Flashback: May

Luke is still in St. Louis right now,

but here are some pictures from before his trip
that I have just gotten around to posting.

Had to get a haircut before the trip, to beat the St. Louis heat.

We went to the Multnomah Country Fair and rode the rides, including a pony ride!

Playing at the park with Dad.

Then he went to St. Louis with Dad.

And here he is just landed at Lambert Airport.

Look at the smile on his face.

He is thinking of all the spoiling he is going to get from Grandma and Grandpa.

Luke and Daddy

Luke in St. Louis

Luke is in St. Louis right now with Daddy.
Here he is with Great Grandpa Siorek.

Here are some more pics from the last few days.
He is a very busy boy whenever he visits Grandma and Grandpa!

St. Johns Parade

Last weekend was the St. Johns parade, right in our own neighborhood. It is a fun, quintessential Portland event. It was the first time Luke had really seen and appreciated a parade. He loved the firetrucks, cars, horses and marching bands.

Keeping the Trains Running on Time

Luke has a great train set in the basement of our house. I was actually really impressed with this layout that Matt made, so I had to take pictures. Luke has loved trains since he was only a few month old.

Luke in the Park

We take Luke to a lot of different parks.
Here are some pictures from different times in different parks.

Running the bases at Columbia Park.

Riding the carousel at Jantzen Beach.

School Picture Proofs

Luke had "school pictures" taken a few weeks ago. Now we need to decide which ones to order by Friday. If you have any favorites, let me know!

April Photos

Luke at the Oregon Zoo Easter Egg hunt.Riding the train at the Zoo.

Taking the trike for a spin.
Digging in the dirt.

Picking flowers for mama. (Or picking mama's flowers.)

Coloring Easter Eggs.

A rare photo of us three, thanks to camera timer.

Third-year Check-up

Luke had his third year check-up yesterday. We didn't go to the doctor one time in the last 12 months, and yet Luke was afraid at the doctor's office and tried to run away when his name was called. But he did OK. A little squirmy with the height and weight measuring (38 pounds and over 39" tall; 90th percentiles) and very wary of everything, but we walked away with the happy news that he's totally healthy.

The other morning Luke built this "work computer" out of various toys.

And here he is the other night in a bubble bath. We let the jet tub jets run for a while.

I have a little story. The morning after Luke was born, a woman came to our room at St. Vincent's hospital to ask how I was doing and whether I had any prayer requests. Had I been expecting her visit, I would have had my prayer list ready. Instead, I said something like, "Well, I guess, I'm just grateful that everything turned out OK and that we have a healthy baby." "So you would like a prayer of thanksgiving," she said, "We don't get many of those."

I would like to say another prayer of thanksgiving for my beautiful boy. And I will try to remember this feeling when he is driving me absolutely crazy with his willful ways and whining.