Luke's First Day of School

 

 

My baby is in school! Homeschool, that is!

I love his cheesy grin :)

 

Love his smile...

 



He was so proud to hold this chalkboard!

He thought it was SO neat that we were outside taking pictures while

brothers were taking naps! We made some great memories this day!

 

I love you baby boy

 

 

Memories

10pm. All is quiet. Kiddos are fast asleep. Hubby too. Dishes aren't done. Laundry is piled next to my chair . I am exhausted but am smiling, sitting here and reminiscing about my life five years ago today.

It was a Wednesday as well. I was nine months pregnant, humongous and nervously laying in a hospital bed. I was being induced with my first child. I had gone to the doctor earlier that day for a routine visit. I remember discussing that I hadn't been feeling the baby move much. I remember having ultrasounds and other tests too. My blood pressure was a little high. The doctor said that being so close to the due date (March 9th) we could go ahead and induce so inducing it was. I remember packing and re-packing, and then re-re-packing my hospital bag, taking a pillow, blanket, books, magazines, cameras, cords, and a ton of other stuff that I didn't even use or really need. I remember thinking how funny it was that I knew I would be having a baby soon. Sonny was nervously calm, if that makes sense and together that Wednesday night, we went off to the hospital to check in. In the car, we discussed a myriad of things, one being that when we went home together, it would no longer just be the two of us. Amazing!

I remember the uncomfortableness of not being able to do much, just had to lay there and look at the white walls, white curtains, white doors, etc. Sonny was tired but stayed by my side. It was such a scary and exciting experience. A baby was on its way. My baby. Amazing!

It's so unbelievably true how fast time goes. The hours in a day never changes, but the years go by so fast. Tomorrow my baby will be five.

Thank you, Jesus, for my bouncing baby boy... who is still bouncy! I love him so so so much!

Luke on his first birthday

Dirty Talk

This is clean, don't worry! :)

I believe I can officially share with the world that Luke is toilet-trained!!! Picture me crying and smiling while I'm typing this! If a 3 year old comes in your bedroom at 1am and tells you he has to use the restroom, I call that being trained!!!

It seems I have waited an eternity for this time and I'm just so thankful that it has arrived. That means I'm down to only 2 in diapers, which is a blessing in so many ways. I have recently started training with Zach but having one under my belt has given me much confidence that I can train again!

Funny story...

Last week, I took Luke and Zachary outside to play. They are very good at staying close to the house so I don't watch them every second of their playing. I took a basket of coupons outside to cut and was sitting at our patio table. We have a little Hot Wheels Jeep that they drive around the house so they were doing laps and enjoying their time together. I got really into my coupon organizing and realized they hadn't made a lap around in a few minutes. I called out Luke's name as I started moving toward the front of the house. As I was walking, I asked what he/they were doing. I heard "playing with blueberries". Still walking to the front, I was thinking... "blueberries? Did he mean the little plastic golf balls or the little outside blocks we have?" As I reached the front of the house, I saw them a short distance away under a little tree between our house and our neighbors. My heart sank as I realized what Luke meant. His "blueberries' were in reference to a pile of deer droppings under the tree. Here are my two angels, throwing deer do-do in the air like confetti at a New Years Eve party... (insert 'sigh')

I ran over to them, grabbed their arms and dragged them in the house so fast they were kind of in shock as to what was happening. As I feverishly washed their fingers, hands and arms, I explained that 'those things' weren't 'blueberries' and they were never to touch them again! Needless to say, I will keep a better eye on them for a while yet! :)

This quote appropriately explains my life -
"Mothers of boys work from son up to son down"

Cheesy

Here are two fun pics

of my two cheeseballs.

Especially funny is this chunky cheeseball who always has to have two balls in his hands when playing outside.

Even when riding his little bike!

(I gotta get a pic of him doing that!)

Luke's Special Find

Last Friday, I had an errand to run for Sonny on the west side of town. It was a beautiful, sunshiney day and I enjoyed making the trip to the store with them, windows down and singing all our favorite Patch-the-Pirate songs!

On the way home, I spotted some garage sale signs and decided to attempt to go to a few with them without any other adult help! :) The first few garage sales were very close to the street so I left the boys in the car with a snack and ran to browse quickly. Luke's a fast eater but Zach is slow, so on the last stop, I decided to take Luke with me and leave Zach in the car (which was 10 ft. away in the driveway).

Luke was infatuated with this object below. A chair. A very dusty, old, rickety chair with one of the legs underneath glued several times, you could tell. He would look around with me and then look back at the chair and then we'd move on again, and he'd ask how the chair was and would tell me that it was still on the first table we looked at. At the end of my looking, he walked me over to the table and with 'those eyes' asked if he could have it. I, at first, thought we had no need for this chair. But then I remembered a few garage sales my mom took me to when I was little and let me pick out something that I really treasured, some of which I still have today - so - I allowed him to buy the chair. Fifty cents was the price and it was worth it for the smile it brought to him!

So here is a picture of the beloved chair. I wondered what Luke had in mind when he wanted it...

Here is what he had in mind - a nice wooden rocking chair for Woody!

We recently watched the movie "Toy Story" for the first time with Luke and he simply adores the character Woody. My dad found this Woody doll years ago and I believe he just had it kept in the garage, but once he realized how much Luke liked him, he gave it to him one day and what a great day that was for Luke! I thought it was cute how he thought of his toy and had in mind to get a chair for him! What their little minds think up!

So, sit back and relax, Woody, and welcome to the family!

A.D.D. surprise

No, not "attention deficit disorder" - this stands for Aunt Dee Dee! :)

Aunt Dee Dee came over very early yesterday morning with a surprise for the birthday boy! Before he woke up, she put balloons all over the living room floor and a big gift on the table! Here a little video I took when he woke up and came out into the living room -

The video is a little long but it's funny. His first reaction is "What is this? It's an entire mess!" I don't know where he learned 'entire' but it was funny. Most kids would run and kick and play in them but mine says it's a mess - go figure :) He goes on to play with the balloons only to get distracted by a piece of paper, only to be distracted again by his trains (new ones he got for his birthday). Give him a break, he's blond! :)

A.D.D. got him some Thomas legos and a kids digital camera with batteries and a memory card along with a Thomas book and one of his favorite treats - oatmeal creme pies which he calls 'pumpkin pie'. He was surprised and very happy with his gifts! Thank you, A.D.D.!

I hope to post again soon with pics from his birthday party! We had such a nice time with our family - it was a great day!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Luke!!

With a heavy heart, I post about my son's 3rd birthday today! It, of course, was a very happy day but inside, I just could not get over the fact that three years have already passed! As I was preparing for this post, I went back through some old photos and picked out a few to share. Luke is so special to me and I'm so thankful to be his mommy!

This was Luke's first time in church

This was our first trip out after Luke was born. We went to visit my parents and I just love how he is so bundled you can hardly see him in there!

First night in his crib... alone... without mommy in the room...

(I didn't sleep that night!)

A trip to Grandma Tucker's house without being woken up. I just threw him in the laundry bin and took off. (FYI - she lives 30 seconds away!)

Luke's first Christmas - a charming photo of him with cousin Rose

Love, love, love this one!

Meeting Zachary for the first time in the hospital! Love that long lock of hair!

Luke's first birthday

We had to cancel his party due to a huge snow storm that day so him and I hung out all day at home in our pj's taking fun pictures of ourselves and napping together while Daddy (and all the uncles) plowed. Thankfully, everyone could come over the next day for his party!

Momma and Smiley

This was taken a few days before I delivered Zachary.

Praying to "Gee-zuh" for Daddy's birthday dinner!

This lip thing started late last year. Whenever he sleeps, he does this and I usually go in to his room after while and pull it back out :) What a kid!

Luke and Papa after his 3rd birthday party was over!

This is Luke turning 3 at 4:18 p.m. today! We are usually up from nap by now but after such a busy, long weekend, I let him snooze to his heart's content... well, I mean 4:45 p.m. but it was a treat to have the extra sleep!

Lord, thank you for this little boy for whom I prayed! He is a treasure and I thank You so much for giving him to me!

Luke, Happy 3rd Birthday!

Love, Mommy

Luke

In three short days, my baby will be 3 years old! THREE! As they all say, 'Where does the time go'?

In honor of my little blondie, I have added train decor to my blog and his picture, which he just thinks is the neatest thing!

I love this little boy more than words can say!

Merry Christmas!

A very belated but very Merry Christmas to everyone! It was nice having a little break from blogging and emails. Life was very busy the past few weeks but with the new year almost here, it will be getting back to normal again. I hope. I have tons of pictures to download from different events so I will be getting those up soon.

Here's a sneak peek of our "Dennis the Menace". This was on Christmas Eve at Sonny's parents, trying to get a nice picture with Great Grandma Tucker. Nice.

Wordless Wednesday + a little more...

For those of you fortunate enough to be around Luke much, you know this is his weakness! Running! How he loves to run!

"Mom, I go fasss!"

Wordless Wednesday

Say "CHEESE"

Wordless Wednesday... almost

Isn't this the cutest little chair?

I found it a little while ago in someone's trash. I cleaned it up really well and it's a perfect fit for Lukey. It even reclines! It's great for watching "Thomas the Train" in! :)

And, isn't this the cutest little kid?

Wordless Wednesday

I am joining those bloggers who post a picture (or pictures) on Wednesdays with no words - thus "Wordless Wednesday" but I had to write these words so you knew what I was doing :) Enjoy!