Luke is TWO!

On June 26th, 2010 at 9pm my water broke.  I was not expecting it ( who is?) because I didn't go into labor with Ryan.  We quickly got everything ready to go, woke Ryan up and drove him to my parent's house.  As I left Ryan that night, I started to cry.  He was my whole world and I felt so bad that everything was going to change for him.  I was unsure how I would be able to love another baby as much as I loved Ry.  Little did I know... 

From birth, Luke has been happy and peaceful.  He makes people smile just by looking at him.  He is one special little boy and we have no problems loving him.  He bring so much joy to us and Ryan.  We can't imagine life without him!

His personality is really starting to shine now that he is two.  He know how to charm and can get most anything from me by looking at me with those beautiful blue eyes while he says " peas, momma?" He is talking quite a bit.  There are times when he tries to say something to me, but I can tell that he just doesn't have the words to express what he is thinking.  It will be fun to see those thoughts come out over this next year as he learns more and more! 

Things to Remember About Two Year Old Luke

1. He loves baseball.  He uses anything he can get his hands on as a ball and bat.  For example, a paci and a bowling pin.  It works.  He says, " Hey, batter, batter... swing!" And he can sing "Take me out to the Ballgame". He enjoys watching baseball on tv and especially at a stadium!

2. He is always on the go.  He runs fast and anywhere we go.

3. He is a pretty good eater.  Although he is quickly learning about the " good stuff".  His favorite foods are hot dogs and french fries!  Anytime we drive by In and Out or Chick-fil-a, he will point out that that is where french fries are.

4. He loves Ryan.  He is excited to see him each day and will copy anything he does.  He also loves Ryan's friends.

5.  He is super friendly.  He says hi to all the strangers and loves to give people high 5s then "bones" then a handshake... in that order.  Someone just taught him " spirit fingers", so that gets thrown in there too sometimes.

6.  He loves music and loves to dance.

7. He asks me every night to "nuggle" him.  I love it.  He says I love you, but is sounds like " I wub u".  He also calls me "omma" sometimes.  It is cute.

We just adore our little Luke!

End of Preschool

Ryan had a wonderful year of preschool this year!  We loved his teacher, Mrs. Sara.  He looked forward to learning and playing with his friends each week.  he really learned a lot.  By the end of the year, he could identify and write all of his letters and numbers. They did a cute performance the last day and celebrated those who were graduating.  Ryan will be back next year with Mrs. Sara... one more year until Kindergarten.  Good thing since this is the only picture I took of the last day!  I will get more next year!  Mrs. Sara said sweet things about each kid. I loved what she said about Ryan: she said she never had to remind him to be kind to others.  He was always nice and helpful to others in the class. 

So proud of my boy!

We Love Dad

When you marry someone, you don't really know what kind of parent they will be.  You can make reasonable guesses, but you don't really know until you are one.  For the last four and a half years, I have been counting my lucky stars at what a wonderful dad Brett is.  Our boys adore him.  They love to play and wrestle with him.  He is always making them laugh.  Especially right before bed.  I don't love that as much.  I love that he is a wonderful example of patience, kindness and integrity. We loved celebrating him yesterday, but he really deserves to be celebrated everyday!

Disneyland

We got Disneyland passes again!  I was so excited to take the boys and wanted to have a few trips with them before the new baby comes.  However, I was tempted to see if I could get my money back on that first day... Ryan just does not love it.  He does enjoy being at Disneyland and seeing the shows and characters, but try and get him on a ride... forget it.  

Here is Ryan on a teacup-type ride in Bug's Land.  I made him go on...

Nervous anticipation

Right after the ride finished.  Direct quote, " I HATED that ride.  Don't ever make me do that again!"

 But, what am I to expect.  He is my mini-me in many ways and i did not ride on Pirates until I was 9 years old and that was with extreme coaxing... Peter Pan had to give me a magic leaf to make me brave!  While is is frustrating, I still remember feeling what he is feeling...

We do have fun times.  Sometimes we go with great friends and sometimes we go solo so we can just do what Ryan feels comfortable doing.  It is fun to be able to run off to "the most magical place on earth" whenever we want to.  We are lucky.