A visit from a Viking and a stork

Hello everyone. Time for another quick update. Grandpa Larson came to visit with us and stayed for two weeks to help take care of me while Mom and Dad went through another attempt at in-vitro fertilization. I can't keep a secret so let me start off by saying I'm going to be a big brother!!! We found out today that Mommy is pregnant so the in-vitro procedure worked. I'm going to be the best big brother in the history of big brothers.

We had a busy two weeks while Grandpa was here. A major yard work project was completed to clean up an ugly part of the backyard, the new laundry room closet was painted, and floor tiles were placed in the laundry room. Of course we made sure to get a lot of play time in between working too. All the dirt hauling meant multiple lawn mower rides for me!!

The day after Grandpa arrived our new pool table was delivered. It is called Genesis and is made by Brunswick. Daddy thinks it is his pool table but it's really mine.

Grandpa also arrived just in time for the start of football season...I mean real football, as in the NFL, not that college stuff. Daddy has decided it may be a good idea to not watch Michigan football this year. Here's me making a face at the ref for screwing up another call against the Vikings.

We discovered that I am a really good dice player too. When I was on Mommy's team we won so Daddy took me from her for the next game and he won!! I like throwing the dice and watching them bounce and roll around the table.

Grandpa did my treatments quite a bit while he was visiting and he even taught me to hold my own nebulizer.

The most important thing that happened while grandpa was here was a complete surprise. While picking up some supplies at the man store (Lowe's) one day we came across a swing. Daddy had looked for a swing at 5 different stores but we never found one. We snatched it up and took it home and hung it under the deck. Now I can swing every day, I don't have to go all the way to the park.

When Daddy came home from work today there was a big package on the porch for me. He bought a big Tonka truck for me to play with outside. It is so big that I can fit in the back. Daddy thinks it is really cool.

That's all for now. If you want to see me doing a little dancing check out this video that Daddy uploaded to youtube. I hope everyone is doing well out there. Bye-bye.

PS: Congrats to Eric and Erin Peterson on the birth of their second child, Caleb David, I can't wait to meet him. It was really interesting for Mom and Dad because they said that could have been my name. I was either going to be Caleb David or Luke William. Daddy chose Luke right when he saw me for the first time.

Labor Day 2008

Greetings again from Michigan. I thought I should jump on and tell everyone about my trip to Iowa over Labor Day weekend. What a fun time we had! I spent some time at Fifth Ward Park with Mom, Dad, Grandpa Bill, Grandma Ann and Grandma Kris. We had fun on the slides.Here I am walking across the bridge. I did this several times just to prove I could do it on my own. We also spent lots of time on the swings of course. Here I am swinging with Grandpa Bill.Here I am with Dad.And of course Mom had to take a turn.Then we went on the teeter totter. Grandpa Bill was on the other end. Then Daddy let me do it all by myself.We spent the weekend at Grandma Kris and Grandpa Bob's house. They have a dog that sings and dances when you push it's paw. I think I wore the dog out along with everyone else because they had to dance too.It sure was a hot weekend so Grandpa Bob filled up the pool so we could cool down. I had a fun time playing with my cups. It's so much fun to fill them up and pour the water down my belly.Great Grandma Dorothy stopped by for a visit too!! It's so much fun to see her and show her how much I've grown.I also spent a whole afternoon with Grandma and Grandpa Otteman without Mommy and Daddy. They took me to Little Bear Park and to visit more friends and relatives. It was a nice break for Mommy and Daddy but I sure did miss them.We also got to see my Godmother Jessica and her growing tummy. Mom tells me there is a baby in there and we will get to meet the baby at Thanksgiving. It was only right to buy the baby it's own baby grand piano just like the one I have and still enjoy!!Well, Grandpa Larson has been staying with us for the last 2 weeks so I will be sure to post all my adventures from his visit. Stay tuned.
Love,
Luke William