Peace Out

I am taking a break from packing and cleaning. We leave bright and early tomorrow morning for Florida. Our first destination will be Macon, GA where we will be spending the night. I thought I would leave you with a few recent pics of Luke so you don't forget him (as if!). I don't plan on blogging while we are there so expect a week's worth of pics when we get back. Peace out!

Little Daredevil!

Trendsetter

Luke was in the bathroom and he came out looking like this:

What do you think? Is this the latest fashion statement? Multiple headbands worn around the neck and one across the forehead!

Mr. and Mrs. Lenkaitis

This past Thursday, Wally and I headed up to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the Gonet-Lenkaitis wedding! We made it up there by about 4:30 and luckily just ahead of some pretty nasty storms that came through the Milwaukee area. Thankfully the rain stopped, and we were able to have the rehearsal outdoors in hopes that the wedding would be outdoors on Friday as well. The wedding was being held at The Osthoff Resort. Wally was on camera duty since I was in the wedding.




After the rehearsal we headed to a supper club for dinner. The hits of the night were the prime rib and some old fashioned's. The fun didn't end there though. Just about everyone headed over to the bar at Siebken's resort (where Wally and I stayed) for some more fun!

Friday morning started off with some golf for the guys and some primping for the girls. We headed over to the local salon to have our hair and makeup done. Now, there were 10 bridesmaids and 2 junior bridesmaids so this took awhile, but we had a good time hanging out all morning and the weather was looking very promising to have the wedding outdoors at 4:30.




After the salon, we relaxed, put on our dresses, had some champagne, listened to music, and then headed outside for some pics. The weather was great then - it was warm, but there was a great breeze and it was overcast - perfect for pics! After pics we had some more champagne, relaxing, and music! Jes was so calm through all of this...she just was so happy and excited!

It was finally wedding time. The weather was still perfect (the sun was shining now so that made things a little warmer). It was a beautiful ceremony!!!

You may kiss the bride :)

After some more pictures and a cocktail hour, it was time to let loose! The reception was SO FUN!!! The dance floor was full at all times and the music kept on going until well after midnight I believe.

Mr. and Mrs. Lenkaitis

First Dance

Cutting the cake

Eating the cake...probably Jes' favorite part :)

Father/daughter dance

Mother/son dance

Let the party begin!

This one's for Luke - we were dancing to "I Gotta Feeling"

A little bit softer now....

Check out the flower girl's moves!

And a groomsmen!

Wally and I had the best time, and I am so happy to have been a part of such a beautiful day. Charlie and Jes are one of those couples that were just "meant to be"! Congrats!

Happy 50th Papa!

Monday was my dad's 50th birthday! We celebrated on Sunday with a little party at my parent's house.

Luke entertained us in the pool...

and outside of the pool!

Then he entertained himself with the hose!

Grammy and Lukey

He was a little confused while we were singing "Happy Birthday".

Happy Birthday Papa (Dad)! We love you!

The Countdown is On!

Do you see that ticker off to the right of your screen? Do you see how many days it says? Yep, 14 - that's only 2 weeks away, and I couldn't be more excited about it!!! I feel like I could really use a vacation. Just some time away with my boys, in the sun, on a beach, where routines are thrown out the window, and every moment is a memory!

We don't have any real plans for vacation, which is exactly the way I like a vacation to be. We have options of things we would "like" to do, but nothing set in stone EXCEPT one thing. I am thrilled beyond thrilled for this one thing...I think (hope) Luke will be too!

So we were contemplating a day trip to Disney. It is a two-hour drive to Orlando, and I knew this wouldn't be the only time we ever do Disney so we might as well until he is a little older and we have another child to bring along as well. So I checked out Busch Gardens in Tampa, which is just under an hour away from Siesta Key. I have been there before and was worried that there wouldn't be too much that would interest Luke, except of course the animals, but we can hit up the zoo anytime really. But once I got on their website, a big smile came across my face. They have a new area at Busch Gardens now - Sesame Street Safari of Fun. Are you kidding me???? This kid is loving him some "Melmo" right now. We have an Elmo DVD that he gets to watch in the car on longer trips. He now requests it just about everytime we get in the car, but we limit it to only road trips. I had already bought 2 new Elmo DVD's and 3 Elmo books for the car ride down to Florida (oh yeah, did I mention we were driving - yikes!). So once I saw this Sesame Street Safari of Fun and started clicking around to learn more about it, I think I actually became giddy and started laughing like a child. I was so excited to take my baby boy to this place AND for him to have lunch with Elmo! That's right!!! Just like at Disney where you can have breakfast or lunch with the characters, you get to have lunch with Elmo at Busch Gardens. So that is the ONE thing that we have definite plans for once we are in FL since we needed to make reservations. I can't wait!!!

I have already started to pack mentally. I really need to get these mental notes down on paper so I don't forget something. We have a busy 2 weeks coming up so the time is going to fly by and we will be on the road to Siesta Key in no time - just me and "da boys"! YIIPPPPEEEEE!!!

Family Pics Are In!

We got to view the family pictures we took at the end of June and they are fabulous!!! They turned out so great and not at all how I thought they would when I left our photo session that Saturday morning. Thank you so much to Emilie for capturing such great moments! Now comes the hard part - choosing the pictures, what size, and where to put them. I need to go look at some frames and figure out what I want to do!

You can view the pictures by clicking on the link below and then selecting Proof Galleries on the bottom left. You will have to create an account and then select our session. The access code is zukowski.

http://www.emiliekarunphotography.com/

Lake Geneva 2010

This past weekend we headed up to Lake Geneva with the Zukowski family. We stayed at The Abbey Resort in Fontana. Everyone went up on Thursday afternoon, but unfortunately I had to work Thursday and Friday (it is my busy time of year - the audit, yuck!) so I joined them Friday evening. All of the pictures are from Saturday morning on. I know they had lots of fun at the pool the first couple of days. We had a lot of fun and had great weather!

Lukey with his lifevest on waiting to get on the pontoon boat.

He was showing no fear of the water - yikes!

On the boat - check out that face - ha!

Our captains on the way out!

This is pretty much the look he had the whole time on the boat - he was tired and not sure what to think of it.

Daddy and Uncle "Fishy" swimming (When we would ask Luke Will's name, he said fishy so he is now known as Uncle Fishy!)

Watching everyone swim (well, not me...I don't do lake water or any larger body of water really...bring me to the pool :) )Even Grandpa went swimming!

He was on the verge of sleeping at this point. He was tired to begin with, but the rocking of the boat really made him sleepy!

See - very sleepy!

Pat was our captain on the way back!

After the boat ride, we tried to put Luke down to continue his nap since his nap wasn't very long on the boat, that didn't happen so we decided on some pool time instead. I forgot my camera in the room, but The Abbey has a great splash area for kids. It is the perfect size for Luke. He went down the slide many times and had lots of fun.

After pool time and some lunch and no signs of a nap from him, we headed to downtown Lake Geneva with Wally's parents to check out the shops and beach over there. As soon as he hit the car, Luke was out and he continued to sleep once we got down there and put him in his stroller so luckily he got a good nap in.

He woke up in time for a picture with Grandma and Grandpa in front of the fountain at the pier.

Once we got back to the resort, we got ready for dinner and enjoyed a buffet at one of the restaurants there. The restaurant was a nicer place and there was an older man playing the piano while we ate. Well a 19-month old can really change the mood at a place like that. Wally gave Luke his metal crab leg cracker. After playing with it for awhile, completely out of the blue, he chucked it across the table. This shattered my wine glass and red wine was everywhere. The man instantly stopped playing music and there was complete silence in the place. Then there was Luke's face...he knew he shouldn't have done that. The pouty lip came out and he said some "oh no's". We got it cleaned up, but Luke really wasn't feeling sitting in a high chair or on anyone's lap that night so it was quite the final vacation dinner!

After the eventful dinner, we went back to the rooms for some drinks and fun. There was some dancing on the bed....

Some jumping on the bed...

Some pictures...
and then one tired toddler laying on the patio outside.

After the little kid hit the sack, the big kids hit the bar! We went to one at the restaurant where there was a 70's and 80's funk band playing - it was interesting! Here are all the happy couples!

Here are just a few pics of Luke before we packed up and headed to church then home.