Lucas's 2nd Birthday-June 2, 2011

We celebrated Lucas's birthday with his classmates from daycare and cousins on Sam's side at a local kid's gym. It was so great to see all the kids jumping on the trampolines, sliding into the foam pit, and crawling through the tunnels....they really weren't interested in walking on the balance beams and other gymnastics stuff, go figure! Mom and Danny were able to join us, too, which was a nice. Lucas really loves playing with these two.

Sweet Moment

Well obviously, I have been lazy about posting to the blog. We've had plenty of activities to write about, I just haven't taken the time to do it. I wanted to record this memory, so here goes....

Sam has had a busy couple of weeks with the new position at FedEx and putting in the zip lines at the park. Needless to say, the time we have gotten to spend together as a family has been limited lately, but when we are all together, Lucas really lights up. He gets so excited when "Daddy Home." Sam came home for about 30 minutes to spend time with Lucas and me this evening and one of the sweetest things happened tonight. When Sam was just about to leave, Lucas shouted across the room, "I Love You. I Love You Daddy!" It was just the sweetest thing as Lucas hasn't ever prompted saying those 3 words. Sam and I were both fighting back the tears.

Back to Blogging

Life has taken hold and Lucas keeps me BUSY! I've neglected posting for over a year now, but now today I'm declaring I will post pictures of a year in review....so over the next couple weeks (hopefully) I will get all pictures and videos from the past year posted, starting with Mother's Day 2011.

Mother's Day 2011 at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

This was a fantastic day trip from FW. We had a blast, but Lucas started getting nervous when the animals began putting their heads in the car. You don't realize how big they are until they are 6 inches from your face.

Spring Break 2011

The weather was beautiful and the activities were perfect. This spring break we visited the FW Zoo with Sam's mother. Lucas loves that place and gets so excited about seeing all the animals. It was fun having Sam and his mother get to enjoy Lucas' excitement too. We had a play date with Christopher, who is 4. Lucas got to play with some really cool toys. Lucas helped bake his first batch of cupcakes. He helped smash the strawberries and hold the mixer, but all he really wanted to do was stick the spatula in the batter and eat it. He brought cupcakes to "Nel-nel," (Chanel) his babysitter across the street, too. We played outside alot, as the weather so so beautiful. He played basketball, threw the ball, rode his batman big wheel and tricycle, played with his trucks and trains, too. And of course, we went on runs and played at the playground. I think the only thing we missed was flying a kite. We will have to get one of those soon before the winds stop.

My favorite part of the entire week was getting to hear him wake up and start reading and playing in his crib. I've tried catching him with the video camera but it seems I just haven't been able to do it. I wish I could share it with you as it is the cutest thing in the world!

Winter Storm 2011

As we all know, north Texas was hit with a huge ice storm on February 1. After the ice came down, we had snow and then more snow on Thursday. Temperatures were COLD, but we still had a good time. We played in the snow, took a few walks, did sticker art, made cookies for daddy, read books, watched plenty of DVDs with Buzz and Woody, woke daddy up with surprise kisses, made Lucas' valentines cards, and even went sledding. Saturday warmed up enough for us to visit Sundance Square to see all the Superbowl hoopla. We had a good time, but I think we will all be glad to be back to our normal routine. And Lucas will be even more happy to be able to ride his batman big wheel. It really is difficult to get a 20 month old to understand his big wheel really doesn't work on ice!

Catching Up with some Holiday pics!!

Hope everyone had a wonderful year. We have had an eventful one ourselves. It has been fun watching lil Lucas grow. He, I am sure like any baby, is a handful. With all the ups and downs, we enjoyed every minute. Here are a couple of pics from Halloween and a bit more from Christmas. We wish everyone wonderful blessings, and hope to see you very soon.

Lucas & Santa

Our neighborhood sponsored a visit with Santa earlier this month. It was perfect as we didn't have to wait in a long line. The event turned out to be a family affair as Lucas was not interested or willing to sit on Santa's lap. I had to sit on Santa's lap and hold Lucas. Lucas was still not interested and kept reaching for Sam, so Sam had to join us too. The picture was snapped and you can tell Lucas was not enjoying it at all. Too funny! At least we didn't have to wait in line for hours and Luke's meeting with Santa ended quickly enough!!