LaChua hike

We took David & Luke on our first hike in Florida today. It was supposed to be a short 3-mile round trip hike, but due to unforeseen circumstances, had an additional 2 miles added for a 5 mile hike! The trail is reported to have "hundreds of alligators" along the way. Note all of the signs warning of the dangers of alligators. You literally walk along a path along some lakes and swamps in Paynes Prarie, a state park just on the south end of town. Luckily we did see about 3-4 alligators - 2 of which are in this one photo; 1 in the water swimming and 1 on the far bank of the water. David was thrilled! No worries though we all made it back to the van safe and soggy due to a surprise rainstorm that soaked all of us, except for Baby Luke in his carrier. Luke slept for the bulk of the hike and both kids fell asleep on the way home, so we had a quiet afternoon!

Another Day

Last night Luke took his first bath in the bathtub with David. Luke really seemed to enjoy the warm water with lots of kicking. David also had lots of fun with his brother in the bathtub. Of course, after the bath, Luke was wrapped up in his Silly Pooh bathrobe and fell asleep on the couch. He slept for a good 3 hours before waking up, so I tried it again tonight!!

Today was "Gator Day" at David's preschool. Unfortunately, we had no "gator" clothes so we put him in blue and orange clothes (Go Valhalla Norsemen!) and his Gator hat from Grandpa. He decided to leave the gator hat at home, but was at least willing to take a picture with it.
My sweet boys -- David just loves taking pictures with his baby brother Luke. He also likes rubbing his head, because it is so soft. He has a knack for waking up Luke as well, a habit I am trying hard to break.
Luke was really mad today while in his carseat. David in trying to soothe him decided he needed a baby kangaroo to go along for the ride. Luke did not notice the kangaroo and the kangaroo did not seem to mind Luke screaming.

August Update

As the month of August is almost over and I started this blogspot before the 4th of July, I think it is about time for me to add my first post.

Our family has definitely seen a lot of changes in the last month. Luke was born on the evening of July 25th. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Both Mammo Sarah and Grandma Terri were present for his birth, and everyone said he looked just like David when he was born. It was like having twins 4 years apart. He just had his 1-month birthday and is doing great! David has adjusted well to the new role of "big brother." He likes to hold Luke and argues about wanting to feed him a bottle. He wonders when Luke will be big enough to play Jedis and Legos.

Exactly two weeks after Luke's birth, we packed up our house and moved from Missouri to Gainesville, Florida for Brent's new position. A week later, we experienced tropical storm Fay but did not have the amount of rain that has been shown on the news. This week, things have settled down. Brent started his new job 4 days after our arrival here in Florida. David started a new preschool the following Monday. Both seem to be adjusting to the new surroundings well and love spending time in our pool almost daily