Chrissy's 30th Birthday

We drove to Foxwoods, CT the other weekend to celebrate Chrissy's 30th birthday.  The food was amazing and we had such a great time :-)

Cereal

Our little man seems to be oh so hungry lately, so we've been trying some cereal.  It's definitely NOT his favorite thing...

but he does love sitting in his new high-chair!

Happy 4 Months!

Smiles and laughter fill most of our days.

A Swing of Emotions

He started of so happy...

Played a bit with his feet...

Sat with his truck...

And then was totally done.  

On the move!

He has front to back down pretty well, not we're just working on back to front. 

And a tooth on the way... can't believe L is almost 4 months old!

An Update

So...  it has been about four months since I last wrote a post on this blog.  SO much has happened since then!  Over the months I have sat down to write and haven't really known where to start so I haven't written anything.  Hopefully the posts will be on a more regular basis from now on.

Here's a quick photo recap of the past four months...  enjoy!

Lukas was born at 5:03pm on Sunday October 2, 2011.  My labor was pretty easy and the actual delivery went fast.  It was about 12 hours from when my water broke at home till I was holding him in my arms.  I keep thinking back to that day and am so thankful that everything went so well and we have a happy and healthy baby boy.  We couldn't be happier.

So tired!  Getting dressed and ready to come home from the hospital.  It was so wonderful to have all Luk's grandparents there to celebrate his birth.  He is so loved.

Handsome boy.  

So we have this tradition with our friends every year.  We get together, have some spiced cider and carve jack-o-lanterns each Halloween.  We have a contest to see who's is the best but there is never a prize... just pride.  You can see Luk's first little pumpkin on the top step.  A classic design for his first Halloween.

One month old!

My parents always took photos of us on the first day of school and I've decided to keep that tradition alive.  Here is Luk ready for his first day of school.  I would of course rather stay home with him, but that isn't in the cards right now.  I know he is in good hands while I'm at school each day.  The best part of my day is when I pick him up and he's all smiles when I walk in the door :-)

2 months old!  Totally posing for the camera.  

Picking out Luk's first Christmas Tree.  All the holiday traditions were much more meaningful this year.

First hockey game at PSU.  He's already a little athlete.  His legs never stop moving!

He's so happy all the time.  Wakes up smiling and laughs all day.  He is absolutely the best and makes us so very thankful.

3 months old!

   

Best friends :-)  Thor is never too far away from Luk and is always bringing him bones and balls to play with.  Thor will be SO excited when Luk can actually play with him someday!

It's true what everyone says.  They do grow so fast!

Mobile for Baby S.

We are trying very hard not to spend a ton of cash getting ready for Baby S., and I knew I wanted to make a mobile for his room.  So when I stumbled upon this the other day, I knew it would be perfect for his room! I've made some of the birds already with some scraps of fabric and Spool's super easy pattern.  I'll post some photos when it's all done.  I can't wait to see it hanging in his room!

Spool's Bird Mobile

Grampa West

It has been a tough week.

Saying goodbye to Grampa so suddenly has been hard.

He loved cookies and gardening, mowing the lawn and fixing the house he built. He was generous and loving, and full of stories that always made us laugh. He and Grammie were married for 64 years and were best friends and soul mates.

I miss you, Grampa.

I know you will have the best garden Heaven has ever seen... and you won't have to worry about the deer eating the plants.

I love you.

Maine Party

It is becoming a tradition for my Aunt and Uncle to have a winter party at their farm in Maine. Due to the lack of snow this year we couldn't do our usual snowshoe hike, so we played broom ball instead. It was a blast!

The igloo of last year was going to be hard to beat, especially in the hot sun and the sinking ice.

But... then men decided to go for it anyway. We could hear the ice cracking as they built it!

2009 igloo ...................... and this year's

Uncle Peter taking a break in the "moat" around the "castle".

Such a fun day with the fam. Thanks for the photos, mom!

Grammie

Grammie, Em, and me at the lake.

Summer 1986

Our Wedding Party

Photos: Catharine Morris Photography

We could not have had such an amazing wedding day without these wonderful, funny, loving, party-till-you-drop people.  Thank you for all you did... we love you!

Pure Happiness

Caty, you're the best!

Oh! Such an amazing day...

Thanks, Caty!