Today Tommy attended his first air show, "Aviation Nation," out at Nellis Air Force Base. We watched many vintage planes fly by and saw the USAF Thunderbirds perform stunts at warp speed in F-16s. He wouldn't take his eyes off the sky all afternoon! It was a blustery day for Las Vegas, so we had to bundle him up in a few more layers than he's accustomed to wearing...
In other news, Tommy's language skills improve each day, though not necessarily in
English. His two favorite words are "cookie-ah" and "gubble-gee." We've ascertained "cookie-ah" means airplane (how fitting for our little fly-boy!), but we're offering a large reward payable in unmarked bills to anyone who can translate "gubble-gee" for us. Seriously. He says it ALL the time and we just can't figure it out!
Tommy discovered a few of Mommy's Christmas decorations. Today he began playing with the newest animated snowman. He LOVES the penguins...one shakes his little tail to the music and it makes him giggle like crazy. He knows how to press the button to make the music play over, and over, and over, and over...you get it! 
Tommy here...I got my very first pair of slippers the other day! Look at how cool they are...I have not one, but TWO teddy bears on my toes! They keep my feet so snuggly warm on this chilly tile floor.
Tommy reached another milestone: 18 Months! Yesterday he celebrated by going to the doctor for a check-up...as you can see above, he did not want to be there. His growth has tapered off a bit, but he is now 32" tall and weighed in just over 25 lbs, though in recent days he's been closer to 27 lbs...his teeth are bothering him so he's not eating as heartily as usual. The doc gave us great news...no more check-ups 'til he's 2! That was music to Tommy's ears.
The first weekend in November we went on a scenic drive with Daddy's BMW Club to the Valley of Fire, which lies northeast of Las Vegas. Above Tommy poses with Mommy during a juice box break at the visitors' center.
Here we captured him running around in the rocks. He was in heaven, as he loves to pick up rocks and feel the different textures (and throw them...).
