Oh the love

It looks like he's going to jump on her - but he really just goes and lays next to her and snuggles up.

Lucas adores Gwendolyn. And she is so fascinated by him. I hope they always get along this well :) Many, many times a day he comes over and pets her on the head or kisses her. He plays sweet little games with her (petting/pulling gently on her hands/feet until she pulls away then laughing delightedly). She stares at him with rapt attention for as long as she can stay awake. And Lucas is the only one that can soothe Gwendolyn when she is really inconsolably upset. All he has to do is pet her on the head and say 'shh' and she will instantly quiet. Such sweet kids...

Our sweet boy

It always looks like he's just gotten away with something and is pretending to be innocent :)
Tim fell asleep on the couch and Lucas happily poured toys over his head.. See the wooden bowl? It's full of wooden blocks. I thought it was FAR too funny to stop Lucas from dumping things over Tim's head.
We went to Jonamac Orchard - Lucas is playing with water pumps, sending little plastic duckies down the 'slides' He played there for hours - he LOVED it!!
Tim taught Lucas to hunt flies - need I say more?

Lucas has been so fascinated by the camera lately. Every time he sees it, he wants his picture taken, then he wants to look at all the pictures that I've taken - and point at each one. And narrate a story about each. It's oh so cute :) I am happy to say I now have lots of pictures of his face! I no longer have to sneak up behind him to get his picture.

Us and the kids

Our beautiful girl

Introducing Gwendolyn

A few pictures of us at the hospital :)

Oh how we match

I was taking Lucas out to storytime at the library, so I set clothes out for Tim to dress Lucas in, then went and got dressed myself. We were dressed identically. White top, dark green pants, and blue shoes. And it was an accident.

(this is probably one of the only pictures of me pregnant)

Crafts, glorious crafts

Lucas made some Mother's Day crafts. He is so creative. Lately he has been woring on using a glue stick (it's amazing just how sticky our house is..) And picking out beads to make necklaces (it's amazing just how quickly beads can be swallowed...).

Helicopter chasing

We were out for a walk and saw the LifeStar helicopter fly overhead. Lucas was soo entertained. Naturally, we jumped in the car and raced to the hospital so he could watch it on the roof and when it took off again. Lucas LOVED it, despite the deafening noise.

Ejoying the Zoo

Tim and Lucas were watching buffalos? bison? something big and furry.

Lucas at home and Puddle Stomping

Just some random cute at home pictures. It's so rare to get any of Lucas just standing around because as soon as he sees the camera, he runs and tries to grab it. (also why most pictures are of the back of him, not the front)

And we were out stomping in some puddles at the zoo. We do love a good puddle.. (yes, me and Tim were running through the puddles, too)

To The Park..

We took our first trip to White Pines state park this weekend. Lucas is getting so good at climbing on the trails. He even has an itty bitty pair of hiking boots :)

Working With Daddy

We just cleaned out the garage (to make it Lucas-friendly). And he is loving working with Daddy.

They're fixing the compressor :)

The Art Table

Lucas finally has an art table!! I've been looking and looking for a tiny table for him. But I wasn't able to find one sturdy enough. They all looked like they would break the minute he got near them. Then I remembered this table we had in the basement. It is PERFECT! Lucas loves using it for puzzles, art, parking his trucks under it, and just sitting on in general.

Blueberry Goodness

We made blueberry waffles for breakfast. Here is Lucas thoroughly enjoying the fruits of his labor (with a glass of milk). We do ALOT of cooking, but I never seem to get any pictures of him doing the actually cooking... Too busy having a good time, I guess :)

Play dough fun

We made some homemade play dough. It was soooo much fun!! Lucas poured all of the ingredients and mixed them. It turns out that red dye WILL stain your counters.. and floors.. and clothes... and child.. :) Did I mention it was lots of fun? The dough was kind of too sticky for Lucas to play with, tho. And the best part of all? Lucas even cleans up after himself. When we were done mixing, he asked for a napkin and started scrubbing the spots off of the floor.