Life is Like a Box of Chocolates

Howdie! It is so great having my Mom and Dad both home for awhile. I get to do so many things. I even had my own train car on this choo-choo. Isn't that neat. On President's Day, my Dad even had the chance to take me to the aquarium. Although it was raining in normally sunny southern California, I managed to find a little shelter and the shark didn't seem to mind at all. This is probably one of those pictures that will live on in infamy.

This past week my Mom even took me to one of my favorite places - the zoo. We had such a great time. Thanks Mom and Dad for taking such good care of me and for loving me. Gator you keep counting those 'diggas'. Until next time. I hope you all are having a great day, I know I am. By the way, my new cousin, Banks, has his own blog now http://byrumfam.blogspot.com. Stop by and see how he is doing and see how fast he is growing. See you again soon. Love, Thomas.

Thomas' Thoughts for the Day

Grownups make life so complicated sometimes. When I was at Mimi's and Gator's this past week I had a lot of fun. Besides 'choo-choos', I also like all kinds of trucks and construction equipment, especially 'diggas', or at least that is what I call them. There is a lot of construction going on around where Mimi and Gator live and there are all types of diggas working with bulldozers and trucks. Unfortunately, Gator who drives back and forth to work through all these construction areas didn't even notice any of the equipment until he rode along with me and I carefully pointed out all the diggas. There are a lot. Here is a picture of some of them working. Now Gator says he sees diggas all the time and all over the place. Only goes to show that sometimes you just have to stop and smell the roses and to appreciate the diggas.

My latest thought for the day is that before you get ready to go off on a long trip, take a minute, stop and see if you have forgotten anything. If you do this, you might remember your i-pod so that you can listen to music on the airplane ride. Isn't that right, Mimi?

Mimi, we hope you have a good time at Uncle Seth and Aunt Brandi's playing with my cousin Banks. I hope he is having as great a day as I am. Here is the latest photo we have of Banks. I am sure my cousin Susan Kate and I will keep you informed on how he is doing until he gets his own blog. Love, Thomas

Back from Mimi's and Gator's

Well, here I am again. After a great week at Mimi's and Gator's. This is a picture of me with my best friend Jessica. She came to stay with me this week, while everyone else was working. We had some good times, but it got cold and that curtailed some of our activities. Instead of Jessica and me getting downtown to see all the Memorials, Mimi took us on a driving tour of the Capitol instead. You know the type - over there is the Lincoln Memorial and there is the Vietnam Memorial, but you can't see it from the car, etc, etc. Anyway, Jessica did get to see some of the sights and we all agreed it was too cold to get out and stroll around. It was cool though, and besides Jessica is the best choo-choo train track builder around.

On Saturday, Mom and I returned to sunny southern California. Only to find the rain. At least it was warm again. My Dad got home from his trip and we are all back together. This is a picture of Mimi's and Gator's dog - Gus. I know he won't miss me. It seemed like I was a little too rambucous for him. During the day when Gator and Mimi weren't home, Gus would disappear upstairs and not come down until the grown ups starting getting home from work. It isn't that he doesn't like me, I think I just made a lot of noise and disturbed his naps. Anyway, I'll miss Gus.

That is about all the news from here. I hope you all are having a great day, and a great week. I know I am. Love, Thomas