He's cruising right along...

Well, I've told you for a while now that Luke is 'cruising,' which means he's walking along the furniture and the cabinets and he's pushing stuff around - his high chair, his table toys, his walker, anything that will move. Maybe he's going to be a mover when he grows up.





Trying to push the table...


"Ahh, so this is where you keep all the food..."




Luke loves the walker and he loves being outside. So one night we took the walker out on the driveway to play. We need to do that more often! Such fun!

Happy 1st Birthday, Luke!!

One full year has flown by since the day Luke was born. I still remember it like it was yesterday - of course, 14 hours in labor is not something one soon forgets. =)

Here are the current stats:

June 26, 2006 - 22lbs 3oz, 29-3/4 in long;
Both his weight and length were in the 50th percentile, but his head circumference was in the 70th percentile. (big brain) =)

June 22, 2005 - 8lbs 6oz, 20-1/2 in long (We've come a long way)!

Anyway, we had his 1st birthday party at our house and just invited the family over - nothing huge. We bought the BBQ from Buddy's, and we made all the fixins ourselves. I decorated in a "Construction" theme and Luke wore a Bob the Builder outfit. He was so cute!
I'll only post a few of the pictures here, even though I took probably 150 or more. (Thank God for digital)!!





Here we are opening presents. I was pretty sure Luke wouldn't know what to do with a gift. And he confirmed my suspicions - all he wanted to do was play with (and eat!) the paper.






One of his gifts was a Radio Flyer Rocket Ship (thanks Grandpa Brian).




Here we are trying to get a picture with the cake -- as soon as Luke saw it, he wanted to grab it. Apparently Mommy is not fast enough - he still managed to rip off an edge of the icing.


"Mmm... Chocolate cake!!!"


Yay! I love birthdays!!!


And this is my new favorite picture... I don't know why - it looks like he's rolling his eyes at me, so I shouldn't like it at all. But I still think it's cute.

New Truck and Drive-In

If you didn't know already, Greg recently purchased a landscaping business. This is in addition to the architectural and landscape lighting business that he's part owner in. Anyway, he needed a new truck (well, it's new to him - it's actually a 2000 Toyota Tundra).

So here is Luke in the new truck. He doesn't look too impressed.


He's got a few years til he grows into it....


And here's the reaction we got after we told him that he couldn't drive for 15 more years... (click on the picture to enlarge)..


So this Saturday, we loaded up the truck and took it to the Drive In Theatre with our friends Jennifer and Tim to see the movie 'Cars.'


Luke was such a good little boy! And he had the best seat in the house. We took his car seat out of the truck and that's where he ate his dinner and then fell asleep there watching the movie.




And now for the really good news.... Jennifer and Tim just got engaged!!! Yay!! Congratulations! ('bout time, y'all!!)

Fun at the Pool

This was Luke's first trip to the pool. We just walked down to our neighborhood pool around 6-ish, which was great because it wasn't as hot and the best part - there was no one else there.







Then we put him in his float... (Yes, I know the float is pink, but it was the ONLY one that Target had. And I really wanted a float with the sunshade.)




Then Greg gave him a mohawk...


Here he is splashing in the water...


Stylin... (with sweet potatoes all over his face)....

Our Back Yard Friends

Greg and I love to watch the birds that visit the feeder on our back deck. And occasionally we have other critters that visit us on the back deck.
Here are some pictures we've taken...









He was cute til he started this number.... And once the blue bird saw him trying to get to the food, they had words. The blue bird kept trying to dive bomb him, and the squirrel was chirping right back. It was pretty funny. The cats were going nuts!!

Greg Turns 30!!

My, my! The Big 3-0 !!! Though, it didn't even seem to faze him at all. He took it in stride, unlike me, who will probably have a nervous breakdown when September comes around.

Anyway, I threw him a "surprise" party last Saturday (the day of his birthday). It wasn't very much of a surprise, though. He saw me making a LOT of food and wondered what I was even doing in the kitchen. Oh well. It was still a lot of fun.

Here are some pictures...


The boys put up the "party" tent (that never got used)...




Laura and Caleb...


Ben and the Triplets... Josh, Kaitlin and Jack...


Here's Cindy blowing bubbles for her Triplets...


Here are the other set of Triplets... Brandon and Sunny's ...


Matt and David...


Jennifer and Cindy...


Greg blowing out his candles...


Here's Luke playing with Kaitlin... if you'll notice, she's actually IN the toy box...