I just can't believe our baby girl turned one! This year has flown by, and we had to plan a party before we knew it. We had a great time celebrating, and Miss Priss got tons of great gifts. She didn't eat much of her cake, but she did manage to gets lots of frosting in her hair!
It's hard to believe, but Luke actually slept at someone house. We were at a friend's house playing one day, and Luke decided he wanted to stay. His friend, Isabelle, has been asking him to spend the night, but I just never thought he would agree to it. Isabelle's mom (and my friend), Alyssa, is an awesome mommy who made me feel very comfortable letting him spend the night. When bedtime came around, I sat by the phone waiting for a phone call to come get him. To my surprise, it never happened. Alyssa said he only asked for me once, and she told him I would be there to get him after breakfast the next day. He said, "Well, scratch my back." :) She rubbed his back for a few minutes, and he was fast asleep. We were so proud of him! I can't believe how fast he's growing up.
Luke is finally potty trained! After he finally decided to poop on the potty, he was totally independent. By the next day, he wanted to do it by himself. After a couple of weeks, he even stays dry all night. So, finally, no more diapers for him!! Oh yeah, one more thing, he wears his underwear backwards so that he can see the picture on them. :)
We took our first official family vacation to San Antonio, TX. We spent two days at Sea World, and we had a blast! Luke's favorite part was the sealion show, and we had to see it twice. Emma Cate was such a trooper in her stroller, she even took her morning nap both days while being pushed around Sea World. Our hotel was very kid-friendly, too. Every evening we went swimming and roasted marshmallows in the firepit. On the drive home, we stopped at a pizza place that had an arcade. Luke played tons of games, and Emma Cate got to ride on the merry-go-round.
Luke got a pirate sprinkler for his birthday, and we finally broke it out the other day. We weren't sure if he'd like it, because he usually doesn't like water squrited at him in any way. After we got it set up, he decided he would play in it, but he asked for his rain coat. We let him wear it, and he had a blast eventhough it was 90 degrees outside!!
Since Emma Cate has started crawling, she really hasn't been exploring. She crawls from toy to toy, but never really leaves the room she's in.......until today. It's like she just realized that she had the power to do anything she wanted. Luke went upstairs to the playroom, and she was ready to try to go up, too. So, we spent some time playing, and I got to take some pictures of the kiddos.
