Discovering the Christmas Tree

We were over at NiNi and PaPa's house helping them decorate their Christmas tree and eating some Gumbo after Thanksgiving and Thomas got to see his very first Christmas tree. He was very interested in it...what a neat, new thing to discover!

What is this thing?

It's a Christmas tree, Thomas.

It's got such pretty, sparkly lights on it!

Can I touch it? Wow! That feels weird!

Two men in the kitchen...cooking up some gumbo...hard at work!

Michael's birthday

Michael celebrated his first birthday! It was so much fun and all of the boys were taking good notes for their own first birthday parties!

Michael opening his presents...and the thing that he is sitting on is the present that we got him with Erin...I think he likes it!

singing "Happy Birthday" to Michael

Mathis, Ella, and Thomas with "Ninna"

Happy Birthday Michael! Hope you had a great day!

Cutie Patootie!

Some cute pics of the main man on a quiet evening at home...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thomas's first Thanksgiving went off without a hitch! He seemed to enjoy himself as well as we all did. Here are some pictures of the day.

The dining room table...set up by Jeanie, Kristen and ErinThe kitchen table also set up by the dream team...don't we do nice work?

Adam drinking a Bloody Mary...this doesn't happen often so I felt that it should be documented

A family pic

Thomas, cousin Nell, cousin Miriam, Aunt Lenore
Hanging with the uncles...Uncle Robert and Uncle NC
Having some bonding time with Uncle Robert
Showing off the Thanksgiving outfit next to the pumpkin

Hope everyone had a great day...so much to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

New Trick?

A new skill that Thomas has picked up...

Bumbo-licious!

We've just recently started trying out Thomas's Bumbo chair to see how he likes it. And he seems to like it very much! What a big boy!

Thomas Laughs!

While we were in St. Francesville, Thomas decided to show us his laugh for the first time! It was after his bath one night and Adam was playing around with him...as you can see he's getting in Thomas's face and is making a silly noise. One would not think that such a noise would be so funny. Thomas obviously thought it was and the laugh emerged! Sorry the picture's so dark but you can definately hear him! Enjoy...we surely have!