Hey there! Back so soon, you wonder? Yes!

I have photos from this summer that I haven't posted because I am an awful person. But please do enjoy them anyway.

Check out little man's cute haircut!!! Why must it grow out, forcing us to cut it again? I swear, each haircut convinces me more and more that they ought to serve shots of whiskey to parents at hair cutteries.

Wait, that is my idea, don't you dare go and open the first bar/kid's salon and make my millions!!!

On the train at Sonoma TrainTown.  While his eyes may look glazed over, it is because he is entranced by the nature of train theme park.



Am I in Heaven?!?!

Halfway through the train ride, you can get off the train and feed some animals.  This guy is like, "Come on kid, just turn the knob.  I'm starvin' over here!"

Pumpin water like a pro.

The biggest pumpkin at the patch!

Pancake breakfast at the Fire Station!!!  Yes, he did were his suit.  Yes, he did eat that whole plate full of food.

Hey, this is fun.  I don't ever want to get down.

For real.  I am not getting down.

Look into my eyes.  I am not leaving.

Don't I look like my Uncle Matt when he was a kid?  BTW,  I know that I am in the backseat now.  You may have won the battle, but I will win the war.

This is awesome.

On the train to Jack London Square.  Lucas kept saying "Tickets, please" to anyone who would give him the time of day.

Trying to break into Jack London's Alaskan home.

On the wolf with Milo.

How cute are these guys!?!?!

Mea Culpa

Yes, I am a terrible person.  I have not posted in, well, forever.  But you will forgive me because you love me. Yes, you really do.  Plus, you will forgive me once you see these photos of the most darling little Lucas of all time. 
xoxoxo
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!

After trips to 4 supermarkets, we finally found one little pumpkin, but it was the best little pumpkin.  We are carving it at the Bampomp's house.

Seriously, you want me to touch this?  Are you sure?

But I can taste it, right?

Eh, doesn't taste so good, but it sure feels awesome.

Maymont Park.  Goat trying to eat child.

How cute is my mom?!?!?

Lucas in love with Grandpop's bird.  He kept kissing it.  Seriously.

And how cute is this guy?!?!?

Handsome explorer in the farthest reaches of Grandmom and Grandpop Taraborelli's house.

Vocabulary 101

appabear = everywhere

As in:  Here a moo, there a moo, appabear a moo moo.


Koldoo= yogurt

As in:  I have no idea, people.  No idea.

Don't DO that= I am two, and I am bossy.  If you don't believe me, I will just keep saying this louder and louder and squwintch up my eyebrows until you take me seriously.  Don't play with me.

Robot baby=a type of dance that goes well with spazzy laughter, and then calling everything in the room by its' robot name.  Robot mommy, Robot daddy, Robot chair, you get it?

OK, funny story...
You may know that Mr. Little will not be a catburglar because of his leadfootedness.  As he was running on the hardwoods in thick, fluffy socks, we could hear the pounding, followed by a second of quiet, then a hug crash.  After the dust settled, we hear Lucas yell out, "My OK!"  He is an animal.

The pacifier (fi-er as it is called) is a thing of the past.  No fire for five days.  Such a big boy!

Hope you enjoyed these little updates.

A Night On The Stoop

This is how my kid rolls.  A low sodium V8 and a no sugar frozen fruit pop.  He's tough.  Real tough.

Nails!

That is snails, obviously!  We found all of these snails having a little snail party in the yard.  We gathered them on the steps, and Lucas just loved every minute. 


ps  I am powerwashing those steps this weekend.  dont' judge.

Pretty sure this isn't how a pacifier is supposed to be used.

Did you know that he calls his pacifier his 'fire'?
Try to play the guessing game of "What the heck is that kid saying?"
menon=melon
no=no  (no confusion there)
no=yes  (he is a toddler, after all)
mine=mine 
dooder=tractor
afreshing=thanks for changing my diaper, that is refreshing

My favorite was the other morning, we were all cozy and waking up and Lucas looks at me and whispers, "Breakfast.  Want it.  Pancakes.  Make it."  Seriously?!?!  This kid!

Big Boy Alert

Mr. used the potty this morning.  I was so excited, I almost peed in my pants.  How dare he grow up?

Before!

Drink it in.  Afters comin' atcha tomorrow.

Photos!

So cozy when sleeping!  So delicious!!

Holy Cow, bubbles are fun.  I don't think he actually made washing the car efficient, but he sure enjoyed himself!  The neighbors got a kick out of watching him "work".

Skater Boy stylings.  Thanks for the measuring cups, Sarah Benoit!!

Another action shot, can you see the excitement in his eyes?

This slays me.  Zoom in to see the watermelon juice ALL over his onesie.  What a delicious mess.

Three Cheers for Aunt Lainey!

I just want to take a moment to recognize the greatest unsung hero of Lucas' life.

Aunt Lainey.

Aunt Lainey is supreme. First off, she does things that I, mommy, would never do. Baby has a fever...no problem....she goes to the store and buys a variety of frozen pops and delivers. Without being asked to, I might add. She gives him dessert. I don't. She drops everything and comes over when I, mommy, am freaking out. She talks to the advice nurse when I, mommy, think the advice nurse is a huge jerk and Aunt Lainey uses words that are slighty nurse-ish to alert jerky advice nurse that she is serious, but not in the obnoxious way that I, mommy, would have had she not taken the phone from me.

She upgraded us to business class on the plane. I am too cheap. She always has snacks. I am too cheap. She can ALWAYS put the baby to bed, and she (almost) never gloats about that. She is the bomb.

If I didn't have her, I would surely be in the loony bin, but if Lucas didn't have Aunt Lainey, it would be really, really sad. For him.

Aunt and Uncle Day is July 26, but I think we'll celebrate early.

Have I told you lately that I love this kid?

I am trying not to say 'baby', as everyone points out to me that L is not a baby. But it is just so hard since since he is my little pumpkin-butt.

He has really started to talk....so much. He can really really repeat well, so watch what you say for crying out loud. He actually said 'helicopter' tonight. Seriously! Today he also truly embrace the word 'mine', and I hope that is just a mandatory passing phase. Because it is just ugly. He has been such a great little sharer, but the 'mine' thing has got me spooked, people.

Since daylight saving, his highness has decided that sleeping before 10pm is for losers, and he is no loser, so he is up. Late. Every night. On the one hand, it is awesome to spend more time together. On the other hand, I haven't been able to take care of much around the house once he does go to sleep. Soon he'll start sleeping earlier, right? RIGHT?!?!?

His latest hysterical quote is "oh man", and he'll drop that on you when you just aren't expecting it. Drop some food from the table..."oh, man", unzipped your jacket, "oh, man", he finds my phone and brings it to me, "oh, man, mommy", you get the picture.

I love that kid. Still cozy, although he is less cozy as he gets more 'big boyish'. Oh, but he has learned to kiss and blow kisses, and still loves reading most of all. Unless he can see his box of legos. Or food. But you know what I mean.

OK, got to go to bed!!! xoxo Visit soon!

Bay Area Discovery Museum OR BUST!!!

Today had it all. Sun. Heat. Baby. Friend with Baby. FREE passes to the Bay Area Discovery Museum under the Golden Gate Bridge. And did I mention it was hot? Shocking.

So, my buddy and I packed the kids and lunches and had the greatest day of toddlercentric play and science and out-of-doorsness possible. She and I were exhausted, the kids could have gone alllllllllll day. How do they do it?

If my hands hadn't been so full of stuff I swear I would have taken more photos. Next time!

Steam Trains!

The baby loves some steam trains! Here are just two photos of Lucas and Daddy on the train on the first day in FOREVER with no rain! It was freezing, but well worth the trip.