My sweet 21 month old!

Okay, maybe sweet isn't the word most would use to describe my crazy guy, but from a mother's perspective, let me tell you why he is sweet. Ever since Daddy went back to work two weeks ago, my little boy has been doing his best to be a good helper and big brother. Granted, he has his moments, but he's a good kid overall. 

When Lukey hears his sister cry, he immediately runs to find her paci and stuffs it in her mouth (and sometimes gives it to Mommy). He would also place a blankie on her when he notices that she doesn't have one or it fell off. He also likes to swing her (even when she's peaceful and fast asleep). When Char is upstairs crying, he would point upstairs to remind Mommy to take care of Charlotte. He also helps throw Char's dirty clothes in the hamper. If this isn't what a sweet big brother is made of, I don't know what is! My little Lu Lu sure has grown to be quite the helper this past month.

On another note, this is what most people see... a crazy toddler who's super social and loves to construct things, then deconstruct it shortly after.

 He also loves reading books (and sometimes ripping them, but has been getting in trouble for doing that now) and hanging with his buddy Micah.

Happy Easter!

Easter egg hunt #4 was more of a success. Lucas *finally* (sorta) got the concept that he should collect as many eggs as he can first before opening them up to see what kind of goodies are inside. Hopefully he'll be better next year.

Our family pic (thanks to Highway)

 

 I had to bribe Lucas with a cupcake so he'll sit still and take this picture (he's obviously not amused... and neither is his sister).

You can see the crumbs of chocolate on the side of his mouth (cupcake bribing).

I should definitely take advantage of this age when Char can't move and will comply with all my crazy pictures.

Big Bro + Baby Sis

I usually like to coordinate the kids' outfits on weekends so I can have my iPhone photo session with them. Currently, I'm faced with two problems: 1) Char is having a hard time sitting up and 2) Lukey is having a hard time sitting still. This Saturday, I thought it would be cute to have them wearing their "best big bro" and "best baby sis" shirts. They're gonna grow up being besties and cause lots of mischief together... I just know it!

 

 I also needed a new wallpaper!

 She's getting cuter and cuter each day!

Easter Egg Hunt #3

You would think that with all the practice Lucas has been getting, he would get better and better at collecting eggs. Nope, he's still set on his old ways of getting an egg, opening the egg (talk about wasting precious egg picking time!) and just squatting around for a while. For Easter egg hunt #3, Lucas got a chance to hang out with all (7) cousins and eat, run around, get a sugar high, and be merry. Maybe for his final egg hunt tomorrow, he'll finally collect all his eggs first before opening them up.


On your mark... get set... GO GO GO!!!

1)Find egg

2) Squat, open egg, continue squatting

 

Picture with all his Bay Area cousins (and great grandma)

 After an exciting day out in the sun, homeboy is exhausted.

Char's First Photo Shoot

One of our church friends took these pictures of Char at 2 weeks old. If she never offered, I never would have thought of taking these newborn pics. Looking back on it, I'm glad we have these since she's already grown so much and looks so different now. 

Look at our little princess, isn't she precious? And look at that awesome head control at just 2 weeks!

Easter Egg "Hunt" #2

Lucas has been having consistent weekly play dates with his boys (aka: the three musketeers) for a while. Today when I parked the car, he started clapping his hands since I told him we're going to Micah's house to play with Micah and Joshua. (It was a very cute moment.) I guess he knows where Micah's house is now. I'm not really sure whether he likes to play with these boys or whether he knows that there's always plenty of food and "new" (different) toys for him to play with. But whatever, seeing these three boys grow up each week and interact with one another is fun for us stay-at-home momma's.

These boys are just opening up their eggs, eating the goodies inside and dropping them either on the floor or in their basket.

Mesmerized by the goodies inside.

Lukey is happy, but Micah's just not into this picture taking thing today.

Case of the Mondays

I went to get homeboy this morning and was greeted with this mess...