Turkey Lurkey Lukey

Luke went to Grammy & Grandpap Rosella's new house for Thanksgiving this year. He had a great time making himself at home, playing with his cousins, and visiting the first of Pittsburgh's many museums.

Luke quickly discovered Grammy's spare gloves and enjoyed wearing them around

He and Grandpap spent some time discussing serious matters

He had stories with Grammy & Grandpap before bed

And on Thanksgiving, he had a grand time playing with his cousins, Simon & Chloe - specifically Simon's cool Batman cars

On Friday, we went to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh (which fortunately, unlike its website, does not play "the chicken dance song" on a loop). He enjoyed the sand table

And he did his Great Uncle Joe proud by using the bricklaying tools so well!

We also spent some time looking at the Mr. Rogers exhibit - here Luke gets a look at Daniel Striped Tiger, after which his lovey is named

And we sang some Mr. Rogers classics at the player piano

When we got home, he "shared" some crackers with Grammy & Grandpap

And organized Grammy's spices

I like this picture. It's wicked artistic.

Finally, Luke ended his trip by spending some quality time with Grammy & Grandpap's broom all while sporting his new sweatshirt from Grandpap

A Post for Grandparents

We don't expect anyone else by blood relatives to sit through this...though it is quite cute.

Every night after dinner, if he's up for it, we have some playtime with Luke before his bath. We usually go into his room and let him hand things to us or climb on us etc. Recently, though, he has developed a routine involving a stool in his room - he spent several days mastering the climbing upon, then the standing on, and the sitting on. He doesn't seem to care that it's at an angle. He is now working on picking it up and carrying it across the room for no apparent reason (not captured here). He also does not seem to care about the pile of outgrown clothes ready to be packed away...at least he hasn't figured out how to throw them all off of the chair WHILE standing on the stool....yet.