Lukes 1st Christmas

We had a great time attending all five Christmas celebrations that we had. It was quite busy, but Luke was a trooper for the most part (even without many naps).

We started celebrating Christmas with Keith's side in Minnesota. We got together with Keith's dad side on Saturday for a very fun Christmas. The food was GREAT, and I had a blast (as usual) during the gift exchange!!!





Then on Sunday, we had Keith's immediate family Christmas. Luke had a great time opening gifts and trying to eat the paper. He also enjoyed rolling around on the carpet while we were enjoying our Christmas dinner.



We had a few days to recuperate before the festivities started once again. On Christmas Eve, we went to my Aunt Judy and Uncle Steve's house to celebrate with my mom's side. Luke enjoyed singing Happy Birthday to Jesus and hearing the birth of Jesus story. He also enjoyed playing with Cousins Austin and Karsen.

We had spent the night at my parents on Christmas Eve, so we enjoyed celebrating Christmas with my sister, brother in law, and my parents. We had a nice brunch, then opened more gifts. Luke enjoyed spending time with Grandma and Papa while Keith and I snuck out to see a movie.

With all the family festivities, we celebrated Christmas with just our family on the 26th. Here are a few pictures from the busy Christmas we had.

Merry Christmas!

We have been busy with the Christmas season with some fun events! Last week, Luke attended his first Christmas program for his cousin Austin. He had a good time watching and jiggling "his" keys to Jingle Bells. We have attended several Christmas parties as well. We also took him to see Santa. He wasnt really that impressed and just sat there till we took him off his lap. I really thought he would try to go for the beard since he very much loves touching other people's faces. Our next Christmas activity is to celebrate Christmas with Keith's family. When we return from our trip, we will celebrate with my family.
Also, Luke got to meet his Aunt Katie last night for the first time. She is here for a whole month and then returns back to Derry till around November. He wasnt feeling well when he met her, but is very excited to see her many times during her month stay!!!!
Here are some pictures from the past couple weeks and his 7 month picture update. It is getting very hard to get the picture with the sign now that he is getting more grabby.
Well, I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

Fun times with the laundry!

Luke has been enjoying playing in the laundry basket lately. My family has found this rather funny because when I was younger I used to have an infatuation with becoming a laundry lady when I grew up. At our house, we divide up the laundry duties. Keith sorts and washes, and I fold and put away. Keith puts Luke up on our bed as he is sorting, and it is so much fun watching Luke try to grab the clothes as they go into the designated piles. Im sure he will grow out the "fun times with the laundry" phase but until then it is fun to watch.