After a day at Gma Susan's, this (not so) little man needed a couch break. Does he look a wee bit worn out or what? Even with his big day, he still managed to stay up and dance with me during Dancing with the Stars. Really...So fun!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Getting Comfortable
After a day at Gma Susan's, this (not so) little man needed a couch break. Does he look a wee bit worn out or what? Even with his big day, he still managed to stay up and dance with me during Dancing with the Stars. Really...So fun!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Toys R Us
Can you tell we made a trip to the toy store this weekend? Lots of fun toys that Luke has never played with before. You know...tow trucks and emergency vehicles.
Oh...and he likes to photography his feet, too. Random addition!
Oh...and he likes to photography his feet, too. Random addition!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
BUBBLES!
Luke had so much fun Sunday morning blowing bubbles all by himself. He ended up covered in bubble soap but was still all smiles!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
2.5
Happy half-Birthday, Luke! You are such an amazing 'big boy' right now and we are so happy to be your parents. In honor of your thirty months that you have spent with us, I have tried to come up with thirty things that make you smile...Can't wait to have some cupcakes with you tonight!
1. Reading books on our lap (see #2,3,4)
2. Madeline
3. Curious George Goes to the Beach
4. The Big Yellow School Bus
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6. Finishing sentences as we read your books!
7. School & Miss Amber
8. Gma and Gpa x2
9. Getting in and out of our car's by yourself
10. Being and saying 'Big Boy!'
11. Snuggling with mommy in the morning while Daddy tries to get us both out of bed!
12. Curious George
13. Curious George (He really does deserve 2 spots - You LOVE him)
14. The Cat in the Hat books and cartoon
15. Pizza
16. Lemonade & McNuggets at McDonald's ('made' and 'nuggets')
17. GUM
18. CLIMBING ANYTHING - yikes!
19. Being chased and giggling
20. Being naked
21. Playing Golf 'guff'
22. OJ
23. saying new phrases that surprise us and make us smile 'big hair mommy', for example just this morning when we were waking up
24. your backpack
25. taking your shoes off (you wear a size 7! now)
26. pointing out the moon
27. doing everything by yourself
28. using mommy's 'pay card' to buy a new toy
29. Hunan noodles
30. Playing in the car 'drive home'
Monday, September 20, 2010
2-0
Steelers are 2-0 after an exciting win over the Titans yesterday.
Last night Luke had trouble sleeping (gassy belly I think although my fanatical brain immediately diagnosed him with diabetes after he wanted drink after drink from 9:30pm-1:00am)
Anyway, I was in his bed about midnight and sneezed. Luke was quiet for a second and then turned to me and said 'bless you, mommy'.
Bless me, indeed. Lucky, lucky mommy.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
An outing
Guess who went out to the golf course with Daddy this morning? One must remember to wear a hat when golfing.
Friday, September 17, 2010
So, today was the Apple Festival kids & pets parade (I am not sure about the combo but I didn't make the rules)
I picked my mom up after a stop at Sonic happy hour for a couple of drinks for us and we made it over to the starting spot in time to wait, oh, about an hour for the kids to show up on the float. TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT!
The kids were dressed as a variety of apples and Luke's teacher, Miss Amber, was Johnny Appleseed. Cute, eh? and educational! They had snacks and drinks before the parade started which seemed to keep them all happy, but then Luke just started crying so I held him and climbed into the float for him to sit on my lap. Bliss. He waved, he clapped, we both had a good time. Gma Jackie was a champ about walking the mile parade route and snapping a few fun photos for us. Thanks, Mom!
Luke clapped the loudest and cheered the most when he saw DADDY...then he just yelled at him until the parade was over and he was able to jump into DADDY'S arms. Luke is a lucky boy, but we are the luckiest parents.
Uncle Glenn came for a wild football game tonight-we won!-and when he was visiting with Luke on the deck tonight (while L played golf, of course) Glenn asked Luke who his best friend is....Luke thought a second and said 'MOMMY' I melted. And Glenn said, no Luke who do you play with...who is your friend. I was still a puddle on the floor so I just ignored the rest of the conversation. He is sleeping in underwear tonight thanks to Gma Jackie so let's just keep our fingers crossed. He had a wonderful date night with her tonight. Spegetti and a tour of a restaurant kitchen to see how pizza is made! I feel extremely and genuinely fortunate to be healthy and have such an amazing (and healthy) family. Thankful is my word of the day.
I picked my mom up after a stop at Sonic happy hour for a couple of drinks for us and we made it over to the starting spot in time to wait, oh, about an hour for the kids to show up on the float. TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT!
The kids were dressed as a variety of apples and Luke's teacher, Miss Amber, was Johnny Appleseed. Cute, eh? and educational! They had snacks and drinks before the parade started which seemed to keep them all happy, but then Luke just started crying so I held him and climbed into the float for him to sit on my lap. Bliss. He waved, he clapped, we both had a good time. Gma Jackie was a champ about walking the mile parade route and snapping a few fun photos for us. Thanks, Mom!
Luke clapped the loudest and cheered the most when he saw DADDY...then he just yelled at him until the parade was over and he was able to jump into DADDY'S arms. Luke is a lucky boy, but we are the luckiest parents. Uncle Glenn came for a wild football game tonight-we won!-and when he was visiting with Luke on the deck tonight (while L played golf, of course) Glenn asked Luke who his best friend is....Luke thought a second and said 'MOMMY' I melted. And Glenn said, no Luke who do you play with...who is your friend. I was still a puddle on the floor so I just ignored the rest of the conversation. He is sleeping in underwear tonight thanks to Gma Jackie so let's just keep our fingers crossed. He had a wonderful date night with her tonight. Spegetti and a tour of a restaurant kitchen to see how pizza is made! I feel extremely and genuinely fortunate to be healthy and have such an amazing (and healthy) family. Thankful is my word of the day.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Quotes
After seeing a picture of a Robin...
Me: "Luke that is like the birds that we feed outside on the deck"
Luke" "Nuh-Uh" with a head shake
Me: "Yeah, we fill up the feeders and feed the birds!"
Luke: "No, mommy, Cardinals" with a tone that said "DUH!"
After pooping in the backyard (again)
Me: "Luke, we are going to have to start going in the potty"
Luke: "No, mommy, GRASS" with that same "DUH" tone in his voice.
He is getting his pants down, will tell us when he needs to go, but simply has no problem going on the sidewalk, the playground (like today at school) or the backyard. I still think we are making progress.
Talking about our evening plans
Me: "Baby, mommy is going to go to yoga tonight"
Luke: "Huuuh?" said like Curious George
Me: "Mommy is going to yoga and you get to spend time with Daddy at home"
Luke: "Huuh? Stay home"
Me: "Who do you want to stay at home?"
Luke "Mommy" with a big charming smile on his face.
Me: "Okay" with a big happy smile on my face
Here is a special cookie I got for him today (Steve got one, too!).
He enjoyed the extra icing, ate about half and then threw bits of the rest around my vehicle. Totally worth the vacuuming I now need to do.
Me: "Luke that is like the birds that we feed outside on the deck"
Luke" "Nuh-Uh" with a head shake
Me: "Yeah, we fill up the feeders and feed the birds!"
Luke: "No, mommy, Cardinals" with a tone that said "DUH!"
After pooping in the backyard (again)
Me: "Luke, we are going to have to start going in the potty"
Luke: "No, mommy, GRASS" with that same "DUH" tone in his voice.
He is getting his pants down, will tell us when he needs to go, but simply has no problem going on the sidewalk, the playground (like today at school) or the backyard. I still think we are making progress.
Talking about our evening plans
Me: "Baby, mommy is going to go to yoga tonight"
Luke: "Huuuh?" said like Curious George
Me: "Mommy is going to yoga and you get to spend time with Daddy at home"
Luke: "Huuh? Stay home"
Me: "Who do you want to stay at home?"
Luke "Mommy" with a big charming smile on his face.
Me: "Okay" with a big happy smile on my face
Here is a special cookie I got for him today (Steve got one, too!).
He enjoyed the extra icing, ate about half and then threw bits of the rest around my vehicle. Totally worth the vacuuming I now need to do.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Anniversary
Today marks one month that Luna had her leg removed. Her hair is almost all back and she is as feisty and happy as ever. Luke was kind enough to share some soft pretzel with her today which was pretty sweet, and she loved it!
And...we played in the rain after school this week. Just a fun little moment to share.
Sunday, September 12, 2010 moments
-chasing Luke around the neighbors yard as I hung laundry and listening to him GIGGLE with GLEE
-getting laundry off line and teaching Luke to smell the fresh air smell of blankets dried in the sun. He took a big sniff with his eyes closed, then exhaled and said 'aaaaahhh'
-driving out to Grassy and watching the dogs and Luke splash and love life as the sun set. the water was warm and we even got to watch a kayak and a canoe paddle into the dock. Luke would say "Kie-Yak" and smile at the paddler
-strolling through Target today with my mom and enjoying Luke sitting contentedly in the cart (the big part) holding his new toy until we checked out. When we got to the line he started clapping and saying "Pay, now" b/c he knew I would open the toy once we paid for it!
-Coming out of his bedroom to see what he was up to and seeing him smiling, trying on a variety of baseball caps from the TOP of a bookshelf...He is FAST
-watching him focus and practice using his new kid scissors, then coming to get me and saying 'mommy, mess' about all of the paper on the floor. I asked him who was going to pick up the mess and he smiled at me and said 'mommy' (duh!) but he got the broom and did help :)
-having my husband feel okay with his new golf clubs.
And...we played in the rain after school this week. Just a fun little moment to share.
Sunday, September 12, 2010 moments
-chasing Luke around the neighbors yard as I hung laundry and listening to him GIGGLE with GLEE
-getting laundry off line and teaching Luke to smell the fresh air smell of blankets dried in the sun. He took a big sniff with his eyes closed, then exhaled and said 'aaaaahhh'
-driving out to Grassy and watching the dogs and Luke splash and love life as the sun set. the water was warm and we even got to watch a kayak and a canoe paddle into the dock. Luke would say "Kie-Yak" and smile at the paddler
-strolling through Target today with my mom and enjoying Luke sitting contentedly in the cart (the big part) holding his new toy until we checked out. When we got to the line he started clapping and saying "Pay, now" b/c he knew I would open the toy once we paid for it!
-Coming out of his bedroom to see what he was up to and seeing him smiling, trying on a variety of baseball caps from the TOP of a bookshelf...He is FAST
-watching him focus and practice using his new kid scissors, then coming to get me and saying 'mommy, mess' about all of the paper on the floor. I asked him who was going to pick up the mess and he smiled at me and said 'mommy' (duh!) but he got the broom and did help :)
-having my husband feel okay with his new golf clubs.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
First Round
Labor Day we took Luke out for his first round of golf. It was a huge success. He now loves playing even more in the backyard because he has tees to use and he is getting really good at teeing up anything and everything. Between time with Daddy golfing, the golf cart and the amazing time in the great outdoors, this may have been one of Luke's favorite days so far :) Oh yeah, he had a big bowl of ice cream for lunch, too.
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