Day 2, Miami

The Destroyer and view from our balcony
Luke chasing the birds

Brad, Luke and Grandpa Dave checking out the water

So Cute!

Grandma and Luke

Luke's outfit had little ships on it and the butt said "chuggin' along". Too cute.

Elisa, Luke and Brad... enjoying a peppermint mocha

Uncle Kelly and Alan

Our ship

We had a day to explore Miami before we got on the ship. We walked down to the beach to see our ship. It was huge! Luke loved the wa-wa (water), and discovered how much fun it was to chase the birds. We got on the ship around 4 PM on November 29th. Brad got us a Junior Suite with a balcony at the back of the ship. It was beautiful…

Day 1, Travel Day

November 28th was our travel day. Salt Lake – Dallas – Miami. The trip started at 9 AM and ended at 10 PM. Wow, what a day. Luke was great. He slept on the first flight and just played with the grandparents on the second. He was so pooped from traveling, all we had to do was put him on the bed with his binks. Next thing we knew, he crashed. Here’s the first picture from our 10 day trip!

Thanksgiving

Okay, I know… how lame it is that it's so close to Christmas and I'm just barely getting out the pictures from Thanksgiving? We've been busy...

Thanksgiving was great. We were at the Kaczka's this year with Nana, Papa Ed, Auntie Kat, and Great Grandma Lydia. It was quite but very nice. I made the stuffing, pies and rolls. Luke loved every bit of Thanksgiving!

The day after Thanksgiving we left for our 7 day cruise through the Caribbean. More posts to follow...

One more Halloween Pic... one of the cutest too...

Happy Halloween!

Despite having a touch of the flu bug and a slight fever, Luke enjoyed every minute of Halloween this year. The festivities began with a trip to Daddy’s work where he brought nothing but smiles to the office, then off to Grandma and Grandpa Pierce’s where he did a bit of trick-or-treating, and finally we took him up to visit Nana, Papa Ed, & Auntie Kat for a bit more trick-or-treating. Here are a few pictures of Luke to enjoy! Happy Halloween!

Winter?

We had our first snow last weekend. Crazy! But now it's back to 72 and sunny. =) Luke is still growing fast. We've noticed that he grows about an inch every two months. Yesterday I noticed that his 12-18 month sized pants were WAY too short. So, off to the mall we went today to get some new pants for the little fellow. As we were shopping, we came home with a lot more than pants. Check out Luke in all his new sports gear.

22 Months And Counting...

As we head into Fall, Luke seems to keep getting more adorable. He is starting to speak more than ever, picking up recent favorites like "Uh oh", "water", and "all done". And while he definitely shows signs of the terrible twos, he is also so sweet and so loving.

When he hasn't seen mom for a little while, he goes around the house calling for "momma" and definitely called Grandma Pierce "ga ga" and Grandma Kaczka "nana".

We are getting ready for Halloween, and Lukas is going to be Mickey Mouse this year. We are also getting excited for our family vacation at the end of November. But there are a few things that we have been battling with before we can have that fun. Elisa had her wisdom teeth out a week ago, and has been quite the trooper getting healthy again. We have all been battling colds as well...nothing like starting the "sick" season early.

The K. T. Tunstall Concert!

Brad and I finally decided that we needed a night out with some friends... We went to the K. T. Tunstall concert at Red Butte with a bunch of friends. We all had a great time! What a concert...

The Zoo!

That's a pretty cool wagon!
Loved the elephants
The train was awesome!
Luke cried when he had to get off...

This was the first time that Luke was very interested in all the animals at the zoo...

Fish Lake 2008

The Cousins
Riding on Daddy's shoulders.

Look at that belly.

On the Boat

Slept the full 2.5 hour drive!
Sitting with GMa waiting for dinner.
Discovering how much fun it is to throw rocks!
Needs a bit of help from Dad.

Wow! It's hard to believe that Fish Lake has come and gone. Our annual 4 day trip to Fish Lake was very different this year. It's hard to believe that we no longer enjoy the fishing and scenery for us. Instead we spend hour after hour chasing a carefree toddler in every direction imaginable. Fish Lake did not come without Luke's fair share of battle wounds (as you will see on his face in some pictures). But the entertainment of watching our 19 month old discover the simple pleasures of thowing rocks in the lake, feeding the squirrel outside our cabin, and chasing his cousins around is what Fish lake was about this year. It rained everday, but it certainly didn't stop us from enjoying the outdoors.