An Early Birthday Present

Luke was really enjoying cruising around the furniture, etc. so we thought he might like to have his walking toy a few weeks before his birthday. He and Harry became best friends right from the beginning.

Woof Woof

At the beginning of February, Luke decided to try out the stairs leading to our bonus room. I had gone upstairs to grab something & when I came down 1 min. later he was on the 2nd stair!! Needless to say, I don't have a picture of that, but these are some pictures from the night Pa & MeMa came over to help install gates.
Luke's bib must have inspired him to play with Jasie's toy. Pa even thought he might start barking :0)

Around the House

While we were in Gatlinburg, I wanted to get Luke a sled (they are in abundance at that Walmart, and you can't find them anywhere around here), but we didn't have any room. In case you don't know, I don't travel lightly~ especially to a cabin. We managed to squeeze in the Fridge Phonics Alphabet Set which has proved to bring hours of fun!

Luke needed a kitchen drawer of his own, somewhere he could play without having to hear "close that" or "no touch". I found a cute spoon and spatula in Gatlinburg and some things we never used to help fill it up.

You can often find Luke in his room looking through his books and trying to get his "special" toys out of the drawer before I catch him :0)

This video shows the first time that Luke "helped" to give Jasie a little taste of his food. Yum Yum!

Rocking Rory

This was Luke's first official time to rock.

Knock 'Em Down

Sweet boys!!
Poor Jasie. She couldn't wait to escape!

Pinned Ya Again

Challenge!

This video reminds me of this Cosby episode. Chhhaaalllenge!

Push-Ups

Saturday's are extra special because Daddy is home. This is often when we give Luke new toys (i.e. toys that have been in storage for awhile). It's fun for Matt to see Luke when he plays with something for the first time.

Now for Saturday morning exercise :0)

A Day of Firsts

On one of the few days off Matt had between summer school and the new school year, we 'introduced' Luke to some new things.

* A Titans outfit- Mind you this was back in July. I told Matt it was too early to wear this, but he quickly reminded me it was during training camp :)
*His booster seat....at home- We tried it out at home to see how he'd like it. By the time we got to the restaurant, it was almost nap time so he just stayed in his car seat.

*Buster's Place- This was a first for me too. It is a bar which you may not want to frequent at night, but it's totally 'safe' during the day....unless you take a picture of the wrong person :) Now this is a no frills place. They don't have menus (since your options are only hamburgers and fries) and they bring you a cup of ice with your can of coke. Since I use a fork and knife for pretty much every meal, I had to ask the waitress if they happened to have any. Thankfully for me they did. Matt, on the other hand, was wondering if bringing his picture snapping, utensil crazy wife was such a good idea.

*His stroller without his car seat- Up until this point he wasn't big enough to ride this way.

*And his doorway bouncer- He loves it! The first video is from 07/29. The second one is from 09/22. Things to notice while you are watching: How proficient Luke has become at jumping & how I don't 'scream' the whole time in the 2nd video :)