Stitches

On Monday afternoon, I got a call from the school letting me know that Tommy had an accident and it looked like he might need stitches.

Apparently, Tommy tripped over a chair that was turned over and the metal bottom of the chair split open his skin right by his left eyebrow.

Tom and I ran up to the school to get the kids, and it was decided that I would take Tommy to Acute Kids Care to have a doctor check him out to see if he needed stitches and Tom would take Grace home.

On the way to the doctor

Looks worse up close

Tommy acted fine during the normal stuff (weight check, temp check, etc.), but when the nurse came in to clean the wound so the doctor could take a look - boy he started crying. :(

The doctor came in right after that and said that is was split too much that the glue probably wouldn't work - so stitches it was.

The nurse numbed it up with gel and he had to wear a bandage around his head for about 30 minutes. We watched TV, read books and made faces to pass the time.

So sad....

When the came back into the room - the doctor had to give him some shots in the wound of Lidocaine and then our brave little man had to get 4 stitches. He didn't like any of that and cried the whole time! I felt so bad for him.

Since he was so brave, they gave him some Toy Story stickers and a sucker on the way out AND he got to go to Chick-Fil-A for dinner.

I don't even think he notices the stitches and he has been acting normal (for a little stinker) since we left the doctors office. :)

Grace Loves Her Baby

Grace giving her baby some love. :)

Circus

Last Saturday, we took the kids to the AAC for the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Tom and I hadn't been to the circus since we were little kids - so we were secretly excited about it too. ;)

The kids had a great time and even enjoyed sharing a $12 bag of cotton candy (geez). Tommy and Grace both loved the animals (elephants, tigers, horses and ponies).

Excited for the show to start

Pre-show festivities

The kids LOVED the elephants.

Tom enjoyed the show too.

This hat came with the $12 cotton candy.

One thing we we surprised about was how the circus focused more on the human performers than the animals.

It was a fun night and I'm glad we had time to go.

Pittsburgh in July

A few weeks ago (okay mid-July - I'm REALLY behind) we went to Pittsburgh for a long weekend.

Tommy and Grace had fun hanging out at the airports (we had connecting flights) and they actually did pretty good on the plane. We had Toy Story 3 - and they watched that the a majority of the time.

Hanging at DFW Airport

All Tommy talked about before and during the trip was hanging out in Grammy and Pap-pap's basement (where all the toys are). Or course that was the first thing he went to see when we got to their house at 11:00 at night.

Friday night, some of Tom's college friends and their kids came over to play/eat/drink. The kids all got along amazingly well. :)

Hanging in the basement

Sharon and Gwen

Grace was comfortable with the guys

And she didn't mind them flirting with her :)

Saturday afternoon, Tom and I headed downtown to tailgate and go to the Pirates game with all of Tom's college buddies. It was a lot of fun and afterwards, we even went to a bar for more drinking and dancing - it made me feel like I was in college again.

Tailgating

Our seats were very close to the field

Tom, Anthony & Sharon

Someone reliving their college days

We headed back to Tom's parents house Sunday morning, had a quick lunch and then loaded up to go to the airport.

It was a fun, eventful and fast trip.

Tommy's 3 Year Pictures

Today, I took Tommy in for his 3 year photos (only a month late). He did a great job - it was also a little cute - he was bashful during some of the shots.

Tommy is so handsome and such a happy little boy.

Best Friends

Tommy and Grace are so cute together. I wish I had my camera with me all the time to catch their "cute" moments.

Tommy is the best big brother Grace could have ever asked for.

• He shares his food with her without complaining.
• He lets her throw the ball to him when we are playing baseball and doesn't get mad when her aim is a little (okay - a lot) off.
• He gives her kisses all the time.
• He loves to rough house with her - and she's a champ most of the time giggling about it - she does get mad when he pins her down though.
• He got SO excited when she started walking - and made sure we knew when she took a few steps.
• He is very protective. If any of his friends go up to her, he runs over, touches her leg and says that's "My Gracie."

Grace is the best little sister to Tommy.

• She shares her juice cup with him.
• She hands him the toys she is playing with, even when he doesn't want them.
• She LOVES chasing him around the house.
• She likes to yell at him to get his attention and laughs when he looks.
• She likes to give him hugs and when he gives her hugs.
• She gets really excited when we walk to his classroom and has a huge smile on her face when she spots him.

She loves doing what he does.

Weekend With the TX Grandparents

On Friday night, we headed up to North Texas to spend the weekend with my parents.

Saturday, Tom went to play golf and the rest of us went shopping. Our main goal was to find a pair of cowboy boots for Tommy. This was his reward for doing an awesome job potty training.

I know I haven't really talked about it much on the blog, but it has been fairly easy on our part. Other than the first 2 days, Tommy hasn't really had any accidents during the day. We are still using Pull Ups at night, but half of the time they are dry in the morning. After he got over his fear of pooping in the potty, he has done great with that too. He does like to look at a magazine while he is going though. We usually flip through an US Weekly or In Touch and he points out the color of the girls dresses. :) If daddy happens to be sitting with him, he makes Tommy look at a Golf Magazine (boring).

Anyway, we found a nice pair of boots at Cavender's and of course while we were there he ended up talking Grandma and Grandpa into getting him a cowboy hat and a western shirt. It's so funny - he's on a Back to the Future III kick and he loves reenacting some of the scenes with us.

Howdy Pardner!

Playing with Tymber (his 2nd cousin)

Grace liked to chill in the kitchen with Grandpa

Wearing his pearl snap cowboy shirt

Of course since that was our first stop, he ended up wearing his boot and hat (with shorts - haha) to every store we went to. He did get a lot of compliments from women though - so maybe he's onto something.

The rest of the day was spent hanging out at my parents' house (other than when my mom and I snuck away to do a little shopping by ourselves).

Sunday, my dad made a ton of food and we celebrated Tom, Kimberly and my birthday with a Ice Cream Cake from Dairy Queen.

Grandpa getting all the attention

We had to leave right after lunch so we could make it back in time for Tommy to attend a birthday party for one of his friends. It was at this art place. I think Tommy had a good time. They got to paint a banner and make their own treasure chest. Tommy chose to paint his in pink and purple (and blue and orange). What!?!

Tommy wearing his apron 

Yes - that's my son's pink and purple treasure chest

The ladies man holding hands with his friend Grace.

Horsey Time

Sometimes our kids get bored with their toys and make up new things to do.

This is one of those things...

Pretend like their daddy is a horsey. :)

The Little Stinker Can Walk

Grace has been kind of walking, but mainly crawling for the past couple weeks. Ever since we got back from the beach though, she has decided she can move pretty fast when she walks (i.e. get into more stuff that she's not supposed to) and has made that her primary mode of transportation.

Here's the stinker in action: