St. Patrick's Day

2012 to 2013

This year for St. Patrick's Day we drove down to Des Moines. We took Lucas to the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Des Moines. It was super cold so we ended up watching the parade from the Skywalk. 

All ready to watch the parade as a family!

Lucas made a friend named John 

Grandma Audrey, Aunt Katharyne and Anyi were with us watching the parade too!

Our little Sham-Rocker was more interested wandering the hallway than watching out the window!

After the parade, Grandma Audrey treated all of us to lunch at Spaghetti Works! Lucas really enjoyed the garlic cheese bread and applesauce (of course)!

Grandma Audrey & Lucas

After lunch we went back to Altoona and let Lucas take a nap. 

He slept 3.5 hours!!

When he finally woke up we did some shopping at Lowe's and Target. We got items for dinner and then went back home to eat.

Grandma Audrey treated Lucas to a "TV Dinner". 

Ornery little boy was "stuffing" chicken fingers in his lap

After playing it was time for his bath. He played a little longer and watched his "Signing Time" clips. 

On Sunday, Aunt Katharyne took pictures of Lucas. 

Daddy's playing peek-a-boo to get him to REALLY smile, cracker and all!

Playing with his new BIG ball!

 Showing off his new talents:

Kisses for Mommy

Hugs for Daddy

Then we went to Grandpa Rod & Grandma Cyndi's house.

Lucas played with the kitty-cats, teased the hound dogs and went exploring in their back yard before we went to lunch. 

He really likes being outside and exploring--notice how he found a "Walking Stick"

After lunch we packed up and headed back to Fort Dodge. Lucas slept the whole way home from Grandpa Rod's to Fort Dodge!! When we got home we decided to treat Lucas to Pizza and breadsticks so he could use his new plate! He did VERY well with it and of course had to dip everything into his marinara sauce. He's growing up quickly and learning new things everyday! 

Overall, we had a great, low-key, St. Patrick's Day weekend. We hope everyone was safe while celebrating the Irish culture. 

Love, 

Matthew, Heather & Lucas

Look for a post soon about all of the new things he has learned that we have caught on camera or video!!