what the campus looks like in the Spring, but I probably won't get a chance to get back then.

Krista in front of the Grotto - if I look cold, it's because it was 17 degrees the night we were walking around.

Jef in front of the Library

A nice view from the middle of the campus.

The front of the Basilica

We also took a break (to warm up) and ordered a pretzel. I thought it was pretty cool that the pretzel came in the shape of ND!

The rest of the week was spent visiting with family and friends, making cookies, playing outside and of course eating some really good home cooking! Tyler got in plenty of playtime with Gramma and anyone else he could get a hold of. Sebastian also got in some good playtime and even picked up some new skills while we were gone. He can now drink out of a sippy cup and walk holding on to your fingers!
















Tyler & Gramma playing outside
















RaRa feeding Sebastian
















This only took half a day!















Sebastian helping with the dishes
















It was a lot of hard work!

We were very blessed this Christmas and had a wonderful time in TN. We are very blessed. Hope everyone else had a wonderful holiday season.

New walking toy!

Sebastian is getting stronger and more mobile each day. He has a few walking toys at the house to use, but he has found that the bar stool works much better. He crawled under one yesterday, stood up and off he went.















Here is a short video of his bar stool adventure.

Sand Table in December!

You wouldn't think that we'd be playing in the sand table in December, but with our 80 degree weather why not? This was Sebastian's first time standing and playing at the sand table. I can see many more days of the boys playing at the sand table in the future.
















































And here's a little video...

Trains, trains and more trains!!!

Tonight we visited the Sirine House in Mesa where there is over 5,000 feet of train track and multiple trains running at the same time. It is a huge display and always draws quite a crowd.






















































Tyler & Jay at the trains.



















Tyler & Trey watching the trains.

All Smiles

Just hanging out and being cute at one of Tyler's t-ball games.

Walking Man

The flashing you see in the background in Tyler taking pictures of his brother.