Smith

One of my very good friends came to visit on Monday and was able to stay the night.  It was a blast!  We watched a chick flick and stayed up till 2:30 am talking, I felt like a teenager!  We drove around in the rain, to show her the Amish, and ended our day with ice cream at Penn State.  I think it was a successful trip, she says she will come back again.  Thanks Smith, for coming to visit us, we really enjoyed it and please come visit us again!

A REAL Tree!!!

Success!!!  For Christmas this year we got a real Christmas tree, and it didn't even take much to convince Craig that I needed a real tree for Christmas.  This beautiful tree was calling my name, the minute I started looking it was saying, "Katie, pick me, pick me, pick me!"  I listened and it is the perfect tree!  It fit inside our house, just about touching the ceiling, and not to bushy.  On Sunday we decorated the tree, I found these plastic, non-shatter balls, so Lucas could help decorate the tree.  While decorating the tree Craig made the comment about having to redo it after Lucas finishes, I looked at Craig and said, "no, I am not touching what he has done, it is how it is."  So how it is, is most of the decorations are at the bottom of the tree, with clusters of balls and ornaments, this tree has a lot of character!  Lucas had a lot of fun decorating the tree, now if only he could stop touching the tree.

"Peanut butter and Jelly"

Every day for the past week at about 10:30 am Lucas will start asking for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  This just goes to show what I allow my child to eat for lunch every day, (it is difficult to heat anything up quickly, because we are still without a microwave).  Though the other day I did boil him a hot dog, to change things up, since a hot dog is definitely better than a pb and j, right?  I have tried to remind him numerous times that he can only have one for lunch, but Lucas does not understand this concept.  He'll ask for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at all times of the day.  I have even tried to offer him other snack option, no Lucas wants a pb and j.  At lunch time when I ask him what he wants he has been telling me, "Peanut utter and am sandich, cheese, urkey, and ummus."  He has been a pretty good eater!  Maybe that is why he has been having a growth spurt!

Christmas

Thanksgiving is over, we are back from our trip, so we can officially start the Christmas season.  Yes, I am one of those people, you will not hear Christmas music, see lights, or a tree until after Thanksgiving!!! I am not a Scrooge, I just like to celebrate my holidays in the designated time frame.  I will be the first to admit this is not my favorite season, perhaps it is the freezing, biting cold that comes with it, or the crazy businesses with the crazy people all rushing around.  However, I do like to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Sissel, drink hot chocolate, and bake lots of goodies!  Our family tries to focus on the reason for the season!  So if this makes me a Scrooge, well then I guess I am.

Another phase?

Lately Lucas, my energetic little ball of curiosity, has been a little apprehensive, shy, and clinging.  This is not bad, just different, from what I am use too.  We shall see if this passes or lingers.

Lucas!

Took Lucas to the doctor's yesterday, he received a clean bill of health!  Lucas weighs 30lbs and is 37". Yes, you heard right, Lucas is growing like a tree!  He is now in the 76% percentile for height!  But is staying pretty steady at 30lbs!  Grow little man, grow!

Art Museum

Took a field trip with our playgroup to the art museum on campus today.  Lucas did pretty good, after I threatened to put him in our friend's stroller.  We did talk about the colors, shapes, and objects in the pictures.  I started to take pictures, but was quickly told that I needed to undo the flash, but I don't know how to do that, I just know how to point and click!  So here are the few pictures of the art museum!