1st steps!

Wow the shoes worked magic - we had our first steps (3) tonight!

Not a great video of the experience but here's an idea (he wouldn't perform for the camera) - his style like his earlier lopsided crawling, seems to owe quite a bit to crabs (ie sideways) but I'm sure that will improve....

1st shoes

Ok they are not really his first shoes but they are the first proper fitted pair as his cruising and standing status warrants.

Size 3 1/2 F if you understand these things (thats very small if you dont!)

We did it properly and got the photo

Tristan was pretty fond of his shoes and preferred playing with them to his Christmas presents. Humph.

Sledging

(ok on a tea tray!)

Tristan wasn't that impressed - he can't easily be fobbed off by a tray and some string plus the snow was colder than he expected!

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2009 - our 2nd one (already!) with Tristan (and yes most of the presents are for him!)

Tristan and and me posing for posterity - note his first ever tie (baby-safe!)

Christmas started with stockings all around - Tristan had lots of fun exploring his - although seemed to think that playing with the stocking rather than exploring the contents ways the true aim!

Grandma was with us too in festive red... ... and some people got presents that allowed us to take embarrassing photos!

Xmas is coming

... bringing Christmas decorations and more of the white stuff (look at the snow in the background!).


It'll be our last Christmas in this house as we have accepted an offer on it - although we'll be staying in the same area (I have now just tempted fate as to the whole move!)
... and inspired by the birthday cake - I've made my first Christmas cake. I wish I had read the instructions a while ago as I hadn't appreciated the lead-time required to make it and I fear it may not be alcoholic enough as I wont have been able to feed (yes that's the technical term) it enough brandy in 1 week...

Let it snow...

Just to get us in the festive mood, '8 sleep to Santa' brought us snow!

And the chance for Tristan to wear his new wellies!

Next stop tour de france

Tristan's first time being chauffered around in the bikeseat.


He didn't mind it too much but will probably prefer it when it isn't December!

Evie's birthday

We have had 6 birthday parties to go to this season! These are some photos from one of his best friend's - Evie's party.

Tristan playing with a garage - yes its on his Christmas list!

Discovering that not only icecream comes in cornets but marshmallows as well - life is good!

Tristan and the birthday girl on the trampoline

Cosy toes

We finally figured out the sewing machine and made Tristan (the clue is on the front!) a cosy toes for his buggy.