Christmas 2014

It is hard to believe that Christmas has already come and gone... it always goes by so quickly!  This was Luke's 3rd Christmas and he was an absolute joy.  He loved each and every gift, no matter what it was!  He was so sweet and kind to everyone that gave him a gift--  he would just say over and over "awww" or "thanks" or "i love it".  Luke's first gift came from his godfather, Matt.  He gave Luke a Jake and the Neverland Pirate's lego set-- we call it Jake's Buccaneer Blast, if you've seen the cartoon, you know what we are talking about!  No gift compared to the legos. no. gift.  On Christmas morning I was explaining to Luke that he gets to go downstairs and open more presents and he would keep saying was "I already got Jake's Buccaneer Blast".  It was so funny!

Luke and Daddy got harmonicas!

Santa left Luke so many goodies!

Cousins at Christmas at Yaya's house!

Luke has a future in music... really, he loves to sing! 

Family Pic!

Always loves Pluto!

Luke's biggest gift, a 12 volt tractor that he absolutely loves!  This thing goes pretty fast but he is getting the hang of steering and stopping pretty well!

Merry Christmas and Happy 2015!!!

Luke is 15 months old

15 months... Seriously?!? It is crazy how quickly time goes by! Luke has turned into an adult overnight.  What a difference a few months makes.  I'm not such a nervous mommy anymore, and Luke is a little man!  He has been eating table food for a few months & that is life changing.  That is by far the most convenient thing so far... And whole milk.   Luke is an excellent eater, except cheese. The kid hates cheese. He will barely swallow Mac & cheese and a yummy grilled cheese is way out of the picture! He loves everything else.  His favorites lately are strawberries, blueberries, broccoli rice casserole and  smoked turkey. He eats 3 great meals each day with juice, water or milk. We are a snacking family, so we have plenty extras throughout the day. At Luke's checkup, he weighed 22.14 lbs, 50th percentile- 31.2 inches in height, also 50th percentile and his head measured at   47.3 cm-- also 50th percentile!  

The most amazing thing at this age in my opinion, is his vocabulary.  I love his language.

Bubby- puppy

Doos- juice

My- milk

My- mine

Mama

Mommy

Dada

Ay- ace (our dog)

Sy- outside

Papa

Yaya

Pa

Jojo

Bebe- baby

Pees- please

Tan you- thank you

Bye bye

Hi

Be-ball- baseball 

Ball

And the successes of climbing... Make me so nervous.  Luke has been able to get up on the couch, up to the sofa table,  up on my bed, up on the patio table, in my bathtub, on his shelves in his playroom, up in the fridge and last but not least... From the couch to the coffee table! He's everywhere! 

Luke loves going on walks--- one each morning and one each night! 

I'm so happy to be home for a couple of months with my sweet boy! 

Helping mommy and daddy in the yard.

Shopping... Always shopping!

Spent the night in a hotel with mommy and yaya! 

Memorial Day BBQ with mommy!

Of course, cheering on the SA Spurs! 

Face timing with Aunt Jojo and her roommate, Chloe!

That just about sums up our 15th month with Luke! 

Summer BBQ and family time

Yesterday, Taylor and I had his family over some good ol home cookin'...

I am a bit of an old soul and love to cook for everyone and have people over to my h

ome. As a child, I can remember spending a lot of time eating at my grandmother's house. Betty-- I love Betty's cooking and she taught me a lot and I love all of her recipes.

Of course, I did not take any pictures yesterday but I am going to share the recipes with you.

ENJOY!!

Menu

Cowboy Caviar

Stuffed Peppers

BBQ Chicken

Home style Green Beans

Please feel free to download these recipes cards!

Thanks to Skip to My Lou for providing a great recipe card maker on their blog!

Today, I am linking up to:

Centsational Girl, C.R.A.F.T, Trendy Treehouse, I'm an Organizing Junkie, A Silly Little Sparrow, All Thingz Related, Sugar Bee Crafts, Blue Cricket Design, Someday Crafts

What we have been up to...

This past weekend was my Dad's 50th birthday, so we visited my family in south Texas for his celebration. Before we left town, we were busy with a shelf. I will share pictures of that in a little bit. Today is a school holiday-- so I have been out shopping, having lunch with my handsome hubby and just relaxing. I am hoping to get back to tackling my resolution and to do list this week! We are currently planning our recycling center, and getting the pantry a little more up to par!! Hope you will check back later this week!

Here are some pictures of what we have been up to lately!

Here is the cake that my Grandma made for my Dad.

We, the kids, gave my dad a grill for his birthday.

Here is a sneak peak at the shelves we have been working on.
I hope to post all about this project later in the week!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!