Happy Man

There are so many pictures of Tristan to post and I had to post this one. Tristan is one happy little boy and, as you can see from his forehead, one very active boy. He is quite the bruiser. He runs into things, falls over obstacles and takes other kids to the ground with hugs. And nothing beats his big smile and laugh.

Halloween. BOO!!

For Halloween, Dad had to head up to perform in Buffalo but that didn't stop him from fashioning a tin foil grill and sporting his hot threads.

Mom and Tristan stayed in the city and strapped up their pirate apparel and hit the town.

Tristan, the marauder, gets ready to hijack the nearest subway train.

But gets distracted by a group of fine looking lassies.

He takes a liking to one in particular.

But cannot stay long and he looks off into the wild blue yonder to see where a new adventure may lay.

For now, it will lay in the bed.

TB and Mom

Tristan and Mom get to hang out and play all day long. He is becoming such a little boy.

Here they found one of Dad's old costume top hats and thought they would try it on.

I would say that it is a perfect fit for such a handsome young man.

Tristan is a Dancing Machine

From walking to dancing in no time. Tristan is one active boy. Enjoy!

Falltime Frolicking

To escape the craziness of the city and to enjoy the changing of the seasons TB and Mom have been able to tag along with Dad up to Connecticut for a few days.

Tristan loves all of the space up in the studio.

And as always, he loves cuddling with Mom.

And Dad.


On another visit, Tristan became the Prince of Fall and donned a crown of leaves.


He had lots of fun getting his hands dirty.


And crawling through the piles of leaves.


Wave goodbye, Tristan! Until next time, Ciao!

On The Move

Tristan has come a long way in the past few weeks with his walking ability. For the majority of the time now, he only walks. No more crawling.

And sure to be by his side is Cheezer, a good friend given to Julia by Uncle Justin who has been in our car for years. A likely New York companion, a rat.

So we bid you farwell, until next time...

Or, maybe not.

T. Basil is WALKING!!!

Tristan just turned one year old and the day before his birthday he upgraded for quadriped to biped. GO Tristan GO!!!

Oscar and Karen's Wedding

This past weekend, it was non-stop action for Mr. Tristan as we traveled down to Philadelphia to celebrate the marriage of our good friend Oscar Rueda to Karen Witiw.

Tristan was ready for the party! Decked out from head to toe in his fine looking tuxedo, he was ready to dance.

And as always, you couldn't keep the girls off of him. Here he is flaunting his charm and wit with a few fine young ladies.

As the first dance of the night began, he was eager to get out on to the dance floor...

...with these two beautiful, wonderful people.

So TB hit the dance floor hard! And danced the night away with mommy...

...and daddy...

...the groom...


...and other friends that he made along the way.


He made it until 10:30...


...at which time he could no longer resist the comfy, fluffy hotel bed.


Good night Mr. Tristan with your classy suit and argyle socks.
Good night Tristan Basil with your big shining smile and short golden locks.
Sleep well my sweet friend.
Get rest and be well.
For tomorrow's a new day
With more adventures to tell.

Tub Time! (aka Water Babies Pt. 2)

This is a clip of Tristan and his cousin Aramae in the tub.



Can life get any better?

Time for Standing!

Here he is. All on his own!

He'll be walking in no time!

The Many Faces of Tristan Basil

Hi Tristan. How is your food?


Hmm... Good question.


Sometimes it tastes pretty weird.

Sometimes it tastes sour.

Sometimes I want to eat the camera.

And sometimes it makes me cough.

Occasionally it makes me feel sick.

But most of the time I love to eat!!!

I love you. I miss you.

Give me more hugs and kisses.

Love, Tristan

Water Babies

No matter where he is, you can be assured that if there is water, Tristan is a happy boy.

When we were back home in Wisconsin, he jumped in the bathtub with his cousin Aramae.

They had so much fun and they laughed and laughed.

Later it was off to the swimming pool...

where Tristan practiced his water crawling.

And up in Marion he discovered that the hose is also full of water!

And that water can be put into things...


And tossed out!

And we finish where we began...

If there is water, Tristan is a happy boy.