Easter Egg Hunt - Round 1

Yesterday we went to the Dixon Easter Egg hunt. The first of many this year...Thomas should be an egg hunting expert by the time Easter morning rolls around. It was a yucky day...cold and cloudy, but no rain!

 

Ready to get some candy! Please notice the frog rain boots...we were ready for the mud!

 

 

Thomas was so excited when he saw the Easter Bunny...ran straight for him but was a little hesitant when it was actually his turn to talk to the bunny.

 

They had a table for coloring so we were right at home. BooBoo came with us so she helped Thomas color his pretty picture.

 

Then BooBoo was being silly behind the camera!

 

Daddy bent down to help color too!

 

 

 

Hunt time....Thomas would pick up the eggs by himself but wouldn't hold his basket.

He needed both hands to immediately open the egg to see what candy was inside.....

 

And taste it to make sure it was yummy.

 

Caroline came too. Lisa is Caroline's senior this year. I cannot believe how old these two are...Caroline is almost in first grade and Lisa will be in college next year. Wow, I'm old.

 

 

Baby Harris got to meet the Easter Bunny too. He was so cute all bundled up for the chilly day. Thomas was too busy eating carrots and pretzels to join in the picture.

 

 

"Chunshine"

Thomas has a love-hate relationship with the sun. He loves to play outside when the sun is shining, but he HATES it when the sun gets in his eyes. He flails about violently in the car when the sun hits his eyes and screams "chunshine!!" He has never been a fan of sunglasses...didn't like to have anything over his eyes, until he discovered that they will help keep that dreaded "chunshine" from being so bright.

When we were at Target this weekend, Thomas picked out a pair of his very own sunglasses. He didn't want any of the plain black ones....not even any of the batman ones. No, he wanted the red and yellow ones. He thought he was hot stuff!! He wore them the whole time we were in the store.

And of course, when sunglasses aren't on your eyes, they go on top of your head. Wonder who he sees do that? : )

On Sunday, we went on a walk with the Bowie girls, and it was great. I didn't have to worry about moving the stroller shade up and down to block the sun because he rocked his sunglasses the whole time......Mommy loves Thomas's sunglasses too!

This is how Thomas played all Sunday afternoon. Rebecca said he was a "cool cat" and Patrick said he looked like a little Cee Lo Green....Thomas has definitely got his own little style!

Nana To The Rescue and "Happy Day"

Our recovery took longer than expected. My "Mommy Immunity" didn't kick in and I can down with something...jury is still out on what it was. Thomas was slowly recover and Nana selflessly volunteered to come all of the way from Georgia to help us for the week. They jumped in the car with a several hours notice and were here by the next morning.

Thomas started to perk up when I told him Nana was almost here....look at that smile.

We have logged many hours on the ipad over the last 10 days. Someone can make it go wherever he wants! There are 5 times as many apps for him as there are for me!

Friday was Nana's birthday. We celebrated with a yummy chocolate cake. Thomas heard us say happy birthday and started saying "Happy Day, Nana!"  So cute!

Papa came in town on Friday night. Thomas was so excited to play with him and directed him to the "cuddering" table pronto.

Papa brought a book on horses. Thomas was so excited!

This morning, we went to the zoo. It has been the most glorious weather!

Look at these two...two peas in a pod.

I love this picture....three generations!

Intense focus on the sea lions.

Papa took Thomas to ride on the train! As you can imagine, it was the highlight of the day.

After a nap, we played in the yard....Thomas loves to kick the ball...he yells "hi-ya!" every time he kicks the ball.

When It Rains, It Pours...

Poor Thomas woke up Wednesday night with the stomach bug. Little guy couldn't keep anything down on Thursday, so we had to go to the doctor to get checked out. Our sweet doctor decided to run a flu test, just in case, and to my surprise it came back positive for Flu B. Double whammy - stomach bug and the Flu!?!!! I couldn't believe it. I have been counting my blessing these last few months as we stayed well while everyone we know dropped like flies from flu, norovirus, RSV, etc. Ha! I should not have even allowed myself to think those thoughts because now it is our turn.

Zophran helped some but we were back at the doctor on Saturday because it started back again. Poor guy said, "tummy hurt." Thomas hadn't eaten since Wednesday except for a few crackers. By Saturday morning, he had lost 5% of his body weight. We loaded up on the Zophran and I have seen a few pretzels and rice cakes (yes, my child LOVES rice cakes) go down today, so here's hoping things are looking up for him. My washing machine and dryer are tired and we are almost out of Clorox and Lysol. ; )

 

Considering the circumstances, the little guy has been a great patient. We have spent a lot of time together on the couch cuddling...a treat for the Mama of a boy who never slows down. He gets upset with me when I beg him to eat and drink - yells "No!" And then proceeds to yell "no" every time I asked him anything....even if he really means yes. I'm thinking the flu and stomach virus brought with it a little of the terrible two's. But who can get mad at a sick toddler?...so we just laugh and I keep asking. Effective cycle, huh?

 

When we were on our way to the doctor yesterday, we stopped to get some gas. Patrick got out and Thomas said very clearly, "I want to go with Daddy." If I hadn't been so proud of such a long sentence, my feelings might have been a little hurt. But, of course, when I leave him with Patrick, he screams for me, so it all works out in the end. :)

 

Looks like we will be home again tomorrow, so I will cherish a few more of those snuggles! 

Fun at School

Thomas loves his school. He always runs down the hall to his classroom in the mornings. He has the best teachers, too. They do such a good job planning fun activities for them to do each week. It is amazing how much they learn....little sponges.

 

This week is Dr. Seuss week. They have been reading different books each day. They posted these pictures from yesterday. Look at how good they are all being. Any mom of a toddler understands how rare it is for one toddler to sit still and read, much less 9 of them! My little guy, on the other hand, would sit there all day if he had a stack of books to read....just like his Daddy. 

 

 

Of course, Thomas picked out the book with a train in it. The obsession continues....

 

Time to get a little comfy...this picture makes me laugh. He is such a big boy laying there reading his book.

 

Last week, they had a costume day. Thomas still doesn't love to dress up in a full on costume, so I had to improvise. We decided that Thomas would dress up like a businessman and wear one of Patrick's ties...but it ended up that he was dressing up like his Daddy. When people asked him who he was, he would say "Daddy." How cute is that? Lately, he will grab his diaper bag and walk to the back door and say "bye bye" like Daddy does in the morning with his briefcase. He sure does love his Daddy!

Prized Possession

Tonight I received my newest prized possession.....the commissioned painting of my sweet Thomas from the best friends! It is such a beautiful painting and really captures his little personality. I just keep staring at it... I love it! Thank you, thank you, thank you Rebecca, Helene and Lisa!

Valentine's Day

We celebrated Valentine's Day around our house in a big way. Lots of gifts and cards from our wonderful grandparents. They sure do know what he likes....stuffed animals, rubber duckies, chocolate, stickers trains and balloons.

 

 

Where is Thomas? Busy playing with his "boons" from RuRu.

 

Tino came by for a visit and Thomas insisted that he "cudder" with him. Poor Tino had to bend down a long way to sit in those little chairs.

 

When Daddy got home, Thomas wanted him to "cudder" too.

 

Thomas got a new singing caboose and train mat from Nana and Papa. We have already spent lots of hours playing with this new train toy.

 

 

On Friday night, the Joys came over for dinner. Thomas and Charlie had the best time playing together....such little boys - running around playing chase and throwing toys!

 

We played with play dough last week. Thomas wasn't quite sure what to think about "smooshing" it in his hands.

 

Thomas had some fun this morning while we were getting ready for church....Daddy's shoes, hat and football....he wants to be so much like his DaDa.