Let's Go DUKE!

As promised...an entire post on our trip to Duke :)  Since my dad works for a hotel associated with the university, he can almost always get tickets to Duke basketball games. As a former student, I LOVE it!  Lucas loves basketball so much, and was brainwashed during March Madness last year to refer to all basketball as Duke. I knew he would LOVE watching Duke play up close and personal (like, 6 rows behind the visitors bench). I only hope that we will be able to take him back to Cameron Indoor when he is really old enough to appreciate how awesome it all is!

I wish I had gotten a pic of Lucas' face when we first walked in, but the awe he is showing here is pretty representative of the entire game :)  "Duke right there, Mommy. Dunk! Duke right there!!!!"

Family pic in blue and white.

It didn't take him long to master the Cameron Crazies' "WOOSH" arms during free throws. Notice how lion has gotten involved. He still wooshes when he sees free throws on tv at home.

Silly Papa...thanks for the tickets!  We love you! Also the best pic I could get with the banners in the background).

On our way out to the car, we took a detour to Wallace Wade football stadium. I just love this shot of my dad telling Lucas all about it.

Lucas and Daddy went down on the field to practice sprinting on the track. He had the best time!

We love Duke!  Go Blue Devils!!!

Visions of the Future

So, Lucas just went down for a nap. So far today, he has eaten the following:

a piece of toast
2 cups of whole milk
a cup of goldfish and yogurt bites
a apple cinnamon stuffed cereal bar
an entire large apple
two bowls of cereal
1/4 of my turkey sandwich
about 15 wheat thins
1 cup of water
a Valentine's lollipop

I am seeing terrifying visions of my grocery bill when he is a teenager...

And thinking that I'd better get shopping for some larger pants.

Still Catching Up: Christmas Trip to NC

Ok, ok...almost done with the December posts, I promise...

On Christmas Day afternoon, we packed up and headed out to DFW to fly to Raleigh to visit my parents. It was a great time to fly...no lines, very quiet. Lucas was great on the plane, although I won't be TOO sorry to see him in his own seat after he turns 2. A squirmy 22 month old is much harder to control than a squirmy 12 month old!

Anyway, we had a great Christmas on the 26th celebration at my parents house!  Lucas got a new set of golf clubs (since he destroyed the last one). From that moment on, most of his trip looked like this...

He wanted to be out in the backyard hitting golf balls every second of the day! Even when it was freezing...or dark...or raining. Such a cute little sports man!

We also did other fun things like...

Go to see the Carolina Hurricanes play. It was Lucas' first NHL game, and he loved it (and the chicken fingers). When we told him to yell "Let's Go Canes", he burst out with "Lucas CANDYCANE!!!" Hands down the best moment of the evening.

Play on the swings with Papa. I just love this picture!

Go back to the Children's Museum in Durham. This place is incredible. I highly recommend it if you are ever in the Triangle. Everything is hands on, and there is so much to see and do both indoors and outdoors. I only took a few pics this trip, but you can see lots more from our trip last summer. (And LOOK! It's a picture of me and mom...who knew one existed?!?)

We also went to a Duke game, but I have so many pictures from that (and it's time to go get Lucas from school), it will have to be a post unto itself. Coming soon, I promise!

Still Catching Up: Christmas Morning

Ok, ok...I KNOW. It's FEBRUARY. And this is still a Christmas post. Oh well. You'll just have to deal with it :)

Christmas morning was great fun at the Hlavaty house. Phil and I really enjoyed getting to watch Lucas experience his Santa gifts for the first time. I know it will only get more exciting for the next few years!  When Lucas got up, he found his two big presents from Santa:

The first was his tricycle. Now, he had been telling us for WEEKS (since we took him to the store to test drive) that Santa was going to bring him a bike, so we were all ready for the excitement. His Scout dog was all geared up and ready to ride. However, Lucas passed right by that and headed straight for the....

KITCHEN!  He was so excited about it...wanted to check out all the food and the doors and noises. He still plays with it just about every day. He especially loves to make us all coffee (thanks, Jessica!).

So, after the excitement of the kitchen wore off, he headed over to check out his bike, try on his helmet, and see what was in his stocking.

Santa brought him crayons, Teddy Grahams, and Goldfish this year. The Goldfish pretty much stole the show. If you know anything about my son, this does not surprise you. For weeks after Christmas, if you asked him what he got from Santa, it was not a bike, not a kitchen, but, first and foremost, GOLDFISH.

After stockings, it was time to color a little with those new crayons (and let mom and dad open their stockings).

Then, Lucas helped us open all the presents, and decided to test out all the good ones.

After presents and play time, we had a great Christmas brunch (in the Bressler family tradition), and ended the morning with some Wii. It was a great, relaxed Christmas morning for all. Thanks, Santa!!!

Christmas in Houston

Christmas #1 for our little family occurred the weekend before Christmas down in Houston, where we visited with Phil's side of the family. Like every year, we all draw a name and get together to exchange gifts and eat a ton of food. Lucas enjoyed playing with all his cousins, and especially his Uncle G. It's always great for Lucas to get to spend time with the whole Hlavaty clan. Next year, we will have TWO new Hlavaty babies to add to the mix so it can only get more fun, right?!? I didn't get too many pics from the weekend since I was on the front end of what turned out to be a three week KILLER cold, but here are a few cute ones.

Playing some hoops with Grandpa.

Opening presents...check out that cute reindeer shirt :)

Momo and Grandpa got him a vacuum...he loves it :)

Playing a new game with some of his cousins.

Preschool Christmas Party

Lucas's preschool class had a little Christmas party on the last day of school. Both Phil and I were able to attend. (Translation: show up, play with Lucas, watch him eat, go home. HAH!) I didn't get too many pictures, but wanted to share there. Lucas loves his school and his teachers, so we were thankful to celebrate with them :)

Lucas's favorite part of the party was the Capri Sun. He'd never had one before, and managed to completely drain two full ones while we were there.

Lucas's (CUTE) little friend Harper. She is apparently a chocoholic.

There were the "creepy/cute" angels the kids made. (That was his teacher's term...I can only imagine walking around a classroom with 8 of these little heads floating around). Anyway, Lucas's totally cracks me up, and it has a place of honor on our tree.

Visiting Santa

We made our first official "visit" to Santa on Monday. We had really been talking it up with Lucas, and he was all ready to ask Santa for a bicycle. (I wish I could type that word as cute as he says it!) Well, of course, once we got there, he was a little intimidated by the Big Guy. Here was Santa's solution...

I'm pretty sure it's been awhile since Phil got to sit on Santa's lap, so that was a bonus for our morning :)  Lucas DID enjoy eating the candy cane he got from Santa, and I am still trying to get it out of his pants.  Haha.

Our friend Ally met us at the Santa picture stop. As you can see, she really enjoyed seeing him, too.