CHRISTMAS!

Ripping the paper...definitely one of his favorite activities!
Troy's new dump truck- he plays for hours on this toy!
Christmas morning with Crystal's side of the family.  We love Christmas!

Mammoth 2008

It is tradition for the boys to go to Schott's Bakkery and the girls to go to Coach!
Mom and Troy outside of the best breakfast restaurant in town, The Good Life Cafe.
Troy's time with the ladies.
Practicing for next year?

Troy's 9 month birthday

It is hard to believe that today is Troy's 9 month birthday.  This time equals the time that he was carried by me, but time sure goes by more quickly now that he is out in the world.  He fills our world with joy and life.  No matter how tough my day at work has been, when I pick him up in the afternoon, nothing really seems to matter except our valuable time as a family.  I am an unlikely sappy mother, but I cannot help myself!  I love my family!

Weekend at Disneyland

Tom and I decided it would be fun to go to the Disneyland Hotel for the weekend.  We had the best time on Friday evening because it was totally empty!  Oma and Papa came to spend part of the day with us.  Sadly, as Saturday went on, the fires started to affect the day.  The third picture shows how awful it was.  Thankfully, my parents' house in Yorba Linda was fine, although they were packed and ready to evacuate.  So, we had a wonderful time, but it was certainly an interesting weekend!

Fight On!

Troy, our Trojan boy, attended his first USC football game.  We had the best time, and Troy just took it all in.  He really seemed to enjoy the crushing defeat over Washington.  It rained the whole walk to the Coliseum, but he seemed as content as can be.  What a special day it was for our little family!

Troy's First Halloween

Here is our little monkey!  Troy celebrated his first Halloween with his family there to witness it!  His cousins, Joe and Sarah, are out from Colorado with their mom, Kristie, and we all went with him to his first few houses.  Oma, Papa, Uncle Bob and Aunt Alison were also on hand to celebrate!  It was a great night!

Troy as a Red Sox fan? NOT!!!

Stacia, Troy's sitter, is a huge Red Sox fan.  According to her, Troy picked out his outfit.  I don't think so.  Stay tuned for the Angels' outfit!