September - October in Review

September and October were such busy months! After we got home from Denver Ben left on a business trip to Portland for about five days. While he was gone I bought lots of stuff for our home and started painting Tommy's bathroom (three months later and I still haven't finished it). We also enjoyed visits from Uncle Wes and Grammy Ward. The pictures and videos tell it best:

Tommy dining with his monkey on the new table I bought him from IKEA.

Uncle Wes tickling Tommy. Wes mastered the art of tickling after practicing for years on me!

Tommy giving his doggies a ride and insisting that they both be on the lion together.

Making cookies with Grammy.

Helping Mommy stir the cookie dough.

Four of Tommy's favorite things all at once: snuggling, drinking juice, hugging Wrinkles, and reading

Tommy making sure Monkey is reading on grade-level.

Tommy helping Mommy make more cookies.

Daddy and Tommy reading in their cool fort.

Tommy loves to steal my slippers. He even gets mad sometimes when he sees me wearing them.

Swinging at a park in Estrella. Life is good swingin' with Mr. Wrinkles.

This is a video of our darling boy playing peekaboo with his apple.

Here are Tommy and Daddy having a pillow fight.

This is Tommy feeding Mommy pizza. Yum!

And last, but not least, Tommy giving Wrinkles the love that he deserves.

Tommy and the Amazing Technicolor Fuzzies

A couple of months ago I bought a package of brightly colored craft pom poms thinking that I would use them at some point to do something crafty. Well, Tommy found them a couple of weeks ago and thought they were pretty fun. I took them away, afraid that he would try to eat one and choke on it, but somehow he saved one green fuzzy out. He carried it around with him for days and wouldn't let go of it when we went places. He grew so attached to it that I found myself growing attached to it, too. One time he dropped it in the parking lot of the grocery store and the next thing I knew I was running after it, trying to save it from being lost in a gutter or something. I had to laugh at myself after that. It's a green pom pom! I would have done anything to retrieve it.

He got into the bag of fuzzies again last week and this time I just let him. Now they are all over my house and all over the car. They are Tommy's toy of choice (next to Wrinkles, of course). He loves to hold them, throw them, and put them into other toys where they don't belong. I find them in cups, in bowls, in the shape sorter, in his ball popper, and in puzzles. I find them in my shoes, in the bag with the blocks, and always in his hand. Ah, Tommy and his Technicolor Fuzzies. I'll have to buy some more if I actually want to do some crafts one day:)

Random Pictures

Here are a few pictures that I couldn't resist posting. Isn't Tommy just the cutest thing in the world?

Tommy with his new best friend, Wrinkles (yes, he named it himself). Wrinkles is a little stuffed dog that Tommy carries everywhere, sleeps with, hugs tight, and loves to pieces (literally).

Tommy watching as Ben mows the lawn. He wanted to go outside with Daddy so bad. He sat in front of that window and hit the glass until I took him upstairs for a bath.

We made a homemade version of Pop-Tarts. They disappeared in less than one day.

Tommy and Daddy in their matching church outfits. Thanks to Grandma Chatterton for making cords for Tommy.