Lukey is in love

with...

1. Peas
2. His mommy
3. Biting his mommy
4. His mommy's purse
5. Unraveling toilet paper
6. Trying to escape outside every time the door opens
7. His daddy and mommy's wedding picture
8. Poles
9. Straws
10. Lamps
11. Trees
12. Trouble (yes, he is still alive)
13. His daddy's helmet
14. Bicycles
15. Dropping food
16. Rubber duckies
17. Brushing his teeth
18. Watching his daddy arrive home (1st word: DA DA!)
19. His mommy's guitar (he even knows what the words "pick" and "capo" mean--we play fetch)
20. Keys
21. Cuddling with Grammy
22. His red wagon
23. "Dancing"
24. "Singing" while he's "dancing"
25. Clapping
26. Shredding paper napkins
27. Fluoride drops
28. Auntie Gracie's pirate flag
29. Being naked
30. Sweets (Grammy gave him a cupcake today...)
31. Salties (tortilla chips are one favorite)
32. Spreading Q-tips all over the bathroom
33. "Pat the Bunny" (current favorite book)
34. Bath time with Daddy
35. Putting his face flat down into the bath water and choking
36. An open refrigerator
37. Opening the water jug's nozzle and watching the water pour out all over the refrigerator
38. Pens
39. Grammy's magic "finger-popping-when-she-slides-it-out-of-her-mouth" sound (he goes around trying desperately to do this--he puts his finger in his mouth and makes a cute noise when his finger "pops" out)
40. Giving kisses
41. Squashboy, Pinhead, and other Poppy-designed squash friends
42. Baby Tylenol
43. Auntie Sarah's bookshelves
44. Dried blueberries
45. Exchanging a spit dialogue with Poppy
46. Opening drawers
47. Photographs on the frig
48. Drinking out of a big-boy cup
49. Riding in shopping carts
50. The telephone
51. Watching Mom sing "Slippery Fish" (he always laughs when the whale burps and then says, "PAAAARDON MEEEEE")
52. Dipping his face flat down into the sand and coming back up with a mouth full of it
53. Fans (soon to be his second word. He tries so hard to say it!)
54. Grabbing his southern region
55. His car seat (just kidding... he still hates it...)
56. The tetherball
57. Poking ants on trees
58. Pointing at things that catch his attention (which is almost everything these days) (he is totally fascinated by this world) (shouldn't we all be?)


We got to spend an afternoon with Bethany's cousin, Shanon. Luke performed a thorough investigation of his cousin before deeming her worthy of holding him.


Reading "Pat the Bunny" with Shanon was no casual affair. That book is serious business.


More family time... Cards at Aunt Robin and Uncle Richard's house in Sacramento.


We loved Aunt Robin's line: "Oh, Bethany, you shouldn't have to take care of the baby!" (Then we all laughed and thought that if Dan and Kristen heard that, they couldn't help but move here...)


Beautiful shots of Luke with his auntie.




Luke makes a zooming beeline for three things: An open front door, an open bathroom door, and an open refrigerator door. This time, the bathroom door got closed before he could reach it, but he analyzed the crack underneath to see if he could slip through. (He does this often, maybe hoping the crack will expand?)


We have discovered that our back "patio" (i.e., dirty storage deck) is a favorite play spot for Lukey. He has all sorts of fun out there with Dad. Then he comes in covered with dark dirt, evidence of a life well lived.


Oh, the delights of digging through Mom's purse, pulling out item by item and analyzing each treasure. (Tearing up only the worthy morsels, like her "to do" lists.)


Every morning, Luke wakes up in bed with us (yes, we cave in) (every night) and hops up to stare at, then point to, then grab our wedding picture.


This is "The Point." He gets a really serious look on his face, juts his arm out stick-straight, and stretches his hand toward whatever it is that he loves.


This is the best shot we could get to document the 10-month birthday of Mr. Luke. Overexposed, we know. But here he is in all his pajamaed, early-morning glory.