Fishy Went Bye Bye

You would think that anyone could have a pet fish.  It seems like the perfect pet for a toddler.  Its safe from his dirty hands in his little fish bowl; can go about his business without really being bothered by others.  Well somewhere in that perfect little world something wasn't so perfect.  We found Monk floating at the top of his little blue tree yesterday.  I'm not sure what exactly got him, but he was definitely not doing too well.  Lukas started out thinking he was asleep.  I told him I didn't think he was sleeping but that he had died.  Lukas was a bit confused as to how he died, (even blaming Grandma who was here visiting) and thought we could still keep him.  He was perfectly content with keeping a floating fish in the bowl to look at.  I on the other hand was not.  We discussed with him the different options we had, flush him, trash him, or bury him.  When we mentioned flush he freaked out so that was quickly eliminated.  We decided to go with the burial since Lukas loves to dig in the dirt.  I think we had a good send off for the little guy.  Not sure if we will attempt at Monk #2 any time soon or not :)

10 Months of Lawson

Another month has flown by.  We have headed back to school and are trying to get into our routine.  Our little man is two months from being one already.  I remember heading to school on the first day last year anticipating his arrival and trying to be prepared for it.

10 Month Pics:

Things about Lawson:

• He is wearing 9 month clothing or 6-12 stuff.  Every now and then we try to squeeze him in a 6 month onesie, but those need to be put away.  He also wears some 12 month stuff because it matches up better season wise with what we had from Lukas.
• Diapers are size 4.
• Eating wise he loves to try it all.  We have gotten into more meats and things that we eat.  I have not found anything that he won't eat yet.  He also does bottles mixed in through out the day 6-7 ounces.
• We have been working on a sippy cup and he has gotten better.  We only try it with water.
• He gained 2 teeth this month!  He now has both the top two to go along with the bottom two.  They came in together and it was a rough couple of weeks, but seems to be doing good now.
• Sleep is going well for the most part.  He sleeps through the night and still takes 1-2 naps a day.  The morning one is usually pretty short.  (Although last night he didn't want to sleep much at all.  It was my first experience of this with either of my kids where they just wanted to get up and play at night.)
• Walking has become more of an interest.  He likes to use the little walking toy and practice.  He moves along furniture or walks holding people's fingers.
• He can stand for just a few seconds without holding on to anything.
• He doesn't like to sit back and watch.  If people are playing or wrestling in front of him he wants to jump right in.
• He loves to play with Lukas' cars.  Lukas is nice and gives him a  pile of them, however Lawson usually gravitates towards the pile Lukas is playing with.  :)
• He waves bye bye and talks a lot.  Not saying much of Dadda or Momma though.
• He loves attention and likes to give hugs when he sees you.
• Lawson also loves to look through the kitchen cabinets and see how much he can get out at once
• Lawson is such a happy baby and gives the biggest smile when he sees people.  He knows exactly how to brighten anyones day!!

Summer at the Zoo

Since the zoo is one of our favorite places to visit, I decided to wait until the end of summer before I shared our many adventures.  We were able to go multiple times and took all sorts of people with us on the trips.  Lukas loves to talk to the animals and knows where they are.  I have a hard time skipping by something without him noticing.  By the end of the summer, Lawson has even gotten a bit more interested in the animals.  He loves to get up close to the glass and look at them.  He has no problem riding along in the stroller as well and enjoying the people watching.  We are looking forward to more trips this fall!

Grandpa Keeley came to join us and the Keeley's at the zoo.

Grandma Beck came and enjoyed a warm morning with us.

Rubbing the Buddha belly, Lawson in awe of the polar bear's tricks.

Our last trip was Super Hero Day at the zoo this weekend.  We got to meet Captain America and Thor.

We had a big group over the weekend with Aunt Beth back in town.  We got through the zoo before the rain really moved in.

Cars Party!

Since Lukas is all about Cars right now, I thought I would go with it for his 3rd birthday party.  It turned out great and he was as excited as ever when people started showing up.  It was a great day with a lot of smiles!  Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate our little man!

The set up:  For lunch we served McQueen's Meatball Subs, Mater's Tators (potatoe chips), Fillmore's Fruit Salad, "The King's" Creamed Corn and lots of sweets for dessert.  It worked out good and we had enough, something I always worry about when hosting a party.

Outdoor car track ready for the kiddos

Pictures of the party:

We also shared the day celebrating Aunt Christy's 30th Birthday!

His new bike from Dad and Mom, complete with a case to carry your cars.  What kid doesn't need that :)

Lawson was content with the boxes.

Trying it out

Lawson and Kimber enjoying a wagon ride.

Thanks again to everyone who came!  We have been busy playing with all of our new toys this week :)

A Day for Lukas

Last Friday was Lukas' actual 3rd Birthday.  We wanted to make it a special day and do some activities that he would love.  We decided to head downtown to Crown Center and check out the Aquarium.  We have never been there before so were excited to see what it had to offer.  It ended up being a great option that Lukas and Lawson both loved.

For lunch then we headed to Fritzs.  We have been there before but I think the restaurant is so neat with all the trains. 

The kiddos were starting to wear down, but we decided to go check out Union Station before we headed home.  I really had no idea what to expect and was pleasantly surprised.  They had a great model train area that topped Lukas loved, especially since it had both Thomas and Percy the trains.

It was a great day of celebrating Lukas!  More on his birthday party to come.