Lukey & Mommy time!!!

Luke is a great boy.... he is so much fun, has the cutest way of talking, and is just down right adorable. He is pretty easy going and usually just goes with the flow. I love the time I get to spend with him when Andrew is at school because it is just me and him hanging out and talking. The last week he has decided that because he is 2 he can throw some extra tantrums, just to see what happens. We usually just ignore them and he gets over it pretty quick, but it got me thinking..."what if he is telling us that he is tired of just always being the boy that goes along with the flow and doesn't make much fuss." He has decided that he wants to be heard a little more, so I decided that today we would have extra special one on one time while Andrew was at school. I let Luke choose what we were going to do. He initially said he wanted to go home and play Candyland (this is not what I had in mind), so we discussed it a little and decided to go to the local zoo and park. We had a great time seeing animals and playing together. We ended our "date" getting "sticky bagels" (cinnamon bagels) from Panera, which is Luke's favorite. Of course he is the nicest brother and bought one for Andrew to have after school. He rushed to the car after we got Andrew to give him his yummy surprise. He's GREAT!!!!

Adventures with MY BOYS...

The weather has been great the last week or so and we have been loving it. The boys love to do anything outside so we make very frequent trips to the park and you can find us riding bikes out in the street with our neighbor friends about every afternoon. A couple weeks ago Andrew decided that he was all done with his training wheels and ready for a two wheeler. He got a tool from Daddy's workbench and off came his training wheels. He mastered it in no time and is turning into quite the dare devil on his bike. He speeds up and down the street, down the driveway (and the front step), rides with one hand, and stands up while pedaling (I'm sure that by next week we will have a bigger list of accomplishments and tricks). I am very excited for this though because now he can ride his bike while I run with Luke in the jogging stroller, which is a lot easier than pushing both of them in the double jogger. So yesterday we set out on an adventure with the two wheeler and the stroller. There are some dirt trails near our house and there is a little lake in the middle of them. The boys have been eye-balling this lake from the road, so we set out to find it. Andrew was in his glory riding on the dirt trails. He claims he is practicing for when daddy gets him a dirtbike or a quad motorcycle when he is 5 (I can't wait :) ) We enjoyed a yummy lunch together and did some exploring. Luke is a great little bro and cheers Andrew on the whole time..."Good job Andrew..good job." Andrew would speed ahead of us and fly down the hills while trying to do his "tricks" at the same time. I was constantly saying good job, but under my breath saying, "please..please... please be careful." I was trying to figure out how I would get my injured 3 year old, his bike, Luke, the stroller, and my prego belly out of there and back to the car. Thankfully we were injury free!!! We are also working on being more independent at our house, so the boys each picked out their "hiking" outfits. Luke's boots were my favorite, especially since they are Andrew's. I love these special times with my boys and I'm sure our many adventures are only beginning. Their sister is going to have to be a tough girl to keep up with these two.

Family Vacation to Disneyland...

We just got home from a great three day vacation to Disneyland. We had a very special time together and it was fun to take the boys to such a happy place. Andrew loved the characters and being able to see where they all live. His face was full of smiles the entire time. Luke did not enjoy the characters and the poor boy was so nervous around them. Luckily we found some rides and play areas that he really enjoyed and cheered him up. We stayed in a hotel near the park, so we just had to walk back and forth. The boys loved swimming at the hotel pool, despite the rather cool temperatures. Daddy was thrilled to go swimming in the cool water as well. Mommy went swimming the first day, but since she couldn't sit in the spa (which is where the boys hung out most the time) she just decided to watch. The boys got new suitcases from Grandma before we left and these were probably one of the highlights of the trip for them. They were so excited to wheel their suitcases into the hotel. The chatted about it in the car the whole way down to LA. We took lots of pictures, there is a slideshow below with some of our favorites. We enjoyed spoiling the boys a little and letting them get some special treats at the park. You'll see in the pictures the hats they picked out to buy. Andrew wanted to classic baseball cap with the sunglasses that velcro to the top. He wore that hat with pride and thinks he is a cool kid with those glasses on. Luke went with the classic Mickey ears. We also let them pick something out from the huge Disney store. Luke wanted a little stuffed Donald because that is his favorite and Andrew wanted a big stuffed Minnie Mouse. He chose Minnie because at home he has a big Mickey and two little ones, so he felt that they needed a mommy Minnie, so he bought Minnie Mouse. He was probably the only boy in the park carrying around a large Minnie Mouse, but he sure loves her. We had many good laughs during our trip and enjoyed seeing the boys have so much fun and experience such excitement.

Disneyland Fun...Sorry it may be Slow...

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Happy Valentines Day...

On Valentine's Day we celebrated by having a party in Andrew's pre-school class. We had yummy snacks and made some Valentine crafts. The boys then surprised Daddy at work with Cold Stone ice cream, of course they got to get some blue bubblegum ice cream as well. In the evening we had a fancy family dinner when Daddy got home from work. We set the table with fancy plates and napkins. The boys got to eat off of glass plates and use our glass wine glasses. We ate by the candlelight together. The boys thought it was great. We hope you all had a great Valentine's Day.

We Love YOU...T.T.

Today is our aunt T.T.'s birthday. We wanted everyone to know how much we love her and how special she is to us. She is the greatest!!! We hope you have a special day today T.T. We are so excited to see you very soon to celebrate with you and give you lots of hugs and kisses. We made a little slide show of all our favorite times with you. We hope you enjoy it. The boys each told me their favorite thing about you..here we go.
Andrew loves going to the park with you and
Luke loves Jesse
We love you and Happy Birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday Auntie....