Happy Holidays

We just LOVE the holiday season. Or I guess I LOVE the holiday season and will create a Christmas loving monster out of Lukas too! He already is ho-ho-hoing around the house like Santa, is mesmerized by the lights on our house and wants to crawl under the tree to take a nap. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and now are ready to get this Christmas season under way! We have 5 Christmas celebrations this year and I am excited for each and every one of them! My favorite parts of Christmas are family, decorations, music and the happiness of the season. Happy Holidays!

Her are are some pictures from our weekend...including ATTEMPTING to get a picture for our Christmas card!

Uncle Ricks birthday

My Thankgiving shirt

Getting a little crabby

Thanksgiving...playing with Uncle Kurt

Giddy up!

NOT cooperating!

Uncle Randy teaching me to be tech-savy

Just hanging out!

Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball!

Ohhhhh

NOT cooperating again...terrible 16 months?

Getting a LITTLE better...

What does a monkey say????

Put the kid in a box...it always works!

This on is for Poppi...and the first girl he brings home;)

Melt, Melt Down

Oh gosh! I have now experienced the DREADED, I mean DREADED melt-down in the middle of the store. Lukas screamed and screamed and screamed...no matter WHAT we did yesterday at the store. I kicked myself 10 times in the butt for all the times I rolled my eyes and nervous, ever-embarrassed mothers in the same predicament. AT LEAST, Lukas saved this little gift for Babies R Us, where only mothers with similar situations shop. To top off this madness, TWO of my co-workers happened to be shopping there. Can we say devastated? How does a little sweet-faced boy like Lukas produce such an ear-piercing screech? Not to mention, in all craziness I came to realize my kid is a clepto...HE STOLE a baby toy. I have some how managed to convince myself he "took" this toy for his little brother or sister. The conclusion I have come to-Lukas is going to be one tough boy to raise. Aunt Becca said yesterday, "Apple-tree". I think she was referring to her younger brother in his glory days...but I think Lukas has a lot of me in there too. He wants his way and that is that. OH MAN...at least he's cute! Here are some new picts. of the little devil:)

Such a goof

Practicing

Oh, he's got it!

Playing in the leaves

Guess which pumpkin is Mommy's

Two little monkeys...

Sugar high...prior to him puking!

Yes, there are TWO suckers in his hands!

Goodnight