Thanksgiving week

Here we go! It wasn't a day after Halloween and the retailers were getting a jump on the Holidays with their Christmas decorations going up. The weeks leading up to the holidays are brisk and Thomas has grown equally as fast before our eyes. TC said today that Thomas became a "little man" overnight. He has grown considerably and it is hard to remember what it was like when he was an infant (see our earliest posts if you forgot too). Words of all sorts and sounds are falling from his lips daily, but "ball" and "balloon" have been the popular ones lately, with "uh-oh" being up there in a close second place.

Here's a big uh-oh...his feet don't reach the pedals yet, but he enjoys getting pushed around on this latest find..still learning how to stay on it without sliding off one side or the other. Balance is still kinda a challenge to our little one...

Speaking of balance, I don't know how this got started, but one day the kids from the entire street ended up playing in our drive with theirs and Thomas' toys...Though he did this on his own, he hasn't tried this stunt below again. It was a few second photo opp. by mom while dad is off camera(see my shadow) close by to prevent boo-boos..

Personality is really showing and we catch him dancing and clapping hands more often now when there's music playing. He is always grinning and giggly and definitely still just as mischievous. During his latest visit from GiGi he picked up this table for laying tracks and playing trains and cars, and of course as excited as Uncle Chris was that GiGi could get this, Thomas had to claim it for his own throne! We have since discouraged this since it makes it hard for Christopher to enjoy it too(sort of).