Party in the Pool!

We have spent a lot of time in the pool this summer. We have gone to quite a few swim parties and to some friend's houses during this long, hot summer!

Sam had some friends over to partake in her new pool a few weeks ago. Tracie giving luke bunny ears, or are those devil horns:) Allie, Sam and Kristen are in the background.

Becca and Ella were chillin' with Ella's little float. She is the best baby. She reminds me of a girl Luke, well even Luke wasn't as calm and happy as much as Ella!

Andrew or "Drew" as he is called, is so cute! He was so content to float in his little boat and throw his hat into the water and chomp on it! He is a little Cody mini me! Those Hogan kids are lookers!

Tracie had a ball playing with Darby, she kept Trac on her toes!

This is Darby's little brother Shepard and his mom Angela. He was so funny, he did not want to get into a float or be put down. That's Leslie in the background thinking,"Thank God I have dogs!":)

Kristen got her excercise motoring Andrew around the pool!

We aren't sure if Luke will be the next speed swimmer in the Olympics or on the water ballet team!

Houston Vaca!

We had such a good time in Houston for our mini vacation! It has been really hard for Luke to not have instant access to the grandparents, cousins, aunt and uncle! We are looking forward to the cousins coming for a week in August for Camp Thurman!

We had a little party to celebrate Cameron's 7th birthday and my 27th! Just ask Luke he is all to aware of my real age and loves to tell anyone who will listen!

Memaw and Papa came down from Tomball to see their boy.

Everyone had a great time eating,drinking and splashing in the pool. The gift giving wasn't bad either!

A great time was had by all. Especially Cam who made out like a bandit. He sure is a cute 7 year old.

No my mom and Luke didn't get thrown in the slammer for jumping the gate at Moody Gardens, they were just playing in the shark cage! We had a great day at the aquarium in Galveston. This is my favorite aquarium to go to, it has everything......... sharks, penguins, things to pet and Luke's favorite........ things for his Nonna to BUY. Oh yeah, he scored a white seal pup before we left.

The big sting ray wanted to get his picture in the blog:)

Glad something in Houston was cool.

We stopped by Nan's on our way home for some coffee and conversation. Luke just loves all the attention he gets there. We stayed at Nan's for about 4 days and I'm sure she was exhausted by the time we left but it was fun.

We ended our visit at my sister's for Cameron's "real" birthday. My sister made him a cake and he decorated it. There is nothing better than warm cake, well maybe icy cold beer on hot day....... but that is debatable.

Cameron got a four wheeler (which he still calls a four liter) but this is a real one. Gas powered and everything, much to my mother's dismay. He loved it though and even let Luke take a spin!

Our last day in Houston my brother in law Don hurt his back and ended up in the hospital. He is still having lots of pain but is seeing a specialist and we are hoping for him to get some relief soon. I ended up with the boys that day and Travis and I stopped at the donut shop on the way home from the hospital so I love this picture of the boys in their underwear eating donuts. I like to think of it as boys in their natural habitat.

I have a lot more to write about but my son is waiting for me to come outside and play ball with him so I have to go!

Shout out to Uncle Don, we love you and hope you get better soon!

Life's a Beach!

Luke has had a great summer so far! He was invited to go to Schlitterbaun with Sarah and Susan on Wednesday and then got to spend the night with them in Galveston at the beach house they rented for the week! I have been staying with my Nan in LaMarque which is only a few minutes from Galveston so it worked out well. I went to pick him up Thursday and took a few pics!













Sarah and Luke carried their boogie boards down to the beach to show me their "moves"!



Waiting on the perfect wave!













I made them pose for this, but it sure is cute! They had such a great time together!









Poor Miss Susan was left to be the pack mule for the kids snacks and drinks! She is a trooper!










This was the biggest wave I saw, but they thought it was great!



Luke had so much fun with Maggie, she was Sarah's grandmother's dog.

This is the best part of the beach... gettin' dirty!

Sarah at her finest. Maybe she will be an executive chef some day..........

We headed back to Nan's when the storms started to roll in. Thanks Birdwells for the great little Galveston vacation!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful husband and all the dads we know and love!

The Tooth Fairy cometh tonight!

Luke finally lost his first tooth! I have to tell you it was quite the ordeal. I swore he was going to graduate college with that thing dangling from his mouth! He refused to let me near it, so I had planned to pull it during his nap. My mom told me how cruel I was and then I made him show her his tooth as it swayed with every breath he took. She agreed and after lunch we cornered him in his room and shut the door. He was very preoccupied with his DS and didn't pay us any attention. I put on a rubber glove (for traction) and then said, "Luke you know Mommy loves you right?" He replied, "yeah......", that would be when he noticed Nonna was also in the room. He threw down the DS in horror and started screaming. I felt a twinge of guilt but when I saw the swaying tooth it was gone. My mom told him he was going to swallow it if he didn't let me pull it. He finally relented and opened his mouth. All I had to do was pluck it out. I showed it to him and he was so excited. The blood freaked him out a little but it was nothing a Dreamcicle couldn't fix. That's my new mantra, Dreamcicles fix everything messy and unpleasant! We are having a ball in Houston and Lynn Stokes is coming to dinner tonight, I'll be glad to see my friend!

Summertime!!!

Look at these sweet boys......... We are at my mom's for the month of June and loving it! Cam is sick so he is staying with us for a couple of days. I took Luke for a haircut today and this is what we came home with.................

Not so sweet anymore huh? Well Luke has been asking for a mohawk for a year so we told him he could have one this summer. I decided to do it while his hair was still pretty short. He also got some blue put in it just for today. I swear he was just in the little car crying for his mom to hold him while he had his hair trimmed. Today he told the lady, " Buzz it off!". Here are some other "views".

He has such a cute profile, thank goodness he got the Sebesta nose!

Here's the back, I little hard to spike because it is too short. I can't wait to buzz it all off!

Here is Nanno with Lady, had to put this cute one in. That is the most spoiled cat I have ever seen! She loves her Franco!

Class of 08!

It finally happened.......... Luke graduated from Kindergarten!! Here is the proud graduate with his Principal Mrs. Smith receiving his "diploma". That is his teacher Mrs. Jenkins in the background. It seems like just yesterday he was learning how to talk and now he is going to first grade:( It really does go by so fast all my friends with little ones!


The kids sang songs, here is Luke with Danielle they don't look happy but they were in a "serious" pose. They all did so well and I didn't see any child get stage fright.

This video clip is Luke saying his bible verse. There are a few kids who do their's before him. He did so well. He practiced and practiced his verse so that he would say it clear, loud and proud! We love that he is able to learn about Christ along with his basics. He really shows an understanding of why Jesus died on the cross for him and how to be a humble servant. I love my job, but there is a problem in the public school system....... that's a whole other blog.

Here are some pics of Luke and his family and friends. A great day was had by all!

Here is Luke with his best friend Parker. They are in class, karate and baseball together. Luke really had a great class of kids this year, he loves them all.

This is Isabel with Luke. She is the tiniest little thing:) They are good buddies too!

Here is Luke with his Memaw and Papaw. They came all the way from Tomball just to see him graduate.

Nonno and Nonna came up from Pearland to see their Lukey Boo graduate. My mom is not allowed to call him that anymore per Luke's order but..... he doesn't read the blog much:)

This is Danielle. Luke and Danielle have been inseparable since Pre-k. They are JUST FRIENDS according to both, but they do make a cute little couple!

Here are all the grandparents(except my dad and Judy who were just up) Nonni, Nonno, Nonna, Memaw and Papaw. I know there is a pic with Mom but I think Nonni took it. Daddy had to go back to work after the ceremony and we didn't get a picture. It was a stressful morning what can I say? Luke is now Houston for a week while I finish up school blahhhhh! Hope everyone has a wonderful summer and keep looking for more updates!