Silly Boy

Greg and I bought Luke a balloon the other night. The first one we bought flew away. We were trying to strap him into his car seat and I opened the other car door and out went the balloon. He was so excited about his balloon when we first got it, we had to get him another one. He was so silly while he was playing with his balloon I had to take some video and post it. I don't know what I was thinking when I shot this. I turned the camera so the video is sideways. I guess I was thinking about taking a picture and I just didn't realize the video would be sideways. So turn your head and enjoy my silly boy!

My Working Man

Luke is such a little helper. He wants to help you with what ever it is you are doing. If I am sweeping the floor he wants to take over. If I am scrubbing the floor he will take my rag and I have to get another one. If I am vacuuming, granted he stays away while I am vacuuming, he likes to push the vacuum around. If he hears the water on the washing machine he will run and get some clothes and wants to put them in the washer. When you are taking the clean clothes out of the washer and putting them in dryer he has to push them into the dryer. Even the ladies at daycare tell me that he is such a good little helper. In this video Greg was using the power screwdriver. Once daddy was done he took the bit out and gave it to Luke and he looks like he is trying to fix the cabinet. He-he my little helper.

Long time

I am sorry it has been such a long time since my last post. I have been very busy. Luke has given me plenty to blog about. I just haven't had the time to sit down and write the blog. I took these pictures this morning. He is wearing a new shirt and it really shows off those baby blues. I hope you enjoy them.

Visit from California

Aunt Lana and cousin Taylor came out for a visit the first week of April. They came out to surprise grandpa Ross and see the rest of the family. Luke hasn't seen Lana and Taylor since he was born, 18 months ago. I started showing him their pictures a few weeks before. Hoping that he wouldn't be nervous around them. Well, he didn't really speak or say much of anything until the last day of their trip. He wouldn't go to Lana but he loved playing with Taylor, or Tay Tay for Luke. By the end of their stay Luke had no problem sitting with Aunt Lana.

(Aunt Lana and little man)
(Cousin Tay Tay, little man and Abby)
(Grandpa Lyle and little man)

My Dancing Man

Ok, so Luke loves to dance but catching it on camera is like catching big foot on camera. This video is when Luke was 17 months old and he is mostly being silly in it. He dances a little bit but not much. Hope you enjoy it.

Skater Boy

On St. Patrick's day, an 18 month old little boy rides his dads skateboard. The moment he arrived home from daycare, he asked for the board in his sweet question like manner, booard? Now that the weather has warmed up he wants to ride the board everyday. He has discovered the freedom of coasting on the board. He will ride the board with his dad for a little while but now that he has discovered coasting, he prefers to coast on his own. He peddled himself back and forth about 30 times this afternoon while mom and dad watched and laughed. We all spent about and hour outside and enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine. The night before when Luke was brought in for dinner he threw an absolute fit but tonight this 18 month old little boy peddle himself right out. He did not put up a fight or fuss one word. We walked on in on his own accord and washed his hands like a good little boy and ate his dinner. We hope you enjoy Luke's debut skating video. Dad says Luke likes to shred! (must include the proper lingo ya know)

Luke loves his mommy and daddy

Luke loves to sleep with his mommy and daddy. We are slowly getting him to sleep in his own bed. He is getting better at that but when he does sleep with us, he likes to sleep on top of you. When he wakes up in the middle of the night we will come crawling over to you and lay his head on your opposite shoulder all snuggled up. We are not sure how he decides to snuggle with whom each time, it may be random. One time it will be with me the next time it is with Greg. What's funny is he is the smallest one in the bed but he takes up the most room. He likes to be right next to you and you move over to get some space and next thing you know you are about to fall off the bed. This would be the reason it is time for Luke to move into his own bed. :) He still wakes up during the night but usually goes right back to sleep. Although, I have noticed when he does wake in the night he is pissed. He will thrash about kicking his legs and arms followed by a cry. He is not a happy camper. This last about a minute. Anyway, take a look at these pictures. It was last Saturday night and Greg and I were watching a movie in the living room. Luke was playing on the couch and next I know I feel him snuggle up behind and he was out.

(He didn't even wake up when we moved him, he's sitting up here knocked out)

Dizzy Anyone?

So I guess Luke has discovered the feeling of being dizzy. He likes to run around in a small circle until he falls down. He gets back up and does it again and again. He is such a silly little boy. He brings so much joy to our lives. We feel very blessed to have such a happy, loving, silly little boy.

1st Hair Cut

We took Luke to get his first haircut yesterday. We took him to Snip It's, a children's salon, http://www.snipits.com/ , if you want to check it out. A very cool place for little ones. They had cute little chairs that are made for kids, small aprons and wild colors all over the place. We were so proud of him, he didn't cry at all. He fussed a little bit when she would spray his hair with the water bottle. He seemed more fascinated then anything. He just looked all around and at the hair dresser. She knew what she was doing, you can tell she cuts kid's hair all day long. She was very quick and good. At the end of his haircut they have a " magic box" he puts this card into the box and out comes a hard plastic toy at the bottom, you know a vending machine dressed up with a hard purple plastic shell. He looks so handsome, like a little boy not a 17 months old. I forgot my camera but Greg took some pictures with his cell phone. I will see if I can download them. I took a few pictures once we got home. My good handsome boy.

(Before his hair cut)

(After the cut)

Abby

Luke spent the night at grandma and grandpa's house last weekend. Luke and Abby, their dog, have become great friends. Every time Luke sees a dog, he says Abby? When he wakes up in the morning it's, Abby. He says her name all the time, Abby, Abby, Abby. He will say her name calmly the first few times then he yells it Ab-by. It's so sweet and cute. They play together all day when he is over there. Abby is a rat terrier, a small dog. She gets excited and wants to play but, when she gets excited she barks. Her bark is high and loud and it makes Luke jump and blink, sometimes he cries. She doesn't bark for long and they resume playing together. I am glad to see that he likes animals. Of course, he is such a sweetie how could he not love animals.

(Luke and Abby)

(Luke hugging Abby)

(Grandma and Luke watching a little TV)


(Grandpa and Luke watching Abby run around)

(Great Grandpa and Luke playing, they like to give each other high 5's)