Sorry it has been so long since I last posted! We have been extremely busy. St. Louis for Thanksgiving was great! Mikie of coarse worked up until 3:00 the afternoon our flight left! I think he had been up for 36 hours or longer when we landed. Then he slept for an hour and got up and went hunting at 3:30 that morning. Mikie has been working a ton! I am having a great time at work getting punched in the face and beat on! (Have I ever mentioned how much I love being a psych nurse?) In our spare time we are chasing a very wild little boy and trying to squeeze christmas festivities in. So I'm sure this will be the last post until after the beginning of the year! but in the mean time here is some of what we have been up too!
We all surrvived our flights too and from St. Louis!!!! Though the flight home was a challenge. Trystan did awesome on the way there. He slept the entire flight and only cried on our final decent into St. Louis (I think his ears were bothering him). We had a blast hanging out with family and visiting with friends I had not seen in a while. It was great to be back in St. Louis! It will always be home for me! 
Trystan playing in the leaves in Grandma's back yard
Mommy and Trystan at the zoo... This camel was disgusting!!! It was foaming at the mouth!
Trystan enjoying the view from Daddy's shoulders!
These kids had a blast together! Trystan fit right in with this group of loud, Rowdy, Rambunctious kids and yes, he can out scream them all! 
The boys all settled down to watch the Polar Express!
Grandpa got out his Train set that he had never opened and played with Trystan! Trystan was in seventh heaven. 
Trystan and Aunt Annie!
This kid is the master of fake sleeping, generally when he is trying to ignore what you are saying! Sorry the picture is so blurry! Having a hard time catching the moment. 
Trystan and Aunt Heather
We had a great Thanksgiving with my family! My mom and I went shopping at 3:30am on Black friday and my mom got some great deals! We went to a pizza place while we were there and the kids had a blast. Mikie and I even got to go on two dates!!! The flight home was very long! Trystan had been asking for two days if we could go home, he didn't have a nap that day and whined and cried for 4 hours all the way home! The truck ride home was hilarious though! He was so excited to see Daddy's truck, and grandma and papa! He screamed all the way home (happy screams)! Trystan has been playing with his wooden train that papa topham gave him for his first easter! He loves, Loves, Loves trains!!!! 
Trysatan and I attempted a gingerbread train! You can see how well it went!!!! Now the icing is hard and I can't put the train back together again and Trystan gets up every morning and starts yelling help, help for me to put it back together, I really should just throw it away!
After finishing the train, Mommy and Trystan playing!
We went to Town square this morning to see Santa! Trystan was not too sure about Santa, but liked Mrs. Clause! He would not sit with them though, so Mrs. Clause suggested that they hide behind the couch and pop up behind us so Trystan didn't know they were there so that we got a good picture! They were so sweet! Trystan loves the picture and has been talking about his trip to see Santa Clause all day today!
Some great Trystanisms:
Trystan playing in the leaves in Grandma's back yardMommy and Trystan at the zoo... This camel was disgusting!!! It was foaming at the mouth!Trystan enjoying the view from Daddy's shoulders!These kids had a blast together! Trystan fit right in with this group of loud, Rowdy, Rambunctious kids and yes, he can out scream them all! The boys all settled down to watch the Polar Express!Grandpa got out his Train set that he had never opened and played with Trystan! Trystan was in seventh heaven. Trystan and Aunt Annie!This kid is the master of fake sleeping, generally when he is trying to ignore what you are saying! Sorry the picture is so blurry! Having a hard time catching the moment. Trystan and Aunt HeatherWe had a great Thanksgiving with my family! My mom and I went shopping at 3:30am on Black friday and my mom got some great deals! We went to a pizza place while we were there and the kids had a blast. Mikie and I even got to go on two dates!!! The flight home was very long! Trystan had been asking for two days if we could go home, he didn't have a nap that day and whined and cried for 4 hours all the way home! The truck ride home was hilarious though! He was so excited to see Daddy's truck, and grandma and papa! He screamed all the way home (happy screams)! Trystan has been playing with his wooden train that papa topham gave him for his first easter! He loves, Loves, Loves trains!!!! Trysatan and I attempted a gingerbread train! You can see how well it went!!!! Now the icing is hard and I can't put the train back together again and Trystan gets up every morning and starts yelling help, help for me to put it back together, I really should just throw it away!After finishing the train, Mommy and Trystan playing!
We went to Town square this morning to see Santa! Trystan was not too sure about Santa, but liked Mrs. Clause! He would not sit with them though, so Mrs. Clause suggested that they hide behind the couch and pop up behind us so Trystan didn't know they were there so that we got a good picture! They were so sweet! Trystan loves the picture and has been talking about his trip to see Santa Clause all day today!Some great Trystanisms:Trystan comes halling butt into my room as I was getting in the shower the other morning and looks at me and points and says "Mama, Pee Pee gone!"
Pointing to the African American man walking behind me in target "Poop, Poop" apparently the man's coloring reminded him of poop! (My face was 9 shades of red).
