Easter

Palm Sunday Dancing (for some reason the music recorded very strange)

Pinwheels at the Saturday kids Easter service

Easter Egg Hunt

TJ was a fan of the pony

and the duck

and the goat!

An Easter package from Bubbe arrived on Saturday

Attempts were made to decorate eggs but TJ discovered that breaking them was more fun (E&J are pretty sure this is the longest he has ever sat still)

Second Easter egg hunt at the house!

Friends with great style!

E and TJ

Its hard to smile when you have your cheeks stuffed with candy ;)

Modeling his Easter look!

More eggs!

Birthday!

Happy Birthday TJ!

E has a tradition of celebrating birthday week - there is Birthday Adam (because it comes before Eve), Birthday Eve, Birthday, Birthday Boxing Day (and depending on what day of the week your birthday falls - Birthday Saturday, Birthday Sunday, etc.)

TJ has been having a great Birthday Week!

Sunday started birthday week for TJ with a hot dog lunch. The week before TJ had an ear infection (our first trip to the ER) and a nasty cold.  He still wasn't feeling great so E&J decided to cancel the scheduled larger birthday party and we just had a small party with GrandDaddy, Bubbe, and Omi.

Opening presents...

Porch swinging and cookies with GrandDaddy

Jokes with Bubbe!

"2" cookies and his birthday train "2" shirt!

Birthday Donuts!

TJ got a castle for his birthday from GrandDaddy, Bubbe, and Omi

He helped J and GrandDaddy put it together!

By Wednesday TJ was back to his happy and healthy self and E took cupcakes and balloons to his class to celebrate!

TJ enjoys having "Happy Birthday" sung to him!

TJ and his favorite friend from school.

Today for TJs birthday he went to the children's museum where they have all kinds of cars and tractors that you can play on!

We went to TJ's favorite restaurant Figo, he enjoys dipping bread in olive oil and eating pasta with ragu' alla bolognese sauce.

and cupcakes!

Thirteen to Twenty-Four!

Happy Birthday TJ! What a wonderful blessing you are, E & J are so thankful for every kiss, giggle, and firetruck.

13 months

14 months

15 months

16 months

17 months

18 months

19 months

20 months

21 months

22 months

23 months

and Twenty - Four Months!!!

Likes: running outside, dipping bread in olive oil, chicken fried rice, super silly tango,  (a song/dance from music class), drumming, showers, and cars, cars, cars...

Dislikes: diapers, broccoli, big bumble bees outside, and getting sticky food on his hands (except frosting)

A Little Drumming!

Almost 2!

In one short month, this cool guy is going to be two years old! It is so hard to believe! 

It has been too cold to play outside this week so E and TJ did their monthly photo shoot inside.

TJ is developing quite a sense of humor - he actually made a silly face when E asked him to!

Happy 23 months!

TJ likes to play music with J and greatly enjoys his weekly toddler music class.

TJ was practicing incase we got the predicted snow. Sadly,  it was just really cold this weekend with no snow.

This is TJ "not jumping" on the bed

22 Months (just a little late!)

Happy 22 Months TJ - its hard to believe that you will be a two year old very soon!

TJ has had a very busy week! He helped E with some costume fittings, charmed the actress, and was an excellent hat model. On Sunday, TJ added his own commentary during J's sermon. 

TJ continues to love all things transportation - cars, trains, boats and especially anything with sirens!

Additionally, TJ has been working on having good self esteem!