Almost Summertime...

Memorial Day Weekend served up some sunny weather and helped whet our appetites for the Summer of '10. Our weekend consisted of some long stroller and Bjorn rides through Brentwood, lots of Tummy Time (where we practiced some new physical therapy techniques), and Jay and Karen finally doing some cooking in their cramped little kitchen. We also spent some time figuring out what Karen needs as she starts back at the Willows on Tuesday. Looks like we'll have a pretty busy morning routine.

Lucas has been grabbing everything in sight these days, including his brand new toy that Mommy bought him at Right Start:




He also enjoys laying in bed in the mornings, but certainly doesn't like "sleeping in."


Bonus photo of the week: Lucas and Karen watching Mommy and Me Movie of the Week, "Shrek" at the Grove.



Bonus Photo of the Week #2: Jay with Lucas in the Baby Bjorn.

Graduation!

It's been a good start to the weekend! Not only has Lucas played a pivotol role in the Celtics series win over the Cavs by sporting his best Celtics onesie and bib and cheering his team on at the bar night after night, but he also graduated from casts to braces!!! Hooray for us all!



And it doesn't stop there. . .today was Lucas' first music class! He learned about the snare drum, all the different saxophones, and was very interested in all the other kids in class. He was especially mesmorized at the end of class when the teachers turned on the bubble machine.

Lucas has also been spending time in the babyroom at Karen's school with his friend Phoebe. Only two more weeks and they'll be spending all day together when Karen finishes off the school year and goes back to work.

Karen's Big Weekend!

This weekend was all about Karen Dean, and for good reason...Her birthday was on Friday and then on Sunday we celebrated her very first Mother's Day! No wonder we're sitting here on Sunday afternoon totally exhausted.

Karen's parents aka Grandma and Grandpa Rolig left on Saturday morning after spending a full week with us, including Friday night when they babysat Lucas so the normally homebound Karen and Jay could get out for dinner and drinks and opening night of Iron Man 2.

Saturday night, after a day of quality family time, J, K & L went over to the apartment of friends Alex and Mike and their new daughter Phoebe. Good friends Sarah and Jeff, along with their new addition Sam, were also there. Throw in Alex and Mike's dogs Raisin and Nigel and you have a grand total of 6 adults, 3 babies, and two dogs! The babies all had great nights and were asleep by 7:30 so their parents could actually have some adult conversation.



Sunday morning, Lucas presented his Mommy with a card and a bouquet of yellow tulips and then treated her to a nice family breakfast at John O' Groats, his favorite spot. He even rallied for three quarters of the Celtics Game 4 victory over the Cavs with Mommy, Daddy and friend John at the sports bar around the corner.

Tomorrow's Monday and it's back to reality. Jay goes back to work, Karen goes back to full-time solo parenting during the day, but that's not so bad when you get to hang out with this guy...

"AAAHHH BOO!"

Well, Grandma and Grandpa Rolig made their way back to sunny California for another visit with Lucas and it took no time to get reacquainted! Not only are Grandma and Grandpa enjoying Lucas' cooing and smiles, but Grandma called me from his bedroom saying, "Karen, he's laughing!" Boy, was she right! Not only was he laughing, Lucas was in hysterics giggling at Grandma playing with him. Oh did that laugh make Grandpa and me stream tears of joy. We even captured it on video to replay for daddy when he got home from work. After a long day, Jay was grinning ear to ear watching his son's new "trick."