A Fun Week

We've done a lot this week. Now that I'm officially a stay-home mom, I try to get outside with the kids every morning. Mostly we walk to the park on Nordale in Belmont; it's about a 1/2 mile walk and right in our neighborhood. Luke just loves riding in his stroller, especially if he knows he'll get to play outside. He's very content to stay on the swings 90% of the time!

Yesterday, we went to the Children's Garden at Wegerzyn MetroPark. Luke loves it there; there's so much for him to do. He loves playing in the water and the dig pit! I highly recommend it for any mom with kids under 10.

Marty even got to go with us the last 2 mornings. He's been home the last couple of days due to the most horrible hives and itching I've ever seen. He had an allergic reaction to something and we ended up in the ER Tuesday in the middle of the night. Thank God my mom happened to be sleeping over that night already; what a huge help. He's on Benadryl and Prednisone. Please pray that we can figure out what's causing this, because the rash will start to clear up and then flares up again.

Wednesday afternoon we had professional photos taken of both kids. We had a coupon for the free baby package for Lexie at Olan Mills. They should turn out really well, but boy was it stressful! Thank God my mom was there to help with the kids. Luke would fuss while we took pictures of Lexie, then Lexie decided it was a perfect time to fill her diaper. Then Luke didn't want to sit how we wanted for any of his poses, although we did get 2 great ones in before he started running in circles around the studio and laughing his head off! As soon as I can access the proofs online I'll upload several adorable photos.