Christmas Morning 2009

Christmas Morning 2009

Thomas loved the figures on the stairs at NaNa and Grandpa's

Thomas got a tool set and immediately began "fixing" his toys

Thomas got a football, soccer ball and basketball...he LOVED these. Grandpa has been teaching him how to kick the football and Mommy has been teaching him how to pass and hike the ball. Jack tried to play soccer and punctured a hole in the ball.

Also got a Little People trailer with a car and a driver

In front of the Christmas tree.
Thomas hasn't learned how to smile on command yet.

The "Silly" picture

Playing with Daddy

Aunt Amy and Uncle Ro in their first Christmas picture as Mr. & Mrs.

Thomas has just kissed Aunt Amy and got red lipstick on himself

I'm not sure if this is my color or not. What do you think?

Eating Christmas dinner...Yum!!! Who wouldn't want a mashed potato goatee.

Playing Lego Star Wars on the Wii with Trace and Ben.
Thomas has a flashlight Grandpa gave him to use as his light saber.

Pretty Kasey in her super cute hat.
Are you people taking ANOTHER picture of me?

Sick

Over the holidays Thomas caught a cold...

he looked so miserable, of course, I had to take some pictures...

Coughing, sneezing, stuffy head fever so you can rest...

Jack and buddy were keeping him company.
All he wanted to do was sit on the couch. He even moaned a little.

Thomas' First Birthday

Let the celebration begin....

We brought cupcakes to Thomas' school for his birthday.

Everyone enjoyed the cupcakes, especially the birthday boy.

The little prince surveying his birthday spoils...

Thomas received many cars for his birthday, including this Monster Truck from NaNa and Grandpa Tom.

One of the presents Grandma Vilma and Grandpa Duane sent him was this book. He liked the baby on the cover. And that there was also a car on the cover.

After presents we all went to an ice cream parlor to meet some friends.

Thomas' friend Ella with her parents enjoying the ice cream.

Thomas loves ice cream. He sampled a little bit of each flavor.

Aunt Lissa made Thomas a shark cake with buoys, life preservers, fish and dingy cupcakes.

Look at the shark teeth. It was a Twinkie in disguise. Way Cool!!!

Blowing out the candles. As you can tell Thomas was not that interested in the "birthday" traditions. He was still looking at the ice cream other people were eating.

He finished up the shark the next day. I guess it means it is good if he gets it all over his face.

Dun Dun..Dun Dun..Dun Du Dun Du Dun DU!! Take that Mr. Shark!

Sand and Sun on Padre Island

Thomas' first trip to the beach was to Port Aransas, TX.

Grandpa Tom dug a hole for the babies to play in. The boys collected sea shells, built sand castles and found small crabs at night, which they set free the next morning. Kasey is a water baby and liked sitting by the shore where the water would roll in.

Trace and Ben helped dig the whole. Kasey was a beach pro. Here she is playing in her Texas Rangers ball cap. Notice Thomas is not in the water.

Thomas helping Aunt Amy build a sand castle. That is Trace in the background. He built a sand castle of the Krusty Krab with the sign made out of sea shells.

Thomas had fun in the sand and water for about...5 minutes.

Soon after this was taken he started eating the sand, rubbing it in his eyes and getting salt water in his face. Oh, and crying.

We discovered his favorite part of the beach was sitting under the awning in Kasey's chair eating pretzel sticks.

His new nickname is "Cabana Boy."

It seems the nickname "Surfer Dude" will have to wait till next summer.

Playing with the Jeep and Red Car

Thomas and Ben riding in the Jeep. Grandpa Tom made the seat belt for the babies.

Here is Kasey and Ben in the jeep. She was actually enjoying the ride. Well, I do think here she was getting a LITTLE tired of Ben riding the brake so hard when he stopped.

Trace pulled one baby (Kasey here) in the red car while Ben drove the other in the Jeep. They got a kick out of passing each other in the driveway.

Thomas loved riding in the Jeep with Ben. He also loved Trace pulling him around in the red car.
He giggled the whole time.

A Day at School

I went to take pictures of the class on Ms. Julianne's last day but Thomas started crying when he saw the camera. He wanted to play with it but I wouldn't let him.

Some of Thomas' classmates and a teacher -
Taylor, Carina, Mrs. Diane and Brady, the baby, in the jumper.

This is Nishant. He is the other boy in the class (except for Baby Brady). He is very friendly. I woke him from his nap.

Brady, Eesha, Mrs. Diane, Ariana, Ms. Julianne and Taylor. This was Ms. Julianne's last day. Thomas liked her very much.

Playing in the toy section of the room.

By the time I left the room, I had woken up 2 sleeping babies and left Thomas and Taylor crying. I am sure the teachers were happy I came by.

My First Independence Day!

So for my first July 4th I tried to stay traditional.

Lounging in the water...check


watermelon...check

Poppers and streamers...check

Sparklers...check

Generally having a great weekend chowing down and shooting firecrackers...

Happy Independence Day!