Aren't They Sweet?

Lucas does some really sweet things to show much he loves and cares for his younger brother. In general Lucas looks out for Liam. Lucas will also take the opportunity to assert himself as an authority figure toward his younger brother, he will hit him, push him down, and take his toys from him (sometimes it seems just to hear him cry). But the evidence is in, at the end of the day, they love each other and know how to show each other that they love each other....

AWWWW!!!

Boys will be boys, but brothers should always look out for each other. It looks like our boys are off to a good start.

Liam's Gummy Smile

How about THAT smile? Liam has already learned what a camera is and how one should cheese it up in the presence of one! Now that is what a pure, unadulterated, joyful smile is supposed to be!

Lucas's 3rd birthday party!

This was the first year Lucas was able to invite his friends from school. We kept it to just a few friends. The party included: Lucas, Joshua, Joseph, Jack, Parker, Will, Sydney, Liam, Gabriel, (baby) Jack, and Charlie. We were lucky to have so many friends and family join us as well. We all had such a great time. I think even the parents had fun. It was a party of trucks, trucks, cake, and more trucks. Here are a few of the many photos we took...enjoy! Hope to see you all here next year!

Photo Shoot Spring 2008

I have a really good friend, Rachel, who "tinkers" around with photography. She has a gift for taking BEAUTIFUL photos. Well, she has become "our photographer." As you can see, she captures a lot of fun and life in her pics, not just stiff smiles. She has been such a blessing to our family, so that we can capture the beauty of our children. These photos were taking at Marietta Square and we had such a great time taking them!

Liam's first sleepover!

When Grandma is in town anything can happen! One night there was a party in Liam's room and everyone ended up in his crib. As you can see in the photos, Liam was feeling really big with everyone hanging in his room!

Lucas turns 3!

On Lucas's actual birthday, I was priviledged enough to stay home from work with him. This year he really gets that it's "his day."

I had decorated the kitchen for him that morning. When he came down stairs, he asked "is it my birthday?" When Wes and I said yes, he said, "Can I have cake?" Luckily, we had a piece of leftover cake from the weekend before!

We started his day by going to pick up Grandma, which he didn't know was coming for a visit. Then, we picked up daddy at work and had lunch at Chuck E Cheese, again a big surprise for him. He was able to just hang out with me and Grandma all day. I was such a sweet day. We finished our day with more cake and one tired boy!

Lucas loves the Ladies!

There are a couple of ladies that walk in our neighborhood each morning. It just so happens that they walk by our house when we are loading the boys into our vehicles to go to school. Lucas has really become fond of these sweet women. He calls them "My Ladies." On his birthday, they stopped and waited outside our gargage until we came out. They had brought him a gift. He was so excited! Here is a photo of these generous women who do so much by doing something so small. You can see his heart smile each day when he gets a visit with them!