January was all about getting the house decluttered and cleaned after Christmas. This year, it took me like 2 weeks to get everything put away. Luke was upset when his tree in his room had to come down, but he quickly got over it.
We didn't get any snow to speak of, so no fun snow pictures! The first half of the month was pretty tame, which was nice to destress and get things put away, but the last couple of weeks was really busy but fun!
On MLK day, Luke spent the day with dad. He has such a good time with him and they usually do something pretty fun.
On January 20th, Dad got tickets to the Cincinnati Cyclones Hockey game. This was our first hockey game and only the 2nd time we've ever taken him to a sporting event. He just doesn't have the attention span yet so we haven't done it. He did pretty good considering it was after a long day at school and later in the evening. He got to eat a sno cone and Dad got him a hockey puck and a small hockey stick so he was really excited. While we were there, it started with freezing rain. By the time we got back to dad's house, it was a sheet of ice. We had trouble getting to our car and we were a little scared driving home, but we made it ok.
The next day, Luke had a playdate with his friend from school and church, Jeremiah and his aunt Sarah. At first, Jeremiah was really shy but after a little while and after some dress up time, they had a really good time together. I got out the rocket that he got for Christmas and they decorated it with pipe cleaners and stickers, markers, and crayons. We ate lunch and then they had to go, so we could go to Alexis' birthday party.
On Jan 21, we went to Alexis' 1st birthday party. Luke had such a fun time with the kids at the Oberdorf's house.
The kids made marshmallow snowmen-the theme was snowman!
On Jan 22nd, we had a group birthday party for Matt's mom and for Ephriam whose birthday is right after Christmas.
On Jan 28th, we went to our next Lolipop concert for kids at the Cincinnati Symphony at Music Hall. This one was all about animals. We had a wonderful time!
Luke knew this song from the Wiggles! We sang it in a round and it was really cool!
That evening, we went to church and had a fun time with our friends at our Parent's LIFE gathering. the kids got to ride their bikes in the gym.
I think the picture of Luke and Madison should be made into a card about love or Valentine's day...it's so colorful.
Heather Bush - May 8, 2010
Happy Birthday to Luke! I loved your post from yesterday with all his updates. They grow so fast. Hope it's been a great day!
MommiesCoffeeBreak - Apr 23, 2010
Hi Heather - thanks for visiting Mommies Coffee Break and leaving a comment about potty training! It is a TOUGH job, isn't it? I've never had to train a boy -I'm always hearing they're so different to potty train. I don't know how to teach a child to "hold" it, but it seems to be something they "get" and when that happens, potty training in general is easier. We switched to panties just last week and have had a few accidents, but my almost-3-yr-old doesn't like wetting them. She just started holding it overnight last week, too, so that was new for us...
grandpa walker - Jul 14, 2009
Let me add my endorsement on the striped dessert. And just ignore that advise about small helpings or whatever. It is okay if you cut it in small squares, I will just eat four. LOL