Writing Thomas

Thomas looked at the triangle shape and started practicing writing the word 'triangle'.


He was on a roll and wanted to try to write 'circle' after he matched all the shapes.

My Mom got this dry-erase marker book for Thomas maybe two years ago. At first, he just colored on it and erased it. Hey, we were all about that. It made for many minutes of fun. Well, he's been really showing interest in learning how to read so we've been working with him in learning how each letter sounds phonetically. (I hope I'm not screwing him up for kindergarten in doing this!) Anyway, he likes to write his name and letters when he doodles. One night last week, he wanted to write words, and did, all by himself. We'll see if he keeps this interest up. I sure hope he does though. Way to go T-Man!

Below-Freezing Birthday-Morning Bliss

Thomas after having just woken up on his birthday morning. He is looking out our window to the back yard at his new present. Yes, his hair looks like this every morning.

Somebody LOVES his birthday present. He is in his pajamas and socks and it's below freezing. You'd never know it by his face though. He could have stayed out there for hours.

So, along with the Grandparents, we all chipped in and got Thomas a trampoline for his birthday. He has jumped and jumped on our neighbors trampoline. He asked for one for Christmas, but, Santa apparently didn't come through. Christian put this together in the freezing cold dark the night before his birthday. The net didn't get fully fastened, but hey, it's in the middle of tax season and Christian got like five hours sleep that night. He deserves the Daddy-of-the-year award in my book.

Obviously, Thomas LOVES to jump.

He asks to play a game we made up several times a day. It's called, 'Bad Mama Tiger.' I sit in the middle of the trampoline and get him as he jumps around me. Sometimes he runs around me. I ferociously roar like a bad mama tiger does and he giggles from the deepest depths of his belly. I love this game. When I catch him, I ask him if he is sweet or sour. If he's sour, I have to let him go. If he's sweet, I tickle him and eat him all up. I already have trampoline burn on the top of my foot because, he's fast man!

Wyatt's first spin about ended up with a busted face and it was my fault. There was blood. I bounced him and he flopped and ended up on his precious little poor face. I really truly am a bad mama tiger. He was fine though. The boy was bleeding from his mouth and he never cried. He just bled all over my shoulder and wanted down for some more. What a tough kiddo!

Lots more Bad Mama Tiger to come.

U2 vs. PBS

Oh man, I love my kiddo, Thomas. Fridays are our 'free' day around here. We have nowhere to be, unless we want to, and it's our special day to get to watch the tube, lounge in our pj's for way too long and later on today, gear up for our 4 yr. shots. Although I don't get a chance to as much anymore (or really ever) because we always have somewhere to be on most weekday mornings, I like to start my day with some GMA on ABC. Today, U2 was playing live from Fordham University in the Bronx, NY. I love U2. I always have, I always will. They are just the definition of a good rock band.

When I asked Thomas if he would rather watch PBS's cool reading show that he loves, Super Why?, or his other favorite cartoon, Toot and Puddle, he said, "nothing," which means neither. I thought surely he wanted to watch one or the other because they are both his favorites. He said, "This, Mama!" It was live U2 singing from their album released this week! He said, "This music." For the love! Jaw dropped and trying to stay chill, I said, "Okay buddy. Do you like this music?" He responded, "I do. I really do."

To know that he already loves music like I do just sends me. He even sat to watch the interview with Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam. So far, these are his favorite songs. Sweetness, Jimmy Eat World, I Will Overcome, Charlie Hall, The Car Song (I call it this because I don't know the real name), Arlo Gurhtrie and Forever Young, Bob Dylan. He asks for I Will Overcome and Sweetness to be "wowder" which means louder. He's also likes Hillsong United. I love ya buddy! You're the greatest.

Thomas

We thought you might have been a Dylan Thomas (like the poet) four years ago, but now that we know you so well, you're definitely a Thomas Christian.

Happy birthday you, fun-loving, sweet-spirited, logical-thinker, never forget directions to anywhere, helper to the cook in the kitchen, teacher to your little brother, appreciator of all things cars, tuck-er in of 'Blue' and 'Rooftop', Tootsie-Pop eatin', loving to count stuff, observant beyond words, remembering any song I play in the car, knowing how to work your Daddy's iphone better than your Mama, soccer kickin', Hungry hippo playin', fruit eatin', bubble blowin', drawer of cars, your name and numbers, art-n-craftin', and now, pumpkin pie-cakey-dough trampoline jumper ... I couldn't love you more.