Happy Halloween!

Today was nice (well, not freezing) and the leaves were beautiful, so I decided that it was time for Luke and I to head outside for our yearly Halloween pictures. Here's a few of my fav's:







He's a monkey, by the way. He was making monkey noises the whole time he was getting dressed up. So cute!

Sleeping baby

Ok, so he's not really a "baby" anymore, but as I sit here typing I am listening to sawing and hammering coming from our bathroom that's right across the hall from Lukey's room. It's pretty loud too, and he's just sleeping away! We're undergoing a bathroom remodel starting bright and early tomorrow, so demolition is happening tonight in preparation. I really don't know how he's sleeping through this. There's NO WAY that I could. He must just be super tired or be a great sleeper who can ignore anything. Kids are truly amazing! I will post pics of the bathroom when it's finished. Only a few more days!!!

34 weeks and counting...

I really haven't forgotten about this blog. Our computer that we use to upload all of our pictures has decided to only work when it feels like it. I just don't have the time and patience to restart it several times right now. So, with no pics to show, here's what we've been up to:

JD- Working like crazy! Classes, committee's, a time consuming art piece and being a wonderful husband and father. Very busy!
Me- Getting large, trying to do lots before the baby comes, being a wife and mama, and needing a nap every day to survive!
Luke- Running everywhere, trying to talk more, showing a little attitude at times, eating every 10 minutes and getting over a cold that just won't let go.

That's us in a nutshell. We finally have nothing on our calendar this weekend and are looking forward to it. Anybody else have too much to do and no time to do it? Please tell me that we're not alone!

New pants

Yesterday I decided that I wanted to make Luke some Jack-O-Lantern pants just for fun. I whipped some together and had Luke try them on. He didn't want to take them off, so I decided I'd take some pictures of him in them.




And these are just because he was in a picture taking mood. Gotta love that sweet toothy smile! Oh, and that's a sticker on his sleeve. He's loving stickers right now and has to have one on each arm every single day! He just cracks me up!

Discovering Play Dough

The other day I decided that Luke was ready to have his first play dough experience. We mixed all the ingredients together, and I let Luke pick what color he wanted to make it. He thought it was the best thing! After it cooled down I laid it out for him to play with. At first he had no clue what it was or what he was supposed to do with it. He's not a messy child at all so he was very unsure about putting his hands in it. After a while he figured out that it was lots of fun. He squished it, cut it, patted it, etc. He really liked when I made it into a ball (go figure). Now whenever he sees the tray that we used to play with it on he asks to get out the play dough. It's so amazing to see the discovery of something new through the eyes of your child. It makes me excited for the years to come!