This has become a quite normal picture in our house recently. Luke is really starting to enjoy eating, and has even started feeding himself some. So between him shoving food in his mouth, and us trying to squeeze in a spoonful here and there of baby food, we end up with this! He is still growing like a weed, and full of smiles! Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty for an overflowing of blessings!
Once again the time got away from me (Sorry!), and it has been a whole week since I posted! The last week has been a whirlwind of crazy weather. As you can see from my last posting, we were bombarded with tons of snow last week. The weather this past weekend? Sunny and 80 degrees! It's insane but Spring is definitely on its way. Saturday the kids were outside from the time they got up till it got dark. Jeremy got a good couple motorcycle rides in, and even took Caitlyn on the bike to and from church on Sunday. He decided to take advantage of the good weather and started teaching Kylie to ride her bike without training wheels. Below I posted a few videos from that adventure. She actually is doing pretty well, and just needs to master the art of turning and stopping. :)
At long last here are the pictures from our week in Tennessee. Bad news? I only took a few pictures of the cabin, and then forgot to take pictures of much else! Sorry! Anyways, here is the cabin Jeremy, and I, and Luke stayed in the week we were gone. Beautiful, huh? It was the best one we have stayed in yet. It was very homey, and comfortable, and the fireplace turned on with a switch! We really enjoyed our time away, and got some much needed rest. The last few pictures are of Jeremy, John David, and our nephew Lanning playing around at Grandma and Poppy's house. We were blessed to be able to spend some time with my brother, and his wife and children as well as my parents, my sister, and her boyfriend. We miss them so much already! I feel so blessed to have such a great family! Andrea and her boyfriend, Clay, are heading this way for a few days the end of next week. We can't wait to take Clay to our favorite fun spot we go with Aunt Rea - D.C. of course! It will be the first time Clay has ever been to D.C., and Lukey's first time too. Enjoy the pictures and stay warm. Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty for a safe trip, and much needed R&R!
Wow! Last night it started snowing here in Virginia, and within just two hours we already had three to four inches on the ground. As soon as we returned from church last night, out in the snow went Jeremy and the kids. They were out there for a couple hours in the dark, building their snow castle, making snow angels, and having snowball fights. There was no sled rides on the back of the riding lawnmower this year. The snow was too deep! This morning there was even more snow, and the kids were anxious to get out in it. So, back on went all the snow clothes, and out in the snow the kiddos went. Luke even went out for a few minutes this time! It looks like we got at least eight inches of snow! I don't remember the last time it snowed this much here. It is currently only 23 degrees here. I know, for all our family in Indiana and Wisconsin that doesn't seem that cold. For us that's cold! It is also absolutely crazy, because a few days ago it was 70! Here's a few pictures and a video of the kids in the snow. Some are from last night, and a few from this morning. Enjoy!
Luke is six months old already!! Last Friday he had his six month checkup with the pediatrician. He now weighs a whopping 19 pounds and 9 ounces, and is 27 1/2 inches long! He is very healthy and doing well. He does have an issue with a clogged tear duct in his right eye that may need to be fixed by an opthamologist, but we're praying that it fixes itself. He is sitting very well, but still a tiny bit wobbly. He scoots around the floor, both on his back and his belly. Luke has really gotten good at picking toys up and using his hands. No teeth yet, but no lack of slobbering and teething. He is still nursing, but just this weekend started showing interest in the bottle. He is such a good natured baby. He rarely cries and then only if he is hungry or tired. He naps and sleeps well at night, although very rarely sleeps through the night. We've been so busy the last few weeks that I haven't gotten some good pictures of him lately. I am hoping to post some in the next few days. In the meantime, here's his first snow picture taken this morning! 
We are back form Tennessee..have been back since Saturday evening. I currently have not had a chance to get the pictures uploaded from the trip. Soon...I promise!! We had a great time, and are glad to be home. While we were gone, Luke turned six months old! He has his six month checkup tomorrow, so I'll post when we get back. Love you all, and thank you to God Almighty for a safe trip!
Luke has been what we call a "TV Baby" since almost the day he was born. He LOVES watching TV. I took a couple pictures this morning of him watching PBS. As you can see from the pictures, he is also sitting very well now. Besides an occasional falling over, he sits very steady. Too cute!
