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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Happy Halloween - Part II

Saturday we dressed our little Frankenstein for his first Halloween!!



And wouldn't you know I happened to find a Frankenstein costume for Nala too!! She wasn't much of a fan though.....


We had a lot of fun - Luke got to see lots of fun costumes and hang out with family and friends. Enjoy some pics....

Dracula and Frankenlucas






Lily, Ava, Great Grandma Hylla, Caleb, and Luke


Great Grandpa and Grandma Swanson


Luke laughing at Nala licking his toes!


Lukey and Papa


The Goodbred's stopped by too - Blake was a deer hunter - too cute!!!


Playing piano!
Check out those costumes!!


All the Zuk's (+2) all dressed up!!
Chili Cook-Off!! #2 was the winner which means I was the winner...yay!!!


Sunday we went to church and then headed over to Grammy and Papa's to watch the Bears game.



Cute pic!

Happy Halloween - Part I

Friday was the Halloween party at Punky's. I was off work, but wanted to show off my little lion (yes, he was the lion on Friday) to my co-workers. So before heading to Punky's for the party, we made a quick stop at Village Hall. Everyone thought Luke was just adorable!!



We headed over to Punky's...things got a little crazy for a bit there with all the costumes and pizza for lunch that day, but it was a good time. I really enjoyed getting to know the other kids and seeing how Luke is there with his friends. He just plays away and laughs and smiles with the other kids, but then he might take off on his own to play for a bit...it was great to see how comfortable he is there!

Unfortunately the weather was awful on Friday (VERY windy and VERY rainy) so the kids couldn't parade around the neighborhood like they usually do. Instead, Punky had a "fashion show" in the living room. All of the kids sat down and one by one each child got to go to the center of the living room to say what they were and show what they could "do". When it was Luke's turn, he sat really well right in the middle of the floor waiting patiently for us to tell him he was done - it was too cute!



After the fashion show, we did some mummy-wrapping with toilet paper. The kids had to pick a partner - 2 kids wanted to be with Luke. One little boy said he wanted to be Luke's partner because "he is just soooo cute" - how sweet is that!! So Abby ended up being his partner...unfortunately, Luke didn't cooperate so well for her. The kids had a lot of fun though and it is amazing how quickly all that toilet paper can be picked up with the kids' help! After the mummy-wrapping, it was lunch time. The kids had some pizza (a special treat for them!) so that was kind of crazy and then it was nap time so Lucas and I headed home!











We headed to LP when Wally got home from school. As you may or may not know, Wally's mom always puts on a pretty cool Halloween party - she goes all out!!! So we definitely wanted to head there for Luke's first Halloween and it worked out that it was the weekend!

Friday night Nancy had all of the Halloween costumes out in one of the bedrooms so Wally, Will, and Will's girlfriend Alyssa tried on some for fun. I do like Halloween (as much as Wally likes to say that I don't), but I am not one to dress up really. Of course I had a blast dressing Lucas and will make sure he enjoys this holiday, I just don't feel the need to dress up myself!! After Luke went to bed, Wally and I headed to Super Wal-Mart to get our ingredients for the chili cook-off on Saturday :)



Friday, October 30, 2009

"Good Enough...

is the New Perfect"...that is the name of a book that is going to be published soon. The authors are two working moms. They have a blog that I found a few months ago that I like to read. Because they have been a little "busier" lately trying to finish their book for the publisher, their husbands have taken over posting on the blog one day a week. This week's "The Men's Room" really hit home with me and made me chuckle (http://beckyandhollee.com/?p=1226).

The conversation this man had with his wife sounds just like a conversation between Wally & I. I know Wally is perfectly capable and always willing to pick Lucas up from the sitter, get him dressed in the morning, pack his diaper bag, etc., but if it isn't done right away or the way I like it, I just say "forget it...I'll just do it".

Why is that??? Why is nothing never just "good enough"???

I often question Wally....Did you put lotion on him after his bath? Why are you giving him a bite of that cookie? Did you ask how he napped and ate at Punky's? Why are you letting him play with the that?

Wally is a GREAT dad! I know he would never do anything to put our child in harm's way so why do I question??? (Maybe because I am a control-freak, but I am working on that...) I have a great teammate, and I just need to understand that everything doesn't have to be "perfect" it just has to be our "good enough"! Everyone's "good enough" is different, but it is where happiness lies!!!

And well, right now, my life is "GOOD ENOUGH" :)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

4 Days of Halloween Outfits - Day 3

Well Lucas was all "cheesy" for me this morning...he just sat staring at me with a big ole grin on his face.....he cracks me up!!!

This is his last Halloween outfit (this one is from me!) and over the next 2 days he will be in costume!! But which costume will he be in????????? The Lil' Monster costume won outright here on the blog so is that the one we are going with??????? Stay tuned :)








Blessings

Count yours!!! I am counting mine, especially lately! You never know when life can make an unexpected turn and sometimes an expected one can be even more difficult to deal with. I don't know why things happen sometimes and lately I really, really don't understand....sad things should not happen to great people........I don't get it! I know God has a plan, but sometimes a sneak peak into the plan and what the future holds would be nice...I have faith, but it can really be tested at times...I will keep praying...

Just remember to count your blessings....the worst thing that happened to you today could be the best thing that happened to someone else...count your blessings and pray for strength!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

4 Days of Halloween Outfits - Day 3

Lucas is making it harder and harder to get a good picture of him these days....

Who you gonna call?????




Thanks Grandma Z. for this cool shirt!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

4 Days of Halloween Outfits - Days 1 & 2

Lucas received several Halloween shirts so we had to start on Monday so that he could get them all in this week....thanks everyone!!!

Monday - this shirt is from Great Uncle Steve and Cindy


Tuesday - this one is from Great Aunt Kathy (best one I could get of the little guy this morning)


And of course some jammies! These were from Grammy Laurie










Check back for tomorrow's shirt....