It's actually pretty awesome that now he can tell us that he wants a cup of milk or that he wants down or that he wants his trucks and cars. He's also found out how awesome Sesame Street is and Elmo is his new favorite character. I had a stuffed Elmo at my mom and dad's house which Luke now sleeps with every night and hugs every morning. We go back and forth with watching Sesame Street and Thomas. I think I've probably seen every Thomas the Train video and could recite them in my sleep. Luke also has found out how much he loves our dogs. He loves it when they play and chases them around (they obviously do not like this as much as he does). We've also transitioned out of high chairs and he now sits at the table with us. That was another thing that reduced the meltdowns. The fact that he sits at the table with us and is involved with dinner really helps the situations!
His second birthday is fast approaching (holy cow!) and I need to get on planning birthday parties. This year we're having two parties, one in Virginia for our family and one at our home for Luke's friends, and some of ours. :) I can't believe that it's only two months away and it makes me a little sad, although he's so much fun now. He's turned into such a funny, loving child. He loves to jump off furniture and run circles around the house. If only I could have one-tenth of the energy Luke has!
Today we took a trip over to Biltmore to look at the Downton Abbey dresses that they have on display. It was such a nice day, because we had a break in the weather and there was hardly anyone there. I've never been there before when the crowds were so few and it was so nice. We could walk through the gift shops without being trampled and getting through the house wasn't so bad. It was kind of a dreary day, but it was warm enough for us to be outside and that's all that matters. We upgraded our free tickets to get season passes, so we're looking forward to going back in a few weeks to hike and to see the farm animals at Antler Hill Village. I hope to get a lot of use out of those passes and to take Luke out on the trails to get his energy out this summer! But we had a great day and after a week of bad weather, I'm so ready for spring. Only a month away!
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| This was from last weekend... Luke LOVES looking at the car sales ads in the newspaper. My dad, Dillon and Luke all share a passion for cars. |
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| On the van! One of Luke's favorite things about today... |
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| Foggy morning |
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| Biltmore :) See how few guests were there this morning?! It was awesome! |
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| In color |
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| The boys |
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| I need to cut my hair. The wet weather makes for lots of frizz. |
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| The only costume we could take a picture of. This one was in the gift shop... I wish I could have photographed them all. |
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| Hints of color in the gray. |
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| One of the employees at Biltmore said today was the typical British day. While I've never been to England, I imagine she's right. |
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| I'm excited to return in a few months and see how the flowers bloom. |
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| Gotta keep up with this kid. |
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| Another highlight for Luke was playing with his new tractor in the rocks. |
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| We walked down to the gardens and it took us forever because Luke loved running around. When we decided to leave, we had a major meltdown. |
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| Running from Dad |
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| We contemplated going to the Antler Hill Village, but he was asleep before we could even drive by the house... |
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| The bass pond was frozen over! It was beautiful. |
