Luke loved his Christmas Countdown. We would do it first thing in the morning and he loved seeing what prize was inside! In the mornings he asks where his calendar is. I decided we needed a Valentine's Countdown! Sadly there are only fourteen treats in this one! I am sure he'll learn to love it!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Jell-O Play Dough
Winter is hard to entertain kids inside all day. I saw this recipe for Jell-O Play Dough and thought it would be fun to try. Luke and Callie each picked out their Jello flavors...shocking that Callie picked pink and Luke yellow. Everything is yellow in Luke's little world! They loved helping me make it. They sat and played with it forever. I think Luke ate about half of his. Silly boy!
In a saucepan, combine 1 cup flour, ½ cup salt, 2 T. cream of tartar, 2 T. vegetable oil, 1 cup warm water, and a 3 oz. package Jell-O gelatin. Stir over medium heat continuously until it pulls away from side and forms a ball. Watch carefully because it burns easily. Continue to knead on counter until smooth. Store in a plastic bag.



Thursday, January 13, 2011
Cruise
Last week went on a cruise with Mark's family to Eastern Caribbean. It was amazing. The weather was perfect and Luke was a lot of fun! Thanks so much to Norm and Sally, we had a wonderful time with everyone! Luke is still asking where everyone is. He learned everybody's names on the cruise and his misses them now.

We had three ship days on the cruise. We were worried about Luke jumping overboard so we kept a close eye on him! He was so happy eating whatever he wanted and playing in the water. We were lucky enough to get Luke to take naps in his stroller so we could stay outside and enjoy the sun! Luke did pretty good at dinner. The waiters loved him and he was happy to eat pizza and french fries every night.

Puerto Rico was a night stop. We went on a tour of Old San Juan. I want to go back during the day sometime. It was fun just walking around the old streets and looking at the buildings.

Our second stop was St. Thomas. We decided to take a ferry over to St. John for the day. The entire family spent the day on Trunk Beach. We went snorkeling and played in the sand. I think the adults liked building sandcastles better than Luke!

We did our own thing in Antigua. I think Antigua was our favorite stop. We went to a pretty beach and spent the day playing in the sand with Luke and relaxing. This beach was amazing because of the seashells. I have never seen so many in my life!

When we were in Tortola our camera ran out of batteries so we don't have any pictures of the Virgin Baths. It was super cool and so sad we don't have pictures. Nassau, Bahamas was our last stop. We went to a beach and played in the sand until the sun went away. Then we walked around the city and went shopping! The Coke in the Bahamas was my favorite part! Nothing better than Mexican or Caribbean Coke!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Christmas Day
Christmas morning was not what we expected with Luke. The few days prior we would ask Luke who was coming to his house. He would tell us it was Ho Ho and he was bringing a choo choo! We thought for sure he would be all over the present idea. First, he was more concerned about the cookies and milk that Santa had. He kept going back to the plate and mug telling us, "Santa bite, tooties, milt." It took a while for him to open the first present and then he was satisfied. He didn't care about the other presents, he wanted his train tracks and trains opened. It was a long morning convincing him there were other great things to open. Funny little boy!
We started a new tradition this year. I found this idea on How Does She. I sewed these simple fabric bags for Santa to easily wrap presents in. Luke called them his Ho Ho Bags. We left them out on Christmas Eve by his stocking and then Santa filled them with presents and tied a bow. Super easy for Santa!!! Next year we'll get out the same bags for Santa to fill!
Merry Christmas
Monday, December 27, 2010
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a lot of fun this year with Lukers. We went to my parents' house for dinner on Christmas Eve. My cute mom and grandma always have the tradition Christmas poppers for us at the dinner table. Each popper always has a crown and a little toy inside. Luke was insistent on wearing his crown. He kept reminding us he had his hat on. The present Luke was most excited about was his Thomas the Tank toothbrush! I wanted to take a picture of Luke in his new pajamas by the Christmas tree, but he was insistent that Aunt Jess be in the picture. Silly little boy! It was a fun Christmas Eve!
Cookies for Ho Ho
Friend Party

Our friends had a Christmas party this year. It was super fun and we hope it is an annual tradition. The hit for Luke was the gingerbread house. Isn't it a masterpiece?!?! Luke did spend most of the night in timeout because he was so mean to sweet Hayden. We did White Elephant gifts...luckily no pictures were taken of that! We are so lucky to have such great friends
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