Babys 1st Christmas!

Christmas was a blast this year. It's so much fun having a little one to get you in the Christmas spirit. We decorated more than any previous year and had a real tree. Tristan's grandparents joined us for the festivities. We ate lots of family traditional foods like Oyster stew, sausage casserole and sausage balls. We always watch the favorite movie a Christmas story. One day we'll get Tristan a Red Rider bb gun. Here are some pictures.

                                                            Trust me I'm a doctor

This Kid loves to brush his teeth.

Tristan's dream is to one day pet the cat.

                                                      Its a Major award!

My Great Aunt and Uncle Sandy and Steve

Brett really wanted a BB Gun but asked Santa for some tinker toys and a football fearing he would shoot his eye out.

Christmas PJ's...tee heee tee hee

Can anyone translate what my bib says

Its almost Tristan's 1st birthday. We can't believe its been a year already. To celebrate, we're having a pool party for Tristan at the elks club on the 14th. Our Little baby is now a toddler. Where did the year go? Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is having a good start to 2012.

                                                

Santa!

Yes I tortured my son to get a token photo on Santa's lap. He was unsure of Santa, then cried, then asked for a Ferrari......wait that was Brett..

11 Months old

Our Big little guy is now 11 months old.  He is definitely turning into a little boy from a baby. He is now getting into everything. He loves to open and shut all the cabinets, unravel the toilet paper, and climb the furniture. We have quite a chatter box  on our hands and the favorite babble is ooohhhhhh uuuhhhh ouuuu  ooohhhhhh and repeat. Tristan is not walking yet, but we think he will soon as he sometimes stands by himself and seems to be getting more and more steady. He is a lot of fun and keeps us on our toes.

Tristan and his cousin Andrew

Brett and Carrie our Niece

Tristan And Jerry Smiles

At the Zoo with my Grandparents! Fun!

Every day at the Gontarek House

Our Christmas Tree

We Cant wait until our first Christmas and 1st Birthday Coming up!

RV trip to California!

We had an amazing time in California. We spent 2 days with my brother Ryan and Jamie. They met Tristan in person for the first time!

We then jumped in an RV and headed up the coast of California with our friends Joe and Betsey. We started in LA and drove all the way to Napa Valley stopping along the way.On the way back we were able to spend time with Brett's aunt and uncle Steve and Sandy! We had a blast and hope to go again soon.

Tristan's an excellent driver

The shitter is full!

my first winery

oooohhhh Carmel

The lone cypress

Our house on wheels

Redwoods are sure tall

Lombard Street San Francisco

Muir Woods

aahhh back home again sailing with my girlfriend Jen

The bee's knees

I admit I'm getting lazy with blogging lately but I ve been reminded that I haven't updated in a while. The Bee's Knees as Brett and I often refer to Tristan as is about 7 1/2 months now. Our ever changing nicknames for him are getting more absurd but fun none the less.  Tristan is truly a joy and a very fun loving baby. He is still the mayor smiling at everyone, and he is always up for a laugh if you act silly. Brett and I find ourselves acting ridiculous just to hear Tristan infectious laugh. Recently the whole family enjoyed some good belly laughs while singing John Denver's "Thank God I'm a country boy". You can get the picture.

As you can tell, Tristan has a ton of hair and very sexy legs. He is experiencing bubbles for the first time in the pictures above.

Tristan's grandparents Kay and Jerry just came for a visit. here are some pictures from their visit.

Look its the travelocity gnome! .......Tristan and grandpa smiles...the video is with Tristan grandma Gigi

Amazing cupcakes that look like hamburgers and hot dogs

These pictures are from our good friend Betsey's birthday party. Betsey and Joe  in the picture above are joining us on our vacation to California. We are taking an RV up the coast to San Francisco and back. I will hopefully blog and post some pictures from the trip. We are looking forward for our first trip with the little one. It should be an adventure!

And last......The sweetest picture of the best daddy and the cutest baby ever.....If that doesn't pull your heart strings...nothing will.