Fireman Luke

I often wonder how long this phase of loving to pretend will last. For now, Luke just adores pretending. He pretends all. day. long. Most of his pretend play doesn't require costume changes, but he does simply love dressing in his fireman outfit right now. In fact, I have even found his fireman jacket, helmet, and boots strewn across his room late at night ... a sure sign that he needed to fight a few fires before finally drifting off to sleep for the night.

Bedtime routines

We are pretty good about following a very regular bedtime routine for Luke. So much so that when he puts his animals to bed, he follows the same routine (without the bath, since Mommy says no baths for the animals!).

Here's Luke reading to them...

...and tucking them into bed (and, of course, they each get several kisses!)

So cute!!!

Monkey eats breakfast

Luke loves to pretend these days. He races his cars around saying "zoom zoom," he tucks his stuffed animals into bed, and today, he fed Monkey breakfast.

Yes, in case you're wondering, Monkey DID need a bath after this breakfast endeavor (the banana was only the beginning), however I made sure not to tell Luke that because he might have insisted upon immediately putting him in the tubby. Instead, Monkey got a quick spot clean, and he is now enjoying a full laundering experience while Luke naps :)