Thomas is having a blast with all the family fun going on this time of year. We spent Thanksgiving together, just the three of us. What a blessing! Don't get me wrong, it is great to be with our families and extended families, but it sure was a nice relaxing way to begin the holiday with a yummy "mini-Thanksgiving meal" on Thursday night. We watched the parade that morning and watched a lot of football. Speaking of parades, we did go to the Raleigh Christmas parade a couple of weekends ago and Thomas had a blast. He was still and watching the floats go by for a much longer time than he's ever been still before. :) We spent Friday with my Mom and Sunday evening with my Dad. In between, we went to Wilmington to visit some of Shawn's extended family for an oyster roast. Shawn enjoyed the oysters, I enjoyed the desserts and Thomas enjoyed all the many toys that Aunt Nanny keeps at her house (and the dogs). Both places we spent time at in Wilmington had one or two dogs so Thomas got well aquainted. He actually woke up at Cousin Jo's house on Sunday morning and the first words out of his mouth...."ruff ruff".
Thomas has really been enjoying coloring lately. Grandaddy couldn't resist giving Thomas one of his Christmas presents a little early. It is a table that you can write on with dry-erase markers. He loves it! We have to watch him closely with the markers but he enjoys them.....
and so does Daddy.... (notice that my 19 month old son has a beard!) Hmmm, Daddy, how did THAT get there??
This weekend, we got our tree up and decorated. I really think Christmas is more fun with children around. The past few years I've just had a hard time getting motivated to get into the hoopla of decorating, etc. This year seems to be different. I'm loving it! We're even decorating the outside of our house, which is new for us. Now, after a few hundred trips to Lowe's and Target, I think we're about done. We changed from glass balls on our tree to garland and ribbons (to prevent much breakage!) I like the new look. What do you think?
Thomas is continuing to do well. He is talking more every day. He repeats almost anything you say and says many things on his own. I love hearing him say "Thank You" when we hand him something. He's also recently started saying "uh huh" when we ask him a question. This morning, I said "Are you okay?" after he took a tumble and he looked right at me and said "uh huh" with a big smile on his face. Not sure how I feel about that....but it sure is cute for now. He really loves bath time and usually goes "swimming" at some point during his time in the tub. He gets on his belly and kicks like crazy. The little butt cheeks peeking out of the water are so cute! :)We'll soon be going to see Santa and get Thomas' picture taken. Wish us luck! I'll try to post some pictures when we get them.
