Canyon Fun!

Yesterday Luke and I were out running some errands and it was such a beautiful day that I decided to drive up to Mueller Park Canyon and see if the snow had melted yet. Luke was so excited to be in the mountains! We hiked up the Elephant Rock trail until the trail was covered with snow (which ended up being a lot longer than I had anticipated, being 35 weeks pregnant I got pretty tired). Luke kept telling me that we were hiking in the forest and that it was so much fun. He was in heaven picking up sticks and throwing rocks. He would run ahead on the trail and then come back and check on me. It was such a beautiful day and felt so good to be out in nature. After our little hike we sat by the river and threw rocks. We had such a fun morning that we headed back up to roast hot dogs with friends for family night. Luke is definitely a fan of the mountains!

Showing me some tricks

Family Night

Easter Fun

We had a great Easter this year. We took a last minute trip with my sisters and one of my brothers families to my sister in law's, sisters cabin (confusing sentence). We had such a fun weekend. Luke didn't even mind the fact that he was the only boy because he got so much attention from his cousins. We did lots of fun things like coloring eggs....

Riding 4 wheelers....

setting out Easter baskets....

checking out what the Easter Bunny brought...

searching for eggs...

and showing off all the eggs they found...

What a great weekend!

New Hobby, First Try

So I decided to try my hand at a new hobby. Still need A LOT of practice, but I think it will be fun. I went to a party a couple of weeks ago for those cute pendant charms that are so popular right now and saw some really cute charms but they were so expensive. I decided they can't be that hard to make so I googled how to do it, ordered the supplies, designed the pictures in photoshop and gave it a try. I learned that the soldering part is way harder than you might think, but with some practice (and some great tips and instruction from Barrett) I know it will get easier (and look a lot better). Anyway, fun new hobby I thought I'd share!

The fronts
I started to get a hang of the soldering by the last one, the fleur de lis and laugh

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The backs (I cracked the glass on the joy one)

Why Luke Loves Sunday's:

Luke loves Sunday's. He loves to go to nursery and play with all of his friends. But most of all he loves hanging out with his dad. Barrett is such a great dad and spends most of his free time with Luke. Sunday's are a day free from distractions so they spend a good part of the day after church doing things that Luke wants to do. I sure love these boys!

Big Changes for the Big Boy!

This is a long over due post. Luke has been such a trooper going through some big changes over the past couple of months. The first big change was his graduation to "big boy" underwear and saying goodbye to diapers. He has been interested in going on the potty for several months but I just couldn't bring myself to start potty training him while I was still feeling so yucky due to this pregnancy. Well at the beginning of February a couple of his friends were starting potty training so I thought it was a great time to start him too. He did such a great job. It took him a couple of days to get the hang of it but he basically did it himself. After the first day of me asking him every half hour if he needed to go I could tell he was getting seriously annoyed and he told me he would just tell me when he needed to go. I didn't really trust him at first but sure enough he started telling me. He even woke up dry from the very first morning, so after a week of using pull ups at night I even packed those away. He has been such a champ. I'm sure my next one won't be so easy, but here's for hoping!

Luke in his Lightening McQueen big boy underwear

The other big change is Luke's move into a big boy bed. I was a little nervous about the change but he has done great and loves his new bed.

Nothing like being woken up from a nap by mom taking pictures of you!

I can't believe my boy is growing up so fast. Sometimes I wish he would just stop it but at the same time it is so fun to see the person that he is becoming. We just love him!

More Cabin and Snow Fun!

A couple of weeks ago our friends the Ashton's invited us to go with them to their cabin near Evanston. We had a great time relaxing and playing in the snow! Luke jumped at every chance he had to go outside and play in the snow.

Luke and Annie Kate

Henry, Annie Kate and Luke eating snow. That was one of their favorite activities

Luke going down the sledding hill with his dad

Then he decided it was time to go by himself

He went down by himself several times and this was how he did it every time, eyes closed and tongue hanging out. He loved it, especially flying off the jump at the bottom!

The kids took turns being pulled by the 4 wheelers
Ellie and Luke going for a ride. That is Luke beneath the goggles and bandanna (they were necessary for the rider in front to guard from all of the snow spray)

I love this boy!

Thanks Ashton's, we had a fantastic time!

Charli!

This darling baby, Charli Kei Warner, has made me a great aunt! (Imagine her name being said with a English accent, that is how Luke says her name, so cute!) She is the daughter of my niece Nancy and her husband Chris. Last week Luke, my sister Karen, and I went down to Alpine to visit this cute baby. Luke absolutely adored her and wanted to hold her and kiss her every five minutes. I could have held her and snuggled her all day, she is just so darn cute! It is so fun to see what terrific parents Nancy and Chris are! Can't wait until our next visit!

Nancy and Luke playing some Uno