Disneyland

Mark had a one day training in LA so Luke and I decided to tag along. Luke and I were on our own most days. Our first day was spent at the beach. This kid loves the sand. I was still finding sand in his ears when we got home. Luke spent two days digging an rolling around in the sand!

I had never been to the Pacific Aquarium so we decided to give it a try. It is a pretty cool aquarium, Luke and I spent an entire day there. He loved looking at all the fish. I thought his favorite part would be the touching exhibits. You were able to touch a ton of different creatures and coral. Luke wanted nothing to do with it. I couldn't even get him to put his fingers in the water...not at all like him. His two favorite things were the Nemo and Dori tank and the splash pad outside.

I didn't think this day would ever come, but we talked Mark into going to Disneyland. He wouldn't admit it now, but I think he had a fun time watching Luke there! We were there when the park opened and stayed until it closed. Luke was in heaven. He had a hard time understanding the concept of waiting in line, and when the second the ride would end he would want to stay on and go again. Mark made a new rule that we didn't wait for any ride with more than a twenty minute wait. I think the highlight of Luke's day was seeing Mater. He was so happy to see him and just kept hugging him. We will need to go back when the Cars ride is done! Mark and Luke both enjoyed their first turkey leg at Disneyland...yum! Luke was super excited to go on Pirates of the Caribbean. When we first got on he was telling us he was scared, but when the ride was over he wanted to go again. Same thing with the Haunted Mansion, however, that ride scared the pee right out of him and all over daddy! It didn't stop Luke, he yelled again when we were done! It was a fun trip and we can't wait to do it again!

Service Carnival

Our ward had a fun Service Carnival for the primary kids. The kids (and adults) had a list of services they had to perform and then that was their ticket to the carnival. There was tons of great food and games. At first Luke was happy just playing on the swing set. Once he figured out there were other things there he was in heaven. He took one bite of everything and went down the big slide about a million times. Cute Creston kept taking him down the slide again and again! It was a fun day!

NY Stock Exchange

Mark has been working on an IPO (initial public offering...don't ask for my clarification than that!) the past few months. It has been a big job that has required a lot of hours and travel. This week the team he has been working with went to New York to finalize everything. On Thursday he was able to go to the New York Stock Exchange while the company he has been working on rang the bell. Mark said it was pretty cool to be in there and it was a once in a lifetime experience! Luke and I are glad he had fun, but we like it when he is home with us!

Tractor Shows

It's no question that Luke is all boy. His current obsession is tractors. Mark and I always get the question, "Where's my tractor show?" Since we had a hard time finding tractor shows we finally turned to YouTube. You wouldn't believe how many home videos there are of tractors on YouTube. Luke will spend hours watching tractor videos on our phones. I don't know what is more sad...the fact that Luke likes watching these videos or that there are actually people out there making them!

Anthropologie Teapot Lamp

Last night I was surfing through some old posts of Vintage Revivals and saw her Anthropologie Teapot Lamp. I thought it was super cool and I might want to make it over the summer. I quickly skimmed through her amazing directions. We ended up going to Home Depot to make some returns and I thought...what the heck...while I am here I'll just grab the drill bit and lamp kit. When we left I thought we're so close to the DI, I'll just run in and see if they have any plates and teacups I like! Five minutes and four bucks later I had an armful of teacups and plates. When we got home Mark started to bathe Luke and get him ready for bed. I wanted to just try out the new drill bit and before you knew it I had a new lamp! I couldn't believe how easy it was. I followed Mandi's directions and it turned out great! I was so happy to be able to use my poppy teapot. Luke broke the lid to it and I had a hard time throwing it out. It worked great in the lamp! I am super excited for a summer of projects now!

The Dirt

For Memorial Day weekend Mark got a dump truck load of dirt delivered. Luke thought it was the coolest thing he had ever seen. He couldn't wait to get out there and get to work. Friday we moved most of it and Luke was a huge help. He kept bringing the dirt from the flower beds back to the pile on the road. On Saturday I went on an early morning bike ride and by the time I got home they were back at work. Do you love Luke's outfit?!?! Fireman boots on the wrong feet, orange shorts and a blue shirt...lookin' good! The pile of dirt has been a hit with the neighborhood. At one point today we had six kids out there helping! What better way to spend Memorial Day weekend?!?!

The Duckies

Every time we drive past Barnes Park Luke screams to feed the duckies. We finally went the other night...if you know me you know that birds are one of my least favorite things so it took some convincing! Luke thought it was the coolest thing ever. Every time he would throw a piece of bread he would scream, "Get it duckies!" When he got to his last piece he was so sad that he started to break it into the tiniest pieces. I'm sure we'll be back again!