Guess What?!?!

Yep!  Someone is getting a little brother or sister in March.  :-)

'Drag' Yourself to Brunch

A few weeks ago Ashley invited me to Drag Yourself to Brunch .  It was going to be about 7 of us, but in the end it only ended up with just Ashley and I.  Selfishly I didn't mind.  :-)  We had such a blast dancing in our seats (you could get kicked out if you dance anywhere else), eating, chatting, and watching the ladies (er men) dance, lip sing and collect dollar bills.  There were 4 ladies that each danced to about 4-5 songs.  One of our favorites was the one above.  She did a Pink song that was just fantastic!  Definitely recommend going to a drag show if you have never been.  My cheeks were hurting because I was smiling and laughing so much.  Yes, I will be going again.  Thanks Ashley!

Some of the best $ ever spent!

We bought a year's pass to the museum and it was money well spent!  They have an outdoor walking path to see animals and also an indoor area.  Karen and Brodie have a pass too so that is fun.  So whether it's hot outside or the weather is perfect, we can always find something to do.  Now that Thomas is walking, he loves it even more!

Toy Box

Just about every morning during playtime, I find Thomas inside his toy box.  Should I tell him that he isn't a toy?  ha ha

Wind Blowing Through My Hair

At the farm

Dog, cat or rabbit. We were laughing so hard at how funny these little rabbits looked.

Ganging up on the little tortoise

The peacocks let us walk right up to them, it was crazy! 

Swim Lessons

We take Thomas to swim lessons every Saturday morning.  He seems to enjoy them or maybe more so looking around at all the action.  They have been teaching them to kick on their belly & back, reach & pull and now jumping in.  Randy mentioned that teaching a baby that doesn't know how to swim to jump in a pool may not be the best idea.  True!?!

Lovies (Polar Bear and Rat)

Even though polar bear, rat and blanket all end up on the floor by morning, looks like Thomas does give them a little love at night.

When Thomas started growing out of his sleep sack we decided we should part with them.  I thought about looking into a larger size because who wouldn't want to sleep in a potato sack blanket?  :-)  No, it was time for us to trust him with a blanket.  I know he was ready a long time ago, but mommy wasn't.  We keep the house really warm now though because he won't keep the blanket on.  Hopefully for mommy and daddy's sake he will get used to it soon.

Week at the Beach

In July, we were fortunate enough to get a little cottage in Nags Head, NC for a week.  Mike, Ashley and Randy came down for a couple days and Sonia, Thomas and I stayed for the whole week.  We had such a wonderful, relaxing time.  All we had to do was worry about what we were going to eat next.  Ha Ha

See pictures HERE

and WALKING!

In the middle of June Thomas started to stand up while holding onto furniture and took a step from one piece of furniture to another.  By July 7th he was standing up by himself, taking one or two steps and then on July 10th he took 5-6 steps.  Since then he had been taking more and more steps, but still figured it was quicker getting around by good, ole crawling.  

That was until August 1st when he took off walking!  He walks almost everywhere now unless he is tired and decides to crawl.  So now, if we walk away for one second he seems to get into something he isn't supposed to.  :-)
And it begins..........Ooops, better go get him!

Look Who's Talking!

I feel terrible, but I didn't write down the exact day Thomas said his first word.  It was about the middle of June that he started saying "bye bye".  He was already saying mama and dada, but didn't know what they meant yet (at least we don't think so).  So here are the words that he says now, or tries his very best to say. :-)

Balloon....baooon

Bird

Precious...always in a whisper while he points at her

mama

dada

ball

Wet Wednesday

Last week we went to a Peter the Rabbit ballet/play at the library with Karen and Brodie and this week we went to a magic show.  We have really been enjoying our play dates with Karen and Brodie.  We usually do something at the library, go over to their house for lunch and then play.  We also go to the beach, museum or park.  Mommy enjoys spending time with her friend Karen (whose birthday is today, Happy Birthday!) and it is great to get the boys together.  Today we got to play in Brodie's kiddie pools.  Very refreshing on such a hot day and Thomas did really well with the cold water.

Is it a toy?

Nope....Just a cute, little boy named Thomas!

Found him in his toy box the other morning while playing.  Once he figured out that he could get in and out, he did it over and over again.  It was funny to watch.  Such a smart boy!

Bluebird Gap Farm

We found a hidden treasure about 10 minutes from our house.  Bluebird Gap Farm has lots of animals, hayrides, story times, a huge playground and it's FREE!  We got there about lunchtime and had a picnic just outside the gate.

This would be a nice and juicy turkey for Thanksgiving.  LOL

Trying to touch

Looking at the horses and ponies

This is the perfect picture to describe the summer for me (enjoying the shade)  Ha!

Using remote, swimming and being goofy

Trying to turn on the TV. Crazy how they pick up on things. We don't even watch TV while he is awake, except for his shows a few times a week. Very smart!

New friend at the pool

Enough of the picture taking mom!

Playing with Grandpa Barney, looking 'cool'.

First Birthday Party #2

For Thomas's birthday party at home on the East Coast we decided to do it at a park in our town.  Even though it was a little warm (notice the melted cake and cupcakes), it was perfect!

For pictures click HERE

AZ Pictures (finally!)

I know I am waaaay behind on posts.  What can I say, it's summer and we are busy.  :-)

HERE are the pictures we took while in AZ.  I haven't captioned them so if you have any questions, let me know.  Enjoy!  We sure did!

Making sounds

This is one of my favorite pictures from our trip.  :-)  They are making sounds with their mouths.  Thomas was doing it so hard that he was drooling.  It was very cute.  I love watching my amazing dad with our sweet son.  Melts my heart!

After a wonderful, still too short vacation in AZ we are home safe, sound and planning Thomas's second 1 year birthday party.  Lucky boy!  I will post the pictures from our vacation next week sometime, hopefully.  :-)

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

What an amazing year we have had with this sweet boy!  He has enriched our lives tremendously and we still can't believe how blessed we are to be his parents. He is the most precious soul and we treasure every hug, kiss, smile, temper tantrum :-), loving look, laying his head on our shoulder and in our laps, dance, growl, wave, and just being our little boy. We love you more than words bubba!  Happy Birthday! 

Auntie Ashley took these 'smash the cake' photos at the Yorktown beach park.  Aren't they amazing?!? 

Ricardo's wedding

This past weekend we took a road trip with Uncle Mike and Aunt Ashley to Randy's cousin's wedding in Mt. Solon, VA.  The wedding was absolutely beautiful!  The bride, Kristen, looked stunning and of course Ricardo was as handsome as ever.  

Love their smiles here, they are so happy and in love

Ricardo and his mom, Diana, salsa dancing for the mother and son dance

    We had a wonderful time with Mike and Ashley.  I think they enjoyed their weekend with Thomas and we are hoping they would be willing to travel with us again.  :-)

It was a little warm :-)