Sunset Beach

Tristan took his first trip on an airplane to visit his relatives in the Myrtle Beach area. Although he slept through most of the flight, he seemed to have a good time hanging out with his mommy.



After flying into Myrtle Beach, Tristan went with his mom, dad and "pops" (Grandpa Norman) to Sunset Beach to meet up with the rest of the family. Here, he was introduced to his cousin Madeline.



Tristan wasn't thrilled when mommy "christened" him with his first bit of the Atlantic Ocean...but by the end of the week, he was lovin' it.


Eventually, everyone showed up at the same time...so we took another picture (surprise). Here is the whole gang:

Tristan celebrates Katharine Hepburn's birthday

OK, so this looks like he slept through the birthday party, but at least he was there. Each year, the local community celebrates the birthday of it's favorite neighbor. This year, they celebrated what would have been the actress's 99th birthday

Latest development: Grabbing

OK, maybe this is an obnoxious "proud parent moment", but the major excitement in the house yesterday was when Tristan purposely grabbed at and held onto a giraffe hanging from his Activity Pad. There was a lot of typical flailing about, but at least twice he opened his clenched fist and grabbed the bulbous foot of the dangling stuffed animal. Way to go, Tristan!

Family Trip

The Payne family took their first big trip. A five hour drive to Cape Cod seemed a bit ambitious but Tristan slept most of the way...requesting one feeding somewhere in Rhode Island.



Cape Cod is now the year round home of friend's Dorothy and Jimmy.

Tristan's new friend

Donny and Susan, Jen and Tom's good friends, just had a baby girl. You can see pictures of "Ashley Hoiying" at their blog...

The Yankees are in last place?!....waaaaaaaa!

Tristan was not happy to hear the the Yankees were tied for last place.



He calmed down when his dad explained that the Yankees need some pressure in order to excel. Already, they have come out of sole possession of last place and have moved up to a tie for last. It's only up from here. (Don't let him know that the Red Sox are in first place...)

Tristan's First Birthday

OK, so it wasn't Tristan's "first" birthday, but it was the first time Tristan was at a birthday party. And this time it was for his "aunt" Patty. Friend Rob and Jeanette through Patty a party and Jen, Tom and Tristan crashed it at the last minute.