Lucas' 2nd Birthday Party

We all had a great time at Lucas' 2nd Birthday Party yesterday. Lucas, Buzzy, Kristen, and Kaylea all had fun in the bouncy house. I think that Brad, Gigi and Papaw had a lot of fun in it too. Do I see another bouncy house in the future for their birthday?

Lucas had a lot of fun opening his presents and even tried to hit the pinata. So did Buzzy and Kaylea. We eventually just had to tear it open to get the candy out. Buzzy knows how to protect his candy. He just sat on it!!! I'll have to remember that.

It's always nice when family gets together. Everyone made it through the party with little or no injuries (right Cathy and Leslie???). Lucas loves all of his toys and was sad when his bouncy house was taken away last night. Now, we just have a lot of leftover cake to eat. Lucas wants it for every meal!!! Ah, the joys of being little.

Early Birthday Party

Today, Lucas had an early birthday party at Judy's house. It ended up just being him, Blakeyn, the baby (Audrey) and Judy. They had all of the cupcake cake to themselves. It looks like he really enjoyed himself.

We are so lucky to have Judy. Lucas loves being there and loves Judy and her whole family. He's crazy about them. They are like part of our family. It will be very hard someday when he has to go to school. We just won't think about that yet. He is only 2 (almost)!!!

We're looking forward to the big birthday party this weekend. Hopefully, the yard will dry out by Sunday.

Is He or Isn't He???

Can anyone guess if Lucas is really asleep?

Nope, he's just faking being "night-night". Every night when it's bath time, we have to go through the fake "night-night". He's so funny.

Boys Will Be Boys!!!

GiGi and Papaw brought Lucas' birthday present a little early this year. They got him a swingset. Brad and Papaw spent Saturday evening and this morning putting it together. Lucas LOVES it!!! All he wants to do is swing. It seemed that Brad and Papaw wanted to do some swinging themselves. Reliving their childhood???

Fall????? Weekend

We spent Saturday at Huber's in Indiana. We took a hayride to the pumpkin patch where we picked out the perfect pumpkins. It was HOT!!!!!!!!! What happened to fall? We ate a great meal and then headed home. We stopped at Saunder's Springs in Radcliff and walked up and down the creek. Yes, we were able to walk it without even getting wet. There wasn't a lot of water. We got a few good pics though.

Smokey Mountains

We went to Pigeon Forge for 4 days with E.O. and Nannie. Lucas had a great time. When we got there Saturday, we got settled in, went to Wear's Valley and then went to supper. Afterwards, we had to end the day with a trip to the Track for Lucas to ride rides. He had a ball on the rides. He's not scared of a thing.

We went for a drive up the mountain and over to Cherokee on Sunday. We saw some Bears while we were there. After Carol Lee and B.O. got there, we went for dinner at Applewood and of course, ended the night at the Track for Lucas to ride rides!!!

We went to the Aquarium on Monday with E.O. and Carol Lee. Lucas was really more interested in the moving walkway than he was by the fish. We spent the rest of the day at the Outlet Mall and the Old Mill. We must have been bad luck that day, because a lady fell down the steps at the outlet mall and hurt herself pretty bad and then, a waitress tripped down the steps at the Old Mill and dropped a whole tray of food. I'm just glad it wasn't one of us.

On Tuesday, we went for a drive up the Roaring Fork Motor Trail, then we went back to the room for a while. Brad and Lucas swam a little and ate pizza by the pool. After supper, we again ended the day at the Track for Lucas to ride rides.

We had a good trip. Lucas spent a lot of time with his E.O. and Nanny. He made sure he woke up his Nanny every day and told them "night night" every night before bed. We're looking forward to our next trip.

Picture Day

Today, we met Brandy, Dustin, and Tate at Saunder's Springs for Brandy to take Lucas' 2 year pictures. It's a beautiful place and hopefully she got some great shots. It's hard to get little one's to cooperate. Lucas enjoyed playing with Tate. They're just about the same size.

Before we decided where to get the pictures made, we went for a drive and tried out a few spots. I've posted a few shots that I took. They're not so good, but hopefully someday I'll get better.

Thanks so much to Brandy. We can't wait to see the pictures.

KY Down Under

We met Mike, Alesha, and Kaylea (aka LaLa) at KY Down Under in Horse Cave yesterday. Lucas and Kaylea had a good time chasing the goats,rubbing the kangaroos, watching the birds, and exploring a cave. Kaylea got to try her hand at milking a goat and a cow. I had a blonde moment myself. When we were looking at the kangaroos, one of them had a lot of legs. I didn't realize that there was a joey in her pouch and it was his legs. I just thought she was one leggy kangaroo. Oh well, our true colors shine through every now and then. The cave was neat, but was a little tricky with little ones. I don't think we'll attempt anymore caves until Lucas is a little older. Kaylea told Brad how scared she was to go in the cave. After timidly going into the cave and finding out that there were no monsters, she looked at Brad and said, "I told you it wasn't scary". We all had a good time and will hopefully do something again soon.

State Fair

We met Mike, Alesha, and Kaylea at the state fair today. It was hot, but not like it has been the past couple of weeks. Lucas LOVED the "moo cows". They were huge. He surprised me. He rubbed the rabbits and pet the goats. Mike and Alesha's friends were there to show goats, so Lucas and Kaylea got to see them up close and personal.

Lucas and Kaylea rode several rides together. The first one they rode was race cars. It was an oval track and it went really fast around the curves. We told Kaylea to hold onto Lucas, so she started out with her arm around him. As they went around the first turn, it threw Lucas into Kaylea, so she held on extra tight. She had a real choke hold on him. He thought it was funny and so did everyone watching. She made sure he didn't go anywhere!!!!

They rode several more rides together. Mike, Kaylea, Lucas, Brad and I rode the monkey barrels together (like a tilt-a-whirl). Everybody liked it until Mikey got us going around real fast. At first, Lucas liked it, then I thought he was going to get sick. We stopped and he was o.k. The rest of us were dizzy and it was HOT in there.

We had a really good time. Lucas never napped and barely made it out of the parking lot before he was out. We're home now and have had our bath, so it's off to bed for us. Until next time.....

Horsing Around

Lucas discovered his stick horse yesterday. Tonight, he was running around the house riding his horse. The pole was a lot longer than he was. He looked so silly. He also kept trying to stand on his head so that I could take his picture. Then, he would run over and want to see the picture. He was a little out of control!!!

Yesterday, I was cleaning out his closet when I found the harness thing that Leslie gave me. I put it on and Lucas' Gigi put him in it. He looked so silly, but he loved it. He just hung out (while it killed my back). He almost looked embarrassed. He got mad when I took him out. He also discovered a pair of boots that Judy bought him. He had to wear them all day long with his shorts.

We moved Lucas to the guest room and moved the guest room to his old room. We got Lucas a full-size bed. The guest room is all done. I'm just waiting on Lucas' quilt to come in and have to hang a few more things in his room, then his room will pretty well be done. He likes his room. He's slept in there almost every night since he got his bed. I've slept in there some with him. When I give him a choice of which bed to go to, he chooses his. He does still get up in the middle of the night and comes to our room. It's a good start. I'm sure that someday, I'll wish he did still come to our room. He's growing up so fast. It looks like he's growing bigger every day.