Play "date" with Ella

On Sunday we went over to visit the Stuckers so the kids could have a playdate and the dad's could watch some of the tournament together. Thomas and Ella have had playdates before but this was the first time they really interacted together. It was amazing to see them together and see how big they both have gotten.

Here they are enjoying a book together...look at how cute Thomas looks with his hand under his chin like that!

Thomas really liked dumping the toys out the tub and putting it on his head! Ella wasn't too keen on having the tub on her head but really enjoyed saying "knock, knock" and knocking on it. They both thought it was hilarious!

Having a little moment sharing a goldfish snack and "cheer"sing their juices. Again SUPER cute!

And this is Thomas sitting back enjoying some basketball...what can I say the kid still loves him some ball! The cutest thing is when they shoot and miss he makes an "OHHH" sound. Him and Dad watching BBAll together always cracks me up because they sound the same:)

We've got comprehension!

So over the past couple of months it's been obvious that Thomas has started understanding what we are saying a lot more. (He's still not a big talker, more of the strong but silent type:-P) Anyway, tonight we had to run to the grocery store because we were out of juice (a big no, no in this house)! I went to the closet to get my shoes and Thomas came over to me and said "shoos" looking for his shoes in the closet. I said "your shoes are on the table". He immediately turned around walked over to the table, picked up his shoes, pushed the chair back and started to climb up to put his shoes on! Dad helped at this point but it was amazing to me that my little baby knew he needed his shoes to go to the store and was able to comprehend what I was saying to find them and then was attempting to put them on himself! He really is becoming such a big boy...and smart too!! "YAY Thomas!!!

Great's

Last weekend Thomas got to spend a little time with his great-grandma and great-grandpa Watters. Grandma Berghoff came down and stayed with us Friday night and then she and dad picked up the Great's at the airport on Saturday. (They were returning from Florida) We all enjoyed getting to see them and spend a little time just hanging out at the house. Thomas liked showing great-grandma his "future big boy ball room" and playing a little bit of ball with great-grandpa. It was really cool to have 4 generations here all together. Hopefully we'll be able to make a trip up to the Lake soon to visit with them again!

Cousin fun

Last night we had a surprise visit from Uncle Kort and cousins Riley and Eli!! Uncle Kort called around 4pm and said he was taking the kids back to Anderson and wanted to see if we wanted to have dinner. So Kort and the kids showed up about 6:45pm and we headed to Pizza Hut! We ate some tasty pasta and then the kids ran around the restaraunt chasing eachother for awhile:) (Luckily, there were only 2 other tables there!) Then we gave goodbye hugs and kisses and headed home for bed. It turned out to be a surprise Monday night filled with family, love and laughter.

Here's a video of the kids chasing each other around and laughing REALLY LOUD!! Luckily this was on our way out...:)

"GO, GO, GO"

These are new words for Thomas which he started saying after racing with the big kids at Amy's. We weren't positive that was what he was saying at first but then he started touching the dresser and running away and back, saying "go, go , go". It's really cute. Now he and Dad will race together and we can say "go go go" when we want Thomas to speed up... a tool which is helpful with a toddler who loses focus easily!:)

Just like Grandpa

Tonight after dinner Thomas took my hand and took me to the pantry. I said "you can't be hungry we just ate dinner". He then proceeded to show me that he wanted a cookie... So Dad, Thomas and I all had a cookie for dessert. Dad said he was "just like Grandpa" who also has been known to enjoy a cookie or two after dinner!!

Girl Scout Cookies

It's everybody's favorite time of year...Girl Scout Cookie Time!! Since this is Thomas' first official "enjoyable" (a.k.a. able to eat them) cookie time, we thought it would be fun to let him try them out! So far his favorite are thin mints:)

Thomas' Big Boy Room Pictures!

Here's some pictures of Thomas' newly completed "big boy room". I love it and I really hope he will too. So far we just spend a lot of time playing in there. Thomas LOVES all the balls and we've even set up a mini basketball hoop for him!

Circus!

Thomas went to his first circus last week!! We decided to go on a Thursday night since the show was earlier it wouldn't be as busy as on the weekend. We weren't sure what Thomas would think or how long we would actually get to stay but we did it anyway and we had a great time! Thomas' favorite part was the elephants, tigers and his light up sword/ball toy we bought him. Dad and I had a good time too and I think we'll definitely do it again!

This is how I found Dad and Thomas when I met up with them on our way to the circus. They were sitting at a table in Starbucks enjoying a beverage and a snack! Travis said Thomas walked in, went to the cooler, picked out his milk and fruit, handed it to him to pay for and then sat right down just like adult!! It was so cute 2 people in Starbucks commented on it:)

This is Thomas and I taking in the scenery from our seats before the circus started.

One of his favorite parts was the tigers and lion. As you can see we were sitting really close to them! Thomas loved it! The only problem was he didn't understand why we couldn't go down closer to see them...

Here's Thomas' light-up sword/ball thing we bought him. I don't think any trip to the circus is complete without buying SOMETHING!!

And here's Dad trying to keep Thomas from hitting anyone with his new toy... In hindsight next year we'll try to keep the toy a bit smaller!

Dancin, Dancin...Owwww!

Thomas is starting to become quite the dancer:) This weekend while Grandma Vickie and Aunt Sabrina were visiting Thomas started dancing to "Dance-a-lot" robot on TV. He has danced in the past but this was the first time that he had done so for more than a couple seconds. Plus he did it everytime the robot came on. He had all of us; me, Dad, Grandma and aunt Sabrina all dancing along with him.

Then this morning he wanted Dad to turn on the TV in our bedroom to music so he could dance. He was standing in the middle of our room turning and dancing while I got ready. I can't think of a better way to start my day then by watching my little man dance. It definitely put a smile on Dad's and I's faces:-)