Mr. Piggy

Luke LOVES pizza! He has to eat naked because he won't wear a bib. We're tired of ruining clothes to food stains we just can't get out.

And he sleeps...

Luke hasn't been sleeping great for the last couple of days. We're thinking a milestone is supposed to hit any time now... which one, we don't really know. Maybe he'll start talking! But he's never just laid on the floor and fallen asleep. Tonight he did. He'd had a small accident and hit his head on the corner of the step. We gave him his binks to settle him down, trying to avoid a mess of vomit when he cries so hard he makes himself sick. Well, after he settled he settled, he just curled up on the floor and fell asleep, binks in hand...

The Germs...

We thought we were free and clear from being sick after the last round of the flu we had in March. Well, Luke picked something up somewhere and now we're all sick with yet another cold. I think this is the worst part of being a parent... we are sick ALL the time. It feels like no matter how clean I keep him or anything else, he still picks up viruses left and right. Will he ever grow out of getting a bug every other month?!

The Farm

Luke loves the outdoors. If he could open the door and let himself out, he would. (And he's getting close to being able to do just that.) Every Sunday we take Luke to play at grandma and grandpa Kaczka's. He loves to run up and down the hill in their back yard and he loves to play with the dogs. This particular Sunday ALL the dogs were there. Auntie Kat's dog, Sadie (chocolate lab), our pugs Maggie and Molly, and my parents dog, Abby (fox terrier). Luke was in the middle of everything! He's all boy, that's for sure.

Happy Father's Day

Brad wanted to take Luke to the pool on Father's Day and that's exactly what we did. Brad loved having Luke in the water with him. We also too Luke to the kiddy pool, which he loved splashing in.

No No No!

And he has learned the word NO! But it's very cute when he says it.

Spring

Our gardens are so beautiful this year. Everything is blooming in our yard, even our pond plants are blooming. Looks like the fish have had babies once again and Maggie has helped us spread our strawberry patch all over the yard. (We never actually get to taste the strawberries before she’s eaten them all.)
Luke loves the outdoors. Many times throwing a tantrum at the sliding glass door as we let the dogs out and we don’t let him go out with them. Tantrums are becoming part of our lives now that Luke is approaching 18 months. He’s not talking much but sure can scream and whine for whatever it is he wants. I’m starting to think he’s a bit spoiled. Notice his Pottery Barn Kids arm chair that I gave in and had to get it for him. (I think it was more for Grandpa then for the baby.) We also got him a tiny cabin play set for the deck. He loves it!

Grandpa Ed with Luke and the dogs

The binks will go soon... but how cute is that?

Luke's new cabin

The pond

The backyard

More flowers

The Koi

In & Out... Luke's favorite game