We were in the pool!!

Today was the first day we were able to get in our pool!  The water was still a little cold so Thomas wasn't really sure he liked being all the way in but enjoyed splashing with his feet and hands.  Dad and I went for a swim after Thomas went to bed and it was wonderful!  We have been waiting all winter to be able to use the pool and now we finally can... yee haa!!!  

And don't worry we've got the heater on now so by later this weekend it should be warm enough for Thomas to enjoy too!!!  I'll try and get some pics up ASAP, I promise!

Making friends

When I picked Thomas up from Amy's yesterday to take him to his Dr.'s appt one of the newer little boys came up to me and said "Thomas is one of my favorites here!" It was cute. He's probably about 4 years old. What can I say everybody loves Thomas!!

Tubes follow up

Thomas had his 4 week follow up for his tubes this afternoon and the nurse practitioner said that everything looked great! Now we just see the ENT every 6 months for as long as the tubes stay in place.

More gardening!

We enjoyed being outside again this weekend with the nicer weather. Thomas loved helping dad outdoors and spent some more time gardening... such a hard worker!!

I think he looks like such a big boy in this picture with his jeans and hat! What happened to my baby??

Gardening

While enjoying some time out back on the patio last night Thomas decided it was time to work on the flower planters. He crawled over to one of the big blue planters, pulled himself up to it and started working. His "work" consisted of moving the soil from the planter to the patio, of course! It was cute. He is a really hard worker...he must have worked on it for at least 5 minutes straight without even looking up at daddy or I:) Travis took a video of him with his phone so I'll see if we can get it up on here. The cutest part of the whole thing was when he decided to put a handful in his hair!! He was filthy!!

Monkeying Around!

Check out Thomas and dad's new "boys' bathroom".  Thomas and I saw this set while out shopping while daddy was working late.  Once we saw it we had to have it!  Thomas loves all the monkeys and I think it is much more appropriate for the boys' bathroom than the previous purple flower decor :) 

Familymobile!

As of last week we are the proud owners of a minivan. Looking forward to the future we decided to take advantage of the current interest rates and trade in the Murano for a Honda Odyssey. The new van is big and roomy and Thomas loves it. Mom and dad are enjoying the extra storage space as well as the automatic sliding doors (which come in real handy when your hands of full with Thomas and all his stuff!)

Thomas' First Artwork

When I picked Thomas up from Amy's on Friday he had this present for me for Mother's Day. It says:

I give my hands
To you this day.
Remember me now
As I grow and play.


Love, Thomas

It has his handprints on it and I love it!! It's adorable and its his first artwork making it even more special!!


Happy Mother's Day!!

graduation party

Grandma and Grandpa Berghoff,
Daddy and Thomas all went to cousin Nick's college graduation party today while mommy was at a baby shower. From the stories, it appears Thomas enjoyed himself thoroughly. He had some traditional party fare of potato salad and macaroni and cheese and also stole some of dad's pulled pork sandwhich. He joined in on some soccer...well sort of:)... and crawled around with Grandma in the grass. Overall, I think the party was a success! Congratulations Nick!

Yay!

Thomas has learned how to clap! It's adorable. He holds his left had real still and then claps his right hand up against. Sometimes when he does it he gets so excited that misses his hands all together!!

Pop quiz...

Question:  Do you know what Thomas' favorite TV show is??

Answer:  Wheel of Fortune of course!!!  

Did we get a dog?

We're not sure where he got this from but Thomas for some reason has decided that he likes to pick up and carry his ball around with his teeth.  You would think from seeing him that we would have a dog he was trying to immitate, but nope!  All we've got is a VERY silly baby!!  Check out the video below and you'll see what I mean!!

P.S. There are a couple more videos of Thomas doing this on Flickr if you're interested... Travis and I find it very entertaining!

A Derby win for Thomas!

Saturday was Kentucky Derby day and we had Dave, Kim and Ben over for some Derby fun. Well we decided it would be fun to have a couple of friendly wagers on the races. All the adults picked our top 3 choices for the big race and then at the last minute Thomas woke up from his nap and we decided he should join in the fun too. Travis and I put in $5 for him to get the last 3 horses that nobody picked and wouldn't you know it...one of his horses won!!

Congrats Thomas Paul on your win!! (Sorry Bubs it's going straight into your savings account!)