NYC

We took a trip to NYC to visit Aunt Leslie and then we traveled to Ocean City NJ to visit Luke's great grandparents.

Luke and Aunt Leslie

Look who we got to see in NYC!

Luke's new buddy Bennett

Luke with his mommy and aunt.

First subway ride...

Radio City Music Hall

We took Luke to FAO and bought him a toy.

Dinner at Gramercy Tavern...AWESOME!

Luke with Great Grandpop.

Enjoying his first slice of Mac and Mancos pizza.

It may have been cold and windy but we made it to the boardwalk.

At Great Grandmom and Grandpop's bench.

Loves the water!

Before we left for the airport and right before Luke feel asleep rocking with Great Grandmom.

Around the House

lHere are some pictures of Luke I have taken of him over the past few weeks. I will get the NYC pictures up soon!

Loves his aunt Leslie... Manhattan munchkin t-shirt and playing in his Spiderman ball pit!

Loves looking out the front door in the morning. Playing with his wagon and yes he is wearing Christmas pajamas... Christmas in April!

Swinging at the neighborhood park. We spend many afternoons at the park with our neighborhood friends.

Happy Easter! Great Grandmom gave him his Easter bib.

Mommy and Luke on Easter

Daddy and Luke on Easter

Nap time for my boys! One of their favorite things to do when daddy is not working.

Gardening with daddy.

Vegetables are planted!

1st Birthday

Luke turned one on March 15th! I can't believe it has already been a year since we welcomed our little boy into this world. We are so thankful everyday for him and he is such a blessing in our families. Here are some pictures from the birthday party. Thank you for all who helped us celebrate!Luke waking up the morning of his party to his new truck his grandparents gave him.

Party food setup

Luke's smash cake

Super Luke!

Nothing like attempting a group pictures with a crying birthday boy.

Loved the cake!

Luke with mommy and daddy.

Nothing like milk to wash it down.

The aftermath of the birthday cake.

Best friends!
Annalise,"hey Luke this is how you honk the horn."
Luke, "Annalise check out my awesome truck."

Family picture!

Luke's buddy Caleb giving him a ride in his new truck.

Luke playing with friends.

Opening presents the next morning. We had to much excitement the day before so we put the presents on hold.

Zoo animal magnets.

A tractor that he LOVES!!

His new playset from his grandparents.

It has been so hott that we had to get water in the pool and play to cool off:) What a way to finish off a fun birthday weekend!

Pudding Painting

Mommy let me paint with pudding! I wasn't so sure at first but after I got a little taste... I loved it!

Loved the way it tasted!

Just getting started...

Loving it:)

Guilty

All done... now its time for clean up

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Love, The Hallidays

This little man will be 11 months old tomorrow!

Yes he is eating the rose and you can tell by his face it doesn't taste very good!

He broke the rose but enjoyed playing with it!! He liked the stem the most:)

Follow Up

Here are the photos I promised from the last post:) If you haven't seen the last post there are 3 more pictures of sweet boy Luke that you should check out!

This one was taken today on our family jog.

Luke eating a lemon wedge. He loves to eat lemons and limes!

Luke chilling out in Grandpa's recliner!

Luke loves his bath and putting this turtle in his mouth.

Playing with his puzzle.

Luke dressed as a wise man at the children's Christmas eve service. He loved all the singing!

Fast asleep in the car....sweet boy

Update

I have been told I need to update my blog. I know many of you want to see new pictures of Luke. He is doing great! He has four teeth now and we are working on crawling now... I know he will get it one day! Enjoy these pictures:)

Ice skating... you can tell by Luke's face that he really enjoyed it. He made that face every time.

Luke and his teethy smile:)

More to come later once I can get them off my iphone