Lucas - Preschool Year - Randoms

When Lucas was 3, he started going to preschool 2 days a week at the church.  Due to Covid, his school year only ended up being 6 months long, but he really enjoyed it.  Having Aleah in Kindergarten was a big adjustment and meant that he was home with no other kids every morning otherwise.  I've never had a preschool-aged child without a younger sibling before!  It ended up being good for me to have a few hours alone each week as well since I was managing the children's ministry and my little cookie business.  It was a very hectic fall to say the least!  Here are a few "Lucas pics" highlighting his year:

Having a cookie business meant that Lucas got a lot of little cookies / crackers with his name / fun designs that he would request almost daily:

It also meant stopping for donuts at Casey's when we were all alone (especially the first few weeks of school before his preschool began):

Finally his first day of preschool:

Being silly with a Mario mustache:

and a turtle mask:

And a Luigi hat with a Batman cookie:

Grandma and I took Lucas to the Fall Festival.  He got a corndog, of course!

And now he's toad:

And wearing a sombrero on mommy's b-day:

Great Grandpa & Grandma Reeves were in town:

Lucas LOVES to play Sorry.  We've played more times than I could ever count:

I got to go on his preschool field trip to the Bison Ranch:

Preschool Halloween Party:

I came to help at the party... Never mind my tired face... I was SOOO exhausted this week:

Halloween afternoon (apparently Lucas was also exhausted):

I love this pic of my boys at Red Lobster (for Jacob's b-day):

Lucas' Preschool Thanksgiving Program:

Lucas and I had a date to McD's and the Festival of Trees:

He is my wild child:

But he is still such a snuggler:

He and I built this tower at church one day when he was having a rough morning:

Lucas Preschool Christmas Program:

I think he likes pop.... ( he hardly ever gets it):

Getting taller!  January 1st, 2020

Show 'n Tell at Preschool, he took his Banana Blast game and explained it:

This kid went through a few YEARS of HATING haircuts.  It was miserable. 
The results... needing a haircut REAL BAD:

Lucas' Preschool Valentine's Day Party:

He took Ring Pops for his friends:

He also got to go help me with the V-Day parties at the grade school:

He loves to play dress-up:

He even got to go on Aleah's kindergarten field trip to the planetarium with me:

He loves legos... and Mr Potato Head:

He can sleep anywhere.... like at an Illini game packed with 16,000 screaming fans (this was on his b-day):

He eventually woke up and got a pretzel:

I told Lucas when he turned 4, he had to start wiping his own bottom.  Too bad that coincided with a national toilet paper shortage due to Covid.... Here's a whole roll.... 

We took several evening walks during quarantine.  He slept through many of them:

Some fun b-day presents from the Rancurets during quarantine:

Sleeping on the way to the drive-in:

His preschool graduation had to be on the porch due to Covid!

Sleeping at the Hirds:

He wanted me to take  pictures of him with the frisbee in the air:

Oh Lucas.... he is exhausting and I love him to pieces....