starbucks pit stop on the long drive home

brunch with uncle derek and auntie catherine

loving my auntie melly

family hike at snake river

git along little doggie

happy thanksgiving

first course: baby stew

so excited to see daddy

cutie pie

kisses from uncle tyler

finally getting to play with uncle derek

ready to play in the snow

reading the paper with grandpa

willa and i are ready to be done

ready to go to idaho

raider nation

Thanks for the awesome shoes Ryan and Adam. Go Raiders!P.S. I love my godmommy Erin.

success

wait for it

puppy butt

big guy

on sale

almost

couch potato

be careful, i bite

lukey's lounge

baby legs

that's my name

beanie baby

camera shy

silly monkey

drippy hippie

Thank you to the Minnicks for my awesome outfit. 
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Lukey's Trip to Connecticut October 2010

Lukey, Grandpa Bill and I went to Connecticut to visit Grandma.  This adventure entailed Lukey's first airplane ride (he's now been on 4 planes), his first look at fall foliage, meeting his great-grandma and his great aunts and uncles, and hanging out with his favorite auntie Melly.

We decided to brave a red-eye flight thinking that Lucas is usually asleep at that time anyway so he would sleep both flights and not be too cranky. He slept the whole way to the airport but he woke up going through security. After that he was not interested in sleeping and started fussing. While we waited to taxi (which took forever) he screamed on the plane but as soon as we took off he was out.  He slept the whole flight, but unfortunately mommy didn't because it was the most uncomfortable plane ever. He was a bit more cranky on the second flight but fortunately it was only a two hour flight and then we were in beautiful Connecticut. We arrived to rain but that only lasted the first day and the rest of the time we were there it was sunny and beautiful.

Lukey was very excited to meet his great-grandma and her new puppy, Oliver Bear.  Lukey and Oli were both three months old.  

We went on a lot of walks by the river, on the Appalachian Trail, in the woods and around grandma's house.  Lukey played with Melly and her boyfriend James. He got to cuddle with his great grandma and had lots of play time with his grandpa.














We had large family dinners.





We even went apple picking.








It was a good first vacation for the little guy and I'm glad we got his first flights under his belt. Thank you Grandma for letting us come visit. 

Here is a little video of Lukey hanging out with Grandma.

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