Luke is 7 months old!

I can't believe how fast Luke is growing! He is ready to take off crawling any day now. He loves his big brother so much and laughs at every thing he says. ...... that's a shark hat in the picture, in case you can't tell :o)

Yes, it's that good!

We made the hour and a half drive, AGAIN, today to go to the Rochester Strong Museum of Play. This, truly, could be the absoulte best place on the planet!! Well, at least the best place to take a two year old :o) I took as many pics as I did on Thursday and they all look just about the same.... we're just wearing different clothes. Here are some highlights from today's adventure. We found a few friends in the butterfly gardens.... Jack tried to shake his and Luke wasn't quite sure what to think. This has to be the most adorable thing I've ever seen. It's a mini supermarket for the kids to shop in. They had kid-sized grocery carts, kid-sized check out counters, a bread and produce section.... and the cash registers even worked! You put your five items in your cart and then took it to the check out lane (we even had to wait in line!), put your groceries on the counter then went around to the register so you could be the cashier! Jack had such a great time. He liked to push the button and make the food come down on the conveyer belt. It even printed you a receipt. What a great day :o)

More pics from the Play Museum!

Our fun trip to the Strong Play Museum in Rochester!

Luke is scoot-crawling!

Luke is definitely on the move! He isn't quite crawling, but it's a little more than scooting. He gets up on all fours and sort of launches himself foward... it's a little wierd, but it works. He made it all the way across the room tonight to help Jack and Papa build a Leggo tower.

We had a warm front today.... in the upper 30's.... so we took advantage of the balmy weather and headed out for a stroll. Jack hasn't quite mastered the art of pedaling, but we're working on it. Good thing Grammy was there to push him along :o)

Potty Time

Ahhhhh..... two year olds are just too funny sometimes :o) Jack went into the bathroom tonight and brought me his potty. I was sitting at the kitchen table feeding Luke and he marches right up with this thing and yells "POTTY!!" He then proceeds to take the potty in to show Papa how he can sit on it. He just kept yelling "POTTY". I refuse to believe that he is ready to start potty training.... but at least this is a start.... a funny start :o)

Underway....

Michael left this morning for his government vacation :o) Now that we are underway.... I am going to be updating the blog every day....yes, every day! I imagine it will be filled with details that seem meaningless, but I hope it will keep Michael feeling closer to what's going on here. Day one, almost done.... only 365 to go. I am more thankful now than ever for the wonderful, supportive, and loving people in our lives.