weekend with michelle

our cousin michelle (my grandfather's niece) has been serving a mission for her church for over 12 years in cambodia. we were lucky enough to have her stop by and visit us on her way to denver. she is returning to cambodia at the end of march. me, jack, eunice, my aunt and cousins took her on a tour of the state capitol on friday. jack had a lot of fun at the state capitol and was a very good boy! today we had a potluck and had a family party for her. at the party the little cousins had fun playing and goofing off. this last thursday eunice and allen's dog, daisy, had surgery to remove a lump. this has concerned jack terribly. jack sat down with his little guitar and made up his first song. it went something like this..."daisy get better, daisy get happy (over and over)" then he moved on to each of us, "mommy get happy, tata (grandpa) get happy, nana (grandma) etc..." it was sweet. lucas is becoming such a big boy. we have to be careful because he can now reach things on tables and desks. he recently pulled a cup of water down on top of himself.

the boys

so it seems like every time i blink and these boys grow and learn something new. i have not been taking as many photos of them lately, so i figured i would today. lucas is almost 14 months and is finally getting his first tooth. lucas can crawl up onto everything and get into trouble faster than any kid you have ever seen - hence the cut and bruise on his forehead. today jack danced with me for 90 minutes to michael jackson's 'this is it' movie. his favorite was the monster dance to thriller. grandma eunice bought jack a puppy hat (pictured above) and a sock monkey hat. jack loves gallery stroll and looking at art. lucas cannot be bothered with it yet.

what's happening?

since my last post, both boys have grown an inch! jack continues to love spending time with his best friend and cousin, alora. they talk on the phone, go bowling together and have regular playdates. my best friend, adam verboon, came for a visit in january. my boys love their uncle adam. adam taught jack to draw a circle. blake and adam went snow boarding a couple of times. lucas is a climber! he climbs everything! i caught him with one leg out of his crib today. we lowered the mattress. today he pushed the toddler picnic table to the wet bar in the basement and proceeded to hold on and hang from the counter. he is silent when getting into trouble and must be watched!