Merry Christmas 2010

We had a whirlwind trip to Ohio for the Christmas holiday... too much fun!!

Annika, Gavin, Hilary, Gretchen, Wesley, Lucas

Play time!

Lucas with Aunt Trisha!

Check out the bump-it action

Santa suit

Columbus family Christmas

Tummy time with Mortimer the Moose

Isn't this hilarious?

Lucas with Aunt Kimberly and Uncle Keisuke

Lucas with Tricia and Juan

Hanging out with Grandpa

Uh Oh!

Well....Lizzie will do anything to come to Ohio with us for the holidays. While we were on vacation in Hawaii the Dog Club owner called us about Lizzie having what appeared to be stress colitis (she is afraid of storms and a pretty big one rolled through shortly after we left). They took her to the vet and she was put on an antibiotic, probiotic, and bland diet. By the time we got home all was well...or so we thought! She soon started eating grass to make herself be sick and couldn't keep any food down. Back to the vet for xrays which revealed a suspicious area in the bowel then an ultrasound which confirmed a foriegn body (no - not a body from a different country). She had surgery the next day and the vet found one of Luke's newborn soothie pacifiers followed by a ridiculous amount of grass. Oh Lemon. What are we going to do with you?!?!?!?!?!?

21 staples

Bumbo time!

Check out my brown eyes :) Just like Daddy!

Play time

Here is a little video of Luke playing in his play yard. He found this leaf that makes a crackly noise with his feet and just kicked away. He also has been working very hard on bringing his hands together - he will do this over and over again with this serious look of concentration on his face - he starts doing this toward the end of this video. Enjoy!

Aloha!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post...we went on our first family vacation with Lucas to Hawaii! We had so much fun! We stayed with family at Kailua beach and spent the majority of days out and about and the evenings with the family. This ended up being perfect for traveling with an infant because there was an "at home" feeling for the little guy :) He did great on the plane(s), he ate during the ascent and descent and slept for the duration. In fact several people went out of their way to comment on what a good flyer he was (maybe they were concerned at the beginning of the flight). Vacation with a baby is soooooo different from vacation before - everything takes so much more planning and time to get ready (I never got to do my hair and one day I didn't even get a shower!), everyone gets sleepy sooner (Luke stayed on EST while we adjusted to Hawaii time), mom and dad never get to swim in the ocean or snorkle together (someone has to hold the baby), no time for shopping or the spa, and I had only 2 island drinks. Ha! We had a fabulous time despite these differences. Welcome the baby years!

Here is a picture summary of the trip:

Lucas sleeping on the first plane

Hiking at Makapuu

Macadamia Nut Farm

Lucas being held by Aunt Taryn

The family at Hanauma Bay

Grant looking at Luke like - just roll over already!!

Daddy and Luke at the pool

Mommy and Luke with a Luau dancer

Luke catching some zzz's at Waikiki beach

Sea Turtles at Turtle Beach

Ross and Matt swimming

Catchi9ng some zzz's at Bellows Field Beach Park

Carter the Paleontologist

Thanksgiving weekend

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Ross had a really long break - off early on Tuesday and doesn't have to go back until next Tuesday (he did have to muster on Wednesday and Monday - just stop in at the base and say "hi"). So we had a great time hanging out and spending time with our little family watching the Macy's day parade, football, and going for a walk on Thursday. My parents and little sister made the trip from Ohio to spend the holiday with us and drove the entire way on Thanksgiving day, so Ross and I had lunch meat sandwiches and an apple for lunch while they had Burger King and then we all had some leftover chicken taco soup and roast beef for dinner. Our Thanksgiving meal was on Friday (we had quite a turnout - 10 friends and family!!) and we made too much food (of course). Saturday was Leanna's birthday so after watching Ohio State beat the pants off michigan we went to an Italian restaurant here in Wilmington that she likes and then had some cake. It was a pretty low key weekend - just hanging out enjoying each other's company and playing pass the baby. Luke loves his aunt Leanna, Babbie and Grandpa and had lots of smiles for them.

Happy Birthday Marine Corps!

Last night we went to the 235th Marine Corps birthday ball in downtown Wilmington...and it actually turned out to be a nice night. The last time Ross and I went to the ball (2 years ago) there was no dancing and everyone left after dinner or did not show up! This year was a different story with a crazy DJ and full tables. Of course, it was the first time Lucas had a babysitter. He did great hanging out with Heather Lane for the night :)

Rolling Over

Here is a video of Luke rolling over! He is so adorable :)

I have noticed that I have been calling Luke "Lucas" when I talk and "Luke" when I write. I don't know what that means or which one will finally stick. Time will tell!