The one with a trip to grandmas house.

Luca got a haircut this week--he didn't enjoy it. We miss the curls, and his little ears are popping out like crazy--and I can't even blame it all on his dad. Good things he's dang adorable. 

We went to see grandma and pick up some things from her old house. They just sold it so they are getting rid of things, so we got to take some things that we wanted. So many memories! 

My dad gets her beautiful dining room table, and since he's so far away, I'm keeping it for him until he can get it. I'm very excited. It will be here any minute now!! 

Grandma is doing so well--it's crazy!! She's eating and walking around again, and making her own bed! It's very exciting. 

The boys ran around the place like psychos and she relished in it. She laughed and played with them again like she used too. I loved it. 

She's so sweet to them, and luckily Luca was too. 

He's all about giving kisses lately. He likes to kiss me all over my head and face like I do to him. I've caught him kissing everything lately. His toys, my legs, dolls, the piano--doesn't matter what it is. They deserve a kiss apparently! 

The boys occupied themselves while we looked around and behaved surprisingly well. I was pleased. So much less stress comes when children are good--especially in a house with so many breakable things. 

Seriously. The storms are my favorite. 

I'm working on loving the puddles like Luca. But man when we are late to something and he jumps right in a mud puddle my brain goes crazy. 

Jose and I went to see tomorrowland and left Luca with my in laws. He went a million miles an hour and gave them a run for their money. He loves it over there. He never hears the word no. 

That's what grandparents are for! 

Lucas newest thing is the letter O. He's obsessed with it ever since we learned it. He points them out everywhere he sees them. The TV, books, outside, my phone, everywhere. In nursery today he ran as fast as he could across the room, and dove head first into the toy bin, just to point out the o's in "Foxboro" that was written on it. He was proud. 

On our way home from church we drive down a street of "10" addresses, like 1034, 1035 etc. and he yelled them all out, but couldn't really keep up with them all, and get all flustered. It was awesome. 

He has to watch daddy go to work now, up on the couch by the window. 

We went to babies r us to get a toddler bed rail, and Luca tested out all their $300 toddler beds--WHY do people buy those?? I don't understand. 

Anyway. While we were in line he found these cheese balls and wanted them so bad he ran off with them and tried to open it. 

See him side eyeing me? 

Seriously. I love my child. He eventually out them back--I did not cave. 

He was all about the baby dolls in nursery today. He carried one around and took its hat on and off and kissed it. Then threw it across the room. No big deal. 

I try to get Luca to watch movies like this sometimes, because that's how I did when I was a kid. It rarely lasts longer than a few minutes, but I love it while it does. 

The one where we go to Jens

Luca and I headed to Jens on Tuesday afternoon so we could get the skinny on everything before she left in the morning for 5 days.  

The drive through the canyon was totally bizarrely full of dust, that is not fog, its dirt.  It was super super windy. 

Luca wasted no time feeling like a king with all of the attention he got.  He relished in it all, and loved all the kids.

Tae and Chase were especially his favorites probably because they were home the most, and loved on him like crazy.  Tae is like a tiny mother already.  She was so helpful the whole time we were there!

Luca learned how to open their doors on the first night we were there--I am so glad we have normal knobs and not the longer ones, I am not ready for a child that can get out or in to any room.  We were in the office that first night, he had a pack n play and I was on an air mattress, but he wouldn't sleep unless he was with me.  It was probably the longest night I have had in a long long time.  I was paranoid the entire night that he would wake people up, so I kept him with me.  

Which also confirmed without a doubt that there is no way on earth Luca is ready for a toddler bed--which I had been trying to decide about, because he seemed like he could do well.  NOPE.  The kid thought the air mattress was just a giant trampoline almost all night long.  He jumped on and off, dove head first off, and bounced around for hours.  Not cool.

His favorite thing in the world is showers right now, and Jen has a double shower in her bathroom.  I let him get in with me, because he had his own shower head, and he stayed in there forever after I got out.  He was in heaven.

And then, his ears.  He's putting things in there all the time.  Or was, he hasn't really since we have been back, thankfully.

Pom poms were the culprit this time.

After the windy dust storm we got snow!  Of course.  Utah has spring snow instead of winter.

Oh man.  Sleeping in a new place is rough for an 18 month old.  I tried everything my brain could think of, and nothing worked after that first night, so I ended up putting Arthur's Perfect Christmas on the ipad, guided accessed it (so he couldn't leave the movie and play games), and left him at that.  After the first night I figured out that it still has to be light outside for long enough so he will fall asleep before it is dark, otherwise the bright screen kept him up.

Traveling/staying somewhere other than home is HARD with a toddler.  You gotta do what you gotta do.  No matter what it says about your mothering.  I was so scared we would have an awful habit to break when we got home, but he didn't have any issues!!  Hallelujah for normal bedtimes now.

Other than sleeping issues, Luca did so well for being away.  He got so much love.