Lukas is officially two!

He melts my heart!

Caution...

...Lukas is turning 2!

So we celebrated with a construction-themed party!  Plus, it was the perfect excuse to break in the new pool with friends and family.

And it actually was the perfect theme since we had some scaffolding by the house that we turned into party decor and it wasn't even planned.  We threw up some Caution tape and we were good to go!

I actually had a fun time planning the party out and as you can see, Lukas was impressed too.  

[parties for this age are really for the adults!]

 

The funnest item was my semi-homemade cake...[Pinterest success!] 

And Lukas is the most excited about all of the equipment he got off the cake and has been playing with them NON-STOP!

The weather wasn't exactly cooperative for a pool party, but the kids didn't let a little cold stop them from having fun in the pool.  And when their lips were purple they were happy to switch the activities to launching themselves down the driveway on the quads...

Oh what fun!

Ft. Dalles Days

We participated in a super fun kids obstacle course during Ft. Dalles Days (Rodeo time) last weekend...

Too cool in their shades

Charlie has the eye of the tiger

Serious focus on his balance and agility

But also some silliness...Which one would make the better rodeo clown??

The many faces of Lukas

This guy keeps me smiling...

A few sneak peaks...

Here are a few examples of the work we have been doing to the house.  So excited about the transformation so far!

Before...

After...

Before...

After...

Stay tuned for more pics...not sure when but I promise I will!

The journey to swimming

Sorry it's been so long since I have posted...we have been busy moving into our new house.  Every time I want to take and then post some pics of our progress, there is another project staring me in the face.  But, here is a project that we are especially excited about - our pool!!

Here is what we were dealing with to start out with...there were hundreds of tadpoles and a few dead rodents (yuck!)

During...

Out with the old

 In with the new

It's getting filled!!!....S-L-O-W-L-Y

After...

Splash!!

The boys approve!