The last few weeks in the Lucas house have been busy! The kids and I spent some time in Iowa for Spring Break. I made the 5+ hour trip there and back with very little excitement! Just the way I like it and expected it would go. I felt blessed to spend some quality time with my family. Laura and Mom took some time off work and we were able to spend a good amount of time together. Laura and I went shopping together and shared many laughs as she picked some new clothes out for me and I complained the whole time. I will admit though, I have been complemented on almost all of her picks! The weather was great, 70's almost every day! Therefore, we spent a lot of time outside. Mckenna and Brooke were a kill to watch! They truly started to play together. They played hide-n-seek with Papa Ken, hid behind the curtains and behind Brooke's bed and raced Uncle Chris in the backyard! I had the kid's pictures taken while we were there and had too short of a visit with Aunt Marge, Uncle Jim, and Aunt Karen.(Notice what Auntie Marge is already training Mckenna to do?)
When we returned home Matt and I took Mckenna to Disney's Princess on Ice. We decided to buy the mid-priced tickets and it was totally worth it. We were the second row from the ice on the right side. Most of the action was faced forward but since it was "on ice" the skaters moved all around. I was able to take enough pictures to create a memory book for Mckenna to look back on someday. At one point I had to take Mckenna to the restroom and as we went all the way to the top she was yelling, "I'll be back, hold on, I'll be back!" Then once we were in the bathroom she was telling me all about Princess Tiana and kept asking, "What's next?" Matt and I will definitely remember this moment with her and will tell her about it for years to come!
We have spent so much time outside lately. We have been swinging up a storm, BBQing, and soaking up the sun! Mckenna and Quentin have enjoyed every moment of it. The patio furniture is out, the flowers are up and the trees have opened their leaves! We couldn't be happier around here. Although, I think Matt would argue he could have waited a few more weeks for mowing season to start.
Mckenna
When I look at Mckenna, I think "where has my baby gone." I get tears sometimes when I look at her because she really doesn't even look like a baby anymore. I think she looks more like a little girl. She uses complete sentences and can really express many of her feelings. She has taken a little step back in the way of potty training. She has had several accidents lately, we are thinking some more potty celebrating and "nemmies" (m&m's) is needed! Mckenna is a singer! She can sing the lyrics to several children's songs as well as some of the chart toppers! She will request "Sometimes I Get a Good Feeling" and "We are Young" when she is riding in the car with Daddy and will sometimes spontaneously start to sing! One of her favorite phrases lately is "probably no" or "probably yes". It makes me chuckle every time she says it! We tried to see the Easter Bunny but she refused, holding tight and saying no. Later in the evening I asked her if she wanted to go back and see the Bunny and her predictable response, "probably no". Mckenna can tell you what the majority of her books are about. The other night she wanted one more book, she grabbed one of the shelf (one we haven't read in a long time), and said, "I want sharing book". She was totally right, the book was about sharing! I couldn't believe it! She has her "terrible two" moments sometimes, but most of the time she is very sweet to us and her little brother.
Quentin is on. the. move! He is into everything and prefers Mckenna's toys to his. He began army crawling right around Spring Break and hasn't looked back. He will get up on his hands and knees, rock back and forth, but he still hasn't figured out how to make crawling work. He is getting really quick and will choose where he wants to go. He loves to splash in the dog water and when we say "no" he will look up at us. He can move from the crawling position to the sitting position and vice versa. He can play for long periods of time sitting up and spends very little time on his back. We are still doing baby food, however, I have been trying small bits of banana and recently he has gnawed on a watermelon on the rind. He loves the watermelon until it breaks off in his mouth, then he chokes and spits the pieces out. Not quite ready for chewing. He continues to be a very happy baby and we hear his cute little laugh often!
Love from the Lucas Family!
