Thanksgiving Lunch at Goddard

Goddard does a pretty good job on the Holidays including families. They had a Thanksgiving lunch today in which every family brings a dish and then the kids all get to share the yummy food. Since the school is so close to my office, I headed over to check it out.
Sarah's room got really quiet when the food was served. Another dad and I thought it was almost too quiet. A room full of 2 year olds were hypnotized by Turkey and Cornbread.
Tom's room was the exact opposite. The 4 year olds went crazy when they saw all the food. The kids were just too happy and excited to calmly sit and eat. All around, it was a fun experience for me, Tom, and Sarah Jane.

Tom Meets Doctor Bishop

Tom went to the dentist for the first time yesterday. He is now the third generation Anderson/Moore who is seeing Dr. Bishop in Montgomery. Emily's dad sees him, Emily and I see him, and now Tom (and Sarah Jane eventually) see him. Dr. Bishop is the nicest dentist ever. He just has a very calming attitude. Tom did a great job on this first visit and I think Dr. Bishop gets a lot of credit for that.

Happy 4th Birthday Tom

So, our little guy turns 4 today. Unbelievable. It really does feel like just yesterday we were at the hospital waiting to find out if he was a boy or a girl. Last night, before he went to sleep we listed all the stuff he did when he was 3. The list was pretty impressive:

1. Moved from Crib to Bed to Bunk Bed.
2. Learned to ride a bike (w/training wheels).
3. Moved from Newport, Kentucky to Legendary Run, OH to Terrace Park, OH.
4. Went to his first basketball game.
5. 100% potty trained, and lots of new underwear.
6. Went from the Lizards to the Crocodiles at Goddard School.
7. Learned how to go under water and hold his breath at the pool.
8. Getting dressed all by himself.
9. Brushing teeth all by himself.
10. Spelling his name.

I can't wait to see what year 4 brings for our T-Man!

Anyone Know a Good Dentist?

It's Fall!!!!

This was about 1/3 of our yard. Our final leaf pile was just ridiculous.

Early Halloween

Tom and Francie tried out these "super scary" masks that Coley made for them the other night. Tom kind of looks like the Joker in his.

Camping Results = We Survived!

We did our first family camping trip this weekend. We cheated, a little bit, by staying out at the Moore's Farm. I'll give you the quick details, in list style:

1. We camped out on Saturday, setting up our site around 5:30 PM
2. We were with two other families, The Spurlings (Brian, Mary Ann, Jackson and William) and the Johnsons (Wade, Dena, JoJo and Cole).
3. Weather Conditions at 5:30 = 50's, cloudy, windy
4. First person in bed = Cole. He was pretty tired and he is 2 years old, so we'll cut him some slack.
5. First person to bail and head up to the house = Sarah Jane. She was not tired, and 2 years old, keeping track of her in the dark became a bigger challenge than Emily or I thought it would be.
6. We had Hot Dogs/Fruit Salad/Beans and all kinds of snack food.
7. Smores galore!
8. Lots of beer was consumed (Dena drank 1 from 6 PM to 11 PM)
9. Last people to go to bed = Wade and Patrick. We placed ourselves in charge of finishing the beer (with Brian's help), so that kept us up later than we wanted to be. While drinking said beer, we "chased" a deer through the campsite and I almost fell into the fire. Instead Wade saved me, good catch buddy!
10. Coyotes heard = ??? It sounded like a lot of them, but it was probably 2 or 3.
11. Temperature overnight = 38 degrees
12. Number of people crying/waking up through the night = 0

It ended up being a very nice camping adventure for us and our kids. This could become a yearly tradition, if everyone else is game?