lucas gets a bike

For his 3rd birthday we gave Lucas a bike.

From Lucas Gets a ...

His sister went into a fit of jealous rage.



So he ran her over.



All better.



The bike is a Boot Scoot Cruiser. You might notice it doesn't have any pedals as it's a balance bicycle. That's so little guys can learn to balance without messing with pedals or training wheels (which teach bad habits). Evidently they are all the rage in Europe...

lucas turns 3

Little Lucas turned 3 last week! Strapping young lad. He's curious, mischievous, a joke teller and a fine conversationalist. One failing is his inability to pucker his lips effectively for proper candle-blowing, so mom had to help. Here he is prior to the attempt:

From Lucas's 3rd B...

Like his mother, he enjoys being celebrated.





Meanwhile, Wren entertained herself...



Thanks all who made it!

Come back

Lucas has been getting short shrift in the photos lately, so i think i'll throw some in of him.

(The title there is also a reference to one of his new favorite phrases, "Come back! No, don't go! Wait!" This is said when he's not cooperating with nap time so we say, "well, alright, i guess you don't need to be tucked in. have a good nap." It is important when imagining him saying these things to picture them said in an overly dramatized fashion. He's completely sincere but sounds worse than a beginnning actor overstating his lines.)

Bedtime reading

Lucas, um, "helping" me clean.

In his apron from Ruthie. Thanks Ruthie!