March 2009

March is here already! So as I posted last night, we are officially in the Air Force. The local recruiter says that he won't know when Brian leaves for boot camp for possibly a few weeks. Although he says there is a small chance that he could leave as soon as March 24, or as late as 4 months from now.

I know that for some of you this came as a complete shock, but it has actually been in the works for a while. Brian had thought about joining the Air Force when he had just graduated high school and he had also thought about becoming an aircraft mechanic. Now, due to the slumming economy it seemed like the right time to try and pursue those dreams again. We have been talking to the recruiter since some time around November, and it has finally actually happened.

When he leaves for boot camp he will be gone for 8.5 weeks. During that time the only thing that he can do is write letters. No email, no phone calls, nothing. So, I am sad that he will miss out on so much with Lucas, but in the long run we feel that it is the best decision for him and for our family.

As for the rest of us, Lucas is growing so much!! He is now constantly pulling up on all of the furniture and trying to "cruise" from place to place. Naturally he is still quite wobbly, but he is doing pretty good. He also LOVES baths. If I set him on the floor while I go to the bathroom he immediately crawls to the tub, pulls himself up, and tries to pull himself into the tub.

I am doing well, just being a "mama" and trying to preserve a little bit of the old me :) it's hard to do being a mom, but the trade off is well worth it.

AIRFORCE HERE WE COME!

Hey everyone, 

I don't have a lot of information yet, but just to keep you up to date, we are in the Air Force!  Brian went up to SLC and did all of the physical stuff, said the Oath, and signed the papers.  We don't know when he leaves for Basic yet, but it could be as early as the end of this month and as late as June.  I will post again when I know more :)

Love you all!

Finishing up February

I just realized that I never finished up February!  Okay so not much happened in the last few days.  After having the trampoline here for probably 6 months or so, my Mom finally got on it!  This was her first time up there ever, so she took a little coaxing.  I had to get on with her and hold her hands, but I think she had fun.  Lucas also got on with Brian (the pic doesn't show the tramp at all) and I hung up his new (at least to us) swing.

The last couple pics show how silly Lucas gets at night.  He has his silly times during the day too.  But from 7 to the time he goes to bed (usually 7:45) he is just a goof ball!

February 2009

Still trying to catch up on my posts! Okay so lets review, Lucas is crawling....a ton! This was back from his 7 month Birthday, and it was so hard to take. In most of the pictures I only got the back half of him, or he has his head down getting ready to crawl away. So, although this one isn't my favorite it will do :)

7 months old and getting sneaky

Well Lucas is now in full swing!
He started crawling a month ago, and he has been getting exceptionally sneaky lately. I am in for a treat let me tell you. You know how mother's always say "I hope you have a kid just like you" or the "You reap what you sow" thing, well what about the wives? Why should we have to suffer for the sneaky things our husbands did!? Hehehe, well I can only hope that fate is kinder to me than it should be. Lucas can get anywhere he wants to go now, and he wants to go where there is paper, Gus's toys, cups, and a screen. Wish me luck!!

First Trip to the Park

I am trying to catch up on posts because as you can tell I am behind! So this was on January 31st, the days was amazingly warm so we decided to take our first family outing to the park. Lucas LOVED the swing! He was laughing and having fun, once he was tired of that we tried the slides. I think he is still too little to fully appreciate it, but he did have fun watching everyone and hanging out with his two best friends :)

Happy Valentines Day!

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My boys

I so thankful that I have my boys. I hope that things are changing everywhere and not only in my house, but you hear about all those couples that are from my parents era that the mothers were required and expected to do everything for the except for provide an income and it just seems so impossible to me. Luckily for me, Brian has been amazingly helpful and supportive. Anytime I need a break or am trying to get something else done, Brian is more than happy to play with his little buddy. I hope that this is going on everywhere because I think that kids will be much more "well-rounded" with both parents taking active roles in their kids lives.

Best Buds

Gus spent a few days at a friends house and came back filthy! When he got home he went straight to the glass door and when Lucas saw him he crawled over there as fast as he could. They stayed starring at each other for a while before they went back to what they were doing. They missed each other and were happy when Gus got a bath and got to come back in the house.

I just can't help myself

Okay I know that I take too many pictures of Lucas, but I just can't help myself! He is just at such a cute stage right now. He has two little bottom teeth, has been sitting up entirely on his own since about the 4th of this month, and loves to scoot around. Here are a few pictures that I took today

January Photo shoot (6 months)

Okay well here are the pictures that I took for Lucas's 6 month birthday (plus some cute bath photos). If you would like prints of them, just let me know which photo and what size you want (wallet, 4x6, 5x7, 8x10). If you don't like the enhancements on the photo I can also take those off. and I could also make a collage if you want multiple images in one print. Just shoot me an email at laurabone86@gmail.com or post a comment and I will try to remember to check.



Thanks,

December 2008

This month came with a lot of changes and a lot of fun! Lucas changed drastically, Brian and I went on our first date, and of course there was Christmas and our Anniversary.

Lucas started to scoot around backwards whenever he was left to roam on the floor and he also started reaching for people. Now when I go to pick him up, I reach out my arms first and then he reaches out his as well (most of the time anyway - occasionally I am rejected).

All three of us got colds around the middle of the month, and it is horrible having a sick child. I don't know how mom's do it when they have a bunch of kids. To top things off Lucas also got his first tooth on the 17th! Luckily he didn't take it too bad, and with the assistance of a little orajel we got through it just fine.

Christmas was so much fun this year (aside from the lack of money)! Lucas actually got into opening presents pretty well. He loves paper so we just had to pull up a corner and he would pull the paper to his mouth and then we would give him another piece to rip. Brian got some hunting snow boots that he had been wanting and I got a web cam and tripod.

Brian and I got to go on two dates this month! We saw two movies - in the theaters - and we also got to go out to dinner for our anniversary. Life is so different with Lucas that it was a bit of a circus trying to get away but it was nice to have some time for ourselves after six months of parenthood. Thankfully we have wonderful family here who is more than happy to help out :)

We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday and we hope to hear from you soon!