Happy Birthday to our Luke!!! How can you be one already. The time flies so quickly. I remember when you came into this world and how excited we were to have you in our family and now we are already one year later. Here are some pictures to remember your fun day! You love to be on the counter and help me cook. Here you are helping me make cupcakes.
mmmm....this frosting is so good. Luke has recently discovered the joys a chocolate and lets just say that he thinks it is marvelous!!
You were being so silly eating your cupcake that we couldn't resist taking a funny one.
You were so excited to get your toy. What fun it was to watch you explore all the different parts and try to walk around with it. Plus I think your brother and sisters liked it just as much as you did. They had such fun helping you play with it.
I have been thinking these past few days about how quickly life goes and how our children grow so much faster that I think is possible and how I hope that I make their childhood a fun, happy place. I struggle to let go of the normal everyday things (wash, dishes, dust, sweeping, etc.) and just play with my kids. It is so hard for me to sit down and do nothing but help them play with their toys or color a page. Luke has really helped me with that (I still have a long ways to go)
because he would only play if I would sit on the floor with him and then he would be so happy for hours, sometimes, and it has helped let go and try to put off those house chores for awhile and play with my kids. I know they will remember that far more than a clean house all the time. Anyway, just some ramblings. I am so thankful for my children and I hope that I can continue to be a better mom all the time.
