Fall Festivities 09

We have been super busy with lots of fun fall festivities. Here is what we have been up to.... 

UT Football

The Children's Garden Fair

The Homecoming Parade

Gramp's 60th Birthday Celebration

and Treat Night at the Dorms

October flew by! November here we come.

deja vu

Luca 

 

                                                  Jack                                                        

Correction

Luca has decided to prove me wrong this week. He is indeed grabbing and holding his toys. Just like that he changes over night. Bittersweet to see him grow and develop so quickly! Hope he decides to prove me wrong with our nap situation too! ;-) 

Luca 3 Months

Luca is 3 months old today. :-) Time is flying by. He is still a pretty flexible and happy baby. He smiles and coos all the time now. Still working on a laugh. He has been sleeping in his own room for a week now. The first night was extra hard on Mommy! I did cry. I totally didn't see it coming but I was overwhelmed by how empty our bedroom seemed without him. I have a hard time with change and letting my babies grow up. I may follow them off to college! (not a joke) 

At 3 months Luca:

1.Has discovered his hands and gazes at them and of course sticks them in his mouth.

2. Is totally addicted to his pacifier but with it can sleep just about anywhere.

3. Currently does not take ANY long naps but rather takes multiple power naps throughout the day. 

4. Is NOWHERE near holding his head up on his own or rolling over. Not to worry these are on Mommy's daily regimented routines. 

5. Is starting to become more engaged with his play toys and reaching out for them but is a long way off from grabbing them.

6. Has a little red strawberry that the Dr. said will continue to grow, peek and then go away. 

7. And tolerates his big brother's in your face display of affection. :-) 

Jack and Luca cooperating for Mommy and her camera

Luca's current obsession

Just for Kicks

This is just an ode to various shoe pictures that I have taken over the last year or two. 

Daddy Shoes

Mommy Shoes

Old School Shoes

On the Wrong Foot Shoes

And Baby Shoes :-)

Weekend Fun

Last weekend we went to our local art festival. We have gone to it a couple of times and it has gotten better every year. There is live music, food, artists selling their artwork and LOTS of fun activities for children. We did not have time to get through all of the activities and booths because Luca wanted to come home and eat. But Jack managed to paint, make a wooden sculpture and glue some bean art together.  Here are a few pics of the boys at the festival. 

Jack beginning his masterpiece 

Deciding that his artwork would be mostly green

Jack started out painting a tree, but then changed his mind and said it was a garden. (Notice his left handed stroke.) 

Eating a corn dog right before a meltdown 

And this is what Luca did through it all. Such a sweet little boy.

This weekend we didn't do much. Just a little recuperation from a long week. Here you see Jack playing with his cars at Starbucks as he anxiously waits for his "coffee water" and coffee cake.

Poor Luca just gets toted around all the time. Here he is catching some zzzz while the rest of us drink and eat. :-) 

Tired

Okay so this is not a recent picture just something visual to hold you over until my next post. Todd has the symphony this week and Luca is addicted to the pacifier. Makes for long and exhausting days. Currently too tired to upload pics from our camera. Will post again soon when I am rested. :-)