First Trip to Massachusetts and First Steps!

Last weekend Tommy flew to Massachusetts to visit his grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles. It was a great time and Tommy proved to be a great traveler, even in the face of Logan Airport's goofy T*S*A staff.
We visited the Atlantic Ocean, the local apple orchard, and Tommy had his first pizza with Pops, from the local favorite pizzeria.
While we were getting ready on Friday morning, I looked over to see what Tommy was doing, and I saw him take a few steps - all on his own! He did it a few more times on Saturday and is up to about 4 or 5 steps alone. It is hilarious! He's very proud of himself when he does it - it's pretty cute.
Enjoy some new pictures!

May and Pops and the Gray grandchildren

Tommy banging on May's glass top coffee table.....

Tommy with his one and only great grandmother!

Pumpkin birthday cake that cousin Teddy picked out!

Happy Boy!

Happy Birthday to Tommy

Tommy's second haircut, but first successful haircut - he did very well and now looks like a little man!










Chewing on the garage door opener in his sweet new wagon from Grandma Shermie - he knows that pushing the buttons on the opener makes the doors go up and down. It's a fun game.










Out for a walk with Daddy.














The morning of my first birthday!!













Yesterday we celebrated Tommy's first birthday with lots of family and friends! He had a great time playing with the other kids, and stayed awake long enough to enjoy some delicious frosting on his own little cake. As we celebrated Tommy's first birthday, we reminded ourselves just how thankful we are to his birth mother and the caretakers in Vietnam who loved him dearly. Without them, we would not be a family today.







Trying to get him to touch the cake....














After some help from Uncle Mark, he really liked the way the frosting felt!







Happy Birthday, Baby Boy!

Almost One Year Old!

Tommy will turn one a week from today - we are preparing for his first birthday party and can't wait to watch him open gifts and eat cake!
He's started to walk while pushing his many wheeled toys around the house. He'll also take a step from one piece of furniture to another.
Last weekend we visited Grandma Sharon's new house and he liked to cruise around her basement and chase the dog. Last month we visited Aunt Tracey and cousin Henry (who is now a big brother to baby Charlie!) and Tommy loved all of Henry's cool toys, especially his ride-on train.
Enjoy some new pictures!