Updates and... updates (start here!)

While trying to post a million pictures at once in order to update all you blog readers on the exciting adventures of the great and widely travelled Tommy, I had some trouble arranging the photos in the right order. So instead of making one giant post, I made several smaller ones. Please scroll down to see all posts titled "Updates and... updates." Hope everyone is well! Next up on the blog will be Tommy's day at the beach and our trip to Vermont. Check back for more pictures of Tommy's adventures!

Updates and... updates (cont. again)

Recently, we joined Pa Pa and Jean at the James River State Park for a couple days of campfires, swimming, canoeing, S'Mores (Pa Pa's first!!), hiking, and grilling. I'm happy to say that the Williams' boys didn't burn down our cabin while cooking dinner :) This week, we're heading to the Rappahannock River for a couple more days of fun! Hopefully pictures will be posted in a timely manner... no promises.

Updates and... updates (cont.)

We celebrated with Aunt KiKi and (soon-to-be) Uncle Jeff at their engagement party. Tommy enjoyed seeing everyone, and of course, ate lots of cake!

Updates and... updates

Another month gone by with no posting on Tommy's blog. Apparently my time management skills did not improve with our new location. The following pictures are from one of our last trips to Carl Sandburg. Spring on the hill equals (in Tommy language) "baby goats, barn." Pa Pa and Jean went with us to check out the new additions to Mrs. Sandburg's goat population.

ANOTHER Birthday Party!!

This past Sunday, we celebrated Tommy's birthday with the Richmond crowd at Auntie Laine's house. Tommy had a blast eating lots of cake and icing, opening his new Brio train sets, puzzle, and "big seat," and talking his uncles and cousins into taking him outside over and over again. Here's a shot of the three of us getting ready to cut into Tommy's fantastic Thomas the Tank Engine cake. As you can see, a fun time was had by all!

Yob-in :)

After a hectic week of packing, driving, and unpacking, we're in and mostly settled in our new apartment on the outskirts of Richmond, VA. I'm happy to say that the giant UHaul behaved itself and made it to Farmville in an impressive 6 hours with only one stop and $150 worth of gas - sheesh! Even more impressive was the fact that said UHaul (packed to the gills - who knew we had so much stuff?!) was completely upacked in a mere 45 minutes! WHAT? Twenty MP youth and four parents moved the job along in record time. Tommy's attitude has greatly improved now that he knows all of his stuff wasn't packed in a box for good.

Although we're excited to be moved in and beginning a new chapter, we're missing all those we left in Hendersonville. This post is therefore dedicated to our dear Yob who wins the award for most fantastic babysitter EVER. Tommy misses you and so do we!

Happy Day!

Today we celebrate Tommy's 2nd birthday! Can't believe how fast the time has flown by. Here's some fun pictures of opening presents and blowing out the candle on his birthday cake! Tonight we're heading to the pool for the FUMC youth end-of-year picnic and probably another round of singing "Happy Birthday" to our big two-year-old boy! Here's to many more birthdays full of cakes and surprises with the sweetest, funniest, cutest, happiest, bestest boy in the whole world! Happy Birthday, Tommy! We love you!

Dinner Time

This is what Tommy does while I cook dinner (my apologies for the terrible quality of this picture):

Peek-a-boo!

Here is Tommy's most recent video for your viewing pleasure. Please note that while asking him to say goodbye, I simultaneously moved the chair out so his knee would be unstuck. I didn't let him suffer while asking him to respond to my every whim. ;)

Seriously?

Is it really May 23? And my last post was April 9? Where have April and May gone? Now that school is over and summer is almost here, there should be more time for posting and lots more pictures to share. Since I haven't gotten the newest ones off my camera yet, here's a story Tommy told me a few weeks ago when I came home from school:

Me, Dada, ball, outside. (Self-explanatory)
Uh oh, ball down! (The ball fell off the deck)
Oh no! Dada, downstairs! (Dada had to go get the ball)

Lately his favorite thing to tell us about is his "big sneeze." He also points out every tractor and big truck we pass by on the road. He's working on his counting, and although he doesn't say one or four, he gets all the way to ten: two, see, fih, six, sehn, eih, nih, TEH!!! Mostly he just says eight, nine, ten.

Well, even though there are no pictures, at least there's something new up here. Hopefully I'll get those pictures off the camera and get them posted sometime this weekend. Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!!