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.

Whew....

Could you feel the tension around our house on Saturday from around 3-6? After a sizable lead in the first few minutes of the UT vs. Georgia game, we all sat back and calmly watched the game until.....the turnovers started. And they just kept going...and we were all pacing, including Thomas. We would yell at the TV and Thomas would point to it and scream "no, no!" Ha! We are training him with the good and bad of football  fan habits, I guess.

These were a few shots while we were cheering on the dawgs as they took the early lead.

Thomas found another spot he liked better to watch the game...I think sitting with Daddy in his chair might just be the best seat in the house!

On Sunday afternoon, we got to catch up with Nana and Papa on skype. He is so smart...all we have to say is "let's go to the computer to talk to Nana and Papa," and Thomas runs over to look at the screen. He was so cute talking into the computer...I had to catch these moments!

Papa is so funny! Right after this picture, they played hide and seek. Thomas would hide under the table and pop up to be found.

Can you stand it?

There is nothing cuter to me than a happy child. And boy, oh boy, do I have a happy kiddo!

He is growing up so fast. It really is hard to believe how fast it all goes!

Here is a picture from this time last year. Amazing!

Playing

The last few weeks, we have been doing lots of playing. Playing with old and new toys and playing in old and new places.

 I had to stop by the office the morning we left for Atlanta, so Thomas joined me. So much work to do, so I let Thomas help out. That 10-key sure is fun for a one year old.

Last Tuesday, Thomas and I went to the Children's Museum with Joan, Graham and Henry. The three of them played so hard in the toddler playroom. Next we visited the firetruck and had to pet the dog.

We wrapped up our visit with some time in the grocery store. Trying to get three busy boys to sit still for a picture is next to impossible these days. This was our attempt!

Not a happy face in the picture, but it was the only one I could get on our first cold morning! Can't believe it is fall and that winter is around the corner....boo!

This weekend we snuck away to the lake with some friends. We did a whole lot of visiting, laughing, eating and sitting around. James, Lisa and Patrick did a little fishing while the DeeDee, John Eric and I watched. I didn't get many pictures and the ones I did get aren't the best. This picture is great because we spent a lot of our time doing exactly this - sitting on the dock soaking in the perfect weather!

James is a professional fisherman!

Thomas loved playing in the boat.....as long as it wasn't moving. As soon as we turned it on, he wasn't so sure any more.

James insisted I catch this moment on camera - Lisa cooking! James is the chef in their house.

We played outside most of this afternoon. It was so beautiful! Thomas decided to climb on the Uga outside our front door....I quickly realized why it was good that we didn't have a dog. Speaking of dogs or dawgs....did you catch our bulldawgs this weekend? Quite the win...so far, we are looking good!

A Weekend in Atlanta

We decided to go to Atlanta this weekend at the last minute. I love going back to visit - quick stops at my favorite stores and visits with great friends. Each time I am in Atlanta, though, I am grateful we don't live there anymore. Why? TRAFFIC! It just makes life harder than it should be. Anyway...

Thomas decided not to sleep well on this trip, so I spent most of the night being kicked by my toddler who wanted to snuggle with me one moment and then wanted to sleep with head at the end of the bed the next. He sleeps like his Mama (if I am really honest with myself). Here is Thomas ready to go downstairs for breakfast....yes, keds and pjs. Good thing no one cares what you wear when you are one.

Waiting on Mommy to change her clothes.

Nana and Papa arrived on Saturday morning. Already in game day gear!

We went to visit John, Chrissy, Jack and Jane on Saturday. Thomas liked Jane's car.

Jack, who is almost 4, was nice enough to take Thomas for a ride in his gator. He are the dads changing the gears to the slow speed.

We told Thomas to hold on tight.

He kinda looks like he is water skiing in this picture. He had so much fun!

Trying to figure out how he can drive the gator.

We changed to the tricycle but still have a close eye on the gator.

"This thing doesn't go as fast as that gator!"

There is Jane pointing to the boys. Jane is 2 weeks older than Thomas. She is so tiny compared to our big boy. She is so calm and sweet. Boys and girls are so different!

We had a great rest of the trip. I get an "F" for not taking more pictures with our other friends. Thomas got to eat dinner for the first time at our favorite restaurant in Atlanta - Horseradish Grill. YUMMY!

UGA won their game on Saturday night, so all-in-all it was a great weekend.