Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Happy 1st Birthday, Lucas!!

Tuesday, June 28th

Happiest of Birthdays to my sweet baby, Lucas!!  What a year it's been for you, for me, for Joe, and for Ryan!!  You are the sweetest, most relaxed/chilled-out baby!  You are such an easy going, smiling, happy-go-lucky boy and we are so amazed by you every single day!  We can't help but to smile when we see you and your smile lights up the room.  We are so thankful you are part of our family and we love you "infinity much"!  




This year has taught all of us so much about you and about us as a family, and I love that you've helped us shift and grow in our family.  Life is so much sweeter with you in it!  You absolutely adore your big brother and smile and squeal when you see him in the mornings or when he's doing something silly.  You are a forever playmate for Ryan, and watching your brother relationship form and grow is so wonderful, so precious.  Not just brothers, but best friends already.  Ryan dotes on you, and you love to be around him.  Thank you for being what Joe, Ryan, and I needed in our lives.  You've given us all so much happiness, confidence, and more love than we could ever imagine.  You've given Ryan the opportunity to become the best big brother ever, a title he takes so seriously and treasures.  You've allowed Joe and I to grow as parents and learn how to balance raising two kids and you've taught us so much! 








You love to be held, to be snuggled, to be loved on all the time - there isn't such a thing as "too many hugs" with you.  While you are very easy going, you are also fiercely independent and stubborn to the core; when you set your mind to something, you make sure it happens one way or another.  I love this balance in you.  You are incredibly curious, and (just like your brother) it seems that your biggest goal in life is to have fun, be silly, and be happy.  Your giggle is incredibly infectious and is one of the best sounds in the world!  You really and truly do make everyday and everything so much better!







Thank you for such a wonderful, incredible, happy year!  We love you so so SO much and can't wait to see what the next year has in store for us!  Happy Birthday, sweet Lucas!!
 




Saturday, June 25, 2016

Summer 2016 - most of June

Where's that wagon that everyone talks about?  Anyone seen it??

I love everything there is about summer - the sun rises early and sets late; so many fruits being in season; grilling outdoors; going to the pool; the smell of sunscreen; the beach!; eating all kinds of seafood; playing outside; the lighting at 7pm on a summer evening; my list can go on and on and on.  Summer is such a magical, special time and I am SO SO thankful that I have summers again to spend with my sweet boys!

I had big hopes of posting something every two days (like I've done for a few summers now), but I can't seem to get a handle on things, so I'm aiming for once a week!

I finished work on June 16th and have been off since, but I feel like I haven't started unwinding just yet.  I know that feeling will come (hopefully), but until then, I'm going to try to continue to keep my head above water and savor these moments with my sweet boys.

With that being said, here are some of the highlights so far from June of Summer 2016!

--Lucas took his first few steps the weekend before his first birthday!  Of course he's going to walk to Ryan, his idol!