Summer Fun

Well, look who finally showed up - summer! We've been waiting so long for this and we're off to a great start! Memorial Day weekend was super fun starting with a birthday party and sleep over at mimi's house, a little festival in Corning, a visit to the lakefront and a parade. There were ice cream cones, hot dogs, hamburgers, candy, AND multiple outfit changes. Isn't summer all about sunscreened, sweaty, sandy kids? The perfect trifecta!

11 Months

We are so close to the big first birthday for Adrienne! Each month is still bringing new changes and developments. We are seeing more and more of Adrienne's sweet little personality. She's definitely a walker now and with this, comes confidence! She's challenging Lukey but the two of them are interacting and playing together very well these days. I love watching them together and I'm grateful that Luke can entertain her as he entertains all of us. Adrienne is also quite the chatty cathy, so far she has these words: bye-bye, mama, ball, baby, and bath along with a handful of others that we *think* she is saying. We're getting closer to sleeping through the night but still have a bit to go. Here she is!

1,2,3, FOUR

Wowee, big boy is 4! Not only do we have trouble comprehending this, but so does Luke. Since his birthday on May 4th, he's been asking us each morning "Am I four today?" Yes, Luke, everyday you are 4 - this will be the case for, oh, about a year. Although, two nights ago he told us he was 24 so that he could drink beer. awesome. Where does he getthis stuff?!

As has been the case in the past, this year we celebrated Luke's birthday pretty much everyday for a whole week. We might as well sing "Happy Birthweek to you," for Luke. The day before his birthday, it was his special day at school in which he got to where a crown, be the line leader, do the calendar, and have cupcakes. Additionally, I was Luke's guest of honor for "Tasteful Tuesday" that same day which worked out nicely. (Tasteful Tuesdays have been going on for the last 3 months of the school year in which the kids are learning how to set the table and manners and such - they also get to have a guest). So that was the day before his birthday. On his birthday, he spent the day with Mimi and Adrienne- they went for ice cream (Luke wanted purple ice cream) and a special trip to the toy store so Luke could pick out something for his birthday (he came home with a marble maze). That night, all of us plus G-ma and G-pa went to Eddie O'Brien's for Luke's birthday dinner. G-ma brought presents and balloons for Luke! When we got home, we continued to celebrate with a brownie and birthday candle. Next celebration was Saturday for Luke's Bounce House Birthday Party! Aunt Emily , Tommy, Karis and Uncel Irv all came for the party in addition to his cousins and schoolmates. We had a great time - 2 hours at the YMCA which included use of a kids' gym, party room and 2 very large bounce houses. The party was a huge success - Luke had a blast! There was lots of sweating going on by adults and kids alike after numerous runs in the bounce houses. Luke got so many cool presents! To name a few: bugnoculars, tractor trailer match box car carrier, crocks, sweatbands, pillow pet, trucks that make lots of noise, kite, hippity hoppity ball, and a purple plasma car. Of course, we had some sharing issues with all of these new cool toys but we are working on that!

So we'll see what the age of 4 brings but I can imagine that it'll be an exciting year!

Adri: 10 months

As the reoccurring theme of me being late to post continues, I will now catch you up on Adrienne's 10 month milestone!

The biggest news is that Adrienne is taking independent steps! I'm not sure if I'm happy or scared about this. She's taken her fair share of tumbles and I'm pretty sure that I get sympathy pains every time she hits that little noggin on something! She absolutelyloves to climb the stairs - with a spotter, of course! It has become something of a game...when we let her climb, you can her her squeal in excitement and breath very quickly like she's enjoying being chased. Maybe that's because most of the time, we are trying to block her from the stairs. She would make a great running back...when she sees there's an opening (no gate up or no person blocking the stairs) she takes off as fast as she can with her eye on the prize! She's probably make it to the stairs more often without being intercepted if she could just contain the excitement and heavy breathing - our cue that she's up to something!

For stats, Adrienne is about 22 pounds and has 7 teeth (4 up top, 3 on the bottom). She does not sleep through the night. She still loves food - especially toast!

Here's more of my girl now!