Luke's 1st Haircut

So I guess this will be another Luke post since his 2 Aunts (Katie and Sonya) requested it. In fact, his Aunt Sonya was the wonderful photographer - thank you so much!!!!
I actually started it days ago. But between me not feeling well and the boys having the stomach flu, it took a bit longer to finish it up.....

Following tradition, Luke did not have his 1st haircut until after his 1st birthday.
In fact, I held out until he was 15mth. old!

This silly picture gives you some idea of just how long it had gotten;)

Mommy and Luke after a long day of shopping with Sonya and Max!

My very last closeup of "Samson."

(Patrick's nickname for him because of his long hair.)

All ready to go in his firetruck!

And watching Baby Einstein too!!!!
It doesn't get any better than that........

little did he know what was about to take place.

Pretty cool spray bottle.I am putting up with this, but could you please move over so that I can watch my show.Okay, this is really not that cool.Hmmm, she is touching me.Get her away from me.Oh yeah, Baby Einstein......Just kidding.I have had enough - can I be done?(Distracted again.)I H.AT.E. this.Nope, the puppy is cute, but Einstein is better.Finally, all done!!!I love driving my firetruck while holding my balloon:)So what do you think?

About his hair of course, because I am sure all you mommies can guess what is soooooo interesting (baby dope)!Time to slide.

He normally loves to slide. However, by this point he was extremely tired and so proud of his balloon, that little else mattered.He was very curious about the "weight" at the end of his balloon.

Shhhhhhhh, I didn't tell him it was candy - a sucker to be specific.

I paid a few extra dollars for this certificate, picture and lock of hair. To me, money WELL spent!!! What a special first for us all! Our little baby is growing up too quickly!

It's way past time..........

for a post dedicated to LUKE:)

These pictures are from August and September, and I did place them in order from oldest to newest.

On a side note: as I was working on this entry, I realized that since I took a hiatus (intended or unintended) back in June from blogging, I failed to post the pics from Lukes' 1st birthday (and Sean, Aidan and Drew's birthdays too)- YIKES! In fact, the last "Luke post" I could find, was way back in May before Luke turned 1. He has changed soooooooo much and my blogging friends have all missed out on it :( So I think I have come up with a plan - for every new post, I will create 1 old. I will leave it current for about a week and then edit the time stamp to move it "back in time". This way you can view it without having to scroll back through the "older posts", looking for ones that you haven't you seen before and then wondering if indeed it is new or if you had already viewed it and just forgotten.

Okay, enough already!

Get ready,

Set,

GO!!!!!

It is LUKE time!

Sweet boy!Showing off his cute grin and tiny teeth.Favorite past time:

emptying cereal boxes on the floor and then playing in the midst of it all.Believe it or not, the above picture is Rice Krispies and this one is Cheerios.

I cleaned up the first mess and left the room. Upon returning, I found this!

He was so pleased with himself - little stinker pot!Do you recognize what he is holding?

Gotta start them young. Used to be his favorite place to chill -

(under the high chair)

Just learning to climb. Luke LOVES the bath!
Caught red-handed!Luke also LOVES animals.

He is quite different from our other boys in this respect - they were terrified of animals.He just woke up in this picture (notice the wild hair).

He was hungry and Drew decided to let him sit at the table like a big boy. He was quite pleased.From breakfast to gaming.Mmmmmmmmmm, spaghetti is so good! Followed by dessert - double yum!

Time to go for a drive.
Bubye.Hanging out in his stroller at Dollywood.
Notice the ever-present finger and puuu-puuu!!!
(Puppy is the little blue spot in the lower left corner)


These last few pics are a collection.
You can see a bit of his personality in his various expressions.
Silliness
Angst


Concentration

Wonderment

There is nothing quite like seeing life through the eyes of a child.

Dollywood with Nana and Grandad

Hopefully, these last few posts have not totally overwhelmed you with pictures. Believe me, these really are only a few of the ones I took. But we had so much fun, I just had to share!Our first stop upon arriving, was actually a concert. Sorry, I don't remember who the band was - totally not my taste in music.
But Luke and Patrick loved it!

Following tradition, the boys first ride of the day was the Dizzy Disk! I love the way my new camera allows me to catch a little of their excitement with the ride in full motion. ________________________________

Next, everyone enjoyed a ride in the antique cars at Rockin' Raceway!

SeanDrew

Luke, Patrick, and Aidan

And of course the happy couple,

enjoying a nostalgic moment induced by the 50's-themed car ride!Nana and Luke hanging out together while everyone else enjoyed the rides.

Patrick and Aidan on the Scrambler.The boys enjoying a much-needed foot massage.

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This next ride, the BUMPER CARS, is one of our favorites. We ride it time and time again.

Patrick and Aidan

Sean

Drew

I love this shot of Drew "frozen" in time. After snapping this picture, I tried over and over again to duplicate it, but I couldn't figure it out. Can anyone explain to me how to capture a still image of one thing while everything else is in motion?

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Thank goodness we saved the water rides for last, because we were soooooooooo ready to leave in order to change out of our wet clothing.

This picture cracks me up - their matching, intense, warrior-like expressions!

They certainly tried to give as good as they received:)

The boys at the end of our wonderful day!!!

Grandad and Luke - so sweet!

Goodbye.