Fishing in the Living Room

Thomas has gone fishing several times now with his Daddy. He always looks forward to when Daddy comes home and takes him fishing. He's already got 3 fishing rods. This is how he plays in the living room sometimes.

Amen

Growing up, I remember somewhere in our house was a plaque that had a prayer on it. This prayer is the one that I have said every night when I go to sleep, and I taught it to Thomas. It took one night for him to learn it, cause his brain is truly a little sponge. Here he is saying it in his own little 2 year old way. These are the words:

Heavenly Father up above, hear me when I pray. Bless my home and those I love. Guide me everyday. Amen

Thomas's First Fishing Tournament

Thomas had his first official fishing tournament with Daddy this Saturday. We woke him up bright and early at 6 in the morning. I got him all bundled up and fed him some oatmeal. Then the boys headed out. Thomas gets so excited about fishing. Thomas doesn't really fish yet, but he has a little boy's fishing rod, and Mike ties on a frog without any hooks, and Thomas likes to drag it through the lily pads while Mike idles through the water. He plays with his rod in the water the whole time and loves the heck out of it. The weigh in was at 1:30, and when I got there, I spotted Mike's boat. I went over there, and at first I didn't see Thomas... that was because he was passed out on his belly (half way standing) in the seat. Mike said he had been sleeping like that for an hour. I jumped in the boat, and Mike drove it around to the ramp, and Thomas never woke up as he was putting the boat back on the trailer. When Mike picked him up to hand him to me, he woke up and looked all around. He said something about "Daddy's truck."

They didn't place in the tournament, but Thomas got the dinosaur award for fishing his first tournament. He loved his new dinosaur and immediately started making it swim in circles in the weigh in tanks. Funny little boy.





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Big Orange Pumpkin Farm

Thomas and I went to the Big Orange Pumpkin Farm today. It's located a little north of McKinney, Tx. I didn't expect there to be quite so many people, and since it has been raining so much lately, the parking lot was a big black mud pit. The guy guiding the parking told me where to go, and I got stuck as soon as I hit the gas. He was an older fellow and he came over and pushed my car a bit... I went slowly forward, then in reverse, then slowly forward, and once he put some hay down in front of my tires, I finally got unstuck. Thomas thought this whole process was hilarious. He was giggling every time my tires would spin. Such a boy, he is. Once I accepted the fact that this was not going to be a peaceful visit to the farm, we headed in. When you arrive, they give you a cup full of food to give to the goats, but Thomas's little goat wasn't very interested. They've got the cutest pumpkin patch with little small pumkins all in rows... some still attached to their vines. There is a windmill surrounded with sunflowers, and they will even take you on a hayride if you are willing to pack in there with all the other school kids. There was a really long wait for the hay ride, and all I could think about was the swine flu, so we passed on that. Thomas enjoyed playing with the gravel and sticks, and he liked the rooster up in the tree on our way out. ;-) It ended up being a nice outing, but next time I go, I'll call ahead to find out if it will be a "school day" and I won't go after it has been raining.

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Counting is Fun

Thomas loves to count these days, and if I must say, I think he's pretty good at it! We like to play out in the atrium since the weather has been nice, and the other day he was counting his legos. He's really good at counting accurately from 1 to 20, but for some reason he always skips 16. ;-) I am really loving this older age, since I can actually get some feedback from him and feel like I'm teaching him something real. I can't wait to help him with his homework one day! Maybe he'll be a nerd like his Mom and love school too! ;-)

Thomas Loves Aunt KK

When KK comes over after work, Thomas gets so excited. She's always laughing and of course, giving him candy ("tandy"). Thomas is her stress relief after work, and she is mine. Here they are playing in the guest bedroom.

Boom Boom Pow

Last night, Thomas and I were watching So You Think You Can Dance, and I love to watch him watch the show. He is repeating everything now, so he'll start mimicking what they're saying, so I was cracking up as he was saying things like, "That's Buck". While he's watching the contestants dance, he can't resist practicing his moves. I see a little star in the making... Ha!