Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2016

We went to the UGA game and TJ wore his Batman costume!

Jonathan was invited by the Vatican to participate in a conference regarding faith based responses to health based emergency preparedness. We renewed our passports and got one for TJ. However since everything was last minute we decided that only Jonathan would be going to Italy this year. E and TJ are a little sad to stay at home but we knew J would be super busy at the conference. We are all super excited for J's trip.

TJ wanted to "hammer" so we got crafty and he hammered, painted, and used yarn to make his name.

TJ was very proud of his project.

Bubbe brought TJ a big turkey balloon for Halloween! He was very excited about it!

Our Thanksgiving table!

E wrote down what TJ said he was thankful for

The day after Thanksgiving we got out the Nativity and TJ enjoyed playing with the "Christmas Moose" (aka the camels!!!)

Autumn Videos

Post Halloween - candy candy candy

Would you believe he only ate three pieces?!!

Corn dog dance

Baseball

St. Martin's Day (he is singing the lantern song in German)

Johnny Appleseed Prayer

Oh, the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed.
The Lord is good to me

Halloween

 TJ had a great Halloween! He has decided it is his favorite holiday!

First he was Batman at his school party!

Then he was a purple and yellow ghost!

When you are super cute bakeries give you lavender macaroons on Halloween!

Neighborhood trick or treating!

 "This is not my Halloween costume, this is what I wear to put out fires"~TJ

Beach and Half Birthday

In the words of TJ - "I had fun having fun with you"

We all had a great long weekend with Bubbe and GrandDaddy in Hilton Head

TJ ate shrimp and made his muscles big

We went for early morning bike rides in our pjs, but biking is very serious

We got a new boogie board

TJ did not want to build a sand castle, he wanted to build a sand pyramid

When we got back home Omi had made a purple cake to celebrate TJ's 3 1/2 birthday!

and we did the awesome USA puzzle before bed time

This is the costume rendering for TJ's Halloween ghost costume, while E thought it was finished TJ informed me that it was missing something important.

E- look I am finished with your ghost costume and it has lights in it!

TJ- but there is no yellow

E- but it lights up!!!

TJ- but there is no yellow

August

Back to School

TJ was a big fan of the Olympics and has been setting up Olympic events at home!

We went to a trampoline jumping park in Chattanooga while visiting Bubbe for her Birthday and TJ wanted to try the trapeze bar - this kiddo is fearless! 

TJ singing Bubbe "Happy Birthday" 

TJ had his first trip to the dentist and did great! He even let them polish his teeth and do x-rays! 

This is TJ's self portrait from Preschool - it is hanging over his hook for his book bag. 

July

Three years ago on July 24th the judge pronounced us a family! TJ wanted to play mini golf to celebrate this year's Family Day. 

E had a convention in Branson MO to attend so the rest of the family packed up and came along ( J, Omi, Bubbe, GrandDaddy, and of course TJ), except poor Samson, who had to stay in a kennel.

We spent the night on the way there and on the way back in Memphis at The Peabody where we got to see the famous ducks march in and out!

TJ enjoyed lots of Grandparent time - having all three of them together!

 

Snow Cones and lots and lots of pool time!

We met an Atlanta Santa helper  by chance in Branson!

and saw Parades!

and played Pirate mini golf!

This is TJ's scary pirate face, I'm sure no explanation was necessary ;)

Back in Memphis on the way home, we rode the trolley!

and were happy to be back in our own beds!