Parental Hookie

We got to ditch the boys and have a super hot date this weekend! Jay's boss got married on Saturday at a lovely hotel right in DC. It overlooked the White House and a few of the monuments. Our very wonderful friends took Jack and Luke for the night (in addition to 4 of their own!) so that we could stay in the city. We had a great time, ate amazing food, danced and danced and enjoyed just being the two of us for a few hours :)



Isn't spring gorgeous here? I know I complain about the trees, but when I can see over the tops of them, they are simply divine.







This was our view from our hotel room. This is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. We really lucked out because it is beautiful at night!

Gettysburg

Jay finished school for the spring semester and we both got released from our church callings (due to a ward split) so we decided to head out of town and enjoy our week of freedom! It was absolutely fantastic not to have anything we HAD to get done. We decided to drive up to Gettysburg. I'm going to be honest, I don't know much about the Civil War except what they put in Gone With The Wind, so this was a good history trip for me :)

The drive was lovely. The boys slept a lot, and Jay and I got to hold hands for 4 whole hours :)


Jack loved the cannons. Not sure he got the concept because he kept looking down the barrel.


The monuments were huge and beautiful and everywhere. I had no idea how big the battle was. Guess I better see some more Civil War sights while we live out here.


This is the area where the biggest, bloodiest part of the battle was. There were more casualties in 3 hours here than all of the casualties of the Allied forces combined on D-Day. Just an interesting thing we learned.


We ate at this great old house that was built in 1776. During the lunch hours they open up the basement tavern. We ate by candlelight and our waitress looked like a barmaid. It was really fun.







And since Luke's cute face wasn't in any of our pictures, here he is. The red hair is almost gone. I am really bummed out about it. At least he still has his armpit rolls.

It's Not A Toomah!!

Except that it is. A tumor. On our baby.

Luke has a lump under his brow bone between his eye and his nose. Just a tiny lump, but it has gotten bigger. Our pediatrician referred us to an Ophthalmologist who we saw on Thursday. He checked it out and said that Luke has a tumor. He isn't positive what kind of tumor and won't know until he takes it out and they do a biopsy. So, our poor little Luke has to have surgery. The Dr. wants to wait until he is 9 months so he is a little bigger to handle the anesthesia. His surgery is scheduled for August 12th, unless it starts growing faster, then they will take it out ASAP. He is optimistic that it is a benign tumor common in babies called a dermoid tumor/cyst. Feel free to wikipedia it, and prepare yourself to be grossed out.

So, if you would, please keep Luke in your prayers.

On a happier note, Luke thinks that rice cereal is poison. I might agree with him. He gags, he spits it out, he has even thrown up because he thinks it is so gross. We keep trying, but he keeps hating. I think I will let him have a break and try again in a month or so.

Lindsay Vs. The Birds

This lovely creature is the root of all of my angst. Jay says that doves are the most peaceful creatures....with their calm coos and beautiful features. This might be true if they weren't trying to build a nest on our patio. I don't want their poo all over and I certainly don't want them dive-bombing Jack this summer to protect their babies (spawn might be a better term).

I LOATHE them. I just hear that coo and my blood turns cold. I have knocked down the start of their nest about a million times and they just keep coming back! Our neighbors have a perfectly good patio....that is safe from me. I don't understand why they torment me. I find myself losing sleep trying to think of a way to keep them away. I feel like the coyote trying to get that irritating road runner. And soon they will have babies...and take over the world!!

......Am I in an Alfred Hitchcock movie?

Jackisms

Just a few things Jack says that will brighten your day :)

(Watching Tangled during the "I have a Dream" song)
Jack: Mom, I have a dream too.
Me: You do?
Jack: Yep. In my bed.

"My stinky feet taste DELICIOUS!!"

(Yelling from the bathroom) "HEY!! My poop went back into it's home! Come out poop!"

(He had the flu and I gave him some Ginger Ale) "Mom, please have more gingerbread man juice?"

"Where is my Bummy Rabbit book?"

"Mom, is that a cockarooster?"

"Mom, I don't eat your boob anymore like Lukey does."

"Brass monkey monkey, that funky monkey" (Yes, he does sing Beastie Boys)

(Saying prayers) "Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that Lukey came out of mom's tummy, thank you that Dad didn't fall down playing basketball, and thank you for my markers, Jesus Christ, Amen"

The Mansierre

Our sweet Luke has man boobs. Very, very cute man boobs. I always wanted a chubby baby!

He is also going bald, but that is a sensitive subject.


He is just so divine. If I didn't hate being pregnant, I would already be working on another one.


Jack's recent diaper freedom has caused us to give him a new nickname, "Butt Crack Jack". Has a nice ring, doesn't it? He has decided that he doesn't want to wear underwear. He just wants to go "Commano". Ahhhh, I can just picture Kindergarten...


What would I do all day without these two?

Ducks in a Row

Jack has certainly inherited many of our traits. Jay and I both like things organized. However we have very different organizational techniques. Turns out that Jack has his own organizational style as well. All of his toys have their specific place. His routine has to be done in a certain order. Any deviation can cause major problems. I have spent the last few months taking pictures of how Jack lines things up. He is very particular about how they line up. I find it amusing....Jay made me ask the Dr. about it. Turns out he is going to be just fine, in spite of his obsessive tendencies :)










Our neighbor gave us an old high chair/desk for Jack. Jay has big plans for painting and reupholstering it. So, we gave Jack the electric screwdriver and let him take it apart. It took him less than 5 minutes to get about 30 screws out.....then he lined up the pieces. I'm pretty sure he is going to grow up to be an engineer. However, if you ask him, he is going to grow up to be Wolverine.