Chores

Nathan started Lucas doing chores shortly after he was born; they would get the mail together. As he's gotten older he helps with more things...like the garbage. Lucas wanted to push the can down the driveway himself, he just needed me lower it and steer a bit. Such a good helper!

He's also a fan of putting things in containers. I appreciate his effort to keep things clean and organized. 

Fun night with the Heusers

It's been a busy summer, with everyone going in different directions, so it was nice to be able to sit on the deck for dinner, toss the football around, pepper the volleyball, and  chase the kids around. Fun night for everyone!

Lucas pooped his swim diaper, which becomes a runny mess. So no better way to get him clean than to chase him with the hose. Good thing we were in the Heuser's neighborhood. 

These two are going to be trouble as they grow older. Toss in Logan who isn't too far behind chasing them around...t-r-o-u-b-l-e.

Baby Finnley

Our newest niece was born on Saturday. Finnley is a great addition to the Pearce family and we can't wait to meet her! Congratulations Brent and Courtney!

Fatherly love...

Wedding, part 2

Here is Nathan and Lucas all dressed up and ringing bells as the bride and groom left the church. 

The happy couple taking off is a nice red sports car. 

And all of us in a family photo. 

Lucas' first wedding

Lucas' babysitters Sam and Emily got married this weekend. 

Lucas with the bride...he is only slightly impressed 

The reception was at the zoo...which he was impressed by. Many more trips to the zoo are in his future. 

We attempted to ride the camel...but that didn't go well. 

Visitors

Grandpa Garf and Auntie Kristi came last weekend to visit. We had a lot of fun playing. While the water was too cold for Lucas to get in the pool we played outside for a while. 

During his afternoon nap Garf made brownie to celebrate my birthday and he saved the batter for Lucas. That's what grandparents do...spoil their loved ones. Lucas was one happy kid! Thanks Kristi for capturing the moment. 

And we enjoyed dinner and breakfast on the deck. It was a wonderful weekend! Thanks for making the drive!

Learning to do things on his own

While Nathan was on his trip Lucas and I enjoyed a few activities together. A typical trip to the grocery store was made fun by Lucas discovering he could hide and play behind the rows of carts. I needed to brine him away from the carts with a tennis ball; never leave home without one. 

When we got home Lucas took care of his own nighttime routine...doesn't he look so old?!?

I also got him dressed up and took some pictures. It's hard to get a good picture of his smiling face because he moves so quickly. But I still think he's adorable. 

I've been teaching Lucas to smell our flowers instead of picking them...it's pretty cute to watch him smell flowers because the sound my nose makes he can only recreate with his mouth so he just blows air on them. On occasion he just can't help himself and picks the flowers. His "punishment" was getting to wear a flower. 

On another trip to the store I let him push the kid cart. He thought it was so fun and he did a great job pushing it until he realized he could go after everything else. All in all we managed but he's going back to the seat for the foreseeable future. 

Yep, of course there was a big display of balls. We could have taken them all home if he had his way.