First It Was Mr. Potatohead...

While Jack was at Grandma's last week, Luke and I shared one of those I can't believe you can do that moments. 

Luke's First Haircut

His lower lip started to tremble as soon as I put him in the chair. From there, it only took a minute for the tears to start. And they didn't stop until I picked him up. Bless his heart, not even a sucker helped a whole lot. 

Grandma's Taking Us to the Zoo Today

Grandma and I took the boys the The Nashville Zoo this morning. I had to chuckle on the way to pick Grandma up because Jack started singing the Raffi song about Mommy taking the kids to the zoo, but he changed the words to Grandma's taking me to the zoo today, zoo today, zoo today. Grandma's taking me to the zoo today. We can stay all day. 

This was the first time Luke was really aware of all of the animals. He was particularly impressed with the meerkats and the fish. I think Jack's favorites were the slimy creatures in the amphibian house. I know what was not his favorite, the bird that landed on his arm in the aviary. He shook the poor little fella off so fast that I'm sure the bird saw stars and said, "Let's go, Grandma."

Luke wanted to see everything from up high. He had quite a system down, one that I was afraid was going to land him in the tiger's cage. Check it out in the photo below. Don't worry, either Grandma or I were always right there to grab on if necessary. 

Tigers, meerkats, snakes, and giraffes are all fine and dandy, but the carousel took top honors. If Luke could rank all of his life's events, I am certain that his carousel ride would take top honors. The kid grinned, chuckled, and waved at every carousel animal. He kept looking at me and his grandma as if making sure we were having as much fun as he was. It was pretty sweet. 

Tonight I'm absolutely exhausted, but it's all worth it to share the kids' excitement and love for life. 

Easter Egg Hunt 2012 and Fishing

We hosted an Easter egg hunt at our house this morning. Some of Jack's friends, our friends, and Grandpa and Grandma came for the event. Seeing Jack and his friends giddy with excitement was so much fun. Jack filled his basket all the way up and had to put the overflow in Luke's basket. Luke walked around with an egg in one hand and his empty basket in the other. 

We took a short rest after the Easter egg hunt, and then we went with Grandpa to his friend's pond for the boys' first fishing trip. Grandpa caught two fish and let Jack reel them in. That was pretty exciting. It was definitely something Jack won't forget soon. 

John and I have been so busy lately that today felt like the first time in way too long since we just enjoyed an entire day with the boys. We needed it. 

Boo!

I couldn't get Luke to cooperate and make this video, but Jack could.

Never Too Busy

I know I haven't been posting much lately. There is a lot going on in our lives that I'm taking some time to think about and prepare for. We've been busy, but never too busy for the playground and a bike ride. I'd post a picture of Luke too, but every time he sees the camera he runs away like it's all one big game of tag and I'm always it. 

Update: I found one picture of Luke from the playground in which you can see his face instead of the back of his head as he runs away. Enjoy.