Mini-JC

Luke is a clone of his Daddy. They have such a great time playing together...



JC got out all of his old toys and action figures. Here they are putting the Hall of Justice together.



Playing with daddy's batmobile.



Pretending to be the Hulk.



Learning to draw.

Happy Halloween!

We had a great time trick-or-treating last night! The Warners invited us over for a fun party and we went all around their neighborhood. Luke didn't quite get the concept. He kept wanting to give his candy away.



I don't know who taught him to "say cheese," but he's been doing this quite a bit lately!



He LOVES his Batman cape...thanks Marisa!



Riding around the neighborhood in the "Batwagon."



Flying with Daddy

Guess what we were doing?

If you guessed finger painting, you were right! Luke helped me mix up the finger paint first. Then after it cooled, we added food coloring and I let him go to town. He loves getting messy (don't we all)!

Here's the recipe, if you feel like making your own mess!

Original Fingerpaint

Ingredients

1/2 cup cornstarch
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups cold water
food coloring

Directions

In a medium pan, mix all the ingredients together to make the finger paint. Cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes. Keep stirring the finger paint mixture until it is smooth and thick. After the finger paint has thickened take the pan off the stove and let the mixture cool.

After cooling, divide the finger paint into storage containers depending on how many colors you would like. Add a few drops of food coloring to each container. Stir the coloring in to the paint to determine the shade of color. You're ready to finger paint! Cover tightly when storing.




Wonder what it tastes like?



Cool. I can paint myself too!

Luke's Pumpkin Experience

Since I have 2 kids (one of them being 28 years old) who are obsessed with Superheros, it was only natural that this years pumpkins have that theme. Luke loved playing with the pumpkin goo, but he didn't do much carving. ;)



Gooey!



We saved the seeds to bake in the oven. Yum!



Luke's pumpkin friends...Ironman, Batman, and Spiderman

Luke's Entourage

Last summer, Kelly, Marisa, and I took the cutest picture of our kids on a bench in the park across from Kelly's house. It was so cute that we decided we had to do it again this summer. We finally got around to it in September. This year we added 2 new additions to the crew. I just LOVE this picture. A typical hangout with the Warners and Notty's in super chaotic and crazy, but SO MUCH FUN! Every kid is awesome and they are all so funny in their own ways. This picture captures all of their own little personalities.

From left to right we have...

Reese, who you will never see without a truck or dino in his hands.
Makenna, who of course is wearing a princess dress.
Avery, who has no idea what she's in for in the next few years with this group.
Kai, who is already in his pj's and was racing around in the dirt just moments before this shot.
Emma, with her cheesy grin just loves to snuggle with anyone.
Lincoln, who is always gnawing on something.
Luke, who thinks he is a superhero.
and Macy, who will only wear dresses.

It's a crazy bunch and there's never a dull moment. Luke is so lucky to have such AWESOME friends (and so are his parents)!

A fun weekend!

Last weekend we went to Lafayette to see JC's family. This picture is of Luke with his Mommy, Nana, and Great Grandma (GG). He is so loved!



And here we have typical Luke...wearing a Superman shirt, Spiderman pants, and holding his Batman book. He is a mini-JC!

Luke's Obsessions

Luke has been so much fun these past few weeks. He is starting to mimic everything we say and has become quite the little talker. The kid has become OBSESSED with 3 things...

1. The Backyardigans. It's the only show he likes to watch. He would sit in front of the TV watching Pablo and friends all day if I let him. It's hilarious. I don't know where he gets his love for TV from...surely not from his TV addicted parents.

2. Batman (and other superheroes) Again, not sure where this comes from...maybe it has something to do with the fact that my husband is crazy about comic books? Just a guess. One of Luke's first words was Batman. He can spot batman or even just a bat from a mile away. You can imagine how much he is loving all of the Halloween decorations. Also, you should see his Hulk impression. I'll try and put a video of it on here soon. It makes me laugh so hard!

3. Robots. Of course his room is painted in Robots, so i guess this obsession is from JC too. He has 2 Robot books that I read about 12 times a day. He used to say "Ro Ro" but now he says "Ah bot". I'm sure he'll eventually put the sounds together and make the correct word, but for now, it's so cute. I love it.



Here is his "reading" one of his beloved Robot books.



Sporting the Batman tattoo. Gotta love Target's dollar section!