Luke's 9 month pictures

Easter

We hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!

We started the festivities last week. Jack, Caroline & their mommy hosted a fun spring break play date and the kids got to color their eggs and enjoy some yummy ice cream.

And then they were nice enough to invite us to the egg hunt at their church. Thanks Kim!!

The boys (Jack, Riley, Thomas, Dru, Ryan and Landon) waiting to start the hunt....

Daddy & his boys

When Ryan saw this bunny he hid behind me. I thought those days were over since he finally sat on Santa's lap this year, but I guess bunnies are creepier than a strange man in a red suit. Luke, on the other hand, was happy to snuggle up.

Right after the egg hunt we were off to a cowboy birthday party.

Happy 1st Birthday Alex!

Ryan has been to 2 parties with animals in the past. At the first one, he cried the entire time and wouldn't go near the horses. At the second one, he ran in the house to hide every chance he got. But, apparently he's had a change of heart. He rode the ponies (and donkey) over and over again and cried when they left to go home. Later that night as I was putting him to bed he told me that he was sad because he missed them, it was incredibly sweet. Don't tell Ryan, but I think he'll be seeing those ponies again come November 9th ;)

And....Easter morning. Ryan was so excited about the bunny coming to his house that I heard him talking to himself in his room until about 11:30pm so he was a little out of it on Easter morning. He was so psyched about his Cars toy that he didn't care that his basket was full of other goodies.

And Luke was just excited about his Wagon Wheels...it doesn't take much sometimes

Then it was off to Grammy & Papa's house for lunch and another egg hunt. Luke slept through the whole thing and somehow I forgot to take pictures of his adorable Easter outfit after his nap. I may put him back in it and do a little re-enactment...stay tuned

Ryan was disappointed at first because he was shaking the eggs to make sure there was a treat inside but didn't hear anything so he thought that they were empty. He (and his mommy) were excited to find dollars for his piggy bank inside instead of candy to rot his teeth

Ryan and Gavin took turns giving each other wagon rides. What I didn't get a picture of is when they teamed up and pulled Uncle Rick around for a ride...I was impressed!

And last but not least, a random picture of Ryan and Luke's new favorite game. Ryan pushes his brother around in this bin on wheels and they both think its hysterical. They have so much fun together, I can't wait until Luke can really play with his big brother.

Catching Up...and Boston!

Ok, here's a few pictures to catch up on the last few weeks.

Thomas, Nicholas and their mommy were nice enough to have us over for an alphabet play date a couple of weeks ago. Ryan chose R and he was Red Ryan and Luke chose C and was just Cute in his Castle shirt.

We put new carpet in our bedroom, this is Ryan the Builder helping daddy

Ryan has started Soccer Tots for the 3rd time. Only this time he gets to play with all of his friends, so it's more fun!

On Monday, we got out to enjoy the weather at the zoo with Landon & his mommy.

And Boston! Dave surprised me when he called me up from work last week and told me to pack my bags because we were going to Boston! He had to go on a business trip and the boys and I got to go along. Dave was stuck working most of the time, but the boys and I had a blast visiting friends and family. Sorry I didn't get pictures of everyone!
Ryan reading a dinosaur book with his Uncle Steve

Lucas got to meet his great-gram and Uncle Walter for the first time while it didn't take Ryan long to pick right up where he left off.

Along with family, I also have some pretty amazing friends in MA. I'm kicking myself for not taking pictures, but the boys and I had a blast visiting with Jamie & Leo, Jaimie & Maureen. And we missed you, Tammie!
Lucas and Jaimie...

Jamie, Jaimie & I

Ryan and his buddy Leo

Lucas and his new baseball from Uncle Walter & Nee-nee

Getting pictures with daddy

Ryan rocking out on Rock Band at Jamie, Jason & Leo's house-thank you guys, we had a blast!

Before heading to the airport to come back home, Dave and I couldn't decide if we wanted to take the boys to the Museum of Science or the Children's Museum. So, finally we decided to enjoy the mild temperatures and check out Boston Common.

One of my absolute favorite books to read to Ryan is Make Way for Ducklings, so we were both excited to get to visit with the ducklings from the book

And then we headed to Faneuil Hall for lunch where Ryan also got a balloon sword and belt.

Thank you everyone for making our visit so wonderful! We are all already looking forward to our next trip "home"!

Alright! Alright!

So, I've gotten your phone calls and complaints about the blog hiatus! To be perfectly honest, I just haven't had the time.
February just flew by! We stayed very busy, just the way I like it. I got to go on a little trip to Boston to be with my dad for his surgery and spend some much needed quality time with my friends. And Dave got to spend some much needed quality time with the boys. He and Lucas really bonded and the three of them had a great time.
We also attended several birthday parties. I'm usually much better with pictures, but Ryan and Lucas would like to send great big Happy Birthday wishes to Olivia, Halle, Marley, Cooper & Caleb!
And, of course, Ryan has school two times a week. Which is turning out to be a great thing for all of us. Ryan loves it, and Lucas gets three hours of quality mommy time without Ryan repeating "put Lucas down and play with me" the whole time.
We're looking forward to March. Ryan is going to start Soccertots again and Lucas is just on the verge of learning to crawl. Plus, their Papa is coming down from Boston next week and the boys are very excited to see him. It's always something around here-and I promise to get some pictures up soon.

Baptism

Today was a very special day for our family. Lucas received the first sacrament of baptism this morning at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Father Adrian conducted the ceremony, just as he did for Ryan three years ago.

Lucas did amazing. I was certain that he'd have something to say about the water being poured over his head, but I think he actually enjoyed it. The ceremony was beautiful and Lucas was lucky enough to have the support of his family as well as his three godparents-Auntie Jackie, Cory & Diane.

After the service, we came back to the house for lunch and cake. I guess Lucas didn't realize he was the guest of honor, as he slept through the entire thing.

We thank God for our precious boy.