Great-Grandad in Town

Great Grandad Thomas just arrived from Oak Ridge, TN Pictures coming soon!!!!

OH, I completely forgot that we celebrated Daddy's birthday at the house with cake and ice cream which Thomas has now come to know what a birthday cake is....he gets so excited when he sees one especially with the candles lit....we had one in October for him, one in November for mommy and one in December for Daddy....lots of birthday cake has been eaten in the Hastings household the last three months. Granddad Dale also had a birthday but unfortunately we didn't get to celebrate it with him.

It has been awhile since I have blogged about Thomas...so, here it goes. Lots has been going on...mommy had to go to Charleston, SC for a week for meetings so Daddy and Thomas spent lots of time at Nana's and PawPaw's house. We got our tree up the Sunday after Thanksgiving and Thomas loves it....of course he likes the bows on the presents better. We went to see Santa this weekend and Thomas didn't really like him...he was scared and didn't really warm up to him at all. Oh well, maybe next year. We took some pics in front of our tree for our Christmas cards this past Sunday. We think Thomas likes having his picture made now because he gets so excited when we get the cameras out. Nana and PawPaw were at the house too so that gets him excited anyway. We are almost ready for Christmas and can't wait for GG (Thomas's great grandfather from Oak Ridge who is named after) to get here....he'll fly in on the 20th and be here 20 days....should be lots of fun. I hope to post one more time before Christmas but if I don't, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

First Haircut!

Sorry it has been while since I have updated the blog but we have had a lot going on that I will share with you now. First thing is that Thomas had his first haircut! YES, he is 13 months old and already needed a haircut, he could have had a ponytail it was so long in the back. We were visiting Granddad Dale and Grandma Harriette on Saturday, November 15th and Daddy asked Grandma to go get her scissors and that is how it all begain. Grandma Harriette came back with her handy dandy scissors and a nice little cape to put around Thomas's neck. Daddy sat him on the kitchen table and got him distracted with a comb and a froggie and away Grandma went cutting his hair. He did great until the end then he started getting a little restless....but overall he was fantastic! Grandma did an AWESOME job considering she was dealing with a moving target! Then we had mommy's birthday and Thomas loved eating the icing on my cake! He liked the tissue paper in my presents too....we had Nana, PawPaw, Grammie, Granddad Dale and Grandma Harriette over for dinner so we all could celebrate. PawPaw Freddy built Thomas a table to go with his chair--he was going to wait until Christmas but wanted Thomas to have it now. Thomas loves it! Well, I think that is about it for now. Tomorrow we will have Thanksgiving at our house so Thomas will enjoy all the family over and love all the attention. Should be a great day because we all have so much to be thankful for this year! (Sorry, I think I have our pictures in the wrong order....)

Night Out!!!

Mommy and Daddy had a "night out" a couple of weeks ago and went to the Blues Gala. Nana and Paw Paw were out of town so we had Miss Brittany come and stay with Thomas....when I called home at 7:30 he was sleepy so he was taking his bottle and going to bed, when I called home after 10 and said that we were on our way home....he was up playing having a big ole time....HA! He has Miss Brittany wrapped around his little finger.

Happy Halloween!!!!

Happy Halloween everyone! We carved a pumpkin last night and Thomas had to get in the floor and touch it after it was finished. This morning he had to ride his Disney car before we left to go to school --he is in his pumpkin t-shirt since he wouldn't wear his pumpkin costume. His Harvest Party was today and mommy and daddy went and we all had a ball seeing all of the kids in their costumes. Kenlee wins favorite costume, she is a candy corn....we tried to get a group photo but never got all of them to stay still long enough.

Neigihborhood Halloween Parade

Thomas got to be in his first neighborhood halloween parade this Sunday. Thanks to Christy and Chastity we got to ride in their decorated trailer and Daddy drove their four wheeler. We were planning to pull Thomas in his wagon but they called about 30 minutes before the parade started and asked us to ride with them...we were so happy about that because we would have never made the long parade route walking...HA! Thomas did not like his pumpkin costume at all so we finally got a pumpkin t-shirt on him so that was what he wore instead of his costume. We did get to see Abby Kate after the parade...we miss her now that we aren't in the same room at daycare anymore. We all had fun and can't wait for next year.

Fun was had by all!

Saturday was the big birthday party and fun was had by all despite Thomas being a little sick. Thomas did not sleep well and had been running a fever and when we got up Saturday morning he had red spots all over him and they were multiplying by the hour so we thought he might have the chicken pox...ugh...so, Kristen, Shawn and the girls did not get to come to the celebration. We were all sad about that. Thomas had a big time playing with his new toys especially his Disney car that mommy and daddy got him and his little garaffe that CiCi and Tom got him...he couldn't decide which one to play on first. He loves both of them. We had his 12 month checkup on Monday and he did not have the chicken pox, thank goodness, just a viral infection. He is finally better and is back at school now. We really want to thank everyone who came to the party, Thomas had a great time sharing his special day with you.

Happy Birthday to ME!

Celebrated my one year old birthday on Tuesday. We had pizza and cake at Nana's and PawPaw's house....I really liked the chocolate cake and I LOVED my new wagon that grammie got me!!! It was also Grandma Harriette's birthday too....we all had a great time!

First Terrapin Derby!

First Saturday in October is always the Terrapin Derby in Lepanto...Thomas's first one was the 78th annual one and he had a ball and got to see his first parade. Mommy is a little late in posting because she was out of town most of last week in a conference. AND, we are getting ready for the big birthday tomorrow!!! Can't believe Thomas will be one year old tomorrow. We will have pizza and birthday cake tomorrow night at Nana's and Paw Paw's and Granddad and Grandma Hastings will join us....we will be celebrating Grandma Harriette's birthday as well. More pictures and posts later this week. Birthday party will be on Saturday...can't wait to see his froggie cake!

Nana and Paw Paw's new ride!

Well, Nana and Paw Paw have bought a new ride and they brought it over for us to see last night. Thomas was waiting paitently for them to arrive and got so excited when he saw them driving up. Here I am with Nana checking everything out and as you can see I am ready to drive it. We teased Paw Paw that he'll have Thomas's car seat in it after his birthday and they would be out crusing for chicks while Nana and Mommy are at work. Daddy and Paw Paw went for a ride then Mommy and Nana took it out for a spin. Fun night was had by all.

Happy Birthday Cousin Laney

We celebrated cousin Laney's birthday Friday night. Daddy and Thomas waiting on a table at Longhorn Steakhouse...you can almost see his teeth coming in! Then back to Laney's for birthday cake and ice cream...here is mommy and Thomas signing Happy Birthday to Laney....by the end of the night Thomas had his jammies on and got to play in the floor with Uncle Bob and Granddad Dale...Thomas is already tired of hearing "NO" all the time. Oh, Thomas has found the door stops in the house and like to play with them--he has already tried to eat the rubber tip...luckily mommy dug it out of his mouth before he swallowed.

Daddy's 20 Year Reunion

Daddy had his 20 year class reunion this weekend and had a ball. He loved seeing everyone that he went to school with. Got to show off Thomas at the picnic on Saturday--here are a couple of pics....Thomas had so much fun watching all of the little kids from his stroller and in the other pic....I am tired and I want my Nana and Paw Paw to come and get me....they did come and get Thomas and Mommy and Daddy stayed the night at the Hilton....fun time was had by all.

Other things that have been going on....

A lot has been going on the last 11 months....I will be 11 months old on Sunday, can you believe it? The time has just flown by. Mommy is going to try and keep this updated so all of my family and friends can see me grow up. Here are a few pictures from last month....I played the piano at Grandma Harriette's house and here I am in my Granddad Hastings and Uncle Bob Hastings highchair that they used when they were my age....isn't that cool.

Happy Birthday Paw Paw Freddy!!!

Today I can say Happy Birthday to you Paw Paw. Here I am sitting in my chair that you built me....I love it, can't you tell. Also, here are pictures of us last night after eating out for yours and Nana's birthday.

Second Post for today.....

Okay, I talked to Brooke and she showed me how to make the pictures smaller and type by them....HA....so, here it goes...oh, and here is a picture of me and Thomas in Gatlinburg around the 4th of July.

Happy Birthday Nana!!!!

Nana was having a fit for mommy to get a website to show off our Thomas....well, Happy Birthday Nana!!!! Hopefully this will be easy enough for mommy to update...HA!