At last! Our son is potty trained!

Luke completed his "Poo-Poo Chart" this past Thursday. Unfortunately, daddy was out of town and didn't get to witness this momentous event. Luke had to go poo-poo on the big boy potty 20 times in order to recieve the 20 stickers that filled out the chart. As a reward for completing the chart, he got a giant cement mixer truck. He loves it. We are very happy to have this behind us before the new baby arrives. It hasn't been easy.

Something Like Soccer

Luke started his first organized sport - Biddy Soccer. We're not sure it's really soccer, other than the use of a soccer ball. Luke is the biddiest of all on the team, so he's more of a mascot than a midfielder or striker. Like you would expect, most of the practice is dedicated to learning how to stand in line and snack time. Many of the fathers have been recruited to assist Coach Steve in keeping the kids in line. This is really more like herding a bunch of cats. We do our best.

A complete set of photos are available under the Featured Photo Sets. We have our first two games next week. Dad won't be there, so we'll have to see if mom can snap a few photos of game action.

Luke WILL know how to make Chocolate Molten Cake!

If I teach my son anything, it will be this.

Ladies and Gentlemen. . . Ryan Audus

Ryan has been putting in some late nights recently. I couldn't help but embarrass him a bit. Many a night I will wake up and have to go retrieve my husband from the living room where he has fallen asleep in the fetal position on one cusion of the couch with his head resting on his laptop.

What's this all about???

On a peaceful, quiet Saturday morning, Ryan and I walked into Luke's bedroom to discover this. . . Naked Lukie on Louise's bed. We have been working with him on dressing/undressing, and now we are wondering if this was a good idea. We might have a nudist on our hands. Louise was also perplexed, but as long as she gets two meals a day, she puts up with us.

When You're Tired, You're Tired

This is one tired kid. Not sure what we were up to that day, but whatever it was, it sure took it out of Luke. I'm guessing it was a combination of playing Thomas the Train and learning to use the potty. The picture also prove that the kid never stops moving.

Unfortunately, we can't say that baby Mae is quite as sound of a sleeper. Jenny has had her hands full with the little one kicking and moving day and night. We're guessing she'll be as active as her bigger brother.

He's Having a Baby!

Since we found out we were pregnant with baby Mae, Luke has insisted that he also has a baby in his tummy. Ironically enough, the baby's name is also Mae. From time-to-time, Luke will pull his shirt up, show you his belly, and ask you to feel the baby move. What makes it even funnier is he will copy Jenny and press your hand down on his stomach so you can feel his baby move. This move is shown in the photo above.

In other news, we'd like to apologize for our lack of posts lately. Our home laptop has been a little out of whack the last week or so. Long story.