The Templeton's

Our friends TJ and Hillary got married on Saturday! The morning started off very rainy and dreary, but by the afternoon - and in plenty of time for the ceremony - it was a gorgeous day - perfect!


We are soooo happy for both of them!!!!

After the rehearsal, the bride headed to her parents and we all headed to the bride & groom's house to celebrate some more.


As you can see, we had some fun....


Even more proof of all the fun :)


Me and my unhappy, just woke up from a nap little man.
















I didn't get Chris on the way in.






All the girls minus the bride - where was she?????






And the fun begins.....




Enjoying their O'Douls :)










This is how crazy it got - "somebody" split their pants LOL

The Bravest of the Brave

That is what the sign says outside Village Hall in Homewood.

Last Tuesday, the Village of Homewood lost one of their own firefighters in a house fire. Yesterday, Village Hall was closed for the day so that all employees could attend the funeral service.

It was the most remarkable service I have ever attended. It was filled with such honor. I have never seen such a sight and hope to not have to see it again, but what a wonderful way to honor the fallen firefighter's life, his bravery and his courage.

Please pray for his family and the Homewood Fire Department.

Easter Basket #1

Luke received lots of Easter baskets this past weekend, but the Easter Bunny made a special stop in Monee on Friday morning before we headed to LP for the weekend.



He loved his new chair!!!








Nala desperately needed a bath so we got that taken care of before hitting the road - Luke thought it was pretty weird and funny that Nala was in the bathtub and got her hair blowdried!











It was another gorgeous day so we headed outside for some backdoor fun and a little Easter egg hunt of our own.













He was loving going down the slide!








And hanging out in his house - look at that face LOL

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Today was a gorgeous 80 degree day here so we headed to the Andrew Thunderbolt freshman baseball game to cheer on the team and Daddy of course. I packed a ham and cheese sandwich and grapes for Luke for dinner, a blanket, and some trucks and a ball to hopefully keep him occupied. He was also sporting the apparel of two of our favorite teams :) We didn't make it to the end of the game, it was pretty windy and got chilly, not to mention Luke was not interested in sitting still (or near me) after awhile and since the field at the school they were playing at didn't have a fence down the foul lines, it wasn't safe for Luke just to be running around. Enjoy some pics though!









Oh and the Bolts were victorious!!!

Off to prepare for the Easter Bunny's arrival tomorrow morning - he is making a special stop in Monee just for us ;)

Lukey Language

The other day Luke was drinking some milk from his sippy when he said (imagine the cutest little baby voice, pouty lips, and puppy dog eyes), "oooohhhh mama all gone". [Does that count as his first sentence?!?! :) ] He then brought his sippy over to me still looking so sad...it was one of the most adorable things I have ever seen (and Luke does a lot of adorable things in one day!). Wally and I just looked at each and started ooohing and aaahing over how cute Luke is :) Lately he has been doing a lot of "oooooohhh-ing" with those super cute pouty, pursed lips. It is usually when he drops something, can't reach something, etc. Sometimes it even sounds like he is saying "oooohhh boy".

Here is a picture of his "oooohhh" face!

In other Luke language, his favorite word is definitely "puppy" (puh-pah). We have quite a few dogs in the neighborhood so there is usually some barking going on. Luke hears them, yells "puh-pah" in a SUPER high-pitched, excited voice and then goes "ooo ooo ooo" (his version of a dog barking), and then he is on a mad search to try to see the dogs.

Wally and I seem to say "whoa" a lot. We say it when Luke is being crazy, falls down, and apparently in a lot of other instances because Luke has started saying it now too when he is

crazy, falls down, etc. It is too funny!

He is starting to repeat more and more of what we say. It is so exciting to watch him pick up all of these new words. He might repeat a word, but never use it again, but his vocabulary is definitely growing and even if he doesn't have the words, believe me, he has no problem getting across to us what he wants :)