What we are up to as of June

I have officially updated the picture section. You are welcome. They go up until today when I took the fishing pictures. We didn't go actual fishing (yet). He was just out fishing in the pool. We stuck a bobbin that he picked out onto the line of the rod and let him have at it. Apparently he picked up the concept very quickly. And, of course, I was able to take some pictures of his awesomeness. What can I say, I love the kid.

As for updates on Lucian. He has been going to gymnastics and dance since the new year began.  He continues to go to gymnastics every week and loves it. As for dance, he was originally taking creative movement class up until summer sessions.  They ended with a recital, which Lucian rocked in.  He is a natural dancer. I'm not sure he gets that from Joe :-) Since, then we decided to try a different class, which he seems to love. Why wouldn't he? He gets to make a lot of noise. Needless to say, I bought him his first (and second) pair of tap shoes today. Move over Shirley Temple, here comes the next child tap star. I can't wait to see all his cool moves; I really hope there is another showcase. We did get the first one on video. I'm not sure I will be able to upload it, I had some trouble in the past getting videos up.  Maybe I will try again. As for now, I think I am going to join the boys and the bubble machine.

Current height: 37"
Current weight: unsure but it's hard to hold him for long periods of time
Current likes: water, bubbles, stickers, balls, painting
Current activities: gymnastics, dance, wonderlab, pool, park, going out of town for new discoveries
Current dislikes: listening, clothes, and eating anything he previously liked ;-)

Adventures In Greenwood

So Joe and I decided to try and make this summer especially fun and busy for Lucian. The harsh winter made us all a little sick of doing the same stuff all the time. As you can see we've been traveling up to Indy quite a bit to experience new things. This time we decided to go to Greenwood, which is right outside of Indy but closer to home for us. This time Joe had the pleasure of planning our trip.  We ended up going to a family fun center. They had mini golf, bumper boats, go karts, arcades, and mini bowling. It was a beautiful day out ( a bit too bright). We got Lucian a wristband for an hour so he could pick from the bigger activities. Of course, he went straight toward the mini golf. We ended up playing both courses, well Lucian's speedier version I should say. He's getting really good and his shots are more accurate. Then we played some mini bowling. It's considered mini due to the small lanes and the small balls that are used. He seemed to really enjoy himself. We tried to convince him to try the go karts, but I think they are still a bit too scary for him. I'm sure that will change some day, but who knows!

Then we played arcades for a good hour or so. They had a few games that we don't have at our local play place.  It was nice to let him try out new games. We wanted to play the water spraying game but it was broke. I thought it would be a good match. We has a good amount of tickets and Lucian picked out a ball and some slap bracelets. Not the greatest prizes, but it could have been worse. Lucian ended our adventure there with a nice cone of rainbow "superman" ice cream. I thought it was gross, but he devoured it (with a spoon).

Later we drove back to the field we played on after our last Indy trip. This time it was more of a mission. Last time our frisbee disc ended up stuck in a tree and we couldn't retrieve it. This time we were more prepared. Lucian and I played in the field and blew bubbles while Joe worked on getting the frisbee, which was still there, back down. He was successful, after some climbing and branch cutting. I think we learned a valuable lesson about throwing it in the direction of trees. At least we got it back! We ended the day with juice boxes and ice cream! Mostly ice cream to take home. We pick out a few quarts every time to try new flavors. We were all pooped. It was a blast.