Trystan's 1st Birthday Bash!

Trystan is a BIG boy now, as he is 1! It is purely a miracle that he made it to celebrate his 1st birthday and we are so thankful!

Trystan spent his birthday with mom, dad, Grampa Fred & Grama Shirley and his Godparents, Jarrett & Ashley. It was an emotional day, packed full of fun. Trystan even got to watch the guys shoot off his very own shotgun that we bought him the day he was born. He squealed with delight--made his dad proud!

Trystan's cake was a very amateurish cowboy hat, which he was able to devour all by himself. He had a great time, but was quite concerned when dad stuck his finger in for a taste (see pics below)

We ended his party with a wonderful dinner at Montana's Rib & Chop House---a must if you ever come to Billings. He had a whole mess of new foods, which we paid for the next day haha.

What a fun day we had, one that we will always remember. Now we look forward to his next party on Saturday in MN. From what we have heard, Grama Deb has quite the party planned!

Happy Halloween!

We had a busy day full of puppy clients and kennel building, so we didn't get out to trick or treat, but we had fun anyway! Thanks to Grama Shirley and Grampa Fred for my shirt and hat. You did pretty good on the sizes, considering you bought it for me before I was even born!
Only 17 days until my birthday!

Tomorrow (November 4th) is the anniversary of a day that we will never forget. It's the day we went in for a routine ultrasound, only to find out I had to be admitted to the hospital immediately as it was evident Trystan was coming early. I think back on that day, and can still remember it as if it was yesterday. We know now it was all a part of God's perfect plan to bring Trystan into this world kicking and screaming, at only 29 weeks. I have to say that all that magnesium, those 3 painful steroid shots to help develop his lungs, numerous iv's, medications, monitors, not as many showers as I would have liked, the inactivity, and the 20+ dr's and nurses in the delivery room for Trystan's arrival was all worth it! We have so much to be thankful for.