Mom and Me!

I am visiting mom at work today- all play, no work! :-)
-Luke

Luke's 1st Birthday Episode 2: Presents

Even though Luke's eye almost swelled closed, he loved opening his presents. What a trooper Luke is!

Happy Birthday Luke!

Luke's 1st birthday was last Saturday. Daddy made Luke a wonderful spaghetti din-din with salad. This was Luke's first time to have spaghetti and he LOVED it!

For dessert, Jason made an excellent baseball cake. It was a white cake with raspberry jam filling. Unfortunately, after dessert, Luke had a horrible allergic reaction. So, no more cake for Luke until his next b-day. I think he'll survive. He still had a blast opening his presents (see the next post for the opening of presents).

Hot day, hard sleeper

Luke fell asleep in his high chair while eating dinner. We had a long day in the heat... our car broke down at the grocery store, Jason called AAA (thanks Mom & Dad for the membership!) Luke and I bummed a ride home with Grandma Susie (Luke's NY grandparents: Bob & Susan) while Jason stuck around waiting for the tow truck. At the end of the day; the car made it to the service department before the Hudson Valley Volvo closed AND I was 2 1/2 hours late to work. Not to mention it was the hottest day yet in our NY history! Are we having fun yet?!?

Picture of the day, 7/18/05

This was actually taken on Monday. Luke is hanging out in his PJ's on the stairs. He loves to climb the stairs by himself.

A few weeks ago, he was trying to grab at the wires on the back of the computers while he was climbing. I told him that it was not for babies to touch and he said, clear as day, "I want to touch". What a genius!

Extreme Makeover: Luke's Room

Luke's birthday week began today with some new additions to his bedroom. First up, a brightly colored climbing structure. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Barker! After we set it up, he immediately climbed up the green slide to the top. So far he's had fun climbing up and down, as well as throwing balls down from the top.

Next up, a new tent. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Croffut! We've dubbed it his reading tent. Inside, we placed a new chair we bought today. So far he climbs on the chair but hasn't quite figured out how to sit down; I'm sure he'll get there soon. You'll also notice his guard puppy standing watch.

Don't worry, Carrie and I still have some presents left for him to open on Saturday.

Rest In Peace Great Great Grandma

I just received a call from my mom telling me that Great Grandma passed away this evening at 6:00. What a wonderful and talented woman (ask me later about her escapades in the nursing home) and I am so glad that we were able to see her last weekend. AND I am even happier that she is in a better place.

Good-bye Great Great Grandma, I'm glad that I was able to meet you! -Luke

Luke Meets His Great Great Grandma!

Jason, Luke and I drove down to Havre de Grace, MD to go see my Great Grandma. She is recovering from pneumonia but it damaged her throat, she cannot swallow. The Dr. has said that it is time to pay our final respects; she has not had food or water for two whole weeks-- BUT she's still hanging on! Did I mention that she is 97?!?!

We decided to take advantage of my WHOLE day off during Jason's summer break, so we drove down to MD last night and came home tonight. I last saw my Great Grandma when I was four.

Great Gram absolutely LOVED Luke! She was able to sit up holding her own head, look right at him and hold his hand. She even smiled! I am glad that we were blessed with the opportunity to visit her before she goes home to be with the Lord.

Happy July 14th!

So... this picture was actually taken last week; it's just so darn cute that I have to share it.
Happy Thursday!

9 days and counting...

A Renaissance Baby!

Luke enjoys both mental and physical activities. We have a well rounded (literally and figuratively) baby!

The Letter of the Day: "G"

Or should I say "L" for Luke?
Or maybe "B" for bath?

Luke loves his bathtime, especially when he can grab at the water pouring out the faucet.

Luke Fix

OK for those of you going through Luke withdrawal, here are a few pictures for you. Enjoy and happy weekend (even though it is over!).

Sorry for the delay in posting, I have been working ALL weekend. :-(

This is Luke's FAVORITE puppy dog.

Pic of the Day, 7/8/05

Another selection from the "Classic Luke" collection, this time from January 5th. Looking down one post, you can really see how much he changed in just a month's time. Have a good weekend everybody!

Pic of the Day, 7/7/05

Today's photo is from the "Classic Luke" collection and dates from February 11th. This was before he was very mobile, and as you can tell, he's slimmed down quite a bit since then. I've always loved this picture, though. I set him down to get my shoes on for our morning walk, and decided he was too cute not to take a picture.

Pic of the Day, 7/6/05

Luke and Joe (Carrie's newest Starbucks Bearista, a NYC cab driver) hanging out on the couch. Both parties wish you a happy Wednesday.

New Addition

Luke just cut his 7th tooth today! You can't see it in this picture, but it is his lower left (over one from the front). Hooray!

Can you believe that it is actually a cloudy day here? FINALLY. It's beginning to look like home.

Happy Tuesday.

Pic of the Day, 7/4/05

Luke's outfit today says, "Happy Fourth of July!" and "Aloha!" all at once.

Opening Day 2005

Carrie's had her fun with these first few pictures, but there are a few I wanted to post as well. The first is from early April, before we left for New York, when Luke and I went to Safeco Field for M's opening day. Please disregard my ridiculous beard.

The other is over at your right, at the top of the sidebar, taken when Luke was just minutes old.

Hard At Play

Did I forget to mention how good Luke is at playing? We bought a soft fire truck at Target the other day that he absolutely loves!

Happy 11 Months!

Luke's 11 month b-day was 6/23. He spent the day playing hard; or should I say, bathing hard?

Aloha!

Luke was a BIG favorite among the Asian tourists. I swear, if I turned my head for one minute, I think that he might have ended up in Shanghai (without my consent)!

We spent a morning at the Arizona Memorial and ran into some of Luke's greatest fans. I called Jason and told him that his son got Lei'd in Hawaii by a tourist.

Prince Luke

We stayed at the Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio (definately got our moneys worth on the room!). Here is Luke enjoying his first stay in a four star hotel. Spoiled?!? :-)

Luke In Paradise

Luke enjoyed Cheeseburger in Paradise as much and mommy and daddy did on our honeymoon. He danced to the music, enjoyed the setting and loved the people!

Meet Luke!

So, you've all met Luke before, but this is his first blog. We hope you like it!

I am first posting pictures of our trip to Hawaii (a long and arduous trip, but we survived). Then I will post pictures of Luke's 11 month b-day.

Our trip to Hawaii was Luke's first encounter with the beach. He *LOVED* the sand! Here is Luke sitting on Waikiki enjoying his new sand pail.

Let's not forget that Luke turns 1 on July 23, 2005!

Enjoy!

-c- :-)