San Antonio

Luke at 11 months


We recently took a weekend trip to San Antonio. Everyone in Texas talks about it as a great place to visit and now we know why. First of all, compared to Houston, it actually has stuff to do.
Greg, Luke and I drove down Friday morning. I sat in the back to try and placate a non car fan baby. We checked in, ordered delicious chinese take-out, and lounged. Then we checked out the Ripley's Believe it or Not and their Wax Museum. It's not super impressive, but sort of interesting and in the AC.

Luke politely poking the fat statue


Nose swallower and us


The guy who can pop his eyes out of his sockets


A decent photo at Ripleys


Photo ops




Luke sticking his tongue out at the joker


Me, Edward and Bella (the worst wax figures, right)


Luke at Hogwarts


Not a real Texas vacation without a Texas shaped waffle


In the caves (Livseys in back)
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I stole some photos from the Livseys blog to prove that they came with us.(Hannah is a great photographer.)





Luke and Greg in the caves
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I came, I saw, I sweat
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The Alamo
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The Mexican soldiers have a voice




Not shown. We had snow cones and they were delicious in the heat of the day. Then we took a stroll down "the riverwalk". It is really nice like everyone says. Then we ate some delicious mexican food.

(We were trying to decide where to eat and Hayden said "I'll decide; Let's go home!" he was tired of walking)


The next morning after breakfast, we headed to the zoo with our friends. And hence to lunch at Chipotle.

Zoo statue pose


Mia


The air conditioning in this random hippo place was heaven sent



Greg showing off his pretty wings


Luke is a beautiful butterfly



This was supposed to be my shot, but Luke stole the show




Bears, beets, battlestar galactica



Luke reacts to the crocodiles


Luke reacts to the monkeys


Luke reacts to the lions
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Luke is a pretty chill dude and so Greg took that photo series with the express purpose to show that he just sat in his stroller and gazed calmly. Not one clap or finger point.

Greg,Luke and the termites




Greg and his friend James Livsey


We had lots of fun in San Antonio and would recommend it above Houston. Unless you want to come and play board games with us. But that would be the main attraction and you would be sad when you lost to us.

Vacation fun

I got home from my vacation on Monday. There was bad weather which made me get back to Houston at 7 instead of 5, which was crazy. We had snacks and Luke was very good, otherwise it could have been really bad. We also had an hour delay on the way out. Flight arrival time 12:30 instead of 11:30 pm. Also the screen in front of me was on the whole time because the control panel was messed up. Greg tore the magazine cover off the flight magazine and folded it over to block the light. Luke finally got some sleep.


We had a really fun time going to two reunions. Greg only got to attend the Darger reunion which we had in Cedar City. I went to Twilight: Eclipse with some of the girl cousins. It was a fun time despite the gps having a problem which took us the sister theater aka different movie times and a frozen yogurt run to take up some waiting time. We played lots of games and Luke was literally passed from person to person the whole time. All he needed was his blankie. I was happily surprised.

Luke was also spoiled by his grandparents. He's little beggar who happily accepted treats from strangers. On the way down we were all feeding him bits of costco muffins. When we stopped at Wendy's we shared fries and Greg gave him some frosty. I was holding Luke when he blew chunks. He threw up a lot. I vowed to monitor more closely what and how much he was eating. Poor guy. He had a spare outfit and I wiped myself up, best as I could in a restaurant bathroom.


Luke had a lot of fun swimming in Bear Lake at the Gessel reunion. He went farther than I expected into the water. We did have to watch him closely when he got on the shore though because he tried to eat shells.

This is a picture of our fridge when I got back. Greg and Bonnie(my sister) had been home, but all they had bothered to shop for was milk and ice cream (Bonnie).



At Bear Lake, Luke played happily in this little car in the campsite and in the lake.



Luke, Grandma Debbie and I went to the zoo. We rode the train and carousel. But he was sleeping on the train.



Luke and I at the zoo next to the huge, water-spraying elephant.



We were able to go to Provo and see some friends.







One of many baths. This is honestly the best we could get from him.



Luke had a lot of fun with his great-grandpa. He was one of the people that Luke would seek out. (Also one of the people that would give him food)


Luke playing.


Stefani's twins playing with Luke.

Luke at 10 months (and Twilight:: Eclipse)

This week the next installment of the Twilight movies comes out: Eclipse. So I am excited and made these iron ons for myself and Luke.


I heart Twilight

Caution: baby vampire might bite when hungry

Luke is now 10 months old. He's still a little guy but we think he's the cat's pajamas.

Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars : The Quilt

My brother Canute is on a mission. This year for Christmas I will give him this gift.He designed it himself before he left, so it's not a surprise.

Memorial Day

Luke is now 9 months old. We celebrated Memorial Day with neighbors and friends.

Memorial Day

A sailing we will go

The other day while feeding Luke, I made up this nursery rhyme. I also included the notes so you can hear the tune.

All aboard the ship my crew,
all aboard mateys.
Ahoy, Luke! Ahoy, Luke!
A sailing we will go.
A sailing we will go.

Stash the cargo in the hold,
stow your trunk below.
Ahoy, Luke! Ahoy, Luke!
A sailing we will go.
A sailing we will go.

A compass and a treasure map,
a parrot and a patch.
Ahoy, Luke! Ahoy, Luke!
A sailing we will go.
A sailing we will go.

Around and round the sea we sail,
around the world we go.
Ahoy, Luke! Ahoy, Luke!
A sailing we will go.
A sailing we will go.

The notes piano style
f f f g a c c
f f f g a
c c a c c a
bflat a a g g f
bflat a a g g f


You could also put your own child's name in

the third line would be (c c a f c c a f) for a 2 syllable name,
(ccaaf) for a 3 syllable name, or (ccaaaf) for a four syllable name.