A Perry Tale

Friday, May 28, 2010

Flashback Friday

In May 2009, we planted a whole forest of trees at our place. I don't remember now how many... 150? 200? We had lots of great help and it was a beautiful day.

Mr. Helpful had a perfect seat.

They just keep going...

I think drinking out of a hose is a rite of passage for a farm kid.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Chore time

No trip to my parent's house is complete without Lucas helping Papa Richard do chores. I love watching it.

"Me help."

Papa said "Stay by the gate."

"Me help."

Yes, there are dairy calves in the herd. No, I did not grow up on a dairy farm. Dad has diversified since the kids left the farm. I remembered Lucas' mud boots, but it never even crossed my mind to bring "chore clothes." I love watching Lucas soak up this time with his Papa. Lucas is a little farmer, for sure.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Signs of summer

Friends, barbecues and playing outside are staples of our summer. It doesn’t matter what we eat {there is always plenty}, where we go {mi casa es su casa}, or who can all make it {everyone is invited}. The kids love playing together and the adults love gabbing. Well... the moms gab, the dads usually end up playing a ball game with the kids.

With the weather being so nice lately, we’ve kicked off our summer a little early.

Josh, Lucas, Hanna, Marc, Jake, Jonah

Jake, Brent, Dave, Hanna, Marc, Ellie, Lucas, Garrett, Lucy, Maggie, Jonah

Play ball!

Swing, batter batter, swing!

Garrett, Lucy, Marc and Lucas

I think Lucas was trying to share his food with Lucy and Garrett.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Random ramblings...

Imagine my surprise when I entered the living room on Saturday to see that my precious little boy had taken off his pants and underwear, opened the front door and was hanging out the door {with his business}. All I see are these cute little buns. I ran to the door, grabbed his hand and pulled him away. I peered out to see the mailman was at our box at that exact moment. I was pretty sure I was going to get a visit from DHS about my nude babe.

When I asked Lucas why he took his pants and underwear off, he said "they hurt me." These were not new underwear or pants; he's worn them plenty. Oigh. Then I explained that we have to have pants, underwear and a shirt on to go outside.

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While playing outside Sunday (completely clothed), a rabbit went racing across our backyard.

Me: "Lucas, look at that rabbit. He's fast!"
Lucas: (without missing a beat he quickly responded) "Dat wabbit fast like me."

His speed, nor his interest in nudity, comes from his mama.

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Before climbing into bed, Lucas always goes potty. He had his "mmm" in his mouth (pacifier). When he reached up to flush the toilet, mmm fell out and was briskly swished away into toilet-land. The look of terror on his face was priceless. I thought it was funny, but wonder if it won't cause a flushing issue at some point. This is the first non-toilet-appropriate item (that I know of) that has been flushed... not too bad. It took several minutes of calming Lucas down before we continued our bedtime routine.

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Brent and I are fans of the sitcom "The Office." Lucas climbed into my lap while we watched an episode the other day.

Lucas: (pointing to TV) "Dat Jim."
Me: "You know Jim Halpert?"
He shakes his head yes. Maybe we need to cut back on our addiction.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Time to party and get healthy!

We had such a healthy winter this year, I should have known it would catch up to us. In the last month, Lucas has had a double ear infection, a weird bug where he ran a fever off and on for 48 hours and now pink eye. Geesh! The weather has been cold and yucky in the last two weeks and today is a gorgeous spring day that I hope wipes all of the bad germs out!

In between the illnesses, we did some partying. Brad and Michelle were in Iowa to celebrate their upcoming nuptials with friends and family. We showered them with lots of goodies and had plenty of fun, too.