Mere with Thomas!

The joys of a one year old...pig face!

Thomas giving Mia hugs. Believe me when I say he isn't always this sweet to her!!!

Thomas thinks he is the new Betty Crocker!

He really loved his "Rock-Ride-Roll" from his Aunts and Mere & Papa...but not as much as the box!

King of Box.
In this picture he is holding up a piece of wrapping paper which I had just told him not to put in his mouth. Immediately after this picture he shoved it in his mouth.

"Uncle" Pete had just given Thomas his very first baseball hat.

Go Ball State!

On our way to watch the ND vs. usc game. We had all hoped for a W but enjoyed our time anyway.

Pumpkin Pickin' at Spangler's Farm

We took Thomas to Spangler's Farm, a local family run farm here in Yorktown, to pick out pumpkins. He wasn't as into it as I was!!!

Thomas carrying around his pumpkin.

Our pumpkin family.

Walking up with Dad to pick out his pumpkin. He was not a big fan of the painted hay bales!

Neither one of them would cooperate for a good picture!

Thomas walking in front of the house.

Swinging!

Future Football Star

His future coach has a lot to teach him!
"McLaughlin!!! I said THROW the ball not chew on it!"

Giving Mable hugs. She is so sweet to stand there and let him do this!

At least the laces are out?!!!

Toothy grin!

Sweet!

Farmer Tom!

He looks like he is getting ready to start a musical number. A big thank you to Caroline, Heather, Reed and Ana...without them we wouldn't have known how cute he was in stripes!

He is examining his destruction in this picture. Continue looking below to see what the destruction is!

mmmhmmmm...those are not only teeth marks but an entire chunk of his crib missing!

He hasn't chewed on the railing of his crib...which is unfortunate because they make plastic covers for those. I am at a loss on what to do about this!!!

Sailor Mon

It seems as though fall may finally be arriving here in Indiana. It was in the upper 40's this morning when we took Tommy to work so Thomas needed something warm. We found this pea coat in the closet and couldn't wait to put it on him! He is following in the footsteps of his Great-Grandpa Doil and Grandpa Aron wearing a pea coat as they both wore one in the Navy.

He was adorable in it! A big THANK YOU to Jim and Penny Arthur for this! I was still pregnant when this gift arrived and it was an 18 month size. I remember thinking "geez... I am going to have to wait forever to see this on him"! Not even a year later!!!

Mr. "I do my own stunts" and by stunts I mean fall to the ground a lot! Last night I was sitting on the floor with my legs in front of me and he was walking back and forth over them. He refused to step in between them...why you ask? Well, he was stepping on top of my legs on purpose just to fall down!

More wild life in our neighborhood. We have had a flock of geese the last few days.

I took Thomas out to see them one day and he waved at them. The kid still has a lot to learn! This same day our neighbor girls (Lilly and Grace) got off the bus while we were looking at the geese. They came up to the porch to say hi to Thomas and he gave them each a hug. This is not something we have been prompting him to do...he just did it all by himself and it was ADORABLE!

11 Months Today

Mable occasionally will take a short siesta under Thomas' crib! She is so sweet!

Thomas sharing his other thumb with Dad!

Notre Dame pride!

Can you believe this little man is 11 months old?! Neither can we!

He decided he wanted to be a photographer and tried to rip the camera from my grasp. Good thing my Dad taught me to always wear the strap!!!

My little cuddle bug!

Rockin' Out

We have had this rocking chair sitting outside of Thomas' room since we moved into the house. He can now walk over to it, climb in and rock! Super cute!

GO GAMECOCKS!

Thomas got an unplanned bath yesterday (yeah poop!) and Mable decided she would oversee the entire process! Man I love that dog!

The MAC Family Visit

Uncle Mike, Aunt Jenny and cousin Alaina came up to Muncie to tour Ball State University on Friday. We were so glad to get to spend some time with them. This is the good picture....before....

Thomas started pulling his cousins hair! PERFECT!

Getting some kisses from Great Uncle Mike!

Playing with Alaina!

Hanging out with Aunt Jenny!