For the love of all things tools

Can you tell how much this kiddo likes tools? I think with Lucas working on projects around the house it has increased his special love for hammers. He does have 3 of them.

Lucas demanded he take a photo of the icky gecko that came into our home the other evening. "You can blog about it," he said.

Okay, so when looking at the 3" baby thing it wasn't so icky...but I definitely did not want it in my home. And I definitely did not want to touch it. I spotted it a few feet away from me. You would have thought it was a poisonous snake the way I reacted. Back up, slow and steady. Hope Noah doesn't run this direction and cause it to scurry under the furniture.

I grabbed for the first thing I could think of to capture it...our popcorn bowl. Pretty smart if you ask me. Plus, it was see-through so I could make sure the little bugger stayed where I captured it until Lucas came home to rescue us! So dramatic, I know. Lucas wanted to keep it as a pet. I said no.

Mr. Fit-It

Looks like we have a little Mr. Fix-it in the house. I've been meaning to get to that high chair tray someday but Noah beat me to it. I'm already making my to-do list for him to start on for the rest of the house.

We like to challenge people around here to use things other than their hands. Looks like the mouth is perfect for picking up spinning tops!

Oh, and in case you're wondering about our Little Drummer Boy, after months of use and abuse he broke the drum the next day. Guess my warnings about using it as a step stool weren't good enough.

In other Johnson news, things are going well with our baby girl. I'm in my 26th week and showing it! I don't really crave anything this time around, but boy do I want to eat EVERYTHING. Lucas likes this side of me. =)

And a HUGE congratulations to my brother and his family on the birth of their little girl, Paige. We seriously cannot wait to cuddle that little one and see the rest of the family.