What a weekend and it isn't even over yet!

Tonight the Egerer family made a trip to the Home Depot home of our favorite NASCAR champ Tony Stewart, (I am assuming you all know the story of me and Tony). Anyway, there was a "Cars" toy that they had there and we let Tommy play with it all the way through the check out. As Christmas is right around the corner we saw no need to buy the item given the fact that he had some "Cars" paraphenalia waiting under the tree for him at home. The clerk pretended to put the toy in the bag and we exited thinking victory, we tricked him. We left the store and all through the parking lot he kept pointing to the bag and saying "Cars." I threw Thomas the train on the DVD in the car as a diversion and that seemed to work. We got home and out came the bag where he immediately went back to pointing to the bag and saying "Cars." We at this point felt wicked bad so we thought it was a good idea to let him have one of his presents early. See below. At first he just played with the ribbon so daddy thought he would show him the ropes. Ooh, what fun tearing things can be!
Okay, I think I am getting the hang out this.
Sweet, this is awesome!!! I got it!
Then comes the laborious task of actually getting the toy out of the box. Is there really a reason for three hundred zip ties to hold one car in a box. I mean really.
Okay, finally it is play time and this thing is sweet. Lightning McQueen drives on his own, his mouth moves when he talks and he is not annoying at all...

Earlier in the day Tommy and daddy had some resting time from an exhausting morning of pine cone pick up. Daddy didn't really so much do the pine cone pick up he was actually recovering from a night of being overserved.
Daddy and his little Snugglefish.
It was a beautiful day in VA Beach so we sat outside and watched Tommy collect pine cones in the front yard.

Notice Tommy is still in his Elmo slipper and hat which he wore for the majority of the day. They are awful.
Here practicing for his High School Senior portrait, I just wish it was a little closer.
Thursday night was evening at the park b/c we got deflected from the driving range at the golf course. Daddy and Tommy brought out their Nine Irons and made an attempt to hit some balls but the course had closed so we quickly made way to the park to wiggle out some sweet toddler energy.
The swerving slide is Tommy's favorite. Can you tell?!!!