Uncle Pat can't compete

Uncle Pat realized quickly that he couldn't compete with Baby Da Vinci, and settled in for the Repeat Play cycle. (notice that the Buddy now has to hold Baby Einstein reading material while watching the movie)

I ONLY TOOK ONE PICTURE

before I helped him out.

Mr. Moo's day of fun.

Hello, to all my fans, I just want to say GOOD MORNING WASHINGTON....



Wait a minute! This is what I eat?!


I love my new shoes...they are so fun to play with, and chew on, mama keeps putting them on my feet, she is so silly!

Story Time

Yesterday was story time a the local Library. Thomas LOVES storytime. There is singing, and dancing, shaking of red rattle eggs and reading of books. There are noses and ears to touch, that one doesn't see everyday, and there is always someone littler to push out of their Mama's lap so that you can try it out.


"Look I have two of the red rattle eggs....hmmm you have another one."



Thomas: "Look, StoryLady, a red rattle egg! Let me get really close to your eye so you can see it better!"

StoryLady: "Thank you Thomas, could you get off my foot?"

One Year Check up

We visited Dr. Jim today.



Weighing in at 26.7 lbs, apparently the baby is not the thirty pounds that I he is! And measuring 32 3/4 inches long, he is only in the 95 percentile for weight and has dropped from the 120 percentile in height to 100th percentile....slacker



In other news, we have master waving...somewhat. Here we can see both baby and grandma waving. Yes, hello. Today he crawled up to the Story Lady at Story Time and then turned around and waved to all the other babies there. Very. Seriously. Hello. Hi. Hi. Hello. Then he waved to all the books on the shelves, the cars in the parking lot, the trees on the way home and the passing cars. So, that is under control.

Just another day in Paradise

Sporting his colors.



With the weekend winding down, we enjoyed the final hours playing outside in the February Sunshine. There is a trail between our house and Scott's parents. Guess who has figured out which direction Grandpa and Grandma always come from?



Cinderella was in such a hurry to beat Mama and Daddy over the hills and through the woods.



Um...scary.

Celiac Spru

Uncle Frito has Celiac Spru, which means he is allergic to wheat, but Mr. Moo didn't mind because Uncle Frito lets him drive and because now he loves Fritos too.

Uncle Frito



and the Frito Bandito

A Birthday Party

Lucky for us this party started at two but ended around seven thirty so we all had time for more cake..yum yum it was good! Thanks grandma!



The birthday boy discovered fritos this weekend. And boy are they good.



Mama, I'm giving you three seconds to get this train open!



Uncle Pat says...hmmmm not bad....

Happy Birthday Mr. Moo

Every time I think about my life without Mr. Moo I feel this terrible pain in my heart and I want to squeeze him tight and never let him go. And because I will never be as prolific as Heather B. Armstrong, I've turned to the words of "another splendid bugger, this is really what I want to say..."



Little Nutbrown Hare, who was going to bed, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare's very long ears.



He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening. "Guess how much I love you," he said. "Oh, I don't think I could guess that," said Big Nutbrown Hare.



"This much," said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go.



Big Nutbrown Hare had even longer arms. "But I love you this much," he said.



Hmm, that is a lot, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.



"I love you as high as I can reach," said Little Nutbrown Hare.



"I love you as high as I can reach," said Big Nutbrown Hare. That is very high, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I had arms like that.



Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and reached up the tree trunk with his feet. "I love you all the way up to my toes!" he said.



"And I love you all the way up to your toes,"said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head.



"I love you as high as I can hop!" laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down.



"But I love you as high as Ican hop," smiled Big Nutbrown Hare---and he hopped so high that his ears touched the branches above.



That's good hopping, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I could hop like that.



"I love you all the way down the lane as far as the river,"cried Little Nutbrown Hare.



"I love you across the river and over the hills," said Big Nutbrown Hare.



That's very far, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. He was almost too sleepy to think anymore.



Then he looked beyond the thornbushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be farther than the sky.



"I love you right up to the moon," he said and closed his eyes. "Oh, that's far,"said Big Nutbrown Hare.



"That's very, very far." Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves.

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He leaned over and kissed him goodnight.



Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile,



"I love you right up to the moon--- and back."

East Coast Memories

Some pictures of Thomas visiting relatives in August (six months ago)

Thomas says "Uncle Kev, give me a snuggle!"


Thomas and Grandpa Thomas


Doesn't seem that long ago, and yet Thomas will be ONE on Friday!

Making Friends with Rainier

Aunt Lauren's dog finally learns to appreciate Thomas....."look!" she says "there is food everywhere!"



"hey,"says Thomas "what are these things around your neck? They make a cool noise."



"Seriously, though, hold still, let me get them off"



"Stop. Licking my head dude, I'm working on it....."

Oompa Loopma's Demand Better working conditions!

We claim the following bill of ankle biter rights: 1. the right to scream at four in the morning just long enough to wake up the dog and then fall back asleep 2. The right to wiggle our fingers in any toilet with the seat left up 3. the right to feed the kitties anything on our plate, regardless of whether kitty digestive tracks are designed to handle dairy and pasta.

Weekend Plans

Thomas has been eyeing the balloons at Fred Meyer's for weeks and look what Great-Grandma Doris gave him for Valentines day.


Here Thomas and Great-Grandma Doris discuss his birthday gift, "another balloon would be great!" he says.


Here Thomas reads his Birthday and Valentine's day cards from Aunt Joy, Uncle Craig and Cousin Matthew.


Sunday night, Auntie Janelle and Thomas watch a Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Weber before taking Auntie to the airport.