Grandma Lori says...

Luke and Halle are cute as ever. Luke is still intrigued with the “Bobby Boat.” We had Lindsay and the kids meet us up at Deer Creek the other day. Both the kids seem to like to ride in the boat, but Luke just likes to play in the boat at our house which is no fun for me because I have to stand next to the boat to make sure he doesn’t fall out. It’s hot in the garage right now so yesterday when he was here and wanted to do that I wouldn’t let him and he got pretty mad at me. He was tired and had no patience for a grandma who wouldn’t give him what he wanted. Oh well. Being a grandma isn’t a popularity contest. I can only be a nice grandma to a point.

Yesterday I was going to meet Lindsay with the kids at Costco after I tended, but Luke was so tired I was afraid he would fall asleep on the way and I would have to sit in Lindsay’s hot car (her air conditioner hardly works) while Lindsay shopped. I didn’t like that idea one bit so I did everything I could think of to keep Luke awake. I rolled down the windows so he would get air blasted on him, I sang to him and I finally resorted to calling his mom on the phone and having him talk to her. That perked him right up! I was so glad. However, he wasn’t so good in Costco – only because he was tired and awnry. I got some blueberries and he wanted some of those so I have him a couple and he threw them. I tried again and he threw them again. So Costco had blueberries being squished on their floor. Then I gave him a little sandwich they were giving as a sample. He took some bites and then started spitting out the food. Then on the way out he started whining and crying for pizza as we passed the food court. Both Lindsay and I just ignored him and that tantrum fizzled after a few minutes. Poor little boy was just exhausted and was trying to figure out a way to be happy! After I put him in his car seat and the car was running while Lindsay was changing Halle’s very squishy poopy diaper, Luke fell right asleep. Poor little boy.

Draper Days

Saturday was Draper Days. We woke up and got the kids ready and headed to my mom and dad's house to watch the parade. We figured Luke would like it and of course he did. He loved catching the candy and he put it in his little wagon. But he got on a sugar high and was totally wired and was a little out of control. So i'm starting to think i'm going to have to limit his sugar intake or at least not let him eat 20 peices of taffy in one setting again!

After the parade Cory and I took him to the park to the draper days activities and left Halle to be tended with mom and dad. We took Luke on a "forsey" ride (this is how he says horsey) and he loved that. Then, we made our way over to this reptile pavillion where they had a bunch of aquariums full of different kinds of snakes and reptiles. Luke was in heaven! I was surprised but he seriously loved the snakes! So gross, he definitely doesn't get that from me. There was a pretty big snake and for a $2 donation you could hold it, so Cory did the donation and held the snake and Luke thought it was the greatest thing in the world. Cory held it (wrapped around his neck...ewwwwww!) and Luke petted it and was so happy. It was pretty funny. He was pretty upset when we had to give the snake back. Then, when we finally wanted to leave the snake/reptile pavillion Luke was so sad, he started throwing a tantrum. THe only way we could get him to settle down was to buy a Snowee and let him have some. Yes, we bribe our kids with treats :).

Luke likes bugs

Luke is really into bugs lately. He has a Barney episode he really likes called "I like bugs" that i have saved on our TV. They talk about different kinds of bugs, sing songs about bugs, make bug drawings, and he loves it. I keep trying to see if he'll venture out to another Barney episode but the only one he likes is the one about Bugs. Tonight we were at Cory's grandparent's house and Luke discovered potato bugs. He was catching them all night and putting them in a cup. Jason was there and was helping him catch the bugs. At one point he had five potato bugs in his little plastic cup and he was all excited about it but then he accidently tipped it and they fell on his hand and he got scarred all the sudden and dropped the cup and the bugs! He was a little upset for a minute but he got over it quick. Finally it was getting to be dusk so I told him the bugs had to go to bed and they were all going to be going into the ground for bedtime and that got him to give up on the bug hunt for the night.

Cousin's Camp '10

Cousin's Camp '10 was yesterday (Mon) and Sunday. Monday we went to Cherry Hill for Cousins' Camp and Luke really liked it. He went on all the "Big" slides (as big as you can get at Cherry Hill) with Cory and he loved it. He also loved the lazy river. He can swim now with no help with floaties on his arms and he loves it so we let him float down the lazy river all by himself (with us close behind) without us holding him or anything and he thought that was pretty cool.

This little merry-go-round thing kept going and going without having to put any money in it or anything. Finally we had to unplug it so we could leave or Luke would have rode it all day!

Motorcycale and Boating

Luke loves motorcycacle rides (that's how he pronounces it) from grandpa Sheldon. Every time we are over there he finds a way to get grandpa Sheldon to take him on a ride!

We've gone boating a few times this summer with my parents on their boat. Luke LOVES the boat and calls it "Bobby Boat". This started when we were in New York... Cory started telling him bedtime stories about a boat and called it "Bobby Boat" and would describe my parent's boat and a day at the lake. Luke likes to go on the boat and really likes the tube rides! He also thinks wakeboarding is the coolest thing. When we are at home he'll say, "wakeboard!" and he'll jump and slide on the carpet. Or jump off the couch and say "wakeboard!" or jump on our bed and do it.

The British accent

We've realized Luke has a slight British accent when he talks. For instance, he loves to say "sunny day!" when it is nice outside. The "day" comes out with a long A sound so it sounds like he has a British accent. Same thing when he says "Grandpa Dave". There are other things that do it too but these two words are the first that come to mind.

We were trying to figure this out...where does this British sounding accent come from? But then it hit us...Thomas the Tank Engine, Luke's favorite show! It is a British show and so in most of the movies the narrator and engines talk in British accents. So, we know where Luke learns to talk from, Thomas!

Luke loves trains and Thomas. For a long time, before he could even talk, he would say "Toot, toot!" when he wanted to watch Thomas. He loves it.

Grandma Lori says...

Luke is a little bit of a stinker. He gets too rough with Halle, like climbing over her, and Grandpa gets very worried. I tell Dad that he always sees Luke at his worst – at night when he is tired and also when he isn’t getting attention because we are all talking. Lately Halle likes to snort like a pig. Luke is getting too big to be just stuck with his little sister all the time, but then he is not quite big enough to play for a long time with other kids. It’s kind of a hard stage. I guess that’s why they call it the terrible 2’s!

Grandma Lori says...

Luke and Halle are so cute. Halle is settling down and is not so wiggly, it seems to Dad and I. However, Luke gets rather frustrated with her because he will line all his cars up very nicely and she will come and want to play too. But her play is just to attack the line and he gets very upset. I told Lindsay it reminds me of when Brent used to like to crawl into her little pretend kitchen cupboard and pop the sink out and stick his head out of the sink. He was about Halle’s age. It made Lindsay furious!