What's Shakin'?

We are!!!  On Monday, TJ & Mommy experienced our first earthquake.  Well, at least Mommy did.  TJ slept through it.  The 4.0 quake hit at 5:33 a.m., waking us up.  Thank goodness Frankie was here (he's no stranger to quakes), and he assured me it wasn't "The Big One."  Still, the quake definitely rattled my nerves.  :)

TJ continues to adjust really well to the new house, new city and new school.  He started his new school nearly two weeks ago.  We decided to have him start a few days before Ga went back to Colorado, so we could continue making "baby steps" with all the changes. 

He was so excited the first day... he loved playing with his friends, reading books and singing songs.  His teacher, Ms. Irina, is very affectionate, and you can tell TJ has a good time when he's there.  Ms. Irina is Russian, and TJ has already picked up a how to say "thank you" and "coat" in Russian.  He even corrects Mommy when she tries the language. (Stinker)

TJ was pretty sad when Ga left, but he enjoys calling both Ga & Pa each night.  He also asks to get on the computer to talk with them.  He enjoys eating M&Ms with Pa, and playing Simon Says with Ga.  I'm sure Ga & Pa have a good time, too. :)

TJ's also missing Daddy, and he was soooo excited when he flew in for a weekend visit last weekend.  All he really wanted to do was play trains with Daddy, but we did manage to make a trip to Golden Gate Park.  The boys played in the sand box before and after our picnic.  Then... we did something TJ's been wanting to do since he arrived in the Bay Area -- We drove across the Golden Gate Bridge.  He absolutely loved it!

TJ's vocabulary and communication continues to blow us away.  He has really blossomed in the past month, and he has become such a big boy.  He's able to have a conversation with you, and he comes up with the funniest sayings.  One of our favorites right now is in the morning, TJ lays in his "big boy bed" and yells out, "Guys!  Guys!  Hey guys! Guys?"  It cracks me up.

TJ also loves to sing.  His favorite song is "Life is a Highway."  He calls it the "Mack song" because of "Cars."  It's hilarious when he sings, "ride it all night long!"  He also sings "You've Got a Friend in Me."  It's the absolute sweetest thing I've ever heard!

TJ loves to help with everything... vacuuming, putting away dishes, even feeding the cat.  He likes to get Bo's food out, and then of course, order him saying, "Bo Bos eat your food."

We're excited for the upcoming week because we get to go back to Colorado for a four-day weekend.  TJ keeps talking about seeing Daddy, Ga, Pa, Aunt G and his friends, Jack, Payton, Asher and Camden.  Colorado here we come!!!