Soccer Practice

I'm officially a Soccer Mom! Luke had his first soccer practice last night. He's actually in a league where they have practices on Tuesday nights and games on Saturday mornings. I can't believe we are already entering this phase of parenthood. But I think Kevin and I are both pretty excited for it. Here are some pics... The other boy is his buddy Max.

Our first CAST!

We have had quite the week already! Sunday night Luke and Weston were playing/wrestling and somehow Weston fractured his leg! It was so bizarre - you never would have thought anything this major had happened. We went to the doctor on Monday morning, got x-rays, and sure enough, had to get a cast on Tuesday morning. But I tell you, he's taking it like a champ. He's probably the least traumatized of all of us! So happy and smiley. And he's already started crawling with the cast. They say he will be able to walk at some point, but I'll have to see it to believe it. They had to put the cast above his knee to prevent him from removing it, so his leg is always at an angle. He has to wear the cast for four weeks and NO BATHS. Gross! I imagine by that fourth week we will be begging for them to remove it.

Garage demo day!

New Bed

I had better get started on making Weston's new bed...

Weston's 2 Year Appointment

Weston had his two-year appointment last week. It was wild! I had to take Luke with us and the boys put on quite the show. I was laughing because the doctor just sat there while I was up and down, and up, and down. Picking one boy up, putting one boy down. It was hilarious. Of course Weston is doing great. Weighed in at 28 lbs. 4 oz. (49.68%) and height was 36.25" (86.61%). We discussed his lack of speech and the doctor said we are taking the right steps by doing therapy through Early Intervention, but he said we will probably be looking back and laughing two years from now! I certainly hope so!

Daddy and Luke Day

Luke and I had a great day last Friday.  I brought him to work with me in the morning (where he charmed all of the ladies), then we were off to the Cubs game in the afternoon.  I'm pretty sure it was the first time we actually stayed past the 7th inning stretch.  We both loved every minute of it.  We finished the day off with a little ice cream from Anthony's on Southport.

One of the cool things about these pictures is the jacket Luke is wearing is actually one of my old jackets I used to wear when I was his age.  Goey kept it all these years and Luke can finally wear it (although it's still a little big on him).

Family Cubs Game

Last week we all took a trip downtown to take Weston to his FIRST Cubs game. We had such a great time! Weston did wonderfully... He managed to stay entertained walking between the seats and being silly. Luke loved it as well. The noise didn't seem to bother anyone this time. We stayed for about 4 innings which we thought was pretty impressive. Then we took a walk around Mommy's old neighborhood. But the highlight of the day for Weston was probably the banana split he shared with Daddy at Dairy Queen.

Cruisin' 'Round the Block

This might turn into nightly routine...

Cousins!

We were so thrilled to finally meet Marisa, Aunt Kimberly's baby, last week when they were in town. The boys just adored her, of course. Well, Weston fussed a little bit when Daddy or Mommy gave her attention! He's such a stinker! But Luke was especially sweet towards her and still talks about her. Here are a couple of pics we took just before they left. Needless to say, getting three kids to settle for a photo is quite the challenge!

Cake Time

We had a fun dinner with Goey, KK, Aunt Kimberly, and Cousin Marisa in attendance. I found a cake maker who made the most amazing Elmo cake for Elmo! The boys really got a kick out of it. Lots of laughter and memories made.

Presents!

Weston had a great time opening his gifts, with the help of big brother, of course!