Zoo Class

Luke has been taking a class at Brookfield zoo with his buddy Max. We were in the greenhouse today and the boys had a blast watering the plants and digging in the dirt. Max enjoyed petting the snake but Luke was a little intimidated - I think he gave it a quick pat! And both the boys really enjoyed the story. Luke's favorite part!

At the Park with Daddy

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The German Family Zoo

Luke is like a caged animal now that we have our backyard fenced in. The wild hairdo he was sporting today certainly added to the effect. Yea! What a relief to know that he can run around and have fun but not run AWAY! Of course it didn't take him long to figure out how to open part of the driveway gate - fortunately there is another latch higher that he can't reach - yet. But even that has a key so hopefully we can keep him contained for a few years...

Easter Egg Extravaganza

Today we "attempted" to participate in the Glen Ellyn Park District's Easter Egg Hunt. It was utter chaos! Luke didn't stand a chance at grabbing an egg as he was competing with kids up to 8 years old. Plus he was scared to death of all the craziness! Fortunately Daddy was able to help him grab a few. Aunt Sissy took video which she said the highlight was Mommy and Daddy's comments at the end, "What? That's it? That sucked!!!". Better luck next year!

More Fun!

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Fun at the Playground...

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Big Boy Bed!

It's almost been a week now since we moved Luke into his new room and queen(!) sized bed. He's done remarkably well! We expected a transition period but it's literally gone off without a hitch. He cried for maybe five minutes the first night, but after that he hasn't take one look at his crib. Here are few pics I took after his nap today.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! We're having an amazingly beautiful day today, so we were out all morning celebrating. First we hit the park for our playgroup meeting. I brought my camera so I could test out some of the new tricks that I learned in my photo class over the weekend. Unfortunately having a toddler as your subject is not the easiest way to learn how to take pictures! But I got some fun ones. After the playground we headed to an Irish bar for lunch, which was CRAZY busy, but the boys held up well and we enjoyed some corned beef sandwiches. Expecting a long nap today!

Fun at Grandma G's

Luke is having a lot of fun at Grandma G's! We'll be sad when we leave today, but excited to see Mommy again.



Here is Luke sitting in the chair Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Mansfield got for Daddy when he was Luke's age.

Children's Museum

We spent the morning at the Omaha Children's Museum and Luke had a great time. Other than his continuing obsession with doors (and elevators), his favorite exhibits were the pneumatic ball tubes and the light piano.

Haircut

While in Omaha, we took Luke to get his hair cut at a place called Ponytails and Buzzcuts. He was a little scared at first, but settled in once he dicovered Elmo on the TV.

60s and Sunny!

We had a BEAUTIFUL afternoon today. Luke and I took advantage and spent lots of time outside.
I finally caught a smile!

He tried to make a run for it, as usual. Looking forward to getting a fence installed so we don't have to chase him all over the neighborhood.

A little breeze got ahold of his hair!

Plotting his next escape...

Ready for Bed

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Me and Me Brudder

Luke is super excited to announce that he is going to have a baby BROTHER in July! We found out last week... Daddy was shocked that the Chinese birth chart failed him but Mommy knew it was going to be a boy. Needless to say we are all looking foward to the chaos that two boys will bring to our home.

Russell Visit

Grandma and Poppa Russell just left this morning after an eventful visit. There was LOTS of playing and horsing around. I've never seen Luke so worked up! We're hoping for a LONG nap this afternoon. Of course we were both sad to see them go. We had so much fun...
Here's Luke and Poppa sporting their Sesame Street shirts and getting ready for a ball game.

Poor Missy, once again, received FAR more attention than she wanted. I'm sure she was very happy to be going home.

"Cake, cake, cake" was all we heard at dinner every night.

Saying "bye-bye" just before G&P hit the road.