Little Poses

Bitty Basketball

Ian started playing basketball at a local church league. They practice and then have a game immediately after, smart planning. There are many coaches on the court during games guiding the kids along and a lot of traveling going on. Its fun. Ian is on the green team, the dragonflies. Go Green Team!

Christmas 2010

Here is our latest attempt at a family picture....and we leave the auto focus off. Man are we good or what?? Merry and blurry Christmas from the Thomas family. We had a great holiday - surrounded by family, good food and lots of laughs. Dad was on call for his practice this year, but was able to be around for all the key times. No emergencies - yay!!!

So, like many families, I grew up with a Christmas tradition of new PJs every year. They did not always match, but Nana got the kiddos these cute matching pajamas. The other tradition was my Dad making us wait at the top of the stairs briefly before going down to see what Santa left us. I have decided to torture my kids with this as well. Here you see the tolerant before, and happy after!

Letters From Santa

The mailman brought a couple of very special letters from the North Pole today. Santa took time out of his busy schedule to write to Ian and Natalie. He wanted to let them both know they were on the good list and that the elves were working hard on a fun Christmas. (ha ha) Both of the kids were very excited to read every detail in the letter! Thanks to Aunt Caba for 'arranging' the letters :o)

First Snow

We got our first snow in Louisville. It was a couple of inches or so...just enough to bundle up for. Ian was out in it a bit longer playing with the guys on the street. Natalie, well, it took longer to get her dressed than the time she actually stayed out in it. Somehow, Mom didn't mind the short play time outdoors. It was cold. Hot chocolate all around!!

Thanksgiving Rounds

We made the rounds this Thanksgiving. That meant we started out with a couple fun filled days in Nashville where the kids were in cousin heaven. Nana, Papa, and Uncle Joe met up with us and Aunt Beth's house. Eat, eat, eat - Play, play play - Laugh, laugh, laugh. Then, part two of our holiday fun......

We load up and head down the interstate a little bit towards Birmingham to visit with Nonnie and Poppy. It was a great weekend full of painting crafts, adventure hikes, and Star Wars pancakes. What more can the Thomas family ask for??? Not a thing!

Our Little Indian

There was a Thanksgiving program at Ian's school this morning. All of the kindergarden kids had their choice to dress up as either an indian or a pilgrim. It was a precious event with lots of fun songs about the holiday and being thankful. We were so proud of Ian and all the other kids! Below, Ian is pictured with some of his buddies from his class - Rafe, McKade and Gunnar.

Natalie was so glad to get to go to Ian's school and watch the program. She would count to 3 and say 'GO' in between songs...another little director on my hands! There was a short reception in Ian's classroom after the program....Natalie got caught red handed. She was acting so casual with her hand on her hip as she was going for her second cookie! Busted!