" Pum, Pum!"

Before leaving for Luke's first day back at school! Poor fella showed up with a bum eye but besides that LOVED being back to see all of his buddies! He loves being there and when we ask him about each of his buddies after we pick him up, he'll grin and laugh after each of their names. :)

We are living the "uh-oh" phase ALL of the time! Luke is "Uh-oh" this and "uh-oh" that. So imagine what he is saying in the above pic. We love him and all of his "uh-ohs!!!"

I tired to warn him...I think he learned that dirt isn't so delish.

Just cute.

Luke smells all flowers and then exclaims, "Hmmm." I didn't have the heart to tell him that these flowers don't smell...I hope that he always takes time to smell the flowers and find the sweet smells of them even when others can't.

"Well, hello there!"

A special bond.

Our annual visit to Yates Cider Mill! We were down at the water and Ben was taking pics. All of the other parents were staying back with their kids by Ben. I was curious why they weren't letting their kids go down by the water. Then 0.5 seconds after that thought Luke slipped into the mud, I'm learning...

Here is Luke with his "pum pums"! Notice the 'ol sweatpants that we thankfully had in his diaper bag!

Below, Luke is enjoying his first cup of cider and sugar donut! YUMMO!

Luke loves his Auntie Nae Nae!

We did it! We had a fun-filled weekend downtown in the D! We stayed a the MGM Grand and Grandma and Grandpa Uitti watched Lukie back at home and brought him downtown the morning of the race. Mom and Dad completed the 5K, Uncle Tom, Aunt Cathy and I ran the 5k, Auntie Janae killed the 1/2 marathon, and Uncle Matt conquered the marathon! Stan, Mom, and Lukie cheered from the sidelines and Ben...Ben earned the biggest heart award for supporting ALL of us even hobbling around on one foot. He was our coach and because of him we all got through it. xoxo

Three of my favorite guys.

Lukie, you are so handsome. Love, mom

Lukie carrying around his Bible! He loves to read it and look at the brightly, colored pictures. He also loves to pray before meal time. He will fold his hands and wait for the prayer to be over. After we all say Amen he'll fold his hands and want to do it again. :)

Love.