what's going on at plaza de luke......

Ava is back in school and happy as can be...so is Ethan! He loves her but now he is the boss!

Ethan started tennis lessons and he loves it. Cullen loves it too b/c he gets to run after the balls.

Cullen has so many favorite things right now, first cats! He loves cats, if he sees one he meows, if we are in the store and he sees cat food he meows, if you say cat he meows, I got him a cat that walks and meows and he sleeps with it. I asked Nathan if I should get Cullen a cat pillow pet for his b-day and he said "I don't think so." So I guess a Lion will have to do. Cullen still loves balls, baseball, basketball, football any ball- now his new thing is to get naked and sit on the potty. Which is a good thing until the song comes on and tells him to "get the toilet paper" and he gets the toilet paper again and again and again..... He did go #1 and #2 last night on the potty and I was so excited--- let's see if that happens again...

Soccer starts this week for Ethan and Ava... 2 nights a week plus Ethan's tennis and he starts his Art class...

we have one more trip to the beach and our summer will offically be over- this summer went by so fast- we did some fun things but we had a lot of sadness.

Fall is just around the corner and things are getting busy for us....but no complaining here!

where is the best place to hide a butter bean?

I'll give you one guess...... in your nose...
Mommy and daddy will never find it there-
Cullen has been sticking his finger in his nose for about a week now. I guess it is fun or he likes to get a reaction from me and Nathan..

Well last night he was sticking his finger up his nose and we kept saying "Stop Cullen"...
After bath Ava and Cullen were playing while I cleaned up dinner and I came upstairs and noticed Ava had a flashlight and toilet paper. She said "Mommy something is in Cullen's nose and I tried to get him to blow but he would not" I looked up his nose and it looked like a big slimy biggie, but once I put the light up there I could tell it was NOT a biggie.
I called Nathan b/c he is in charge of removing splinters and ticks so I thought this is a job for daddy plus Cullen listens to him. Cullen layed on the bed and Nathan saw that it was green, probably a butter bean. He told Cullen to lay still and he did. Nathan got the tweezers and very very carefully pulled out the Biggest Butter bean. No wonder he kept putting his finger up his nose.

"Stinky Base Balls"

all I have to say is Cullen.

I normally don't have the time to sit down and blog all the things he has done in one day that he was not suppose to do but this I had to blog.

Tonight I am filling the tub up with water, and Cullen is in the tub- I stepped out to help Ava in her shower and all of the sudden I hear this.....

but first let me tell you that everything round that Cullen sees he thinks is a baseball- he loves to watch baseball, throw baseball, wear them on his clothes- he is crazy about baseballs

back to the story.... Ethan yells, MOMMY Cullen has stinked
in the tub and he is throwing it... I run to see what was going on and there he is standing up with a handful of stinky balls some were already on the floor and he looked at me and said "Baseball"!

cullen.............................................................................................................................................

First Grade!

My first grader! I can't believe summer is over and Ava is off to the first grade- I will miss my helper so much- but I know she is one happy girl! She has a wonderful teacher and she gets to see all her friends.......

first, second and third

first...




my Ava sweet Ava is 6.5 going on 13, shopping, singing, dancing, putting on concerts, playing school, tomatoes, Taylor Swift, Purple, Littlest Pet shops, and drawing are just a few of her favorite things...... her personality and imagination are over the top- She will have a debate with you one second and pray for you the next...she is a deep thinker and dreams to be a Cook, Singer, and a Mommy! What more could I ask for in a little girl.....



the middle.....
my love, my heart, my Ethan Wallace- is finally 5, he has waited so long to be 5-


he loves Star Wars and the Wii- castles, baseball, knights, pirates, tractors, his nite-nite, his friends, fuzzy pants and going fast on four wheelers, jet ski's, boats.. well just about anything.. He is quiet and tenderhearted- it breaks his heart when things die and he says extra prayers for whatever it is big or small. He is silly, smart and a "old soul". Peanuts, Pepsi and his Papa are highlights of his week, his best friend is his dad- He is a man of few words and when he is tired there is no talking, he is out. He is slow so, so slow but I think to myself one day this may be a good thing. I could not have asked for a better little boy-


last but not least... Trouble

my mischievous, loud, messy, stinky, trouble maker that I just could not live without..... he is cute but so much trouble- he has everyone wrapped around his little finger and he knows it!

First thing in the morning I hear that sweet voice say "Mama", "Mama", "Mama" and I know my day will be nothing less than interesting... He keeps me on my toes and my medicine cabinet stocked with Advil - He is all boy and he loves his brother and sister- he loves to brush his teeth, being naked, chasing any animal no matter how big or small and steps on any bug that he can- He loves CATS- he sleeps with 2 stuffed animals that are cats and has a dozen cat books, he meows like a cat - and would just go nuts if one would let him touch them- he also loves BASEBALL- if we ride by a baseball field he will say "baseball" without us saying one thing about it. If it is on tv he will sit and watch it for as long as it is on and he claps when they hit the ball- he loves to hold the bat and someone pitch the ball to him, he will swing and 1 time out of the 10 you do it he will hit the ball and he drops the bat and runs like he is going to base- hide and seek is another thing he loves to do- although he will hide in the same spot every time! He always surprises me-and his sweet kisses I could not live without-

good time with good friends.......

2010 beach trip to Topsail

our 2nd annual beach trip to Topsail with the Lee's, Oliver's, Hardee's and this year the Wood's! Lots of kids and lots of fun.... between the beach, playground, arcade, movies, hide and go seek and swimming in the canal we managed to sleep some! It was a wonderful 3 days - Cullen was in heaven for 2 reasons... 1 he was with the big boys and he thought he was special and #2 there were 2 pretty little girls named Ella and Lily that caught his eye! Even though Ella and Cullen had a moment where they were going to see who was going to be the boss- neither one would back down! So Cullen gave Ella (a.k.a. pickles) a run for her money! Thanks to Allyson for giving my family a place to stay and to Lisa for letting us come to her house to eat and play! I enjoyed all the mommy talk with some wonderful mommies! Can't wait until next year!

garden time.....

it is that time of the year again, were we put on our old shoes, grab a bucket and head out to granny and papa's garden.... Cullen loved it! He picked whatever he saw (ready or not)- the first trip to the garden was corn day! 400 ears of corn- Cullen loves corn- he loves it, so he could not understand why he could not eat the corn right then- well after a few min. of him screaming I let him have one and you would think after one bite of raw corn on the cob he would be done- NOPE not Cullen he ate the whole thing and wanted another one- oh me, oh my!