Dennis the Menace

Luke is definitely going through a "Dennis the Menace" hair stage. He always has the same pieces standing straight up. I have to admit, sometimes before church, I put a little "product" in it to lay it down lol! Any other time, I let it fly because it fits his personality so well!

- On a side note...i do believe Luke could be the next Tech Linebacker! HA! He is really filling out now...I love it!!!!! I am pretty sure no one would ever know he had stomach surgery as a child because his was closed off and he was starving. At 2 months old he was still wearing premie clothes and was only 7 lbs. So I am veryyyyyy proud of this chunky monkey!

Ruidoso

"Mama was dat?"...

Luke has a new phrase & he likes to say it A Lot lol! He will find even the smallest piece of yarn on the floor that you need a microscope to even see & ask so sweetly, "Mama was dat?".

20 Months!

Lucas is 20 months today!!!

I cannot believe we are just flying through the months right now. The past 4 months have seem to have just sped right past us. Luke is growing up more and more everyday! I love his little legs when he is running...it reminds me he is still just a little toddler to mama&dada! I love the way he says "mama mama mama" when he wakes up&wants out of his bed! I love the way he gives the BEST hugs&kisses ever!

Some of the things he is doing:
- He has been sleeping in a big boy bed for the past month! (he is like me...he hates being restricted and confined& so he absolutely hated his crib)
- He still eats whole wheat pop tarts and bananas for breakfast! But his 2nd favorite is eggs, cheese and strawberries
- He likes to build forts in the house and crawl through them
- He loves painting! He will paint for 30mins straight and be sooo happy!
- He loves puzzles
- He is going to be a musician lol- seriously! He now has his own drum set, keyboard, piano, guitar and harmonica. He pretty much plays music about 3 hrs combined everyday. I have now invested in the Sams club tylenol. (ya know the huge bottles lol that comes in packs of 3)
- he is talking in 3 word sentences
- he has a hard time saying his "L's" which is ironic since thats what his name starts with lol. He usually just skips it all together and says "Ove (love)" or "side(slide)" , etc etc. I am not worrying about it to much at this point bc he is still so young. I think it will come to him.
- He loves to help w/laundry & vacuuming
- He sleeps at night from 9pm-7:30am (I love it!)
- He had his 18mon checkup last week-(i know 2 months late) and he was 27.5 lbs and was in the 60% across the board pretty much. Which is HUGE because Luke has always been in the 25-30% but he has grown a lot lately! The only thing that has consistantly stayed in the 75% was his head lol!

Lucas is a loving, sweet,&hyper little boy! He is realllly busy all day long and likes to go go go. He only settles down when he is napping or sleeping pretty much. He is very dramatic with his expressions and I love that about him! Lucas is the definition of love! Justin&I thank God every single day for blessing our life with our little man! Happy 20 Months sweet Lucas!

Puzzles!

Luke is a puzzle maniac! He loves puzzles. He basically likes to take things apart and put them back together, so a puzzle works really well for that part of his personality. If I give him a puzzle, he will sit for 30 mins or so playing with it. So it is a GREAT focus activity when I need to wash dishes, etc. For Christmas, Luke got some puzzles that make fun noises when you put the pieces in place- he LOVES them.

Snow Baby ;)

I took these pics of Luke right before Christmas! I was just playing with my camera...I love them though! Luke loved the snow..he would pick it up- start laughing- and throw it! He cried when I made him come inside =(

Alamo Bowl

Alamo Bowl- 1 word- BitterSweet

(Justin, Micah, Mikey&Matthew)

Beautifu Sorority Sisters- Megan&Kathryn in the FanZone!

I seriously LOVE the Goin' Band from RaiderLand!

Taylor Potts...we have a very love/hate relationship lol! But he is a great guy and a good representative of Texas Tech Football

Tech Wins! (this is Coach Leach's TEAM)

My opinion::

I am VERY upset w/ Texas Tech admin. I am ashamed&embarrased that our Admin acted in a very childish way. I will never agree w/Coach Leach being fired right before the bowl game&not allowed to coach his team that he brought to the game. If Leach&the Admin needed to part ways...do it-after the game. I will never think it is fair that Coach Leach was treated in that manner by our University. And I do not support that. I would not support that from any university or any coach...its just cruel. Also, as a fan, I do support and love Coach Leach. Justin&I wanted to see what tricks he had up his sleeve for this game- we traveled 9 hrs to San Antonio to support the Red Raiders&Coach Leach. He is a friend of our family, as well as coach of our football team.

My next opinion- Adam James is a pansy. Stand up and be a man. Our football team is finally being talked about w/the best of the best in Big 12&SEC...and then now it is public that we have pansy football players that wont stand in a garage for 3 hrs??? We have become the laughing stock of football...ppl now believe we will always be a mediocre team that does not WANT to put in the effort and hard work it takes to be a Championship team. We want to have it easy. Bottom Line...Coach Knight slapped a Tech basketball player on national TV because he did not look at him during a time out. The kids players came out& said that was part of the game&discipline it takes. Nothing happens to Coach Knight. Coach Knight gets mad at 2 players (Andre Emmett&Nick Valdez) for changing rooms before the UT game...(big deal whatever)...he forces harsh practice regimens that included running bleachers for HOURS. Valdez parents come out publicly that they do not agree with the punishment. They are told "Take it or leave it" basically by the Admin. Valdez quit the team because he felt the punishment was cruel and unwarranted. Nothing happens to Knight. Knight gets into a physical altertacation w/admin at United-makes headline news-NOTHING happens to Knight. Leach has 1 offense of sitting a player in a shed who had a concussion from a bar fight (not practice related) and he gets fired immediately for mistreatment of a player. Our admin needs to be fired for mistreatment of a coach. There is a reason that Leach has so many supporters- he is a GREAT coach and a GREAT mentor. Everyone who meets him LOVES him. He is kind, gentle&intelligent. I have met Coach Leach several times, and he has always been so nice, as if we have known eachother for years. He has had 5 players, out of thousands, he has coached say he was hard on them and was to tough to play for. Yet, he has had way more players&coaches stand by him. Its crazy, that the only coverage he is getting is off those small 5 player group. Probably, because 1 of their dads works for ESPN duhhhh.....

Team Leach!!!!!....I love Ruffin...hahaha Luke fell asleep on his belly last year during the Red/Black game day! It was cute! I will support Ruffin but I dont think he has it in him to take Tech to the Championship game. He is a very huggy, smiley, hand holding kind of guy! But, I dont think that will bring us wins. We are playing Big 12- Division 1 football & trying to get more love than the SEC. We need toughness, we need 5 star recruits. Ughhh...Its hard for me to pick a new coach for Tech because I feel like Leach should be the coach. I know he isn't coming back...but his replacement better be ready to bring it. There are so many Tech fans who have already cancelled their tickets. And there are a lot like us who are going to give next year a chance before making any vast decisions.

December 31st, Justin&I celebrated our 4 year Anniversary! It was very low-key, romantic&loving!

The night consisted of a fire, wine, candles, flowers, fruit &a movie!

Roadtrip to San Antonio for the Tech bowl game! Part of our gift to eachother was a trip to watch our Red Raiders play some football! We made a stop in Austin to see a good friend-Clay- and we ate at Bone Daddy's! It was a fun night in Austin!

Celebrating on the Riverwalk in San Antonio! We had a couple of beers at Coyote Ugly, ate at County Line and visited with old friends! We ate with 1 of my sorority sisters-Kathy-it was great to see her! She was there when Justin&I met 8 years ago and she told me I would marry him lol!

We cheered on our Red Raiders &Coach Leach (thats a whole other blog lol) to a Bowl Victory! We saw lots of old friends in the Fan Zone! Some old sorority sisters, some old college roommates, and friends! It was a fun experience!

We finished our weekend celebration with some San Antonio touring!

I love my husband! He is my best friend- my other half! We know eachother inside and out...and have been there with eachother through the best&worst of times. Justin is home to me, he is happiness-love&friendship.

* 10 reasons I love Justin* ::

-He loves Christ

- He has been the greatest, most loving&patient husband&father!

-He understands me on a level no one can

- He makes me laugh all the time

- He will talk me to sleep when I am restless...& i love pillow talk!

-He runs me hot baths w/wine just because

- He is soooo fun to travel with!

- He is motivational&inspirational

-He is a GREAT cook ;)

- He makes life fun&adventerous!!!

~I look forward to many future anniversary celebrations and lots of memories with Justin! Happy 4 Year Anniversary J!