Tomtoon

Pat (Joe's brother) made Tommy this awesome pontoon and surprised us with this amazing gift! Pat thought up the idea and bought all the supplies and made it in his living room! We were so excited. Pat gave this to Tommy this past May but I am finally getting around to posting these pictures on my blog. Isn't it amazing. Tommy actually floats in this thing. We put his bumbo seat and he fit just perfectly into the pontoon that we now call the Tomtoon! Than you so much Pat!

Simple Things

While washing the car a few weekends ago Joe told me that he is so happy. He had always dreamed of washing his car in his own driveway with his family right inside. It was the perfect Saturday and Joe felt like he had arrived. I love you Joe! It is the simple things in life that make him happy!

North Dakota: Part 2 (Water Time)

Yes, in the Smith family you even take your dog with you on the kayak! We love our dogs!

You can see our cabin behind Joe water skiing to the left of Joe's shoulder - it is the white one with the big wrap around deck.

We spent most of our trip back to North Dakota at Lake Sakakawea. I grew up going there every weekend with my family and we would meet up with all our cousins and aunts and uncles. It is fun to go back there now and bring Tommy and Joe. My mom inherited my grandparents cabin so she tore it down a few years ago and built an amazing cabin/home. We love spending time on the water. We go water skiing, tubing and have contests to see how many people can stand on the tube at one time. Tommy loved being on the boat and playing in the water even though it was cold. He does not mind the water being cold as he just loves being in water. My mom bought him a life jacket last summer before he was born and he had to wear it on the boat. It looks like he is being strangled but he actually liked the life jacket. We are hoping to teach Tommy how to water ski next summer with kid's skis. My cousin Michelle learned how to water ski at the age of 2 so we are going to try and beat her record. I don't think it will be a problem as Tommy loves the water!

Labor Day Breakfast (Tommy style)

Tommy started off the day with rice cereal, pancakes and cantaloupe. He is really starting to enjoy food and wants real food more and more each day which means he is starting to nurse less and less during the day. He sure loves food and wants anything and everything that Joe and I are eating. We started him out on rice cereal and moved up to baby food. Now, he loves to try and eat real food but I still feed him rice cereal and baby food throughout the day. He eats three meals a day. He is becoming such a big boy!

Thank you Uncle Jim

Thank you Uncle Jim for my Air Jordans! I love them and they are finally starting to fit. Now, all I need to do is start walking. Mommy told me that you are now teaching 5th grade. Good luck Mr. Petrik and have a great year!

Love,

Tommy

Just Chillin

Tommy and his cousin Hannah were just chillin last Sunday night as we all enjoyed a relaxing evening at Joe's Aunt and Uncle's house - Tom and Patty. They invited us all over for burgers, beer and fun. I love living in Arizona where you can sit out in the backyard and enjoy good food while visiting with family and friends. The weather was beautiful and so was the scenery as you can sit in their backyard and look out over the golf course and see the mountains in the background. The babies also enjoyed relaxing in the pool! (These pictures are from my phone so they are a little blurry)