Getting ready for Santa

After thanksgiving was done, and we had eaten all the turkey we could eat, it was time to start getting ready for Santa to come!
We were able to find plastic ornaments so that we don't have to worry about Luke or the cats breaking any of them.
I don't think Luke quite understands that Santa is going to bring him toys. It would help, of course, if Luke played with his toys. Here he is looking a little happier.Our little present, under the tree...I have to show him how to put decorations on the tree so that next year Dad and I won't have to do any work.

As always, his favorite part was looking at the lights.

Thanksgiving day

In preparation for thanksgiving we got Luke a Bumbo chair, which he loves. He likes sitting up like a big boy.
He helped Mom in the kitchen for a little while, until he decided that he wanted to hang out with the manly men!
Luke loved sitting outside with Dad and the boys, talking, picking up pecans, and shooting a bow and arrow.In the morning Luke watched that Macy's Thanksgiving day parade from his new chair

Yay! first thanksgiving and 4 months old!

First ride on a real swing!

What can I say... it was a little chilly but he loved it!

Cleaning out the cell phones

Here are some pictures that have been taken the past month or so. Like I say, whenever you need the camera it's never near by, thank goodness for camera phones or we wouldn't have these priceless pictures... even if they are a little blurry.
Luke used to go to sleep quite easily...
This is the perfect example of having a camera at the right time... he's not scared in this picture, I believe he was about to yell something at me and I snapped the picture right at the right time to get this face.
If you look closely you can see his sticking his tongue out. He doesn't do it as much anymore, but I believe that it is a part of the whole teething process... No teeth yet.
This is one of the only pictures I have of Luke's Halloween costume. There is a bear hat to go with, and as you can see there is bear tail on the baby butt! It was a really warm costume for him to wear.
And just a few more we missed from Halloween. If only he really understood what was happening around him, he's missing some of the best holidays!
Alright, so I haven't been taking very many new pictures lately, but let me tell you, this kid has learned a few new tricks... So I know the picture is a little blurry and that's because the camera is never around when you need it so most of our new pictures are taken on either mine or Josh's cells phone. Either way, this face is priceless. Luke loves to stand! Although he can't balence, if you hold his hands and give him a little support he'll pull himself to the standing position... and he could stand all day if I would let him!
Something else I never expected was how much this kid would love his baths... These pictures are about a month old.

He loves the tub. He cries and cries when he has to get out and gets all cold. He hasn't learned to splash yet, for which I am thankful.

I almost forgot...

I almost forgot my favorite face of all... The lip!

Making faces at mom

Since Luke and I are home most the day together we spend the majority of our time... when not sleeping... just sitting making faces at each other. I have done my best to try and catch some of them, it's a pity that you always seem to miss the best ones. Luke is learning to sit, and I would say he's doing a good job. He can't sit on his own but he definitely wants to, which I think is a good place to start on the road to success!
This kid is constantly sticking his tongue out at Josh and I. It all started around the time he began drooling none stop, so I wonder if it has anything to do with teething...
Along with drooling all the time, he also sleeps less, which to me is a sign that we will be seeing teeth sooner then we thought!
I don't think that Daddy and I could ever stop loving this little one, he is perfect in every way to us!