Durango 2010!!!

It was a great trip... we needed the get-away and loved the spoiling from Brent's parents!
Boys being boys:

Daddy working hard to show Luke and his friend a good time!

Weeeeeee!

"Cka" anything with wheels gets called a car:

We started our trip with a Walmart run to get some essentials... Granddaddy treated Luke to a cart ride:

Luke was a wild man... he was the typical loud kid the whole store hears and says "Can't those parents CONTROL their child?" Ehhh, not when said child has this big grin!

Digging for pool balls:

Outdoor fun!

Busting a move... sometimes you just gotta DANCE!

Chilling out in the lodge:

On skis:

Self portrait:

A proper snow plow- thankyouverymuch:

Feeling good on day 2!

Back at the condo:

Luke got his first bloody shiner tripping on a bed rail:

Aunt Jamie asking Luke who was the prettiest... Luke picked this girl. Brent said, and I quote... "Really???"

Grandma introduced Luke to BUBBLES!

Out on the town:
The school house where we get pizza... it has been a snowy winter!

We are back home and still living on the memories... and bubbles!

Happy Valentines Day

Granna came to town while her Valentine went hunting... Luke was happy to fill in :)



My boys! I am a lucky girl!!!

Animal Noises

Granna taught Luke "Baah" while she was here... he has had "Moo" for a bought a week now!

Snowed In

We got a record 11 inches of snow over 24 hours!!! It was so neat to see everything covered in pretty white!

We bundled Luke up and took him out-- we were so excited to show him snow!

But, he didn't like it... he didn't even want his feet (in his adorable snow boots his Aunt Jamie bought him) touching the ground!

We squeaked out one smiling picture:

And helped Daddy shovel off the driveway:

But, Luke was more content to stay inside with Horsey and look:

While Luke took a nap, Brent and I built a 5 foot snow man... across the way there were little kids sledding down the hill... snow brings out the kid in us all, I guess!

After nap time, we made Valentines Day snow cones when Granna arrived! Action shot:

Who doesn't enjoy a cherry snow cone in February... I mean, REALLY!

15 Months

Luke is 15 months! He weighs 25#, 33". He loves powder sugar donuts, any kind of berry he can get his hands on, and cheese, cheese, cheese!:

He is very much into Daddy right now. Daddy plays rough and thinks of such fun things that make Luke laugh... boys need their daddy's FOR SURE!

He still loves reading books at bed time... his favorite ones right now are "Goodnight Corduroy", "I Love You Through and Through" and "I Love You Because You're You".

He is learning so quickly at daycare by watching others... One morning, I dropped him off and asked him for a hug... he looked at me like "Mom, not in front of my friends!" So, another girl jumped at the chance to hug, then a second girl hugged me, then he pushed her out of the way to get his hug! I melted. He was the star student this week at daycare too! We are proud of our little guy! :)

Memory Lane

Our good friends, Ben and Tiffany were way overdue for a visit! We headed south to check out their new house and let the kiddos play! They are solely responsible for introducing Brent and I, so we are pretty much indebted to them for the rest of our lives!
Luke getting pumped up to play with girl toys!

Quite a different group from just a few years ago!

And

Turned into this:

Please note Addi's "Pin-ya" (her pink blanket lovie)... Luke stole her Pin-ya and made her cry, so I ran to get him a stand in to stop the fight... Ben calls it "Green-ya"-- Luke has never carried a blanket around, but looked to his elder in Addi to see how things were done! Ha! He also made himself at home checking out every square inch of their house. I am thinking our next trip will involve some Hide and Seek action...

Healthy Again!

After a Sunday nap, our Luke returned to his usual self! We are so thankful for the right antibiotic! Our next stop is the ENT doctor this Friday to see if we need a second set of tubes... I think I already know the answer :)

While we were sitting in the doctor's office, I started singing the Itsy Bittsy Spider to Luke and half way through, I realized he was doing the hand motions! I was SHOCKED! I wonder what else Stepping Stones has taught him?!!! Ha! I tried to get him to do it again... this was the best we could get:

100,000

Happy birthday to my little Honda Accord! You just hit 100K miles and you still look good! We have been through thick and thin, ice and wind, school zones and construction zones. You reliably get me where I need to go, you keep me comfy in the cold winter with your "heat seaters", and you wear well after these 5 years together! We have been through a lot, you and me... we've been all across Texas, you even took a vacation without me to Louisiana on a boys trip-- funny how you have never talked much about that trip?! You have been on many Sam's runs where I've packed you to the brim, you have let dogs run all over you, and you drove my first born home from the hospital. I love you little Honda... here's to the next 100,000!

Prayers for Luke

Luke has had a rough few days... we would covet your prayers to get him through this virus as quickly as possible. Ear infection on Tues. turned into shivers and strange colors on Wed. prompting us to go to Urgent Care- he is at home today with Brent and me tomorrow. Our instructions are to keep the Tylenol and Motrin going to keep his temp. under control until the 72 hr window is over (tonight). Brent said Luke is fussing at the back door to go outside- that sounds like our boy- so we are hoping the worst is behind him. Please keep Luke in your prayers-- he scared his Momma pretty good yesterday.

Quack, Quack says the Duck

We took Luke to see the ducks and he loved them. He didn't quite get the concept of giving the bread away:

Neither did Allie:

Then we played at the park... Luke had a blast!

He thinks he is so cool when he holds Allie's leash:

Blog Stalker

Uh, huh! I have one! Her name is Kristi and I met her at Hob Lob... she has the cutest, smiliest little 10 month old-- I couldn't take my eyes off of his bright blue, happy eyes! We talked about kids for a few minutes and went on our merry way... I left thinking "I hope she doesn't think I smiled too long at her son". One week later, at my cousin Lindsay's baby shower, Kristi came up to me and said hello again. Kristi works with Lindsay and they look at my blog together (on lunch breaks only, of course!)... she said she recognized me at Hob Lob before we started talking but didn't want to freak me out. Kristi, fly that freak flag!!! I love me a sane blog stalker!

(Lindsey, Lindsay, Kristi)

My Toddler

Fueling up for the game:

What game you ask?
Golf. Golf is really, really funny.

A close second to BROOM hockey-- a favorite in our house!