Happy First Birthday Mia!

We tried to have a party for Mia, but she thought otherwise - and had roseola. So, we just had some cupcakes on the evening of her birthday. She liked them, but got stuff her in her eyes eventually and had a nervous breakdown.

And just because...

Vacation!

We spent a week at the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

On the way there, we stopped in Williamsburg for lunch. It was homecoming. It was very weird to have my kids at the place where I went to college.

Here's Tommy eating bread ends and house (well, he didn't eat the house dressing) from The
Cheese Shoppe.

And Mia showing her school spirit with a crazy clip.

Typical Williamsburg weather:

It was cold for a few days. Tommy rode his trike A LOT.

And not so cold for a few days.

In anticipation of Halloween, we made GREEN GHOST CUPCAKES!!!!!! These do not look like what they looked in the book. Martha Stewart, I am not. Especially with the help of a 3-year-old.

The day of Halloween was really warm. We spent hours playing on the beach.

Neither were very cooperative for costume pictures. Mia still hates the idea of a ballerina and Tommy (excuse me, Thomas the Train) was too excited to stand still. This is the best I could do.

Catching Up - Some Pictures

Those are some pictures from T's 3rd birthday party. He wouldn't stop moving, so we don't have a lot of pictures of him :)

This is Mia sporting one of her new hair bows.

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Over the weekend, we went to a butterfly garden (that T wasn't all that interested in) with his little friend Megan. Isn't this cutest thing ever? Megan's Daddy was none too thrilled :)

A Day Out With Thomas

Oh my goodness, was T ever so excited! Thank goodness we had a beautiful day and he had a great time.

Showing off his Thomas tatoo.



We got to ride the "big Thomas". Thomas was attached to some old commuter cars (and really, didn't do any pulling - it was pushed by a big engine at the back).

This was in line for photos with Thomas.

And, finally, a family photo (minus M - she stayed home) with Thomas looming the background. It's a little creepy.

There was lots more to do there - moon bounces, scale model trains, face-painting, train tables. In fact, the B&O Railroad Museum would be a fun place to visit, even without Thomas.

Pictures from M's Baptism

M's just a little doll. She was so good the whole day. T was not at his best - overtired and too much stimulation.

Enjoy the pictures!