Almost 1 1/2 years old...!!!

The terrible two's are a terrible thing. How do I know? Lil homeboy decided to test this out the week of Thanksgiving with constant crying/whining when he doesn't get his way and major attitude. Luckily, it was just a short phase, or else Mommy would've gone crazy!

Excuse me for being biased, but I truly believe my boy is a smart one. He knows all his Brown Bear animals, Sesame Street characters, as well as random things in his books. Forget the Star Wars room, he's all about Sesame Street. If only he was into it during his first birthday... perhaps his second birthday will be a recycled Sesame Street theme.


 A boy can never have too many Cookies!


Homie loves going to Barnes & Noble. He runs right to the Sesame Street section.


He also loves books in general. Home, library, book store, whatever.
(Not complaining about his new hobby.)

However, his daily lets-take-everything-out-of-Mommy's-purse hobby is something to complain about.
(Speaking of complaints, SkipHop's quality really sucks.)

And that's month 17...
(Say hello to Mr. Crazy Eyes)

Big Boy Room!

Mommy has started her third trimester, which means... time's a-ticking! Luckily, we were able to put together 90% of Lukey's big boy room over Thanksgiving break. No surprise, it's a CUTE Star Wars themed room (for the most part). It's a shame he doesn't really appreciate it yet. He still only has a love for Elmo and Cookie Monster, but that's a bit too kiddy for Mommy's liking in the long run.

 Mommy had a little obsession with putting "Lucas"/"Luke" EVERYWHERE!

 I think this area gets organized/cleaned at least 3x/day.

 Lucas really enjoys reading "Brown Bear" in his big boy room.

 Thank you etsy and Photoshop!

 Star Wars ABCs

 Took Daddy's "cute" SW toys and used it as decoration.

Thank you etsy and Photoshop once again!

My Little Man

16 months old... he's all grown up now!

It's been a while since we've visited 婆婆's grave. The last time we were there, Lucas wasn't walking OR even standing on his own yet.

I explained to him who 婆婆 is (Mommy's Mommy) and what happened to her, as well as how she was able to see him during his first month of life and where she is now. While explaining it to him, he kept pointing at her and when we left, we both waved bye bye. Hopefully he'll get it one day.

We went on a mother-son date to Chik-Fil-A today and the little man was great! He devoured his chicken strip and some fries and even shared his apple juice with Mommy!

We also went to the Great Mall and Mommy went a bit crazy at Naartjie (That's the best store ever! The material is awesome!). Lucas helped Mommy pick some clothes out for his little sister. For everyone who thinks that Mommy is a big spender, look at the receipt! Mommy is actually a great bargain shopper... thank you very much.

"Fun" @ UCD

Over a decade ago, Mommy met Daddy on the UC Davis campus. The rest was history... 

Okay, that was a lie. They never met on campus. 

This past weekend we made our first trip together to visit Davis again after years and years of being away. To be honest, it was quite boring there!

Lucas is walking around the empty MU, trying to find the bowling alley.

Where is that wretched alley?!

Daddy helped and we stumbled upon a closed Shields Library instead.

Mommy also helped as Lucas found his way into an Egghead's ear!

Okay, UCD isn't that boring after all...

Preschool: Done!

As you can see, today was not a normal preschool day. Instead of bringing Lucas to school, I brought a curious little monkey with me. (Someone's not very happy because Mommy was too busy taking pictures and neglecting helping a monkey go down a big step)

Instead of painting and stamping today, we got to decorate a Halloween bag!

Who says bananas are the only things monkeys eat?

Circle time was also a bit different today.

One of my favorite songs from school - Slippery Fish!

(L) Out collecting treats. (R) Just chillin' after my treats.

This is my first class. School is pretty cool so far.

PROOF

... that Lucas is in fact a natural born hipster! Here he is with Mommy @ H&M and Old Navy picking out potential outfits. He's learning at an early age that Mommy usually only buys clothes that are on sale. 

 

Preschool: Day/Week 7

We have one more week of preschool left before changing to a school that's closer to home. Lucas is a bit skeptical about leaving today because of the rain. He would much rather stay home and cuddle with Mommy, sipping on hot cocoa and watching Yo Gabba Gabba.

Since Lucas does not have a kitchen set at home, that's one of his favorite things to play everywhere he goes!

The color of the week is purple.

The sun finally sort of came out after snack time, so here he is, playing in the somewhat wet but somewhat dry sand.

... as well as holding on to one of his favorite things - BALLS!

Everyday after nap and snack time at home, Mommy & Lucas get the mail. Homeboy is wondering why this mail box is so short.

Done with another tiring day of school over.

 
Going to see if the Giants make it to the World Series after dinner... GO GIANTS!!! (says Daddy & Lucas).