A Reunion Dinner

My Aunt Nancy and Uncle Lee were in town for a business trip and my mom hosted a great dinner Sunday night. We haven't seen them since my cousin Suzanne's wedding almost 3 years ago so we had a great time catching up and introducing them to Luke. I wish we all lived closer so these occasions weren't so far apart!

Easter 2009

We had a fun and chilly Easter at my parent's house. We started the morning with Hunter trying to eat as much candy as possible before we took away the basket. Then I took him to church (always a good combination.) He did remarkably well, even listening to portions of the sermon and asking questions! I need to figure out how to explain heaven, spirits and God to an almost 4 year old.

Then we packed up and traveled to MD for a delicious Easter dinner and egg hunt in the backyard.

1st Soccer Practice

Hunter had his first soccer practice this weekend and had a great time. Hopefully he will enjoy each class and not want to stop 1/2 way through!

Luke's Birthday Party

We had Luke's birthday party on Saturday. Ever since he was a newborn he has slept with a blue elephant that my Aunt Susie gave him, so I chose that as his cake.

We had a great time with great friends and family in attendance. Unfortunately I didn't do the best job capturing everyone who was here...hopefully there are more pictures out there that will get sent my way.

The kids had a fun time, playing outside for a while thanks to Kelly and Joyce and most important Luke had a great time, enjoying all the chaos and the cake!

Luke is 1!

It is hard to imagine that Luke is already 1, this year has flown by. Luke is walking like crazy these days, and laps the house countless times a day. He is a very busy guy! He is also so independent. He can occupy himself completely, a sign of being the second child I presume. He has started to voice his objection to having things taken away from him, when I leave the room or put him down by laying himself on the floor and crying....the start of tantrums I'm afraid!

Luke has cut his top two teeth since last month, bringing the total to 5. He has slimmed down since he has been walking, weighing in at 22lbs.

Luke loves giving his dad high 5s, playing peek a boo and has started waving bye bye. He is a tough kid, loving to get in on the action when Hunter and Kerry are wrestling. He is just a fabulous baby, and such a great addition to the family.

Fun Weekend

On Friday Hunter had his first trip to the dentist, although a bit overdue, he got a great report and he continued his tradition of handling things I think will be a bit traumatic with ease. He just leaned back in the chair and opened his mouth and let the hygenist do whatever she wanted.

On Saturday we finally made it down to Richmond to visit Kelly, Darin, Dominic and Luca for the boys birthday celebration. The weather was great, allowing the boys to run off all their energy. We all had a wonderful time and can't wait to see Kelly and Luca this coming weekend for Luke's party.

Kelly made Dom and Luca their own cakes and we sang to each of them. It was so cute to see each of their faces when we sang to them.

Of course, Luke found the little rocking chair and had to try it out.

Just like his Uncle

Last night Hunter was sitting on my lap a eating few jelly beans I had put in a small bowl for him while I read a magazine. He jumped off my lap and looked panicked. I can't remember what he said to me to make me realize that he had just stuck one of those jelly beans up his nose, but I immediately flashed back to a story my mom has repeatedly told about my brother when he was about Hunter's age, sticking a bean from a game up his nose. Ironic since yesterday was my brother's birthday!

I tried several times to get him to blow it out, (how we got the bean out of my brother's nose) but each time he would inhale first. I thought since I could see it I would try to extract it with tweezers, but that totally freaked him out and he started to panic even more. His nose also started to bleed, so I tried one last time, I put a tissue over his nose and told him to blow really hard. Two tries and the jelly bean popped out!