All Bundled Up and Zoo Boo

It's officially COLD around here. We have been so spoiled with the most amazing weather the last few weeks, so it is a shock to our system. Thomas doesn't seem to mind, however. He loved getting to wear his new monkey hat and decided that Dada's boots would be a little more fun to wear. He was so cute and had the best time trying to take a few steps!

We finished bundling up so we could go walking with Helene. I love walking, but I dislike cold weather. The next few months are such a dilemma for me...to be cold and walk or stay inside and be warm?

Last weekend, we went to Zoo Boo with the Campbell's. Thomas got to wear his Halloween costume for the first time...he is a lion this year. It is so cute because he roars when you ask him what a lion says. The only problem with our little lion is that he intensely dislikes the lion hood....like we only wore it for a total of 2 minutes the entire night dislike. Oh well...I bought some face paint to draw a nose and whiskers on his face for Halloween. I foresee lots of.."now what is Thomas supposed to be?" without our lion hood.

Here is the best I could do for pictures...notice the progression of hood removal.

He was busy chasing after Dorothy and Caroline and forgot for a second that he was wearing his hood...

Zoo Boo was so much fun. It was crowded so I am glad we went on the first weekend. Thomas followed this panda bear around for about 20 minutes.

And then there was the train. We are slightly obsessed with trains at our house...a full on obsession. We rode this "choo-choo" twice because he loved it so much. I decided today that I was going to bite the bullet and tell Santa to bring a big train table and Thomas train set. Why not, right?

The Georgia vs. Florida game is about to start, so I must go. I have been told that we are going to lose this game, so we just don't care. Yeah right! GO DAWGS!!!!

Sense of Style

Thomas loves his cowboy boots. Lately, no outfit is complete without our boots. He has been all over town in these boots...they were a big hit at music class last week! We pay no attention to the fact that cowboy boots might not be the best fit for our outfit...he has his own sense of style!

Such a Fun Day!

We had the best day today! Beautiful weather, walks, visits with friends and lots of fall fun.

After a long walk with Emily and Peggy, we went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins.

While this is the second time Thomas has been to the pumpkin patch, he really understood it this time. He tried to pick up all of the pumpkins - even ones that were bigger than he is!

This is our "determined walk." He is a little man on a mission. I think a big pumpkin caught his eye!

Oh my...hello there "Mini-Patrick"

Thomas picked out his very own pumpkin this year. He just happen to pick out an almost perfect pumpkin too!

We played outside, planted pansies and decorated for Halloween the rest of the morning. After naptime, we met the Campbells at the Crafts Fair. It is not very easy to get a picture of three kiddos. Caroline was being the perfect angel and tried her best!

Made a stop by the petting zoo. Feeding the goats here.

And then poked at the rabbit.

We rode the "choo-choo" after the petting zoo but all hands were on deck so no pictures. Thomas bounced up and down the whole ride with complete glee. The loves "choo-choos."

Thomas got some cowboy boots yesterday. We had a fun mommy-son date in Collierville - got our boots, walked around the square, grabbed some ice cream and shopped around the Stock Exchange. He is a good little shopping buddy - likes to just wander through the store.

He is a picture from last night of Thomas showing off his new cowboy boots to Lollie. Lollie is staying with us while LuLu is out of town. I have two shadows these days...Thomas and Lollie follow me all around the house.

Our Escape...

Thomas and I snuck away for a little while last week with Tino, Mimi and BooBoo to Watercolor for Fall Break. October is my favorite time at the beach! Too much going on right now that we are home for a full recap, so here is a quick glimpse at our "escape."

We played and played on the beach. Built sandcastles and knocked them down, dove head first into the waves again and again - Thomas has no fear of the ocean now, blew bubbles and tried to make friends with all of the other kiddos on the beach.

Playing at the beach is hard work. Thomas loved riding in the carrier on the back of the bike. He would wave to people as we passed, ate his snacks and juice and played with his toys, and as you can see here, caught a few extra zzzz's.

Great escape to the beach minus sickness that landed both Thomas and me in the Urgent Care bright and early on Sunday morning. Guess that's just life with kiddos!

On a sad note, Patrick's uncle Aubrey passed away this week after a battle with cancer and congestive heart failure. Please say a quick prayer for the family as they grieve this loss. Thomas is named after Patrick's grandfather, but Aubrey's full name was Thomas Aubrey. He was so thrilled when Thomas was born and we chose to use that name.