Boy oh boy, can you believe this weather?? Chicago set a record with a high of 81 degrees. All of us Baranko's made an effort to enjoy the special weather day. I made sure to walk between buildings to and from meetings as slow as possible, eat my sandwich on an outdoor bench at lunch, and to leave work right on time to sneak in a quick jog. Luke chose to hit two parks in his shorts & sandals and enjoy a picnic lunch on his new picnic table. And Matt argued with teamsters about a picket line outdoors:) Then we all played outside in our backyard and grilled out our dinner. As I type this the fan is gently whirring overhead and our screen doors are open. What a rude awakening the 30 degree drop will feel like tomorrow. But we'll love it while it lasts!
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| Luke's new picnic table - Xmas present from G&G Mackus |
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| That kid loves baked beans, I tell ya. |
Luke has gotten very independent. He wants to do everything himself, and he can do a lot! He picks out his own clothes (when given options). He picks out the books he wants to read and lets you know very clearly the ones he doesn't. He feeds himself with a fork and spoon, metals ones, and doesn't stab himself at all. Last night we went for ice cream and the man gave him his very own cone. Luke was so great at holding it and licking the ice cream out of the middle, then he actually bit the cone to eat that too! He's a natural ice cream cone eater. (I think he gets that from me.) He doesn't mind going to bed at all nowadays, he runs to the bath tub when you announce bath time, and then will actually wave goodnight to you and give you a kiss and hug once he's had his milk and books. (I think he gets his love for going to bed from Matt.) He has gotten so tall that he can reach things off the counters and tables. Tonight I watched him reach up on the counter, pick up a bowl of mango spears, select a mango spear, and put the bowl back. I didn't think this independence would come as early as 1 1/2 years old! With his new independence he is quite the menace to himself, though. Almost every week he sustains some injury or another from climbing something, tripping on something, falling off something - no matter how closely we watch him. Thank goodness he seems to heal so quickly, he has bitten his lip more times than I care to count. Here are some cute shots of him this week, and a funny video where he spins in circles until he's so dizzy he falls over.
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| Playing his Paper Jamz! Paper Jamz rock! (Buy one at Walgreens!) |
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| He loves Lightning McQueen - so loves this hand me down jacket from the Sosne boys:) |
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| Eating out ice cream cones at Sweets |
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| Being pulled around in his wagon until he announces "all done!" This 2 way communication is wild! |
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| Bath time is fun time! |
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| Matt put together his new basketball hoop that he got for his birthday. Luke loves to be held up to shoot a basket. |
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| All net! |
We had a great weekend. Friday night Matt and I had one of our first date nights, just him and me, not going to any special event - just sticking around town and enjoying each other. We used a long ago purchased GroupOn for an absolutely delicious sushi dinner at SushiYaki, then went to the local Deer Path Inn bar to have a few drinks and talk:) We had such a great time! We were feeling sad to leave Luke initially, but after the fun we had we think we may make this a regular thing! Thank you so much to Donna and Emil for babysitting. Saturday they joined us for a fun breakfast and a trip to the Kohl Children's Museum before I left to go up to WI. Kristin and I had given Grandma Della a dinner and show gift for Christmas, and our girls' evening was upon us! We went to Milwaukee's Rumpus Room for dinner before heading to our front row seats of the musical, Daddy Long Legs. I have to admit I had low expectations for this random, unheard of musical with only two cast members but WOW, was I blown away by the talent of the singers and the funny, entertaining story. I highly recommend it - go see it!! We had a very fun time gabbing with Grandma and enjoying the show. Then finally on Sunday Kristin & PJ came down to LF to hang out with us on a lovely, warm day. Cory's still in India for work, but comes home soon!
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