August 10, 2011

Today we met up with some friends from Isaac's school at the Bike Park.  It's a park in Woodbridge that is fenced in (and locked - you have to have a Woodbridge key to get in) and has bike trails going all through it.  There are tunnels, a pretend gas station, stop lights, etc.  It's pretty cool.  Isaac wanted to bring his tricycle instead of his bike, which was probably the safer option anyway.  He's tried to go off-roading at this park before and had a pretty bad fall.  Here he's playing with Jacob and Hannah.

August 9, 2011

Today is Charlie's 34th birthday.  Of course he had to work all day, but when he came home we opened gifts, went to dinner at La Sirena Grill, and then sang "Happy Birthday" and ate German chocolate cake.  Isaac's birthday is in a few weeks so we have been talking a lot about that lately.  On the way home from dinner Isaac kept telling us that he wanted to blow out the candles on Charlie's cake.  And then he started singing "Happy Birthday to Isaac"and joking that today was his birthday.  He has a funny little sense of humor.  

August 8, 2011

It has not been that easy to find a time to go running.  Luke is too little for the jogging stroller and the timing hasn't been quite right in the morning between when I need to nurse Luke and when Charlie leaves for work.  Anyway, this morning I decided to try a workout DVD instead.  I started with Level 1 and it was enough for me to work up a bit of a sweat and feel the burn (which is a little embarrassing since the way Jillian is talking during Level 1 makes me feel like it is targeted towards the type of people who are actually on the Biggest Loser).  Next time I'll try Level 2.  

August 7, 2011

Luke has started smiling and cooing and talking to us a lot lately.  It is simply adorable!  He also seems to know when I am getting ready to feed him.  As soon as I lay him down on the Boppy pillow he gets the biggest smile and starts making all sorts of happy noises.  He is just the cutest thing ever! 

August 6, 2011

Charlie took Isaac to a movie and to the pool today so I had most of the afternoon alone with Luke.  It was nice to sit and relax while Luke napped.  I started trying to get caught-up on my blogs but got side tracked on the internet and never got around to posting anything. 

August 5, 2011

Charlie & I had a lunch date today.  His new job is only a few miles away so he normally comes home for lunch.  Today he rode his bike to work, so I went and picked him up for lunch.  First I had to bring Luke into the office so everyone could admire him, and then we went to Knowlwood's.  I had never been there before.  They claim to have the "World's Best Hamburger."  They don't.  It's a good burger, but I think it's silly to claim you are the "world's best" of anything.  It sets people's expectations too high.  

August 4, 2011

When Charlie asked Isaac where he wanted to go for dinner tonight he adamantly insisted on Super Mex.  He used to always choose Rubio's.  We're not sure what brought about the change of heart but suspect it might be the construction that is going on in the Super Mex shopping center.  Also, Isaac loves to drink.  He is always asking everyone for "just one little sip" of their drink, which always turns out to be lots of sips.  Here he is downing a nice mixture of Sprite and Diet Coke.  

August 3, 2011

I needed to pick up a few things at Albertson's today.  Isaac noticed some Thomas the Train fruit snacks on the shelf and begged me to buy them.  Then I noticed that the fruit snacks were part of some promotion.  You know where you buy a certain number of items and save a couple extra bucks?  But of course it is always the junk food that goes on sale like that.  I must have been hungry because I got suckered into buy all sorts of garbage in order to "save" a few dollars.  

August 2, 2011

A few weeks after Isaac started school at ECLC last year I asked him if he had made any friends.  He told me his friend was Alex.  It took awhile longer before I figured out that Alex is a girl!  He still tells me that she is his best friend.  Alex is not in his class this year, but her mom had her switch bus routes so that she and Isaac could ride the bus together.  I thought they looked so cute sitting together today but Isaac was being a booger and kept making pouty faces instead of smiling for a picture.

Too bad since he looked so cute blowing dandelions while waiting for the bus to come!

August 1, 2011

Look at this cute little guy in his bathtub!  I just love it.  He's got quite the belly in this photo.  I think he'd probably just eaten.  I remember he cried a little the first time I gave him a bath, but every other time he's just seemed very relaxed and happy.  Isaac likes to come help give Luke a bath too.