We will certainly remember Tad’s first summer, filled with wonderful moments of Tad smiling, playing and thrilling us. Amazing and humbling are probably the best words to describe the first few months! We had a great Labor Day Weekend. The Roll Tide gang (Beth, David, Elsie, Kit and Oscar) treated us to a visit for the long weekend. We gathered at 665 Edinboro to watch the Irish defeat Nevada and are now cautiously optimistic that this season will be much better than the last few painful years. We are very excited for another college football season and are sure Tad will be a big fan as his great-grandfather and namesake was a tackle for ND. Quite the diplomat, Tad cheered for both BC and ND and decided to wear his BC onesie for the first weekend of the season. And we always thought we were above exploiting our child! The Boukaters and Thompsons rallied at ESPN Game Day downtown and Uncle D cheered Alabama to victory at the Dome on Saturday night. He looked like he needed some greasy food and a nap on Sunday. The good old days…
On Sunday afternoon, we returned to Edinboro for a Greek celebration in honor of Poppa’s birthday. The food was amazing, from a fabulous hummus and grape leave spread to lamb kabobs and, last but not least, a decedent chocolate cake for dessert. Thanks to all the chefs and a very happy birthday to Poppa! Addie, Donna, Joe and Gwynne Davis joined in the fun and, as always, kept us smiling and laughing. We decided not to ruin Oscar’s holiday weekend in the big city and left the frenchies at home. Abby has a special affinity for pug blood and, while he is very handsome and sweet, Oscar is definitely not the toughest pug on the block. The poor guy cowers in the corner when The Crab shows up.
Tad absolutely loved hanging out with the family and especially enjoyed all the commotion and watching Kit and Brooke. We’ve realized that the poor kid is rather bored in our dull family room – we don’t even have any art work or decorations on the walls yet as our home furnishing was sidetracked by Tuggie’s surgery and Tad’s arrival. Tad is quite the “nosey neighbor” and loves being in the middle of it all and watching everyone.
Tad decided not to observe Labor Day this year. Instead, he spent the day trying to get his toes in his mouth. After lots of grunting and effort, he achieved success around 3:00 pm and enjoyed sucking on his big piggy!
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