The Flergers!

I just realized that it was February the last time I blogged. Oh well. Life goes on. So will I. :)

Since then...

See, I started Grad School in late January and things hadn't quite picked up by the beginning of February but then snowballed shortly after. And I DO MEAN SNOWBALLED! We got 5 days of school off because of the ice and snow that occurred here in the DFW area. I could have ice-skated on the street in front of our house. It was crazy! We couldn't go anywhere for several days (but Jesse did brave the roads after the snow fell because we were in desperate need of milk.) It was a nice snow-a-palooza for the Fletcher family--Lucas even had fun tromping around in the snow and sliding on the ice.

The weather let up and became slightly nicer by March. Lucas got his first shiner when a book he was reading in bed konked him right under his left eyeball. We stopped using his high chair in March because his long legs had outgrown it so he moved to a booster and now sits at the table with us. We had a great Saint Paddy's Day at the North Texas Irish Festival  and Lucas even ate some corned beef and cabbage! Sidewalk chalk was a new adventure and Lucas discovered just how much fun it is to color all over the back patio!

In April we learned just how much of a water baby we have when Lucas went head-first into a pond at his friend's 2nd birthday party. The only fatality was Jesse's beloved Droid which went touch-screen face first into the pond when Jesse had to rescue his boy. After a change out of his mossy diaper and clothes, Lucas was ready to go again (many thanks to our friends who loaned him some dry clothes!) Easter was a rainy day so aside from going through our baskets we didn't do much. Lucas had the worst diaper rash he's ever had that weekend and was sort of an unhappy critter so it was just as well that we didn't get to run around too much. April also brought some new furniture to the Fletcher House! After we got our tax-return we looked into changing our "college dorm room" theme by purchasing a new couch, loveseat and chair from Rooms to Go.

Yippee, we made it to May! The biggest and most exciting event of the month is that my baby boy turned TWO YEARS OLD on May 7th! I'm still in shock but I guess I'll just have to get over it. My parents were here for his birthday AND Mother's Day which was a huge treat. He had a lot of fun hanging out with his Honey and Papa while they were here. I was thrilled to get to spend Mother's Day with my own Mom, who is the most fabulous person I know.

We find out officially how tall Lucas is and how much he weighs next month for his 2 year checkup (we couldn't get it scheduled for this month--too much going on.) We think he weighs approximately 35 pounds. He wears a 3T and a size 7 toddler shoe. He is one beast of a boy! He'll be taking swimming lessons this summer (a gift from his grandparents) and has plans to travel to New Mexico to spend time with his grandparents and his Uncle Paul's family too!

Meanwhile, Jesse and I are doing great. His 8th grade gifted class is trying to evolutionize education and have created a fantastic video to spread the word: Education Evolution. I just SURVIVED my first semester of Grad School and I am so glad to have a few weeks reprieve! I will start summer school June 6th and I'm looking forward to my young adult literature class (like I need a better excuse to read books!) Right now we're just trying to survive the end of the school year, which ends June 9th, so keep us in your prayers and I'll probably see ya'll again this summer!