Lucas Tour 2010

We arrived in Minnesota on Thursday afternoon to mark the official start of our summer vacation. We'll spend three weeks here and then another 10 days or so in Mattapoisett. We know everyone will want a piece of little Lucas Dean and, of course, he'll be into everyone too. This morning, when we woke up, Lucas begged us to let him write a letter to Uncle Greg about his trip so far...

Dear Uncle Greg,

I survived my first ever plane trip! Mommy fed me during take off and landing and once in between. The rest of the time Mommy or Daddy held me and walked around the plane, and I even fell asleep in Daddy's arms for about 20 minutes. I think my parents were worried for nothing.

Grandma and Grandpa Rolig picked us up at the airport and we went to their house. Soon, we were joined by Auntie Jessica with Max, Annika, and Emerson, Uncle Brian, Auntie Kristy, and Ingrid and Auntie Carol! There were so many people to look at! I can tell I will be great friends with all of my cousins, and I had a chance to bond with little Ingrid.











Last night, there was a violent thunder and lightning storm! I had never seen one of those, but it was really cool to watch the clouds and the rain and the big flashes of light. Back home in Los Angeles there is never anything like that.

Today we are going to visit Ingrid again! Daddy and Uncle Brian are going somewhere to watch the USA game and Mommy and me will hang out with Ingrid and Auntie Kristy at their house.

Soon, we go to the cabin for the 4th of July. I hear it's pretty fun up there.

So, Uncle Greg, I can't wait to finally meet you in person instead of on Skype. I hear you are really amazing with Cousin Emily, so I look forward to you playing with me, too. I also brought a book with me that I want you to read to me. I also heard you know a lot about cities, so I want you to give me the grand tour of Mattapoisett and New Bedford. Maybe you can even wear me in the Baby Bjorn!

Love,
Lucas

To The Greatest Dad. . .

We both love you so much and feel so lucky to have you as a husband and dad. Happy 1st Father's Day!

Music Class

The Sweetness of Summer Vacation!

Well, we officially ended our school years and are preparing for our summer trips to Minnesota and Massachusetts. It's hard to believe Lucas is almost 5 months old and so many of our family and friends have not had the privilege of meeting him. We kicked off summer with a super fun pool party last weekend at our friend John and Lisa's where Lucas got his first introduction to beer pong in the pool(a very clever invention by John Dietrick). Lucas had an amazing 3 weeks in the baby room and we are going to miss Elvira. We are so lucky to have her; she loves Lucas so much and is wonderful with him. We are also going to miss playing with our smiley friend Phoebe. Lucas will be very excited to see her again upon our return in late July.

Success!

Well, Lucas and I had our first week back to school. All in all, it was quite a success. Even though we are still working on naps, Elvira, our caretaker, did manage to get Lucas to take a couple long snoozes. She is quickly learning that he LOVES the baby bjorn whether it's on a walk outside or a way to help bounce him to sleep. Boy will she get her exercise with him. We've had a good start to the weekend: Lucas continues to love the music class where he learned about the banjo today(Grandpa Dean will be proud) and he's beginning to really make the connection that his hands can grab things. The Mister Whoozit is a big hit! We rallied to get all of our errands done on Saturday so that tomorrow we can cheer on the Celtics in our BOX SEATS at Staples Center:)