at the pool for Luke's first birthday

at the Farmer's Market for Luke's first birthday

First bubble bath after first big boy hair cut

At the river with the family

helping daddy do the dishes

reading a new farm book

lamb from the Easter bunny still impresses Luke

showing off his teeth

playing at the park

paperwork

Catching up again

Wow have we been busy
6.5 months and so much fun
So many new things happen I am not sure where to start
Luke is now rolling from his belly to his back, sitting up on his own, saying "da da da da da da" ALL the time, we have heard "ma ma ma" a few times.  He started rice cereal on 1-11-11

and has been eating baby food for a month or so.  So far in this order sweet potatoes, bananas, apples and peas, not a big fan of the peas.  He loves his sippy cup.  We got a swing for the backyard and all the animals think this is pretty cool. He started at Ms. Megan's this week and has done great.  We are so happy to have found Megan and her family, we could not of asked for a better home for him to spend his days at.

pictures for mimi and doc

Mimi and Doc

Luke's first Christmas was fantastic!
Mark and I had planned on driving back to South Carolina for Christmas and then we remembered we have 4 dogs, 3 cats, a mini donkey and a mini pony to take care of.  So my parents decided to brave the weather and come out here.  Mimi was able to come out for a week and a half and Doc came out for 3 days.  This was the first time Doc got to meet Luke.  We had a great time.  Mark was able to get an unbelievable house for my parents and I to stay in.  I think this is the first Christmas you could say we were not a dysfunctional family.  I wish my Nana could have been here to enjoy it with us.  While Mimi and Doc were here we took Luke to see Santa for the first time, and this Santa is the real deal.  Luke earned the nickname "moose drool" from Doc, it's pretty fitting.

Baby Luke

Coming home

We stayed in the hospital as long as we could.  I would have stayed longer if they would have let me.  We checked out on August 25th around 1.  Before heading home we showed Luke off at both of our offices and then Mark grabbed some lunch.  We got home about 3:30 with my mom, mimi, there to welcome us.  Shortly after getting home one of my dearest friends, Elise came over and brought us all kinds of treats.  We spent a good part of the afternoon outside enjoying the beautiful weather.  This gave Ruby, the Small dogs and the mini barnyards a chance to meet Luke.

Baby Luke is here

On August 22nd my mom and I decided to take a long walk to try and get this labor moving.  Around 9:30 that evening I told Mark and my mom, I think I am in labor.  Mark was not so sure and commented that we might need to stay in a hotel if we were going to be driving in and out of town every time I thought something was happening.  So my mom and I decided to go into town to make sure everything was ok.  Around 11 I called Mark and told him to bring the hospital bag.

Our beautiful baby boy was born on August 23 2010 at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.  He weighed 8 pounds and was 22.5 inches long.  He was welcomed to Montana with fresh dusting of snow in the mountains and a chill in the air.