This is what happens when Daddy leaves us alone.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Getting The Basics
Luke has started counting. He can do 1-10 but it is VERY difficult to capture the entire thing on film. This one had the greatest celebration at the end so I decided to use it. You will just have to use your imagination on 1-5.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Meeting The Big Guy
We had a family day out today. In the morning we got our ticket to return to see Santa in the afternoon at Bass Pro. We ran some errands and had lunch while we waited for our big moment. When we got to Bass Pro we still had to do quite a bit of waiting. It was all worth it though. We got to meet the big guy! We had to prompt Santa to ask Luke what he wanted for Christmas. I think Santa must have been a little shy or something. When he finally asked Luke what he wanted Luke said, "CARS!" It is going to be a great Christmas. He was a very friendly Santa. We got to take our own pictures which was very nice! What a fun day. Mom and Dad will never forget it!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Month 21
Dear Luke,
I am late with this update. That of course means that all further updates will probably be late. Once I've been late, I usually make a habit of it.
You went from one word utterances to four word utterances this month. You are a TALKER! It is so crazy how just one day it all clicked. Now you say things like, "Daddy go get cars". You are ordering us around and we are following directives because we are so thrilled to hear your sentences!
You love to look at the Christmas lights. At night when we get home you tell me to "go drive". You sit in my lap while we go around the block about 3 MPH and you say, "see 'em, SEEEEE 'EM!" You honk the horn repeatedly/lengthy and loudly while shouting, "HONKIE, HONKIE, HONKIE".
I knew the day would come where you would become a Daddy's boy. I think that time has come. You love playing cars with Dad. He is usually the first thing you ask for and talk about when you wake up in the morning. When you get something new you say, "show Daddy". You can't wait to share your favorite treasures with Dad. You two spend most of your time together in the floor playing cars. You guys have named all of your favorite cars. You two also play quite a bit of football in the living room. Tackling is on your top five list of things to do, for sure!
You are saying a million things and blowing our minds in a million different ways. Christmas is almost here and we are going to have an absolute ball. We can't wait!
Love,
Daddy and Mama
I am late with this update. That of course means that all further updates will probably be late. Once I've been late, I usually make a habit of it.
You went from one word utterances to four word utterances this month. You are a TALKER! It is so crazy how just one day it all clicked. Now you say things like, "Daddy go get cars". You are ordering us around and we are following directives because we are so thrilled to hear your sentences!
You love to look at the Christmas lights. At night when we get home you tell me to "go drive". You sit in my lap while we go around the block about 3 MPH and you say, "see 'em, SEEEEE 'EM!" You honk the horn repeatedly/lengthy and loudly while shouting, "HONKIE, HONKIE, HONKIE".
I knew the day would come where you would become a Daddy's boy. I think that time has come. You love playing cars with Dad. He is usually the first thing you ask for and talk about when you wake up in the morning. When you get something new you say, "show Daddy". You can't wait to share your favorite treasures with Dad. You two spend most of your time together in the floor playing cars. You guys have named all of your favorite cars. You two also play quite a bit of football in the living room. Tackling is on your top five list of things to do, for sure!
You are saying a million things and blowing our minds in a million different ways. Christmas is almost here and we are going to have an absolute ball. We can't wait!
Love,
Daddy and Mama
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Hard Worker
Luke spent the entire morning outside working in the yard. He got a lot of mowing, trimming and raking accomplished. He is a determined, hard working little boy!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Month Twenty
Dear Luke,
This is going to be a fall to remember! Holidays are more fun than ever. I can't wait until Thanksgiving and Christmas. You don't really understand what is going on yet during these holidays but you LOVE IT just the same! Halloween was so much fun. Experiencing everything for the first time with you is something we wouldn't miss for anything!
This month you have become more and more independent. You now insist on eating with a spoon. You also want your own bowl/plate to eat from. You are getting quite good at feeding yourself with utensils and it is adorable to watch! Your favorite meal to eat with a spoon is salad (from my plate). We share a lot!
You don't want us to hold the books for you at night when we read. YOU want to hold the books. If we try to take the books away and hold them there is a lot of thrashing and grunting involved.
Your Pop and Grandpap have started a fun little game with you. One of them will say "Tigers" or "Jawhawsks" and you automatically say the opposite team. You love to tease and tourment your grandparents who are diehard fans of opposing teams! It works out in your best interest because you always get really awesome team apparel!
You have gotten into coloring lately. I've never seen you sit still for quite so long. You will sit on a lap at the table for 45 minutes or so and play with markers. You like sticker books quite a bit too. While you sit there it is AMAZING to smell the top of your head. I'm sure that if there is a bakery in heaven it has to smell something like the top of your head.
Just a few more short months and we will be celebrating the big TWO! I'm sure it will be here before we know it with all of the holidays keeping us busy. I'm going to try to slow down and soak up as much as I can. We love you! Happy big 2-0!
This is going to be a fall to remember! Holidays are more fun than ever. I can't wait until Thanksgiving and Christmas. You don't really understand what is going on yet during these holidays but you LOVE IT just the same! Halloween was so much fun. Experiencing everything for the first time with you is something we wouldn't miss for anything!
This month you have become more and more independent. You now insist on eating with a spoon. You also want your own bowl/plate to eat from. You are getting quite good at feeding yourself with utensils and it is adorable to watch! Your favorite meal to eat with a spoon is salad (from my plate). We share a lot!
You don't want us to hold the books for you at night when we read. YOU want to hold the books. If we try to take the books away and hold them there is a lot of thrashing and grunting involved.
Your Pop and Grandpap have started a fun little game with you. One of them will say "Tigers" or "Jawhawsks" and you automatically say the opposite team. You love to tease and tourment your grandparents who are diehard fans of opposing teams! It works out in your best interest because you always get really awesome team apparel!
You have gotten into coloring lately. I've never seen you sit still for quite so long. You will sit on a lap at the table for 45 minutes or so and play with markers. You like sticker books quite a bit too. While you sit there it is AMAZING to smell the top of your head. I'm sure that if there is a bakery in heaven it has to smell something like the top of your head.
Just a few more short months and we will be celebrating the big TWO! I'm sure it will be here before we know it with all of the holidays keeping us busy. I'm going to try to slow down and soak up as much as I can. We love you! Happy big 2-0!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Halloween 2009
Halloween was Daddy's birthday. We spent the day at Branson. We had a ball at the Landing and had lunch at Famous Dave's. Luke said, "HAPPY BOODAY DADDY" allll day long! We made the rounds trick-or-treating this year. He didn't have to be pushed in a stroller. He ran the streets as Elmo. Luke had a death grip on his candy bucket. I didn't think we would ever pry it out of his fingers. What a memorable holiday it was. Everything just seems to get more and more fun!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Goofy
"Now be honest. Does this tongue go with my eyes?"
Just when you thought Cheetos could not get better, Paw finds some that turn your mouth blue!
Just when you thought Cheetos could not get better, Paw finds some that turn your mouth blue!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Ammmmnils!
Luke loves animals of all shapes and sizes. We went to Race Brothers this weekend and he was pretty excited about their animal display. He talked about AMMMMMNILS all weekend. Everyone got a kick out of him in the store. I also got a chance to try out my video camera on my phone (which isn't the greatest but certainly better than nothing). Luke has a new favorite store!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
8th Tidbit
You are OBSESSED with helping me eat my salad. I eat a lot of salads. You want to help "shaky, shaky" them in the bowl. You want to help take the lid off. You want to have your own "sfoomahhhhh" (spoon). The salad bowl must remain on your tray at all times or I hear about it! You eat all the raw onions, green peppers, and black beans you can shovel in with your baby spoon. You grunt while you try to break up the salad chunks and you LOVE every minute of it. I don't think I will be eating a salad at the table for a very long time!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Month Nineteen
Dear Luke,
Fall is in the air and it is exciting! We have been out and about to do many fall activities. You think pumpkins are absolutely delightful. We are taking you to get a costume this weekend. It should be fun!
Each night Dad likes to review some of his favorite words with you. He has you imitate him and then we all giggle. Some of these favorite words are, "zingahs, burgers (boogahs), awesome, slam dunk (see kunk), touchdown, binky (binka, binka, binka) and scoobies". Some of these words have significance for different reasons but they all make us giggle.
Each time we go to the gym you say "money" as soon as we pull up to park. You want to make sure that I have two quarters to put into the machine to get some "tips" (chips). You sprint into the building and run over to the machine to watch the chips drop. This always makes you grin from ear to ear.
Your very first sentence popped out yesterday. Out of nowhere you said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!" I'm pretty sure that Grandma has been practicing that with you. The work paid off. We were totally delighted. Daddy's birthday is coming up in a few weeks and he already got the coolest gift from you!
You just do things all the time to make us giggle. The other day Mariah Carey was on TV and you stopped dead in your tracks and pointed to the TV and said, "MAMA!" You got some extra sugar from Mom that night! I don't get mistaken for pop stars often!
You were very, very sick a week ago. Daddy and I heard you in the middle of the night. You were throwing up in bed. That was such a pitiful sight. We brought you out to the couch/ottoman with us and we camped out for most of the night. We spent the next few days watching you closely. Thank goodness you were thirsty. You kept fluids in you this time but we knew you were feeling terrible because you didn't eat much at all. That is certainly not like you! Daddy and I felt very helpless while you were sick but we all shared the sickness and got some pretty good bonding/snuggle time.
Happy big 1-9! We are looking forward to the holiday season right around the corner. We are going to show you so many fun things! We love you with all our hearts!
Fall is in the air and it is exciting! We have been out and about to do many fall activities. You think pumpkins are absolutely delightful. We are taking you to get a costume this weekend. It should be fun!
Each night Dad likes to review some of his favorite words with you. He has you imitate him and then we all giggle. Some of these favorite words are, "zingahs, burgers (boogahs), awesome, slam dunk (see kunk), touchdown, binky (binka, binka, binka) and scoobies". Some of these words have significance for different reasons but they all make us giggle.
Each time we go to the gym you say "money" as soon as we pull up to park. You want to make sure that I have two quarters to put into the machine to get some "tips" (chips). You sprint into the building and run over to the machine to watch the chips drop. This always makes you grin from ear to ear.
Your very first sentence popped out yesterday. Out of nowhere you said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!" I'm pretty sure that Grandma has been practicing that with you. The work paid off. We were totally delighted. Daddy's birthday is coming up in a few weeks and he already got the coolest gift from you!
You just do things all the time to make us giggle. The other day Mariah Carey was on TV and you stopped dead in your tracks and pointed to the TV and said, "MAMA!" You got some extra sugar from Mom that night! I don't get mistaken for pop stars often!
You were very, very sick a week ago. Daddy and I heard you in the middle of the night. You were throwing up in bed. That was such a pitiful sight. We brought you out to the couch/ottoman with us and we camped out for most of the night. We spent the next few days watching you closely. Thank goodness you were thirsty. You kept fluids in you this time but we knew you were feeling terrible because you didn't eat much at all. That is certainly not like you! Daddy and I felt very helpless while you were sick but we all shared the sickness and got some pretty good bonding/snuggle time.
Happy big 1-9! We are looking forward to the holiday season right around the corner. We are going to show you so many fun things! We love you with all our hearts!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Too Cute Part One
Luke had his first crunchy cheetos last weekend (they were all out of the healthy whole grain graduate puffs). They must have made an impression. When we were walking tonight he ran right up to this object and shouted, "CHEETOS, CHEETOS!!" I do believe this is where he things they are grown!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Puh-kins!
Luke hit a pumpkin patch today and loved it. All he said for 30 minutes was "puh-kin" PUH-KINN!!!" It was very difficult for him to leave his little patch. We brought home some treasures though. He won't quit playing with them. He likes the black one and the bumpy one the most. He likes to whisper, "bumpy, bummmmpy". Notice the little black eye. That is courtesy of his new favorite way to get from point A to point B. He has to run, run, run and he still isn't quite coordinated enough yet.
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