Flying through January

Since I'm still so far back in photo updates, I sometimes forget to clue everyone in on the latest news regarding Lucas. Over the last month or two, he's been getting better and better at his potty training. As of this weekend, I'd say he is probably 95% of the way there. About the only time he consistently pees in his pull-up is when he is sleeping (not coincidentally, sleeping is the only time he doesn't wear underwear). When he is awake, it's only likely to happen if he can't get his pants down (a couple of pairs need to be retired since they are kinda tight) or if he is on the toilet and he has an aiming problem. So kudos to the little guy for pretty much reaching the next milestone in his young life. Oh, I should point out that he gets really pissed if you call him "little." He'll immediately respond with "No! I'm a BIG boy." Of course, jackass dad that I am, I tease him about this at least once a day.

So, back to January. On the 3rd, for some reason, Lucas got it in his head to take every single thing in his play area, including all the bins on his toy shelf, and dump them in front of the stairs. It made a hell of a mess, and we could have stopped him early on, but we were so perplexed by his behavior, we were curious to see how far he would go with it. The answer? All the way, mom and dad.



The only reason I'm posting this picture is because I dig his little outfit. It's a shirt with a tie design on it and matching pants. I really need to get a better shot of him in this before he outgrows it.


Does it get any cooler than this dude, rocking the shades, the diapers, and the Spider-Man bike?


Why yes, yes it does.

2010!

It only took 3 1/2 months, but here we are in 2010, at least in the virtual world. I have to make this quick since Lucas is itching to go outside at the moment.

All the following pictures are from January 1, which incidentally, was the next to last day we had to shovel snow in 2010. The only other day was sometime in February. That's how mild a winter it was. I think I could get used to that.

Marilu and Lucas made the most out of the snow day and decided to make a snow man out in front of our house.




After that, Lucas came inside and watched some Snow White on TV.


Ok, gotta run since he's just about ready, and I might see if he is willing to roller skate outside today. Have a great Saturday!

Farewell to 2009

It looks like winter might finally be coming to an end. The snow is almost all gone. The days are getting longer. The temperature is getting warmer. And I've probably now jinxed myself and will be shoveling the driveway all next week. The reason I mention this is that Lucas was out playing in the backyard yesterday afternoon for a good hour and making the most of the little snow that is still on the ground. I got a couple of pictures plus a fairly amusing video of him getting stuck in the container we bought last fall to store his toys, but alas, I haven't transferred them to the computer yet so this will have to wait for another day. In the meantime, let's take a look at some more December pictures as we play Operation: Catch Up to the Present 2010.

As seen below, not every picture is a magical portrait, displaying the innocence of youth. Sometimes you just gotta eat.


And then proudly show off your distended belly. The apple doesn't fall far from this tree.


Back in December, Lucas got it in his head that he wanted wine--quite often--when having dinner. Being the good parents we are, we obliged. After substituting apple juice for wine in the wine glass, mind you. I'm still shocked he hasn't managed to break one of those glasses yet.


Great shot of mom and son.


And that's it for December since all the Christmas pictures were already posted back when they happened. Onwards to January!

Back to the past

I was originally going to post some more pictures taken by my mom during her visit here last week, but I'm so far behind on older pictures (early December) that I've decided to try and play catch up. So without any further adieu, here are some random photos taken during the first couple weeks of December.

The requisite "cheese" face as Lucas hams it up for the camera.


Here we see him dressed up in what was a new, at the time, pair of Spider-Man pajamas. I think he has 2 or 3 of them now though those were particularly cool thanks to the little hood.


Getting his present from Santa at the kids Christmas party at Marilu's school. For the record, no fear of Santa, whatsoever. He saw two of them (Santas, that is) that day and both times he went running up to them.


A quick picture of Lucas and I between songs on Rock Band. He didn't really seem to understand the concept that "bang your head" didn't literally mean banging your head into your dad or the wall.


Finally, a video of us dancing--or at least me trying to get him to dance--to holiday favorite "Feliz Navidad". I'm not quite sure why Marilu turned the camera halfway through since it doesn't adjust for video like it does for pictures, but oh well. 20 seconds of turning your head to the side won't kill you.

Before and After

Before I get to the rest of the photos from my mom's visit, I wanted to do a before-and-after of Lucas from his trip to Goobers, a "hair salon" for kids here in west Ottawa.

Exhibit A ("Before") consists of these two shots from earlier in the day.



In Exhibit B ("During"), Lucas waits patiently as the hair stylist works on his locks. He was incredibly good this visit, not once complaining or trying to get out of his seat. Speaking of which, I wish they had chairs like that (Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars) when I was his age.


Finally, we come to Exhibit C ("After"), later on that night. The little gentleman is back!

Coming soon

My mom took some great pictures of Lucas during her visit with us the last week and a half. I just uploaded the photos from her camera to my computer and will start posting them tomorrow. I don't think he's ever been more expressive for the camera!