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Straws: He has his own bag of straws that he can play with.  He likes to chew on them, stack them in piles, put them in thinks, and, of course, drink from them.

Phineas and Ferb: Still enjoys his favorite show.  And occasionally requests to watch the movie.  He will either bring the remote or movie to us depending on which one he wants to watch. Smart cookie.

Cars:  He is starting to show an interest in matchbox style cars. A new game for him is to roll cars down the cellar door out back.

Dirt: Not only does he like to cover himself with dirt when he gets the chance, but he also likes to dig in it with the hand shovel.  Sometimes he gets the rocks or water involved too.


He's getting so big and has a wonderful personality.  I can't help but love him; even when he is beating up the cat or biting daddy. Fun times.

It's Hot and Humid

Now that the weather has been really warm (too warm really), we have been spending a lot of time outside.  We've already been at the pool and had a nice cookout. Mommy didn't go in - surprise surprise! But Grammy was able to get Lucian to go in for a nice cooling time. He seemed to enjoy it. I just bought him a sprinkler for out back.  I'm excited for it to get here Sat. He has been enjoying the hose and activity table.  I think a sprinkler will definitely set it over the top!

Lately, Lucian has been lucky enough to be able to enjoy ice cream.  We usually don't get it often, but lately we've been indulging.  Lucky for Lucian, indeed. We even ran into the ice cream truck one evening at the playground.  Nothing like some high fructose corn syrup to end the day! I guess he doesn't eat as well as I once dreamed. He's doing well so I can't complain too much.  Plus it wasn't like we had a repeat of the jellybean fiasco. I guess I'll have to tell that story sometime.

May May Go Away

Though May is usually a nice month, and it hasn't been so bad.  Right now I'm ready for it to pass.  Lucian has been sick and grumpy.  We are all lacking sleep.  I only say this because I'm lacking sleep.  I'm sure it will be better in a few days and then I can really enjoy the hot weather we've been having. We are all looking forward to some outside time at the pool (please open soon). I would love to post more but Lucian just threw a bottle at me and is now rolling around on the floor crying.  Poor Lucian.  Better days to come.

April Winds and the Plotting Begins

Well April is upon us, and I have been poorly updating the website. Tisk Tisk to myself. On a positive note it is Spring and the sun has been shining more than it has been raining. Not that I mind rain. I'd almost prefer it over the wind at this point. The wind has been a bit brutal and can turn the nicest day into extra layers of clothing and hats. We have been able to play outside a bit even with the windiness. Our garden plots are hoed and ready for planting. This year we even got a nice big plot down at the playground. It gives us an excuse to plant more goodies as well as spend most of the week visiting the sliding boards. With all this wind maybe even fly a kite. Lucian is going to be sad that we won't be able to let him romp through the backyard garden once we start planting. He was becoming accustomed to rolling his ball off the side of the porch, which happens to be right in the middle of the garden. Naturally he climbs right into the garden and takes his good ole time retrieving it. He may even pick a weed or too if he sees me doing it. He's a good little helper.

We took him to two different easter egg hunts this year and I think he did pretty well at both of them. The first one was better because it tailored to his age-group. They had a section just for 1-2 year olds with age appropriate goodies inside. The other one was very early in the morning, had children up to 6 years old and was full of candy. Even though we were able to keep the eggs, he didn't get to enjoy any of the candy inside them. Not quite ready to walk down that road. I don't think we will end up going to that one next year. Too much of a hassle, too cold in the morning at that time, and the fire engine scared him to the point that he almost couldn't focus on getting eggs before the rampaging kindergartners headed in our direction. I don't think it was worth it to have two cold, grumpy children on my hands. ;-)

Current likes: crackers, playing with balls outside, trying to climb up slides, wondering in fields to his hearts content, squeezing juice boxes all over the floor, and ring around the rosie/ hide and seek.

Current Dislikes: not being able to walk when he wants to, having to go into the carseat, having his diaper or clothes changed, and finding broccoli in his food.

Welcome March

Though the weather has been crazy, it gets closer to Spring everyday. As much as I love winter and the snow it often brings it is nice to see nature in bloom and enjoy the warmer festivities. Lucian has been wanting to get outside more and play all day long. With the cold weather and whirling winds, that has been a difficult task. Of course, we have had our fair share of short outings to the playground, but we are mostly forced indoors. It breaks my heart every time we have to fight him back into the carseat and out of the harsh weather. In the end he gets over it, but we are looking forward to the long hours we will get to spend in the sunshine.

Ashes to Ashes

My old phone finally retired itself a few weeks ago when the screen stopped working. Luckily I transferred all my photos to the memory card because I knew it was going to happen soon. Now that they have been transferred to the computer, I have had a chance to look through them. I'd like to share a few with everyone. Some of them are really cute. Then I guess I can find the camera USB and update the picture page. Wohoo!

Old Man Winter

This has certainly been a busy winter. We've managed to introduce Lucian to a large portion of our families within a month. Unexpected and in poor circumstances, a funeral. In the end, we remain with vivid memories and stuffy noses. Thank you Cold Man Winter.

Our first trip was out to the west coast to visit my father's family. It was a blast. We didn't really want to leave. Actually, we were able to stay an extra day thanks to the large amount of accumulated snow and ice before our flight out. I can't say long flights are the most enjoyable thing at Lucian's age, but he definitely did well. I was more than happy to have layovers so he could run around the airport for a bit. We actually discovered a few play areas at airports, which kept him quite busy. I didn't know they existed before. I think Joe and I might have had more fun playing on it than Lucian did. Nahhh, who am I kidding? We made it there and back safely; that's all I could ask for. Well, that and snow. Even though it was cold, foggy, and we were unable to leave the house, we had a great time sledding, throwing snowballs, and playing with my family and their two big dogs. All in all success. Thanks for having us.

Our second trip was unexpected and last minute. We had a long drive out to Indiana and a long drive back. We ended up stopping along the way in both directions. On the down side, we were out there for a funeral; Lucian's great great grandmother. The last time we saw her he was in my belly. On the upside, we were able to see a lot of family that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Having all the kids together, running around the house was a fun experience. We were so busy while we were out there and still didn't manage to see everyone. I wish we could have. At least we took a few memorable pictures in case the heat of the situation and the hustle and bustle of our time there happened to blur our memories. Thanks for spending that time with us. Maybe next time we can make it to Bloomington.

No matter how expected or unexpected things become in life, you always have family. Take the good, take the bad, take the ugly. In the end, it all looks the same through the family goggles, which can make any situation happier. Now we are going to go make some soup and feed out colds so we have the possibility of sleeping well tonight.