October

Nothing really exciting. Tommy went to his first pumpkin patch this month. We went over to Half Moon Bay, to have a day at the patch, some seafood, and to wiggle our toes in the sand. Tommy thought the pumpkins were great. He would try each one out by going over to it, and then sitting on it.
It was hilarious!
He did this for probably 15-20 minutes before he realized that big semi-trailer trucks were zooming by on the highway 100 yards away. Then he would just stare and point at those. At least until he thought that he needed a closer look and would weave through the pumpkins and try and get closer to the road.





As you can see, he had quite a choice pf pumpkins. But once we saw the prices, we were glad to just get some mini-pumpkins from grandma Lynda.

The pumpkin patch lost its glamor after he started trying to "see" the trucks rolling by, so we went on to our next activity.

We went to a restaurant called "Barbara's Fish Trap" that had been recommended to us.

They had some "famous" clam chowder that I had in a bread bowl. (Mmmmm...) And Kathryn tried out a delicious crab sandwich. Tommy had chicken n' chips, (fish would be too adventurous for him) and he loved dipping everything in ranch, and/or cocktail sauce. Any kind of "dip" is the greatest thing for him. He loves to dip his pancakes in syrup, applesauce, yogurt, whatever is available.

This week Tommy was able to go and visit his great-grandparents in southern California with his mom and some of his cousins. This is his newest cousin Milo, who Tommy calls "Mimo."


And who needs to buy toys when kids are fine with an empty box?


And I will just finish up with some random pumpkin patch photos.

September

Kathryn told me that since she writes so much in Tommy's journal that I have to update the blog more often.

At church today, I realized, yet again, that how we say something is just as important as what we say. Many times I find that even though people have interesting things to say, that the way they present their ideas is so convoluted that I can't ever tell what the point is.

Anyways, it was just a thought I had.

Summer is finally officially over. I think we are now at the 2nd day of autumn if my mother can be believed. Tommy is growing like a weed (like always). He has recently exploded in the speaking department. Starting about 2 weeks ago he has been working on A LOT of new words. It is so amazing to see the developmental changes that he is going through. I think that I have been very lucky to have had the opportunity to spend so much time with him. First when I was still in school I was around so much for when he was a newborn, and now I only work a 3-4 day work week. Of course the days I work are longer because of that, but it does give me a lot of time on my days off to spend with him and Kathryn.

In two weeks I will be going on the first trip of hopefully a new tradition among the Skeehan men of getting together for a weekend every year. Something to look forward to, and something to pass along to the next generation as they become 12-years old and can come along. We don't have a lot of traditions, and it will be nice to start this one I think.

Hopefully, it won't be too cold, and we will be able to have some outdoor fun without freezing.

My work schedule will be changing yet again in another week, but at least after that it will be consistent for the next several months. For those that are curious, comparing it to my last job is apples and oranges, but I am enjoying it and the more I work the more I realize how lucky I have been to have grown up in the area and with the family that I did.

To be honest it is too much work to try and balance out captions for each photo. I know I could, if I just used this program more, but it is too much of a hassle. So, just to give an over view, some of these photos are from "Happy Hollow" a children's zoo and park, the beach, and the rest of them you can pretty much figure out where we were.

We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Tahoe Photos

These are just some of the photos. I guess the good ones were taken with other people's cameras and we still have to get the files. Enjoy!



































































































Yesterday Kathryn and I took Tommy to a donut shop where they make the donuts in front of you. Tommy has his own way of eating them, that involves lots of dancing and lip-smacking sounds.







































And Tommy and Porkchop had a corn-on-the-cob eating contest.






And Tommy shops like his mommy.

August

Well, well, well...some of us were able to go on vacation to Lake Tahoe and swim, and boat, and walk, and eat really delicious, but very unhealthy, food. Unfortunately I had to work and didn't have a chance to go. So, for two days it was me and the dog home alone, then just me. (I can't count the cats, because they are cats, and they don't count for company).

Kathryn hasn't loaded the Tahoe photos yet, so you will have to wait to see Tommy swimming, etc.

Things are just moving right along. My schedule at work changes about every 4-5 weeks, which kind of stinks because it means that we can't really get our family on a consistent schedule. But, I am having fun and Kathryn and Tommy love to have me around 3-4 days a week. Of course that just translates into more time when I should be unpacking, sorting, and discarding all the junk that we have accumulated over the past 9 years that we've been married.

So much junk!! Moving always stinks, because it makes you realize how much stuff you have, how much you actually use, and how much stuff you just can't bring yourself to get rid of, just in case you might actually use it someday.

Tommy's new breakthrough at Tahoe was he now calls for his: "Mammy." I don't know if this is true since as soon as he saw me again all he ever uses for a parent is "da da." (But Kathryn swears that he calls her "mammy."

I just thought that I should post something up so I am not being too lazy and not letting everyone know what is going on with us.

I will post more when I have the photos.

Like Father Like Son

Interruptions

Sorry there are MANY more photos, but I was interrupted by a needy little boy. Here are some more.









And Tommy likes his dog SOOOOO much that his grandma made him a sweater with a picture of him on it.

No We Are Not Dead

Wow! It has been a reeeaallly long time since I have posted anything! Tommy is now 15 months, running around and generally behaving like a monkey. Kathryn and I are in a duplex now that has a yard for the dog, and the fringe benefit most of important of all...both sets of grandparents less than 10 minutes away. Life has changed a bit for us, as my schedule is still fluctuating and having me work strange hours, but I'm having fun and I get to see more of Tommy and Kathryn than I have in the past several months. The commute is about 30 minutes, as long as traffic cooperates, and isn't too onerous. Since I haven't posted anything in a while I will put up some photos of Tommy, since that is the only reason anyone really checks this blog anyways.