Lukey's TWO!!!

It has been a busy weekend around here as our little man is now TWO!!! His actual birthday was Friday and he woke up to balloons and lots of Birthday hugs! He was NOT in birthday mode and was actually the biggest birthday loser around:) He went to a fun lunch at Chick-Fil-A with Matt and Papa to play and eat, followed by some serious playground time with Brian, Matt, and Papa. Once he got back he decided the whole birthday thing wasn't as bad as he originally thought and was downright giddy when we cracked open the presents!!! I've never seen a two year old scream "Tank Eww" so many times!!! He was on serious Wiggle overload with all of the Wiggle gifts my Mom ordered from Australia and was running in circles not knowing what to play with first!!! His big night ended with dinner at Fazoli's followed by Chuck E. Cheese for cake and playtime:) The very last picture took of him at Chuck E. Cheese is a perfect way to describe what a "high" he was on. He was sugar filled, crabby, overtired and let us all know it:) Click on the two photos to see more images from Luke's BIG day!!!

The next day was party day and Luke was ready for another sugar filled day of fun! We headed to Hoppin Hippo, which is a really fun indoor playground with lots of inflatables for young children (no one over 8 allowed unless you are an adult) and had a blast!!! We then moved the party home for cake, presents, pinata and more fun:) It's hard to believe that our little NICU menance is now "pushing three". He is a naughty, Wiggle Groupie, tantrum throwing, full of attitude little tornado that has a heart the size of Texas and gives the best sloppy kisses ever!!! What could be better than that?!?!?!?

BIG NEWS.....

So this whole growing up thing seems to be hitting me like lightning speed all of the sudden! As if starting Kindergarten wasn't enough..Brian lost his first tooth today!!!! That's right, my baby is now an official boy, complete with a giant hole in his smile:) He has had a loose tooth for a few weeks and in all honesty it wasn't quite ready!! He was bound and determined to get this tooth out though and has spent the last 24 hours wiggling with all his might! I was busy cleaning when I hear "It's out...OH MY GOSH...what the heck...MOOOOOOOOMMM...IT JUST POPPED OUT!!!!" He came running, tooth in hand, and gave me a giant grin with a big hole right in the middle! It was one of those Mommy moments when you are ready to cry but instead smile and give a big celebration hug:)

2 Boys+Rain= LOTS of Muddy Fun!!!

We have not had any true rain in Austin since May so the boys have really not had the opportunity to use their umbrellas (which we all know is such a fun thing to do!!!) After 24 hours of hard rain, the yard is wet, the flowers are blooming, the grass is getting greener and my two clowns thought this was the perfect day to go play outside!!! Since there was no thunder or lightning, I sent them on their way to the yard, complete with their umbrellas!

Leave it to my boys to find the only spot in the whole yard without grass (under the trampoline from lack of sun) and dive, literally dive, right on in to the "most funnest mud puddle ever"!!!

What better way to end the fun than with a good old fashioned hose off and strip down in the yard before heading to the tub:)

Matt's Big Day!!!

So Matt is officially "the BIG man on campus" at Palm Valley Preschool! He is LOVING the fact that he's in "the fours" and tells anyone who asks that "not Brian, just me goes to Palm Valley"! He has been counting down the minutes until school started as watching Brian head off everyday was killing him:)

He had his night before school celebration dinner at Olive Garden followed up by some Baskin Robbins. He literally couldn't sleep he was so excited to go and popped right out of bed two hours before we would even think about leaving for school the next morning:) Craig and I took him and he "dismissed" us telling us he was fine and that we should leave! He is happily in Ms. Sharon's class (Brian's old teacher) and his only problem is that preschool is only two days per week:)

Matt & Ms. Sharon:)

It's now just me and Lukey on Tuesdays and Thursdays...the house is eerily quiet! I am already dreading my sweet Matt leaving me next year and just thinking about it makes me want to throw up!!! I wish I could put bricks on all of their heads and just stop time...2, 4 and 5 are a perfect age combination! On that note...can you believe our little Lukey is almost two?!?!?!? Stay tuned for those details...