Happy New Year!

We went outside to roast marshmallows and do fireworks for New Year's Eve and had a couple of accidents.
1. Brian's fire never quite caught on despite MANY attempts and much poking and prodding at it. (it FINALLY caught as we were getting ready to head inside)

2. Thomas tripped over the metal lid to the fire pit and scratched his nose. It required cream and a Scooby Doo band aid. (he's coughing from the fire pit smoke in the picture) :)After our mishaps, we were able to slightly blacken a couple of marshmallows to eat (Thomas refused to eat the "dirty" ones, so he stuck with uncooked marshmallows) and do some fireworks. Thomas enjoyed the sparklers and the confetti poppers.

We came inside and toasted Happy New Year. (Thomas and I drank sparkling apple cider) As soon as we got up the stairs, it started raining out...so we got our celebration in just in time.

...On My Big Green Tractor

Thomas bundled up this afternoon and went out to drive his big green tractor from MiMi and Boonpa. I turned the wheel just enough so that he just went around and around in a circle. If you watch, you'll notice that he's not coordinated enough to step on the gas and turn the wheel at the same time. Also, he had a snack to concentrate on.

This is another tractor video - but this one has an EXCITING bonus! Watch carefully for the motorcycle trick in the back ground. Apparantly, our neighbor friends couldn't miss out on the video action in the cul-de-sac. :)

My Super Heroes

Superman and Batman teamed up the other night to relax and watch tv.

Charlie

Charlie is now a tiny little puppy according to Thomas. He got his hair cut. No more wolf-man busting out of his t-shirt.

Santa - Take 2

We got to see Santa at the bank this morning. Here are our pictures from this one:

Sick

This is Thomas' sick-bed on the couch so he can watch tv. He was waiting for Daddy to get Ice Age turned on for him.

Buddy The Elf

Buddy the Elf is watching you...

For Mom...

Baby Timothy can now hear and respond to sounds outside of my body. I wonder if he'll hear your honk?

For Dad...

I know you've been watching old videos of Thomas...this is my FAVORITE one! It was taken almost a year ago.

Santa

This is Thomas' picture with the Santa from his school. Santa looked a lot like Uncle Mike from a distance. :)

Bed Buddies

Last night when we went to put Thomas to bed, we found that Charlie was already there. Charlie stayed in Thomas' bed even after Thomas went to sleep.

We love that Charlie looks like he's going to bust Incredible-Hulk-style out of his Christmas shirt. He is in desperate need of a haircut but my belly is too big to allow me to bend over the tub for a good half-hour to give him one. So, for now, he'll just have to look "buff."