The following day, Aunt Barbara treated Tristan to a trip to ToysRUS so he can pick out his own gift. She is brave. We dropped them off and headed out to do some errands. About an hour later, they emerged from the store with a carriage filled with goodies. We barely fit them all in the trunk of our car and I swore I smelled smoke from Barbara's credit card.
The next day was Tristan's actual birthday. It turned out to be a gorgeous day so we headed out to the park for some fun. As soon as we got there, Tristan wanted to watch the ducks and geese scamper around the stream.
I found a bench to feed Gavin in the stroller and Ricky took Tristan over to see the pond. It was about 5 minutes later that Tristan fell into the pond and was absolutely soaked up to his waist. It brought a quick tear-filled halt to our day as we stripped the muddy wet shoes and clothes off of him and went home to clean up. The rest of the day was filled was birthday gifts and another ice cream cake at his grandparents so the disappointment didn't last long.
Happy Happy Birthday to you, my darling Tristan!
Today I celebrate the day you were born.
Today I celebrate Marta for giving you life.
Today I celebrate Guatemala who blessed me with the honor and privilege of being your forever mom.
Love forever and always, Mommy
