Summertime...

Isn't this what it's all about?

 

Luca, Alex and I have been great...busy but great. We just got back from a summer vaca visiting Alex's parents, aka Grandma and Grandpa Franken=) We had such a great time in Texas...those pictures are coming soon. Now time to relax, catch up on pictures, work on building my business and of course have a lot of fun this summer with our little man!

Catching up...

I've been trying very hard to keep my head above water recently. I finally found the time to edit and post some pictures of Luca...these are from 2mos ago! He was 13mo in the shots, but I figured I post them anyway. He's all over the place now...in and out, up and down, round and round. Using a lot of sign language, so much it surprises me sometimes...surprises me how much they are really able to communicate if we give them the tools. He's here slapping on my leg as I type this, with a cereal box in hand signing the word for "more". As long as I sit here, he'll keep going to the cupboard and bringing me boxes of food one after another, signing "more" until I get off the darn computer and go play with him. So that's what I'm going to do...put all the food back in the cupboard and take my little man to the park...maybe take a few photos too, who knows...

Just an average day at the Grandparents house! We tried to enjoy the first really warm day in a looonnngggg time. Good thing we did because it is now cold again...almost snowing cold!

Weather aside, life is good. Luca is walking...no wait, I take that back...Luca is RUNNING... getting into everything, keeping us on our toes, and everyday I fall more and more in love. Even the one day a week I take him to Mrs. Mary's for the day I miss him...even when a small part of me looks forward to that day because I can work on my photography business and run quick errands without strapping a 30 pounder to my hip...I miss him:)

Today I feel like Betty-homemaker...Salmon and sauteed squash and zucchini, made from scratch beer cheese bread and my famous (only to my Alex) chocolate chip cookies (from scratch too!). I impress myself sometimes! Now that I'm writing this it sounds better than it was I think=) Come to think of it...I'm hungry...

And speaking of Betty-homemaker, I'll be attending my first sewing class this April...very exciting! After the class I plan on making Luca the most adorable pants, maybe some drapes (after living in our house for 3yrs), some pillow cases, and anything else my heart desires. I sure hope this 2.5hr class prepares me for all my heart desires!

Enough talk, more pictures! Here you go: 10 cents a ride...

 And then grandpa got out the tracker and boy did Luca enjoy that! He's all boy, that's all I have to say!

My birthday and Courts visit...

The best birthday surprise ever is to get home from a long day and find your best friend standing in the doorway! What an amazing weekend! Nothing beats that! Thanks for making the trip Court, can't wait to come surprise you=) And I'm going to have to sneak in a thank you to my amazing husband who got me such a cool bday gift...my new skiis...which make me miss Mammoth that much more=) Thanks! I love you guys!

Just before the new year Alex, Luca and I finally took our first trip to the world famous Indianapolis Children's Museum. Luca had a blast and despite the crowd we had a really fun time. We ended up buying a membership and I have been back once with just Luca...much less crowded and more relaxing. Our personal favorite was the merry-go-round and of course the Playscape. I can't wait to go back soon! I heard that there is going to be a big improvement to the Playscape in the future, so we're looking forward to that... On a different note, it was challenging to take good photos considering the indoor light...but anyway, you get the idea...=)