Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving...I am thankful for so many things!

--I am thankful for Lucas Lee & the happiness he brings my heart with one smile ;)
--I am thankful for the prayers that friends send for my sister
--I am thankful for Justin. He is an amazing dad&husband. I am thankful he sets such a great example for Luke. I am glad Luke has the both of us raising him everyday. Our family does everything together and I am so blessed for that. I am blessed that Luke sees his dad and mom kiss and hug each other and love eachother. Luke always giggles when Justin kisses my bye in the mornings and I am thankful that he is going to grow up seeing that love.
--I am thankful for our dogs! Silly I know, but they are a part of my life and they are my family too. They make me smile, laugh and I love their cuddles on freezing cold mornings!
--I am thankful for the Nurses&doctors who care for my sister&her cancer.
--I am thankful for our church. Justin and I have finally found our church home in The Heights church and we are so blessed. It is everything we have been looking for in a church.
--I am thankful for my parents! They encourage&inspire me everyday.
-- I am thankful for football&basketball ;)
--I am thankful for chocolate and almonds!
--I am SOOOO thankful that my family&justins family get along. I am thankful that no matter what, both families keep Luke as a priority and help us with anything we need for him.
--I am thankful that Luke is 18 months old and we have only had to buy diapers 1 time! (thanks to his grandmothers!)
--I am thankful for my sister&brother. They are my bestest friends and they will always have a piece of my heart
--I am thankful for girl talk with my bestest girl friends: Bree, Brie, Hilary, Ryann&Machelle
--I am thankful that Tamara has made it through her first round of chemo & is doing so well considering all the odds
--I am thankful for smiles from strangers
--I am thankful for my relationship with Christ. I am thankful for his blood that saved me from sin and gave me eternal life.
--Most of all...I am so thankful for my son Lucas Lee. Everyday our bond grows more and more. He is my light- my soul- my heart. I love his charm! I love how he knows everything about me and we read eachother so well. I am thankful that he is healthy, happy and loved. I am thankful for every moment, every breath, every smile we share together.

Happy Thanksgiving 2009!

Christmas Tree

I LOVE CHRISTMAS! This time of the year is my favorite!

Today, Luke and I put up our Christmas tree! He loved playing with lights the most. He would plug them in and unplug them. Every time he plugged them back in he would smile and say "Yights Mama Yightssss" (lights haha) He thought most of the ornaments were balls so he liked to throw them. But I showed him they go on the tree and he helped put them on the tree. We will have to work on it a bit though because he also likes to take them back off the tree and throw them again....ohhh boy! We had a fun morning decorating and going through all of our Christmas boxes. And of course, I had Christmas music playing! Just another moment to stop and enjoy the little things through my angels eyes ;)! When Justin came home from lunch he was so excited to see the house decorated and smelling like Christmas with our candles!

Hat Boys!

Luke and his friend, Tony, were so cute playing with Justins Tech hats! Justin loves when Luke wears his Tech hats...makes him so super proud!!!

So blessed...

Lukes friend, Mia, came over to play and spend the day together! We love spending time w/Mia&her mom Adriana. They are fun, positive,silly& always a blast to hang out with! I took this photo of Luke and Mia dancing! They were so cute dancing to one of the many fun songs on Nick Jr. I wish the picture came out a little better- but i didnt have it on the motion shot! But still its precious and makes my heart all happy I get to stay home and watch my lil man dance away with one of his friends in their pj's

Handy man Justin!

Justin--my sweet, handyman, husband made this awesommmeee table for Luke! The whole top (black part) is all a chalkboard! Its so cute&perfect for Lukes new playroom! Justin and I have been trying to think of a good Christmas present for Luke...we generally make his something that fits his personality for special occasions. This time we thought it would be a great idea to make his own learning table for his play room. Since we are home together all day, I wanted Luke to have his own area to work on learning and have independent time. Justin worked the whole weekend on building him a new little room and making this table! It is perfect...everything I had in my mind i wanted it to be! For his own little touch he added a chalkboard top for Luke to draw with& it was a great idea! Luke LOVES it!!! Merry (Early) Christmas Luke ;)

18 months pics!

We spent the day at Legacy Play Village Park for Lukes 18month old special day! ;) Lukes bestest little friend, Ava, and her mom, Hilary, spent the afternoon with us running wild and free at the big play park!

18 Months!

Lucas Lee is 18 months!!!!! =)

Some things about our little boy:
- He loves animals and balls...if he sees a cow he goes "moooo"- or a dog its "wolf wolf"-& when he sees ducks he says "quackkkk"! Its really fascinating to see him smile and clap and laugh when he sees animals!
- Wheat Blueberry poptarts or donut holes w/bananas are his 2 favorite breakfast lol
- He loves playing outside! Loveeess it! He will play outside w/the pups forever & often cries if we bring him back in.
- He is all boy...for sure! he loves filling his tonka trucks up with dirt and pushing them through the back yard running over everything lol...he loves riding his lil man 4 wheeler&his black truck...he loves getting filthy and dirty outside
- Luke is putting 2-3 words together and i am so proud of how well he communicates! SO PROUD! For the past few days, he has been saying things like--"juice please"..."no isss mine"(not my favorite--really working on using "good/bad choice" instead of "no") and when he gets sleepy at night he says "bath nite nite"...which means he wants his bath&he wants to go to bed lol
- He goes to bed around 7:30 every night&wakes up at 7am on the dot every morning haha
-Luke is a pretty carefree toddler, he just kind of goes with the flow on everything. He likes to dance and run all crazy around the house. Most of my friends have girls..and i never understood the term "all boy" until i see Luke play with his girl friends lol! He is definitely a hand full and he keeps us on our toes...but in a fun&energetic way! He is really sweet&gets cuddly at night. He still likes to be rocked at night and i completely take advantage of it. I love when he snuggles up against my chest and holds my neck and falls asleep. it is the perfect time to pray and thank the Lord for his gift of love between a mom, dad&their baby. Luke will not go to sleep without Justin&I taking him to his room-both rocking&singing to him- then he sleeps and I am instantly at peace in my day. =)

**Luke,

I look forward to the next 18 months...and the next 18 years&more. You bring sunshine all the time to my day. You will never know how much dad&I love you...but we will make sure we tell you everyday anyways! I love singing to you...doing puzzles...playing outside...chasing you around the house...watching cartoons in our pj's...nosies(nose kissses)...&bathtime! But the best feeling I have ever had or will ever have is when you tell me "looovvvee mamaaaa"! I love you more Lucas Lee ;)