For the Record Book

For the record book....

-Davidson County School students have to go to school on a Saturday for the first time in my teaching/administrative career - I knew it would happen eventually and thanks to that terrible storm that came through our county on Monday night, I will be at work and thousands of kids across the county will be at school tomorrow. Thank goodness it's an early release day so I should be home by 1:45, but, I will feel like my weekend is super short! Next week could seem l-o-n-g. Thank goodness I already planned on taking next Friday off of work! :) Even though the teachers and students are not super excited about school being in session tomorrow, we will be thankful for our day off on Tuesday and then make the best of the day tomorrow! :)

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-the Itty Bitty Kiddy Festival that I was so excited about last weekend was not too exciting, mainly because the wind was blowing so hard that the games that were planned couldn't happen. Luke enjoyed sitting on the bench, eating some goldfish while watching the Kid City cloggers. We only stayed about 30 minutes and then went to do an indoor activity.

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-because last Saturday was too windy to stay outdoors, we ventured outside ALL day on Sunday. Luke LOVES Dan Nicholas Park so that's where we went, but this time, we took Daddy...we had so much fun...we rode the train two times and the carousel one time (Luke enjoyed it this time). We saw the animals again and Luke played on the playground for over an hour....Luke loves to just walk around and explore, picking up objects along his way. We will definitely visit again soon!

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-Luke is saying several new words - duck, truck, and bird. Duck and truck sound a lot alike but he points to what he is saying so that helps me understand. Bird is not very clear but he is saying the same sounding word every time he points to a bird.

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-Luke loves visits with his memaw....last Saturday night, we went to dinner with my mom, my stepdad, and my niece/sister, Lexi....then, we went back to memaw's house to play. Luke and memaw had a blast! I have included pics below!

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-Luke had another adventure with my keys (remember last time he called the cops), only this time, I almost had a panic attack. On Tuesday morning, Luke and I went to Babies R' Us in Greensboro. As we were leaving the store, I let Luke hold my keys....then, I put him in the car (not strapped in) while I loaded the trunk and the backseat. I had all four car doors closed while I loaded the trunk. As I was coming around the corner of the car, I heard "click!" Oh my gosh! I knew what just happened. There sat Luke in my car all by himself, grinning, holding my keys, pushing the lock button. I seriously thought I was going to have a heart attack. I got someone from Babies R' Us to watch the car while I ran in to use the phone (because my phone was locked in the car). I called Landis, who works in Winston, and asked him to come unlock my car as soon as he could. In the meantime, the sweetest old lady and man stood with me beside of my car as we entertained Luke with silly faces and tried our best to coach him on which button to push on the keys. After what seemed like an eternity (but was actually only 10 minutes), Luke accidentally hit the unlock button and I opened the door!!!! After giving him a huge hug and thanking everyone who was trying their best to keep me calm, we safely left Babies R' Us. I thank God for protecting my little boy when I'm too dumb too! :) I mean, what was I thinking???? Obviously, not that he would hit the lock button. The amazing thing was that even though he wasn't strapped in, he didn't try to go anywhere else in the car where he could get hurt and he never panicked or got upset - I think he thought it was a fun peek a boo game. Well, one day I will tell him about that peek a boo game and how much fun mommy did NOT have....so, FOR THE RECORD BOOK....take my advice (like you really need it)....don't let your child play with your keys while inside your car with the doors shut....I'm such a goof ball! :)

Enjoy the pics....I'm off to bed to get ready for SCHOOL TOMORROW!!! :)

Park pics...

Love the static hair...







Smelling a flower...





In daddy's big chair with two objects again....
Playing at memaw's house (in the big empty bath tub)....

My mom and stepdad have two very tame birds....Luke is trying to pet them...


My stepdad taking his turn occupying the little man at dinner...

Memaw's turn....she looks like she's enjoying herself...



Trying to put his hat on...

Check out his face...he just helped me finish off a piece of Boston Creme Pie...
Then, he threw away the plate...

Sitting at the festival listening/watching the cloggers...

And, the new deck....we are so excited....Did I post the deck before??? I can't remember....if I didn't, just trust me that this deck is much better...it's twice the size, has a gate to keep the dogs away from Luke either when he's in the yard or on the porch, and it has a bench seat on the end...our old deck had no pickets and was half the size....Luke could walk right off the edge...we constantly had to chase him...





Enjoy this beautiful weekend! :)

Toddy

On the Go with Two!

For some reason, Luke now wants to carry two things around the house...he's always wanted to carry something in his hand, but, now he must have two things - one in each hand AND sometimes he tries to carry more than two. He knows where his pacis are so, even though he has one in his mouth, he points to the drawer and asks for another one to carry around. I usually let him...I know, I know...I probably shouldn't. When he rides in his red car, he wants two stuffed animals to ride with him. He sometimes requests to carry his milk in one hand and his juice in the other. No matter what size toy....he wants to carry two and sometimes gets frustrated when he can't hold everything that he wants to. I'm not quite sure why this habit has developed and how long it will last, but for now, he's definitely taking advantage of the TWO hands God gave him! :)

Little side note...I have to watch him because he sometimes throws one of the TWO items that he has away in the trash can. I let him help me throw things away and now he thinks he can throw anything away. He thinks its cool to put his paci in the trash until he realizes he can't get it back and then he's not so happy. :)

I titled this blog post with "on the go" because Luke has taken after me and his daddy - he wants to go, go, go....as soon as I get home from work, he starts pointing to the door because he wants me to take him somewhere - to see the ducks, to the park, for a stroll, or sometimes he just wants to ride in the car and listen to music. Most of the time, I honor his request and we go somewhere for just a little bit.

On the weekends or my days off, he wants to go somewhere as soon as he wakes up...I'm always thinking of somewhere fun we can go to. :)

This week, on Wednesday, I had the day off of work and it was nasty and rainy outside so Luke and I went to the Children's Museum in Winston. Luke loved it! We had a blast! Educators get in free and it was an excellent place for his age..I highly recommend checking it out. Luke and I will go back soon! We plan on visiting this museum as well as taking many other field trips this summer - the zoo (I just bought a membership), the pool (of course), Nature Science Center, Lazy 5 Ranch, Dan Nicholas Park, the local area playgrounds, a trip to Chapel Hill to visit the museum on Franklin Street and to take a nature walk through the gorgeous campus, Discovery Place in Charlotte, and anything else we can find to do. :) I have 10 more weeks of work and the summer fun can begin!!! :)

For now, we can enjoy weekend field trips....for instance, today as soon as Luke wakes up from his nap, we are going to the Itty Bitty Kiddy Festival in Lexington. It's free as long as you bring a non-perishable food item. So...you can look forward to next week's post including some fun facts about our trip to the festival. I will also post some pictures of our new deck next week. I'm going to go take some pictures right now! The whole family (dogs included) are enjoying the bigger space.

Here are the pictures for this week....remember to pay attention to the TWO items that he often carries.....

Getting ready to throw a block....

Making some kind of animal noise...I can't remember which one...
There's his fuzzy ball...Landis brought that back from him when he went to Cincinnati in February...Luke loves it!
There's the push popper. Luke and I love it! Daddy hates it! I love to chase Luke around with it - he laughs and tries to go hide in the corner of his room.

And, now....the pictures I took at the museum....don't you just love that cute little "country boy" flannel shirt....he's adorable....I can't help but say it...
Going fishing...

Should I jump overboard????



TWO items....
TWO scarves...this was the coolest exhibit...do you see those tubes in the background....you put a scarf in the hole (where you see that lady standing) and the scarf goes through the tubes and then flies out...Luke and this little boy named Grant chased the scarves around for 30 minutes...
That's adorable...
Taking a break....
But, getting silly....:)


Eating goldfish and drinking some juice (a.k.a water)...
TWO donuts....
TWO stuffed animals...
He loved to hear these chimes make noise...notice, he is still multi-tasking...he has TWO stuffed animals in one hand while playing the chimes...

TWO toys...a toaster and a green pepper from the kitchen he just played in...


Oh my! Surprise! Only ONE block!
In awe of all the fun things to do....he is trying to decide where to go first...
TWO blocks...
THREE stuffed animals....
And, finally, a video....Luke says this sound that sounds like he is talking in Japanese....it took us forever to figure out what in the world he was saying but we think we know now....when I tickle him, I say, "Tickle, tickle, tickle" real fast....well, I think that is what he trying to say in this string of sounds....listen carefully.

Enjoy this beautiful spring weekend! :) See you next week!

Toddy