Sweetness

I haven't blogged in ages, thanks to the addicting nature of Facebook. I couldn't pass this one up, though. Yesterday Tommy was being his usual 3 1/2 year old-independent-self and did not want to nap, so he had to stay in his room for "quiet time." When I went to check on him this is what I found - a book in the bed next to him and he was zonked out. I just watched him sleep and reminded myself to soak up every moment. He is growing bigger and older everyday, and his three years with us have flown by. Soon he won't nap, soon he won't need us for so many of the little things we've grown accustomed to. So for now I will enjoy it.

Nearly Three

Tommy turns three in a week and we can't believe it! We had a very fun and busy summer...baseball games, playdates, vacation to the beach, visiting with cousins and aunts and uncles, and lots of playing in the backyard!

Showing off his giant sunflowers that we grew from seed. You cannot see clearly the largest one that drooped down like a showerhead - he loved it. Each day we'd check to see how much they had grown.

Painting faces at the zoo

Enjoying an apple cider donut at the orchard

Perfect fall day!

Handsome

July

Tommy has been quite the traveler this month. We have been to visit family in Milwaukee and Iowa and Grandma has spent a lot of time with us as well. Summer is flying by and before we know it, Tommy will be starting preschool in September!

Tommy and cousin Henry giving themselves a shower at the water table

Checking out the cockpit on a WWII bomber plane

Charlie, Henry, and Tommy in new matching outfits from Grandma - impossible to get them to pose

Doing some spelunking at the children's museum in Waterloo, Iowa

So proud of his lightning bugs!

Cute!

Dalmation

We have a dalmation in our house now....that's what Tommy calls himself when we talk about his "spotted" feet! When he first started wearing his Crocs earlier this summer, I noticed spots on his feet one night and thought it was dirt, but no, it is Crocs tan lines. It cracks me up - these pictures are from about 3 weeks ago, so the "spots" are much more visible now. It is too cute!

More Summer Fun

We enjoyed a mini vacation to St Louis at the end of June and Tommy was a great traveler. We spent time with old friends, visited a great children's museum and went to a Cardinals game. Such a fun weekend - we can't way to do it again next year!

June

Some pics from the past month.....

His favorite fruit - watermelon - we told him to not eat the seeds or he'll have watermelons growing out of his ears (it's what my grandpa used to tell me) and now he repeats it everytime he eats it!

Hanging with his friend Sarah - they act a lot like brother and sister!

Nicholas (almost 4) and Tommy - it was nearly impossible to get them to stand still.

Something happened here with Blogger -- Tommy likes to "read" the newspaper just like Doug does every morning - these are the nice photos -- what happens after this is he rips up the newspaper and has black newsprint on his hands. He recognizes Barack Obama on the news and in the paper and will scream, "Barack Obama" over and over when he sees his picture.