Today's Toby

Racing right by - the kiddo and the school year.  

Spellbound watching the game with Dad.  

Toby has been diligently working on his turns.  [Sound on] "Now THAT is a pique turn."  (It's actually a pirouette. But technicalities aside, he's doing great.)  

Enjoying the sun while the temperatures are still mild.  

For this year's Pumpkin Walk Toby had a very clear idea of how he wanted to paint his pumpkin: The Witch's Bell.  We included some actual bells so it worked.  

Fortunately, the Queen can move anywhere on the boats, so Toby had no trouble navigating the parade.    

Wearing our Halloween jammies and excited for tomorrow's festivities.  (Thanks, Great Aunt Lynn!)  

Getting some quality playground time in on a sunny fall morning.   

Hit the polls early on the first day of early voting. As usual, these kiddos were the hit of the polling place.  

Getting fancy with our painters tape and sidewalk chalk.  

He insisted he wasn't tired, just comfortable.   

The Tooth Fairy delivered, as promised. After receiving his payment this morning, Toby asked me whether the Tooth Fairy was real. To which I said, "well, I don't know. But she left you real money."  

And he's lost his first tooth! (It's in the little envelope he's holding in his hand, ready for the Tooth Fairy.)  

This is where I find him most mornings - wedged in the crack between the bed rail and the bed.  

Off in the distance.  

Monkeying around.  

I like to imagine that they were cuddled up watching a scary movie together. But they were in fact just picking out a Sesame St.  

When you're wearing camo, but it seems like you were detected after all.  

When you're enjoying your favorite snack... And someone has the nerve to ask for a bite.  

Throwback to the bouncy pumpkin at Fall Fest.    

Getting in the Halloween spirit.  

Toby's loose tooth is still in there, despite much wiggling.   

Walking the back way to Nemo rehearsal. Fortunately, we had our stair-stepping legs because it involves a lot of step.  

Shorts and slippers - for when your legs are hot but your feet are cold.  

Dreaming or scheming? We may never know.  

A few silly pictures to mark Toby's 2000th blog post.