Sun and Fun

On our way back from Rend Lake with Billy's family. We had a blast, Lucas was awesome on the boat. He did not make a fuss with the life jacket at all, we put his shades on and he just fell asleep. When we stopped he just played with his toys and was just in a happy mood. We docked at the beach today and he just loved the water there, he loved the waves! Everybody just raved at what a good little boy he was. I really did not expect him to do so well, but I was a proud mama. Here are a couple pics of the weekend! We should be home in about an hour, unload the car and get a hot shower and bedtime for me! My mom will be in tomorrow for a few days babysitting Lucas while Billys mom is out of town. It is always nice to see my momma and just hang out. Everyone have a great Labor Day!

Road Trip

We are packed up and on the road for another long weekend. Lucas is such a trooper, I hope this is as good of an experience as the last trip. These dang teeth are putting a wrench in the routine. He is crashed out and I hope he sleeps the whole two hours there. We did get to go out for a few hours last night. We went to watch Billy's uncle play music. His band is awesome, a nine piece country band. Steel guitar, fiddle and two singers . They are awesome! We got to grandmas to pick him up around 10:30 and Billy's mom said he was up until 9:45, he usually goes down around 8. She enjoyed it tho, she will be leaving him to go on vacation next week so she loved seeing him before she left. We will be joining them in about a week and a half in Ocean City, MD to visit with Billy's family and enjoy the ocean and wonderful seafood. Well I am going to go and enjoy my coffee and the cd I burned for the car ride.

Me and my Buddy

Today I am so tired! It was a struggle to get out of bed this morning. I got up with Lucas at six and gave him his bottle and sent him and Billy up to get my a extra large coffee. I did manage to get us out the door and to Stroller Stride class my 8:30, that I am proud of. Once I got that caffeine in my veins and the blood pumping at class, I was feeling much better. Lucas had a great morning at class(no melt downs), slept and did great in the car, and I managed to get a shower and get ready while he played in his bouncer. I took these pics while I was waiting for my friend Nickie to come over, we went to lunch with Jodie(the awesome photographer who takes Lucas's pics). She is shooting at Nickies wedding in September. Thank you Kristen for babysitting, sorry his was crabby! He is getting his teeth and he is getting to know when his mommy is gone. It is going to get harder to leave him with people, he is a people person and it doesn't take him long to warm up to people. I think he is just extra crabby because of his teeth. Come on teeth, come in already!!! Billy and I may be going out for a few hours tonight if Ma Ma Nancy will watch him. We have not been out by ourselves in over a month in a half. We need some us time! I had a great moms night out with the Luna Moms club last night. I wasn't going to go, but I went and I am glad I did. We went to paint your pottery place. It was fun and I felt better because I had a few hours to myself. I hear my little man now, up from is nap. Tootles!

Newest Item

Here is a picture of the newest item of baby paraphernalia, my new jogging stroller. The pic does it no justice, it is very cool. We still use our other stroller, but this will be much better for bumpy trails and for getting my ass out there running again. I have been slacking on that.

I took the swing apart and put in downstairs in storage. We are running out of room upstairs with his jumper and now the jogger. I feel like we are outgrowing this house already and the big time toy age hasn't even started yet. Not having a garage is really hard, we could store more if we had one. Oh well, we do the best with what we had. I love my house and its location, for now we are staying put. My friend Bree had a good view on that, not having to baby proof another house. Get by for now and then move into something that you don't have to drill holes for gates and pad and bumper everything. I ordered some storage items to keep everything organized.

Off to enjoy and little me time, Lucas is taking his afternoon cat nap . I have already packed for our trip, laundry caught up and the house work is staying up to par.

Peace!

The men of the house

Today is my friday and I am looking forward to a long weekend. We had no plans for the weekend until Billy called and told me we are going the the lake with his brother and eome other family. I so am not looking forward to packing for 3 days, getting a dog sitter and driving two hours. It will be fun, but alot of work.

Lucas has been a little cranky the past few days, I am praying for some teeth soon. We have been taking long walks every night after his bath and it has been great for getting him to sleep. WE get home and have a bottle and he is knocked out.

I took these pics tonight after our walk, he is really getting into all the toys. It is so fun to watch him pick up everything and just study it. He really love s books, daddy read him one tonight. He was more interested in chewing on it then really listening. He is sitting up good, no crawling yet, but I am sure it will be coming soon. I am so not ready for that! What happened to my little peanut. Well gotta go help Billy put together my new jogging stroller, can't wait to try it out tomorrow.

Kickball and new friends

I started my fall kickball league today. My friend Creek(CG friend) and his wife Trisha asked me to play and I was a little worried at first because I haven't played kickball since like 4th grade. We had a double header and the day could not be any more beautiful. Lucas was a hit with the ladies as usual and was hamming it up. We won our first game, but lost the second. I only know Creek and Trisha, but I hope to make some new friends. You all know me, get a couple beers in me and I never know a stranger. It will just be nice to get out and enjoy the fall weather and get some exercise and most of all have fun.
Off to fold a load of laundry and then bed time for me. Have a great week, hopefully I will get a post in before Wednesday!

Family Hike

We woke up this morning and packed the car for a family hike at Castlewood State Park. We trekked about 1.5 miles in rough terrain up hill to the bluffs for some scenic views. Billy had Lucas in the carrier on his chest and I hiked in front, Billy was exhausted after carrying 20 pounds on his chest up and down hill. Lucas loved the hike, he is such an outdoors man. He never fussed once and he even missed his morning nap. We then headed out to our boat and hung out at the marina pool, he loves!! the water. We had a nice visit with grandpa Bill and Uncle Russell. It has been a full day for the Johns family, I thought we would just lay back and chill since we are home, but you know us!! We love to be on the go:) Here are some pics of us on the hike and one of Lucas and dad with his grandpa uncle Russ.

Rock-a-bye-baby!

For the past few days Lucas has been wanting to be rocked to sleep. I love it! Usually he is so squirmy and nosey that getting him to sit still to rock him is a challenge. I love it that he has been so cuddly the last few days. I was thinking yesterday that when he gets walking that these precious times will be few and far between. I look at him everyday and I can't believe how big he is getting.

Last night after the boys went for a walk, Lucas was fussing. I took a shower and when I got out I heard the music playing in Lucas's room and this is what I saw. The walk must have been an exhausting one.

House is clean and I am a happy woman!

Lucas and I had a great day today! We got up and out the door and went to stroller stride class this morning. We have not been for 2 months, it is a stroller work out class and I love it. It is a great way to meet new moms and get a workout in. He loved the other kids, he got a little crabby at the end because he missed his morning nap.

I got most of my house clean, floors done and vacuumed. It makes me feel so much better when my house is clean. I always make the point to keep it picked up, but it needed a major scrub down. I have a few more things to finish, Billy is taking Lucas around the block in his carrier. He loves that thing, he just kicks his feet like crazy. Here is a pic of my two men!

Off to finish cleaning!!

Bathtime giggles

Mondays and Tuesdays are so hard to get a post in. Getting home from work and getting Lucas fed and bathed takes most of the evening, so by the time he is in bed I am pooped out. Thank you to my mother in law for doing all my laundry on Monday, you rock Nancy! So this week my goal is to clean all my floors and windows. Hopefully Lucas has some long naps this week.

Lucas and his ladies!

Here is a pic on Lucas and my two best friends in the whole wide world. He looks like such a little stud! Had a great weekend just hanging by the water, eating ( Kim you rock as a cook!), and just laughing and being silly! I am tired and I feel like I have gained 20 pounds, but it was all worth it. Love you guys!

Sorry, I have not posted all weekend. No wireless signal at the lake. We are on our way home, getting close to Nashville. We should be home by five at the latest, we are stopping for lunch and give Lucas a break. He is crashed out now, already had one stop for a blow out poopy diaper. He has been such a champ all weekend. I am so lucky that his is such a good traveler! Everybody was like, "how are you posting when you are in the car!". I have my lap top and I have a wireless internet gadget. Don't ya all just love technology!!

Daddy, I love beef jerky!!

I had to post these really quick! We stopped for a break and to get gas 40 miles from our destination. I went to the bathroom and when I got to the car, this is what I saw. Billy letting Lucas chew on a beef jerky stick!! He is seven months old and he is already a carnivore like his daddy!! He loved it and was slobbering all over. He was just chewing on it, it was rock hard. Who knows how long it has been sitting in that gas station. Too funny!

Peace out!

Alabama, here we come!!

So we left STL Alabama bound at around 7:30. We stopped for coffee, ice and breakfast and we were on the road. I printed out mapquest directions, but Billy insisted that we use the navigation in the car. I hate this navigation, it always takes me some stupid way. And sure enough, it took us on some backwoods route thru Missouri. I finally called on-star and

they got us on a quicker route. We really did not go to far out of the

way, just 2 and 4 lane hwys, not interstate route. We are less then 100 miles from Kimmy G's place and Lucas has been a champ. We have stopped once at Walmart(go figure, there is one every mile down here) and then for gas. He has had lunch and breakfast in the car and has not been to fussy at all. I know, I am crossing the fingers for the rest of the way. He is napping now and I hope it lasts until we arrived. The pic is one I just took, thank God for the binky and this Acadia. Very nice ride for a road trip.

3 o'clock Lucas, really?

Lucas went to bed last night at 7, he was crabby and tired so I laid him down and he was out. Billy and I actually got to have a nice dinner together and we watched some t.v and had some much needed cuddle time on the couch. In bed and sleeping by 10, it was great until around 3 this morning I heard Lucas just talking and jabbering away in his crib. I just laid there hoping he would go back to sleep and also thinking that it was 5:30 and time to get up. Until I looked at my phone, I was like OMG, please go back to sleep!! I finally brought him into bed with me and he just talked my ear off for 45 minutes. He finally crashed out and we slept until 6. I am so tired today! I miss that uninteruppted eight hours of sleep! It has been so long! Thinking back about it today, it was cute seeing his little smile and hearing his sweet voice. He thought it was funny, the look on his face was priceless. Anyway, he went to bed early again tonight and I hope that we don't have a repeat of last night.
Where are my comments about that little Terry jr., I still crack up when I see my dad staring back at me in Lucas's face!

Fun, Family and Music

We are heading home from Decatur this morning. It has been a crazy and fun packed weekend. Friday Night we went to see Uncle Jamie play music at a park in Manchester. They sounded awesome and Lucas just loved the music. He was bouncing and singing along. Daddy let him have his first little taste of snow cone. He loved it, I think he really liked the cold on his gums. It was a beautiful night and not one bug bite. He did not even make it to the car, he was out like a light. I think he is going to be a very social little boy, like his mommy and daddy. He loves being on the go and being around people. It does not suprise me that he loves music. We have alot of musicians on both sides of the family, maybe he will be a guitar player like uncle.
Saturday we headed up to d-town for my cousin Jessie's wedding. I cannot believe the prep work it takes to get out of the house. The car was loaded up and we were only going to be gone for 24 hours. You never know what you might need. It was great to see all my cousins and Lucas was a good boy thru the ceremony. He was sleeping up till the end. The dj had the strobe lights going, so he like with those. He made it up till about 8:30 and then we left.
Anyway I am rambling, it was a great weekend.
I put some pics up of us at the park and some of the wedding. Hope everyone had a great weekend and let's have a great week!

Little Terry Jr.

We were all hanging out downstairs playing last night and I was snapping a few pics of Lucas and his daddy. I almost fell off the couch when I seen this picture. For those of you who know my dad you will know what I am talking about. I look like my dad and people say Lucas looks alot like me, but this picture he looks just like his grandpa. Let me know what you think.

Lucas and his cousins

Lucas and I went swimming today with his cousins Henry and Frannie. He had fun, he was cranky after about a half hour of swimming. He did not get a good nap in before we left. He did finally take a short nap when the other kids were eating lunch. He woke up in not much of a better mood, but I did manage to get a few shots. Frannie is a pistol, quite the personality. She is hilarious and she just loves the baby. Henry is getting so big, I remember when he was Lucas's age, not so long ago. They both are awesome and we hope to share alot more playtime with them soon.

Dresses, Dresses, Dresses

I went shopping with my friend Carrie and her family for her wedding dress today. OMG....dresses are so expensive and of course she looked good in everything. She is a size 2 and as cute as can be! She will make a beautiful bride. I had so much fun and it was nice to have an afternoon childless, thank you Nancy for watching Lucas this afternoon. Nancy is my mother-in-law and I could not ask for a nicer one. She day cares for Lucas and we are so blessed for that, she loves him to pieces and he is so well taken care of. There is nothing like that piece of mind to know that your child is in great hands.
Him and his daddy are up at the meat market getting something to cook on the grill. He just loves to be on the go, loves people and just really goes with the flow. All the ladies at the market just get a kick out of him.
Off to start laundry, today is my Friday, part-time kick ass!!

Ladies and Gents, He has found his package!

I am so cracking up right now! The last few nights during bath time, Lucas has found his "package", if you know what I mean:) It is hilarious, he is like a little Al Bundy, he always has one hand on it at all times, sometimes both. This hasn't been the first time he has done this, he has done it in the past but not with as much enthusiasm as the last few days. He just grabs it, looks at me and just grunts, typical male! He loves bath time, but I think he is liking more now.
Ma Ma Nancy said he had a cranky day, these dang teeth better come in soon! I hate to see him not feeling well, he is usually such a happy guy. He is much more snuggly the last few days and wants to be held a lot, which I don't mind. When he gets moving more in the next few months, it will be hard to find those times. They get big to dang fast.
He is really starting to baby talk and get vocal. No ma ma or da da, just some ba ba ba ba! Here's to hoping the ma ma comes first.

Its freaking hot!!!!

I feel so sorry for any of you who have to work outside in this heat. It was miserable today and I complain at my work because it is even hot in the AC. I am such a brat! I think we are getting a break in the weather by the middle of the week.
Lucas is not good with the hot weather, he gets sweaty and cranky like his mama. He has been extra cranky as he is getting his bottom teeth. He has been very restless at night and getting up at five. Needless to say I am cranky too. I yelled a Billy today because, well for no reason...lol. He is such a trooper, he never takes it personally. He is still with me after the fertility meds, 9 months of pregnancy and just my overall bitchiness at times. God love him!! Couldn't ask for anyone better...love you babe.
I hope everyone had a great weekend and an even better Monday. I am caught up on laundry and I am going to try to finish my book tonight. I asked Lucas if he could sleep until at least six tomorrow, he looked at me and just laughed. Cross your fingers!

Sunday nights:(

I love and hate Sundays. I love the lazyness of them, but it seems like Sundays are always our crazy days. We are always on the run on Sundays, Billy always loves to go out for breakfast, then we hit the grocery and laundry and etc....., the list goes on. All the prep work for the week to come. I do love to go to work on Monday, I get my adult time for the week, have lunch with the girls and just enjoy my professional time. I love part time, I am so blessed to be able to have the best of both worlds. Anyway, I had a great weekend and we are winding down tonight. Lucas is laying on the couch with dad getting ready for bedtime, he has been going to bed early the last few nights, good and bad, he got up at five this morning!!
Off to fold laundry
Peace

What a stud!

Here is a pic of Lucas in the pool today, check out the shades. He usually does not like these on at all, but today he was all for it. He loves the water and really kicks his legs, he is going to be our little swimmer.

Bargains, Bargains, Bargains!!!

So, my mom and me got up early and did some garage selling this morning. The first one we hit was a gold mine, got Lucas stocked up on winter jammies and some outfits. One dollar a piece!!! Clothes where my main target today, but as we drove around and stopped at some, I could not believe the junk that people try tosell. I have never had a garage sale, to much work for me, but if I did I would put things in there that are worth buying. If I wouldn't buy it, I sure as heck am not going to sell it. I guess some peoples junk is another persons treasure. Enough rambling for me, Lucas and I are off to my friends parents to do some swimming and pool time, I hope it is not to hot for him. Billy is off at the boat races getting in his testosterone time..lol. Anyway looking forward to my day with my son and some quiet time to myself this evening. Here's hoping for a early bedtime and some rest for me!!!

I finally did it!

After talking with Jodie at Lucas's photo session, I have gotten the nerve up to give this blogging thing a try. I read Jodie's on a daily basis and I think hers is so cool I thought I would give it a shot. If you notice the awesome pic of my son, Jodie is the photographer that took that along with a lot of other great shots. She also has taken my maternity shots, newborns, birth announcements and coffee table books. As you can tell I am her biggest fan...you ROCK Jodie:)
My mom has been in town for the last two days and it has been great. I have been able to go to the gym and run errands without my little man. You can get so much more when you don't have to work around naps and feedings.
I need to get a shower and get to bed. We are going to hit the garage sales in the early morning.