first day of soccer

Luke had his first day of soccer yesterday! He meets with his Coach and four other teammates every Saturday morning at 10am for an hour. Coach Nelson, has different activities for the kids to play that help them learn the game of soccer. Jake and I even got to participate with some of the activities, which we enjoyed. Luke seemed to really have a lot of fun kicking the soccer ball around and play with the other kids. He's the smallest little guy out there. These other kids are BIG 3 year olds. I'm hoping they are older threes!

The soccer field is in our neighbor hood, so last night we ran up to the store and pasted it. As we drove by, Luke said, "Hi soccer field! Hi boys!" Cracks me up!

I love his outfit! GO #19!!! His socks should come up to his knees, but his don't....they are thigh-highs!!!!! Too funny! Enjoy the pictures!

thomas tent

Luke got a Thomas Tent from Uncle Sam for his birthday this year!! He always finds the coolest things! And this was a HUGE hit with Luke! The tent is big...all four of us can fit inside at once..well not comfortable, but Luke thinks it's funny so we do it for him! He likes to get inside and stand up and walk with it all around the house. He likes to scare Libby too! Poor thing! Thanks Uncle Sam for the cool tent! Luke loves it!

luke's big boy bed

Say, good-bye to the crib....and hello to Luke's new big boy bed! He's finally in it! Although, he liked his crib very much and never tried to jump out of it, he was starting to get a little cramped up!

His first night in his new bed was quite interesting! I laid him down and told him not to get out of bed until the morning and he was to call for me, just like he always has. I didn't think much of it and went to my room to work on the computer. Thirty minutes had pasted, and then all the sudden I saw something move at the foot of my bed! I thought maybe it was Bailey (the dog), but no, she was right there at the end of the bed sound a sleep. Then out of the corner of my eyes...Luke popped his head up at the side of the bed! Scared the BE-G-BE's out of me! I took him back to his room to find that he had been down on the floor playing with his toys...and a mess it was! After he got in bed, it wasn't long before he was sleeping. I checked on him one last time before I went to sleep and he had made a 180 degree turn! Over all, the past week he has been sleeping good.

We painted his room blue. I'll send pictures out when we are finished with his room.

Being silly.

I knew Bailey was going to get up there and lay down. She stayed in there for a little while.

He made the turn.

libby's first birthday!

Our sweet little Libby Lou is ONE! I still vividly remember the day she born, and the moment they said, "It's a GIRL!" Tears of complete joy rushed down my face. And since that day, Libby has brought us more joy and happiness than ever dreamed of.

I love watching her grow and change everyday! Seeing her discover new things or make a new sound or laugh out loud at something funny we do, makes me grateful for her. God is great....and he has blessed us so richly with these two beautiful children.

Libby's adventures at ONE!

• BIG eater!
• takes 6 to 8 steps at a time!
• loves long walks
• loves her stuffed animals
• starting to make animal sounds

Playing in the backyard!

the birthday cakes!

It's BIRTHDAY CAKE TIME! I don't know who had more fun, these two little silly icing lovers or ME! NO RULES! NO BOUNDARIES! JUST PLAIN FUN! Luke and Libby had me rolling with laughter! You would have thought it was Luke's first birthday with as much fun as he had with the icing! Libby didn't need assistance either, she dove right in and enjoyed every bite. I'll let the pictures tell the story.