Luke 3.5

Last shots from GA

Had to post this picture of Luke for two reasons. For one, he's wearing some camo pants that my mom gave him. You HAVE to wear camouflage at least once if you're in GA. Also, this was when he first started consistently rolling over. He had done it twice before when he was two months old but it was during our GA trip that he was able to do it consistently. Now, we can't keep him on his tummy. Instead of crying like he used to, he quickly plops back over to his back. Lately, though, he's been trying very hard to crawl and gets frustrated that he's not quite coordinated to do it. We're in no rush for him to be mobile.

Luke enjoying some time with Grandma Janice and Grandpa Bob.

A rare shot of my dad holding Luke.

More GA pictures.

Izzy loves going to my parents house to play with all their toys. She loves playing on their bed where they keep these gigantic stuffed animals. Every time we go there, she throws herself on the bed and giggles with delight.

Izzy lounges at the pool.

While in Ga. my friend Elizabeth drove down for a quick visit with her son, Theodore. We took the kids to the neighbor's house where there was a trampoline, zip line and playset to enjoy. The kids had a blast and both were even brave enough to go on the zip line despite the fear of their mommies.

A goodbye hug shared between new friends.

More from our GA trip.

Call sign Adorable. My cutie pie sporting a flight jacket.

Izzy and LaPooh hanging out at Lauer's Lodge.

A family photo at Lauer's Lodge.

The Lauer men.

RAFB Museum of Aviation

Just a few pictures from our trip to the Museum of Aviation in our hometown. This museum is quite large and continues to get bigger every time we go. It's filled so much aviation history. It's also FREE which amazes me because it really is a fantastic museum. Of course, if you're a three year old or a three month old, it doesn't quite hold your interest for more than about thirty minutes.

More from Lauer's Lodge

While in Ga, we also went to an SCA festival (like a mini-Renaissance festival). Well, it wasn't really a festival but more of a recruiting session. Despite the heat, it was nice to learn a few things. In the first picture, the gentlemen is telling Izzy about crossbow. She was surprisingly focused and attentive to the little lesson.

Couldn't resist posting this picture of Papa Lauer snuggling with Luke. These are the moments that make the hassels of travelling with two young children, a dog and a cat worthwhile.

We had been planning for weeks to surprise Sean's parents with a visit from Mark and Nancy too (Sean's brother and sister-in-law). Sean's mom was brought to tears as expected when they walked in. It was so nice to have the family together. Here's a picture of Uncle Mark coming to Izzy's rescue in the pool.

Sean's mom brought some hats out to protect our little heads. Couldn't resist putting Papa's hat on Luke. Such a pensive little cowboy.

Playing catch up.

So it has been a month since my last post. I figured I better get caught up before I get too far behind. Don't have nearly as much time to blog these days with Izzy and Sean both at home with Luke and myself. We've been staying pretty busy this summer. We took a trip to Georgia to visit family and give the kids such much needed grandparent time. We were there almost three weeks. We had a wonderful time but it is always good to return to your own routine and bed. Here are a few pictures of how we spent our time in Georgia...

We took full advantage of the pool at Lauer's Lodge (Sean's parents' house). Izzy was in the pool practically every day we were there. Luke even got his first swimming experience. He looked so cute in his swimming trunks and surfing shirt that I had to take a few pictures.


We were really surprised that Luke did not cry when we put him in the water. The water was pretty cold but he didn't seem to mind. He was pretty intrigued by the water.

While in Georgia, we also discovered Monkey Joes which we took Izzy to a few times. Monkey Joes has several indoor bounce houses for kids. Of course she had a blast. Truthfully, I did too as I went down a few slides myself. Wish we had an MJs near us. It's a perfect way to tire a 3 year old without having to melt in the heat.