Showing posts with label Luke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luke. Show all posts

Friday, July 27, 2012

Pre-Vacation Photo Dump

We are packing up & taking off for 6 days of lobster and beaches and low(er) humidity, but before we strap everyone in the car & go, here are some catch-up pictures to tide everyone (Grammy) over in our absence.

Awww, friends
Oh, but Harper is honing her little sister skills
 Matching firefighter jams!  [Luke picked them out]
 A little picnic waiting for the splashpark to open
 SPLASHPARK!
Harper is not afraid
 Of anything



 A meeting of the Mutual Admiration Society convenes over Crocs
 Prettyprettyprettyprettyprettypretty
 Luke, wearing Crocs that were handed down to us for future use by Harper...
"Luke's Clubhouse" was busted out during a rainy streak. 
Harper was undeterred by the sign
Success!  PWN!
 Story time in the accompanying set of matching firefighter jams

 Harper, hanging out with Maggie at Aunt Sharren's house, post sprinkler fun

 Do you think Harper was tired & ready to go home?
 Luke and his friend Genna (of the hand-me-down Crocs above) enjoy hippie ice pops at the Ramsey, NJ farmer's market.  They really were having fun, despite their faces here
 What did Luke & Harper think was the MOST FUN EVER?  Why, sitting in the crib eating apples, of course.  Lukey loves Harper.
 Harper loves Lukey.
 Luke is a ham
 Luke is done with the paparazzi

 Hugs!

"Look, Harper," said Luke, in his most learned tone, "this is where Fig Newtons come from."
 Wearing Uncle Joe's "construction worker hat" to the Italian Festival
 Harper enjoyed the cannolis, thank you very much
The other night, after a good 15 minutes of clinking, clanking, and general rustling in the kids' room after lights out, Luke appeared at the top of the stairs.  "I accidentally thought we were going on vacation tomorrow so I packed my little suitcase with some things and 100 coins."  We were dying to find out what that meant, but had to wait for the next morning.  Sure enough...
 Luke put this ensemble together for a pre-vacation book retrieval trip to the library.  Very early-to-mid 90s grunge

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Luke's Superhero Machine

Over the winter, Luke and his classmates made their own machines. They spent a lot of time making blueprints, building the actual machines, and then drafting descriptions.  Luke built a machine that makes superheroes  - his description, as dictated by his teacher, is below. Special thanks to Grandma & Grandpa Casey for donating old buttons, hinges, wires, bolts, and other household & workshop bric-a-brac to the cause!

 
Superhero Making Machine
My machine makes superheroes. You plug the plug into the metal socket. Then, you push the middle button on the top. The screw in the plastic socket is the emergency off switch if it starts making bad superheroes. The superheroes go around the metal coil and through the black pipe. When you push the black button with the nail on it, it cleans the superhero and sends it to a special town.
 
 
 
 
 
(my personal favorite is the "emergency off switch")


Meanwhile...
Harper has been very busy taking care of  Mr. Bun. 

She has lots of words - Daddy, bubble, hi, bye, more, and even an approximation of Harper. Her first sentence was "more in here" (referring to shredded cheese in her bowl). She has yet to say "mama" or "mommy." Maybe by May 13th, what do you think?