October

October has been a very busy and exciting month!

TJ decorated 5 Little Pumpkins - just like his current favorite book "Five Little Pumpkins".

Ghost Dancing!

TJ ran in his first race. A one mile family fun run to support the local elementary school. TJ did a great job and ran a 20 minute mile with Jonathan. He was the youngest runner!

TJ decided coconut La Croix water is his absolute favorite

TJ's third Pride Parade

ABCs in "baby voice" and "monster voice"

Maybe the most exciting part of October (after Halloween of course) is that TJ was old enough to start Fall soccer! He absolutely loves it!

And finally Halloween...

E: TJ what would you like to be for Halloween? 

TJ: ScooDoo Dog. No, Velma

E: Ok you can wear orange and glasses like Mommy.

TJ: No... wanna be TJ

E: Well we wear costumes on Halloween and dress up

TJ: ScooDoo Dog, Velma, Max Wild thing, Rain, AND a TJ

one week later...

E: TJ would you still like to be Scooby Doo for Halloween?

TJ: No Ghost Rain

A few days later..

E: TJ what would you like to be for Halloween?

TJ: Ghost Rain

So here is "Ghost Rain"!!!

He is wearing a ghost shirt under his rain coat - that is how his costume is "Ghost Rain"!!!

Samson also needed a costume (which he was mostly ok with)...

And TJ won best costume in the under 4 category!!! 

He won a gift certificate to a local coffee shop - because caffeine is what every 2.5 year old needs :)

Beach

E, J, and TJ took a quick trip to the beach. E felt like they MUST get some beach time in before it was too cold to get in the water. 

TJ insisted on carrying his suitcase and got very upset when anyone tried to assist him. As you can see it was a pretty large hill, but he is one strong 2.5 year old!

TJ was so excited to be at the beach and a hotel room that he was donkey kicking until 11:00 at night and was awake at 6:30 the next morning! "Beach, Water, Sand - TJ play!"

TJ was fascinated by these large beach bikes, he was very disappointed that he was too small to ride them this year.

Popcorn snack in bed and failed nap attempts!

This is Mr.Bones a Halloween decoration that TJ has decided is his favorite toy ever! 

September 2.5!!!

A walk through our neighborhood became an impromtu photo shoot! TJ has become a bit of a ham while posing for the camera. Happy Early Two and Half TJ!

 

Back to School

The Sunday before school started our church had blessing of the backpacks.

TJ was very excited by his new dinosaur book bag that his Bubbe picked out.

TJ has also started a new trend of wearing a band aid on his forehead, because of teeny tiny scratch that very dramatically needed a band aid for two weeks!

First Day of School!

Mr. Cool is happy to be back with his friends!

Family Day

Family Day!!!

It is hard to believe that this is our third family day! In 2013, E&J were so nervous that day, going to the lawyers office to make everything official!  Not knowing what would be happening E&J bought way too many doughnuts to share with the lawyers and employees. Then there were only two people there that morning (not including the three of us)!

In honor, of the first Family Day, TJ needed a doughnut!

Later we had lunch at TJ's favorite Italian restaurant 

E & J let TJ pick the afternoon activity - he wanted to go play with the lego and train table at our Barnes and Noble. He has become quite a fan of going there to play this summer (they also have story times and fun activities)

TJ reading

TJ has been decided that its more fun to read bedtime stories himself!

July

July is going by so fast! 

Despite this picture - TJ greatly enjoyed a performance of "Click, Clack, Moo" at the Puppetry Center!

TJ is taking swimming lessons again this summer and music class. TJ enjoys blowing bubbles and jumping into the water. He doesn't enjoy swimming/floating on his back!

TJ has recently decided that he wants "ice cream" because of a song he likes to listen to about ice cream. However, he is not a fan of cold things - so TJ's gets his "ice cream cones" without ice cream (but you can't go wrong with chocolate and sprinkles)!

TJ and E met some of TJ's friends from preschool over the summer at the pool! He was very excited to see his friends.

TJ has been riding his Plasma Car to the local Farmer's Market, he is a very serious driver.

A trip to LegoLand where TJ watched a 4D movie where it "rained" inside!

TJ decided we could trim his toenails, if J then painted them purple. He does not like to have his nails cut, but was very excited about them being purple.

More "ice cream" time!

E and J keep encouraging TJ to say "fire truck" because its quite funny to hear his version of "fire truck"