Just Because...

Here are some recent cute pics of Luke...

I don't have a story to go along with them, but they are too cute not to post.

How to get your baby to move....

give them a cup...it works for Lucas anyways...



And some pictures of mischief and fun!

He always wants to stand up these days...
he isn't quite pulling himself up yet, but I
don't think it is too far off.




LOVES this basket!


Looking innocent!

Da Bears!

This past Sunday, Lucas got his first taste of DA BEARS! The three of us headed down to Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais (about 25 minute south of us) to meet my BFF Jessica and her boyfriend Charlie (who, by the way, are going to become fellow south suburbanites and I am super excited about it) to watch the Bears Training Camp. We were just a few of the 11,000 people there...yikes! It is good, free FUN! The set-up is really cool - you don't even feel like you are on a college campus. We sat on the hillside watching the team practice for a bit, until Lucas got antsy that is. Then we just walked around and checked things out. We decided that we are for sure going to go down there at least once a year for training camp (especially since we are so close). They have so much fun stuff for kids so Lucas will really enjoy himself in a few years.

Oh and did you know that this is where Wally went to school and played baseball?? So in the future not only will it be cool to see the Bears practice, but it will be neat for Lucas to see where his dad went to school and the baseball field he played on.

Here are some pics from the day. Lucas doesn't have any Bears apparel that isn't wintery and that fits him at the moment, but don't worry, he will be in full Bears gear once the regular season starts!

A pic at home before we headed out.


He's super excited :)







The boys and Staley

Jes, Lucas, Brian, and me






The baseball field


The only 2 years ONU went to the World Series...
and those happen to be the 2 years that Wally played
there...I wonder if he had anything to do with that?? :)

Moments

Picture this...

Rocking Luke before bed. He is so calm. So content. We are face to face. Noses touching. Giving eskimo kisses. He is doing his "ha" laugh. Not a full giggle. But a full smile. And the most precious sound. He holds my hand. And looks right at me...

those are the moments....

Minutes later, he is rubbing his eyes. His blankey in hand. He nuzzles into my shoulder. And we just sit. I take in the love we both have for each other. Time for bed. I lay him down. Rub his head. Tell him how much I love him. Kiss him goodnight....

those are the moments....

when I understand exactly why being a mother is the biggest joy of my life!

Rolla Macaroni...

tia tara...let it roll (roll)....wow, do you remember that from grade school??? Anywho....Lucas had some macaroni tonight...he is getting much better in feeding himself...still working on the pincer grasp, but hey if you can fit your whole fist in your mouth and get some food in there, that works too for now! He seemed to enjoy it and had some fun with it!

On The Move...

well, sort of...here are 2 videos of Luke trying to "crawl"...these videos don't show much (however, they sure are cute), but you can see that he tries to get himself into position (butt in the air). He definitely does the inchworm as I like to call it (not captured on video) to get himself around, but mostly he just rolls...he can get anywhere he wants to get to by rolling. We'll get there eventually or maybe we will just roll until we walk, stay tuned...







He was laughing at Nala


Look at those "toofers"


Playtime is serious business!

Three Generations of Cubs Fans

Last Saturday Lucas went to his second Cubs game - this time with Daddy and Grandpa Z. Once again he was very good. Wally didn't even have to get up with him once during the game and they made it all the way to the end, which means that Lucas got to hear "Go Cubs Go" for the second time at Wrigley. He is officially 2-0 on the season :) Oh and what did I do while they were at the game....I blew up a raft and floated in our pool enjoying some peace and quiet (and I finally got some sun for the summer). Here are some pics from their day:









Must have been a boring stretch of the game...


This video cracks me up...they are like statues :)