The process . . .

With Luke being so active, there is absolutely NO down time. That kid goes ninety miles an hour ALWAYS. That being said, he is in love with the computer's screen saver. So what follows is Luke's attempt to get the computer and play with the mouse before Mommy can stop him.

Will he make it? Can he fit the whole mouse in his mouth? Only time will tell . . .

Playdates

While going to our Las Madres playgroup has slowed considerably since going back to work, they are such an awesome group of women that once a month, we have a weekend playdate.

Our first weekend playdate was a family event, all the dads came too. It was wonderful to meet everywhere (the "other half" of the genetic code, as it were).

Luke is wonderful to watch - he is so observant of what goes on around him, he has since he was a little tiny thing. I wonder about everything that he takes in, wonder how he processes the information, wonder what it is like to see things for the first time. His eyes are so curious, so determined. I can't wait till the day he is able to share all of his thoughts and feelings.

Baby blues and baby teeth . . .

... happiness in a nutshell.

Happy Guy!

He's almost ready for rollercoasters . . .

Playdate with Kacie!

We went up to San Francisco to visit GrandMary, Neil, Melinda and little Kacie while Grandma Linda was in town. The kids had so much fun together, as did the rest of us! Kacie was very curious as to what Luke was all about.

The Grandmas had a wonderful time taking the two little bears out for a walk in Golden Gate Park, while we were all given the gift of "adult interaction."

Neil set up a variety of college mascots for Luke, letting him pick which mascot he liked the most, therefore determining which college Luke would go to. As much as I wanted him to go for the lion (Go LMU!) and Todd wanted him to go for the little Irish doll (Go Notre Dame!), he went for the . . . tree. I guess Go Stanford! At least it's close by!

We had so much fun visiting and letting the kids play together!

Such a pouty face . . .

Luke sure likes to laugh when Mommy laughs, but when she stops - the quivering chin begins. Of course, we whip the camera out as fast as we can. It's hard to catch the pouty face - as soon as the camera is out, the smiles begin. At least we caught one pouty face!

New Discoveries

I didn't know this was here . . . it's squishy and sticking out . . .

Luke discovered his belly last week and was impressed. Now Luke's first tooth has just started to break through.

Luke just had his 6 month check up and is doing so well! He was patient and still while the doctor examined him, which the doctor was very impressed with. He also growled at the doctor, which everyone found quite entertaining. So at 6 months, Luke is 18 lbs. 6 oz. and is 27 inches long.

We're enjoying learning how to play hide and go seek.