Look who's sitting!

Luke has started sitting up this past week. This photo was taken on January 13th. He is a fun baby with a personality that has earned him the nickname of "Smiley Luke." Brent & David love making him giggle. He gives you a smile almost anytime you make eye contact - unless he is mad at Mommy for making him wait too long for his meals.

David and Luke get along really well. It is definitely a mutual admiration society at this point in time. That will probably change once Luke is mobile and getting into David's toys (Legos!).

Meet Baby Aurora

Aurora Therese was born very early in the morning on Friday November 21, 2008. Proud parents are Andrew and Angie.

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter and welcome to the family little one!

We are Thankful!

Whew - I almost missed blogging for the entire month of November. Life has been a whirlwind and it probably won't slow down until after the holidays. Hope you enjoy the pictures from this month!

Here is a little update on all the things we are thankful for this year:
- our healthy baby boy Luke
- big brother David
- new home in Florida
- selling our house in Missouri (Yeah - the day before Turkey day!!)
- finishing school & residency
- two new jobs
- 2 new babies in the family - Seth & Aurora (more on her later)
- Our family in the Midwest & West Coast
- Surprise "pachicks" in the mail (David's term for packages)


Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a fun long holiday weekend. Only 25 more days until Christmas!!!

Meet Baby Seth

Here is a picture of Seth Michael! Born 10/25/08 and already dressed for his 1st halloween. Seth is really cute. Both Brent and I think he looks a lot like David and Luke.

Welcome to the family little man!

Happy 3 Months Luke & Happy Birth Day Seth!

Happy Birth Day to Seth Michael born to Karen & Mike today (10/25 his due date) at 9:44am. Seth weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and looks cute by the picture I got on my phone. I will post a picture when I get one. Congratulations Karen & Mike on the birth of your son (and my first nephew)!!

Hope you enjoy the video of Luke - now 3 months old!! He much prefers to sit up rather than lie down. He has moved into the 3-6 months sized clothes and size 2 diapers. You can already tell a big difference between his baby pictures and current. He still resembles David a lot, but there are a few differences - he sucks his thumb at times, wrings his hands (living up to the middle name Harris I guess), and is a bit more mellow than David.

Wow! What a Saturday!

Our Saturday started out with David and Luke playing in the living room. David built a fort of blankets and pillows around Luke's floor gym which successfully kept Luke entertained.
Late in the morning, we went to the Butterfly Fest at the Florida Museum of Natural History on UFL campus. David dressed up as a butterfly and was part of the pollination parade.
We were able to watch the release of about 50 Monarch butterflies - a beautiful site to see. One butterfly landed on David's head for a short time.
After naps at home and dinner, we took the kids to the Spooktacular at the main preschool facility. It was much bigger than we expected with carnival areas for different age groups, a haunted house (we didn't go in - hard enough keeping David out of our bed), a bouncy thing, smores, and lots more. David went as Superman. It is hard to tell if he is taking off or landing in this picture!
Luke was cute in a pumpkin costume made by Grandma Terri.

Meet Baby Luke

As I was downloading the video camera, I found the first video of Baby Luke meeting the family and of his protective big brother David! Hope you enjoy the video.