santa is here

merry christmas

merry christmas and a happy happy new year. 

some more words

Pete does a little translating after each word. I don't know if he can get much cuter.

lucas says hi

Happy Thanksgiving

Baby Stew at its prime after aging one year. 

trick or treat

our precious little dinosaur

on the run

dinosaurs love flowers

our little family of four

practicing our roar

trick or treating with our friends

happy halloween from our favorite little dino

happy halloween

Happy Halloween from Popeye, Olive Oil and Sweet Pea!

the simple things

my new wheels

bike riding

table rock with grandpa

on top of the world

under the table

i can walk!!!

he gets better and better everyday. still prefers to crawl when he wants to get somewhere quickly but he is getting braver and is taking more and more steps. 

having fun with uncle derek

uncle derek taught lucas some new tricks while in holland. he now fake sneezes. lucas thinks derek's name is a sneeze because everytime derek walks into the room lucas smiles at him 

and then fake sneezes. adorableness.

Lucas' tricks

Here is a video with all the little tricks Lucas has learned. In the beginning he does howl once. He doesn't really talk and is not yet walking but at least he can wave, clap, howl, snort, and blow kisses. 

We have our priorities.

mama and daddy got a little dirty

chicks at the fair

some unassisted steps

Lucas has started taking a few steps unassisted. This first started on Monday the 22nd when Tyler and Ashley were visiting. Pete and I were in the kitchen getting dinner ready when Tyler started yelling and asked when he started walking. Pete and I ran into the family room and tried to get him to do it again. He got a little more daring on Tuesday and that's when I got these two videos.  


Trying to get him to walk on video is nearly impossible. As soon as I turn the camera on all he does is sit and stare at me. Here are a two videos that at least show him making one or two steps. 

This second video shows his new favorite game: moving toys from one end of the fireplace to the other. It was adorable. At the very end he takes a couple of steps. I'll continue to try to get some video of him walking.

loving the fountain

our little family

auntie ashley and the river

playing at the boise river

butterflies

tasty fingers

so serious

splish splash

all spotted

poor baby has roseola. five long days of a fever and now he has spots. hopefully he'll be back to his usual smiley self in a couple more days.

happy anniversary mama & dada

because i'm a big 1-year-old boy i thought i should get you something for your 7th anniversary. i couldn't think of a better gift than a compost bin! as you can see it took a lot of inside work to get it finished, but i'm happy with the way it turned out. i hope this makes the garden vegetables even tastier. 

i love you mama. i love you dada.

sunglass friends

mama and me

playing with cousins

getting better

crazy uncle tyler

some steps

buns up

full moon and a fire

mixing drinks

my birthday!!!!

birthday party fun at the lake