Future Lacrosse Star?

Merry Christmas!

We are so blessed this Christmas to have a wonderful and healthy family! God has given us so much to be thankful for! We had a bit of a scare on Dec. 12th when Luke got a dime lodged in his esophogus. We were admitted in the hopital and Luke was operated on Wednesday morning. The procedure went perfectly and everything was fine afterwards, as we all went home and slept....a lot! God always has a reason for everything...and he showed us during this time that there are so many families that have children who are sick and in the hospital. I can't imagine a life like that...and my heart and prayers are with those families. Thank you God for continuing to show us your awesome power and love!



Our Christmas tree before we came home and took it down...because we were scared Luke was going to eat the lights & glass balls!




Luke's first Christmas!

Growing & Learning

Luke has learned how to splash!



....and sometimes he plays so hard he doesn't realize his pants are falling down!




Loves bathtime!



Was that Luke who at all the spaghetti?


Luke found the book, Pat the Bunny, on his shelf and took it down to read it all by himself! He loves this book the best!

Thanksgiving!

Happy & Full after eating lots of turkey!



Father & son


Morning...preparing turkey!

Our wonderful host Abbie and me...observing the dessert table!
We had a fabulous Thanksgiving with our dear friends, Mark & Abbie Batia! Luke really really really enjoyed the sweet potatoes!

Luke's Room

Finally after 9 months I am starting to put Luke's room together...here are a few touches that have been added.






Garbage bucket...with definition of "boy"..."a noise with dirt on it".









Laudry pail with definition of "dirt".

Hallelujah Night

Luke was our little monkey for halleluha night...a celebration at our church. We had a great time!

Little Monkeys

Here is Luke and Ashton dressed up in their Halloween costumes...

Girlfriend?

We watched the Florida-Auburn game with some friends...and Ashton loved on Luke all night :)

Bath Tricks

Bath time for Luke is a whole lot of fun...and we just try to stay dry!

The Farm

Oct. 8, 2006 our family celebrated the life of my Great Uncle, Charles LaPradd. We spent the afternoon catching up with family and talking about the great times that we spent on the farm each year during our family reunion. Here are some photos!

Laundry Time

Luke helps Mommy do the laundry!

....or Luke just likes to eat the socks :)


He loves being outside where he can look at all the trees & animals!

Luke is 8 months!

Luke was dedicated to God on Sept. 24th!

Pastor Denny Heiberg

Grandma Jude lovin' on Luke!


Here is little Luke's new trick....he acts like a little puppy...carrying things in his mouth!
He is standing tall on everything!!!

Luke's Dedication Sept. 24th

The happy family!
Mommy, Daddy, and Luke!
Abbie & Mark Batia host a beautiful party for Luke!
Luke's new puppy, "Spunky"
Beautiful cake!

Luke 8 months!