Our first Family Trip

Someone told me the other day that you don't go on vacation with kids, you go on a trip. I now understand. No escaping reality, just taking reality to a different location.

So.. our first family trip was to the Lake House. At the lake house, we enjoyed:

Sitting on the dock- fully covered for maximum sun protection, of course.

Riding on the boat
Done in shifts so someone could always stay at the house with the bambino.

Rocking the bambino to sleep.
We do this a lot at home, too, but it's a little more enjoyable when done overlooking the water.

All in all, Luke said he had a fabulous time!

See, that's his 'Fabulous Time' face :)

A small update

7 weeks old last Saturday!

Yoda Baby.
He's so amusing.

Sleeping Beauty

How Fun!

We had a wonderful weekend!

Friday night was pretty basic. We ate left over King Ranch Casserole (thank you, Mary, it was delicious!) and then decided to go through the Braum's drive through to get a shake for Trey and a frozen yogurt for me. Luke decided to cry and have a semi-melt down in his car seat. Hmm... I guess the ice cream was worth it, though. We've figured out that he has to be put to sleep before going in the car seat; he will not do it on his own. It's only taken us two car seat melt downs to figure this out.

Saturday we had visitors and a date night.

Patrick and Mari and their crew came to meet Luke.

The girls spent most of the visit like this.

Luke enjoyed Jack's funny faces.

Saturday night we went to dinner for Trey's birthday while my parents and Susan watched Luke at their house. I made reservations for us at Nick and Sam's Steakhouse. It was very good and the time spent together was even better. Luke did great at his grandparent's house. They said he was very well behaved and they'd watch him again which is great news for us!

Sunday, Mother's day, was a fun day too. It started off wonderfully with Luke sleeping from 10:15 to 4:45 Saturday night. I got a full five hours of blissful, wonderful, uninterrupted sleep! I think that was the best gift I could have received. Trey and I made waffles for breakfast and then took Luke to his first art festival, Cottonwood. It's a great small art festival held here in Richardson twice a year. We ended up buying two pieces that we couldn't pass up. The art festivals are a great way to collect original art work that doesn't cost thousands of dollars. We like the fact that they're interesting and not something that anyone could pick up at one of the thousands of Bed, Bath and Beyonds out there. Both artists we bought from were from Florida- I told Trey maybe that was a sign we're missing out on something there...
My mom and I met at a local nail salon in the afternoon to get pedicures. It was nice and relaxing and time well spent with mi madre.
We ended the day by going to my parents' house for broiled and fried shrimp. It was a great meal accompanied by these awesome cheddar biscuits, baked potato, and salad.

Mother's day flowers from Trey and Luke

My wonderful mom! She's my best friend and I love her!

My cute family. I love them, too! They make me happy :)

Parting shot: We caught Luke with a smile on his face!

One Month

A half-smile caught on camera! And yes, he's smiling!

Milestones for one month:

• Smiles :)
• Weighs 9 lbs. 15 oz.
• 21 1/2 inches long
• Looks at me or his dad when we're talking
• Can hold his head up a lot of the time- his control is so good!
• He can lift his head up and turn it from side to side when on his stomach
• He can 'stand' when you hold him up
• He'll use his legs to push off your hands when he's laying down on his stomach
• Enjoys looking at bright lights, especially the sunlight
• Actually will do and enjoys tummy time
• Loves a good walk around the neighborhood
• Has had his diaper changed in the back of the car in a mall parking lot
• Likes visitors- usually sleeps right through it ;)
• Doesn't mind his car seat and falls asleep in the car
• Starting to grab at things- always grabs at my necklace or a finger or the hem of a shirt
• His hair is so long on the sides and at the back- he really needs a haircut!
  
• Loves his family :)
  

4 Weeks

Look how big he's getting!!

Very soon, I'll get to post his 1 month picture. I can't believe it!

Here are a couple of other pics I took this week when he was doing tummy time:

Luke's pretty cute, but I love this quilt. How fun is Dr. Seuss?!?

Close up! How cute is that face?!?

Easter

Luke had his first Easter!

He's still too young to go to church, so we spent the morning at home. That was fine right now because it still takes a bit of prior planning to get out of the house, so if anything it saved us some time and made the day a little more relaxing.

We Skyped with the Jackson's so we could 'see' them on Easter too!
Luke got to see his Grandma and Grandpa Jackson, his Great-grandma and Great-grandpa Goldapp, and his Aunt Lauren and Uncle Jason. He told me he's looking forward to seeing them in person this summer!

In the afternoon, we went to my parents' house for Easter lunch. It was very yummy!
My mom made a ham, deviled eggs, green bean casserole, potatoes, shrimp salad, green salad, fruit salad, and dinner rolls! We then had carrot cake for dessert. It was all very good and very filling!
We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out a their house watching the Rangers game and a golf tournament on TV.
Luke's Easter outfit.
Aren't those shoes hilarious?



This is how we spent Easter afternoon. Charlie loved to lick Luke. It was pretty funny.