Friday Fun - Car Car

Look Aunt Car Car, I can say your name :)

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Week Wrap Up

Here is our week wrap-up since I didn't post much during the week....

Monday

Back to the grind, blah! Wally had the 8th grade open house at school - he sat at the baseball table to talk to future prospects - ha! At this table he also had a bug put in his ear from the Athletic Director about possibly taking the head Varsity Boy's Golf coach position that is open for next school year...I'll let you know the decision on that one once we decide!

At home I quickly tried to put dinner together while attempting to occupy a 13-month old who knows that when I am in the kitchen, food is involved so he wants to eat NOW!!!! I handed him a graham cracker which Nala proceeded to steal from his hand making Luke very angry! I gave him another one which he decided to so nicely share with Nala (breaking off tiny pieces for her - it really was quite cute), but then getting mad when it was all gone. He then proceeded to help himself to some rice cakes in his cupboard and then some goldfish...luckily he still had an appetite and ate actual supper well, which is why he got a cookie as you saw in the video I posted Monday night! Then it was playtime and bedtime!

Tuesday

Another day, another dollar! As I think I have mentioned before, Luke isn't really a fan of veggies - at least not veggies in the non-pureed form........I asked Punky how he was doing there with veggies and she said fine. He eats everything they give him except he seems to prefer frozen peas rather than canned peas - haha! I said well at least he is eating veggies somewhere! She said her kids will eat veggies during daycare hours, but not after - kids are too funny!

I once again did my best to occupy Luke while I put supper together. This time I found Sesame Street OnDemand. He has never seen the show...we always seem to have The Disney Channel on instead. I thought for sure he would sit and watch for a bit (yes, the TV was going to be my babysitter for a bit - no judging please!). He saw Elmo, laughed at him, and then came back to the kitchen looking for food! Now you may be thinking, this kid is definitely hungry, he must not eat enough at daycare...I assure you, he is a bottomless pit at daycare and he does get a snack just before I pick him up - he just loves to eat (what he likes to eat) and doesn't understand how I can be in the kitchen and not feeding him RIGHT THIS MINUTE! Ahhhhh...patience, it truly is a virtue that both he and I can work on! Anyways...Wally gets home, we eat dinner and then I am off to the dentist :(

I strongly dislike going to the dentist...I am always dreading it! But when I leave the office, I am always trying to figure out why I dislike it so much. (If I may toot my own horn here), I have NEVER had a cavity, am always told how white my teeth are by the hygenist, and never hear a bad word about how I am brushing or flossing (they even think I floss, which I have to admit rarely happens!). I think I was blessed with a good set of chompers :) Wally doesn't have bad teeth, but he has had cavities. He said the dentist would always tell him that he eats too much candy/sugar. I have to believe that I didn't eat any less candy than any other child growing up, I am just lucky - hopefully I can pass that luck on to Luke! While I was at the dentist, I made an appointment for Wally (Lord knows he would never do that himself - men!). Lucky him right?!?!

I made it home in time to play with Luke a bit before bed then Wally and I watched the very last episode of Conan from Friday night on the DVR. What a funny, classy guy he is!

Wednesday

Wally picked Luke up today from Punky's. I had a meeting that I wasn't sure how late it would go and I don't really like Luke to be there past 5 if we can help it (which between the 2 of us, we usually can). I got home about 5:40 and by that time Luke was in his chair eating some leftovers (as we were all going to have) and Wally said, "You're right, he was crazy when we got home. He went and said hello to Nala and then went straight to his cupboard to find something to eat!" So at least he doesn't just do that with me!

I did take some pics/video Wednesday night - sometimes he likes to play in the tub with no water so we hung out in the bathroom for awhile!

Thursday

Last work day of the week for me - tomorrow is my Friday off :) Luke seemed to have those "sick eyes" when I picked him up from Punky's. He was still pretty happy when we got home, but he just had this sad look. Now, he did wake up just before 6 that morning so maybe he was just tired...but he did feel a little warm to me too...he ate, had a bath, and then was pretty much ready to head to bed for the night. He fell asleep in my arms in the living room, which never happens anymore...poor guy! He slept fine though....I got quite a bit of cleaning done after he went to bed so that was a good thing!

Friday

Laundry/cleaning/grocery day...I have been doing really well keeping up with cleaning and meal planning over the past month, but with being gone most of last weekend, I fell a bit behind. Time to play catch up since we will be heading to the I-Valley again this weekend.

Luke was up again around 6 this morning. He didn't feel warm and his eyes didn't look "sick". I did change two diapers this morning, within an hour of each other...diarrhea (sorry if that is TMI for some of you!). Other than that though, he is still playing and eating...so we'll see...hopefully it doesn't turn into something more....watch for our Friday Fun post later tonight....

Swanson Christmas

Last Saturday late morning we headed to the I-Valley. We spent the afternoon over at the Zuk's. We ate some yummy La Grotto's pizza and visited with everyone (minus Will - we missed ya!). Then it was off to my parents for a nap for the little guy before heading to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner with my parents and Aunt Kathy. It opened in Peru a couple of months ago and has been crazy busy since so my parents hadn't made it there yet. We had a bit of a wait, but once they sat us, it was a perfect location - right next to the arcade games to help keep Luke occupied!!! We all had some boneless wings (a little spicy for some :) ) and Lukey had some chicken tenders. As the adults were finishing their tall drinks, Luke was getting a bit antsy. Papa tried to win him a stuffed animal but had no luck. Don't worry Dad - those games are just money suckers as I am sure you told me many times when I was little :) We headed home to play and get ready for bed - it was a good day/night!

Sunday was Swanson Christmas - the reason we headed to LP! Grandpa is home and it was time to get everyone together for a little Christmas celebration. First though we headed to church. Church is getting quite difficult for the little guy...no busy-body boy like him wants to sit still for that long (who can blame him!). He made it to the beginning of the homily I think and then Daddy and him headed for the back of the church! Luke took a short nap at my parents and then it was off to Great-Grandma's house we went. We put Luke in his Christmas (Eve) outfit...might as well get one more use out of it before he gets too big for it! Logan (3 y.o.) must have had the same idea because him and Luke were looking like little twinkies!

We ate some good food (ham, potatoes, corn, green beans, salad, etc.) and the little ones opened lots of presents...Lukey had a hard time keeping his hands off of Logan's presents, Logan had a hard time dealing with that - it was actually quite entertaining and crazy!

It was a good day and always nice to get everyone together and see Grandpa at home! Next Christmas will be even more fun as Logan will be a big brother in a couple of months when his TWIN brothers arrive :) 4 little boys together at Christmas - this could get crazy!

Cookie!

A new word and I think it will be one of his favorites!!!

Almost

I don't think I have shared this picture before...it was ALMOST our Christmas card!!! :)

I Gotta Feeling

Yep, it is still his favorite song!!! Just a short clip of Lukey Luke and the Black Eyed Peas!

Daycare Story

I thought I would share Luke's day at Punky's today! When I got there to pick him up, Punky told me Luke was soooo good today and so funny. She said first of all he really wanted to be with the "big kids" (2-3 year olds) today so they let him play with them for awhile. He was playing so well and having fun but when it came time to pick up before lunch, Luke wasn't much help. His teacher Jamie told Luke that if he didn't help pick up, he would have to go back in the baby room. So back he went and he was NOT happy about it! He had some lunch and then was back in the baby room again. When the big kids were getting ready to go down for their nap, Punky asked Luke if he wanted to nap with the big kids. He walked right out of the baby room and went to lay down on his mat. She said he slept for 2 hours, but he did wake up once. She was just watching him to see what he would do. I guess he stood up, sort of walked and looked around, and once he realized that everyone else was still sleeping, he went to lay back down on his mat and fell back asleep - what a good boy :)

The last thing she told me was that when he saw my car pull up (I had to park in front of her house rather than in the driveway today since another parent was parked there) he started saying "mama". She was like, "Amy, he knows your car now!". How cute is that?!?! He shows us something new he knows everyday - what a smart, adorable little cookie!

A Kiss for You

A little slow in the beginning but there is a kiss for you at the end :)

Sunday with Lukey

Daddy was hunting so Mommy and Lukey made a quick trip to Orland mall and just played the day away!

Quack, Quack!

We have been working on animal sounds and the one that he has down pat right now is the sound a ducky makes.

The best part of the two videos below was the in between that I did not get on camera. Notice how when I asked Luke what a ducky says in the first video, he gets up and walks away. I thought that was the end of it so I stopped recording. I walked toward the kitchen to get something to drink and the next thing I know he is walking towards me with Nala's squeaky duck in hand saying "back, back" (his version of "quack, quack"). I was laughing hysterically. If only I would have followed him with the camera when he walked away and went over to Nala's toy basket to get the ducky! So the second video is the aftermath of him getting the duck - he is too funny!

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Chuck-E-Cheese

Let me preface this by saying that going to Chuck-E-Cheese on a Saturday afternoon wasn't the brightest idea we ever had. Wally has been wanting to take Luke there for awhile now, but it was CRAZY! We were seated so far away because there were a ton of birthday parties going on. You could barely maneuver around not to mention the cost of this place...ridiculous!!! If we never go back or Luke never has a friend that has a birthday party there, that would be just fine by me. But, I am sure we will be back at sometime and I am sure Luke will love it!

He did enjoy himself yesterday though. He liked riding in a couple of the moving cars and playing one of the games.





He enjoyed this game!

Silliness and Mischief

Just some pictures from the past week or so of Luke getting into some trouble or just being silly :)







His new thing is backing himself up and sitting on the step!




Trouble, Trouble!




At least someone is using the treadmill ;)