Weekend In a Glance

We had a great weekend! I was off work on Friday, and we had plans to go to the Brookfield Zoo. The weather wasn't the best (75 degrees and drizzly), but we were determined to have a good time at the zoo. We have a membership so we decided that if it started raining too hard, we would just leave and go back again another day. The heavy rain held off for most of the day. It wasn't until we came out of the monkey house that it was coming down pretty good and Lucas was ready for a nap anyways so we headed home. This was Lucas' third time at the zoo already, and it is so fun to see how the experience changes for him each time. You could really see him watching the animals. It is just going to get more fun each time we go!



LOVE those cheeks!




So tiny!








Saturday was pretty typical, but it was HOT! Only in Illinois can the weather go from 75 and rainy to 95 and hot! Lucas and I had our standard Saturday morning dance party (we dance and sing to Toddler Tunes), played with his new activity table, and then I headed to the grocery store and for my monthly Sam's Club run. Once I got home, I changed Lucas into his "conductor" outfit, and the three of us headed off to Choo Choo Johnny's in Frankfort for lunch. Wally and I have been wanting to eat here for awhile, but it only made sense to wait until Lucas was a bit older and could have some fun too. The idea behind Choo Choo Johnny's is that your meal is delivered on train wheels. When we walked in, the set-up wasn't anything like what Wally and I were expecting, but then again, we can't figure out what we really thought it would be like, but it just didn't fit into our expectations. Anyways, we sat down and ordered some food (which ended up being really good). There was a train that ran along the ceiling that Lucas really enjoyed watching. It was kind of neat, but maybe Wally and I will appreciate it more when Lucas is even older. We wrapped up our Saturday with church. Have I mentioned how good Luke is in church these days....he does really well and is pretty content throughout mass. Oh and I found a book at Sam's Club called Walter, the Farting Dog. Is this book about my life??? Haha - j/k! I had to get it though. I gave it to Wally and Lucas when I got home. Wally started reading it to Luke right away. Lucas didn't think it was that funny, but Wally was cracking up :) It is a series so I have a feeling I will be picking up some more of these each month. And one more thing...this new activity table was free!!! Well, basically! We get reward points for every purchase we make using our debit card and considering that that is all we ever really use, we rack up some major points pretty quickly. So we had quite a few to use and this activity table was one of the things you could get. I have been eyeing this for awhile, but I don't think I was ever going to pay $40 for it so this was perfect! Lucas is really into "standing" these days so the activity table is great for him.

Enjoying his new toy!






My attempt at getting a pic of the train delivering the meals...




Lucas and his baseball "conductor" outfit - thanks Grandma Z!


Wally, Lucas, and Walter, the Farting Dog!


Sunday we hosted a pool party and cookout for my family. It was another HOT day, but when you have a pool right next to you, it isn't too bad! Lucas enjoyed himself in the pool, but after the first dip in, he was wiped out. Wally swam with Lucas once this past week and he said he had laid him on a towel on the deck and then covered him with another towel and Lucas just laid there in heaven. We are guessing he loved how warm it was! So we did it again today, and he sure did love it. He was smiling and making "aaahhh" noises. He was also so tired that I think he would have fallen asleep right there. I brought him down to the pack-n-play under the gazebo and he fell fast alseep (and I mean fast!). He slept for almost an hour and a half out there - he was pooped! Then he went for a second dip in the pool, which didn't last as long. It was a good day full of family, food (hamburgers, some fantastic sweet corn and other yummy side dishes), and fun!





In heaven!


He's too cute!


Exhausted