So many pictures!

We've been busy!  So, first thing's first.  We were in DC two weekends ago and the trip made both Luke and Melissa SOOOOOOOO tired.  So they took a little nipper after waking up.  Being a good (and quiet) daddy that I am, I sneaked and took this picture so I could share it with you:

Shhhhhh!  

Then the other day, our next door neighbor, Emily, brought over a beautiful cake for Melissa's birthday.  She is thinking about starting a cake business.  Turns out she can do some amazing stuff with fondant.  She made this crazy cool Jayhawk cake for Melissa!  She even got the colors spot on!  Unfortunately, the picture doesn't do it justice!  But see, it doesn't matter, because it was delicious!  As you can clearly see:

NOMNOMNOMNOM!

Such a happy little Dude!

And then, of course, since he had some sweets, we figured now would be a good time to start brushing his little teeth!

Get those molars!!

But that wasn't really even the funniest part of the weekend.  So this morning at church, our normal guy singer wasn't there.  An older lady was filling in.  Typically, Luke sings a bit, but kind of keeps it to himself.  Not today!  Nope, he decided to sing with the choir!  On the first song, he really got into it.  Dancing and singing and generally entertaining THE ENTIRE CHURCH.  So, ok, we figured it was just the first song...but nope.  It was the next two songs and then we finally took him out of the church so he could sing his heart out.  Melissa had to actually take him outside because they have speakers in the foray.  He just kept singing.  LOUD.  One of his church grandmas came out to go to the bathroom, and mentioned how good he was singing to Melissa.  After communion, we took him to the car right away and there was a guy getting into his truck.  He just laughed and said that he was singing better than most in the church.  That's when we lost it.  We almost couldn't put Luke into his carseat because were laughing so hard!  He is such a showman!  Just like his parents.  Always up for entertaining!

Some new tricks for Baby Luke!

Nothing much to update, except that daddy is home again.  Our long 6 weeks of traveling for both of us is finally over!  Now Melissa only has a trip at the end of October.  So that's good.  Our frequent flier and hotel miles could use a rest.  But in the mean time, we have taken videos of our kid's every waking second.  It's just so easy now that we can use our phones.  Just wait until we get the new iPhone next spring!  Should be even sharper!  Ralphie is excited to say the least!

Here is Luke playing in the bath for you.



And here is his newest trick! Brand new today!

BUSY past few weeks for a little dude!

Whew! Luke has been a busy little dude! Although the pictures are a bit out of order, Crazy Uncle Mike and his friend, Lisa, came to visit over Labor Day weekend. Our plan was to go hang out on the boat, but of course it rained. No big deal though because we had a great time chilling around the house. Mommy was still pretty tired from Baby CJ, so Crazy Uncle Mike did a good job keeping Luke entertained. Usually they wrestled on the floor, but sometimes, Luke just wanted to snuggle with him on the couch. After he left and Mike called, I would put him on speaker and he would smile and wave to the phone. I think the two of them are going to be dangerous when Luke is older!

The next week it was off to D.C.! My best friend, Jennai, was getting married, and I was matron of honor. It poured and poured when we got to D.C. Poor little Luke had no idea what that stuff falling from the sky was since it has been so long since we've seen it here in Louisiana. Luckily, the weather cleared and we had a beautiful trip. You'll notice the little green froggie in the pictures. Patrick volunteers at a local school, and the frog gets to go on trips with special guests. He got to see all of the monuments in D.C., and apparently, the frog thought it was more exciting than Luke who slept the entire time (no complaining here!).

Jennai's wedding was FABULOUS!!!! It was at a beautiful resort on the water, and the weather was absolutely perfect. Plus, I got to catch up with friends I hadn't seen in a long time, so it was just a great weekend overall.

Then, Patrick had to leave straight from D.C. to head to Arizona to present a paper he wrote. Luke and I headed home to attempt to get into a routine again. Poor little guy couldn't keep his eyes open after his first day back at school and occupational therapy. Thankfully we have some time together here at home as a family before the next trip....

That means more blogs  :)!!!!!!