Videos of Trin...

*The first video is of Trin dancing on her "Dance Mat" that she got for Christmas from her Pappaw and Gram. The second video is of her reading...yes reading! She has learned how to read a few words (without looking at the picture for help). See for yourself below...

"Fun Flatables" Fun...

*We decided to take Trin to "Fun Flatables" for the first time today (it was between that and Chuck E. Cheese). I thought she might get more enjoyment out of the Fun Flatables...we'll give Chuck E. Cheese a try in the near future. She had a blast today (and I got a work out...something I only get once in a blue moon). :)

T Minus 2 Months...

*So we're under two months away until the Terrific Twos begin! I refuse to believe (or accept) that there is anything terrible about the twos. ;) Anyway, for the first 18 months of Trin's life, anyone with a camera was considered extremely blessed to capture a smile on this little girl's face! Then "Miss Bekki" started getting Trin to smile, and it appeared that all of our problems were solved. However, within the last 4 months, Trin has developed a fake smile (hmm...I wonder which parent she inherited that from?!?). Additionally, it's rather difficult to get Trin to look at the camera AND smile simultaneously. Maybe her year of being two will be a year of smiles (the real ones...not the fake ones)...

*Need I say more???

*On to other news...is it bad that my 22-month-old asks me, "Getting coffee?" each time we pass a Dunkin' Donuts, as well as asks for, "Hamburgers and Popeyes" for herself each time we pass a McDonald's??? I mean, it's not like she asks for fruits and veggies each time we pass the new Produce Depot in Dyer!!! Yikes! This girl knows what she likes (err...and what I like).

Our "new" home is finally finished...

*First things first...I cannot post a Blog without updated pictures of The Princess for The Family. My sister bought Trin this adorable skirt for Christmas! These were taken last Sunday before Church...

*Okay, on to the reason for this post. We started redecorating our condo Thanksgiving weekend, and we just finished the final touches this past Thursday night. Of course CJ did 99.9% of the work while I made sure Trin stayed out of his way. :) We are so happy to finally be done. And while we have not moved into a new home, it sure does feel like it!

*Below is CJ's belated Christmas present. ;) We have agreed the last two Christmases to not buy each other gifts so that we could just concentrate on Triniti. Well, that kind of went out the window this year. While we didn't get one another anything to open on Christmas, (well, I cheated, but that's beside the point) we both did get a nice unexpected gift. My gift was our new kitchen table that was delivered in early December and CJ's was the nice new flat screet TV shown below...we just got it recently.

*I posted pictures of some of the rooms as we were finishing them up, so the first few may already look familiar...

*Our living room...

*Our dining room...

*The guest bathroom...

*Our bathroom (this was just finished Thursday night)...

*Our bedroom (finished last week)...

Happy New Year from the Princess...

Triniti spells her name for you...

*Trin's special pj's from Gram...

*Below, Trin wants to show you how she spells her name...

Tender Tennessee Christmas, Part 2

*Part 2 contains pictures taken from my sister's and dad's cameras on Christmas Day...enjoy!

*At Cades Cove on the evening of Christmas Day...


*Okay, these next three pictures have NOTHING to do with Christmas or our week in Tennessee...the first one is of Trin and me at the Museum of Science and Industry on Thanksgiving while my sister was visiting...the two after are just plain cool pictures taken by my sister in TN recently that I wanted to share on my Blog...

*Okay...back to the Cove...

*Shan, while I am quite certain you didn't purposely take this picture below simply because your niece is wearing her first pair of Uggs, I will still be eternally grateful for this picture. ;) So thanks!

*It appears below that Trin may be trying to escape this Church in the Cove because 1) Miss Bekki is nowhere to be found and 2) the swings seem to be missing from the nursery...

*Trini and her Gram...

*Trin & Auntie...

*My beautiful family...

*Just us girls...

*Pappaw & Trin...

*Back to present-opening...

*Trin's babydoll drinks her bottle, burps, and then falls right to sleep...not too far from what an actual newborn baby does...

*After an eventful day of opening presents (such hard work for a 21-month-old), Trin poops out in the Penthouse Suite (aka my parents' bedroom) that they let us have for the entire week! Thanks again Dad and Mom...we enjoyed the royal treatment last week!!!