Summer Fun

It has been quite hot here the past couple of weeks and since Lucas loves to be outside, thats where we spend most of the day. He is a true southerner now.....sporting his redneck tan from his elbows down and his knees down. Luckily he's inherited his fathers complexion and tans right away, instead of frying in the sun like his mama. He loves to play in the water and with his bubble machine. The water table was the BEST investment this summer because there is not a day that goes by he doesn't play in it. He also loves to help me water the flowers (he mostly just stands infront of the water hose). We are having a great time playing outside, enjoying the nice weather.

Linville Falls

Reda took Friday off and we spent the day in the mountains! We drove up to blowing rock and walked down main street. Lucas played in the park there and then we went to this little cafe for lunch. After lunch we stopped in the fudge shop for a sweet treat and then hopped in the car and drove up to Lenville. We hiked up to the falls, took some pictures, and then Lucas enjoyed a snack in the car before we headed back home. It was such a nice day, beautiful weather, and lots of fun. Here are some pics from our trip!

Halleluah for warm weather!

The weather has been so nice here......in the 70's and 80's. Lucas loves to be outdoors and cries to be outdoors all day long. It usually starts after breakfast and doesn't end until bedtime. We spend about 2-2.5 hours in the evening going to the park, riding the bike, playing in the back yard, etc. He is now tall enough to reach the door knobs and tries to turn the knob and let himself outside but, thank goodness he hasn't figured it out yet. I guess we'll be visiting Target this weekend to buy the baby proof knob covers. He's a sneaky little boy I tell ya!

Fun, fun, fun!

We bought a bike trailer so we can take Lucas for rides and get some exercise for ourselves. He absolutely loves riding in it however, hates........I mean LOATHES the helmet. Oh well safety first! I have taken him out in the evenings a few times and the past two weekends we've went riding all together. Although we get stares and gawked at (I'm sure its just because of the handsome lil man in the trailer) we do enjoy it and are glad we bought it.

He Talks!

Alas we're finally able to catch Lucas "talking" on camera. He has learned to say ball, bird, bye, and thank you. We we're able to catch ball and bye today and wanted to share. Enjoy!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! We had a great easter. We went to Virginia to visit with family and celebrate Easter. The easter bunny brought Lucas lots of goodies! He got a watering can/shovel/rake set, a book, a tiny magnadoodle, bubbles, animal crackers, cookies, and a new sippy cup. The easter bunny also brought him some colored eggs that were decorated with Mickey Mouse! Lucas had a blast hunting easter eggs but, didn't understand about putting them in his basket. He quickly got the hang of it. He did try to eat the eggs a few times but, we would hurry and substitue the real egg for a plastic one. All in all it was a great Easter!

Weekend Fun!

We had a great weekend! Since it rained and was pretty dreary all day Saturday we wanted to do something today and get out of the house. We went to Dan Nicholas Park . We took Lucas there before but, he was about 6 months old so he didn't really get to interact with the animals or the rides. He had a great time talking to the animals, riding the carosel and train, and playing on the playground. Here are some pictures we took.