Luke & Laura

Well, Luke has now made it clear that he likes his crayons, markers, etc. One of his stocking stuffers for Christmas from his Grandma and Grandpa Toosley were bath tub markers. He loves them. He'll sit in his tub and just scribble all over. The great part about them is that they wash off almost instantly. This was the best picture I could get of them before they started to wash away.

I do have to say that these two kids are more like Greg than he knows. All three of them love their bath time. Greg is a major bath tubber. He loves to sit and soak and read in the tub. Luke loves to sit in the tub and play, play, play. He gets very upset when he has to get out, but he's all pruney and the water starts to get cold. Laura is now the same way. She will sit in her whale tub for as long as you let her. She likes to look at herself in the mirror and splash the water around.

Laura is now able to sit in her bouncy toy (with the assistance of some of her dad's old medical books). She's not real sure about it yet, but it really shocks her when she puts her feet down and stands up.

Laura's Room

Every princess needs a chandlier in their room!

The dresser is a little messy!

I forgot to put this in a long time ago. For those of you that haven't had a chance to see Laura's room, here it is. It is very girly (something I thought I would never do), but she seems to like it. Luke likes to play with her toys in her room too (as you can see in the pictures). My favorite part is either the chandlier that we put up for our little princess or the cover that my mom made for the changing table. I really didn't want to buy a different one, and I didn't want to paint it because it goes with Luke's set. So my mom made a cover to go over it so it now matches Laura's other stuff. Thanks Mom!

The curtains have green polka dots on them that match her bedding

Luke's New Work table

I didn't realize how much I needed a little work table for Luke. Andy and Lisa got him one for Christmas, and he absolutely loves it. He pulls out the chair and sits down and then proceeds to either color on the giant coloring pages or the table. I'm just glad that this stuff is washable (including the markers and crayons) because I have found blue and purple colors on my tan and white walls. I find myself taking pictures of his artwork before I wipe it off the walls. I would keep it up, but it doesn't really match my decor.

Christmas 2010

Wow! Christmas was more fun this year for us because Luke was able to enjoy it more. Laura really didn't care what she got. I guess an 8 week old can't enjoy Christmas to much. Luke on the other hand loved it. I really think he was more impressed with the boxes and wrapping paper. Eventually he did tear into the toys. I have laughed more in these past few days than most of the year watching Luke. Our days look like this. He wakes up to play with his race track. He has learned that if he stops my car from going down the track, his car wins everytime. He look like King Kong standing their swatting at my car. Then we have to go into the living room and race his remote control car and his Chuck the Truck (thanks mom and Suzie). I (of course) get to control the cars while Luke runs around catching the trucks. Then we move onto the golf set from his Uncle Boog. Here again I do most of the work. Luke likes for me to putt the ball into the hole while he stalks the ball and grabs it before it goes in. Then he chases me around with the clubs. We then go downstairs to play with his horse and new tent. He looks like a little jockey riding his horse from his Grandma and Grandpa Ross. He holds on tight, and rides as fast as he can. Then we have to go sit in the tent and crawl through the tunnel as many times as we can. I caught him napping in the tent while I ran on the treadmill (sorry I didn't have my camera). Then we go back upstairs to bowl down the hallway with his new bowling set from Carson and Brady. He likes to play in the hallway so he can use the walls like bumpers. After that we go into his room to play with his basketball goal, and then to color on his new worktable (thanks Andy and Lisa). Then we try to wind down with a little Blues Clues or Wow Wow Wubzy (we really don't wind down), and some leaptop time (thanks Dan and Whit). There are some meals, treats, and a naptime in between all of this (for me and Luke both). He also goes into his sister's room and decides to play with some of her cool new toys too. To end the day after baths and sleepy tea, both kids lay down with their Scout and Violet dogs listening to the soothing songs to dream land! Boy my days are busy. I think Luke needs a brother to play with so I can have a break. Wait I must be exhausted because that last statement would just mean even more work for me.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Luke has really come along way with this song. His grandma Linda got him started on it. She would sing it to him to get him to go to sleep. Now he enjoys singing it for you. He has had the Baa Baa part down for awhile. Now he gets the first songs of Black and Sheep, but doesn't have the words out yet. The rest of it he just fills in whatever he likes because he knows the songs continues.

Haircut Before and After

Luke was in such desperate need of a haircut. I took his Christmas pictures anyway because I was running out of time for my Christmas card pictures. So I finally made it to Fulton this past weeklend. While we were there Luke got a haircut. The ladies couldn't believe how much hair came off, and in the end how he looked like his dad even more now.

Christmas Pictures 2010

Well, I finally got the kids in for their Christmas pictures. I like to take them to the Sears portrait place in the Chesterfield Mall. It's never busy so I don't have to make an appointment. They are really good with kids, and the prices can't be beat. So I got the kids ready early. I figured that they would both be in better moods in the morning than in the afternoon (they both go down for a nap around 12:30 or so). Luke is a bear if he doesn't get his nap in. So it was like a mad house trying to get everyone ready and in the car. Luke decided to play with Otis while I got Laura ready, so I had to lint roll the dog hair off of him. We finally got to our destination. We walked right in, and got ready. Laura (believe it or not) was wonderful for the first 20 minutes. Luke on the otherhand (who loves getting his picture taken) decided he didn't trust the camera lady and kept running over to mom (which deep down made me feel good). Then we got our pictures, and were back in the car headed home. When I got home the kiddos were fast asleep. I carried Luke to his room and put him in his bed. Then I carried Laura in and set her seat down. I walked over to the answering machine and played the messages. It was my dad saying that he got a phone call from Sears at the Chesterfield Mall saying they found my phone. I won't insert the bad words that came out of my mouth at that point. So I repacked up the kids, and headed back to the mall (which is a good 40 minute drive). To make a long story short (to late I know) I got my phone back and went home. Merry Christmas!

The Faux Hawk & Tummy Time

Luke is in desperate need of a haircut. My little brother wants me to let his hair grow out for the shag look, but I now have a little girl so I don't think I need 2 kids with long hair. Anyway, this morning I decided to put his hair up in a mohawk. It is now so long that it just curls up instead of sticking straight up. We both thought it was very funny. Miss Laura on the other hand has more of a mullet going on. Her hair is really long in the back, but almost none existent in the front. She has been enjoying her tummy time more. I really only put her on her mat on the floor while Luke's asleep because he doesn't watch where he's going and has almost stepped on her several times. I keep telling myself that he wouldn't do that on purpose, but looking at the smirk on his face after it happens well I'm not so sure.