Just for the Taste of it Part Deux

(The blogging has been on hold for a bit due to many factors so here's a catch up post or two.)

Can't get enough of those "Tastes." Last weekend Tommy and I went to the Taste of Rensselaer with my parents.  People laugh when we say that, asking if there are enough restaurants in Rensselaer to put on a "Taste".  Well SURE! There were probably about 10-15 tents set up.  It was cozy.  There was a beer garden and tent for the bands.  (There was even a barbershop quartet walking around.  Heehee!)

But Suckerpunch (Like them on Facebook!) was playing and we don't like to miss a Suckerpunch show! (My parents actually went to see them the night before at the Taste of Crown Point.  It was their biggest show yet. Also, this is the band my dad plays with occasionally.)

Anywho, Tommy really enjoyed himself.

He liked listening to Suckerpunch.

Suckerpunch enjoyed playing for the crowds and crowds of adoring fans.  (Each girl in the picture counts as a crowd.)

Grandma enjoyed showing Little Man off.

Which is why the diaper bag rode in the stroller, instead of Tommy.

But Tommy did get some stroller time...

I'm pretty sure he pointed his toes the entire time.  He's just telling people where to push him.  That-a-way, please!

The Taste of Rensselaer was lovely.  We had good food and a good time.

And then there was THIS guy...

Some guy that looked like Grizzly Adams brought his baby raccoons to the Taste.  He was not holding them.  They really were cuddled up in his BEARD!  I think this guy was cooking food!!! YUM, right?

Well, anyway, a good time was had by all.  Even the baby raccoons.

Just for the Taste of it

Andrew was in a golf tournament for work in Lafayette this weekend so I went home and stayed with my parents for the weekend.

 Tommy got to catch up on the Today show. 

 After he got done golfing and after we checked out a rental, we went to the terrific Taste of Tippecanoe.  We were worried it might be sensory overload for Tommy.  It was but he did REALLY well.  I only had my phone so the picture quality isn't going to be very good because it was getting dark. (I only have the lowly iPhone 3GS without a flash.  *sniff, sniff* Life is so hard.)

 Grandpa picked up a Moe's frisbee for Tommy T.  He loved flinging that thing around.

He even got to play "The Claw" with it.

Tommy experienced his first fireworks.  Luckily we were about to give him a bottle at the same time or his reaction might have been a bit different.

Like this...

This is his WTF face after the first big boom.  But he recovered quickly.

 It was really cool to watch the fireworks from in between the buildings downtown.

 Tommy actually enjoyed them at times. (Check out my dad's great find: Chocolate Covered Twinkie! It was amazeballs! We all got one by the end of the night.)

 We were chanting "Chug! Chug! Chug!" to get him to finish off the last ounce.  The people around us probably wondered why we were trying to get a baby drunk.

 He was really amazed by the fountain.  He is a going to be a water-loving kid, I can already tell.

He was so funny in his stroller.  He would point his feet out and kick his legs as we were pushing him around. He loves to KICK, STRETCH AND KICK!  He's 6 months! :)

 I snapped this cute picture before we left on Sunday.

 I took this one on Sunday too.  His future's so bright, he's gotta wear shades.

Here's ol' Tommy boy happy to be back at home after an excruciating last 12 miles on the toll road where he screamed bloody murder because he had gotten his socks off and was scratching his face.  I was about in tears.  It was awful.  I really hope the dermatologist has an answer for us on Friday.  Cross your fingers!