New Toy Storage for S.

The toys in S.'s room were out of control. He is also getting M.'s Geo Trax train set for Christmas which is now in the attic in about 4 moving boxes. There are LOTS of Geo Trax. We will need some place to put them so I went on a mad search for some kind of toy storage.

By the way, this photo is when I moved all the toys to the corner to bring in the new toy shelves. Yes, the room was out of control, but not like this!


I found this entertainment center on Craigslist and it looked perfect. It has two HUGE drawers at the bottom that act as perfect toy boxes. The shelves work out well as the bottom one is low enough and deep enough that S. can stand on it to reach the other shelves. I just need to go get some bins to keep all the Geo Trax stuff in once Christmas rolls around.

His room looks great...for now. Check back after Christmas and we will see how it looks then. :)

S. is growing up....

Sunday, December 7th--S. took 15 steps on Tuesday. He is getting better and more stable with each passing day. On Thursday, his upper right tooth broke through. As of today, S. is an official walker. He walks probably 75 percent of the time. If he gets in a hurry and falls down, he may crawl to the object of his desire just so he can get there faster.

Christmas Party at Raytheon

Friday, December 5th--First of all, Happy Birthday, M.!! Your party isn't until Sunday, however. :) Every year, we go to Raytheon for their Christmas party. We have pizza, the kids decorate cookies, make crafts, look at the model train set, and listen to a ridiculous children's show by the Morris Brothers. We look forward to it every year. Outside, they usually have bounce houses and a train ride. Each year we get the same photo taken with the same background. Here is this year's picture......

Santa

Wednesday, December 3rd--S. and J. went to visit Santa today. Every year, Santa visits TBJ and collects food for our local food pantry. S. was fascinated with Santa and watched him the whole time. He wasn't afraid but was just enthralled.

S. is starting to walk!

Wednesday, November 19th-- S. is starting to take some steps. Yesterday, he took 3 steps for Kevin but wouldn't do anything for me. Today, he took two steps for me. Yea!! He is getting so big. He turned 9 months old on Thursday of last week. Go, S. Go! You will be off and running in no time.

S. vs. the Fireplace

Tuesday, October 28th-- S. had a run in with the fireplace....and the fireplace won.

Don't Mess with the Baby!

Don't Mess with S.!!! Last Halloween, the kids each got to choose three things from the Halloween store as decorations for the house. J. chose, of all things, a severed arm. S. has taken a liking to it and it is very funny to see him munching on a severed arm. Tee hee!!

Costume Party at the Park

Sunday, October 19th-- Today we went to a birthday party for one of M. friends from his soccer team. It was a costume party at the park. This was the first opportunity of the Halloween season the kids got to wear their costumes so they were very excited. S. enjoyed the swings while J. and M. played games, had pizza, and played on the playground.

The Pumpkin Patch

Friday, October 17th-- We went to the pumpkin patch today. J. had a play date with our favorite little guy, J.L., so he joined us in the fun. Every year, we hit at least one pumpkin patch for photos and so we can choose the best carving pumpkins. The kids love to run around and play amongst the pumpkins. This was the first year for S. and he had a field day playing with...and eating, the hay. This year we went to two different pumpkin patches. The first one we went to had a great set up for photos along with rows and rows of large pumpkins to chose our carving pumpkins. Our second pumpkin patch is really a farmers market that always has fabulous and interesting gourds, 3 for a $1.00. We all try to find the most interesting gourds and add them to our Thanksgiving cornucopia centerpiece.

Look-a-likes

Man, this boy looks like his brother. I created a video for M. when he was 6 months old to keep him entertained and so he could learn to recognize friends and family. I play the video for S. all the time as he loves it. Here he is pulling up to see the TV better. I got a great shot of him looking at a picture of M. at about the same age. This is great! Boy, do they look alike.