Besties

Two weeks ago my dad came to visit! He is absolutely Jack's best friend. When we moved to Virginia, that was the hardest part. Watching them say goodbye. So, we were so excited to spend the weekend with him, and to have him here for Father's Day!


Luke really loved him, too :) We were glad to have you here, dad!


Jack decided it was too hot out so he stuck his head in a memorial fountain. And then Jay did it, too. Sorry person that the memorial was for.


Apparently we have lived in the ghetto for too long because Jack will only wear his hats like this. So we taught him some gang signs just in case.


This month Jay's company changed ownership and brought in all of their own people. So, once again, Jay is on the job hunt. It has been so nice having him home! We have had a ton of fun as a family and Jay has loved getting to know Luke a little bit more. If only he never had to work again :) Hopefully it won't take too long to find a job, but we will live it up while he is home!

Our insurance company couldn't get their act together in time for Luke's surgery so we had to reschedule it once again. So, Luke is still tumorific until the end of August. Good thing he is so cute, tumor and all :)

Overload

Sorry for the picture overload, but it has been a while since I posted for the grandparents!

On the 22nd, Jack turned 3! Who knew I was responsible enough to keep a child alive that long?!?! We had a great time celebrating him. My sister-in-law sent me a recipe for really cute hamburger cupcakes. They were soooooo yummy! I wish I had more time to make them really cute, but maybe another year!

Jack was spoiled as usual and we don't plan on changing that. How can you resist that cute little guy?


Jack and Luke are really starting to bond. They just love hanging out together. So much that I heard something from their room when Luke was supposed to be sleeping and this is what I found....

We had to have a talk with Jack about not climbing into the crib when Luke is sleeping :)

Soon our fatty Luke is going to be bigger than Jack.


Memorial weekend was lovely. Scott and Jami came up for a night which is always fun and we also went to some fun BBQ's. My friend Sabrina took these pictures at the BBQ she hosted. It was about 190 degrees and 400% humidity.


Luke started to look like a tomato so we had to get him naked. My favorite :) (You can see his little tumor in this pic. Right eye, inside corner. Gross, huh? :))



No, there wasn't a pool. Jack is just THAT sweaty and wanted to wear his swim trunks.

But, he found a great way to cool off.


Luke is 6 months old already! Wasn't I just pregnant like last week? He is such a charmer. I love his flirty personality and his chubby legs. He weighs in at a whopping 16 lbs. 3 oz. Almost 2 lbs. more than Jack at 6 months. However, it only puts him at the 25th percentile which I just don't understand. He is so fat!

We rescheduled his surgery for July 1st. His little tumor just keeps getting bigger! I am anxious to get it done! We were hoping to wait until Halloween so he could be a pirate with an eye patch, but it just didn't work out :) Ha!




I love these 3. Can't live without them :)

Now, since this post was a little boring, here is a fun game!

Which kid is Jack and which one is Luke!

(The winner gets to go through all of my pictures and sort them out so I can tell them apart!)

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"