GOOD MORNING WORLD!

I could not resist!

Sometimes Luke will wake up a little earlier than I want to get up...so I will bring him into our bed. This is him after waking up at 5:00 and then going back to sleep until 9:30! WOW! He has some curl like his Daddy...but today it looked like he stuck his finger in a socket! I could not stop laughing and taking pictures! He is so much fun!

Bubbles

"Mommy...Bubbles"

This is what I hear about, oh, 25 times a day. Luke brings me to where we keep the bubbles and will ask and ask. I love that something this simple makes him so happy. The other thing that we are doing all day is washing our hands. Elmo washes his hands and so we MUST wash ours:-) Life is good!

CHRISTMAS...PART II

I just had to add some more really cute pics....

CHRISTMAS

Christmas is the best! I love decorating, shopping, wrapping, and all those festive things! So we got a tree, decorated it and Luke LOVES it. It's almost as though he forgets how pretty it is....every morning when we turn the lights on...he opens his mouth with this huge 'OH MY' look. It really is adorable.

We had a couple gifts sent to us that needed to be opened right away...this is what Luke loved the most...the peanuts around the present. They were EVERYWHERE! So Dave and I were excited to set up for Christmas morning. Once we put Luke to bed....we started working. We had decided that since Luke loves balls...that we would keep to sports (and a little Elmo) this year. We bought him a basketball hoop and a soccer goal as the gifts sitting out from Santa:-) The red tricycle is from Grandma and Grandpa Breslin...he is trying so hard to get the hang of it! Christmas morning really was so exciting...Luke is so animated! We told Jesus Happy Birthday and then we opened our gifts.


Here is a picture before Christmas...heading out to a Christmas party...doesn't Luke look so excited?! He actually had a ball at the parties:-)

Oooo....one of the best things was seeing our friend Annaleese!

We are all thankful for the birth of Jesus!

The Christmas Story

If you've never seen The Christmas Story...it's a must watch:-)

We set off for a Christmas parade...so fun. I packed the warmest coat, hat, gloves, etc. for Luke. Once we got him all bundled up...he looked like the little boy from the movie who could hardly move because he was so bundled up. Luke didn't really get the whole glove thing...so when people would come up to give him candy...daddy gladly took it for him. Although he didn't know what to think of all the layers...he loved seeing all the lights, people, horses, and Santa!

Random Pics

Wow...it has been a while since I've been able to really sit down and post. I can't believe tomorrow is December 1st and Christmas will then be here in 24 days. I have not even started my shopping, got my Christmas cards, or decorated at all...but I'm looking forward to getting everything done in the next 23 days.

One of my callings is to serve other mommies. So I am a coordinator of a group called MOPS...Mothers of Preschoolers http://mops.org. I am loving it. I feel accomplished and I get to be a little crafty. Another steering team member and I made these adorable little Christmas trees to be centerpieces for our tables. I think they turned out to be quite adorable if I must say so myself! We have been very blessed to have a little one who will nap with us. If he does nap with us...he will nap for hours. My guys are loving their nap...
So I am not a fan of the early morning Black Friday thing...but, I did go out with a friend around 8:00...not bad. I was not out to Christmas shop, but to just see what I could see. I was able to find this little race car at Target for 10 bucks...Luke is loving it!!

He also loves his raisins!

This was taken at the doctors office. He went to the doctor like 3 times in 2 weeks...we are thankfully all better now.

Wedding Bells

One of our dear friends (actually both are dear) got married last weekend...so sorry I don't have a picture of the bride and groom. Does that happen once you have kids? Luke was dancing the night away...bedtime...no thanks! It was really so cute to watch him interact with other kiddos. One of the flower girls was all about dancing with him:-)
Dave was the best man...actually one of them...there were 2.

Rehearsal was hysterical. Luke wanted to be with Dada....he made his way up to the alter at least 15 times!

I did get a picture of half the guys. These four guys worked at a summer camp for years together. The groom...Eric...is in the white shirt. Dave and I are

thrilled for the new Mr. and Mrs. EDV!