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| On his rocking horse from Mimi and Pop Pop - can you tell how he feels about it?? |
Our little guy turned 1 year old on July 26th! The lucky guy got to smash not one, not two, but THREE cakes! One in Florida with Mimi and Pop Pop, one at home on his actual birthday and one at his bigger birthday party with my family this past Sunday. He liked squishing the cake between his fingers, but wasn't that into actually eating it.
Since it's been so long since I've posted, this is also a catch up post. We'll start by going back to the beginning of July when we headed down to Florida....
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| Luke loved digging in sand (don't worry, we usually had him covered better than this and he didn't get burned at all) |
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| Lots of fun - the ocean never gets old. |
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| He wore lots of cute clothes compliments of Mimi! |
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| I was thrilled how quickly he took to Mimi and Pop Pop - she was great at calming him and helping him go to sleep. |
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| Waving his fingers and looking at them...."Meeska, mooska, mouseketeer, mouse cartoon time now is here!" |
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| Cheesy face! |
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| Beach walk with Pop Pop |
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| Luke's first fireworks! He did great. |
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| Early birthday cake |
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| Getting started.... |
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| Digging in... |
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| Awww...he's sharing already!! |
Also in July we visited Great Grandma Stephens, Mark and Joan and Gary and Kim.
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| Getting birthday gifts |
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| He really likes the doggy from Nana |
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| Nana holding her great grandson |
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| He loved patty-cake with Kim |
Luke has made a lot of discoveries in the last month. Our little 'sitter' who seemed content to stay in one spot (and wasn't motivated to crawl) is now getting around by scooting on his behind. Now he's exploring! Here are a few of his favorites (besides the cell phone, camera, and car keys):
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| Moving anything on a hinge brings him great joy (sorry couldn't rotate this picture) |
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| Cardboard boxes |
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| Rocking the chair |
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| Pushing buttons on the radio |
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| Checking out what's on the table |
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| Walking around the living room - he played with these blinds for a while |
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| Scooting to get Mommy's toast |
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| Aaaahhh, the reward is sweet! |
The Big Party
My parents graciously let us celebrate Luke's birthday with a cook out in their back yard. We had a kiddie pool, ladder ball, and the evening ended with a glorious sunset.
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| Dinner before cake - it was macaroni with beef, but for some reason turns everything orange. |
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| Presents! And lots of helpers to open them for him. |
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| Waiting for the cake with Nora, Grace and Jade |
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| "Happy Birthday to you....." |
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| Not sure if this was sharing, or painting or what. |
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| Sticky fingers |
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| The doggy cake I made. |
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| Uncle Wendell plays ladder ball while the girls swim. Can you find Luke? You can see his legs sticking out beside the green bowl - the pool was a little too cold for him we put water in a bowl for him to play with. |
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| My first 'shape cake' turned out! |
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| This really cool sunset closed the evening.... You can see Anna on Dan's shoulders. |
