More..."Tifmas"

That's the way Luke says "Christmas"!! He gets really excited about seeing the lights and he calls them, Santas!

We took some photos at the historical Thomas Center in Gainesville. There was a beautifully decorated Christmas tree and Luke loved the fountain!!











Dancing!!

p.s. Luke got his first REAL haircut on Monday, December 17. I tried cutting his hair the night before and went a little crazy...well I messed up BIG time...and it's wonderful to know that he liked getting his hair cut! We have an excellent new barber and will be going back to visit her! You can see our "baby" doesn't look like a baby anymore!! He truly is our little man now! .....and no....I'm not ready for #2 anytime soon :) (for those of you who were wondering)

Dudley Farm

We visited the Dudley Farm listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this park demonstrates the evolution of Florida farming from the 1850s to the mid-1940s-through three generations of the Dudley family. An authentic working farm, the homestead consists of eighteen buildings, including the family farmhouse with original furnishings, an 1880s kitchen outbuilding, a general store and post office, and a functional cane syrup complex. The farm features seasonal cane grindings, corn shuckings, and heritage varieties of livestock and plants. Deer, wild turkeys, gopher tortoises, and bluebirds are still seen in the fields!

These pictures are from the annual cane syrup festival.

Making the cane syrup!

Making pancankes from ground corn

Welcome to our house for Christmas!

Yeah! It's Christmas time!!! Luke is celebrating with his box of cereal!















I made all the wreaths in the house from grapevines this year...Luke thought it was quite funny trying to steal the scissors out of my pocket while I was making the wreaths. As you can imagine he was a big help!




It sure doesn't feel like Christmas here...still getting into the 80's during the day...and we are still wearing shorts. It's going to be fun watching Luke open gifts this year...he actually understands this year!!





For those of you that we will not get to see this Christmas...we want to send you a warm hug and kiss. Know that you are in our hearts! We love you very much and are so happy you are a big part of our lives. May God truly shine His light upon you this season and may you feel the mighty presence of peace in your lives this coming new year!

cool air & warm sunshine

In Gainesville, FL we have finally started to feel the cool air!

Today we played in the sunshine and warmed up!!










Luke is learning how to jump!


"horsey....peas?" (please)

Judy!

Grandma Judy visits!

Fall Festivals

We visited the punkin' patch near our home...and Luke enjoyed the festivities of the Fall Festival at St. Patrick's School.

YUMMY...cotton candy!!

"iiiiii....ce" !!!!!!!!!!!

Luke knows where the ice cream shop is! Everytime we pass by the shopping center he will laugh and go IIIIIIICCE!! Which means....Ice Cream, Mommy? The weather is finally starting to cool off here in Gville...and we celebrated this week by taking the time to enjoy a little after dinner dessert. This is our fav ice cream....DLITES. It's low fat....so no one has to feel guilty :)

Uncle Kevin's Visit

Breakfast with Uncle Kevin
Football with Uncle Kevin
Luke's new love for footballs!
Luke throws the football!
Patrick, Kevin, & Luke fountain outside of UF museum

Uncle "Kebby" from Australia

Kevin visited with us from Australia...and so did our cousin Darren from Key West! We had a wonderful time catchin up!


At the Zoo!

Tapas!

Celebrating Patrick's Recovery

Happy Family...
silly Lukie