Rainy days

It has rained and rained and rained here, with more to come this week. Yesterday was terrible, but Luke still had soccer. Later in the day, he braved a downpour in his boots and coat. Today dawned rainy again, but it was clearing by the time we finished church (hooray for Sunday school again!). We decided to chance the weather and my stomach and drove an hour south to the Renaissance Festival. Turned out to be a lovely cool day. I didn't puke and the boys had a great time riding the rides, playing the games, watching the joust and acquiring more swords and shields.

Michaelism of the day

I posted this on FB, but I want to remember it, so I'll put it here to. Yesterday, Michael shoved too much food in his mouth, choked and spit up. "Baby in my tummy," he said.

Sunday School

So I don't have a picture, but this morning the boys started Sunday school during the 9:30 mass at Immaculate Conception. Michael's is really just the nursery, but Luke's is a religious preschool program. They both did great and enjoyed it much more than driving their parents crazy during mass. Matt and I spent mass together actually holding hands--awwww. Can't remember the last time that happened!

First Day of School!

The boys FINALLY went back to school today even if it was only for orientation. First, we went to Michael's classroom and Luke got to visit with his old teacher Molly and show Michael all of the toys. Then we played on the playground for a minute where we ran into Luke's crush Matilda who greeted us with "I'm back and I have a brother now." Then we went to Luke's classroom. Wow, 4-year-old heaven. There's an inclined tumbling mat that Luke and Matilda somersaulted down. Luke and "School" Eli dressed up like pirate knights complete with hook-hands. There's a letter writing center with letters to trace, real envelopes and a mailbox. Luke was especially impressed with the huge rubber mallets that they can use on the play-doh and the teachers promised that they will soon open up a real workbench with real tools! Morning sickness mommy is too preoccupied with not puking to take too many pictures, but I got the requisite backpack and big rock shots.

Soccer!

And so it begins . . . Tiny Tots soccer started yesterday. The Easton Fields by our house were just packed with soccer parents. It was crazy. It took us a while to figure out where we were supposed to be. Finally, we found our way and Luke got his gold jersey! His coaches are two college-aged girls and they were pretty tough! Luke followed orders for the whole hour even though it was pretty hot out. He had a good time and was rewarded with a Rice Krispies treat and a Gatorade at the end of the session. He can't wait to go back, although he was happy to hear that it should be getting cooler week by week.

Michael had to stay on the sidelines, but I found him a soccer t-shirt and he kicked the ball back and forth with daddy.

because it would be too obnoxious to update my FB status again . . .

I have to post this here. I'm watching the boys play with pillows and sleeping bags on the living room floor. They are pretending to go to bed.

Michael: Goodnight Ernie.
Luke: Goodnight Bert.

Profiles

Haven't posted a double profile shot in a while. Gosh, they are looking mature to me these days!

Apple Picking

Last weekend, we went to Lynd's fruit farm for the first time this season to pick Galas and Golden Supremes. We picked 20 pounds. If I could just get over the morning sickness, I'd be cooking a lot more with them! We'll probably go back and do it again in October. I think we went through 60 pounds of apples last fall. Everyone remembers how much Luke likes apple crisp, right?

Self Portrait

Michael seized the camera shortly after the last picture was taken and got this self portrait. He looks amazingly like his Uncle Chris in this picture (you can see Chris in some of the pics on the side). You can also see his chronically beat-up forehead!

Halloween Shirts

Poppy and Nan sent a box of fall clothes for the boys. Michael immediately begged to put on the Halloween shirt and Luke followed suit, so that both boys were in long sleeved Halloween shirts on an 80+ degree day. They then slept in them and wore them the next day, too!

Cuteness

My friends Jennie, Allanya and Stephanie each have baby boys at that "pinnacle of cuteness" age of 5-6 months. I was getting out some of the boys' 3-6 month clothes to lend to Jennie and going through them made me feel so nostalgic that I had to post pictures of Luke and Michael at that age.

Luke at 5 months.

Michael at 5 months.